Overview of the Canadian dairy industry at the farm level.
The table below represents the data to produce the graph above
Province | BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | NL | CANADA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Farms with Milk Shipments as of Aug 1 | 421 | 459 | 145 | 221 | 3,155 | 4,134 | 162 | 191 | 138 | 22 | 9,048 |
Number of Dairy Cows as of July1 | 81,100 | 86,300 | 28,600 | 41,800 | 325,000 | 354,200 | 16,000 | 21,200 | 12,200 | 5,200 | 971,600 |
Number of Dairy Heifers as of July 1 | 36,200 | 41,000 | 12,100 | 19,100 | 145,800 | 131,500 | 6,600 | 8,600 | 5,600 | 2,100 | 408,600 |
Source: Statistics Canada and Canadian Dairy Commission | |||||||||||
Number farms, dairy cows & heifers
This section houses reports on the Number of farms, dairy cows and heifers in various formats.
For customized reports, please utilize the links provided below:
Number of dairy cows and heifers by province (Annual, report D042)
Report displays number of dairy cows or dairy heifers by province for selected number of years on January 1st or July 1st.
Source: Statistics CanadaNumber of farms with shipments of milk by province (Annual , report D056)
Report displays number of farms with shipments of milk on August 1st per province for selected number of years.
Source: Canadian Dairy Commission
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