AgriProfit$ Regional Benchmark Analysis

AgriProfit$ Benchmarks for Alberta Crop and Forage Producers

	Black Soil Zone	Brown Soil Zone	Dark Brown Soil Zone	Grey-Wooded Soil Zone	Peace Region	Irrigated Crops
2007	07 Black	07 Brown	07 Dk Brown	07 Grey	07 Peace	07 Irr
2006	06 Black	06 Brown/Dk Brown		06 Grey	06 Peace	06 Irr
2005	05 Black	05 Brown	05 Dk Brown	05 Grey	05 Peace	05 Irr
2004	04 Black	04 Brown	04 Dk Brown	04 Grey	04 Peace	04 Irr
2003	03 Black	n/a	03 Dk Brown	03 Grey	03 Peace	03 Irr

See the following map for the soil groups and agricultural regions of Alberta.

Annually, the Economics Unit works directly with producers to stay informed of crop production costs and returns. The AgriProfit$ Business Analysis and Research Program collects information that is used to generate key cropping benchmarks for the major soil zones of Alberta. Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) protects producer information collected for this program.

Benchmark reports enable producers to compare their productive, economic and financial performance to similar farming operations locally and provincially. Benchmark analysis is the first step in identifying cropping strengths and weaknesses. These reports contain cost and return information and farm level financial performance. Regional averages are also contrasted with “top management” groups, which are identified by their returns to equity.

For more information about the content of this document, contact Karla Bergstrom.
This document is maintained by Gail Atkinson.
This information published to the web on September 15, 2005.
Last Reviewed/Revised on March 10, 2009.