Southern Ontario

Southern 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	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total	18,665	57,211	32.62
Reporting under 53 hectares	10,855	29,710	36.54
Reporting 53 to 161 hectares	5,240	18,648	28.10
Reporting 162 hectares and over	2,570	8,853	29.03

Land Use, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Land in crops	1,353,636	3,660,941	36.98
Summerfallow land	3,711	11,895	31.20
Tame or seeded pasture	32,264	303,400	10.63
Natural land for pasture	30,043	450,281	6.67
Christmas trees, woodland & wetland	118,331	750,355	15.77
All other land	54,359	209,581	25.94
Total area of farms	1,592,343	5,386,453	29.56

Greenhouse Area, 2006 Census (square metres)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total area under glass or plastic	9,770,431	11,760,576	83.08

Hired Farm Labour, 2006 Census (weeks)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Year round	734,227	1,392,257	52.74
Seasonal	560,432	878,920	63.76
Total	1,294,659	2,271,177	57.00

Farm Capital Value, 2006 Census (farms reporting)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Under $200,000	1,039	4,226	24.59
$200,000 to $499,999	5,390	18,858	28.58
$500,000 to $999,999	5,448	16,803	32.42
$1,000,000 and over	6,788	17,324	39.18

Total Gross Farm Receipts, 2006 Census (farms reporting)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Under $ 10,000	3,296	14,500	22.73
$ 10,000 to $ 24,999	3,202	10,828	29.57
$ 25,000 to $ 49,999	2,616	7,397	35.37
$ 50,000 to $ 99,999	2,454	6,521	37.63
$ 100,000 to $ 249,999	2,963	7,965	37.20
$ 250,000 to $ 499,999	2,075	5,589	37.13
$ 500,000 to $ 999,999	1,207	2,745	43.97
$ 1,000,000 to $ 1,999,999	555	1,098	50.55
$ 2,000,000 and over	297	568	52.29

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

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Dairy cattle and milk production	929	4,937	18.82
Beef cattle ranching and farming	1,341	11,052	12.13
Hog and pig farming	823	2,222	37.04
Sheep and goat farming	289	1,365	21.17
Poultry and egg production	677	1,700	39.82
Other animal production	1,689	7,573	22.30
Oilseed and grain farming	7,691	13,056	58.91
Vegetable and melon farming	903	1,769	51.05
Fruit and tree nut farming	1,225	1,892	64.75
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture	1,244	2,822	44.08
Other crop farming	1,854	8,823	21.01

Major Field Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Winter wheat	228,393	416,209	54.87
Oats for grain	10,286	53,399	19.26
Barley for grain	4,717	89,447	5.27
Mixed grains	4,218	70,194	6.01
Corn for grain	291,337	638,538	45.63
Corn for silage	28,185	129,807	21.71
Hay	125,133	1,037,062	12.07
Soybeans	495,165	872,455	56.76
Dry white beans	12,180	37,348	32.61
Other dry beans	15,289	28,816	53.06
Potatoes	5,055	15,441	32.74

Major Fruit Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Apples	4,098	8,162	50.21
Peaches	3,154	3,195	98.72
Sour Cherries	1,017	1,030	98.74
Raspberries	135	467	28.91
Strawberries	646	1,717	37.62
Grapes	7,806	8,335	93.65
Total fruit crops	19,271	25,780	74.75

Major Vegetable Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Sweet corn	10,970	15,628	70.19
Tomatoes	7,747	8,173	94.79
Green peas	7,392	8,693	85.03
Green or wax beans	4,238	4,807	88.16
Total vegetables	45,621	62,967	72.45

Livestock Inventories, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Dairy cows	73,172	329,737	22.19
Beef cows	47,488	377,354	12.58
Steers	57,515	311,989	18.43
Total cattle and calves	348,937	1,982,651	17.60
Total pigs	1,650,084	3,950,592	41.77
Total sheep and lambs	49,056	311,162	15.77

Poultry Inventories, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Southern Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total hens and chickens	18,001,126	44,101,552	40.82
Total turkeys	2,096,591	3,556,250	58.96

2006 Census of Agriculture and Economic Development Policy Branch, OMAFRA
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