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That seems to be a choice of the dairy farm to either outsource their processing or to sell to bulk purchasers. I live in the US, and a local dairy decided to s
by greedo 6y ago
That seems to be a choice of the dairy farm to either outsource their processing or to sell to bulk purchasers. I live in the US, and a local dairy decided to start selling their product and skip the cooperative exchanges. They bottle their own milk and sell it to grocery stores. Best of all it comes in a reusable glass bottle (they charge a deposit). Their prices are higher than the more generic milk at the store, but I think the taste is much better.
I also have a coworker whose father owns a small dairy farm that sells directly to the co-ops. Different business model.
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- AlanYx 6y ago>That seems to be a choice of the dairy farm to either outsource their processing or to sell to bulk purchasers. No, in Canada it's not a choice. Any farmer that has milk quotas cannot sell directly to consumers, even inside the farm gate. Some provinces allow farmers a "personal use" exemption, which enables non-milk farmers (i.e., farmers who happen to own a cow or two; quota holders are ineligible) to sell very small quantities of cow milk to consumers inside the farm gates. The largest I believe is Alberta that has a 50 litre a day exemption.