Central Ontario

Central Ontario Region at a Glance

Author:	Bill McGee - Coordinator, Statistics Section/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed:	18 June 2007

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Farms, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total	8,705	57,211	15.22
Reporting under 53 hectares	4,698	29,710	15.81
Reporting 53 to 161 hectares	2,777	18,648	14.89
Reporting 162 hectares and over	1,230	8,853	13.89

Land Use, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Land in crops	428,484	3,660,941	11.70
Summerfallow land	2,397	11,895	20.15
Tame or seeded pasture	58,347	303,400	19.23
Natural land for pasture	111,473	450,281	24.76
Total hens and chickens	3,446,643	44,101,552	7.82
Total turkeys	41,515	3,556,250	1.17

Greenhouse Area, 2006 Census (square metres)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total hens and chickens	3,446,643	44,101,552	7.82
Total turkeys	41,515	3,556,250	1.17

Hired Farm Labour, 2006 Census (weeks)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Year round	148,448	1,392,257	10.66
Seasonal	102,793	878,920	11.70
Total	251,241	2,271,177	11.06

Farm Capital Value, 2006 Census (farms reporting)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Under $ 200,000	765	4,226	18.10
$ 200,000 to $ 499,999	3,514	18,858	18.63
$ 500,000 to $ 999,999	2,548	16,803	15.16
$ 1,000,000 and over	1,878	17,324	10.84

Total Gross Farm Receipts, 2006 Census (farms reporting)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Under $ 10,000	3,259	14,500	22.48
$ 10,000 to $ 24,999	2,012	10,828	18.58
$ 25,000 to $ 49,999	1,045	7,397	14.13
$ 50,000 to $ 99,999	756	6,521	11.59
$ 100,000 to $ 249,999	755	7,965	9.48
$ 250,000 to $ 499,999	513	5,589	9.18
$ 500,000 to $ 999,999	229	2,745	8.34

Farms by Industry Group, 2006 Census (number of farms)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Dairy cattle and milk production	615	4,937	12.46
Beef cattle ranching and farming	2,221	11,052	20.10
Hog and pig farming	62	2,222	2.79
Sheep and goat farming	259	1,365	18.97
Poultry and egg production	196	1,700	11.53
Other animal production	1,603	7,573	21.17
Oilseed and grain farming	810	13,056	6.20
Vegetable and melon farming	293	1,769	16.56
Fruit and tree nut farming	239	1,892	12.63
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture	510	2,822	18.07
Other crop farming	1,897	8,823	21.50

Major Field Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Winter wheat	35,228	416,209	8.46
Oats for grain	12,234	53,399	22.91
Barley for grain	12,327	89,447	13.78
Mixed grains	12,098	70,194	17.24
Corn for grain	57,670	638,538	9.03
Corn for silage	14,695	129,807	11.32
Hay	198,597	1,037,062	19.15
Soybeans	57,765	872,455	6.62
Dry white beans	1,652	37,348	4.42
Other dry beans	881	28,816	3.06
Potatoes	774	15,441	5.01

Major Fruit Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Apples	1,230	8,162	15.07
Peaches	x	3,195	-
Sour Cherries	x	1,030	-
Raspberries	102	467	21.84
Strawberries	371	1,717	21.61
Grapes	410	8,335	4.92
Total fruit crops	2,275	25,780	8.82

Major Vegetable Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Sweet corn	1,036	15,628	6.63
Tomatoes	212	8,173	2.59
Green peas	141	8,693	1.62
Green or wax beans	63	4,807	1.31
Total vegetables	5,640	62,967	8.96

Livestock Inventories, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Dairy cows	35,555	329,737	10.78
Beef cows	73,456	377,354	19.47
Steers	21,718	311,989	6.96
Total cattle and calves	249,563	1,982,651	12.59
Total pigs	77,687	3,950,592	1.97
Total sheep and lambs	61,090	311,162	19.63

Poultry Inventories, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Central Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total hens and chickens	3,446,643	44,101,552	7.82
Total turkeys	41,515	3,556,250	1.17

2006 Census of Agriculture and Economic Development Policy Branch, OMAFRA For more information:
E-mail: stats.omafra@ontario.ca