Overview

This resource includes statistical data covering:

  • primary agriculture
  • food and beverage manufacturing
  • international agri-food trade

The data is compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness in partnership with Statistics Canada and other government departments and farm marketing boards.

Data sources include:

  • surveys of farmers (by phone, mail or in person), with input from field officers, agribusinesses and marketing boards
  • the census of agriculture, conducted every five years, which provides benchmarks for livestock, crop areas, land use, farm types and sales
  • administrative data on exports, imports and marketing of inspected or controlled commodities

More information

Questions, comments or requests for additional information should be directed to the statistician responsible for the compilation of the table. To email the statistician please click on their name.

Steve Duff  
Chief economist 
Subject areas: Farm finance, Agriculture census
Telephone: 519-829-8345

Siva Mailvaganam  
Subject areas: Horticultural crops, Agriculture census
Telephone: 519-400-8533

Cassidy Judd  
Subject areas: International trade, Food and beverage
Telephone: 519-400-3167

Noah Berry  
Subject areas: Dairy, Field crops, Livestock and poultry, Economic indicators
Telephone: 519-830-8179

Written enquiries may be addressed to:

Steve Duff
Chief economist
Economic Analysis Unit
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
1 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2
Fax: 519-826-3492
Toll-free phone line: 1-877-424-1300