National Ag News
Canada trade dispute puts some Minnesota dairy farmers on the brink
Apr 24, 2017, 13:26 PM
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The executive director of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association says an extreme supply and demand situation has put at least eight Minnesota dairy farmers on the brink of going out of business.
Lucas Sjostrum tells Brownfield ultra-filtered milk duties recently imposed by Canada have left dozens of U.S. producers scrambling to find other destinations for their milk.
“Had this happened any other time, these farmers probably would have found another market immediately and continued on.
