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

Author: Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 21 October 2005

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Crop
Area
Harvested
(ha)
Marketed
Production
(tonnes)
Average
Price
($ /tonne)
Farm Value a ($'000)
Asparagus
890
2,234
2,916.4
6,515
Beans, Green and Waxb
4,002
25,156
335.8
8,447
Beets
384
7,423
226.1
1,678
Broccoli
1,192
6,632
1,019.4
6,760
Brussels Sprouts
x
x
x
x
Cabbage, Chinese
366
6,532
382.7
2,500
Cabbage, Other
1,495
36,650
264.7
9,700
Total Cabbage
1,862
43,182
282.5
12,200
Carrots, Baby
607
2,676
635.2
1,700
Carrots, Other
3,076
143,172
121.2
17,348
Total Carrots
3,683
145,848
130.6
19,048
Cauliflower
961
16,338
517.9
8,461
Celery
239
17,100
270.8
4,630
Corn, Sweet
17,458
210,167
119.3
25,065
Cucumbers and Gherkins
2,782
53,234
341.3
18,170
Cucumbers, Greenhousec
62,210
1,313.3
81,700
Garlic
170
420
2,216.5
930
Leeksd
71
839
1,221.5
1,025
Lettuce, Head
49
1,184
308.3
365
Lettuce, Leaf
308
6,169
733.5
4,525
Total Lettuce
356
7,353
665.1
4,890
Lettuce, Greenhousec
466
1,662.0
775
Mushrooms
49,142
3,358.3
165,035
Onions, Dry
2,347
70,397
281.3
19,800
Onions, Greene
142
1,179
2,174.9
2,565
Parsley
47
304
1,711.1
520
Parsnips
97
1,796
439.8
790
Peas, Green
9,690
49,296
272.7
13,442
Peppers
1,194
18,507
604.4
11,185
Peppers, Greenhousec
13,200
3,101.2
40,935
Pumpkins
1,416
17,618
267.2
4,708
Squash and Zucchini
1,052
11,204
615.9
6,900
Pumpkins and Squashf
2,469
28,821
402.8
11,608
Radishes
251
2,404
717.5
1,725
Rhubarb
22
166
1,781.8
295
Rutabagasg
724
18,779
258.8
4,860
Spinach
x
x
x
x
Tomatoes, Field
7,027
490,814
130.5
64,049
Tomatoes, Greenhousec
138,346
1,360.9
188,274

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.
b Includes Romano beans.
c Does not include commissions, packaging charges or Board fees.
d Includes all other alliaceous vegetables.
e Includes bunching onions and shallots.
f Includes zucchini.
g Includes turnips
.. Figures not available.
... Figures not appropriate or applicable.
x Data suppressed due to confidentiality restrictions.

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