Ontario Dairy Production Statistics for Key Products

Statistical data covers the production of 10 specified dairy products in Ontario, including creamery butter, cheese, and yogurt. The dataset is provided by the Government of Ontario and was last updated in March 2026. It is available in HTML and XLSX formats under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series trends for cheese production volumes in Ontario.
• Compare production levels between products like creamery butter and whey butter.
• Model the relationship between skim milk powder production and other market indicators.
• Forecast future output for categories such as ice cream mix and yogurt.

Strengths

• Covers 10 distinct dairy product categories for detailed analysis.
• Maintained by a government organization, suggesting authoritative collection methods.
• Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent data.

Limitations

• Unknown row count and sample size limit statistical reliability assessments.
• Specific column names and data granularity (e.g., units, time periods) are not provided.
• Geographic scope is limited to Ontario, not representative of national trends.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-04.

Geography

Ontario, Canada