Greenhouse Industry Statistics, Ontario and Canada, 2008 to 2010


Item
Ontario 2008 Ontario 2009 Ontario 2010 Canada 2008 Canada 2009 Canada 2010
Glass ('000 sq m)
3,277
3,559
3,429
7,102
7,547
7,788
Plastic ('000 sq m)
9,328
9,333
9,619
14,740
14,812
15,075
Total Area ('000 sq m)
12,605
12,892
13,048
21,842
22,359
22,863
sales to retail florists ($'000)
56,419
70,825
78,464
150,580
165,192
179,356
sales to domestic wholesalers ($'000)
177,416
170,414
189,580
258,741
246,976
265,924
sales to mass market chain stores ($'000)
162,521
222,991
176,324
337,273
399,320
363,952
sales to other greenhouses ($'000)
44,109
58,450
53,531
75,007
114,023
114,428
exported ($'000)
71,193
95,067
92,775
139,931
161,880
143,303
direct sales to public (a) ($'000)
84,549
84,299
x
228,954
246,335
261,661
other channels ($'000)
18,116
30,041
19,139
71,018
65,206
44,532
Total Ornamental and Plant Sales ($'000)
614,323
732,087
720,730
1,261,504
1,398,932
1,373,156
Total Value of Greenhouse Vegetables ($'000)
529,964
608,037
656,951
869,972
980,262
1,077,908
Total Greenhouse Sales ($'000)
1,144,287
1,340,124
1,377,681
2,131,476
2,379,194
2,451,064
Total greenhouses (no.)
1,190
1,245
1,190
3,295
3,335
3,285
Total employees (b) (no.)
16,100
16,720
16,790
37,745
37,475
36,915
Total payroll ($'000)
261,146
286,959
326,859
540,620
556,828
603,611
Total investment (c) ($'000)
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Total purchase value (d) ($'000)
181,881
196,081
213,514
383,309
374,047
394,991
Total fuel cost ($'000)
148,307
158,292
141,585
246,375
248,728
237,185


(a) Includes roadside stands and owner-owned retail outlets
(b) Includes seasonal and permanent 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

 

Reference: Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 22-202-X


Author:
Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 15 August 2011

For more information:
E-mail: stats.omafra@ontario.ca