# Milk mystery: As prices soar, dairy farmers plead poverty  | Globalnews.ca

> A Global News investigation examines Canadian dairy producers and sharp milk price increases this year, with some provinces seeing prices rise about 20 percent in six months. It also covers a licensing dispute between a Quebec convent and the provincial dairy producer group. The story focuses on industry governance rather than market supply.

- Date: 2022-10-01 · published 2022-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5117-milk-mystery-as-prices-soar-dairy-farmers-plead-poverty-globalnews-ca
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The story is mainly about dairy governance and industry practices, not a shift in supply or demand. It has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-07-01 | [Farmers give new dairy safety net a try \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4200-farmers-give-new-dairy-safety-net-a-try-capital-press.md) | +6.5% | +7.4% |
| MILK | 2021-05-03 | [FMMO Program & Fair Prices for Dairy Farmers \| NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47117-fmmo-program-and-fair-prices-for-dairy-farmers-nmpf.md) | +6.7% | +7.5% |
| MILK | 2021-05-06 | [Dairy farmer groups propose  Class III Plus for better milk pricing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47240-dairy-farmer-groups-propose-class-iii-plus-for-better-milk-pricing.md) | -0.4% | -9.6% |
| MILK | 2023-11-28 | [Make allowances and milk prices \| Dairy Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6754-make-allowances-and-milk-prices-dairy-processing.md) | -5.8% | -6.1% |
| MILK | 2025-09-27 | [Milk checks reflect new Federal Order pricing - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23043-milk-checks-reflect-new-federal-order-pricing-dairy-star.md) | -2.0% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- globalnews.ca: https://globalnews.ca/news/9134934/milk-prices-canada-quebec-farming/

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