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Introduction

The Canadian organic retail market was valued at $5.4 billion in 2017, ranking sixth in the world (Canada Organic Trade Association). Ontario is the largest provincial market, with nearly 30% market share of Canadian organic retail sales. Ontario has experienced nearly 10% annual year-over-year growth since 2012, with estimated organic retail sales at $1.6 billion in 2017. Two-thirds of Canadians are purchasing organic products weekly. Canada’s highest weekly buyers of organic groceries are millennials (83%), university graduates (78%) and families (72%). This report will present research and data on the Ontario organic consumer and retail market.

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Ontario Organic Agriculture Summary

Ontario produces a diverse range of organic agricultural products and has been growing steadily as a sector. From 2004 to 2018, the number of organic farms in Ontario has grown by 95%, while overall organic acreage in Ontario has grown by 150%. This report gives an overview of the geographic make-up of Ontario organic, as well as the types of organic production and gross farm receipts by farm type.