Western Ontario

Western 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	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total	18,498	57,211	32.33
Reporting under 53 hectares	9,908	29,710	33.35
Reporting 53 to 161 hectares	6,220	18,648	33.35
Reporting 162 hectares and over	2,370	8,853	26.77

Land Use, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Land in crops	1,178,474	3,660,941	32.19
Summerfallow land	3,051	11,895	25.65
Tame or seeded pasture	114,174	303,400	37.63
Natural land for pasture	90,051	450,281	20.00
Christmas trees, woodland & wetland	183,497	750,355	24.45
All other land	58,746	209,581	28.03
Total area of farms	1,627,992	5,386,453	30.22

Greenhouse Area, 2006 Census (square metres)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total area under glass or plastic	880,690	11,760,576	7.49

Hired Farm Labour, 2006 Census (weeks)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Year round	350,813	1,392,257	25.20
Seasonal	149,557	878,920	17.02
Total	500,370	2,271,177	22.03

Farm Capital Value, 2006 Census (farms reporting)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Under $ 200,000	748	4,226	17.70
$ 200,000 to $ 499,999	5,103	18,858	27.06
$ 500,000 to $ 999,999	6,149	16,803	36.59
$ 1,000,000 and over	6,498	17,324	37.51

Total Gross Farm Receipts, 2006 Census (farms reporting)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Under $ 10,000	3,731	14,500	25.73
$ 10,000 to $ 24,999	3,275	10,828	30.25
$ 25,000 to $ 49,999	2,423	7,397	32.76
$ 50,000 to $ 99,999	2,364	6,521	36.25
$ 100,000 to $ 249,999	3,102	7,965	38.95
$ 250,000 to $ 499,999	2,119	5,589	37.91
$ 500,000 to $ 999,999	933	2,745	33.99
$ 1,000,000 to $ 1,999,999	356	1,098	32.42
$ 2,000,000 and over	195	568	34.33

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

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Dairy cattle and milk production	1,849	4,937	37.45
Beef cattle ranching and farming	4,535	11,052	41.03
Hog and pig farming	1,274	2,222	57.34
Sheep and goat farming	548	1,365	40.15
Poultry and egg production	698	1,700	41.06
Other animal production	2,715	7,573	35.85
Oilseed and grain farming	3,525	13,056	27.00
Vegetable and melon farming	370	1,769	20.92
Fruit and tree nut farming	275	1,892	14.53
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture	631	2,822	22.36
Other crop farming	2,078	8,823	23.55

Major Field Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Winter wheat	146,499	416,209	35.20
Oats for grain	12,729	53,399	23.84
Barley for grain	46,814	89,447	52.34
Mixed grains	44,185	70,194	62.95
Corn for grain	203,916	638,538	31.93
Corn for silage	58,755	129,807	45.26
Hay	325,030	1,037,062	31.34
Soybeans	232,927	872,455	26.70
Dry white beans	22,469	37,348	60.16
Other dry beans	11,814	28,816	41.00
Potatoes	8,635	15,441	55.92

Major Fruit Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Apples	2,464	8,162	30.19
Peaches	39	3,195	1.22
Sour Cherries	6	1,030	0.58
Raspberries	106	467	22.70
Strawberries	361	1,717	21.03
Grapes	101	8,335	1.21
Total fruit crops	3,292	25,780	12.77

Major Vegetable Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Sweet corn	3,116	15,628	19.94
Tomatoes	148	8,173	1.81
Green peas	1,134	8,693	13.04
Green or wax beans	447	4,807	9.30
Total vegetables	10,349	62,967	16.44

Livestock Inventories, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Dairy cows	118,190	329,737	35.84
Beef cows	140,476	377,354	37.23
Steers	212,492	311,989	68.11
Total cattle and calves	918,833	1,982,651	46.34
Total pigs	2,105,468	3,950,592	53.29
Total sheep and lambs	139,842	311,162	44.94

Poultry Inventories, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Western Ontario	Province	Percent of province
Total hens and chickens	19,262,911	44,101,552	43.68
Total turkeys	1,404,430	3,556,250	39.49

2006 Census of Agriculture and Economic Development Policy Branch, OMAFRA For more information:
E-mail: stats.omafra@ontario.ca