Value of Industry

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  • Approximate $800 million value of production
  • This is roughly 10% of the $8 billion agricultural industry in Ontario

  • Because it is fragmented into many sectors (dairy, beef, sheep, equine, hay producers, etc), and does not receive check-off, the importance of the forage industry in Ontario is often underestimated

 

Acres 2006 Census

Estimated Total $ Value

Total Farms

13,310,216

 

Alfalfa

1,662,370

 

Other Hay

900,267

 

Total Hay

2,562,637

$516,455,363

Corn Silage

320,759

$134,132,880

Forage Seed

12,323

$1,363,200

Seeded Pasture

749,719

$101,541,563

Natural Pasture

1,112,668

$49,287,563

Total Pasture

1,862,387

$150,829,125

Total Forage

4,758,106

$801,417,368

For comparison

Soybeans

2,155,884

 

Grain Corn

1,577,862

 

Winter Wheat

1,028,476

 

Acreages based on 2006 Census of Agriculture

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