Fruit and vegetable production, 2025

Released: 2026-02-16

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.

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Farm-gate value of fruits and vegetables

Fruit production rebounds in British Columbia but declines in Atlantic provinces

At the national level, production trends among Canada's leading fruit commodities were mixed in 2025. Cranberry production (+0.5%) rose slightly, while production declined for lowbush blueberries (-12.6%) and apples (-9.7%). Overall fruit production was relatively stable, as gains in some commodities were offset by weather-related declines in others.

Fruit producers in British Columbia reported a strong rebound in 2025, following the severe cold snap that affected the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys in 2024. British Columbia's sweet cherry production, which accounted for approximately 96.5% of national production, more than tripled (+319.1%) year over year to a record high 26 million kilograms in 2025. Harvested area rose by 132.1% year over year to 2,200 hectares, largely reflecting a return to normal levels, while yields increased by 80.6%.

In contrast, total fruit production in Atlantic Canada declined in 2025 compared with 2024, mainly due to drought conditions. Prolonged periods of below-average rainfall from July through November 2025 limited soil moisture, reducing yields and production. Lowbush blueberry yields fell sharply relative to the previous five-year average in Nova Scotia (-31.1%) and New Brunswick (-27.8%). Cranberry production also declined across the region, falling to 19.2% in Nova Scotia, 16.3% in New Brunswick and 15.5% in Prince Edward Island.

Vegetable production rises in Central Canada but declines in Atlantic provinces

At the national level, total vegetable production increased 8.0% from 2024 to 2.6 billion kilograms in 2025. This increase was driven by higher volumes of tomatoes (+18.4%) and carrots (+15.5%).

In Atlantic provinces, dry conditions pulled vegetable production down 12.6% to 92 million kilograms. The largest decrease was in Newfoundland and Labrador, where vegetable production fell by 16.6%, followed by New Brunswick (-13.6%), Prince Edward Island (-12.6%) and Nova Scotia (-12.3%).

Conversely, in Ontario, higher production of tomatoes (+18.6%), cabbage (+16.1%) and carrots (+7.5%) contributed to overall growth in production, while total vegetable sales rose by 8.9%, led by sweet potatoes (+23.5%), tomatoes (+17.7%) and asparagus (+11.7%). In Quebec, both production and sales increased, driven by higher volumes of carrots (+45.9%), lettuce (+14.0%) and cabbage (+5.2%). Sales growth was led by carrots (+30.6%), lettuce (+18.8%) and cabbage (+7.1%).

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