Canadian Supply Management System

The Agriculture act of 1949 provided dairy farmers with a permanent price support for the time after war (5). Under the price support program, farmers sold milk in bulk. The price support program purchased manufactured milk products such as cheese, butter, etc. By purchasing manufactured milk products, the USDA’s CCC created a floor support price that was bellow the wholesale price that companies charged for their manufactured milk products (6). An indirect result of this floor support price was that it provided a price support for all of the milk from dairy and cooperatives that supplied the milk used to make the manufactured products.

Brunswick Distribution started as a small distribution company 10 years ago when Alex Brunswick stated using his grandmothers shed. The company further grew and moved into a 20,000 square-feet leased facility.

In 1990, there were over 9300 dairy farms in Ontario housing almost 450,000 cows. The farm-gate value of milk produced exceeded 1.3 billion dollars. At the retail level, dairy product sales in Ontario exceeded 4 billion dollars. The number of dairy herds in Ontario on a milk-testing program had declined from about 7100 in 1985 to 6000 in 1990. Moreover, a continued decrease was projected.

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It gives Canadian honey producers advantage in the Canadian honey market because unless the containers meet Canadian standards, they are not allowed to be sold in Canada (“Push for deregulation”, 2012). One stakeholder that (for 2012-2013) opposed the packaging regulation was the Canadian government itself. In November of 2012, Gerry Ritz, the minister of Agriculture, announced the decision of the Canadian government to deregulate food packaging in Canada (“Ag minister”, 2012). Not only would this decision affect the honey industry, but also many others, because container size regulations cover baby food, prepackaged meats, maple syrup, ketchup and many canned and frozen fruits and vegetables (“Push for deregulation”, 2012). According to Ritz, deregulating container sizes would give Canadian consumers more choice in the container sized of the food they buy (“Ag minister”, 2012). Ritz also argued that the deregulation of food packaging would improve food safety because more time would be spent ensuring the safety and the quality of the food rather than the container size (“Ag minister”, 2012). “We’ll spend days chasing down a honey container that is half an ounce out. And the quality of the product is never suspect inside the container. We

CFIA performs review exercises in every single enrolled foundation, and most of the meat handled in Canada is prepared in government foundations. Meat handling is the biggest part of Canada's sustenance preparing industry which is controlled by the Food and Drug Act, the primary government enactment for nourishment security. It restricts the offer of perilous nourishment items in Canada. All meat sold in Canada must conform to this enactment, paying little respect to where it is handled.

barriers will hurt Canadian dairy farmers as they will be forced into a more competitive

Manitoba’s changing economics from the past have influenced food resources, pricing, production, food availability and accessibility along with family incomes. Historically the landscape and self-sustainability of Manitoba was much more bountiful. Manitoba is a province of prairies in which family households were once able to grow and maintain their own food supplies. Fresh produce, grains, herbs, and even milk were produced at home. Production levels had been based on personal and communal need. Food security was sustained successfully through hard work, trading, and local sales. This self sustainability didn’t last forever in Manitoba’s history as eventually suburban cities were built across the prairies of Manitoba, governmental control was introduced, production moved from need based to mass production of industries, food purchasing became necessary, availability of fresh food decreased and self sustainable communities were displaced.

Maple syrup might not be considered one of the strongest economic sectors in the Canadian economy, however, it is an important industry to the livelihood of many Canadians. For eight years, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers limited the production of maple syrup, according to an August 9, 2016, Bloomberg article. This article is entitled “Maple Syrup Cartel Battles a Black Market Rebellion”. The author of this article, Jen Skerritt, states that the reason for these restrictions was due to an attempt to keep maple syrup prices high. However, there are plans to increase quotas by 12 percent in the coming year. Under this increase in quotas, “the output could grow by 15 million pounds”. This could also aid in the restoration of the

Table 4.1 presents the characteristics of the milk market participant and non-participant households. There are statistically significant differences between the two groups on 17 covariates. Husbands in participant households are on average older (mean 50) than husbands in non-participant households (mean 47). In terms of remoteness, participant households are located closer to the main road and milk collection centers (MCC) (2.84 and 2.79km respectively) compared to non-participant household (5.61 and 5.6km). Participant households have significantly larger household size (7.9) compared to non-participant households (6.6). The number of female members is also significantly larger in participant (4.2) compared to non-participant households (3.1).

d. A fall in income causes the demand for an inferior good (hamburgers) to increase.

The USDA defines Federal Milk Marketing Orders as “the established rules under which dairy processors purchase fresh milk from dairy farmers supplying a marketing area. The Orders are established and amended through the formal hearing process.” (USDA, 2015) The goal of the regulators is to put a current rule on the table for people to comment on and critique. They want people to say what they believe should Regulations.gov states the summary as, “This notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) review of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders using the criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility ACT (RFA), as

Canada 's dairy sector operates under a supply management system based on planned domestic production, supervised pricing and strict controls on dairy product imports. The system was adopted for industrial milk in the early 1970s to address the unstable prices, uncertain supplies and fluctuating producers and processor revenues which were common in the 1950s and 1960s. By enforcing this system, farmers attempt to strike the most accurate balance between supply and demand of dairy products (Canadian Dairy Commission, 2010).

When an individual goes to a store to purchase an item, most will simply walk out and not really think about how it got there in their hands. Behind the scenes, there are potentially hundreds if not, thousands of workers who will get that item into your hands. These processes are called global commodity chains. In fact, they are one of the biggest shapers of our global economy, specifically buyer-driven chains. For my specific item, I picked the Bauer NEXUS 1N composite hockey stick.

The Milk Ca$$h Project is focused on the necessities and characteristics of the dairy farmer. Combining finance with technical production parameters we provide the best tool to help dairy farmers understand their farm as a business and improve their efficiency and profitability.