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


Crop
Area Harvested (ha)
Marketed Production (tonnes)
Average Price ($/tonne)
Farm Value (a) ($'000)
Asparagus
1,295
3,765
2,762.4
10,400
Beans, Green and Wax (b)
3,237
19,504
502.4
9,800
Beets
405
5,407
303.0
1,638
Broccoli
1,435
7,257
1,212.5
8,800
Brussels Sprouts
x
x
x
x
Cabbage, Chinese
299
4,173
599.1
2,500
Cabbage, Other
1,232
42,864
285.8
12,250
Total Cabbage
1,532
47,037
313.6
14,750
Carrots, Baby
x
x
x
x
Carrots, Other
x
x
x
x
Total Carrots
3,339
119,042
157.6
18,764
Cauliflower
530
11,898
560.6
6,670
Celery
188
12,973
337.2
4,375
Corn, Sweet
10,522
117,934
237.4
28,000
Cucumbers and Gherkins
927
19,447
478.5
9,305
Cucumbers, Greenhouse (c)
...
134,067
1,123.7
150,658
Garlic
117
415
4,023.7
1,670
Leeks (d)
67
1,179
1,466.9
1,730
Lettuce, Head
x
x
x
x
Lettuce, Leaf
x
x
x
x
Total Lettuce
623
6,123
677.7
4,150
Lettuce, Greenhouse (c)
...
x
x
x
Mushrooms
...
50,853
3,706.9
188,507
Onions, Dry
2,222
83,915
253.8
21,300
Onions, Green (e)
210
2,418
1,447.7
3,500
Parsley
55
640
1,735.6
1,110
Parsnips
40
1,361
440.9
600
Peas, Green
7,876
39,973
308.9
12,346
Peppers
1,165
20,726
613.0
12,705
Peppers, Greenhouse (c)
...
53,012
2,821.3
149,563
Pumpkins
x
x
x
x
Squash and Zucchini
1,062
11,290
681.1
7,690
Pumpkins and Squash (f)
x
x
x
x
Radishes
127
1,903
712.1
1,355
Rhubarb
26
227
661.4
150
Rutabagas (g)
720
17,377
328.0
5,700
Spinach
469
2,436
1,272.7
3,100
Tomatoes, Field
6,964
556,891
125.2
69,714
Tomatoes, Greenhouse (c)
...
136,487
1,586.8
216,579

Note: Harvested area, marketed production and farm value figures in the table above were revised in July 2010, following the release of the Spring Fruit and Vegetable Survey and Greenhouse, Sod and Nursery Indusry 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: Fruit and Vegetable Production, Statistics Canada; Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers


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

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