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www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower DECEMBER 2015 47 risk, but he's also confident that the new protocols will protect growers. "I have not noticed any of the newly planted varieties to be less susceptible to PPV," he said. But "the CFIA and Ontario tender fruit industry have taken great steps to ensure propagating budwood has been virus tested in an attempt to plant virus-free acres." All dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars; a Canadian dollar is worth approximately 77 U.S. cents as of November 2015. • 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 ACRES 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 TONS 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 $1,800 $1,600 $1,400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200 CAN.$ PER TON Peach production down in Ontario CULTIVATED AREA MARKETED PRODUCTION VALUE PER TON SOURCE: STATISTICS CANADA JARED JOHNSON/GOOD FRUIT GROWER Figures include fresh and clingstone peaches.