Canadian Dairy Commission
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| 2024 | Continued calls for the CDC to explain the practice of milk dumping and provide more detailed information about milk disposal. |
| 2023 | The CDC was urged to provide more transparency on the extent of 'milk dumping' by Canadian dairy producers. |
| 2022 | Quota prices in Alberta reached $58,000 per kilogram of butterfat per day, demonstrating the continued escalation of dairy farm entry costs. |
| 2022 | CDC implemented an 8.4% milk price increase, which was the largest price rise since the organization's establishment in 1967. The significant price hike raised concerns about potential market disruptions and illegal milk imports from the United States. |
| 2022 | The CDC became more transparent by making a thorough presentation and responding to media questions during its annual price hike announcement, a departure from previous years of simply posting an abstract on its website. |
| February 1 2022 | A milk price adjustment went into effect, which was calculated using historical data from 2020 in the fall of 2021. |
| 2021 | The CDC calculated milk price adjustments for February 1, 2022 using data from 2020, demonstrating the lag in implementing price changes. |
| 2020 | The Canadian Dairy Commission received $4.7 million from taxpayers, a 21% increase from $3.9 million the previous year, used to fund increased salary expenses. |
| 2018 | The Competition Bureau brought a case against retailers for fixing the price of bread, highlighting the unique pricing practices in the Canadian food industry. |
| 2017 | The Canadian Dairy Commission first began setting aside its standard price adjustment formula in exceptional circumstances, which has occurred four times since this year. |
| 2014 | The national total dairy quota was estimated to be valued at $32.6 billion, highlighting the significant economic impact of dairy quotas. |
| 2010 | Quota prices were capped in Ontario and Quebec at $25,000 per kilogram of butterfat per day, attempting to regulate the dairy farm market. |
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