Dairy statistics, January 2023
Released: 2023-03-27
The total amount of milk sold off farms in January increased 2.6% year over year to 809 797 kilolitres. Meanwhile, milk sold off farms for fluid purposes was virtually unchanged year over year, at 223 347 kilolitres. Milk sold off farms for industrial purposes increased 3.6% year over year to 586 450 kilolitres.
Total cash receipts from milk and cream sold off farms amounted to $740.9 million in January, up 15.6% year over year.
Chart 1
Milk sold off farms in Canada
Note to readers
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.
Data on dairy statistics have higher rates of estimation since the January 2021 reference month as a result of higher non-response rates. These data may be subject to revision. For more information on estimation and imputation, refer to the "Related information" (Definitions, data sources and methods) for this release.
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