Area, Production and Farm Value of Specified Commercial Fruit Crops, Ontario, 2008


Crop
Area Harvested (ha) Marketed Production (tonnes) Average Price ($/tonne) Farm Value(a) ($'000)
Apples
6,677
169,300
445.8
75,466
Apricots
28
147
1,288.9
190
Blueberries, High Bush
182
816
4,678.7
3,820
Blueberries, Low Bush
8
18
5,511.6
100
Total Blueberries
190
835
4,696.8
3,920
Watermelons
287
8,618
324.9
2,800
Melons, Other
275
6,865
486.5
3,340
Total Melons
563
15,483
396.6
6,140
Cherries, Sour
781
5,584
605.5
3,381
Cherries, Sweet
267
980
3,184.5
3,120
Grapes, Labrusca
1,335
5,941
794.5
4,720
Grapes, Vinifera
5,281
57,620
1,360.1
78,370
Total Grapes
6,617
63,560
1,307.3
83,090
Nectarines
206
1,724
1,682.5
2,900
Peaches
2,428
21,778
1,397.4
30,433
Pears
x
x
x
x
Plums and Prunes
324
1,315
1,748.5
2,300
Raspberries
304
544
6,246.4
3,400
Strawberries
1,234
6,260
3,102.4
19,420

Note: Harvested area, marketed production and farm value figures in the table above were revised in April 2010, following the release of the Fall Fruit and Vegetable Survey and Apple Marketing Survey data.

(a) Does not include government subsidy payments
x Data suppressed due to confidentiality restrictions

 

Reference: Fruit and Vegetable Production, Statistics Canada; Ontario Tender Fruit Producers' Marketing Board, Grape Growers of Ontario, Ontario Apple Growers


Author:
Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 06 July 2011

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