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Area, Production and Farm Value of Specified Commercial Vegetable Crops, Ontario, 2007

Author:
Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 01 September 2009

 

Crop
Area
Harvested
(acres)
Marketed Production
('000 lbs)
Average
Price
(cents/lb)
Farm
Value a
($'000)
Asparagus
3,100
8,000
125.0
10,000
Beans, Green and Waxb
9,300
46,000
24.1
11,100
Beets
985
14,830
15.2
2,250
Broccoli
x
x
x
x
Brussels Sprouts
380
2,750
64.5
1,775
Cabbage, Chinese
1,100
11,500
20.0
2,300
Cabbage, Other
2,650
82,000
15.2
12,500
Total Cabbage
3,750
93,500
15.8
14,800
Carrots, Baby
x
x
x
x
Carrots, Other
x
x
x
x
Total Carrots
10,130
270,348
7.8
21,106
Cauliflower
1,600
23,600
25.4
6,000
Celery
705
37,000
13.0
4,800
Corn, Sweet
33,400
360,000
7.1
25,500
Cucumbers and Gherkins
2,750
49,170
19.7
9,704
Cucumbers, Greenhousec
...
260,000
48.7
126,500
Garlic
240
775
161.3
1,250
Leeksd
150
2,400
62.5
1,500
Lettuce, Head
x
x
x
x
Lettuce, Leaf
x
x
x
x
Total Lettuce
1,860
15,900
39.6
6,300
Lettuce, Greenhousec
...
x
x
x
Mushrooms
...
102,462
166.9
171,055
Onions, Dry
6,500
212,000
10.1
21,400
Onions, Greene
650
3,700
59.5
2,200
Parsley
190
2,000
90.0
1,800
Parsnips
165
3,200
20.3
650
Peas, Green
21,533
75,574
12.0
9,069
Peppers
3,800
60,764
27.3
16,573
Peppers, Greenhousec
...
93,600
138.9
130,000
Pumpkins
x
x
x
x
Squash and Zucchini
3,350
35,100
20.8
7,285
Pumpkins and Squashf
x
x
x
x
Radishes
330
3,800
42.1
1,600
Rhubarb
50
900
22.2
200
Rutabagasg
1,885
26,900
14.9
4,000
Spinach
900
5,500
49.1
2,700
Tomatoes, Field
17,897
1,241,954
6.0
74,270
Tomatoes, Greenhousec
...
295,000
71.4
210,500

Note: Harvested area, marketed production and farm value figures in the table above were revised in August 2009, following the release of the Spring Fruit and Vegetable Survey data.

a Does not include government subsidy payments.
b Includes Romano beans.
c Does not include commissions, packaging charges or Board fees.
d Includes all other alliaceous vegetables.
e Includes bunching onions and shallots.
f Includes zucchini.
g Includes turnips.
.. Figures not available.
... Figures not appropriate or applicable.
x Data suppressed due to confidentiality restrictions.

 

Reference: Statistics Canada: Fruit and Vegetable Production; Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers

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