The Milk Economy

Quebec's dairy sector has always been and still is the largest agricultural sector in Quebec.
Quebec's milk production is an important mechanism in the economy of all regions of Quebec. The some 10,040 dairy farm operators throughout the entire province market nearly 3.5 billion litres of milk every year with a farm gate value more than $3,25 (...)
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Supply management Quebec and Canadian producers control their production level based on the needs of the domestic market. The representatives of producers in all provinces, in consultation with the industry, set an annual production target known as the (...)
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View the statistics published in the Le producteur de lait québécois magazine on various aspects of milk production and processing (i.e. our class-based sales structure, current prices and other data). The statistics are only available in french.
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