Statistics on farms in Canada.
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- Number of Dairy cows and heifers
- Number of farms with shipments of milk
- Milk quota
- Milk production at the farm
- Dairy barn by types
- Employment at the Farm
- Farming revenue and expenses
- Somatic cell & bacteria counts
- Open Data Portal
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 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.
Milk Quota
Monthly trade of milk quota by province (Monthly, D086)
Report displays monthly trade of milk quota by province.
Statistics on the distribution of the total quota by province.
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.
Statistics related to milk production at the farm level.
Statistics about goat milk production by province au Canada by province.
Statistics about organic milk production and producers in Canada.
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.
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.
Open Data Portal
Monthly market information data about the Canadian dairy industry, including milk class sales, milk production, shipments of milk and cream. This format permits access to machine-readable data across multiple years and categories.
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