Supply Management
Supply management ensures fairness for dairy producers and benefits milk processors, consumers and the economy.
Canada’s supply management system provides balance in the concentrated dairy sector by enabling Canadian farmers and milk producers to act collectively to negotiate price and allowing them to adjust milk production to meet local consumer demand. It also ensures stability of domestic supply without creating an imbalance in international markets, and protects the Canadian dairy sector from world market fluctuations.
As a result, Canadian dairy farming is one of the few agricultural industries that is self-sufficient – both providing income security for producers and requiring no government subsidy or support.
