CANADIAN DAIRY PROCESSORS UPSET OVER OFFICIAL BUTTER AND SMP PRICE HIKE
September 1st, 2016
Dairy processors have expressed their concern regarding a 2.76% increase in the minimum price for butter and skimmed milk powder sold in Canada. Imposed by the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), this came into effect on September 1. The Dairy Processors Association of Canada (DPAC) has voiced its apprehension to the CDC: “We expressed our concerns with a mid-year increase, and presented the potential impact of this not only for processors, but for the market and ultimately consumers,” said Jacques Lefebvre, president and CEO of the DPAC. This is on top of a ...
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