Dairy statistics, February 2018
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Released: 2018-04-25
The total supply of creamery butter reached 40 638 tonnes in February, up 61.0% from February 2017.
In February, 10 393 tonnes of creamery butter were marketed, of which 1 tonne was exported. Stocks at the end of the month were 30 245 tonnes.
Production of butterfat reached 30 166 tonnes in February, up 6.5% from February 2017. This marks the 38th consecutive month showing year-over-year increases of butterfat production.
Total cash receipts from milk and cream sold off farms totalled $525.4 million in February, up 2.4% from the same month last year.
Note to readers
Dairy statistics are available for Canada and the provinces.
Data on dairy stocks for March 1, 2018, are now available in CANSIM table 003-0033. These data represent the ending stocks of the previous month.
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