Dairy imports

This section houses statistics about the dairy products imports in various formats.

Overview of Canadian Dairy Products Imports
Product 2022
Quantity kg
2022
Value $
2021
Quantity kg
2021
Value $
Milk 60,201,362 50,387,071 66,414,835 50,080,513
Cream 4,623,377 22,667,411 5,401,857 16,607,831
Cheese
Cheddar and cheddar types 7,821,948 77,905,982 6,484,646 64,989,525
Specialty [1] 38,512,126 447,299,790 36,584,170 406,735,495
Processed 2,127,525 18,144,771 2,029,995 16,835,805
Fresh 3,105,763 21,546,973 2,584,763 15,172,800
Total - Cheese 51,567,362 564,897,516 47,683,574 503,733,625
Other Dairy Products
Ice Cream & Edible Ice Products 724,972 4,617,788 748,383 4,229,758
Yogurt 1,169,481 5,749,469 995,942 4,917,106
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 31,523,055 252,211,145 28,227,642 154,953,536
Evaporated Milk 775,242 1,210,116 1,454,085 1,827,820
Condensed Milk 2,394 5,835 2,690 4,591
Skim Milk Powder 2,341,941 8,719,080 2,778,771 8,851,652
Whole Milk Powder 3,097,576 9,922,545 2,409,961 8,095,556
Whey Products 45,854,353 88,207,515 47,979,123 58,648,648
Casein and Casein products 2,934,184 42,460,509 3,408,279 39,341,350
Dairy Spreads 365 667 6,469 11,839
Products Consisting of Natural Milk Constituents 5,028,713 26,008,178 4,794,379 17,119,027
Milk protein substances 11,527,271 92,697,487 12,574,381 79,498,982
Others [2] 17,738,636 188,389,713 15,008,535 134,793,296
Total - Other Dairy Products 122,718,183 720,200,047 120,388,640 512,293,161
TOTAL - All Dairy Products 239,110,284 1,358,152,045 239,888,906 1,082,715,130
[1] Specialty cheese includes HS code groupings under Cheese, blue-veined; Cheese, Specialty; Cheese, nes, grated or powdered, of all kinds
[2] Others = Lactose and Lactose Syrup, Milk Albumin, and Buttermilk Products
Source: Statistics Canada
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

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Canadian imports (by product and HS codes)

Canadian imports administered on a dairy year basis (by product and HS codes)

Canadian imports of products containing +50% dairy content

Canadian imports of products containing less than 50% dairy content

Cheese imports by variety and by country - Calendar year

  • Cheese import by varieties (D020) YTD – Cumulative (excludes current calendar year data) / Annual
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Imports by country and region - Calendar year

Imports of dairy products by country - Annual

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