Canada’s dairy farmers are leaving some of their political
and economic power on the table, according to a study by economists at the
University of Guelph.
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| Dr.Alan Ker |
If the national supply management powers were exercised to
their full extent, milk prices would be $103.34 per hectoliter, considerably
higher than the current blend price of $72.94.
Doctoral student Na Li and Dr. Alan Ker, chairman of the
department of food agricultural and resource economics, calculate that the marketing
boards are using only 57 per cent of their potential clout to control
production volumes and 40 per cent of their pricing clout.
The highly-academic research paper is posted on the
university’s website.
