Grains and Oilseed farmers need a safety net regime with three basic pillars:
- Affordable and effective crop insurance;
- Stabilization of incomes to cover natural disasters or other serious price declines; and
- A program element that will offset the impact of trade injury
The safety net programs under the Agriculture Policy Framework do address items (1) and (2). However the problems caused by foreign interference in world markets remain to be resolved.
The GGC has a standing proposal for a Trade Injury Compensation Program that would address these concerns. This design has widespread support within Canada 's agriculture community. |