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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Why subsidize and protect the dairy industry and not others? Genuine question.
I work in manufacturing and we don't get subsidies. We have to compete with American companies, but I don't think those American companies are 'profiteering' off Canadian customers because genuine competition exists.
I'd rather see genuine competition in the dairy industry to reduce the insane waste and inefficiencies, and ultimately lower prices for consumers.
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It’s not a fair competition as US agriculture is heavily subsidized ranging from direct payments to cheap crop insurance and it extends into the dairy sector as well. Milk dumping happens in the US as well and there are also systems in place to support minimum pricing. So your baseline is competition against subsidized farms.