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Greenhouse Industry Statistics,
Ontario and Canada, 2006 to 2008

Author:
 Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 10 November 2009


Item
Ontario 2006
Ontario 2007
Ontario 2008
Canada 2006
Canada 2007
Canada 2008
Glass ('000 sq m)
3,077
3,159
2,998
6,387
6,445
6,611
Plastic ('000 sq m)
8,346
8,361
8,492
14,722
14,547
14,141
Total Area ('000 sq m)
11,423
11,520
11,490
21,109
20,992
20,752
sales to retail florists ($'000)
83,000
90,500
56,419
175,634
181,731
150,580
sales to domestic wholesalers ($'000)
240,000
230,000
177,416
332,459
338,339
258,741
sales to mass market chain stores ($'000)
148,000
200,000
162,521
307,245
367,469
337,473
sales to other greenhouses ($'000)
60,000
50,000
44,109
97,803
86,274
75,007
exported ($'000)
100,000
79,500
71,193
166,330
134,061
140,031
direct sales to publica ($'000)
106,000
90,000
84,549
263,686
250,776
229,004
other channels ($'000)
32,000
34,500
18,116
114,956
119,409
84,669
Total Ornamental and Plant Sales ($'000)
769,000
774,500
614,323
1,458,113
1,478,059
1,275,505
Total Value of Greenhouse Vegetables ($'000)
464,725
484,970
475,366
807,259
784,154
813,175
Total Greenhouse Sales ($'000)
1,233,725
1,259,470
1,089,689
2,265,372
2,262,213
2,088,680
Total greenhouses (no.)
1,115
1,200
1,190
3,095
3,476
3,295
Total employeesb(no.)
18,400
17,300
16,400
42,645
41,980
38,375
Total payroll ($'000)
279,000
270,000
261,146
539,852
534,908
543,620
Total investmentc ($'000)
1,800,000
1,820,000
..
3,707,434
3,736,434
..
Total purchase valued ($'000)
238,000
251,400
191,881
421,833
448,186
392,318
Total fuel cost ($'000)
172,300
163,000
146,307
278,372
268,965
244,316


a Includes roadside stands and owner-owned retail outlets
b Includes full-time and part-time labour
c Includes land, buildings, equipment and machinery at fair market value
d Includes value of flowers, plants, cuttings, seeds and bulbs purchased
.. not available for a specific reference period

 

References: Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 22-202

 

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