The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-03-18, Page 850
airy'. producer
igroups continuer to
;be concerned concerned with
bu.tteroil-sugar blends
being imported. into.
.
Canada as ;a replacement
for Canadian butterfat in_
. many low acid medttm»•
.quality ice creams. •
It is . estimated these
imparted :blends have dis=
placed the equivalent of
• . 2.5 per cent of Canada's
industrial milk production'
during the last year,
The issue
•Buttcroilisugar blends are
being ; imported—into
Canada in: increasing
attricants' asa.replacement
for Canadian. butterfat
(ream).: in. the marittfae.*
tore .of many- low and
miedium.rquality • ice
ciewits.
+4uttt:roil 41 n su *ttr as •
separate products are suby,.
jestto tariffs; and import
ted blend
y p
en
ti
odu
once
oups
duties. However. as a promised: by..the govern.
Wend the Canadian gov-• merit.
ernrent allows them into Dairy farmers atom*. .
Canada tariff -free. This - tering.
loophole has meant *Milk • araduc:tion: Was
imports of these blends reduced as a result. of
have increased aQ(1 per these imports resulting in
Cent since 1995.. . 'a• loss of $50:million for
rQ.Q.vernment representat- •Canadian dairy producers.
Lives at the GAT told 'hut's about sz5qa each.
Dairy Farmers of Canada'Consumers prey morn •
(PIC) that dairy blends 'lce cream prices have
would be captured on a risen 4,3 per cent timing
the, past lg
m.o.nths
w h e •n.
Canadian
• butterfat
prices have.
n n
•changed. •
Consumers.
are paying'
more far
lover quuti-
• ty ice cream
chat �:rttdcnnt►r,etain�•
tariff tine`
that piuc- •••
Ors would.
be pleased
with. Dp.C.
has : been
asking the'
geverthment
to reclassify
these\btends
onto a tariff
litter. that
provides the ,
import con-
trol that was
•
m
cheaper imported
butter/oil' sugar blends.
Consulters are not gaining
anything throu, it this:
loophole,
Governatftimporae
• 4he_" government has oho -
son to not act .tare the
request to recelrssifyy the
product but instead has
referred the matter to the
Canadian .internmianal;
Trade Tribunal(CPrr),
''his action totally. ignores
•the government's ptevious
commitment. m
IFC'i request is for the
government to iimnaediate
tyt reclassify the bloods
onto the proper. tariffAine
according to the 'commit-
ment itmade to dairy pro
dthcers. at the conclusion of
the last eATI' DFC
and its Members • have
decided net tQ participate
in the WI' hearings, :.
(from Milk bulletin)..
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