Do Canadian dairy farmers export surplus production?
Because overproduction is discouraged with supply management, very little poultry, egg and dairy products are exported outside of Canada. Export subsidies, used mainly by Europe and the United States, are the biggest culprits when it comes to dumping products. This is of significant concern to the developing nations whose subsistence farmers cannot compete against the artificially low-priced products dumped into their markets. The negotiations at the World Trade Organization propose to eliminate export subsidies by 2013.
