Supply Management > Quota
The Market Sharing Quota is the national milk production target for industrial milk in Canada.The Canadian Dairy Commission makes a recommendation to the CMSMC on the MSQ. This target is constantly monitored and is adjusted when necessary to reflect changes in demand, as measured in terms of butterfat, during the course of the year.
The National Milk Marketing Plan establishes each province's share of the MSQ, and provides for the sharing of any quota increase or decrease. Each province allocates its respective share of the MSQ to its producers according to its own policies, and in accordance with pooling agreements.
The Commission monitors trends in Canadian requirements (demand) and production (supply) on a monthly basis. Canadian requirements are defined as total domestic consumer demand plus planned exports for industrial dairy products. Production includes all production of industrial milk and cream within supply management.
| Recent MSQ Adjustments | |||
| Date | Milk (million hl) | Butterfat (million kg) | % Change |
| October 2007 | 50.64 | 182.31 | 0.40 |
| August 2007 | 50.44 | 181.58 | 1.69 |
| June 2007 | 49.60 | 178.56 | 1.72* |
| April 2007 | 48.76 | 175.54 | 0.66* |
| February 2007 | 48.44 | 174.39 | 0.89 |
| December 2006 | 48.01 | 172.84 | 0.55 |
| October 2006 | 47.75 | 171.90 | -0.81 |
| August 2006 | 48.14 | 173.30 | 0.92 |
| June 2006 | 47.70 | 171.71 | 1.00 |
| April 2006 | 47.07 | 169.44 | -1.71 |
| February 2006 | 47.89 | 172.41 | -1.30 |
| December 2005 | 48.52 | 174.67 | -0.74 |
| October 2005 | 48.88 | 175.97 | -1.67 |
| August 2005 | 49.71 | 178.96 | -0.48 |
| December 2004 | 49.95 | 179.82 | 1.46 |
| June 2004 | 49.23 | 177.23 | |
*Does not include a 1 % temporary growth allowance for the period from April 1st to July 31st 2007.
| Industrial Milk Production and Canadian Requirements* | |||
| Year | Total MSQ | Cdn. requirements | Production |
| 2006-2007 | 49.6 | 50.9 | 48.6 |
| 2005-2006 | 48.4 | 47.8 | 48.7 |
| 2004-2005 | 49.9 | 49.0 | 49.9 |
| 2003-2004 | 49.8 | 49.0 | 50.2 |
| 2002-2003 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 47.2 |
| 2001-2002 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 47.2 |
| 2000-2001 | 46.4 | 46.0 | 47.1 |
* in million hl
| Provincial Shares of MSQ* (July 31, 2007) | |||
| Province | Butterfat (millions of kg) |
Milk (million hl) |
Percentage (%) |
| NFLD & Labrador | 0.65 | 0.18 | 0.36 |
| Prince Edward Island | 3.07 | 0.85 | 1.72 |
| Nova Scotia | 1.98 | 0.55 | 1.11 |
| New Brunswick | 2.30 | 0.64 | 1.29 |
| Quebec | 80.87 | 22.47 | 45.29 |
| Ontario | 56.41 | 15.67 | 31.59 |
| Manitoba | 6.37 | 1.77 | 3.57 |
| Saskatchewan | 4.70 | 1.30 | 2.63 |
| Alberta | 11.60 | 3.22 | 6.50 |
| British Columbia | 10.61 | 2.95 | 5.94 |
| TOTAL | 178.56 | 49.60 | 100.0 % |
* Base MSQ before sharing of markets.
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