Facts & Figures
Average Ontario Grain Corn Prices

Crops Harvested in Years 1914-2006

Consumer Price Index Values for 1914-2006 (1992 = 100.0)

Year

C.P.I.

$/bu

x Year C.P.I. $/bu x Year C.P.I. $/bu

1914

7.2

$0.69

1946 11.2 $1.06 1978 43.6 $2.79

1915

7.3

$0.70

1947 12.3 $1.89 1979 47.6 $3.03

1916

8.0

$1.05

1948 14.0 $1.32 1980 52.5 $3.87

1917

9.4

$1.72

1949 14.4 $1.30 1981 58.9 $2.92

1918

10.6

$1.72

1950 14.8 $1.62 1982 65.3 $2.84

1919

11.6

$1.24

1951 16.5 $1.80 1983 69.1 $4.03

1920

13.5

$1.11

1952 16.9 $1.45 1984 72.1 $3.41

1921

11.9

$0.79

1953 16.7 $1.36 1985 74.9 $3.41

1922

10.9

$0.78

1954 16.8 $1.45 1986 78.1 $2.28

1923

10.9

$0.88

1955 16.8 $1.06 1987 81.5 $2.57

1924

10.7

$1.16

1956 17.0 $1.20 1988 84.8 $3.63

1925

10.9

$0.90

1957 17.6 $1.18 1989 89.0 $3.07

1926

10.9

$0.94

 1958 18.0 $1.18 1990 93.3 $2.64

1927

10.8

$0.91

1959 18.3 $1.16 1991 98.5 $2.67

1928

10.8

$1.08

1960 18.5 $1.23 1992 100.0 $2.77

1929

10.9

$1.00

1961 18.7 $1.21 1993 101.8 $3.34

1930

10.9

$0.85

1962 18.9 $1.28 1994 102.0 $3.00

1931

9.8

$0.40

1963 19.2 $1.37 1995 104.2 $4.64

1932

8.9

$0.45

1964 19.6 $1.30 1996 105.9 $3.88

1933

8.5

$0.59

1965 20.1 $1.30 1997 107.6 $3.66

1934

8.6

$0.65

1966 20.8 $1.47 1998 108.6 $2.99

1935

8.7

$0.45

1967 21.5 $1.25 1999 110.5 $2.84

1936

8.8

$0.70

1968 22.4 $1.24 2000 113.5 $3.22

1937

9.1

$0.64

1969 23.4 $1.31 2001 116.4 $3.44

1938

9.2

$0.47

1970 24.2 $1.36 2002 119.0 $3.93

1939

9.1

$0.55

1971 24.9 $1.15 2003 122.3 $3.62

1940

9.5

$0.55

1972 26.1 $1.63 2004 124.6 $2.94

1941

10.1

$0.74

1973 28.1 $2.53 2005 127.3 $2.71

1942

10.5

$0.80

1974 31.1 $3.03 2006 129.9 x

1943

10.7

$0.88

1975 34.5 $2.52 2007 x x

1944

10.8

$0.99

1976 37.1 $2.12 2008 x x

1945

10.9

$1.04

1977 40.0 $2.15 2009 x x

* est
Source, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Statistics Canada, and Ontario Corn Producers’ Association