Agri-Food Trade Service

Statistical Overview of Canadian Horticulture - Booklet

2008

Prepared by:
Horticulture Section
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
www.agr.gc.ca/horticulture_e

The 2008 Statistical Overview of the Canadian Horticulture booklet provides data for the 2004-2008 period. The booklet is in a convenient pocket size format and contains pertinent information on the domestic and international markets for the Horticulture sector including data on farm cash receipts, domestic production, exports, imports and emerging markets.
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Table of Contents

Horticulture

Vegetables

Potatoes

Greenhouse

Fruit

Ornamentals

Honey and Maple

Methodology, Data Sources and Legend

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Horticulture

Major Horticultural Commodities

Vegetables
Tomatoes
Peppers
Mushrooms
Cucumbers
Onions
Carrots
Cabbage
Lettuce
Cauliflower
Celery
Potatoes

Greenhouse
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Peppers
Lettuce

Fruit
Apples
Grapes (labrusca and vinifera)
Tender Fruit
- Apricots
- Peaches
- Nectarines
- Plums and prunes
- Cherries (Sweet and Sour)
- Pears
Berries
- Blueberries (Low bush and High bush)
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Cranberries
- Saskatoon Berries

Floriculture and Nursery
Cut Flowers
Potted Plants (flowering and non flowering)
Shrubs
Trees
Other Live Plants

Honey

Maple

Census of Agriculture: Number of Horticultural Farms in Canada
Number of Farms¹

Product	2001	2006	2006 / 2001
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture	8,889	8,754	-2%
Fruits, berries and nuts	7,743	8,329	8%
Vegetables2	5,031	5,239	4%
Potatoes	1,691	1,607	-5%
Mushrooms	194	154	-21%
Total	23,548	24,083	2%

Census of Agriculture: Number of Horticultural Farms in Canada
Area (ha)³

Product	2001	2006	2006 / 2001
Potatoes	169,475	162,515	-4%
Vegetables2	133,851	125,181	-6%
Fruits, berries and nuts	104,504	110,069	5%
Christmas Trees	37,612	30,630	-19%
Nursery	22,776	24,953	10%
Sod	22,467	27,960	24%
Greenhouse Flowers	846	928	10%
Greenhouse Vegetables	773	1,057	37%
Mushrooms	63	63	0%

1 Number of farms are based on North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS )
2 Excluding potatoes, mushrooms and greenhouse vegetables
3 Area (ha) are based on clasification by crop
Statistics Canada (Census of Agriculture)

Horticulture's Share of Canadian Agricultural Farm Cash Receipts(2008)

Sector	Value ($ Million)1	%
Livestock	18,654	45
Grains & Oilseeds	15,030	36
Horticulture Crops	5,783	14
Special Crops	2,263	5
All Agriculture	41,818	100

1 Excludes program payments

Horticulture's Share of Canadian Agricultural Farm Cash Receipts (2008)

Canadian Horticultural Farm Cash Receipts by Sector
Value ($ Million)¹

Product	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Floriculture & Nursery	1,732	1,707	1,702	1,746	1,857
Vegetables	1,639	1,637	1,739	1,783	1,831
Potatoes	820	787	896	867	987
Fruit	614	597	724	717	743
Maple	148	190	185	166	210
Honey	135	104	104	96	88
Christmas trees	65	66	66	59	67
Canadian Horticulture Total Farm Cash Receipts	5,153	5,088	5,416	5,434	5,783

1 Excludes program payments
Source: Statistic Canada (Farm Cash Receipts, 21-011-X)

Canadian Horticultural Farm Cash Receipts by Sector (2008)

Canadian Horticultural Farm Cash Receipts by Province 2008
Value ($ Million)

Provincial Farm Cash Receipts	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Canada	5,153	5,088	5,416	5,433	5,783
Newfoundland	15	13	16	10	8
Prince Edward Island	173	185	222	223	225
Nova Scotia	126	128	142	114	115
New Brunswick	163	176	174	180	210
Quebec	870	937	1,001	966	1,083
Ontario	1,991	1,977	2,092	2,109	2,187
Manitoba	239	239	213	235	253
Saskatchewan	103	48	58	78	90
Alberta	396	371	360	391	403
British Columbia	1,073	988	994	1,073	1,150

Source: Statistics Canada (Farm Cash Receipts, 21-011-X)

Canadian Horticultural Farm Cash Receipts by Province (2008)

Canadian Horticulture Imports, Exports and Balance of Trade
Value ($ Million)

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Exports	3,644	3,499	3,639	3,709	3,852
Total Imports	7,410	7,771	8,238	8,903	9,510
Trade Balance (Exports-Imports)	- 3,766	- 4,272	- 4,599	- 5,194	- 5,658

Source: Statistics Canada

Canadian Horticulture Imports and Exports

Canada's 2008 Top Export Destinations For Horticultural Products

Rank	Countries	Value (Million $)	% of Total Exports
1	United States	3,227	84.3
2	Japan	105	2.7
3	Germany	45	1.2
4	United Kingdom	48	1.3
5	Mexico	38	1.0
6	Netherlands	33	0.9
7	France	29	0.8
8	China, P.Rep	21	0.5
9	Venezuela	21	0.5
10	Taiwan	12	0.3

Source: Statistics Canada

Canada's 2008 Top Export Destinations For Vegetable Products

Rank	Countries	Value (Million $)	% of Total Exports
1	United States	1,052	95.4
2	United Kingdom	7.5	0.7
3	Japan	7.0	0.6
4	France	6.5	0.6
5	Mexico	4.9	0.4
6	Trinidad-Tobago	2.5	0.2
7	Norway	1.9	0.2
8	Sweden	1.6	0.1
9	Netherlands	1.2	0.1
10	Germany	0.6	0.1

Source: Statistics Canada

Canada's 2008 Top Export Destinations For Potato Products

Rank	Countries	Value (Million $)	% of Total Exports
1	United States	970.7	81.2
2	Japan	33.1	2.8
3	Mexico	31.0	2.6
4	Venezuela	20.5	1.7
5	Saudi Arabia	15.0	1.3
6	Costa Rica	10.9	0.9
7	Korea, South	9.5	0.8
8	China, P. Rep.	6.3	0.5
9	Philippines	5.9	0.5
10	Guatemala	3.1	0.3

Source: Statistics Canada

Canada's 2008 Top Export Destinations For Fruit Products

Rank	Countries	Value (Million $)	% of total Exports
1	United States	700.5	75.7
2	Japan	34.1	3.7
3	United Kingdom	28.8	3.1
4	Netherlands	26.3	2.8
5	Germany	26.1	2.8
6	France	13.8	1.5
7	China, P. Rep.	13.7	1.5
8	Belgium	8.9	1.0
9	Taiwan	6.1	0.7
10	Australia	5.1	0.6

Source: Statistics Canada

Canada's 2008 Top Export Destinations For Floriculture and Nursery Products

Rank	Countries	Value (Million $)	% ot Total Exports
1	United States	296.8	98.0
2	Netherlands	3.1	1.0
3	Panama	1.2	0.4

Source: Statistics Canada

Canada's 2008 Top Export Destinations For Honey Products

Rank	Countries	Value (Million $)	% ot Total Exports
1	United States	55	78.7
2	Japan	5	7.3
3	Australia	5	6.6
4	Germany	2	3.4

Source: Statistics Canada

Canada's 2008 Top Export Destinations For Maple Products

Rank	Countries	Value (Million $)	% ot Total Exports
1	United States	156.0	68.7
2	Japan	24.6	10.8
3	Germany	15.5	6.8
4	United Kingdom	10.1	4.4
5	France	6.2	2.7
6	Australia	5.4	2.4
7	Denmark	3.6	1.6
8	Switzerland	2.3	1.0
9	Netherlands	1.8	0.8
10	Korea, South	1.7	0.7

Source: Statistics Canada

Select Emerging Markets for Horticultural Products¹

Country	2004-2008 World Import Growth (%)	2008 Market Size (million $)	2008 Canadian Import Market Share (%)
Russia	1004%	7,221	0.2%
Belgium	244%	7,175	0.9%
Italy	83%	5,479	4%
Spain	149%	3,977	2%
Poland	795%	2,406	0.2%
Switzerland	174%	2,266	1%
Denmark	347%	1,962	2%
Hong Kong	114%	1,885	1.3%
South Korea	315%	1,276	1%
Singapore	319%	830	0.6%

1 Ranking based on 2008 Market Size

Select Emerging Markets for Vegetable Products¹

Country	2004-2008 World Import Growth (%)	2008 Market Size (million USD $)	2008 Canadian Import Market Share (%)
Belgium	55%	1,825	0.5%
Russia	279%	1,764	0.2%
Italy	28%	1,660	3%
India	205%	1,445	39%
Spain	17%	1,254	2%
United Arab Emarats	429%	726	10%
Austria	40%	673	0%
Poland	176%	543	0.1%
South Korea	70%	535	0.4%
Ireland	70%	377	0%

1 Ranking based on 2008 Market Size

Select Emerging Markets for Potatoes and Potato Products¹

Country	2004-2008 World Import Growth (%)	2008 Market Size (million USD $)	2008 Canadian Import Market Share (%)
Netherlands	28%	2,065	0%
Belgium	65%	1,242	0%
United States	282%	1,106	82%
France	37%	955	0.1
Germany	46%	637	0%
United Kingdom	50%	282	2%
Egypt	89%	208	0%
Spain	52%	166	0.1%
Poland	59%	141	1%
Denmark	18%	53	0%

Source: GTA
1 Ranking based on 2008 Market Size

Select Emerging Markets for Fruit Products¹

Country	2004-2008 World Import Growth (%)	2008 Market Size (million USD $)	2008 Canadian Import Market Share (%)
Russia	186%	4,472	0%
Italy	34%	2,848	0.1%
Spain	43%	2,143	0.4%
Hong Kong	67%	1,543	0.1%
Poland	105%	1,454	0%
China	100%	1,237	0.5%
India	91%	1,133	0%
Sweden	40%	1,072	0%
Switzerland	42%	1,040	0%
Singapore	32%	410	0.2%

1 Ranking based on 2008 Market Size

Select Emerging Markets For Floriculture and Nursery¹

Country	2004-2008 World Import Growth (%)	2008 Market Size (million $)	2008 Canadian Import Market Share (%)
United Kingdom	14%	1,768	0.0%
France	31%	1,708	0.0%
Russia	312%	755	0.0%
Italy	16%	714	0.0%
Belgium	40%	618	0.2%
Switzerland	27%	570	0.0%
Japan	16%	536	0.0%
Swedan	33%	440	0.0%
Denmark	55%	397	0.0%

1 Ranking based on 2008 Market Size

Select Emerging Markets For Honey¹

Country	2004-2008 World Import Growth (%)	2008 Market Size (million $)	2008 Canadian Import Market Share (%)
Germany	7%	247	0.9%
France	64%	93	0.2%
Italy	4%	44	0.0%
Belgium	93%	42	0.0%
Spain	26%	39	0.0%
Netherland	17%	29	0.0%
Switzerland	17%	27	0.8%
Austria	36%	20	0.0%
Denmark	43%	18	0.0%
Poland	113%	12	0.0%

1 Ranking based on 2008 Market Size

Select Emerging Markets For Maple Products¹

Country	2004-2008 World Import Growth (%)	2008 Market Size (million $)	2008 Canadian Imports Market Share (%)
United Kingdom	69%	11	87%
France	117%	8	75%
Denmark	19%	5	81%
Autralia	152%	5	92%
Spain	20%	3	4%
Netherland	6%	3	88%
Switzerland	127%	3	75%
Austria	186%	3	11%
Italy	54%	1	40%
Poland	592%	1	43%

1 Ranking based on 2008 Market Size
Source: Global Trade Atlas (USD$)

Vegetables

Provincial Vegetable Farm Cash Receipts¹
Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Newfoundland	3.1	3.1	4.5	4.9	3.5
Prince Edward Island	12.5	12.2	10.9	11.5	11.0
Nova Scotia	15.6	14.9	24.1	18.4	17.1
New Brunswick	5.6	5.5	5.9	6.2	5.4
Quebec	243.1	235.2	253.0	260.2	266.0
Ontario	428.7	420.7	476.0	465.1	452.0
Manitoba	26.1	26.5	34.4	33.4	32.3
Saskatchewan	1.3	1.4	1.8	1.3	1.7
Alberta	48.1	49.9	48.0	46.9	48.7
British Columbia	116.2	122.7	83.7	129.7	193.1
Canada	900.3	892.1	942.3	977.6	1,030.8

1 Excludes potatoes and greenhouse vegetables
Source: Statistics Canada (Farm Cash Receipts, 21-011-X)

2008 Provincial Share of Vegetable Farm Cash Receipts

Major Field Vegetables Grown for the Fresh Market¹
Value ($ Million)

Vegetable	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Dry Onions	39	47	57	56	50
Carrots	45	44	50	52	47
Lettuce	44	44	52	39	46
Sweet Corn	31	31	41	22	44
Cabbage	32	5	X	32	38
Peppers	22	24	29	24	21
Cauliflower	16	15	18	16	20
Tomatoes	18	25	25	21	17
Celery	10	11	12	11	12
Cucumbers	13	8	8	9	9
Broccoli	37	3	X	6	5
Other Vegetables	20	19	27	32	17

Major Field Vegetables Grown for the Fresh Market¹
Production ('000 t)

Vegetable	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Dry Onions	153	150	203	201	149
Carrots	162	0	168	171	145
Cabbage	129	154	X	101	112
Sweet Corn	63	59	75	59	72
Lettuce	77	77	70	64	70
Cauliflower	26	24	26	23	27
Tomatoes	26	40	40	32	25
Peppers	24	28	35	31	26
Celery	31	25	25	32	25
Cucumbers	20	13	15	15	15
Broccoli	36	2	29	X	4

1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, mushrooms and potatoes
Source: Statistics Canada/ Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Fall Survey
X Data unavailable

Fresh Vegetables Production ('000 t)

2008 Fresh Vegetable Value ($ Million)

Major Field Vegetables Grown for the Processing Market¹
Value ($ Million)

Vegetable	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Tomatoes	59	60	60	61	58
Green Peas	19	14	16	15	19
Sweet Corn	18	17	20	21	15
Carrots	7	x	17	21	14
Cucumbers	17	12	8	10	10
Green & Wax Beans	11	10	10	9	9
Peppers	4	5	4	8	6
Onions	2	2	X	2	4
Cabbage	3	X	X	2	3
Cauliflower	5	3	2	2	2
Celery	2	1	2	2	2
Broccoli	4	1	X	1	1

Major Field Vegetables Grown for the Processing Market¹
Production ('000 t)

Vegetable	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Tomatoes	475	567	563	595	547
Sweet Corn	263	201	192	296	216
Carrots	105	70	x	307	267
Green Peas	75	72	59	60	64
Green & Wax Beans	53	56	46	42	40
Cucumbers	65	57	23	23	25
Cabbage	17	X	X	12	17
Peppers	12	13	12	12	15
Onions	8	5	X	8	10
Celery	8	6	9	10	8
Cauliflower	11	5	6	3	4
Broccoli	7	1	X	1	1

1 Includes greenhouse vegetables, mushrooms and potatoes
Source: Statistics Canada/ Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Fall Survey
X Data unavailable

2008 Field Vegetables Grown for Processing ('000 t)

2008 Share of Vegetables Grown for Processing (Based on value)

Canadian Mushroom Production by Region
Marketed Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Ontario	161.6	153.6	171.8	171.0	182.9
British Columbia	68.5	78.9	77.3	78.0	86.7
Prairies	38.5	37.8	26.8	21.3	16.8
Maritimes, Quebec	14.6	9.1	5.8	4.2	4.7
Canada	283.2	279.4	281.7	274.5	291.2

Canadian Mushroom Production by Region
Marketed Production ('000 t)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Ontario	49.2	48.2	44.1	53.5	48.8
British Columbia	23.0	22.9	25.9	26.0	31.3
Prairies	10.3	9.9	7.8	6.5	4.0
Maritimes, Quebec	5.6	3.6	2.3	1.6	1.5
Canada	88.0	84.7	80.1	87.6	85.6

Source: Statistics Canada (22-003-X)

Mushroom Market Value ($ Million)

Mushrooms Marketed Production ('000 t)

Canada's Major Exported Fresh Vegetables
Value ($ Million)

Vegetable	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Tomatoes (Field & GH)	343.7	334.8	325.2	255.3	286.4
Peppers (Field & GH)	135.8	142.9	174.0	181.6	201.5
Cucumbers (Field & GH)	79.5	78.5	90.1	87.4	90.9
Mushrooms	109.5	102.5	89.0	77.9	69.9
Onions	32.8	29.4	39.6	47.4	40.6
Carrots	30.9	32.7	41.3	37.2	37.2
Lettuce (Field & GH)	17.2	20.4	24.2	21.6	28.3
Cabbage	20.2	24.8	20.6	21.5	20.4
Cauliflower and Broccoli	9.4	4.3	5.2	7.9	6.7
Celery	2.1	2.5	5.6	3.8	3.8
Canada - All Fresh Vegetables	813.2	802.4	841.5	782.5	827.1

Canada's Major Exported Fresh Vegetables
Volume ('000 t)

Vegetable	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Tomatoes (Field & GH)	134.4	142.2	135.9	112.4	119.7
Carrots	72.5	64.5	80.2	73.1	86.8
Onions	61.3	58.2	63.2	76.1	77.9
Peppers (Field & GH)	48.7	56.1	63.7	71.4	67.4
Cucumbers (Field & GH)	53.9	48.8	48.9	51.3	59.0
Cabbage	42.6	46.8	43.4	45.7	41.9
Lettuce (Field & GH)	21.3	22.2	23.6	25.4	29.8
Mushrooms	24.0	26.6	25.0	22.3	20.3
Cauliflower and Broccoli	12.3	6.1	7.0	10.6	8.9
Celery	5.7	5.6	9.0	8.9	6.6
Canada - All Fresh Vegetables	508.1	507.2	531.2	533.1	559.8

Source: Statistics Canada

Volume of 10 Major Exported Fresh Vegetables ('000 t)

Canada's Ten Major Imported Fresh Vegetables
Value ($ Million)

Vegetable	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Lettuce (Field & GH)	274.7	327.3	356.8	384.6	397.9
Tomatoes (Field & GH)	257.2	243.6	258.2	286.2	292.1
Peppers (Field & GH)	182.8	181.6	169.7	191.4	203.3
Melons	158.3	183.4	180.2	194.7	190.2
Carrots	107.0	107.0	108.4	120.2	127.1
Onions	91.7	97.2	95.1	123.7	97.8
Broccoli	73.2	71.2	73.9	85.4	87.1
Cauliflower	53.9	54.4	52.9	52.5	84.9
Cucumbers & Gherkins (Field & GH)	40.3	42.1	49.0	58.1	54.1
Celery	51.6	48.8	48.1	56.5	52.1
All Fresh Vegetables	1,723.6	1,820.6	1,862.4	2,023.2	2,070.1

 

Canada's Ten Major Imported Fresh Vegetables
Volume ('000 t)

Vegetable	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Melons	357.3	346.1	360.9	370.3	350.0
Lettuce (Field & GH)	310.5	315.9	310.0	303.8	294.3
Tomatoes (Field & GH)	173.7	171.5	181.5	196.7	192.8
Onions	150.5	154.6	149.4	154.7	146.3
Carrots	110.4	107.5	112.8	118.4	119.7
Peppers (Field & GH)	95.7	102.5	107.8	107.7	108.7
Celery	97.3	96.0	94.0	92.4	91.1
Broccoli	72.4	73.7	76.0	77.4	77.3
Cauliflower	58.3	60.9	61.2	62.2	66.1
Cucumbers & Gherkins (Field & GH)	42.4	42.4	47.0	49.0	46.1
All Fresh Vegetables	1,830.9	1,835.9	1,863.0	1,905.7	1,874.4

GH - Greenhouse Vegetables
Source:Statistics Canada

Volume of 10 Major Imported Fresh Vegetables ('000 t)

Canada's Imports of Fresh Vegetables from Top Ten Countries
Value ($ Million)

Country	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
United States	1272.5	1342.3	1332.6	1393.9	1432.9
Mexico	260.3	285.3	321.4	418.2	430.7
China P. R	14.0	17.3	25.0	41.3	34.5
Peru	20.8	26.9	31.2	33.3	32.9
Guatemala	22.6	24.2	24.2	29.3	32.6
Netherlands	28.9	27.4	27.0	24.0	21.8
Costa Rica	16.1	19.2	20.8	22.6	20.1
Spain	25.6	16.7	22.4	9.7	14.5
Honduras	12.0	13.5	11.4	11.7	14.4
Dominican Rep.	5.9	4.5	5.2	4.2	5.4
Total All Countries	1723.6	1820.6	1862.4	2023.2	2070.1

Canada's Imports of Fresh Vegetables from Top Ten Countries
Volume ('000 t)

Country	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
United States	1,497.7	1,469.7	1,450.8	1,431.1	1,402.0
Mexico	198.1	219.1	253.0	299.8	312.7
Guatemala	22.5	27.2	30.8	36.2	37.7
China P. R	13.1	16.8	23.6	46.0	35.6
Costa Rica	21.6	25.8	30.6	32.2	27.8
Honduras	15.1	17.9	15.2	12.7	17.2
Peru	5.5	8.1	9.2	9.6	10.2
Netherlands	10.0	10.0	8.9	7.7	7.0
Dominican Rep.	7.9	5.8	6.5	4.8	5.7
Spain	9.5	9.2	9.9	3.4	5.3
Total All Countries	1,830.9	1,835.9	1,863.0	1,905.7	1,874.4

Source: Statistics Canada

2008 Share of the Top Five Countries of Canada
Imports of Fresh Vegetables (volume)

Consumption of Fresh Vegetables in Canada
(kg per person)

Vegetables	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2008/2004
Artichokes	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	100%
Asparagus	0.17	0.2	0.22	0.22	0.24	41%
Beans green and wax	0.71	0.55	0.65	0.6	0.57	-20%
Beets	0.2	0.19	0.29	0.23	0.2	0%
Broccoli	1.35	1.32	1.28	1.33	1.24	-8%
Brussels sprouts	0.1	0.08	0.09	0.1	0.1	0%
Cabbage	2.92	2.71	2.75	2.81	2.47	-15%
Carrots	4.29	5.21	4.16	4.42	3.77	-12%
Cauliflower	0.57	0.62	0.62	0.57	0.64	12%
Celery	2.38	2.2	2.12	2.23	2.05	-14%
Chinese cabbage	0.38	0.41	0.42	0.43	0.45	18%
Corn	0.75	0.77	0.76	0.63	0.72	-4%
Cucumbers	1.8	2.12	2.71	2.01	1.84	2%
Eggplants	0.22	0.22	0.23	0.24	0.24	9%
Garlic	0.23	0.21	0.21	0.28	0.27	17%
Kohlrabi	0.1	0.11	0.11	0.13	0.13	30%
Leeks	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.13	0.13	8%
Lettuce	6.31	6.38	6.08	5.77	5.58	-12%
Manioc	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.04	0%
Mushrooms	0.92	0.89	0.96	0.93	1.02	11%
Okra	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.05	-17%
Onions and shallots	3.76	4.3	4.47	4.3	3.73	-1%
Other edible roots	0.14	0.14	0.16	0.22	0.22	57%
Parsley	0.12	0.11	0.13	0.13	0.13	8%
Parsnips	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.05	0.06	0%
Peas	0.15	0.16	0.21	0.18	0.17	13%
Peppers	2.05	2.3	2.45	2.37	2.37	16%
Potatoes sweet fresh	0.34	0.34	0.36	0.33	0.37	9%
Potatoes white fresh and processed	29.99	29.5	28.58	28.21	28.55	-5%
Pumpkins and squash	1.27	1.31	1.42	1.37	1.38	9%
Radishes	0.35	0.31	0.36	0.36	0.35	0%
Rappini	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.1	0.09	13%
Rutabagas and turnips	0.55	0.69	0.48	0.59	0.51	-7%
Spinach	0.41	0.32	0.27	0.28	0.3	-27%
Tomatoes	4.97	4.78	4.74	4.93	4.54	-9%
Uns	0.66	0.72	0.68	0.66	0.36	-45%
Total fresh vegetables	68.17	69.13	67.94	66.82	64.47	-5%

Source: Statistics Canada (21-020-X)

Potatoes

Provincial Potato Farm Cash Receipts
Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Newfoundland	2.1	1.9	2.8	2.8	2.8
Prince Edward Island	152.7	161.7	202.9	180.6	200.8
Nova Scotia	10.5	9.5	5.8	4.4	5.4
New Brunswick	87.3	77.2	113.5	89.3	119.8
Quebec	94.7	101.6	115.5	84.7	126.3
Ontario	88.2	64.1	89.8	71.7	93.5
Manitoba	156.0	154.2	137.1	183.6	199.4
Saskatchewan	61.2	24.2	32.6	31.8	39.5
Alberta	184.7	137.8	152.1	141.9	154.8
British Columbia	55.7	61.0	43.3	47.9	44.7
Canada	893.1	793.2	895.4	838.7	987.2

Source: Statistics Canada (Farm Cash Receipts, 21-011-X)

2008 Provincial Share Potato Farm Cash Receipts

Canada Potato Farm Cash Receipts ($ Million)

Canadian Potato Production by Province
Volume ('000 t)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Newfoundland	5	5	7	5.6	5.1
Prince Edward Island	1,316	1,197	1,347	1,241	1,110
Nova Scotia	52	32	25	26	26
New Brunswick	750	666	803	770	643
Quebec	556	489	529	589	494
Ontario	357	280	341	234	351
Manitoba	1,034	724	975	1,073	1,079
Saskatchewan	152	131	126	106	119
Alberta	905	804	830	848	793
British Columbia	109	106	108	109	106
Canada	5,235	4,433	5,091	5,000	4,725

Source: Statistics Canada (22-008-X)

2008 Provincial Share of Potato Production

Provincial Potato Production (Area and Yield)
Area Planted (ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Newfoundland	283	283	324	283	283
Prince Edward Island	42,898	39,054	39,499	38,851	37,435
Nova Scotia	2,024	1,416	1,052	1,012	890
New Brunswick	23,675	23,473	24,242	23,675	22,461
Quebec	19,304	19,709	19,385	18,899	17,119
Ontario	16,188	14,691	15,419	14,974	14,569
Manitoba	38,851	34,804	32,619	34,400	33,185
Saskatchewan	5,059	4,452	4,492	3,845	3,845
Alberta	23,473	22,663	22,178	22,582	21,247
British Columbia	3,561	3,480	3,440	3,440	3,035
Canada	175,316	164,025	162,650	161,961	154,069

Provincial Potato Production (Area and Yield)
Area Harvested (ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Newfoundland	243	243	283	283	283
Prince Edward Island	42,696	38,851	38,851	38,851	36,018
Nova Scotia	1,943	1,336	1,012	1,012	890
New Brunswick	23,473	22,866	23,675	23,675	22,056
Quebec	18,697	19,183	18,495	16,714	16,795
Ontario	15,783	14,367	14,569	14,569	14,245
Manitoba	37,637	30,757	34,197	34,197	33,185
Saskatchewan	4,856	4,411	3,845	3,845	3,845
Alberta	23,068	20,842	22,178	22,582	21,044
British Columbia	3,359	3,440	3,238	3,238	3,035
Canada	171,755	156,296	158,238	158,966	151,398

Provincial Potato Production (Area and Yield)
Average Yield (t/ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Newfoundland	21.30	18.61	25.78	19.61	17.93
Prince Edward Island	30.82	30.82	34.75	31.94	30.82
Nova Scotia	26.34	24.10	23.54	25.22	29.14
New Brunswick	31.94	29.14	33.62	32.50	29.14
Quebec	29.76	25.48	29.06	31.84	29.42
Ontario	22.64	19.50	23.43	16.03	24.66
Manitoba	27.46	23.54	30.26	31.38	32.50
Saskatchewan	31.38	29.70	30.26	27.46	30.82
Alberta	39.23	38.56	38.33	38.22	37.66
British Columbia	32.50	30.82	31.38	33.62	34.75
Canada	30.49	28.37	32.18	31.18	31.20

Source: Statistics Canada (22-008-X)

2007 and 2008 Provincial Potato Production:
Area Planted (ha)

2007 and 2008 Provincial Potato Production:
Average Yield (t/ha)

Provincial Potato Use
Potatoes Sold, Consumed, Seeded or Fed to Livestock ('000 t)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007
Newfoundland	5	4	7	5
Prince Edward Island	1,295	1,182	1,320	1,230
Nova Scotia	54	30	23	24
New Brunswick	665	646	777	727
Quebec	509	469	465	560
Ontario	304	261	307	220
Manitoba	1,001	715	965	1,061
Saskatchewan	117	115	115	98
Alberta	889	790	814	812
British Columbia	98	101	103	104
Canada	4,937	4,282	4,896	4,841

   

Provincial Potato Use
Value ($ ' 000)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007
Newfoundland	1,725	1,841	3,301	2,498
Prince Edward Island	165,376	234,915	201,812	221,978
Nova Scotia	10,804	6,247	5,209	5,457
New Brunswick	83,241	127,547	100,538	110,197
Quebec	88,349	120,592	103,468	108,682
Ontario	65,838	74,003	86,221	66,573
Manitoba	167,980	136,629	187,057	205,484
Saskatchewan	33,245	36,787	34,476	35,736
Alberta	168,103	153,213	157,609	157,157
British Columbia	45,787	49,979	46,310	52,645
Canada	830,448	941,753	925,999	966,407

Source: Statistics Canada (22-008-X)
Note: 2008 data not yet available

Provincial Potato Use Value ($ '000)

Trade of Fresh Potatoes
Volume (t)

	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Fresh Table Stock
Exports	307,831	315,918	305,910	471,491	524,714
Imports	148,297	179,494	192,283	155,519	169,358
Trade Balance	159,534	136,424	113,627	315,972	355,356
Seed
Exports	152,888	111,980	124,551	118,552	71,398
Imports	11,667	13,969	8,397	8,931	6,806
Trade Balance	141,221	98,011	116,154	109,621	64,592
Total
Exports	460,719	427,898	430,461	590,043	596,112
Imports	159,964	193,463	200,680	164,450	176,164
Trade Balance	300,755	234,435	229,781	425,593	419,948

Source: Statistics Canada

Trade Volume (t) of Fresh Potatoes
(Total of Table Stock and Seed)

Trade of Processed Potatoes
Value ($ ' 000)

	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Frozen1
Exports	831,985	800,348	882,196	842,932
Imports	51,445	58,437	70,677	74,536
Trade Balance	780,540	741,911	811,519	768,396
Others2
Exports	70,241	62,318	64,662	72,104
Imports	118,289	86,707	91,842	99,303
Trade Balance	-48,048	-24,389	-27,180	-27,199
Total
Exports	902,226	862,666	946,858	915,036
Imports	169,734	145,144	162,519	173,839
Trade Balance	732,492	717,522	784,339	741,197

Trade of Processed Potatoes
Volume (t)

	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Frozen1
Exports	966,715	970,170	1,027,583	979,472
Imports	33,226	46,722	43,921	45,379
Trade Balance	933,489	923,448	983,662	934,093
Others2
Exports	50,076	43,254	44,699	49,507
Imports	42,059	33,660	35,187	37,458
Trade Balance	8,017	9,594	9,512	12,048
Total
Exports	1,016,791	1,013,424	1,072,282	1,028,979
Imports	75,285	80,382	79,107	82,838
Trade Balance	941,506	933,042	993,174	946,141

1 French fries and potatoes, frozen, uncooked
2 Chips, dried,starch,canned and potato saled
Source: Statistics Canada

Trade Volume (t) of Processed Potatoes
(Total of Frozen and Others)

Greenhouse

Greenhouse - Major Greenhouse Farm Gate Value
($ Million)

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Tomatoes	385	383	357	356	372
Peppers	166	196	206	201	212
Cucumbers	137	191	190	179	187
Lettuce	20	25	23	23	24
Greenhouse Total Farm Gate Value	708	795	776	759	795

Greenhouse - Major Greenhouse Crop Production
Production ('000 t)

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Tomatoes	224	210	204	204	207
Cucumbers	114	136	179	188	172
Peppers	41	51	61	71	70
Lettuce	4	5	5	5	X
Greenhouse Total Production	389	411	455	464	449

Greenhouse - Farm Cash Receipts
($ Million)

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Greenhouse Farm Cash Receipts	716.7	711.0	758.3	805.8	799.8

Greenhouse - Major Greenhouse Exports to all Countries
('000 t)

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Tomatoes	133.6	141.7	135.2	112.1	117.4
Cucumbers	44.8	44.1	47.3	47.3	50.1
Peppers	37.9	40.7	47.9	51.1	50.7
Greenhouse Total Export Volume	215.5	225.9	226.7	210.9	218.2

X= data not yet available
*Source: Statistics Canada ( 22-202-X, AAFC calculations)

2008 Share of Canadian Greenhouse Total Production by Commodity

Canadian Greenhouse Farm Cash Receipts ($Million)

Exports of Greenhouse Cucumbers, Peppers and Tomatoes to all Countries Volume ('000 t)

Fruit

Canadian Fruit Farm Cash Receipts
Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Newfoundland	0.9	0.7	0.9	1.3	1.1
Prince Edward Island	5.9	6.3	7.6	10.3	9.1
Nova Scotia	45.1	52.8	60.7	47.6	46.9
New Brunswick	21.1	27.5	34.4	29.1	32.8
Quebec	112.3	120.0	179.7	136.1	171.5
Ontario	193.2	162.0	205.5	235.0	228.3
Manitoba	1.6	1.3	1.9	1.8	1.5
Saskatchewan	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.3
Alberta	2.5	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.1
British Columbia	230.1	223.0	230.0	252.3	248.9
Canada	614.0	597.0	724.0	716.6	743.5

Fruit Farm Cash Receipts by Sector
Value ($ Million)

Sector	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Apples	148.4	147.2	148.6	162.0	168.9
Blueberries	151.3	168.9	224.9	189.9	158.7
Grapes	82.4	54.7	94.1	111.1	112.9
Strawberries	56.9	58.7	60.8	60.6	61.1
Other Fruits	175.1	167.7	195.3	192.9	241.8
Canada	614.1	597.2	724.0	716.5	743.4

Statistics Canada (22-008-X)

2008 Fruit Farm Cash Receipts by Sector

2008 Provincial Share of Fruit Farm Cash Receipts

Canadian Apple Production (for Fresh and Processing Markets)
Marketed Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	8.8	9.9	10.5	11.8	12.3
New Brunswick	2.5	2.2	1.5	1.7	2.0
Quebec	28.2	29.2	34.7	46.8	42.0
Ontario	48.9	60.5	62.2	75.0	73.0
British Columbia	34.6	36.7	38.5	44.4	48.0
Canada	123.2	138.7	147.6	180.4	177.7

Canadian Apple Production (for Fresh and Processing Markets)
Marketed Volume ('000 t)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	36.3	31.0	39.4	41.1	38.8
New Brunswick	4.6	5.0	4.6	3.6	3.9
Quebec	66.8	78.9	78.2	140.6	81.6
Ontario	145.2	142.4	168.7	183.7	191.6
British Columbia	126.1	122.8	117.4	77.1	91.2
Canada	379.2	380.6	408.6	446.4	407.5

Canadian Apple Production (for Fresh and Processing Markets)
Bearing Area (ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	2,266	2,185	2,185	2,266	2,104
New Brunswick	360	384	344	231	227
Quebec	6,111	5,868	5,564	4,978	5,018
Ontario	7,284	7,042	7,001	6,880	6,677
British Columbia	5,504	5,261	3,925	3,925	3,642
Canada	21,600	20,815	19,087	18,321	17,725

Canadian Apple Production (for Fresh and Processing Markets)
Bearing and Non-Bearing Area (ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	2,550	2,469	2,388	2,469	2,428
New Brunswick	445	405	364	304	283
Quebec	6,677	6,637	6,515	6,414	6,070
Ontario	8,903	7,608	7,568	7,689	7,284
British Columbia	5,868	5,666	4,654	4,654	3,845
Canada	24,552	22,889	21,586	21,645	19,993

Statistics Canada (22-003-XIB)

Canadian Apple Production (Marketed Volume ('000 t)

2008 Provincial Share of Apple Production

Canadian Low-Bush Blueberry Value and Volume of Production
Marketed Value ($ '000)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	21,200	24,140	X	27,700	24,000
New Brunswick	10,800	14,600	6,500	X	21,100
Quebec	25,200	17,930	73,275	34,000	33,400
Other Provinces	4,950	5,345	X	X	6,690
Canada	62,150	62,015	129,105	98,010	85,190

Canadian Low-Bush Blueberry Value and Volume of Production
Marketed Volume (t)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	17,305	15,547	13,880	11,975	18,144
New Brunswick	8,664	9,117	9,163	X	15,150
Quebec	19,958	14,470	29,937	14,470	23,723
Other Provinces	3,966	4,046	3,941	X	4,644
Canadian	49,893	43,180	56,921	42,384	61,661

Canadian Low-Bush Blueberry Value and Volume of Production
Bearing Area (ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	7,932	7,689	6,961	7,891	8,094
New Brunswick	4,452	4,694	4,836	X	5,467
Quebec	6,042	8,094	9,348	12,141	12,343
Other Provinces	4,119	2,202	1,865	X	2,254
Canada	22,545	22,679	23,010	27,233	28,158

Canadian Low-Bush Blueberry Value and Volume of Production
Bearing and Non-Bearing Area (ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	15,985	14,973	15,378	15,985	15,985
New Brunswick	8,903	9,510	8,903	X	10,967
Quebec	11,938	11,736	16,187	23,067	23,674
Other Provinces	3,922	3,760	4,448	X	4,826
Canada	39,736	39,979	44,916	54,454	55,452

X data not available
Statistics Canada (22-003-XIB)

Canadian Low Bush Blueberry Production (Marketed Volume (t))

2008 Provincial Share of Low-Bush Blueberry Production

Canadian High-Bush Blueberry Value and Volume of Production
Marketed Value ($ '000)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
British Columbia	72,700	68,115	68,000	92,450	71,200
Other Provinces	4,545	4,830	8,655	7,475	9,145
Canada	77,245	72,945	76,655	99,925	80,345

Canadian High-Bush Blueberry Value and Volume of Production
Marketed Volume (t)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
British Columbia	31,230	25,016	23,587	33,466	29,438
Other Provinces	1,191	1,218	2,018	1,710	2,137
Canadian	32,421	26,234	25,605	35,176	31,575

Canadian High-Bush Blueberry Value and Volume of Production
Bearing Area (ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
British Columbia	3,286	3,318	3,298	3,885	4,856
Other Provinces	429	429	563	573	536
Canada	3,715	3,747	3,861	4,458	5,392

Canadian High-Bush Blueberry Value and Volume of Production
Bearing and Non-Bearing Area (ha)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
British Columbia	3,440	3,480	4,452	6,475	7,284
Other Provinces	532	518	645	720	624
Canada	3,972	3,998	5,097	7,195	7,908

Statistics Canada (22-003-XIB)

Canadian High-Bush Blueberry Production (Marketed Volume (t))

2008 Provincial Share of High-Bush Blueberry Production

World Blueberry Production
Volume (t)

Country	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
United States	122,471	124,648	135,534	162,550	165,120
Canada	78,608	82,310	69,410	82,530	77,400
Poland	23,000	16,500	5,000	4,940	5,226
Lithuania	9,177	5,476	7,933	6,623	4,392
Romania	5,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000
Netherlands	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000
Russian Federation	2,500	2,800	2,500	2,500	2,600
Sweden	100	100	2,200	2,200	2,200
Ukraine	3,500	2,500	3,000	1,000	2,000
New Zealand	1,500	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000
Italy	1,400	1,507	1,489	1,500	1,500
France	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
Spain	750	750	1,000	1,000	1,000
Uzbekistan	500	500	500	500	500
Mexico	295	280	260	264	123
Morocco	50	50	50	50	50
World	253,851	248,521	239,976	282,999	279,156

Note: 2008 data not yet available
Source: FAO Stat

2007 World Blueberry Production

Canadian and World Blueberry Production
Marketed Volume (t)

Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Canadian Low Bush Blueberry Production	54,109	49,893	43,180	56,921	42,384
Canadian High Bush Blueberry Production	24,499	32,421	26,234	25,605	35,176
Canadain Total Blueberry Production	78,608	82,314	69,414	82,526	77,560
World Blueberry Production	239,976	282,999	279,156	282,999	279,156

Source: Statiscs Canada and FAO Stat
Note: FAO (2008 data not yet available)

Canadian and World Blueberry Production (Market Volume (t))

Canadian Cranberry Production
Marketed Value ($ '000)

Provinces	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	540	600	660	X	2,600
New Brunswick	2,600	2,715	X	X	8,100
Quebec*	22,127	18,709	37,209	36,415	66,218
British Columbia	33,930	26,900	31,900	33,375	56,250
Canada	61,900	52,895	79,770	78,150	133,760

Canadian Cranberry Production
Marketed Volume (t)

Provinces	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	277	313	422	X	953
New Brunswick	2,853	3,084	X	X	3,704
Quebec*	24,586	24,945	39,168	29,132	36,185
British Columbia	38,964	37,694	35,925	36,287	33,339
Canada	66,789	67,871	77,086	70,690	74,469

Canadian Cranberry Production
Bearing Area (ha)

Provinces	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	45	45	57	X	85
New Brunswick	162	186	X	X	198
Quebec*	1,144	1,178	1,332	1,510	1,672
British Columbia	1,562	1,562	1,554	2,056	2,347
Canada	2,867	3,116	3,310	3,944	4,373

Canadian Cranberry Production
Bearing and Non-Bearing Area (ha)

Provinces	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	49	49	73	X	101
New Brunswick	192	202	X	X	223
Quebec*	1,321	1,504	1,652	1,876	2,138
British Columbia	1,659	1,659	1,700	2,266	2,469
Canada	3,278	3,490	3,796	4,573	5,024

Source: Quebec data: Association des Producteurs de Canneberges due Quebec,
Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia data: Statistics Canada (22-003-XIB)
N/a indicates data not available
"X" indicates unavailable data due to confidentiality requirements or missing information

Canadian Cranberry Production (Market Volume (t))

2008 Provincial Share of Cranberry Production

World Cranberry Production
Volume (t)

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
United States	280,957	280,140	283,225	312,980	297,280
Canada	52,651	66,790	67,870	77,090	66,360
Belarus	1,000	3,000	3,000	4,000	4,000
Latvia	2,200	3,400	2,900	2,900	2,900
Azerbaijan	1,100	800	1,200	1,300	1,400
Romania	1,000	500	500	500	500
Ukraine	50	100	500	500	500
Macedonia	100	100	100	250	250
Spain	100	100	100	100	100
Tunisia	50	50	50	50	50
Turkey	50	50	50	50	-
World	339,278	355,180	359,495	399,720	373,340

Source: FAOAStat.
Note: FAO (2008 data not yet available)  

World Cranberry Production

Consumption of Fruits in Canada
(kg per person)

Fruit	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2008/2004
Apples	6.48	7.09	7.34	6.9	6.85	6%
Apricots	0.11	0.1	0.07	0.11	0.11	0%
Avocados	0.3	0.28	0.34	0.35	0.38	27%
Bananas	6.34	6.38	6.43	6.55	6.55	3%
Berries other	0.2	0.18	0.26	0.36	0.47	135%
Blueberries	0.37	0.53	0.51	0.64	0.73	97%
Cherries	0.31	0.35	0.44	0.52	0.51	65%
Coconut	0.23	0.25	0.26	0.25	0.24	4%
Cranberries	0.49	0.48	0.63	0.56	0.75	53%
Dates	0.69	0.81	0.95	0.99	0.81	17%
Figs	0.29	0.33	0.34	0.26	0.25	-14%
Grapefruits	0.54	0.48	0.5	0.57	0.53	-2%
Grapes	3.26	3.53	3.31	3.47	3.57	10%
Guavas, mangoes	0.59	0.52	0.58	0.64	0.58	-2%
Kiwis	0.29	0.32	0.33	0.36	0.36	24%
Lemons	0.44	0.45	0.46	0.44	0.43	-2%
Limes	0.24	0.25	0.27	0.3	0.31	29%
Mandarins	1.4	1.57	1.62	1.75	1.74	24%
Melons total	3.98	3.83	4	4.02	3.79	-5%
Muskmelons, cantaloups	1.02	1.12	1.09	1.13	1.05	3%
Nectarines	0.5	0.45	0.38	0.41	0.46	-8%
Oranges	4.81	5.1	4.9	4.43	4.88	1%
Other citrus	0.03	0.06	0.05	0.03	0.02	-33%
Other melons	0.12	0.15	0.19	0.16	0.19	58%
Papayas	0.14	0.16	0.16	0.19	0.17	21%
Peaches	0.59	0.54	0.57	0.67	0.62	5%
Pears	1.44	1.44	1.57	1.61	1.43	-1%
Pineapples	0.77	0.9	1.11	1.08	1.08	40%
Plums	0.55	0.6	0.53	0.54	0.55	0%
Strawberries	1.63	1.8	1.97	2.02	2.02	24%
Unspecified fresh fruits	0.34	0.27	0.29	0.36	0.32	-6%
Watermelons	2.25	1.93	2.07	2.1	2.01	-11%
Wintermelons	0.58	0.63	0.64	0.63	0.54	-7%
Total fresh fruits	35.94	37.49	38.54	38.63	38.75	8%

Source: Statistics Canada (21-020-X)

Ornamentals

Floriculture and Nursery Farm Cash Receipts by Province and Sector
Value ($ Million) ¹

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Quebec	211.2	224.4	204.2	228.9	259.4
Ontario	871.1	873.2	832.5	832.9	909.1
British Columbia	421.2	350.6	400.5	420.5	449.6
Other Provinces	227.8	258.8	320.7	209.4	221.5
Canada Total	1,731.3	1,707.0	1,702.3	1,746.9	1,857.1

Source: Statistic Canada (Farm Cash Receipts, 21-011-X)
1 Excluded Chrismas Trees

2008 Provincial Share of Floriculture and Nursery Farm Cash Receipts

2008 Ornamental Farm Cash Receipts by Sector
Value ($ Million)

Sector	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Floriculture	1,252.5	1,205.1	1,186.0	1,188.9	1,265.7
Nursery	372.6	388.9	389.1	430	457
Sod	106.2	113.4	127.2	127.8	135
Christmas Trees	65.2	65.7	66	58.7	68
Sector Total	1,796.50	1,773.10	1,768.30	1,805.40	1,925

2008 Sector Share of Ornamental Farm Cash Receipts

Nursery Stock Sales
Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Quebec	66.3	67.5	70.4	78.8	70.3
Ontario	261.1	283.1	277.0	273.5	278.0
British Columbia	178.3	175.7	174.5	193.3	182.9
Other Provinces	63.2	65.1	75.7	76.0	78.8
Canada	568.9	591.5	597.6	621.6	610.0

Source: Statistics Canada (22-202-XIB)

Ornamental Flower and Plant Sales
Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Quebec	173.3	165.6	164.6	174.0	185.5
Ontario	734.0	777.2	769.0	774.5	614.3
British Columbia	329.7	263.8	317.5	327.8	291.9
Other Provinces	204.1	217.7	173.3	163.6	166.3
Canada	1,441.1	1,424.3	1,458.1	1,478.1	1,275.5

Source: Statistics Canada (22-202-XIB)

Sod Sales
Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Quebec	24.6	23.2	26.9	26.9	31.9
Ontario	49.2	47.6	54.0	54.0	45.2
British Columbia	6.6	7.0	10.0	7.7	8.3
Other Provinces	25.6	26.8	39.0	35.1	41.9
Canada	106.0	104.5	129.9	125.9	128.4

Source:Statistics Canada (22-202-XIB)

Canadian Floriculture and Nursery Imports, Exports and Balance of Trade
Value ($ Million)

Commodity	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, etc
Exports	26.5	21.1	19.7	18.3	13.3
Imports	59.0	54.5	52.6	55.8	51.9
Balance of Trade	-32.5	-33.4	-32.9	-37.5	-38.6
Other live plants, including their roots, cuttings and slips, etc
Exports	332.2	278.8	253.3	246.9	207.3
Imports	164.9	168.5	165.2	171.5	173.3
Balance of Trade	167.3	110.3	88.1	75.4	34.0
Cuts flowers and flower buds for bouquets or ornamental purposes, etc
Exports	28.5	22.1	16.6	18.2	22.2
Imports	114.9	116.4	117.9	123.5	127.6
Balance of Trade	-86.4	-94.2	-101.3	-105.3	-105.4
Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, etc*
Exports	65.8	64.4	68.9	56.6	60.8
Imports	20.6	21.9	24.5	27.6	32.5
Balance of Trade	45.2	42.5	44.4	29.0	28.3
Total
Exports	453.1	386.5	358.5	340.0	303.6
Imports	359.4	361.3	360.2	378.4	385.3
Balance of Trade	93.6	25.2	-1.7	-38.4	-81.7

Christmas trees included
Source: Statistics Canada

Canadian Floriculture and Nursery Imports, Exports and Balance of Trade Value ($ Million)

Canadian Christmas Tree Production
Number of Farms

Province	2001	2006	2006 / 2001
Newfoundland	24	25	4%
Prince Edward Island	17	23	35%
Nova Scotia	535	437	-18%
New Brunswick	252	190	-24%
Quebec	395	353	-10%
Ontario	918	725	-21%
Manitoba	112	76	-32%
Saskatchewan	44	32	-27%
Alberta	110	119	8%
British Columbia	526	481	-8%
Canada	2,933	2,461	-18%

Source: Statistics Canada (Census of Agriculture)

Christmas Tree Exports by Province
Value ($ Million)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	10.8	10.9	10.6	8.5	8.6
New Brunswick	5.3	4.8	4.8	4.8	5.9
Quebec	19.4	18.1	18.7	15.7	18.9
Ontario	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1
Other Provinces	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7
Canada	36.2	34.8	34.9	29.8	34.2

Christmas Tree Exports by Province
Quantity ('000 Trees)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Nova Scotia	874	864	789	784	540
New Brunswick	384	405	284	362	307
Quebec	1,154	1,038	1,099	944	860
Ontario	15	13	11	17	11
Other Provinces	47	67	71	70	60
Canada	2,474	2,388	2,254	2,177	1,778

Source: Statistics Canada

Canadian Christmas Trees Exports Value ($ Million)

Honey and Maple

Canadian Honey Production
Production (t)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Prince Edward Island	41	24	25	107	126
Nova Scotia	357	331	289	272	272
New Brunswick	88	101	135	56	49
Quebec	923	1,747	1,565	1,025	1,181
Ontario	3,456	4,055	3,760	2,708	2,429
Manitoba	5,362	5,717	8,485	5,626	5,445
Saskatchewan	6,804	8,167	11,343	7,543	7,931
Alberta	15,187	14,463	21,205	13,119	9,800
British Columbia	2,025	1,514	1,559	1,033	879
Canada	34,242	36,119	48,366	31,489	28,112

Canadian Honey Production
Number of Colonies and Yield per Colony (Ibs) for Canada

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Number of Colonies	597,890	615,541	628,401	589.254	585,441
Yeild per colony	126	129	170	118	106

Source: Statistics Canada

Candian Honey Production (t)

Canadian Honey Production

Canadian Maple Production
Volume (t)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Quebec	41,283	34,483	32,664	27,989	27,056
Ontario	1,310	1,310	1,304	1,346	1,597
New Brunswick	1,052	1,238	1,526	1,358	1,030
Nova Scotia	132	126	156	162	128
Canada	43,777	37,157	35,651	30,855	29,805

Canadian Maple Production
Value ($ ' 000)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Quebec	204,115	173,477	164,000	143,600	186,700
Ontario	10,928	10,988	11,147	12,088	15,469
New Brunswick	8,044	8,934	10,878	10,702	8,817
Nova Scotia	1,068	1,054	1,045	1,067	913
Canada	224,155	194,453	187,070	167,457	211,899

Canadian Maple Production
Value ($/kg)

Province	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Quebec	4.94	5.03	5.02	5.16	6.9
Ontario	8.34	8.39	8.55	8.98	9.7
New Brunswick	7.65	7.22	7.13	7.88	8.6
Nova Scotia	8.09	8.37	6.7	6.59	7.1
Canada	5.12	5.23	5.25	5.45	7.1

Source: Statistics Canada(23-221-X)

Canadian Maple Production Volume (t)

Canadian Maple Production Value ($ '000)

Methodology, Data Sources and Legend

Farm Cash Receipts and production values reported in the tables are obtained from Statistics Canada but are compiled from different sources. Production values are obtained through the Fall Fruit and Vegetable Survey (Publication 22-003-XIB) and are expressed as remuneration obtained at the “Farm Gate” and are concerned with gross returns to growers, while Farm Cash Receipts (Publication 21-011-XWE) represent the cash income received from the sale of agricultural commodities as well as direct program payments made to support the agricultural sector. Farm Cash Receipts are estimated using both administrative and survey sources of data.   All dollar amounts in the tables are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Balance of Trade is Exports minus Imports.

X indicates unavailable data due to either confidentially requirements or missing information.

t - Metric ton, ha – Hectares, na – not available, cwt – hundredweight

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