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Area, Production and Farm Value of Specified Commercial Fruit Crops, Ontario, 2003

Author: Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 20 October 2005

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Crop Area Harvested (acres) Marketed Production
('000 lbs) 		Average Price (cents/lb) Farm Value (a) ($'000)
Apples
18,000
387,052
21.1
81,782
Apricots
115
440
88.6
390
Blueberries, High Bush
375
800
183.8
1,470
Blueberries, Low Bush
50
70
285.7
200
Total Blueberries
425
870
192.0
1,670
Watermelons
250
4,100
25.0
1,025
Melons, Other
650
11,200
29.0
3,250
Total Melons
900
15,300
27.9
4,275
Cherries, Sour
1,860
10,270
52.1
5,354
Cherries, Sweet
750
4,338
85.8
3,723
Grapes, Labrusca
4,040
28,065
22.2
6,240
Grapes, Vinifera
11,200
58,983
39.9
23,506
Total Grapes
15,240
87,048
34.2
29,746
Nectarines
800
9,555
59.0
5,640
Peaches
5,800
55,206
53.7
29,670
Pears
2,050
16,243
35.0
5,680
Plums and Prunes
1,050
5,250
62.9
3,300
Raspberries
1,100
1,160
232.8
2,700
Strawberries
3,600
16,300
110.0
17,925

Note: Harvested area, marketed production and farm value figures in the table above were revised in August 2005, following the release of the Spring Fruit and Vegetable Survey data.

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

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