An independent panel rejected US concerns over how Canada allocates its dairy tariff-rate quotas under the US-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, leaving US exporters and trade bodies frustrated.
The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) won’t adjust the farmgate milk price until later in 2024 in a bid to take some of the ongoing economic pressures off dairy farmers.
The funding will provide non-repayable compensation to dairy producers and processors who have lost market share due to concessions made by the Canadian government in trade deals such as the CPTPP, the Canada-EU agreement and the Canada-US-Mexico trade...
The state is injecting more than $7.5m into Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) to carry out research and identify solutions that can improve the industry’s environmental and economic resilience.
A report into the welfare of cull dairy cows has uncovered ‘systemic issues’ in enforcement and a need for a multi-stake approach to improving Canada’s slaughter system.
Lorrainville, Quebec-based artisanal cheese maker Le Fromage au Village has withdrawn all of its cheeses from the market ‘as a precautionary measure’, the company confirmed.
The Canadian government has announced the launch of the Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, worth C$292.5m (US$229.3m), to help processors of supply-managed commodities increase their competitiveness and resilience in the face of evolving markets.
Farmers in the Canadian province of British Columbia who suffered extraordinary damages in last year's devastating floods will have access to up to C$228m (US$180m) in federal-provincial government support to help their farms return to production.
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has announced it has a goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from farm-level dairy production by the year 2050.
Canadian food prices in Canada are going up — again. Canada's Food Price Report 2022 forecasts an overall food price increase of 5% to 7% for the coming year, the highest predicted increase in food prices since the inception of the report 12 years...
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, has announced an investment of C$1.5m (US$1.2m) in St. John's, Newfoundland-based Milk Moovement through Sustainable Development Technology Canada...
The cost of milk to make dairy products in Canada is set to rise by an average of 8.4% following a Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) review of Canadian farm gate milk prices and other costs used in administering the supply management system.
The Canadian government has announced investments of more than C$4.5m (US$3.6m) to three projects that will help boost production for Quebec dairy processors in the region of Lac-Saint-Jean.
This week our guests on the podcast are Jeff Doucette, general manager of Field Agent Canada; Gil de Cardenas, CEO of Cacique; and Dr Arie Abo, PhD, co-founder of Imagindairy.
Some dairy groups in the US are happy after the US advanced the first USMCA dispute panel on dairy, while others are still pressing for the dispute to be dropped.
The Canadian government has announced Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has mailed letters to all dairy producers giving them directions on how to access the second payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program.
Lactalis Canada Inc., formerly Parmalat Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Lactalis Group, has reached an agreement with Agropur Cooperative to acquire all shares of its Canadian yogurt business, Ultima Foods Inc.
The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative have all supported the announcement that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will initiate official consultations with Canada to examine...
ProAmpac, a US-based producer of flexible packaging, has acquired Rosenbloom Groupe Inc., Hymopack Ltd. and Dyne-A-Pak, private businesses in Canada that manufacture packaging products.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has announced a package that delivers on the Government of Canada's commitment to compensation for the market access concessions made under the Canada-European Union...
Abbott has launched Similac Pro-Advance with a 2'-Fucosyllactose Oligosaccharide (2'-FL) not derived from breast milk, making it the first product in Canada with the ingredient in infant formula.
Canadian dairy company Saputo Dairy Products Canada has received more than C$300,000 (US$228,900) in funding from the Canadian Government under the Emergency Processing Fund (EPF).
Neil Ellis, Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has announced funding of more than C$2.5m (US$1.88m) under the Canadian Dairy Processing Investment Fund to support Empire Cheese...
Following the annual general meeting of the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), which brought together 200 dairy farmers from across the country in a virtual format, dairy farmers expressed concern that they have waited more than a year for an announcement...
This week, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced measures within agriculture programs and an investment of more than C$252m (US$178.8m) to support farmers, food businesses, and food processors who provide essential services to Canadians every...
The Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) and the Dairy Processors Association of Canada said that not only were parliamentarians misled by the Government, but they were also misled on the date of implementation of Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) president, Pierre Lampron, says Canada needs to take a look at the details of the new trade agreement with the US and Mexico and the effects it will have on the Canadian dairy industry.
While the Canadian government has been under fire from the country’s dairy industry over its signing of the new trade deal with the US and Mexico, it has just announced the second phase of the C$250m (US$188m) Dairy Farm Investment Program.
Just two months after Agropur announced it will close its goat cheese-producing plant in Saint-Damase, it has engaged in discussions with Quebec Goat Milk Producers about an undisclosed deal.
After months of back-and-forth and a tumultuous summer of trade disputes between the US, Canada and Mexico, the three North American nations have officially signed the US Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), dismantling the previous North American Free Trade...
This week’s Dairy Dialog podcast features an interview with FrieslandCampina Kievit global development director, Fanny Weinbreck, who is responsible for Kievit’s global innovation trajectory.
A&W Food Services of Canada has replaced all processed cheese in its restaurants with real Cheddar cheese, making it the first Canadian chain to do so.
The US has reached a new agreement with Canada following a year of trade negotiations. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which includes Mexico, replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But the terms have left the dairy industry...
The Government of Canada is investing in its dairy industry by awarding C$2.6m (US$2m) to Cows Inc., a dairy processor from the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) that produces ice cream, cheese, butter and runs a line of ice cream parlors across...
