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Area, Production and Farm
Value of Specified Commercial Fruit Crops, Ontario, 2008
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Crop
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Area Harvested (acres)
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Marketed Production
('000 lbs)
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Average Price (cents/lb)
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Farm
Value(a) ($'000)
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Apples
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16,500
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373,244
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20.2
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75,466
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Apricots
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70
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325
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58.5
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190
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Blueberries, High Bush
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450
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1,800
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212.2
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3,820
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Blueberries, Low Bush
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20
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40
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250.0
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100
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Total Blueberries
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470
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1,840
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213.0
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3,920
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Watermelons
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710
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19,000
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14.7
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2,800
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Melons, Other
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680
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15,135
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22.1
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3,340
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Total Melons
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1,390
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34,135
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18.0
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6,140
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Cherries, Sour
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1,930
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12,310
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27.5
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3,381
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Cherries, Sweet
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660
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2,160
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144.4
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3,120
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Grapes, Labrusca
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3,300
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13,097
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36.0
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4,720
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Grapes, Vinifera
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13,050
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127,030
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61.7
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78,370
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Total Grapes
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16,350
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140,127
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59.3
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83,090
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Nectarines
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510
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3,800
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76.3
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2,900
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Peaches
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6,000
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48,012
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63.4
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30,433
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Pears
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Plums and Prunes
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800
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2,900
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79.3
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2,300
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Raspberries
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750
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1,200
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283.3
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3,400
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Strawberries
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3,050
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13,800
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140.7
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19,420
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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
References: Fruit and Vegetable Production, Statistics
Canada; Ontario Tender Fruit Producers' Marketing Board, Grape Growers
of Ontario, Ontario Apple Growers
For more information: E-mail: stats.omafra@ontario.ca
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