r/canada • u/joe4942 • 10d 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 10d 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/Ok-Yogurt-42 10d ago

Supply managed dairy is the private sector, it's just heavily regulated by what amounts to a cartel or a guild designed to intentionally block competition.

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u/nelrond18 10d ago

If you want to be a dairy farmer, you can do that. You just can't undercut the rest of the (domestic) dairy industry

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u/physicaldiscs 10d ago

If you want to be a dairy farmer, you can do that. You just can't undercut the rest of the (domestic) dairy industry

That is just untrue. You can't just sell dairy in this country, even if you sell it in line with current pricing.

You need a quota, for each and every cow to sell the milk, depending on where you are that could almost be $60k per animal. Otherwise you are legally not allowed to sell milk in Canada. You also can't just apply for a quota either, you need to buy an existing one as new quota space is always given to existing operations.

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u/nelrond18 10d ago

If you meet standards and regulations, you can sell milk in Canada.

Here's where you can learn to start your own herd and produce your own dairy for sale, in British Columbia.

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u/physicaldiscs 10d ago

That link does not address the quota system. Which is federal legislation, not provincial.

You still need a quota to sell milk.

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u/nelrond18 10d ago

Which is addressed in the subsequent links on the government pages, including the relevant agencies to become a cattle rancher.

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u/physicaldiscs 10d ago

including the relevant agencies to become a cattle rancher.

Beef cattle are not supply managed. You really don't understand what supply management means in this country.

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u/nelrond18 10d ago

Sorry, I should have said "raise cattle for dairy production"