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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I've heard of stories of farmers pouring milk down drains etc. for Supply Management Quotas and to constrain the supply, etc. Don't know if it's hyperbole.
Milk isn't the problem, it's the price of cheese and the stranglehold the supply management rules place on cheese imports. Canada probably has some of the worst cheese selection and prices of developed nations because of the protectionist dairy market. Only a small percentage of cheese can be imported every year from Europe and then it's priced incredibly highly.
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Yes, the quota system works so that a producer is paid for the milk that they are entitled to. I would challenge your source as to the milk being dumped. Over production usually results in financial penalties (which means they basically gets paid below average price for any extra product that is over supplied). I have heard of milk being dumped because of high microbial or contamination issues, which should be common practice.