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Ottawa weighs options over U.S. milk proteins

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel June 7, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada is working on a plan to shore up its sheltered dairy industry, including measures to counter fast-rising imports of milk proteins from the U.S., according to the federal agriculture minister. Any new support risks widening a trade dispute among North America’s dairy farmers over $150 million worth of U.S. milk

Saputo’s Canadian dairy division includes brands such as Dairyland, Neilson, Nutrilait, Baxter and Armstrong. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Saputo eyes Brazil for acquisitions

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel June 2, 2016

Reuters — Saputo Inc., one of Canada’s largest dairy producers, has an eye on Brazil for possible acquisitions, and could make deals worth as much as $3.5 billion, its CEO said Thursday. The struggling global dairy industry is fragmented, potentially yielding opportunities, Lino Saputo Jr. said. The company would like to buy cheesemaking plants in

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Gay Lea buys Ontario artisanal cheesemaker

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 27, 2016

Another storied eastern Ontario artisanal cheesemaker is set to go co-op. Gay Lea Foods, billed as Ontario’s biggest and Canada’s second-biggest dairy co-operative, announced a deal Wednesday to buy Black River Cheese Co. effective June 1 for an undisclosed sum. Based in Prince Edward County at Milford, about 45 km southeast of Belleville, Black River

Dairy producers say without new processing capacity, the industry can’t be sustainable.

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Aging milk dryers limiting Canadian dairy sector

Without new industry investment dairy producers could  be stuck in a negative loop as existing infrastructure ages

By Alex Binkley May 25, 2016

Aging milk dryers and industry paralysis on how to move forward and modernize is setting the stage for a prolonged crisis in the Canadian dairy sector. Without a plan to address the situation, milk producers are going to pay the price of this shortfall, says Peter Gould, CEO and general manager of the Dairy Farmers

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Agropur halts its diafiltered milk imports

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 10, 2016

Updated, May 11, 2016 — Canadian dairy processing co-operative Agropur says a three-month national program to subsidize use of Canadian dairy ingredients will allow it to “immediately” end its own imports of diafiltered milk. “We had pledged to stop importing diafiltered milk as soon as conditions allowed,” co-op president Serge Riendeau said Tuesday in a

“What sticks in my craw the most is the fact that
we are letting Canada off the hook (with supply management).” – Colin Peterson

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Minnesota congressman critical of Canada’s supply management system

Colin Peterson suspects Canadians are using windfall profits from supply management to buy up American dairy processors

By Allan Dawson May 9, 2016

Canada’s supply management sector knows it’s on the American government’s hit list. Veteran Minnesota Congressman Colin Peterson reaffirmed that here April 26 while speaking to members of North American Agricultural Journalists. “What sticks in my craw the most is the fact that we are letting Canada off the hook (with supply management),” Peterson said when

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Dairy initiative seeks to reassure consumers

The program aims to meet consumer concerns in a farmer-friendly fashion

By Alex Binkley May 3, 2016

Canadian dairy farmers have launched a mandatory program to document the sector’s commitment to food safety, environmental protection and animal care. The proAction Initiative, a Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) undertaking, is designed to show consumers how farmers tend to their animals and land in a sustainable way and will allow farmers to benchmark their

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Ottawa plans talks toward dairy farmers’ CETA compensation

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 2, 2016

The federal government has pledged to meet with dairy sector representatives within 30 days to draw up a compensation plan for concessions made in Canada’s planned free trade pact with the European Union. “Our conversations will address, among other issues, transition support for producers and processors, as well as proposed program and investment options,” Agriculture

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Lack of processing capacity leaves Manitoba milk producers short

More butterfat means more skim milk, which means Manitoba dairy farmers  need access to more processing capacity

By Shannon VanRaes May 2, 2016

An imbalance in processing capacity has left Manitoba dairy farmers unable to fully use the province’s quota allocation. Speaking at a recent producer meeting in Steinbach, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman David Wiens said the organization is working with processors and creating a new class of milk designed to increase investment in the province, while

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Dairy farmers step up pressure on Ottawa over diafiltered milk

Milk producers say the rules around diafiltered milk in cheese making need to be enforced

By Alex Binkley April 27, 2016

Dairy Farmers of Canada and a coalition of Quebec farmers and processors are stepping up the pressure on the federal government to curb importation of diafiltered milk. They’re calling on the government to enforce eight-year-old changes to cheese compositional standards that barred the use of high-protein milk products. DFC president Wally Smith joined Quebec Agriculture

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FCC raises inflation forecast on surging commodity prices

U.S. urges WTO members to rethink core tariff rule in face of China threat

Speculators add to bullish bets in canola

Dairy cattle

Ottawa weighs options over U.S. milk proteins

Saputo eyes Brazil for acquisitions

Gay Lea buys Ontario artisanal cheesemaker

Aging milk dryers limiting Canadian dairy sector

Agropur halts its diafiltered milk imports

Minnesota congressman critical of Canada’s supply management system

Dairy initiative seeks to reassure consumers

Ottawa plans talks toward dairy farmers’ CETA compensation

Lack of processing capacity leaves Manitoba milk producers short

Dairy farmers step up pressure on Ottawa over diafiltered milk

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