Canadian dairy farmer says he’s forced to dump 30,000 litres of milk
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qw9pUE7hcXs
Ontario dairy farmer Jerry Huigen posted this viral video documenting how he is forced to dump 30,000 litres of milk due to supply management rules because he produced more than his quota. |
This is not new news . This has been going on for years.
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I'm sure some hog operation would gladly take it off his hands.
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Nothing new, been going on for years but here in farmer A has to much milk, and farmer B does not produce enough milk, farmer A can lease out his quota to farmer B.
I used to drive milk truck and there have been a few occasions where I had to dump 30.000l ( a tanker load) just because the taste was off ( stink weed), antibiotics, soap water or to curdled ( butter balls) from over agitation. |
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How do I know these things, I have been a truck driver milk grader for over 40 years. |
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In Canada there is milk quota that the farmers have to buy before they can milk a dairy herd. They know how much milk they are to ship within a certain period of time. If you go over the farmer has a penalty to pay and his was dumping good milk, as bad as that sounds the farmer knew what he is to ship and he went over.
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The farmer buys an amount of quota and they have to ship that amount. If his herd is milking great and he shipping too much then he has to cull or dry up some of his cows to stay at the amount of quota he bought.
There isn't a free for all where farms ship whatever they want in Canada because of the quota system. |
The problem is not excess production that cannot be delivered, it is no alternative use for the milk. In days of old, farmers were often producing cattle, pigs, chickens, even vegetables, all on the same farm!!!!
What if there was a "side gig", say a small herd of about 80 hogs, which could then take the excess milk production, just like what was done in days of old? But the farms are really food factories and are now very specialized. That is the downfall that sees alot of waste because no one has the interest in mixed farming. Drewski |
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It is mainly to support small Quebec dairies who now also get a government subsidy after the last free trade agreement. Check where you milk comes from. Most of the milk sold in western Canada comes from Quebec. Expect another price increase in April when the carbon tax goes up. The milk does not walk here.
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This is wrong.
I have explained supply management here before. In this case it would be like me getting a 5000sqft job but ordering 10000sqft of material and complaining about it. This farmer poorly managed his farm as it is not that difficult to ship the amount that you have paid to ship ie like a contract. Fact is almost no country has seen milk prices drop after they get rid of supply management. Thought they do see suicide rates in dairy farmers skyrocket ie Australia. Also dairy farmers do not set the price of milk in the store. Processors set a price to stores and they do their markup on top. Processors in Canada are very well off ie Saputo. Also alot of countries that have gotten rid of supply management have now brought in "manure credits" so in the end the farmer can only milk as many cows as he has purchased manure credits. Finally the US has lower prices of milk in some areas but there are a couple reasons biggest is that they get massive subsidies so you just end up paying for it with taxes so you dont feel it at the till. US also doesnt have the same quality standards ie hormones for cows that are milking. Anyway that farmer has done a poor job. |
Maybe its time to phase out the quota system....or at least make some drastic changes to it. IMO everyone wins when business is open for everyone.
I realize there is no easy solution but I do believe the supply manage system has run its course and is now costing the consumer much, much more than it should. |
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I think you can sell something like 900 chickens without quota.
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This is a Cats dream. Supply all animal shelters milk……
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I look at it like property, many settlers got land for basically free but could sell it later. Not too many people are mad at generational ranches for this. But hey if these occupations are so nice and a ticket to an easy retirement I am surprised more of us aren't choosing to do it. |
Not a fan of drinking the hormone laced milk from another mammal… however I just bought a 4 L jug of milk…. $9.15.
I’m sure they could lower the price. Sell more and bring costs down for consumers. Monopolies suck. |
Price fixing, plain and simple.
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In the meantime, if his customer does take his "excess milk" he drives the prices down and the supply up which hurts the entire industry. I have ZERO sympathy for his wasteful overproduction. The waste is on HIS hands. |
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