Canadian farms

Statistics on farms in Canada. Dairy barns by types, employment at the Farm, farms, dairy cows and dairy heifers, milk production at the farm, farming revenue and expenses, Somatic cell & bacteria counts and milk quota.

Image: Map of Canada with number of dairy farms and cattle as described in the table below
The table below represents the data to produce the graph above
Number of dairy farms, cows and heifers by province in Canada - 2024
ProvinceBCABSKMBONQCNBNSPENLCANADA
Number of Farms with Milk Shipments as of Aug 1

426

470

151

226

3,193

4,250

162

195

160

23

9,256

Number of Dairy Cows as of July1

80,100

86,000

28,500

43,900

324,500

352,200

15,800

21,100

12,200

5,100

969,400

Number of Dairy Heifers as of July 1

35,900

41,800

11,800

19,300

144,400

128,900

6,600

8,900

5,700

2,100

405,400

Source: Statistics Canada and Canadian Dairy Commission
Calculations done by AAFC-AID , Market Information Section

 

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.

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.

Dairy barn by types

Satistics about the types of dairy barns in Canada.

Employment at the Farm

Statistics about employment in Canadian dairy production and its economic impacts.

Milk production at the farm

Milk production at the farm by province (Monthly, D081)

Report displays total milk production at the farm in hectolitres, by province, with year-to-date information by calendar or dairy year.

Farm milk composition by province (Monthly, D084)

Report displays the farm milk composition average test, by province, with year-to-date information by calendar or dairy year.

Other milk production reports

Historical milk production

Statistics related to milk production at the farm level.

Goat milk production by province

Statistics about goat milk production by province au Canada by province.

Organic milk production

Statistics about organic milk production and producers in Canada.

Farming revenue and expenses

Statistics on farming revenues and expenses, along with other sectoral reports and links.

Somatic cell & bacteria counts (Monthly, D085)

Report displays monthly somatic cell and bacteria counts per ml by province.

Monthly trade of milk quota by province (Monthly, D086)

Report displays monthly trade of milk quota by province.

Total milk quota

Statistics on the distribution of the total quota by province.

 

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