A recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is calling on Canada to reduce the amount of financial support it gives to the dairy, chicken, and egg industries, saying the practice inflates domestic prices and disrupts competitive trade.
The Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2025 report released last week analyzes 54 nations around the globe, offering recommendations on their agricultural policies. It recommended Canada begin shifting away from the high level of government support given to dairy, poultry, and eggs under the supply management system.
The system, established in the 1970s, establishes production quotas calculated by measuring domestic demand and limits imports by setting high tariffs on imports that would surpass the established limits in order to keep supply stable, and assure a fixed income for producers….