STATCAN: Fruit and vegetable farm-gate value up 11.3% nationally
Fruit and vegetable farm-gate value increased by 11.3% year over year to a record high $3.4 billion in 2025. Fruit sales rose 16.8% to $1.6 billion, while vegetable sales were up 7.1% to $1.8 billion. The increase in national farm-gate value of fruits was driven by prices (+18.1%), as fruit production (+0.1%) was relatively stable. In contrast, vegetable production rose 8.0% year over year, despite an unchanged average price in 2025.
Among Canada’s major fruit-and-vegetable producing provinces, Quebec recorded gains in both fruit (+19.6%) and vegetable (+7.7%) farm-gate values. In Ontario, total fruit farm-gate value rose 5.3% to $384 million, while total vegetable farm-gate value increased 8.9% to $815 million.
