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Below is the national milk production target (total quota) for 2020.

The dairy products that we consume are made from milk and other ingredients. Dairy processing is the processes through which milk is processed into cheese, yogurt, butter, ice cream, and other dairy products.

The price dairy farmers receive for the milk they produce is set in the 10 Canadian provinces. This price varies and depends on how the milk will be used. For example, milk sold to make cheese has a different price than milk sold to make butter.

Milk includes three components, and each has its own price. These three components are:

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The Canadian Dairy Commission offers a framework for managing Canada’s dairy industry, a shared federal and provincial responsibility. It serves as a facilitator and intervener in forums that influence Canada’s dairy policy. The Commission administers the dairy production control mechanism to avoid production shortages or surpluses. It also has the mandate to provide a fair return to efficient producers of milk.

Position reclassification from January to December 2020

EX – Executive Group

All milk utilization must be declared as per their final end-use. The Harmonized Milk Classification System (HMCS) defines under which class milk components used in the manufacture of a finished dairy product must be declared to comply with this policy. This classification is to be used by Provincial Marketing Boards and/or Provincial Regulatory Agencies to bill milk components.

December

• Intended modification to class 4(m) (December 24, 2020)

November

• Announcement on farm gate milk prices (November 2, 2020)

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