> The US is only #5 in the dairy export business. Sure, but unlike say NZ, they're literally adjacent meaning that the cost of transport plays a much smaller r

> The US is only #5 in the dairy export business. Sure, but unlike say NZ, they're literally adjacent meaning that the cost of transport plays a much smaller role and the barriers to entry are smaller - thus increasing the risk. > Anyways, we have tools against dumping if it does happen. Indeed! Protectionism and protectionist policies. Dumping would be solely good for Canadian consumers and solely bad for Canadian producers no? If the US government wants to subsidize corn to below the cost of production and throw it over the border, why stop them? It seems like my argument just taken to an extreme. > Competition is fantastic for the producer: it stops them from getting lazy. I think we broadly agree except I don't believe in industrializing agriculture unless strictly necessary. Industrial agriculture is bad for everyone, and the environment, IMO. > Canada could have been a dairy export juggernaut like New Zealand, but instead Canada kept itself underdeveloped in dairy. I personally do not desire this outcome, but I respect your position.