Module 7-The Canadian dairy industry

Question 1

how big is the Canadian dairy industry? how much income comes in?

Answer 1

the third largest agricultural sector in Canada bringing $6.64 billion in net farm receipts

Question 2

how big is the dairy industry

Answer 2

10,371 dairy farms that were home to a national population of 1.4 million head in 2018-19

Question 3

how many hecto letters of plant processed milk was produced in Canada

Answer 3

Plant processed milk from dairy cows amounted to 92 million hectolitres (hl) in 2019

Question 4

how many hecto letters of fluid milk was produced in Canada

Answer 4

Fluid milk production was 27.4 million hl

Question 5

how many hectoliters of industrial milk was produced in Canada

Answer 5

industrial milk production was 62.2 million hl

Question 6

how many hectolitres of organic milk was produced in Canada

Answer 6

1.3 million hl of organic milk

Question 7

how many hectoliters of goats milk was produced in Canada

Answer 7

an estimated 62.2 million l

Question 8

what products does the Canadian fluid milk industry produce

Answer 8

fluid milk industry that produces table milk, creams and flavoured milks

Question 9

what does the Canadian industrial milk industry produce

Answer 9

the industrial milk industry used to make products such as yogurt, cheese, ice cream, butter and milk powders.

Question 10

whats the order for highest per capita consumption of Canadian dairy products

Answer 10

1) fluid milk
2) cream
3) cheese
4) yogurt
5) ice cream
6) yogurt

Question 11

what makes the canadian dairy industry world renowned

Answer 11

The Canadian dairy herd is world-renowned for its superior genetics and the strong dairy cattle improvement and genetic evaluation programs implemented throughout the sector with more than three-quarters of Canadian dairy herds represented in national milk recording programs

Question 12

what countries are Canadian dairy genetics exported to

Answer 12

Canadian dairy genetics are exported to the USA, Russia, Kazakhstan, Australia, Germany, Japan and numerous other countries

Question 13

how are Canadian genetics sold how much income do they make a year

Answer 13

Canadian export sales of live cattle, semen and embryos were valued at $148.9 million in 2019

Question 14

what makes Canadian dairy cows the top milk-producing cows in the

Answer 14

World-class genetics and a refined production system have made Canadian dairy cows the top milk producing cows in the world

Question 15

what is the Canadian average amount of milk for a 305 day lactation

Answer 15

10,519 kg

Question 16

what is the Canadian average fat present in milk

Answer 16

4.02%

Question 17

what is the Canadian average protein percent in milk

Answer 17

3.27%

Question 18

how much of the national herd does the Holstine make up

Answer 18

The Holstein breed comprises 93% of the national dairy herd

Question 19

what are some other breeds thank make up the canadian herd

Answer 19

Other breeds found on Canadian dairy farms include Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Canadienne, Guernsey, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn

Question 20

what is happening with the demand for fluid milk

Answer 20

The demand for fluid milk has been increasing slowly

Question 21

what is happening with the demand for skim milk

Answer 21

demand for skim milk has been stable

Question 22

what has happened with the demand for 3.25%, 1%, 2% and chocolate milk

Answer 22

demand for 3.25% milk has declined while demand for 1%, 2% and chocolate milk have been on the rise as consumers shift to lower fat products

Question 23

what has happened with the demand for yogurt

Answer 23

Yogurt consumption has been rising steadily over the past twenty years

Question 24

what has happened with the demand for cheese

Answer 24

cheese demand continues to show a gradual increase

Question 25

what has happened to the the demand for ice cream and butter

Answer 25

declining demand for ice cream and butter

Question 26

in the last 18 years how has the number of farms, cows, and production changed. for Canadian dairy

Answer 26

between 2001-2019 the number of dairy farms decreased from 18,673 to 10,371 while the number of dairy cows decreased from 1,091,000 to 977,900. At the same time milk production increased from 76,460,077 hl to 92,259,935 hl.

Question 27

where does most of the milk in Canada get processed from

Answer 27

he three largest milk processors in Canada (Saputo, Agropur, Parmalat) process seventy percent of the milk produced in Canada

Question 28

where is most of the dairy farms and dairy processing plants located in Canada

Answer 28

Eighty percent of Canadian dairy farms and seventy percent of Canadian dairy processing plants are in Ontario and Quebec

Question 29

how much dairy does north Americans consume compared to other countries

Answer 29

North Americans are the world’s largest consumers of milk on a per capita basis. by region although consumption of dairy products is higher in some countries in Asia, particularly, India and Pakistan

Question 30

how much has dairy production increased globally between 1986 and 2016

Answer 30

Globally, production rose 53 percent between 1986 and 2016

Question 31

what is the largest milk-producing country

Answer 31

India is the largest milk-producing country in the world

Question 32

how much of the global milk production does India produce

Answer 32

they account for twenty percent of global production

Question 33

what does the global dairy import & export look like

Answer 33

Most global trade in dairy products occurs between developed countries, the European Union is responsible for 75 percent of global exports; the major importing countries are China, Hong Kong and Germany accounting for more than 25 percent of global imports