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)

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

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Imports by country and region - Calendar year

Imports of dairy products by country - Annual

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