Expert's Forum

The Expert's Forum is an on-line magazine that features articles contributed by members of the dairy ingredients community.

It covers issues affecting the dairy ingredient industry from those who know it well.

From this page you can view the latest edition, or choose from a drop-down menu to view archived issues.

Events

Do you want to know more about upcoming dairy ingredients conferences and trades shows?

This section provides details on upcoming events affecting the dairy ingredients industry. Visit often for information on dairy ingredient seminars, conferences, and trade shows.

Support Prices

The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) annually reviews and establishes support prices for butter. Support prices are the prices at which the CDC purchases and sells butter within the framework of its various programs. The CDC ceased purchasing skim milk powder in 2017.

Le système de gestion de l’offre du secteur laitier

La gestion de l’offre dans le secteur laitier

Dans le domaine des produits laitiers, l'équilibre entre l'offre et la demande suppose un équilibre entre la production de toutes les fermes laitières et la consommation intérieure de produits laitiers. Le contrôle de la production nationale à la ferme se fait grâce aux quotas. La gestion des approvisionnements tient également compte de certaines importations au Canada et d'une partie de la production qui est expédiée sur les marchés d'exportation.

2011 Dairy and Food Processing Outlook

Edmonton, Alberta
March 30, 2011


The Canadian dairy and food processing sectors faced many challenges in 2010. Food ingredient price volatility, a weak US economy, increased competition from offshore suppliers and an ever changing Canadian demographic to name but a few. The need for dairy and food processor to understand the impact of these issues on their business is an essential component to remaining competitive in the marketplace.