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Dairy Trade Flows Between The US And Canada


#US - One of the most common questions asked of the Foreign Agricultural Service (#FAS) office based in the United States #Embassy in #Ottawa, #Canada is why Canada is able to restrict the entry of US #dairy #products into Canada, and yet Canada is able to #export dairy products to the United States. This report, by the #USDA Foreign #Agricultural Service, attempts to provide a clear explanation using yogurt #trade as a case study.

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in reply to Laura Anna

“ The Canadian Supply Management System in Dairy

Since 1970 Canada's dairy industry has been operating under a supply management system by which supply is matched with domestic demand. In the process of controlling the supply the amount of imports are made predictable through a system of tariff rate quotas. Canada annually allows in a pre- determined amount of dairy products in various categories duty free from the United States, but once the volume limit has been reached (quota), anything over that amount is subject to tariffs of a minimum of 200 per cent and up to 313.5 per cent.”

in reply to Laura Anna

Before #FOTUS47 began his push, during his first term, to gain unfettered access to Canada’s dairy market… did he even read this article?
He probably didn’t care. He just wants to sell sell sell.