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ORGANICAGRICULTUREINCANADA:BYTHENUMBERS
In2015,therewere 5,053 organicoperations*inCanada,including:
4,045 primaryproducers+294 in-transition
618 livestockoperations
1,542 processors,manufacturers &retailers
*Thenumberof organicoperationsisnotanaggregateoftheothercategoriessincemanyoperationsfallintomultiplecategories(e.g.,anoperationmaybeaprimaryproducerandalivestockoperation).
Organic PrimaryProducers
In2015therewere4,045certifiedproducers
concentratedinQuebec,Saskatchewan
andOntario.Followingapost-recessiondip,ithastaken6yearsforthenumberoforganicproducerstosurpassitspreviouspeakin2009(3,914).
Revealingstrongsupportandsteadydemandfororganic,QuebecandBCarehometothelargestnumberofin-
transitionproducers.TheAtlanticprovinces
hadthegreatestincreasein
transitionalproducerswith23addedin
2015.
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BC AB SK MB ON QC Atlantic YT/NWT
2013
2014
2015
Certified
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BC AB SK MB ON QC Atlantic YT/NWT
201320142015
In-transition
March2017
Organic Acreage
OrganicacreageinCanadaincreasedbyover70,000acresbetween2014and2015to2.43millionacres.Organicareasnowaccountforapproximately1.5%oftotal
agriculturallandinCanada.
Whilepasturestilloccupiesthelargestshareofallorganicacreage,itsproportionhas
decreasedfrom65%to63.8%primarilyduetosignificantincreasesinvegetable&rootcropacreage,aswellasfruit&nutacreage.
ORGANICAGRICULTUREINCANADA:BYTHENUMBERS
OrganicProcessors,HandlersandRetailers
Therehasbeenageneralreductioninthenumberofcertifiedprocessors,handlersandmanufacturersin2015estimates.COTAsuspectsthatthisdropisattributedtogapsinthedataduetochangesinthecertificationbodylandscapein2015.Thiswillbeatrendto
watchforintheanalysisof2016data.
TheYukonreporteditsfirstcertifiedprocessorin2015.
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BC AB SK MB ON QC Atlantic YT
2013
2014
2015
1,43
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1,49
3,51
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1,37
4,57
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1,55
3,19
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1,73
8,82
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8,82
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2,07
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0.9%1.0% 1.0%
1.2% 1.2%1.3% 1.3%
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Acres Shareoftotalagriculturalland
Fruit&Nuts0.7%
Vegetables1.8%
FieldCrops33.7%
Pasture&Forage63.8%
Shareoforganicacreage:
March2017
OrganicAcreagebyCropTypes
ORGANICAGRICULTUREINCANADA:BYTHENUMBERS
Fieldcropandpasture&foragecropacreageincreasedslightly
between2014and2015.Thoughmuchsmaller
areasintotal,fruit&nutacreageincreasedby
nearly50percent,whilefreshvegetableandrootcropacreagetripled
between2014and2015.
OrganicTradeIn2015,Canadaimported$652millionCADworthofthe65trackedorganicproducts,representinga37%increasefrom2012.Thereare127countriesthathaveprovidedorganicproductstoCanadabetween2012and2015.Thetop5countriesoforiginhavesuppliednearlythree-quartersofalltrackedimports(byvalue)
since2012.
TheCanadaOrganicTradeAssociation(COTA)wouldliketosincerelythankalloftheorganicCertificationBodies&organicassociationsthatprovidedthedatausedinthisanalysis.Theirvoluntaryparticipationplays
avaluableroleinunderstandingandsupportingtheorganicsectorinCanada.Abigthankyouto:
AtlanticCanadaOrganicRegionalNetwork(ACORN)AtlanticCertifiedOrganicCo-op(ACO)
BCAssociationforRegenerativeAgriculture(BCARA)CARTVCCOF
CCPBSRLCentreforSystemsIntegration(CSI)
CertifiedOrganicAssociationofBC(COABC)Ecocert
FraserValleyOrganicProducersAssociation(FVOPA)
GlobalOrganicAlliance(GOA)InternationalCertificationServices,Inc.(ICS)
LETISOregonTilth
OrganicCropImprovementAssociation(OCIA)OrganicProducersAssociationofManitoba(OPAM)
PacificAgriculturalCertificationService(PACS)Pro-CertOrganic
QAITCOCert
Valueandvolumeoftrackedorganicimports:
2012 2013 2014 2015Value
(millionCAD) $476.8 $505.0 $576.6 $652.4
Volume*(millions) 181.1kg 194.0kg 194.1kg 197.9kg
*ExcludingmilkSource:StatisticsCanada,CATSNETAnalytics,2016
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16,967
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1,53
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18,039
42,994
819,52
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1,55
3,04
7
Fruit&nuts Vegetables FieldCrops Pasture&foragecrops
20142015
March2017