Name: Farm product price index (FPPI), monthly
Creator: Statistics Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Farm product price index (FPPI), monthly — AI AnalysisThe Statistics Canada Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) dataset spans nearly 90 years of monthly Canadian agricultural price data (1935–2025) across 14 commodity groups, with the Total Index rising 2,308% from 7.7 to 185.4 over that period. Cattle & calves and hogs lead all categories with the highestKey Findings

The Total FPPI rose 2,308% over 90 years, climbing from 7.7 in January 1935 to 185.4 in December 2025, with a peak of 212.4 recorded in June 2022 during post-pandemic commodity price pressures.

Cattle & calves recorded the highest average index value (134.3) and the widest price range of any commodity group, reaching a maximum of 410.3 — indicating the greatest long-term price appreciation and volatility.

Hogs showed the second-highest average index (130.7) with a broad range of 43.7 to 229.2, while unprocessed milk was among the most stable commodities with a narrow range (47.2–141.2) and a low standard deviation of 24.5.

The largest single-year price spike occurred in August 1973 (+73.6% year-over-year, index value 58.5), driven by the global commodity boom, while the steepest declines were in early 1939 (-25.5% year-over-year) reflecting pre-WWII agricultural deflation.

Only 5 IQR-based outliers were detected across 1,092 monthly data points, and no extreme z-score outliers (>3) were found, indicating the long-term price trend has been gradual rather than punctuated by sudden statistical shocks.

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