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OrganicPriceTracker.ca was launched by Canadian Organic Growers Perth-Waterloo-Wellington as part of a project funded by the Agricultural Management Institute to support the local organic sector through the development of farm management tools. Please note that this tool is no longer being actively maintained.
The COABC maintains a weekly organic fruit and vegetable price list.
Statistics Canada conducts an annual fruit and vegetable survey, collecting data to produce estimates of the total cultivated area, the harvested area, total production, marketed production and the farm gate value of selected fruits and vegetables grown in Canada. In July 2020, Statistics Canada published experimental data on fruit and vegetable certified organic cultivated area.
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) publishes regular statistics on the horticultural sector in Ontario. Please note, these statistics do not include organic specific data.
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This document is part of the 2020 series of organic cost of production (COP) models prepared by the Organic Council of Ontario. This particular model focuses on organic field crops and a three year crop rotation of corn, soybeans, and wheat. This document is accompanied by the Budget spreadsheet.
The primary objectives of this COP model are to assist:
- conventional farmers interested in adopting some organic production methods or potentially in transitioning to certified organic production in order to gain an understanding of the organic COP and profitability.
- organic farmers in order to:
- understand where they are spending their money
- determine what the profitability of their crops is and could be
- benchmark their farm against the published COP model
- strive to meet or exceed the published COP’s yield and profit potential