area, production and farm value

Area, Production and Farm Value of Potatoes,
Ontario, 1984 to 2007

Author:	Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed:	30 November 2007

Imperial
	Planted (acres)	Harvested (acres)	Yield (cwt/acre)	Total Production (cwts)	Farm Value ($'000)
2007	37,000	36,000	143	5,148,000	..
2006	38,100	36,000	209	7,524,000	86,221
2005	36,300	35,500	174	6,177,000	74,003
2004	40,000	39,000	202	7,878,000	65,838
2003	44,900	43,900	205	9,003,000	88,194
2002	43,700	41,700	167	6,964,000	91,778
2001	43,600	42,800	185	7,918,000	89,842
2000	43,800	39,800	190	7,562,000	61,957
1999	43,500	41,800	185	7,733,000	65,182
1998	43,100	43,100	180	7,758,000	61,013
1997	38,800	38,800	200	7,760,000	62,456
1996	39,900	37,000	200	7,400,000	54,246
1995	38,350	38,100	212	8,077,200	54,021
1994	35,100	35,100	225	7,897,500	64,232
1993	34,628	34,300	205	7,031,500	56,249
1992	35,000	34,500	239	8,246,000	41,341
1991	35,100	35,100	180	6,318,000	41,875
1990	34,000	34,000	220	7,480,000	42,927
1989	33,500	33,500	190	6,365,000	43,502
1988	35,000	35,000	155	5,425,000	35,442
1987	36,500	36,500	197	7,190,000	39,496
1986	34,940	32,100	204	6,553,000	45,509
1985	36,100	36,100	204	7,375,000	36,815
1984	38,300	38,300	191	7,315,000	45,049

Metric
	Planted (ha)	Harvested (ha)	Yield (t/ha)	Total Production (tonnes)	Farm Value ($'000)
2007	15,000	14,600	16.0	233,500	..
2006	15,400	14,600	23.4	341,300	86,221
2005	14,700	14,400	19.5	280,200	74,003
2004	16,200	15,800	22.6	357,300	65,838
2003	18,200	17,800	22.9	408,400	88,194
2002	17,700	16,900	18.7	315,900	91,778
2001	17,600	17,300	20.8	359,200	89,842
2000	17,700	16,100	21.3	343,000	61,957
1999	17,600	16,900	20.8	350,800	65,182
1998	17,400	17,400	20.2	351,900	61,013
1997	15,700	15,700	22.4	352,000	62,456
1996	16,100	15,000	22.4	335,700	54,246
1995	15,500	15,400	23.8	366,400	54,021
1994	14,200	14,200	25.2	358,200	64,232
1993	14,000	13,900	22.9	318,900	56,249
1992	14,200	14,000	26.7	374,000	41,341
1991	14,200	14,200	20.2	286,600	41,875
1990	13,800	13,800	24.6	339,300	42,927
1989	13,600	13,600	21.2	288,700	43,502
1988	14,200	14,200	17.3	246,100	35,442
1987	14,800	14,800	22.0	326,100	39,496
1986	14,100	13,000	22.9	297,200	45,509
1985	14,600	14,600	22.9	334,500	36,815
1984	15,500	15,500	21.4	331,800	45,049

.. Figures not available.

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