Supply Management

Supply management is a system that balances supply and demand of a commodity through production setting (quota), price setting and import control as a means of avoiding overproduction and underproduction, setting a fair income for producers and allowing for a stable supply for consumers.

In Canada, there are five agricultural commodity products that are supply managed:

*under the responsibility of the Canadian Dairy Commission

Benefits of the supply management system

• Maintains a stable and predictable market environment.
• Helps farmers thrive by ensuring fair and stable incomes.
• Provides consumers with high-quality products at reasonable prices.
• Prevents waste and resource inefficiency by avoiding surplus production.

For information on the benefits of supply management in the poultry and egg sectors, please watch FPCC’s benefits of supply management video below.

Farm Products Council of Canada’s role in supply management

Established under the Farm Products Agencies Act, to oversee the four marketing agencies that administer the supply management system for poultry and eggs.