Statistics about organic milk production and producers in Canada.

The table below represents the data to produce the graph above
2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
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Production of certified organic milk in hectolitres | 950,486 | 974,302 | 1,033,416 | 1,110,664 | 1,213,649 | 1,306,888 | 1,397,966 | 1,436,387 | 1,484,709 | 1,490,378 |
Number of producers (farms) | 209 | 215 | 218 | 222 | 232 | 246 | 249 | 247 | 244 | 240 |
Dairy year milk volume by province
Year | British Columbia |
Alberta / Manitoba |
Ontario | Quebec / Nova Scotia |
Canada |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021/22 | 368,772 | 91,796 | 389,490 | 640,320 | 1,490,378 |
2020/21 | 385,968 | 80,994 | 385,269 | 632,478 | 1,484,709 |
2019/20 | 370,030 | 83,386 | 370,391 | 612,581 | 1,436,387 |
2018/19 | 347,570 | 84,315 | 365,290 | 600,791 | 1,397,966 |
2017/18 | 326,646 | 85,250 | 340,849 | 554,143 | 1,306,888 |
2016/17 | 320,077 | 87,501 | 328,846 | 477,225 | 1,213,649 |
2015/16 | 286,459 | 89,376 | 297,586 | 437,242 | 1,110,664 |
2014/15 | 271,147 | 76,926 | 267,396 | 417,947 | 1,033,416 |
2013/14 | 245,888 | 74,567 | 260,534 | 393,313 | 974,302 |
2012/13 | 204,640 | 98,264 | 263,652 | 383,931 | 950,486 |
Year | British Columbia |
Alberta / Manitoba |
Ontario | Quebec / Nova Scotia |
Canada | |||
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2021/22 | 27 | 6 | 82 | 125 | 240 | |||
2020/21 | 28 | 6 | 81 | 129 | 244 | |||
2019/20 | 26 | 7 | 82 | 132 | 247 | |||
2018/19 | 28 | 7 | 81 | 133 | 249 | |||
2017/18 | 30 | 7 | 82 | 127 | 246 | |||
2016/17 | 31 | 9 | 79 | 113 | 232 | |||
2015/16 | 27 | 9 | 74 | 112 | 222 | |||
2014/15 | 26 | 8 | 74 | 110 | 218 | |||
2013/14 | 20 | 10 | 75 | 110 | 215 | |||
2012/13 | 17 | 11 | 77 | 104 | 209 | |||
Note: Amounts for other provinces - nil or minute Source: B.C. Milk Marketing Board, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec, Alberta Milk and Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section |
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Monthly Milk volume by province
British Columbia
British Columbia
Month | 2018/2019 hl |
2018/2019 Prod. |
2019/2020 hl |
2019/2020 Prod. |
2020/2021 hl |
2020/2021 Prod. |
2021/2022 hl |
2021/2022 Prod. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August | 29,994 | 28 | 29,994 | 28 | 32,259 | 29 | 33,594 | 28 |
September | 28,722 | 27 | 28,722 | 27 | 31,657 | 29 | 30,886 | 28 |
October | 26,741 | 29 | 29,331 | 25 | 32,089 | 28 | 30,648 | 28 |
November | 28,004 | 30 | 28,994 | 25 | 30,795 | 28 | 29,865 | 27 |
December | 29,609 | 30 | 30,842 | 25 | 31,738 | 28 | 30,426 | 27 |
January | 30,169 | 30 | 31,168 | 25 | 32,740 | 28 | 29,660 | 27 |
February | 26,594 | 30 | 28,794 | 25 | 29,515 | 28 | 27,831 | 27 |
March | 29,738 | 28 | 31,819 | 26 | 33,629 | 28 | 31,446 | 27 |
April | 29,261 | 28 | 31,320 | 26 | 33,601 | 28 | 30,383 | 27 |
May | 29,978 | 28 | 32,990 | 26 | 35,202 | 28 | 31,985 | 27 |
June | 28,964 | 28 | 32,678 | 26 | 32,625 | 28 | 30,832 | 27 |
July | 29,797 | 28 | 33,379 | 26 | 30,118 | 28 | 31,216 | 27 |
Total | 347,570 | 28 | 370,030 | 26 | 385,968 | 28 | 368,772 | 27 |
Source: BC Milk Marketing Board Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section |
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Alberta/Manitoba
Alberta/Manitoba
Month | 2018/2019 hl |
2018/2019 Prod. |
2019/2020 hl |
2019/2020 Prod. |
2020/2021 hl |
2020/2021 Prod. |
2021/2022 hl |
2021/2022 Prod. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August | 6,825 | 7 | 6,954 | 7 | 7,137 | 7 | 7,127 | 6 |
September | 6,415 | 7 | 6,515 | 7 | 6,650 | 7 | 7,074 | 6 |
October | 6,477 | 7 | 6,578 | 7 | 6,304 | 7 | 7,265 | 6 |
November | 6,599 | 7 | 6,621 | 7 | 6,058 | 6 | 7,220 | 6 |
December | 7,487 | 7 | 6,933 | 7 | 6,544 | 6 | 8,010 | 6 |
January | 7,525 | 7 | 7,188 | 7 | 6,912 | 6 | 7,832 | 6 |
February | 6,674 | 7 | 6,667 | 7 | 6,289 | 6 | 7,277 | 6 |
March | 7,421 | 7 | 7,300 | 7 | 6,945 | 6 | 8,119 | 6 |
April | 7,121 | 7 | 6,984 | 7 | 6,749 | 6 | 7,987 | 6 |
May | 7,300 | 7 | 7,191 | 7 | 7,351 | 6 | 7,930 | 6 |
June | 7,244 | 7 | 7,312 | 7 | 6,848 | 6 | 7,936 | 6 |
July | 7,225 | 7 | 7,142 | 7 | 7,208 | 6 | 8,019 | 6 |
Total | 84,315 | 7 | 83,386 | 7 | 80,994 | 6 | 91,796 | 6 |
Source: Alberta Milk & Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section |
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Ontario
Ontario
Month | 2018/2019 hl |
2018/2019 Prod. |
2019/2020 hl |
2019/2020 Prod. |
2020/2021 hl |
2020/2021 Prod. |
2021/2022 hl |
2021/2022 Prod. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August | 30,218 | 82 | 30,367 | 81 | 32,094 | 81 | 32,159 | 81 |
September | 28,734 | 81 | 29,148 | 81 | 30,538 | 81 | 31,328 | 83 |
October | 28,449 | 82 | 29,972 | 80 | 30,897 | 80 | 32,997 | 83 |
November | 28,021 | 82 | 28,735 | 81 | 30,909 | 80 | 31,953 | 83 |
December | 30,327 | 82 | 30,681 | 82 | 32,751 | 80 | 33,096 | 83 |
January | 31,048 | 81 | 32,206 | 83 | 32,746 | 81 | 32,794 | 82 |
February | 28,663 | 82 | 30,692 | 83 | 30,288 | 81 | 29,947 | 82 |
March | 32,615 | 83 | 32,404 | 82 | 33,668 | 81 | 33,333 | 82 |
April | 32,569 | 83 | 30,637 | 82 | 32,731 | 81 | 32,970 | 82 |
May | 33,085 | 83 | 32,216 | 82 | 33,996 | 82 | 34,767 | 82 |
June | 31,071 | 82 | 31,521 | 82 | 31,721 | 82 | 31,998 | 82 |
July | 30,490 | 81 | 31,813 | 82 | 32,930 | 82 | 32,148 | 82 |
Total | 365,290 | 81 | 370,391 | 82 | 385,269 | 81 | 389,490 | 82 |
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section |
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Quebec / Nova Scotia
Quebec / Nova Scotia
Month | 2018/2019 hl |
2018/2019 Prod. |
2019/2020 hl |
2019/2020 Prod. |
2020/2021 hl |
2020/2021 Prod. |
2021/2022 hl |
2021/2022 Prod. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August | 48,287 | 128 | 50,845 | 134 | 51,922 | 132 | 52,813 | 130 |
September | 47,417 | 128 | 49,940 | 135 | 50,718 | 132 | 50,892 | 130 |
October | 49,144 | 131 | 51,580 | 134 | 52,435 | 131 | 52,699 | 129 |
November | 48,376 | 131 | 50,626 | 135 | 51,870 | 130 | 52,109 | 129 |
December | 51,488 | 130 | 52,695 | 134 | 54,604 | 129 | 55,550 | 129 |
January | 52,585 | 132 | 52,831 | 133 | 56,160 | 129 | 55,536 | 126 |
February | 47,311 | 132 | 49,342 | 133 | 49,905 | 129 | 50,036 | 125 |
March | 52,127 | 132 | 52,921 | 133 | 54,217 | 129 | 55,511 | 125 |
April | 50,796 | 132 | 48,766 | 133 | 52,175 | 129 | 54,030 | 125 |
May | 52,033 | 131 | 50,740 | 133 | 54,198 | 129 | 55,991 | 125 |
June | 50,263 | 130 | 50,440 | 133 | 51,641 | 129 | 52,829 | 125 |
July | 50,964 | 133 | 51,855 | 132 | 52,634 | 129 | 52,324 | 125 |
Total | 600,791 | 133 | 612,581 | 132 | 632,478 | 129 | 640,320 | 125 |
Source: Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section |
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