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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Peter- Any clarification why they are more productive? I'm going to guess that some of it has to do with the use of hormones that are banned in Canada. Personally I'd rather keep US product out of Canada for that reason alone.
As for costs, we have higher input costs like fuel taxes. We also probably have fewer illegals working for pennies on our farms. Crazy that living in a civilized country has higher costs for products to protect it's citizens, right? Sometimes the cheapest price for the consumer shouldn't be the number one priority.
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Nah, that report was pretty clear that consolidation of dairy farms into units with over 1000+ cows provides some pretty clear scaling advantages.
Also, with the lower debt load per cow, farmers in the US can invest in technology - like milking machines - that increase their productivity advvantage even more.
If hormones are a concern, then ban any American milk that doesn't meet our standard. We can still open the market up.