Vilsack called it «incredibly important» that any renegotiation of NAFTA include progress on «opening up» of
the Canadian dairy market.
In addition to urging U.S. negotiators to remain focused on opening up the Japanese and
Canadian dairy markets, members of both organizations also stressed the importance of addressing the lingering impacts of New Zealand government dairy policies that have intentionally advantaged a single national champion at the expense of other competitors.
Not exact matches
Farmers operating under supply - management boards in the
Canadian dairy, chicken and other protected agricultural sectors can be expected to offer justifications for the
market power that enables them to sell their wares at prices substantially higher than in most other countries.
But while the Harper government has demonstrated its hostility to the
Canadian Wheat Board, it would probably be loathe to go into an election this fall having just traded away the
dairy and poultry
marketing boards supported by farmers in Quebec and Ontario.
Stephen Harper begins a second Pacific Rim trip this month in New Zealand, a natural ally on nearly every topic except for Canada's heavily sheltered
dairy industry, where the small country that's been dubbed the «Saudi Arabia of milk» is hoping regional free - trade talks will pry open
Canadian markets.
The World Trade Organization has deemed Canada's supply management system a subsidy, which means
Canadian dairy farmers can't access global
markets.
A key reason for Canada to dismantle supply management is to allow
Canadian dairy to compete — with the Americans — for global
markets.
The first, and perhaps most egregious, of the non-tariff barriers erected on U.S.
dairy exports is Canada's new ingredient pricing strategy that effectively blocks imports of ultrafiltered (UF) milk and many
dairy ingredients from the
Canadian market.
One way of Canada has sought to achieve this is through employing a special class program that sets artificially low prices for UF milk and other
dairy ingredients that disincentivizes the purchase imports from the United States and other
markets and subsidizes
Canadian exports.
He has made preserving trade partnerships with Mexico and improving
Canadian market access for U.S.
dairy exports in all future trade agreements a priority for IDFA.
«In particular, American
dairy producers have faced both falling prices and unfair
Canadian policies that are undermining their ability to sell into the
Canadian market,» Bennet said.
If the
Canadians are allowed to buy Warrnambool Cheese, competition in the Australian
dairy market will be maintained, but the level of Australian ownership will be diminished.
The
Canadian group's $ 500 million - plus vote of confidence in the local industry, combined with the recent favourable conditions in the global
dairy market, is pointing towards an impending surge in investment in Victoria's southwest, one of the country's most productive
dairy regions.
Baboo from Natrel is the first
dairy product on the
Canadian market made with fresh milk specially designed to ensure a smooth transition from breast milk or infant formula to regular milk, providing an ideal complement to the balanced diet of growing toddlers aged 12 — 24 months.
The Republican says it's happening on a couple of fronts — from other nations dumping heavily subsidized products on the world
market so American products can't compete, to
Canadian protectionist policies that have make it difficult for central New York
dairy farms to sell their product.