Regulated Marketing Economic Policy
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
July 26, 2004
Regulated Marketing Economic Policy
July 26, 2004
Regulated Marketing Economic Policy
Public Interest
Statement
1. The regulated marketing system operates in the interests of all British Columbians. Boards and Commissions operating under the authority of the Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act are responsive to the needs of British Columbia producers, as well as to processors, consumers and other participants in the British Columbia food system.
National Systems
2. The Government of British Columbia supports the participation of British Columbia producers in national supply management systems when the provisions of the national agreements are consistent with the growth and prosperity of the agri-food industry. The British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board and the Government of British Columbia proactively support supply managed boards in national and regional negotiations, in order to secure agreements which will provide:
• ongoing opportunities for industry growth and new opportunities in primary and further processing; and
• sufficient allocations for the development of specialty markets, such as organic and other products differentiated at the farm level.
Maintaining and Gaining Markets, and
Serving British Columbia Demand
3. The British Columbia regulated marketing system supports the development of new markets identified at the production, marketing, and processing level to facilitate industry growth and competitiveness. The regulated system encourages regulated industries to serve the British Columbia demand for their product and to capture markets outside of British Columbia where these markets can add strength and stability to a regulated industry. To the extent that British Columbia regulated industries serve the British Columbia demand for