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 :
Field Vegetables, Fruit, GreenHouse Veg and Potato production.
Field Vegetables, Fruit, GreenHouse Veg and Potato production.
A few familiar/delicious players in 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
$$: carrot, lettuce, tomato
9,000 farms
producing 2 million tonnes/yr
Farm gate value: $1,037,592,000
top 3 commodities by:
area: Corn, peas, beans
tonnes: tomato, carrot, dry onion
$$: 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
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
$$: tomato, peppers, cucumber, lettuce
658 farms
15M sq meters
farm gate value: $1,287,236,000
top commodities by:
province: ON,BC, PQ
$$: 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
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
#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.
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.