AgriStability Margins

How your Margin is Calculated

Your farm history is used to compare your Production Margin to your Reference Margin. When your Production Margin falls 30% or more below your Reference Margin, AgriStability could provide a payment. A Calculation of Benefits (COB) provides details about how your payment was calculated, and will be sent to you once your Statement A Harmonized Form is processed.

• Your Production Margin or Program Year Margin is determined by calculating your Allowable Income minus your Allowable Expenses. It is updated annually based on the Statement A Harmonized Form information you provide.
• Your Reference Margin is calculated using the average of your last 5 years of production, removing the highest and lowest production years
• A Negative Margin is when your Program Year Margin is less than zero, in this situation, you will also be eligible to receive payments on the negative portion of your margin
• Allowable Income and Allowable Expenses are those directly related to primary production of your agriculture commodities

Enrol today!  If you have any questions, AgriStability Customer Support is available by calling 1-877-343-2767 or by email at AgriStability@gov.bc.ca.