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Farm Value and Harvested Area of Vegetable Crops, Ontario, 1980-2007

Author: Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 16 May 2008

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Value of field vegetables
Value of greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms
Harvested area of field vegetables
Charts


Year
Beans, green and wax
($ '000)
Cabbage a
($ '000)
Carrots b
($ '000)
Corn, sweet
($ '000))
Cucumber,
field
($ '000)
Onions, dry ($ '000)
1980
4,378
7,489
7,955
15,047
7,768
13,499
1981
3,983
8,301
11,831
18,280
8,693
15,754
1982
5,304
8,229
10,383
21,349
9,990
9,646
1983
5,063
14,366
23,084
19,251
7,945
19,228
1984
6,269
9,404
9,933
22,006
9,257
10,831
1985
5,704
11,732
13,166
25,133
9,321
11,187
1986
7,072
10,906
17,558
27,298
10,079
22,171
1987
8,239
11,250
14,559
31,316
9,261
21,990
1988
6,568
9,078
13,535
34,675
9,717
19,724
1989
6,145
10,970
17,046
41,125
11,398
19,605
1990
5,415
10,772
14,487
41,492
11,923
13,551
1991
6,391
8,744
18,302
38,435
7,895
19,787
1992
8,606
10,271
18,950
33,063
7,464
16,448
1993
6,780
8,562
18,901
24,966
6,693
26,221
1994
10,891
11,549
15,068
29,210
7,545
11,901
1995
9,325
12,525
15,855
28,355
11,545
15,735
1996
5,430
9,200
15,260
34,450
8,665
18,230
1997
6,700
8,270
15,280
24,530
9,477
20,395
1998
8,370
12,670
21,475
24,920
11,500
22,400
1999
9,090
13,810
20,020
24,890
13,555
20,765
2000
7,755
10,200
15,715
18,195
14,205
20,220
2001
5,380
14,520
20,110
21,156
13,240
24,455
2002
9,619
14,900
22,813
22,244
15,890
15,600
2003
8,447
12,200
19,048
25,065
18,170
19,800
2004
10,700
11,800
19,407
23,242
18,349
18,550
2005
8,500
11,600
21,856
22,767
10,660
16,300
2006
11,400
16,650
23,862
29,000
6,807
21,600
2007
11,100
14,800
21,547
25,500
9,704
21,400

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Year Peas, green
($ '000)		 Peppers
($ '000)		 Pumpkin & Squash
($ '000)		 Tomatoes, field
($ '000)		 Other vegetables
($ '000)		 Total
($ '000)
1980
8,778
1,967
441
44,724
35,959
148,005
1981
9,300
2,588
320
58,103
31,547
168,698
1982
11,156
3,354
482
66,375
31,568
177,836
1983
4,800
3,712
640
59,882
41,355
199,326
1984
10,500
2,879
681
87,537
40,662
209,958
1985
12,333
7,754
402
78,324
43,405
218,461
1986
6,244
7,838
582
81,037
51,640
242,424
1987
8,664
8,557
704
78,880
56,527
249,947
1988
7,121
9,089
544
87,665
50,342
248,058
1989
11,575
7,140
621
88,671
46,643
260,939
1990
15,714
12,599
8,985
87,200
46,558
268,696
1991
8,178
14,779
6,841
75,717
34,393
239,462
1992
11,938
10,590
6,801
75,547
47,741
247,419
1993
7,213
10,702
10,188
96,961
37,165
254,352
1994
7,613
12,612
6,783
96,041
44,374
253,587
1995
9,495
12,055
7,540
87,075
51,882
261,387
1996
8,585
9,360
5,505
75,080
45,750
235,515
1997
10,645
9,500
5,040
70,110
49,085
229,032
1998
8,765
8,330
4,340
69,807
50,215
242,792
1999
9,880
11,075
8,025
68,686
44,099
243,895
2000
10,490
8,770
7,305
56,723
46,567
216,145
2001
11,685
9,805
9,265
65,346
58,793
253,755
2002
9,296
10,074
10,498
72,015
47,877
250,826
2003
13,442
11,185
11,608
64,049
49,294
252,308
2004
12,542
12,543
12,908
72,118
49,357
261,516
2005
8,511
13,020
11,168
77,521
47,282
249,185
2006
11,189
15,420
12,175
77,423
53,100
278,626
2007
9,069
16,300
12,185
71,270
56,025
268,900

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Year Greenhouse
Cucumber
($ '000)		 Greenhouse
Tomatoes
($ '000)		 Mushrooms
($ '000)
1980 6,900 12,411  
1981 8,550 12,690  
1982 8,770 13,994  
1983 11,512 15,530
47,884
1984 12,490 16,370
54,000
1985 12,059 14,147
69,373
1986 19,206 24,493
69,866
1987 20,605 27,709
70,825
1988 21,052 28,610
80,034
1989 21,381 25,765
85,377
1990 15,113 17,070
76,021
1991 17,684 20,835
74,410
1992 21,122 18,687
76,885
1993 22,517 24,379
85,170
1994 22,550 26,234
97,847
1995 25,136 33,196
108,925
1996 36,400 57,155
104,320
1997 35,932 71,069
111,060
1998 77,820 126,420
116,959
1999 91,865 145,100
110,050
2000 97,252 177,223
140,893
2001 107,667 210,238
143,040
2002 74,500 216,612
153,586
2003
81,700
188,274
165,035
2004
92,151
210,245
161,600
2005
93,738
205,455
153,634
2006
127,000
218,000
171,810
2007
126,500
198,500
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Year
 Beans, green and wax
(acres)		 Cabbage a
(acres)		 Carrots b (acres) Corn, sweet
(acres)		 Cucumber, field
(acres)		 Onions, dry
(acres)
1980
6,109
3,136
3,806
42,982
5,088
5,015
1981
4,929
3,893
4,695
42,694
5,274
5,330
1982
5,948
4,121
5,021
47,123
5,073
5,601
1983
5,029
4,293
4,700
41,722
4,352
5,681
1984
6,159
4,976
4,907
45,142
4,861
5,560
1985
6,229
4,626
5,328
47,105
4,771
5,865
1986
6,550
3,678
5,902
45,231
5,399
5,620
1987
9,174
3,540
6,096
53,162
5,440
5,597
1988
7,486
3,493
6,203
58,109
5,074
6,042
1989
6,948
4,080
6,040
54,727
4,725
6,180
1990
6,705
4,040
5,675
50,260
4,405
6,075
1991
7,324
4,555
5,650
48,241
3,462
5,935
1992
7,715
4,565
5,775
50,110
3,360
5,880
1993
7,110
4,405
6,040
40,655
3,325
5,645
1994
7,950
4,525
5,997
43,343
3,305
5,800
1995
8,010
4,725
6,800
44,405
3,540
6,190
1996
8,805
4,775
7,100
48,100
3,020
5,985
1997
9,400
4,375
7,400
46,880
3,500
5,600
1998
9,765
4,450
7,490
44,830
3,865
5,370
1999
11,020
5,080
7,450
46,100
5,630
5,575
2000
11,705
4,705
8,145
43,120
7,600
6,150
2001
10,805
5,900
8,870
46,065
8,350
6,620
2002
10,510
5,300
7,600
42,000
7,600
5,700
2003
9,890
4,600
9,100
43,140
6,875
5,800
2004
11,300
4,500
7,750
36,490
6,600
5,400
2005
8,300
4,050
7,000
34,160
4,900
5,200
2006
9,400
4,600
9,350
35,300
2,890
6,700
2007
9,300
3,750
8,550
33,400
2,750
6,500

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Year
 Peas, green
(acres)		 Peppers
(acres)		 Pumpkin & Squash
(acres)		 Tomatoes, field
(acres)		 Other vegetables
(acres)		 Total
(acres)
1980
20,000
1,510
1,100
27,027
16,295
132,068
1981
19,000
1,790
750
29,902
14,963
133,220
1982
22,400
2,189
1,100
30,601
15,053
144,230
1983
16,000
2,383
1,300
32,326
15,989
133,775
1984
19,000
1,758
1,450
35,126
16,597
145,536
1985
17,858
3,382
1,086
31,581
17,574
145,405
1986
12,021
3,755
1,151
31,786
19,734
140,827
1987
17,032
4,047
1,416
31,524
20,489
157,517
1988
20,652
4,150
1,200
37,060
20,658
170,127
1989
18,226
4,400
1,236
34,302
19,347
160,211
1990
21,840
3,810
4,540
32,330
17,725
157,405
1991
21,210
3,732
3,883
26,277
17,180
147,449
1992
21,350
3,680
3,180
24,740
17,090
147,445
1993
14,705
3,260
3,380
24,615
16,045
129,185
1994
18,791
3,252
3,222
25,165
16,584
137,934
1995
22,490
3,290
3,635
23,795
16,660
143,540
1996
20,635
3,500
5,415
21,655
15,355
144,345
1997
23,940
3,150
3,840
20,300
15,500
143,885
1998
19,840
2,665
3,395
17,385
14,970
134,025
1999
23,260
2,625
4,535
19,066
14,930
145,271
2000
23,515
3,200
5,415
18,048
14,995
146,598
2001
23,730
4,100
7,025
19,381
16,177
157,023
2002
25,360
3,000
6,472
19,726
14,213
147,481
2003
23,945
2,950
6,100
17,363
14,805
144,568
2004
23,680
2,500
6,225
18,264
15,195
137,904
2005
20,710
2,900
7,100
18,929
13,240
126,489
2006
20,900
4,000
7,520
18,126
15,525
134,311
2007
21,533
3,800
7,350
18,025
16,690
131,648

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a includes chinese cabbage
b includes baby carrots
Note: 1980 - 1989 stats of green peas and pumpkin & squash does not include fresh market.

farm value

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harvested area

Last revised: 16 May, 2008

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Agricultural Statistics for Ontario, OMAFRA; Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Annual Summary Reports, OMAFRA; Fruit and Vegetable Survey, Statistics Canada; Ontario Asparagus Growers' Marketing Board; Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers; Greenhouse, Sod and Nursery Industries publication, Statistics Canada; Mushroom Grower's Survey, Statistics Canada

 

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