Quebec is funny. They always try to milk off their French connection with everything they do, pun intended in this case. But Quebec is as French as the rest of Canada is Great Britain English. That is to say, not at all the same.EastGTARedFlagger wrote: ↑ When it comes to cheese I support European. I avoid anything Saputo, Agropur... if it has that blue cow logo, I don't buy it.
Brie from Quebec smells, tastes, and has the texture of synthetic rubber compared to the authentic French product, overpriced crap that you'd expect from a protected cartel. And why would you ruin your pasta dishes using Canadian "parmesan" instead of real Parmigiano-Reggiano? Balderson (the supposedly premium cartel cheddar) is overpriced garbage compared to English or American cheddar.
On cross-border shopping trips I go straight to the cheese fridges at Wegmans, Trader Joe's, and Sam's Club for properly priced European product to bring home. Also European butter which is rare here given that it's tariffed at 300% but I bring it in as groceries duty-free.
Exactly. Especially for the Canadian market they can price it lower, even at a loss if they have to to gain market share. Although there are still trade restrictions with the new deal and is not totally free trade. But if it was they can price it at a loss to gain market share. Force the Canadian producers to be price competitive, which the Canadian producers will hate because it means they don't take home as much profit for themselves. The goal is to price them out, and only then once you become a major player, to start raising prices. It's what Amazon's strategy is basically. Price low, then once you gain critical mass, start ramping up margins.MaxPower19 wrote: ↑ US milk would be priced lower to entice people to switch from Canadian milk. I’m not sure if you’re trolling or serious here. Within your logic, how would you explain price differences from one store to the next? Or the fact that prices from one Canadian to the next also vary?