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Re:On the death of my family's dairy farm by dleslie on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @12:08PM (#19369623)
It's a managed market. If consumer trends in Canada shifted away from dairy it would not somehow survive.

Instead, dairy farmers collaborate to avoid production waste and to coordinate for seasonal/cyclical changes in demand and production.

Re:On the death of my family's dairy farm by Scoundreller on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @05:46PM (#19373383)
It’s hard to imagine higher prices without milk users getting creative.

Lots of products that should be made with butter are made with oil.

Alfredo sauces made with soybean oil instead of cream.

The products that have these substitutions will have a greater discount and more sales.

Frozen pizza makers slacking on cheese toppings.

Processed cheese.

And that’s just the industrial use side.

Re:On the death of my family's dairy farm by dleslie on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:00PM (#19373494)
Interesting that your list is entirely processed foods.

Probably best never to buy such products at all, and if you do, you probably aren't the sort that cares whether the fat is from butter or from canola.

Re:On the death of my family's dairy farm by Scoundreller on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:23PM (#19373702)
But the products exist because people buy them as cheaper substitutes, reducing dairy demand.

Milk drinkers will just drink less when the price is higher (sometimes voluntarily, sometimes involuntarily).

Re:On the death of my family's dairy farm by dleslie on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @02:20AM (#19376206)
Or do they buy them because they're convenient?

Or do they buy them because they're cheaper than restaurant or take-out alternatives?

Or do they buy them because the packaging is appealing?

Regardless, processed food is generally shit, everywhere. Discerning health and quality conscious consumers in any nation aren't likely to favour purchasing processed food.