From this:   (Apr 09, 2020)   
      
      
   Why Canada's dairy farmers are dumping milk despite food supply issues in   
   COVID-19   
      
   Some Canadian dairy farmers started dumping milk last week to rid the system   
   of surplus production as demand from restaurants plummeted amid the COVID-19   
   pandemic that forced eateries across the country to close their doors.   
      
   "We first started seeing milk being discarded last week," said David Wiens,   
   vice-president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, a national organization for   
   dairy producers. Though, it's a bit early to know exactly how much milk   
   farmers dumped at this point.   
      
   Dairy farms in British Columbia started disposing of raw milk on April 3,   
   according to a statement on the BC Dairy Association website. The group did   
   not respond to a request for comment   
      
   The Dairy Farmers of Ontario, which represents about 3,400 farms, informed   
   producers "these measures would be necessary on a select and rotating basis"   
   last week, said Cheryl Smith, chief executive, in an emailed statement.   
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   Huge surplus'   
      
   Farmers have a "a huge surplus of milk now, which had nowhere to go," said   
   Wiens.   
      
   But demand plummeted from food service clients, like restaurants. Eateries   
   across the country shut their doors — some on provincial government orders   
   and others in an effort to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Nearly all   
   dine-in services across    
   Canada remain shuttered, with some restaurants continuing to operate serving   
   only food to go.   
      
   Meanwhile, as demand fluctuates, cows keep producing milk daily.   
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   To this, today:   
      
   $252M emergency aid package coming for farmers, food processors   
      
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   $50M surplus purchase program   
      
   The government also announced $50 million for a purchase program for surplus   
   food, similar to what's available for some farmers in the U.S. Trudeau said   
   the goal is to redistribute the surplus to food banks.   
      
   Such a program could help the french-fry potato industry, which has seen   
   plummeting sales because restaurants have been closed from coast-to-coast   
   since the beginning of the pandemic.   
      
   "The government will buy large quantities of certain products at risk of going   
   to waste — say, potatoes or poultry — and redistribute them to   
   organizations addressing food insecurity," said Trudeau.   
      
   "This will help ensure that our farmers are being compensated for their hard   
   work and that our most vulnerable have access to fresh food during this   
   crisis."   
      
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