COVID-19 crisis caused the closure of restaurants, tourism activity and exports.The group that represents the 117 milk-fed calf breeders in Quebec cites recent data that suggests losses suffered by farms over the last seven months amount to 11 per cent per animal sold, far outweighing the typical profit margin of around one per cent.Farmers are therefore asking for direct assistance of $121 per calf, claiming that the income security programs already in place do not meet the exceptional needs of businesses.
Quebec farmers protest outside Trudeau’s Papineau office In 2019, 100 per cent of the 80,000 Canadian milk-fed calves were produced in Quebec.