By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday October 20, 2020

Oct 20, 2020 | 10:07 AM

MELFORT, Sask. – Dairy producers are reminding the federal government they are still waiting for the compensation promised because of recent trade agreements.

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) said after three successive trade deals there has been a transfer of domestic milk production to dairy farmers in other countries.

DFC President Pierre Lampron said those dairy products are making their way back to Canadian grocery stores.

“By 2024, as a result of trade concessions, some 18 per cent of our domestic milk production will be outsourced to dairy farmers in other countries at a time when Canadians are more aware than ever of the importance of ensuring our own food security,” Lampron said in a news release.

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force in 2017, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) took effect in 2018.

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Lampron said by not following through on its commitment, the government is undermining its own dairy sector.

“When a dairy farmer makes a commitment, his or her word is gold,” Lampron said. “We hold our federal government to the same standard – a promise made should be a promise kept.”

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The Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) are gathering feedback on the party platforms for the Saskatchewan election on Oct. 26.

WCWG asked each of the registered parties six questions they thought would be of interest to prairie grain farmers which were centered on trade, grain transportation, research and innovation, and rural connectivity.

WCWG also wanted the parties to list their top priorities for the agriculture industry.

The only responses received to date are from the Saskatchewan Party and the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan.

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alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.ca

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