REGINA — Critics say a study claiming Canadian dairy producers waste billion of litres of milk each year is based on incorrect assumptions. The study co-authored by Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Benjamin Goldstein from the University of Michigan and Thomas Elliot from Aalborg University in Denmark said Canadian producers wasted between […] Read more
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Dairy sector raises questions about milk dumping report
REGINA — The Canadian dairy sector has questions about a new report that says milk producers are wasting an extraordinary amount of milk and losing billions of dollars when they dump surplus production. The study published in Ecological Economics said 6.8 billion litres has been discarded since 2012. That could have supplied the annual dairy […] Read more
Report finds 6.8 billion litres of milk discarded since 2012
Study says milk dumping should be illegal and calls for more transparency on how much surplus is produced and wasted
REGINA — Canadian milk producers are wasting an extraordinary amount of milk and losing billions of dollars when they dump surplus production, a new study has found. The study published in Ecological Economics said 6.8 billion litres has been discarded since 2012. That could have supplied the annual dairy intake for 4.2 million Canadians, it […] Read more
Start-to-finish facility makes infant formula in Ontario
Chinese-owned Canada Royal Milk receives federal approval to make dairy-based formula in its Kingston facility
Canada Royal Milk has received regulatory approval from Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to manufacture dairy-based infant formula at its Kingston, Ont., production facility. In a news release, Canada Royal Milk (CRM) said the federal government approvals pave the way for significant growth at the plant. Since its completion in 2019, it […] Read more
Farmgate milk price hike delayed
The farmgate price of milk will go up May 1, 2024, rather than Feb. 1, after a review of the national pricing formula and consultation with stakeholders. The increase will be 1.77 percent, or about 1.5 cents per litre for milk going into processing plants. The Canadian Dairy Commission had already published this increase in […] Read more
