Fruit and vegetable production, 2013
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Released: 2014-01-29
Canadian fruit and vegetable farmers sold $1.7 billion in produce in 2013, down 1.4% from a year earlier.
Fruit growers reported a 6.2% sales decrease to $825 million while vegetable sales rose 3.5% to $868 million. Among the provinces, Quebec had a significant sales drop for fruit, while Ontario apple sales in 2013 returned to their 2011 level. Vegetable sales increased in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nationally, carrots accounted for the largest contribution to vegetable sales at $93.3 million, followed by sweet corn ($72 million), cabbage ($66.7 million) and tomatoes ($65 million).
Blueberry sales declined 22.3% to $188 million, while cranberry sales were down 13.5% to $94 million. Apple sales rose 2.7% to $191.3 million, while grape sales were up 3.5% to $149.6 million. In general, fruit sales growth was the result of increased production.
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Fruit and vegetable sales
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