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
2021-2022
Province BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL
Provincial allocation shown in million kilograms of butterfat 35.41 35.18 12.26 17.11 127.36 146.80 6.71 8.61 5.04 2.52
Provincial allocation shown in percentages 8.9% 8.9% 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 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
British Columbia 25.75 26.94 27.62 29.61 31.89 32.49 34.33 35.19 35.89 35.41
Alberta 25.62 26.80 27.44 29.42 31.68 32.28 34.11 34.96 35.66 35.18
Saskatchewan 8.93 9.34 9.56 10.25 11.04 11.25 11.89 12.18 12.43 12.26
Manitoba 12.46 13.03 13.34 14.31 15.41 15.70 16.59 17.00 17.35 17.11
Western Milk Pool 72.75 76.11 77.95 83.58 90.01 91.71 96.92 99.34 101.33 99.97
Ontario 99.91 102.25 104.09 109.47 116.03 115.11 121.72 123.88 127.15 127.36
Quebec 116.19 118.66 120.78 126.18 133.73 132.68 140.29 142.78 146.56 146.80
New Brunswick 5.27 5.39 5.49 5.77 6.11 6.06 6.41 6.53 6.70 6.71
Nova Scotia 6.75 6.90 7.03 7.40 7.84 7.78 8.23 8.37 8.60 8.61
Prince Edward Island 3.98 4.07 4.14 4.34 4.60 4.56 4.82 4.91 5.04 5.04
P5 [2] 232.10 237.26 241.52 253.15 268.31 266.19 281.47 286.47 294.04 294.52
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.88 1.97 1.96 2.65 2.29 2.35 2.31 2.47 2.55 2.52
Canada 306.74 315.34 321.44 339.38 360.61 360.26 380.71 388.28 397.92 397.01
[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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