Dairy imports

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

Overview of Canadian Dairy Products Imports

Product	2023 Quantity kg	2023 Value $	2022 Quantity kg	2022 Value $
Milk	67,358,499	55,143,614	61,389,202	52,631,700
Cream	8,687,314	36,503,949	4,623,414	22,667,478
Cheese
Cheddar and cheddar types	8,659,954	89,774,138	7,915,580	79,099,970
Specialty [1]	40,132,949	497,968,596	38,502,737	447,206,312
Processed	2,277,519	20,994,692	2,044,955	17,480,124
Fresh	4,687,487	32,152,169	3,105,159	21,554,180
Total - Cheese	55,757,909	640,889,595	51,568,431	565,340,586
Other Dairy Products
Ice Cream & Edible Ice Products	775,551	6,438,183	874,609	5,154,719
Yogurt	835,507	4,913,901	1,169,497	5,749,569
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk	35,916,694	291,197,841	31,502,683	252,041,723
Evaporated Milk	752,441	1,136,552	775,130	1,209,936
Condensed Milk	3,651	12,202	2,320	5,655
Skim Milk Powder	2,231,217	7,726,085	2,255,526	8,499,357
Whole Milk Powder	3,554,919	14,089,436	3,083,484	9,925,986
Whey Products	42,668,067	82,140,773	45,849,408	87,733,133
Casein and Casein products	2,708,968	44,435,800	2,963,182	42,693,263
Dairy Spreads	549	1,360	365	667
Products Consisting of Natural Milk Constituents	5,739,936	36,518,397	5,113,164	26,222,596
Milk protein substances	12,634,402	106,946,584	11,527,271	92,697,487
Others [2]	19,557,892	173,158,940	17,801,582	189,174,435
Total - Other Dairy Products	127,379,794	768,716,054	122,918,221	721,108,526
TOTAL - All Dairy Products	259,183,516	1,501,253,212	240,499,268	1,361,748,290
[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)

• Calendar year (D025C)  Monthly / YTD – Cumulative / Annual
• Dairy year (D025D) Monthly / YTD – Cumulative / Annual

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

• Dairy year (D027) YTD – Cumulative / Annual

Canadian imports of products containing +50% dairy content

• Calendar year (D026C) YTD – Cumulative / Annual
• Dairy year (D026D) YTD – Cumulative / Annual

Canadian imports of products containing less than 50% dairy content

• Calendar year (D028C) YTD – Cumulative / Annual
• Dairy year (D028D) YTD – Cumulative / Annual

Cheese imports by variety and by country - Calendar year

• Cheese import by varieties (D020) YTD – Cumulative (excludes current calendar year data) / Annual
• Cheese imports by country of origin (D021)  Annual

Imports by country and region - Calendar year

• Calendar year YTD – Cumulative (D033M) / Annual (D33Y)

Imports of dairy products by country - Annual

• Imports by Country of Origin – Summarized Report (D035)
• Imports by Canadian Destination – By Province (D035)
• Imports of Products by All Countries (D034)

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