Dairy statistics, July 2021
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Released: 2021-09-24
The total amount of milk sold off farms in July increased 2.4% year over year to 806 637 kilolitres. Meanwhile, milk sold off farms for fluid purposes decreased 8.0% to 208 441 kilolitres. Milk sold off farms for industrial purposes rose 6.6% year over year to 598 196 kilolitres.
Total cash receipts from milk and cream sold off farms amounted to $611.9 million in July, up 7.7% year over year.
Chart 1
Milk sold off farms in Canada
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Dairy statistics are available for Canada and the provinces.
Milk sold off farms, total is the total milk sold from Canadian farms; it includes milk for fluid purposes and milk for industrial purposes.
Milk sold for fluid purposes is milk used for table milk and cream (excluding sour cream).
Milk sold for industrial purposes is milk used for manufactured products such as butter, cheese, yogurt and ice cream.
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