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Fresh Market Sales and Sales to Processors of Specified Commercial Vegetable Crops,
Ontario, 2003

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

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Fresh Sales
Crop
Area
Harvested
(acres)
Marketed Production
('000 lbs)
Farm
Value
(a)
($'000)
Asparagus
2,100
4,800
6,340
Beans, Green and Wax (b)
x
x
x
Beets
x
x
x
Broccoli
2,700
12,920
6,035
Brussels Sprouts
x
x
x
Cabbage, Chinese
x
x
x
Cabbage, Other
x
x
x
Total Cabbage
x
x
x
Carrots, Baby
x
x
x
Carrots, Other
x
x
x
Total Carrots
x
x
x
Cauliflower
1,675
25,500
6,325
Celery
320
19,400
2,800
Corn, Sweet
10,100
51,200
11,000
Cucumbers and Gherkins
2,300
14,500
3,900
Cucumbers, Greenhouse (c)
137,150
81,700
Garlic
330
725
800
Leeks (d)
175
1,850
1,025
Lettuce, Head
120
2,610
365
Lettuce, Other
760
13,600
4,525
Total Lettuce
880
16,210
4,890
Lettuce, Greenhouse (c)
1,028
775
Mushrooms
87,466
150,476
Onions, Dry
5,000
134,000
17,000
Onions, Green (e)
350
2,600
2,565
Parsley
115
670
520
Parsnips
200
x
x
Peas, Green
x
x
x
Peppers
x
x
x
Peppers, Greenhouse (c)
29,100
40,935
Pumpkins
x
x
x
Squash and Zucchini
2,000
17,500
6,250
Pumpkins and Squash (f)
x
x
x
Radishes
620
5,300
1,725
Rhubarb
x
x
x
Rutabagas (g)
1,655
36,700
4,330
Spinach
x
x
x
Tomatoes, Field
2,500
35,300
10,900
Tomatoes, Greenhouse (c)
305,000
188,274

 

Sales to Processors
Crop
Area
Harvested
(acres)
Marketed Production ('000 lbs) Farm Value
(a)
($'000)
Asparagus
100
125
175
Beans, Green and Wax (b)
x
x
x
Beets
x
x
x
Broccoli
245
1,700
725
Brussels Sprouts
x
x
x
Cabbage, Chinese
x
x
x
Cabbage, Other
x
x
x
Total Cabbage
x
x
x
Carrots, Baby
x
x
x
Carrots, Other
x
x
x
Total Carrots
x
x
x
Cauliflower
700
10,520
2,136
Celery
270
18,300
1,830
Corn, Sweet
33,040
412,140
14,065
Cucumbers and Gherkins
4,575
102,860
14,270
Cucumbers, Greenhouse (c)
-
-
-
Garlic
90
200
130
Leeks (d)
-
-
-
Lettuce, Head
-
-
-
Lettuce, Other
-
-
-
Total Lettuce
-
-
-
Lettuce, Greenhouse (c)
-
-
-
Mushrooms
20,874
14,559
Onions, Dry
800
21,200
2,800
Onions, Green (e)
-
-
-
Parsley
-
-
-
Parsnips
40
x
x
Peas, Green
x
x
x
Peppers
x
x
x
Peppers, Greenhouse (c)
-
-
-
Pumpkins
x
x
x
Squash and Zucchini
600
7,200
650
Pumpkins and Squash (f)
x
x
x
Radishes
-
-
-
Rhubarb
x
x
x
Rutabagas (g)
135
4,700
530
Spinach
-
-
-
Tomatoes, Field
14,863
1,046,760
53,149
Tomatoes, Greenhouse (c)
-
-
-

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.
- Nil or zero.

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