#canadiandairycommission — Public Fediverse posts

Canada’s agricultural policies short of health/sustainability goals
https://theconversation.com/canadas-agricultural-policies-are-falling-short-of-health-and-sustainability-goals-239560

* Ag payments/subsidies not aligned w. government’s dietary guidelines/health goals
* food/lifestyle disease: diabetes, obesity, coronary heart disease, high cholesterol
* est. health-care cost of diet-related disease: 2-19% health-care costs in Canada
* agricultural policy not just about food; influences health/economy/environment

#Canada #government #agriculture #FoodSecurity #CanadianDairyCommission

Billions of liters of Canadian milk discarded in last 12 years
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/billions-of-litres-of-canadian-milk-were-discarded-in-the-last-12-years-research-1.7075470

COMMENT: yet here in Vancouver (B.C., Canada)
milk $4.78/2L
No-Name butter $5.88/lb
eggs $4.17/doz

Canadian Dairy Commission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Dairy_Commission
* regulates, inflates dairy prices

Images source: NoFrills.ca 2024-Oct-16

#poverty #FoodSecurity #Loblaws #NoFrills #SDM #corporations #billionaires #capitalism #greedflation #shrinkflation #AlgorithmicPricing #inflation #lobbyists #CanadianDairyCommission

* Dairy and poultry supply management in Canada, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy_and_poultry_supply_management_in_Canada

* Canadian Dairy Commission, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Dairy_Commission

* (2021-11-05) Milk, cheese prices could soon jump 10 to 15 per cent
Canadian Dairy Commission's record-setting price hikes could have 'huge' impact, food analyst says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/milk-prices-increase-new-brunswick-1.6237730

#Canada #FoodPrices #groceries #CanadianDairyCommission #DairyLobby #persagen

The Tyee: When We Celebrate ‘Local Food,’ What Gets Left Out? (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/01/What-Gets-Left-Out-Of-Local-Food/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ElsaNuñezElComalMexicanFoods #missingmiddleinfoodindustry #CanadianDairyCommission #civichistorianJohnAtkin #Michelinstarsystem #SunriseSoyaFoods #diasporacuisine #CrystalProduce #Dr.TammaraSoma #King’sMarket #KimChâuDeli #AndyYanSFU #JinmiFoods #HoàngYến #Oliveri #TakFung #youtiao #Zorba's

The Tyee: Taking Paneer to the Skies (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/28/Paneer-Skies-Fresh-Off-Shelf/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCCouncilofMarketingBoards #KwantlenUniversityCollege #CanadianDairyCommission #BCMilkMarketingBoard #TonySinghFruiticana #GurpreetArneja #SatwinderBains #Haryana,India #PunjabiMarket #Save-On-Foods #VineetTaneja #matarpaneer #Fruiticana #FutureShop #gulabjamun #NanakFoods #kajukatli #Loblaws #Walmart #chhena #Anuga #burfi #dahi #khoa