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Consumer demand for dairy products in Canada
Author(s) -
AlZand Osama A.,
Andriamanjay Eric
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
agribusiness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1520-6297
pISSN - 0742-4477
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6297(198805)4:3<233::aid-agr2720040303>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - per capita , consumption (sociology) , consumer demand , whole milk , agricultural economics , economics , milk products , dairy industry , food science , agricultural science , business , microeconomics , chemistry , environmental science , social science , population , demography , sociology
Consumer demand for dairy products in Canada has undergone drastic changes over the last two decades. Milk equivalent of all dairy products consumed has declined by 20%. This is largely explained by the significant reduction in per capita consumption of butter from 7.2 kilograms in 1961 to 4.2 kilograms in 1982. Meanwhile consumption of fluid milk has remained constant and the consumption of variety cheeses, processed cheese, and yogurt has shown substantial growth. However, the growth in demand for these products is becoming increasingly constrained by the price increases.