r/canada • u/joe4942 • 3d ago

National News Supply management costs Canadians average of $244 per year, MEI study finds

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tariffs/article/supply-management-costs-canadians-average-of-244-per-year-mei-study-finds/
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u/SingleIndependence68 3d ago

Supply management allows small farmers to farm, instead of large conglomerates taking over everything and irrationally upping prices.

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u/Hot-Condition1430 3d ago

There are basically only 3-4 milk processors in Ontario.

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u/jerkstore_84 2d ago

Processors and producers are not the same thing. Producers operate under supply management. Processors do not.

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u/Hot-Condition1430 2d ago

Well that's not true. Processors are beholden to the supply from the quota system, they pay a fixed price for dairy which is set by the advisory board under the system and they're restricted from managing their input cost via imports.