Dairy & Dairy alternatives
ÌýNew report suggests average prices at retail of dairy alternatives are at parity with milk
HALIFAX, N.S. (July 14, 2022) – While the consumption of fluid milk is at an all-time low, dairy alternatives are becoming more visible at the grocery store. Canadians are buying more dairy alternatives for a variety of reasons, but the cost of these products has been considered prohibitive for a long time. However, dairy products are becoming more expensive in Canada. The Canadian Dairy Commission called for a record increase in the price of milk on the farm by 8.4% last fall only to increase it even more by 2.5% in September of this year. Following this, the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Â鶹´«Ã½, in partnership with the advanced price analytics company, BetterCart Analytics, compared prices of fluid milk across the country with dairy alternatives. This is the first time a comparative analysis looking at both milk and dairy alternative retail prices has been conducted.
Media Contacts
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Director Agri-Food Analytics Lab,
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sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca
Dr. Melanie Morrison, President and CEO BetterCart Analytics
melanie@bettercart.ca
Janet Music, Research Program Coordinator
Agri-Food Analytics Lab,
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janet.music@dal.ca
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