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Reforming Canada’s Dairy Supply Management Scheme and the Consequences for International Trade

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Following Carter and Mérel (2016), we explore the export benefits of reforming supply management (SM) in Canada's dairy sector. A trade model with ten regions and five dairy product categories is developed and used to examine the potential benefits of opening international markets to Canadian dairy products. In addition to a baseline, three scenarios are compared—one with SM in place but with Canada able to export freely. Two other scenarios assume SM is eliminated and there is complete free trade, but with high‐ and low‐cost structures. Findings indicate that, in the high‐cost scenario, domestic consumers gain from lower prices as the domestic supply and exports fall compared to the status quo, but producers are less well off. However, under a low domestic cost structure, Canada becomes a major exporter of milk, with both producers and consumers gaining from free trade. This scenario assumes that domestic producers take advantage of economies of scale, enabling them to compete in international markets. Appropriate policies will be required to reform the quota regime, while minimizing the harm done to dairy farmers. À la suite de Carter et Mérel (2016), nous explorons les avantages à l'exportation de la réforme de la gestion de l'offre (SM) dans le secteur laitier Canadien. Un modèle commercial avec dix régions et six catégories de produits laitiers est élaboré et utilisé pour examiner les avantages potentiels de l'ouverture des marchés internationaux aux produits laitiers Canadiens. Deux scénarios sont comparés ‐ l'un avec une structure de coûts intérieure élevée où les producteurs et les transformateurs ne tirent aucun avantage des économies d'échelle, et l'autre avec une structure de coûts intérieure plus faible où l'offre canadienne est très élastique et adaptable à la demande du marché mondial. Les résultats indiquent que, dans le scénario de coût élevé, les consommateurs nationaux profitent de la baisse des prix à mesure que l'offre et les exportations nationa
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  • G. Cornelis van Kooten, 2018. "Reforming Canada’s Dairy Supply Management Scheme and the Consequences for International Trade," Working Papers 2018-03, University of Victoria, Department of Economics, Resource Economics and Policy Analysis Research Group.
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    Supply management; market power; dairy trade;
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    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade

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