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Bruce[_28_]

On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:32:32 -0400, wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 08:59:16 -0700, graham > wrote:
>
>>On 2019-11-13 8:49 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>> The Canadian system is designed to match production to demand in order
>>> to maintain a viable dairy industry.Â* The US non system is aimed a
>>> producing as much as possible.Â* That results in an unstable market where
>>> the price often drops to the point where farmers can no longer afford to
>>> feed and care for their herds properly.Â* Trump wanted us to drop tariffs
>>> on American milk so that they can dump their excess product here. That
>>> will destabilize our milk industry.
>>>
>>
>>Furthermore, Canada doesn't allow the cows to be fed hormones to
>>increase milk production.
>
>Yes, that too. I see they are worried in the UK that if Boris has his
>way and combines with the USA then they will have to eat chicken that
>is cholorinated

Yes, many UK'ers are afraid of the low US food standards they'll have
to accept after their "special" post Brexit deal with the US.