Have you registered for OPVG’s 2023 Annual General Meeting?

Let’s us know you’ll be joining us with a quick email to opvg@opvg.org. 

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Four Points Sheraton, London – Bristol Room

8:00 am – 1:00 pm

(includes breakfast and lunch)

Agenda Highlights

• OPVG Chair Address
• Greetings from Hon. Lisa Thomspon (invited)
• Address from Cameron McWilliam, FPMC
• Financials
• Board Reports and Operations
• 2022 Bursary Awards
• Guest Speakers: Robert Both, Macro Strategist with TD Securities and Dr. Rebecca Lee, Executive Director with Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada
• OPVG Resolutions
• Industry Advisory Committee
• Lunch

Thank you to all our sponsors. We appreciate your support.

Here’s the latest on 2023 negotiations.

Green peas

• Up 10.5% on prices for all tenderometer categories

Hand harvest cucumbers

• Negotiations resulted in a 7.3% price increase for the Eastern region and a 9.9% increase for the Chatham area
• There is a new pay per use spray program for downy mildew, a new minimum wage clause and changes made to existing cap clauses

Machine harvest cucumbers

• Negotiated price is up 10.2%
• There is a new pay per use spray program for downy mildew, a new calculation for high yield pricing and changes made to existing cap clauses

Onions

• Negotiations for the 2023 onion crop for processing resulted in a 47.8% price increase with changes to the size tolerance
• The 2022 negotiations for onions were paused, due to factors outside the negotiator's control, resulting in the 2023 negotiated price representing a two year price difference

Sweet corn

• There was no agreement reached and final offers have been exchanged. A grower meeting is scheduled for March 2 to present final offers

Negotiations with Nortera are currently underway for green and wax beans, lima beans and squash.

If you have any questions, or did not receive an agreement, contact the OPVG office. 

Thank you to the more than 100 people who attended the March 1 Tomato Day, hosted by District 1. There were great presentations ranging from the California situation and forecast, MTO rules and regulations for farm equipment, an overview by OFVGA on new tank-mixing guidelines, and an engaging panel discussion.

We’re proud to represent the diverse and dynamic processing vegetable industry in Ontario since 1946. Our sector of Canadian agriculture contributes more than $98 million in gross annual sales from nine crops. We’re highlighting the ways we serve our industry in this newsletter feature, focusing on communications and education in this issue.