Now in its fourth year, the one-of-its-kind Great Ontario Yield Tour has been consistently successful in projecting the yearly Ontario corn and soybeans yield within +/-3 bushels/acre of Agricorp’s final Ontario yield estimates. The Tour, which takes place well before harvest, is unable to consider late-fall weather-induced final harvested acreage and resulting yield differences.

According to Agricorp data, in 2018, corn yields across Ontario (for reported acres as of March 18) came in at an average of 183 bushels per acre. This is above the Production Insurance 10-year average of 170 bushels per acre. Soybean yields across Ontario came in at an average of 53 bushels per acre. This was above the Production Insurance 10-year average of 45 bushels per acre. A dry June and July in most areas, followed by rain in August, contributed to these record high yields.


Farms.com Risk Management conducted a 2019 Ontario Planting Intentions farmer survey from January 23rd – March 24th, 2019. The survey forecasts that Ontario farmers intend to plant a record amount of corn, unchanged soybean acres and lower wheat acres compared to 2018. Read the full Farms.com Risk Management 2018 Ontario Planting Intentions report.

Ontario Crop Statistics
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2,155,000 acres
Corn acres in 2018, +1.7% vs. 2017
166 bu/acre
Corn (final) yield in 2018, -1.0 bu/acre vs. 2017 |
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3,020,000 acres
Soybean acres in 2018, -1.8% vs. 2017
51.4 bu/acre
Soybean (final) yield in 2018, +5.8 bu/acre vs. 2017 |
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1,004,700 acres
Wheat acres (intended) in 2018, -0.5% vs. 2017
81.2 bu/acre
Wheat (final) yield in 2018, -2.5 bu/acre vs. 2017 |
Ontario currently does not have any soil moisture concerns
