Most Common Organic in Canada

"Consumers by now are used to seeing a range of organic fruits and vegetables for sale in their local grocery store, but the most common certified organic product reported by Canadian farmers is probably not what they think — it's hay.

Field crops and hay lead the charge, according to a Statistics Canada study published today that analysed organic farming in Canada between 2001 and 2006.

According to the study, 2,462 farming operations reported growing certified organic field crops and hay, nearly half of them in Saskatchewan.

Canada has a competitive advantage for growing grains and oilseeds because of the climate and large expanses of cropland suited to mechanization.

Fruits and vegetables are the second most common certified organic products in Canada, and B.C. is the province with the highest number of farms producing organic fruit, vegetable or greenhouse products."

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