Over 2.4 billion U.S. dollars' worth of milk was sold in hypermarkets in supermarkets in Canada in 2018, making such stores the most popular distribution channel for the dairy product. Convenience stores ranked in second place, with milk sales amounting to around 490 million U.S. dollars in the same year.
Retail sales of milk in Canada in 2018, by distribution channel
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Sales in million U.S. dollars
Hypermarkets and supermarkets
2,484.4
Convenience stores
489.6
Food and beverage specialists
414.1
Variety stores and general merchandise retailers
70.7
Online retailers
26.3
Others
21.5
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Sales in million U.S. dollars2,484.42,484.4489.6489.6414.1414.170.770.726.326.321.521.5Hypermarkets and supermarketsConvenience storesFood and beverage specialistsVariety stores and general merchandise retailersOnline retailersOthers
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One U.S. dollar equaled 1.41072 Canadian dollars as of April 17, 2020.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, agr.gc.ca, 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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