Unlike the agricultural industries of many developed nations, Canadian farmers have to compete internationally without large subsidies. The Canadian Government does subsidize farmers with aide in times of disaster, but does not usually give farmers "base" support. Dairy and poultry farmers are distributed across the country, but most of the production in the agricultural industry are found in central Canada. Farmers earn their living from market sales only, and they focus mainly on the Canadian market; because they lack government subsidies, farmers rely on tariffs to limit the amount of agricultural imports.
Five Largest Agricultural Production Sectors:
1. grains and oilseeds:(wheat, durum, oats, barley, rye, flax seed, canola, soybeans, and corn).
2. red meats: livestock (beef cattle, hogs, veal, and lamb)
3. dairy
4. horticulture
5. poultry and eggs