Ontario Processing Vegetable Crop Statistics

Statistical data details harvested area, marketed production, average price, farm value, and average yield for processing vegetable crops in Ontario. It includes metrics such as tons contracted, tons harvested, gross farm value, price per ton, harvested acres, yield, gross return per acre, and number of contracts. The data is compiled by Statistics and Economics staff of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, in cooperation with Statistics Canada and farm marketing boards, with a last update in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between price per ton and yield for different vegetable crops to model farm profitability.
• Forecast marketed production for a crop using historical data on tons contracted and harvested acres.
• Compare gross return per acre across different processing vegetable crops to identify high-value agricultural investments.
• Assess market concentration by examining the number of contracts relative to total tons harvested for a given crop.

Strengths

• Includes 8 key agricultural metrics per crop record, such as tons harvested and gross farm value.
• Compiled in cooperation with Statistics Canada and farm marketing boards, ensuring authoritative sourcing.

Limitations

• Specific row counts and temporal coverage of the historical data are not provided.
• Data is specific to Ontario processing vegetables, limiting geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, in cooperation with Statistics Canada.

Collection Method

Compiled from data collected in cooperation with various government departments and farm marketing boards.

Freshness

Last updated February 2026.

Geography

Ontario, Canada.