Posted on 04/26/2017 5:50:47 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Edited on 04/26/2017 7:08:48 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
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“We are a nation of 36 million people, less than the population of California. How do you expect us to (consume) your over-supply of milk when we already produce milk for our market?”
BTW, milk is way overpriced as it is.....
My understanding is that agricultural products generally aren’t covered by NAFTA, so tariffs on these things are actually pretty common.
Canada is right.
Surely, the dairy business saw this coming a mile down the road. They’ve had time to make new contracts with other companies. There are shortages all over the world and right here in the US. Our local grocery store is out of milk constantly. Sure, it’s due to poor management but there is a shortage that needs to be filled. Cheese could do with a market gut when boring store brand tiny 4 oz wedges cost upwards of $7-10.
The article says the exact opposite is the case.
$5 for four sticks of generic butter at the store yesterday.
Crazy.
So what it sounds like is Canadian processors are buying what amounts to a different product from the suppliers. It seems that processors are no longer having to purchase “ultra filtered milk”, but can use more natural, or less processed milk.
This makes me wonder what the reason was in the first place to use ultra-filtered milk, and why is it no longer necessary. Does this present some kind of risk for the consumer? Will the product change? It seems that we’ve just changed what we allow up here, which is allowing milk to be purchased from Canadian farmers rather than importing it from America.
Now I wonder another thing - who was this less-filtered milk being sold to before the change in the law? If there are now more processors purchasing Canadian milk, won’t this lead to a shortage of milk supply from our Canadian farmers? Unless we were throwing it all out, we should still need to import, I would think.
This is very interesting - I’d like to know all of the details.
“Cheese could do with a market gut when boring store brand tiny 4 oz wedges cost upwards of $7-10.”
I don’t know where you are shopping, but here in California I can pick up a 4 lb block for about 11 bucks at Food Max.
We had issues over a decade ago, where historic Maine dairy farms were shutting down, as they couldn’t compete with large Midwestern dairy farms who shipped-in (liquid) milk.
The were doing such a good job out there that they practically killed the industry here. Since milk has a fairly short shelf life (and isn’t that great a food item IMHO) a bunch of dairy producers cropped up, and began making more durable products such as cheese and butter.
I buy plenty of dairy products, but never milk. If I did, I would go to a local farmer and get some raw milk with the cream floating on top.
Remember, MAGA.
Works both ways.
If we are going to buy and support America, we can't expect Canada to be any different supporting themselves.
Cheese, yogurt and butter are the dairy products I purchase. We don’t drink milk. I may use a little in a cup of tea now and again, but that’s about it.
I used goat’s milk when the kids were young. Cow’s milk caused ear infections. I suspect it’s the reason so many little kids are having tubes put in their ears in order to allow them to drain. As if, all of a sudden, kids ears are all defective.
If the whole issue is free trade but fair trade, I’ve got to come down on Canada’s side with this one.
During Thanksgiving and Christmas it goes on sale. Usually I'll get it at $2.00, but sometimes $2.50.
I buy 50-60# and freeze it.
Lasts until the next holiday season, where I do it again.
Stock up when it’s on sale. Freezes well.
I bought 5 pounds ($1.99) couple weeks ago when on sale at Aldi.
But yeah, I get what you’re saying.
Costco brand cheddar cheese went up almost a buck between purchases in about one month to $5.49 for two pounds. (still *WAY CHEAPER* than Publix or Kroger)
“If the whole issue is free trade but fair trade, I’ve got to come down on Canada’s side with this one.”
I think we’re going to see a lot of this under President Trump. Hopefully, we’ll both win. :)
For years now we’ve enjoyed ultra sharp 7 year old Canadian cheddar cheese, from our local PA Farmers Market. Wisconsin should crank up and produce that cheese themselves. I’ll buy it instead.
If there were an article stating the moon was made of green cheese, you’d believe it?
I think Canada is right on this one.
If you don’t believe the basic premise of the article, then why did you even bother posting a comment about it here? Are you suggesting that the farmers quoted here are fictitious people, or that they’re lying?
We saw the exact opposite situation unfold about ten years ago when the U.S. government banned the import of Canadian beef during the “mad cow” disease hysteria. Canadian ranchers ended up with entire herds of cattle that: (1) they couldn’t sell, and (2) they couldn’t afford to feed. Sounds like the U.S. dairy farmers to reach out to these Canadian ranchers to see how to cope with their plight.
WOW!!!
That's something you'll never forget.
IIRC the price was something like $26 a pound.
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