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Canadian price trend
Milk, 4 litres
The average national retail price of a 4 litre jug of milk — the standard large format sold in most Canadian grocery stores.
Latest value
$6.99 per 4 L
July 2026
- 12-month change
- 4.0%
- 5-year change
- 27.1%
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | $6.99 |
| June 2026 | $7.03 |
| May 2026 | $7.00 |
| April 2026 | $6.99 |
| March 2026 | $7.00 |
| February 2026 | $6.96 |
| January 2026 | $6.77 |
| December 2025 | $6.77 |
| November 2025 | $6.85 |
| October 2025 | $6.83 |
| September 2025 | $6.86 |
| August 2025 | $6.80 |
Milk is supply-managed and provincially regulated: Quebec sets minimum retail prices, and 4 L jugs aren't sold everywhere in the Atlantic provinces. A Canada-wide average or index like this is not the same as any single retailer's shelf price in your province.
Source StatCan Table 18-10-0245 (monthly average retail prices, Canada) · vector 1353834285 · statcan.gc.ca Web Data Service · latest observation Jul 1, 2026