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Statistical Summary of Ontario Agriculture
| Author: | Bill McGee - Coordinator, Statistics Section/OMAFRA
| | Last Reviewed: | 18
June 2009 |
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Statistics, 2006 Census Hired Farm Labour, 2006 Census Area
Grown to Major Field Crops, 2006 Census Number
of Livestock and Poultry on Farms, 2006 Census Area
of Major Fruit Crops, 2006 Census Area Harvested
of Major Vegetable Crops, 2006 Census Area of
Greenhouse Crops, 2006 Census Machinery
on Farms, 2006 Census Farm Capital Value, 2006 Census Farm
Income Statistics, 2008 Top Commodities in Terms
of Market Receipts, 2008 Farm
Statistics, 2006 Census (number) | Item | Ontario
| | Number of farm operators |
82,410 | | Total
number of farms | 57,211 |
| Number of farms with sales over $25,000 |
31,883 | | Number
of farms with sales over $100,000 | 17,965 |
| Number of farms with sales over $250,000 |
10,000 | | Farms
reporting under 53 hectares | 29,710 |
| Farms reporting 53 to 161 hectares |
18,648 | | Farms
reporting 162 hectares and over | 8,853 |
Farm Statistics, 2006 Census (hectares) | Item | Ontario
| | Total area of Farms |
5,386,453 | |
Total cropland | 3,660,941 |
| Summer fallow | 11,895 |
| Pasture | 753,681 |
| Christmas tree area, woodland and wetland |
750,355 | | All
other land | 209,581 | |
Total area owned (historical basis) | 3,597,531 |
| Total area rented or crop shared (historical
basis) | 1,788,922 |
Hired
Farm Labour, 2006 Census (number) | Item |
Ontario | | Farms
reporting any hired labour | 20,837 |
Hired Farm Labour, 2006 Census (weeks) |
Item | Ontario
| | Year-round labour |
1,392,257 | | Seasonal
labour | 878,920 | |
Total labour | 2,271,177 |
Area
Grown to Major Field Crops, 2006 Census (hectares) |
Item | Ontario
| | Hay | 1,037,062 |
| Soybeans | 872,455 |
| Grain corn | 638,538 |
| Winter wheat | 416,209 |
| Silage corn | 129,807 |
| Barley | 89,447 |
| Spring wheat | 82,112 |
| Mixed grain | 70,194 |
| Dry field beans | 61,775 |
| Oats | 53,399 |
| Fall rye | 25,565 |
| Tobacco | 12,816 |
| Canola | 7,517 |
Number of Livestock and Poultry on Farms, 2006
Census ( '000 head or '000 birds) |
Item | Ontario
| | Dairy cows |
330 | | Beef
cows | 377 | |
Steers | 312 |
| All heifers | 414 |
| Calves | 527 |
| Total cattle and calves |
1,983 | | Sows
and gilts | 418 | |
Total pigs | 3,951 |
| Total sheep and lambs | 311 |
| Broilers and roasters | 29,151 |
| Laying hens and pullets |
14,950 | | Turkeys |
3,556 |
Area of Major Fruit
Crops, 2006 Census (hectares) | Item |
Ontario | | Grapes |
8,335 | | Apples |
8,162 | | Peaches |
3,195 | | Strawberries |
1,717 | | Sour
cherries | 1,030 | |
Pears | 1,030 |
| Plums and prunes | 498 |
| Raspberries | 467 |
| Sweet cherries | 384 |
Area of Major Vegetable Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)
| Item |
Ontario | | Sweet
corn | 15,628 | |
Potatoes | 15,441 |
| Green peas | 8,693 |
| Tomatoes (excluding greenhouse) |
8,173 | | Green
and wax beans | 4,807 | |
Carrots | 4,044 |
| Pumpkin and squash | 3,762 |
| Dry onions | 2,805 |
| Cucumbers (excluding greenhouse) |
1,678 | | Peppers |
1,625 | | Broccoli |
1,502 | | Cabbage |
1,500 | | Asparagus |
1,313 |
Area of Greenhouse Crops, 2006 Census ('000
sq m) | Item |
Ontario | | Vegetables |
6,485 | | Flowers |
4,591 |
Machinery on Farms, 2006 Census (number)
| Item |
Ontario | | Tractors |
185,576 | | Combines |
15,982 | | Balers |
33,052 | | Farms
reporting computers for farm management | 26,260 |
Farm Capital Value, 2006 Census ( $ million )
| Item |
Ontario | | Market
value of land and buildings | 55,912 |
| Machinery and equipment |
7,076 | | Livestock
and poultry | 2,349 |
Farm Income Statistics,
2008 ($ million ) | Item |
Ontario | | Market
receipts from crops | 4,733 |
| Market receipts from livestock and livestock products |
4,729 | | Total farm
cash receipts | 10,230 | |
Total operating expenses after rebates | 8,778 |
| Net cash income (= receipts less expenses) |
1,451 | | Depreciation |
1,189 | | Income-in-kind |
9 | | Realized net
farm income | 271 |
Top Commodities
in terms of Market Receipts, 2008 ( $ million ) |
Item | Ontario
| | Dairy products | 1,707 |
| Cattle and calves | 974 |
| Vegetables (including greenhouse) | 932 |
| Corn | 905 |
| Floriculture and nursery | 896 |
| Soybeans | 836 |
| Poultry | 822 |
| Hogs | 815 |
| Wheat | 406 |
| Eggs | 248 |
| Fruit | 228 |
| Potatoes | 94 |
| Dry beans | 91 |
Statistics Unit, Economic Development Policy
Branch, OMAFRA
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