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Livestock

New report shows poultry sector burdened by expectations

Simpson Centre paper calls for increased research, financial sustainability for sector

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Updated, May 17 — The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy has released a report detailing its findings on challenges now facing Canada’s poultry sector. The report, co-authored by research assistant Shawn Wiskar and centre director Guillaume Lhermie and released Thursday, used a focus group of six stakeholders in the Canadian poultry industry. It
‘We cannot allow further deterioration of supply management, and keeping supply management healthy does not have to be at the expense of other commodities that need more trade.’
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Bill C-282 supports supply management

Trade deals cannot keep picking at supply management protections

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Bill C-282, which would amend the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, would ensure future trade deals do not weaken or eliminate the import controls that allow Canada’s supply managed sectors to function. On March 9, the Standing Committee on International Trade held a hearing on the bill, and the National Farmers Union recommended full
Comment: Canada can fix its milk dumping problem
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Canada can fix its milk dumping problem

A recent viral video has given the nation’s dairy sector a public relations black eye

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A video of an exasperated Canadian dairy farmer, Jerry Huigen, went viral last week. For probably the first time in Canadian history, a Canadian dairy farmer was filmed while discarding milk on his own farm. That video has now been viewed by almost 3 million people. It shocked many Canadians, who were wondering why this
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Livestock, Markets

Bill to keep supply management off trade table moving forward

CCA, other groups oppose proposal as Bloc MP's private bill passes second reading

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A federal private member’s bill that would codify the current government’s promise to leave supply-managed ag commodities out of any future free trade deals has advanced to the committee stage. Introduced last June 13 by Bloc Quebecois MP Luc Theriault, Bill C-282 came back last Wednesday to pass second reading in the House of Commons
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

New U.S. ag trade chief demands Canada broaden dairy quota access

USTR's new ag rep's eyes also on Mexico GM corn ban

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Washington | Reuters — Canada must let U.S. processors of cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk powder and other dairy products have access to its import quotas to resolve a second U.S. dairy trade challenge, Washington’s new agricultural trade boss told Reuters. Doug McKalip, chief agricultural trade negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, told Reuters
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Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. seeks new dispute panel over Canadian dairy imports

Panel would be second on matter since CUSMA took effect

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Washington | Reuters — The United States on Tuesday said it was seeking a second trade dispute settlement panel over Canada’s dairy import quotas, charging that Canada was still not meeting obligations to open its market to U.S. producers. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said it was challenging Canada’s revised tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocations that
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

CUSMA compensation set for supply-managed sectors

Feds pledge over $1.7 billion in payments, programs

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A final round of payments and programs for Canada’s supply-managed dairy and feather sectors — this time in compensation for the sequel deal to NAFTA — is now on deck for 2023 and beyond. Compensation to those sectors for domestic market concessions granted under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) was telegraphed in federal Finance Minister Chrystia
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy commission fills board vacancy

Green tech CEO named to commissioner spot on CDC board

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Concerns that the Canadian Dairy Commission could be caught short at its board table have been resolved with a new appointment to a vacant commissioner’s chair. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Sept. 27 announced Shikha Jain will be the CDC’s commissioner for a four-year term effective Sept. 15. Jain, who lives at Guelph, is
Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: On rent-seeking

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If you’ve already read Allan Dawson’s story featured on the front page of our Mar. 10 issue of the Co-operator, there’s a fairly high likelihood you’re feeling a bit sour. In it he details the work done by agricultural economist Ryan Cardwell on the topic of ‘rent-seeking’ behaviour generally, and how farmers are particularly good

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