Agriculture in Ontario

[King of Kensington]

Ontario ranks third among provinces for cash receipts, behind Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Largest sectors by cash receipts (000's):

Dairy products 1,955,734
Fruit, veg, potatoes 1,787,552
Soybeans 1,468,588
Cattle and calves 1,393,447
Hogs 1,351,342
Corn 1,219,801

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/stats/finance/cash_receipts.htm

Southern Ontario and southern Quebec are pat of what's referred to as the "dairy belt" that also includes Vermont, upstate New York, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Dairy products are also the largest sector in neighboring Quebec and NYS, while in Michigan corn and dairy products are about even

http://www.farmflavor.com/us-ag/mic...an/michigans-top-10-agricultural-commodities/.

 

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Ontario ranks third among provinces for cash receipts, behind Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Largest sectors by cash receipts (000's):

Dairy products 1,955,734
Fruit, veg, potatoes 1,787,552
Soybeans 1,468,588
Cattle and calves 1,393,447
Hogs 1,351,342
Corn 1,219,801

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/stats/finance/cash_receipts.htm

Southern Ontario and southern Quebec are pat of what's referred to as the "dairy belt" that also includes Vermont, upstate New York, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Dairy products are also the largest sector in neighboring Quebec and NYS, while in Michigan corn and dairy products are about even

http://www.farmflavor.com/us-ag/mic...an/michigans-top-10-agricultural-commodities/.

I don't know to what extent it's a climate or soil thing, but corn is so iconic and strongly associated with nearby (or at least not too far) parts of the US to the west, like many states in the Midwest that are just as far north, yet not in southern Ontario.

You see cornfields in Ontario, but it's not an image that's particularly evocative of the province. I definitely think of cows and orchards before corn when I picture agriculture in Ontario, unlike the Midwest.

 

[King of Kensington]

When one thinks of the American Midwest, cornfields and states that begin with the letter "I" likely come to mind for many!

 

[King of Kensington]

Top counties, employed in agriculture:

Huron 13.4%
Perth 8.8%
Bruce 7.7%
Haldimand-Norfolk 7.7%
Prince Edward 7.6%
Oxford 7.2%
Grey 6.8%
Elgin 6.2%