Fall in Canada, 2023... By the numbers (PDF, 3.32 MB)
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By the numbers… Food Day Canada 2023
Fall is here! Bundle up and head to your local farmers' market!
In 2022, farmers in Canada reported the following areas of harvested fruits and vegetables:
- 17,790 acres of cranberries
- 28,965 acres of grapes
- 1,739 acres of Brussels sprouts
- 9,054 acres of broccoli
- 10,370 acres of regular cabbage
- 20,430 acres of green and wax beans
Source: Statistics Canada, table 32-10-0364-01 Area, production and farm gate value of marketed fruits and table 32-10-0365-01 Area, production and farm gate value of marketed vegetables.
Fall-ing for colourful leaves
The beautiful leaves changing colour will blow you away! Just under one-quarter (24%) of Canadian households in 2021 owned a leaf blower, up 11 percentage points from 2011.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 38-10-0148-01 – Lawn care and landscaping equipment.
Pumpkin spice and everything nice
In 2022, Ontario had the largest area (9,431 acres) of Canada’s total pumpkin harvested area (12,338 acres). This represents more than three-quarters (76.4%) of the pumpkin area harvested in the country.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 32-10-0365-01 – Area, production and farm gate value of marketed vegetables.
Let’s go apple picking!
In 2022, there were 7.72 kg (retail weight) of fresh apples available per person in Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 32-10-0054-01 – Food available in Canada.