Canadian farms

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

Milk Quota

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

Report displays monthly trade of milk quota by province.

Total 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.

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.

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

Dairy statistics and market information

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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