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March 21, 2014

DAIRY SECTOR: FIND GROWTH IN QUALITY AND NICHE MARKETS

March 21, 2014/ RuralLife.ca

SOURCE: FCC
Canadian dairy producers should set their sights on continuing to serve the domestic market with quality products and pursue valuable niche markets abroad, rather than try competing for low-priced, volume-based export markets in countries such as China. That’s the word from Manitoba dairy farmer David Wiens, a vice-president with the Dairy Farmers of Canada and chair of the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. He says a report issued last week by the Conference Board of Canada, Reforming Dairy Supply Management: The Case for Growth, is wrong for blaming supply management for lost export opportunities. (read more)