SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Several Canadian agricultural industries, including chicken, turkey, egg and dairy, operate within supply management or orderly marketing systems.  Established in each of these industries by the 1970s, supply management regulates domestic production and imports to ensure that:

• supply of that commodity matches the demand for it
• prices paid to farmers are steady over time, cover their production costs and leave producers with a predictable income
• consumers are guaranteed a consistent supply of top-quality farm products at steady prices