Facts & Figures About Fruits
and Vegetables

In General:

There are nearly 21,000 hectares (ha) of fruits, 61,000 ha of vegetables, and over 17,000 ha of potatoes grown in Ontario.
Ontario's most commonly grown fruit include apples (over 8,000 ha), grapes (over 8,000 ha), and peaches (over 3,000 ha)
Other fruit grown in Ontario include apricots, blueberries, melons, cherries, nectarines, pears, plums, raspberries, and strawberries
Grape and tender fruit (peaches, plums, apricots, and cherries) production is focussed on the Niagara Peninsula
Apple production is largely within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the Collingwood/Thornbury area, and Haldimand-Norfolk County
Ontario's most commonly grown vegetables include potatoes (over 15, 000 ha) sweet corn (over 15,000 ha), peas (over 8,000 ha), and field tomatoes (over 8,000 ha)
Other vegetables grown in Ontario include asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, peppers, pumpkins, squash, radishes, rhubarb, rutabagas, spinach, and zucchini
Ontario farmers also grow a significant amount of mushrooms, garlic, and parsley
Mushrooms, greenhouse-grown cucumbers and greenhouse-grown tomatoes rank highest in farm value
Vegetable production in Ontario is focussed within the GTA (including the Holland Marsh), and the warmer southwestern area of the province – Kent, Essex, and Haldimand-Norfolk
Large areas of potatoes are grown on the sandy soils of the Alliston and Shelburne areas

For further stats on Ontario fruit and vegetable production and value see www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/stats/hort/index.html