Number of farms, dairy cows and dairy heifers

Overview of the Canadian dairy industry at the farm level.

The table below represents the data to produce the graph above
Number of dairy farms, cows and heifers by province in Canada - 2025

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
Calculations done by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

 

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 Canada

Number 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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