Distribution of total milk quota by province

Statistics on the distribution of the total quota by province.

Graph: Total milk quota as represented in the table below
The table below represents the data to produce the graph above
Distribution of Milk Total Quota in Canada by province, for dairy year
2022-2023
Province BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL
Provincial allocation shown in million kilograms of butterfat 35.47 35.24 12.28 17.14 128.17 147.73 6.75 8.66 5.08 2.54
Provincial allocation shown in percentages 8.9% 8.8% 3.1% 4.3% 32.1% 37.0% 1.7% 2.2% 1.3% 0.6%
[1] As per market sharing arrangements specified in the Newfoundland, P5 and Western Milk Pool (WMP) Agreements
Source: Canadian Dairy Commission
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section
Distribution of Milk Total Quota in Canada by province [1]
(In Dairy Year)
(million kg of butterfat)
Province 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
British Columbia 26.94 27.62 29.61 31.89 32.49 34.33 35.19 35.89 35.41 35.47
Alberta 26.80 27.44 29.42 31.68 32.28 34.11 34.96 35.66 35.18 35.24
Saskatchewan 9.34 9.56 10.25 11.04 11.25 11.89 12.18 12.43 12.26 12.28
Manitoba 13.03 13.34 14.31 15.41 15.70 16.59 17.00 17.35 17.11 17.14
Western Milk Pool 76.11 77.95 83.58 90.01 91.71 96.92 99.34 101.33 99.97 100.13
Ontario 102.25 104.09 109.47 116.03 115.11 121.72 123.88 127.15 127.36 128.17
Quebec 118.66 120.78 126.18 133.73 132.68 140.29 142.78 146.56 146.80 147.73
New Brunswick 5.39 5.49 5.77 6.11 6.06 6.41 6.53 6.70 6.71 6.75
Nova Scotia 6.90 7.03 7.40 7.84 7.78 8.23 8.37 8.60 8.61 8.66
Prince Edward Island 4.07 4.14 4.34 4.60 4.56 4.82 4.91 5.04 5.04 5.08
P5 [2] 237.26 241.52 253.15 268.31 266.19 281.47 286.47 294.04 294.52 296.39
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.97 1.96 2.65 2.29 2.35 2.31 2.47 2.55 2.52 2.54
Canada 315.34 321.44 339.38 360.61 360.26 380.71 388.28 397.92 397.01 399.05
[1] As per market sharing arrangements specified in the Newfoundland, P5 and Western Milk Pool (WMP) Agreements
Source: Canadian Dairy Commission
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

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