Production of certified organic milk and number of producers in Canada

Statistics about organic milk production and producers in Canada.

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Production of Certified Organic Milk and Number of Producers in Canada between 2012/13 and 2021/22
  2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
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

Production of Certified Organic Milk in Canada
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
Number of producer farms in Canada
Year British
Columbia
Alberta /
Manitoba
Ontario Quebec /
Nova Scotia
Canada
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
Monthly Production of Certified Organic Milk and Number of Producer Farms in 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
Monthly Production of Certified Organic Milk and Number of Producer Farms in Alberta and 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
Monthly Production of Certified Organic Milk and Number of Producer Farms in 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
Monthly Production of Certified Organic Milk and Number of Producer Farms in Quebec and 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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