 |
Top three fruit and field-grown vegetable crops by area, by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)
| |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
| |
Farms reporting |
Area1 |
| |
number |
% change |
hectares |
% change |
| Canada |
|
|
|
|
| All farms in Canada |
276,548 |
246,923 |
-10.7 |
… |
… |
… |
| Farms reporting fruits |
14,302 |
12,158 |
-15.0 |
99,191 |
104,504 |
5.4 |
| Blueberries total area |
2,009 |
2,284 |
13.7 |
36,221 |
43,981 |
21.4 |
| Apples total area |
7,144 |
4,690 |
-34.4 |
31,592 |
25,825 |
-18.3 |
| Grapes total area |
1,330 |
1,444 |
8.6 |
7,515 |
10,589 |
40.9 |
| Farms reporting vegetables |
11,440 |
9,829 |
-14.1 |
127,697 |
133,851 |
4.8 |
| Sweet corn |
4,921 |
3,637 |
-26.1 |
37,881 |
35,489 |
-6.3 |
| Green peas |
2,378 |
1,903 |
-20.0 |
16,360 |
17,455 |
6.7 |
| Green or wax beans |
2,784 |
2,302 |
-17.3 |
9,256 |
12,141 |
31.2 |
| Note : Includes tree fruits, berries and nuts. |
| 1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare is equivalent to 2.471 acres. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. |
| Last modified: 2004-05-30. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table,
consult the 2001 Census of
Agriculture.
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