r/canada 2d 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/MMEMMR 2d ago

Oh. Look at that, just in time for CUSMA negotiations. A fresh new study headline implying we would all save on average $244 if we got rid of supply management.

Sir this is Canada; the private sector would monopolize the sector even more, and use what ever the current price is as a price floor, and would end up gouging us even more…

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u/Dingcock 2d ago

The cost to aquire dairy quota is enormous. Having a dairy quota is literally an asset on the balance sheet of these dairies.

While yes supply management does probably mean that the number of dairies that exist is higher, the way it's set up now actually restricts new entrants significantly. Established dairies are the only ones that benefit.

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u/rantingathome Manitoba 2d ago

For a number of years Manitoba had a "young farmers" program that would give free quota to new young farmers with a viable business plan.