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Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

By John Greig November 1, 2024

The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.

News

Report finds 6.8 billion litres of milk discarded since 2012

Study says milk dumping should be illegal and calls for more transparency on how much surplus is produced and wasted

By Karen Briere October 18, 2024

A study published in Ecological Economics said 6.8 billion litres of Canadian milk has been discarded since 2012.

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Livestock

Farmgate milk price hike delayed to May

Stakeholders say increase should be postponed amid food inflation concerns

By Karen Briere November 1, 2023

The farmgate price of milk will go up May 1, 2024, rather than Feb. 1, after a review of the national pricing formula and consultation with stakeholders. The increase will […] Read more

Livestock

Hold off on milk price hike, dairy farmers say

Dairy commission to consult again before making annual adjustment

By Dave Bedard October 17, 2023

The process to set the next national price adjustment for Canadian milk will now take an extra week, triggered by stakeholder objections, for a round of consultations — in which […] Read more

File photo of picketing federal workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) at Gatineau, Que. on April 20, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)

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Federal workers reach tentative deal

Over 120,000 PSAC members back on job Monday

By Dave Bedard May 1, 2023

Over 120,000 striking federal government employees are expected to return to work starting Monday morning (May 1) after reaching tentative agreements overnight. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) announced […] Read more

Livestock

Dairy commission fills board vacancy

Green tech CEO named to commissioner spot on CDC board

By Dave Bedard October 4, 2022

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 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

New CEO named for Canadian Dairy Commission

By Dave Bedard July 7, 2022

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, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Mid-year farm gate price hike approved for milk

Processors say incremental hike may soften impact on consumers

By Dave Bedard June 21, 2022

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 […] Read more

Livestock

Dairy farmers seek mid-year increase on farmgate milk prices

CDC to seek stakeholder comment next week

By Dave Bedard June 11, 2022

The Canadian Dairy Commission will seek out feedback from industry stakeholders next week on Canadian dairy farmers’ request for a mid-year raise in farmgate milk prices. The CDC said June […] Read more

Livestock

New chair named for Canadian Dairy Commission

Appointment still leaves board shorthanded

By Dave Bedard January 5, 2022

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has hired from within the Canadian Dairy Commission to get it a new chairperson. Bibeau on Tuesday announced Quebec dairy farmer Jennifer Hayes as the […] Read more

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Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

Report finds 6.8 billion litres of milk discarded since 2012

Farmgate milk price hike delayed to May

Hold off on milk price hike, dairy farmers say

Federal workers reach tentative deal

Dairy commission fills board vacancy

New CEO named for Canadian Dairy Commission

Mid-year farm gate price hike approved for milk

Dairy farmers seek mid-year increase on farmgate milk prices

New chair named for Canadian Dairy Commission

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