Insights and Stories on Dairy

Bill to keep supply management off trade table moving forward

Feb. 14, 2023 at 2:19 am CST

A federal private member’s bill that would codify the current government’s promise to leave supply-managed ag commodities out of any future free trade deals has advanced to the committee stage. Introduced last June 13 by Bloc Quebecois MP Luc Theriault, Bill C-282 came back last Wednesday to pass second reading […]

New U.S. ag trade chief demands Canada broaden dairy quota access

Feb. 10, 2023 at 8:25 pm CST

By David Lawder

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

Feb. 9, 2023 at 1:58 am CST

By Dave Bedard

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

A final round of payments and programs for Canada’s supply-managed dairy and feather sectors — this time in compensation for the sequel deal to NAFTA — is now on deck for 2023 and beyond. Compensation to those sectors for domestic market concessions granted under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) was telegraphed […]

By Dave Bedard

Dairy commission fills board vacancy

Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:29 pm CDT

Concerns that the Canadian Dairy Commission could be caught short at its board table have been resolved with a new appointment to a vacant commissioner’s chair. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Sept. 27 announced Shikha Jain will be the CDC’s commissioner for a four-year term effective Sept. 15. Jain, […]

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