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Overall series for fruit and vegetable sales have fluctuated in fairly narrow ranges since 2006. Sales of fruits and vegetables by Canadian farmers amounted to $1.5 billion in 2011, up by 7.1% from 2010.
Fruit growers reported sales amounting to $753 million, up 14.3% from 2010, while vegetable sales rose 0.9% to $780 million.
Most of the 14.3% increase in 2011 fruit sales was attributable to blueberry sales, up 36.4% and cranberry sales, up 25.7% compared to 2010. Increased production was the main factor for increased sales in blueberries and cranberries.
Farmers in Ontario and Quebec accounted for more than 80% of vegetable sales. The vast majority of fruit sales came from three provinces: British Columbia (37.7%), Ontario (27.0%) and Quebec (23.1%).
Farmers planted 534,024 acres in fruits and vegetables, a 1.5% decline from 2010. Vegetable area in 2011 fell by 6.1% to 234,942 acres, mainly due to weather conditions. The largest contributors to the decrease in vegetable area were sweet corn, with 10.2% fewer acres in 2011 compared with 2010, and beans, with a 15.5% drop in acreage. Farmers planted 299,082 acres in fruits in 2011, up 2.4% from 2010. Blueberry plantings were mainly responsible for the increased fruit area.
Production of fruits rose 9.5% while vegetable production declined 2.5%. Three crops accounted for most of the increased production in fruit: blueberries, apples and cranberries. On the other hand, the main vegetables contributing to the decrease in production were tomatoes, which fell 4.4%, and cucumbers and gherkins, which dropped 23.4%.
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