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Current Ag Market Report: August 25, 2025 Compiled Annual Ag Market Report: 2025 Ag Market Report 2024 Ag Market Report 2023 Ag Market Report 2022 Ag Market Report 2021 Ag Market Report 2020 Ag Market Report 2019 Ag Market Report 2018 Ag Market...

Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada. The Island has a total land area of 1.4 million acres. Farmlands represent about 36.05% of the total land area (504,674 acres). As of January 2025, the population of PEI was 179,280. The 2021...

2024 Statistics You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view many documents on our site. PEI Statistical Review 2024 2024 PEI Exports Highlights: PEI 2024 Agriculture and Agri-Food International Exports Highlights: PEI 2024 Agriculture and Agri...

Producers can face uncontrollable natural hazards during the production year. AgriInsurance is a production insurance program that can help mitigate these risks. AgriInsurance stabilizes a producer’s income by minimizing the impact of yield losses...

AgriStability 2025 Program Year Update The enrolment deadline for the 2025 Program Year for AgriStability has been extended to July 31, 2025. For more information contact the office at 902-836-0435. Changes are being made to the AgriStability Program...

The FarmersTalk program is a service that provides confidential, professional counselling services to farmers, farm employees and their families. The program recognizes that some problems can affect home life and work performance. When this happens...

No matter where you are in Prince Edward Island, the province’s fresh food directory can help you find fresh local food. What is the Fresh Products Directory? The PEI Fresh Products Directory is a guide to connect growers, producers, processors...

What does this program cover? Livestock producers on PEI can purchase price protection on calves and feeders in the form of an insurance policy. Who qualifies? To be eligible for insurance, producers must meet the Maritime Livestock Price Insurance...

The Department of Agriculture is developing a food waste reduction strategy for PEI and inviting the public to share their thoughts on what the strategy should include. Why do we need a food waste reduction strategy? Food is essential in our daily...

The Policy Capacity Development and Mentorship Program (PCDMP) is a career development opportunity at the PEI Department of Agriculture (DA) Every year the program will provide one successful applicant the opportunity to complete a one-year temporary...

Beginning in the fall of 2025, the PEI Department of Agriculture will be funding the R. Elmer MacDonald Scholarship, which will provide financial assistance for PEI residents who are enrolled in eligible undergraduate agricultural programs at the...

The Department of Agriculture is conducting a confidential survey to better understand the factors affecting mental health within the farming community in Prince Edward Island. What is the goal of this survey? This survey is part of a research...

The Strategic Industry Growth Initiative (SIGI) is designed to increase the competitiveness, productivity and profitability of the agriculture industry through a coordinated effort to accelerate the development and successful commercialization of...

Tailgate Talks is a video series produced by Department of Agriculture to showcase our important agriculture industry on PEI. Tailgate Talks Episode 1 – PEI’s Future Farmer Program Ever wonder what it takes to enter into the Agriculture industry on...

The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) in Agriculture Industry Housing Improvement Program is designed to support the improvement of the quality of housing for temporary foreign workers in PEI’s agriculture sector that have been hired through the...