Category: Canadian dairy

US Senators Call for Trade Crackdown on Canada Over Dairy Quotas, Digital Policies

A pair of senior U.S. senators is urging the Biden administration to get tough with Canada for “flouting” obligations to its North American trade partners. Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Mike Crapo lay out their concerns in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The letter says American dairy producers…


New Zealand Launches Trade Dispute Against Canada

New Zealand has filed a trade dispute against Canada’s implementation of dairy tariff rate quotas, that sets how much dairy products are able to cross the border tariff-free. The proceedings are being filed under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the first of its kind. Trade Minister Damien O’Connor said on May…


Cost of Dairy Products to Rise Following Federal Commission’s Plan to Increase Milk Prices

The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) plans to increase the price of farm gate milk on Feb. 1, 2022, which is expected to push up the cost of other dairy products. “The increase in producers’ revenues will partially offset increased production costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused revenues to remain below the cost of…


U.S. Amping up Dispute With Canada Over Allowed Exports of American Dairy Products

WASHINGTON—The United States is escalating its dispute with Canada over the sale of American dairy products north of the border. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office says it wants a dispute settlement panel to examine whether Canada is unfairly keeping American producers from accessing the Canadian market. The request is a significant ramp-up of American complaints…