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I’m realizing a lot of ppl might not understand what horticulture includes. @CHC_CCH has some great stats on their website that may help paint a more detailed pic of what Horticulture brings to 
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Field Vegetables, Fruit, GreenHouse Veg and Potato production.
:Field Vegetables, Fruit, GreenHouse Veg and Potato production.
A few familiar/delicious players in horticulture include:
horticulture include:
field veg stats:9,000 farms
producing 2 million tonnes/yr
Farm gate value: $1,037,592,000
top 3 commodities by:
area: Corn, peas, beans
tonnes: tomato, carrot, dry onion
$$: carrot, lettuce, tomato
Fruit stats:7845 farms
farm gate value:$1,033,786,000
top 3 commodities by:
area: blueberry, apple, grape
$$: blueberry, apple, grape
Top producing provinces by;
Area: PQ, BC, NS
$$: BC, ON, PQ
Greenhouse Veg stats:658 farms
15M sq meters
farm gate value: $1,287,236,000
top commodities by:
province: ON,BC, PQ
$$: tomato, peppers, cucumber, lettuce
Potato Stats:1,005 farms
57,124 acres
farm gate value:
$1,038,711,000
Producing 1,965,065 tonnes per year.
Top producing provs: PEI
, MB, AB
Making sure the farmers we rely on have the confidence they need to grow these crops for us - that is really important, now more than ever.
#domesticfoodmatters
farmers we rely on have the confidence they need to grow these crops for us - that is really important, now more than ever. #domesticfoodmatters
Ag is hugely diverse. In these uncertain times all our farmers need to know that Canadians value and support food production.
Let your MP know too.
It all matters.
