Insights and Stories on Dairy

Saputo to consolidate U.S. cheesemaking, shut three plants

Feb. 9, 2023 at 1:58 am CST

The Canadian company ranked among the three biggest cheesemakers in the U.S. is preparing to consolidate five of its cheese plants in that country down to two. Montreal-based Saputo announced last Thursday it has construction underway on a new $240 million cut-and-wrap cheese plant in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, […]

U.S. seeks new dispute panel over Canadian dairy imports

Jan. 31, 2023 at 5:30 pm CST

By David Lawder

U.S. brings new Canadian dairy tariff rate quota complaint

Dec. 20, 2022 at 9:05 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

CUSMA compensation set for supply-managed sectors

Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:01 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Dairy commission fills board vacancy

Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:29 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

New CEO named for Canadian Dairy Commission

Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:36 am CDT

The Canadian Dairy Commission has hired from within for its new chief executive. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced Benoit Basillais, the CDC’s director of policy and economics, became the Crown corporation’s new CEO effective Monday. Basillais replaces Serge Riendeau, the dairy producer and former Agropur Co-operative president […]

By Dave Bedard

Agropur backs major upgrades for Nova Scotia ice cream plant

Jun. 23, 2022 at 2:50 pm CDT

Major dairy co-operative Agropur is putting up eight figures to upgrade an ice cream and frozen novelties plant it owns in Nova Scotia to handle new premium product lines. The co-operative said June 17 it will invest $34 million in the former Scotsburn plant at Truro, to “redefine the space […]

By Dave Bedard

Mid-year farm gate price hike approved for milk

Jun. 21, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

A request from Canada’s dairy farmer organization for an unscheduled increase in the current farm gate price for milk, to help farmers catch up with steep rises in their costs of production, has been granted. The Canadian Dairy Commission said Tuesday it will recommend that the farm gate price for […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. seeks another CUSMA dispute panel on Canadian dairy quotas

May. 25, 2022 at 5:26 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — The Biden administration is requesting that a second dispute settlement panel be formed under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) to review a trade dispute with Canada over dairy import quotas, it said on Wednesday. The U.S. alleges that Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota allocations deny eligible U.S. applicants, […]

By Reuters

China blocks Lithuanian beef, dairy, beer as Taiwan row grows

Feb. 10, 2022 at 7:09 pm CST

Beijing/Vilnius | Reuters — China suspended imports of beef, dairy and beer from Lithuania this week, Lithuania’s veterinary control agency said on Thursday, amid a growing trade dispute over the Baltic nation’s relations with Taiwan. China’s General Administration of Customs had informed the country it was halting the exports due […]

By Andrius Sytas Dominique Patton