Dairy statistics, December 2020
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Released: 2021-02-26
The total amount of milk sold off farms in December increased by 3.5% year over year to 806 498 kilolitres. Meanwhile, milk sold off farms for fluid purposes rose 4.6% to 247 091 kilolitres. Milk sold off farms for industrial purposes grew 3.0% year over year to 559 406 kilolitres.
Total cash receipts from milk and cream sold off farms amounted to $636.9 million in December, up 4.0% 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.
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