Category: dairy farmers

Cory Morgan: Instead of Demonizing Food Retailers, Feds Should End Anti-Competitive Supply Management System

Commentary A recently released report from the Canadian Competition Bureau confirms what grocers have been saying all along: There is no “greedflation” happening in the retail food market and profit margins for retailers are low. And although the bureau did note that consumers would be better served if there were more competitors in the retail…


Supermarket Giant Offers Higher Prices for Australian Dairy Farmers to Tackle Milk Hikes

Many Australian dairy farmers will receive a boost to their bottom line as a major supermarket chain has offered to pay more for their milk as it seeks to contain a surge in dairy prices. The Herald Sun reported that Coles, the second-largest supermarket chain in Australia, had offered to pay farmers up to 22…


Dutch Farmers Rise Up Against Food System ‘Reset’

If these new rules go through, it will cut the meat supply, making it too expensive for the average person to afford. Make no mistake – they really do want to manufacture a food crisis, and force you to ‘eat bugs and be happy.’ STORY AT-A-GLANCE The Netherlands intends to halve its nitrogen and ammonia…


Canada Stands by Its Dairy Quotas as US Files Second Trade Complaint

Canada’s international trade minister says the country stands by its position on imposing trade quotas on dairy products after the United States filed a second formal complaint against the policy under the new North American trade agreement. The dispute is centred on Canada’s tariff-rate quotas (TRQs)—the quantities of certain goods that can be imported under preferential…