Economic Analysis

Foresight and Analysis conducts or coordinates economic research and analysis in a number of areas, including economic contributions of the agriculture and agri-food sectors, sectoral economic impact studies, farmland ownership, growth of agricultural productivity, and economic impacts of trade and environmental issues as related to agriculture.  On this page, you will find economic research reports, sectoral impact studies, and other economic analysis reports published by Manitoba Agriculture and its partners. 

For more information email us at IndustryIntelligence@gov.mb.ca 

• Economic Indicator Dashboard (XLSX): This is an interactive dashboard built in Excel that displays key economic indicators of agriculture and natural resources for Manitoba for the most recent 10 years (2011-2021). 

Agriculture and Agrifood Economic Analysis

• Effects of the 2021 Drought on Livestock Production in Manitoba (PDF)
• Economic Impacts of the 2021 Drought on Crop Production in Manitoba (PDF)
• Opportunities for the Manitoba Bison Industry (PDF)
• Sustainability Initiatives in the Agri-food Sector (PDF)
• Economic Contribution of the Agriculture and Agri-food Processing Sector Report (PDF) 
• Economic Contribution of the Agriculture and Agri-food Processing Sector Infographic (PDF)
• Manitoba Hemp Industry Impact Report: Research and Innovation in Manitoba Grows the Hemp Industry 2020 (PDF)
• Manitoba Pork Industry Impact Report: Manitoba Researchers Collaborate to Grow the Pork 
  Industry 2020 (PDF)
• Impact Report-Agri-Food Research in Manitoba 2020 (PDF). A detailed report is available upon request.
  
• Manitoba Analytics-Financial Performance of Agriculture 2019 (PDF) 
• Economic Impact Report - Manitoba Potato Industry, 2019 (PDF). A detailed report is available upon request.
• Impact of COVID-19 on Agri-food Sector Employment (PDF)
• Agrifood Export Performance 2021 (PDF)
• Macroeconomic Outlook Agrifood Supply Chain COVID-19 (PDF)

• COVID-19 and the Beef Supply Chain: An Overview, 2020 
• An analysis of recent issued faced by the Canadian pork industry, 2020 
• Growing Opportunity through Innovation in Agriculture, 2017
• Farmers are Adapting to Evolving Markets, 2017
• Production Efficiency and Prices Drive Trends in Livestock, 2017
• A Portrait of 21st Century Agricultural Operation, 2017
• Aboriginal peoples and agriculture in 2016: A portrait