Whats the outlook for Ontarios organic milk production?
With two million litres of Quebec milk coming into Ontario to supply Loblaws, some say the market is saturated. But Dairy Farmers of Ontario believes the market is growing by SUSAN MANN Depending on whom you ask, there is either too much organic milk on the market, or not enough. “The market is growing and matching supply and demand is a challenge,” says Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) in its 2002 annual report. What this means, says Peter Gould, DFO’s director of marketing, production and regulatory compliance “is you can never match increases in supply with changes in demand.” But, says Lawrence Andres, one of the owners of Harmony Organic Dairy Products Inc. headquartered in Wellesley, there is currently too much organic milk produced in the province. That’s because a deal was struck between Loblaws, DFO and the Quebec milk producers’ federation for it to supply milk for the Loblaws President’s Choice organic line. Andres says Loblaws wanted to have assurance for two million litres a
