Farms.com Risk Management had concluded its 2017 Ontario Plantings Survey in March and this is how it compares to Stats Canada’s 2017 March updated Acreage figures. For corn and wheat acreage, the two sets of data are quite close to each other. Stats Canada is estimating close to 400,000 more acres to be planted in 2017 in Ontario- 6,190,000 in 2017 vs. last year at 5,800,000, and compared to our survey at 5,936,287. Read the full Farms.com Risk Management 2017 Ontario Planting Intentions report.

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49,600
Number of farms in 2016, covering more than 25 mil acres of productive farmland |
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200
Commodities produced in Ontario, including field crops, vegetables and livestock |
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$11 billion
The agri-food sector is the largest economic engine in Ontario, contributing more than $11 billion to the provincial economy. |
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65%
Ontario-based processors buy about 65% of the province's food-related production |
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3000
No. of food & beverage processing businesses, many located in rural communities |
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158,000
Farming Jobs in Ontario & generates $13.7 billion to the province's GDP |
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3
Jobs waiting for every agriculture degree graduate in Ontario |
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2,220,000 acres
Corn acres in 2017, +10% vs. 2016
158.5 bu/acre
Corn yield in 2016, -12.1 bu/acre vs. 2015 |
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3,020,000 acres
Soybean acres in 2017, +11% vs. 2016
45.9 bu/acre
Soybean yield in 2016, -0.9 bu/acre vs. 2015 |
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950,000 acres
Wheat acres in 2017, -13% vs. 2016
87.7 bu/acre
Wheat yield in 2016, +11.7 bu/acre vs. 2015 |
According to Environment Canada’s data on Ag Canada’s website, as of 31 May, 2017, there were no drought conditions spotted in Ontario.