Among the 25 specialized groups affiliated with the UPA, 21 are
working towards the organization of a more orderly marketing system,
namely through the implementation of joint plans, and of production
development. Four of them bring together farmers with common aspirations.
agricultural association constituted under the Professional Syndicates Act.
With some 24,000 producers in more than 14,000 farm businesses across Quebec, the Federation is composed of 14 regional syndicates. Each year Quebec’s beef producers send to market some 910,000 head of beef cattle, for a farm value of around $618 million. That makes beef the third largest animal production in Quebec.
Since 1982 the Federation has administered a joint plan applying to all five production sectors: feeder calves, slaughter steers, cull cattle and dairy calves, grain-fed veal and milk-fed veal. The plan enables the Federation to regulate the marketing of beef cattle so that it is better organized and more effective.
The Federation also administers a producer payment security program, protecting producers from the risk of buyers or auction houses going bankrupt.
Through its research fund, the Federation works alongside governments, universities, research centres and private partners as an active player in major research projects. Areas covered include environment, animal health and well-being, breeding techniques, economy and marketing.
The grain-fed and milk-fed veal sectors have their own promotion fund, dedicated to increasing awareness and consumption of their products both in Quebec and elsewhere.
Since 2002 the Federation has been a shareholder in Réseau Encans Québec, the Quebec auction network, which handles over 75 per cent of the cattle sold by auction in the province. Further down the production stream, producers have also invested collectively in food processing operations. For example, in 2006 the cull cattle producers took over ownership of Levinoff-Colbex, the biggest slaughterhouse for cull cattle in Eastern Canada
No doubt about it, the future is bright for beef production in Quebec. Grazing pastures play an important environmental role in preserving biodiversity. Beef production is synonymous with sustainable agriculture, a highly-prized value in today’s society.
Production 2007
Total annual sales ($): 618 M
Number of cattle businesses: 14,195
| Sales distribution
(%): |
 |
Grain-fed
veals |
2 |
|
Milk-fed veals |
2 |
|
Cull cattle and
dairy calves |
48 |
|
Fed cattle |
4 |
|
Feeder calf |
34 |
|
Other farm businesses |
10 |
| Volume distribution
(%): |
|
Grain-fed
veals |
10 |
|
Milk-fed veals |
18 |
| |
Cull cattle and dairy
calves |
10 |
|
Fed cattle |
22 |
|
Feeder calf |
21 |
|
Dairy calves |
19 |
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President: Michel
Dessureault
Secretary: Gaëtan Bélanger
555 boul. Roland-Therrien
Longueuil J4H 3Y9
Tel. : 450 679-0530
Fax : 450 442-9348
You can also visit our sites: Veau
de grain du Québec and Veau
de lait du Québec
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SYNDICAT
DES PRODUCTEURS DE CHÈVRES DU QUÉBEC
Capitalizing on collective strength Created
in 1982, the Syndicat des producteurs de chèvres
du Québec is an organization that brings together
dairy, meat and Angora goat producers. Its mission is to
improve members’ income through |
group representation and advocacy on behalf of Québec goat
producers. One of the main gains of goat producers was the implementation
of a joint plan in 2002. Marketing committees for goat milk, kid meat
and mohair fibres were set up to develop markets and promote Québec’s
goat products. The goat sector can now capitalize on a vital tool:
the collective strength of its producers!
Québec's caprine livestock
dairy goats : 14 164
butchery goats : 2 989
angora goats : 489
Total number of goats : 17 642
President: Bernard Petit
General Manager temporarily: Lucie Gionet
555 boul. Roland-Therrien
Longueuil J4H 3Y9
Tel. : 450 679-0530
Fax : 450 463-5293
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FÉDÉRATION
DES PRODUCTEURS DE CULTURES COMMERCIALES DU QUÉBEC
Producing more while preserving the environment
Grain crops are produced in Quebec by over 10 000 farmers, who grow and market oats, wheat, canola, corn, barley and soy on nearly 1 million hectares. Total grain production reaches some 5 million tonnes, for a farm |
gate value of almost 1 billion.
Grain grown in Quebec is intended primarily for domestic use, particularly as feed for Quebec’s cattle, swine and bird populations. Even so, we can highlight a number of special ways in which our grain is used:
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Quebec has been particularly successful in penetrating niche export markets, especially that of GMO-free soy for human consumption. |
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Quebec oats are highly valued as horse feed in the United States. |
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In order to better meet the needs of Montreal flour mills, which require between
600 000 and 800 000 tonnes of wheat a year, Quebec producers have set up a sales agency for the pooled marketing of their wheat crop. |
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In an effort to develop industrial uses for Quebec grain, while achieving positive outcomes for the environment, producers have helped set up an ethanol factory in Quebec and they have become involved in developing other biofuels. |
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The success of Quebec’s grain crops depends much more on market diversification than it does on export. |
Total farm gate value in 2007: 1,1 billion $
Number of producers (2005-2006): 10 030
Président: Christian Overbeek
Secrétaire: Benoit Legault
555 boul. Roland-Therrien, bureau 505
Longueuil J4H 4G4
Tél. : 450 679-0530
Fax : 450 679-6372
Courriel : fpccq@upa.qc.ca
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FÉDÉRATION
QUÉBÉCOISE DES PRODUCTEURS DE FRUITS ET LÉGUMES
DE TRANSFORMATION
A dynamic and competitive industry
The Fédération québécoise des producteurs de fruits et légumes de transformation was founded in 1974. Since 1978, it has administered the joint plan of processing vegetable growers for peas, beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, asparagus and red and green tomatoes. |
Every year, the Fédération negotiates with the Association des manufacturiers de produits alimentaires du Québec (AMPAQ), an organization belonging to the Conseil de la transformation agroalimentaire et des produits de consommation (CTAC), and ensures that production agreements and conditions are respected. Since the early 1990s, asparagus and red and green tomatoes are no longer grown for processing in Quebec. The Fédération also carries out various activities for the promotion, advertising, development and classification of these products, and for training and research about them.
| Distribution
of farms* by region by production (2007) |
|
Beans: |
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| |
- Saint-Jean-Valleyfield
- Saint-Hyacinthe
|
71
99 |
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Sweet corn: |
|
| |
- Saint-Jean-Valleyfield
- Saint-Hyacinthe
- Centre-du-Québec |
92
85
1 |
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Peas: |
|
| |
- Saint-Jean-Valleyfield
- Saint-Hyacinthe
- Centre-du-Québec |
141
91
30 |
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Cucumbers: |
|
| |
- Centre-du-Québec
- Saint-Hyacinthe
- Lanaudière/Mauricie/Laurentides |
6
7
8
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* Some farms produce one or more of these vegetables.
President : Claude
Lacoste
Secretary : Judith Lupien
555 boul. Roland-Therrien, suite 355
Longueuil J4H 3Y9
Tel. : 450 679-0530
Fax : 450 679-5595
Email : fqpflt@upa.qc.ca
representing fluid milk producers, and the second,
created in 1966, representing industrial milk producers. Since then,
and to this day, Québec dairy farms are family-run businesses
that seek to preserve their environment. Located everywhere throughout
the province, they shape the landscape of Québec.
Milk production has significant economic impact in all regions
of Québec. It is estimated that it generates some 61,000
direct or indirect jobs in the province. Producers invest almost $33.5 million per year in promoting and advertising milk and dairy products as well a in research. Year in and year out,
Québec’s dairy producers invest close to $345 million
in their businesses. The collective marketing model milk producers
have chosen helps provide consumers with a basket of high-quality
dairy products, one of the least expensive in the world.
| Sector profile
in 2007 |
| Number
of dairy farms: |
6,822 |
Number of owners-operators:
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13,365 |
| Milk production volume
(litres) : |
2.8 billion |
Production value at
the farm (in billion $):
|
2,11 |
President : Marcel
Groleau
Secretary : Alain Bourbeau
555 boul. Roland-Therrien
Longueuil J4H 3Y9
Tel. : 450 679-0530
Fax : 450 679-5899
E-mail : fplq@upa.qc.ca
You can also visit out site Le
Lait.
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SYNDICAT
DES PRODUCTEURS DE LAPINS DU QUÉBEC
A ray of sunshine through
the clouds
Québec’s rabbit producers are
proud of their success in having the Régie des marchés
agricoles et alimentaires du Québec ratify the regulation
they submitted concerning the sale of
rabbits. From now |
on, they are the masters of their own destiny,
and together, they will be able to set up an efficient and orderly
marketing system. They have recently implemented a sales agency for
their product. The Syndicat des producteurs de lapins du Québec
is in existence since 1977.
Number of rabbit producers: 112
President : Julien Pagé
Interim Secretary : Robert Racine
555 boul. Roland-Therrien
Longueuil J4H 3Y9
Tel. : 450 679-0530
Fax : 450 928-3641
E-mail : lapins@upa.qc.ca
The Fédération des producteurs maraîchers
du Québec is an advocacy group devoted to a sector whose activities
are valued at over $217 million (on-farm revenues). Founded in 1980,
the Fédération represents some 2000 Québec producers
today, 1,028 of which operate farms of five or more hectares. During
the coming years, the market garden sector will be looking to consolidate
its place among the farming community’s major exporters.
Market gardening 2006
Fresh
vegetables
|
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Number of producers |
1 851 |
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Cultivated land surface (ha) |
22 133 |
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Crop surface |
22 397 |
|
Volume (mt) |
463 143 |
|
Sales ($) |
217 519 000 |
|
Crop insurance |
7 682 200 |
Fresh
vegetables exports ($)
|
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Carrots |
9 149 000 |
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Cabbages |
16 526 200 |
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Lettuce |
18 982 500 |
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Onions, shallots |
10 021 800 |
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Others |
27 266 200 |
|
Total |
81 945 700 |
Présidente : Normand Legault
Coordonnateur : poste to fill
555 boul. Roland-Therrien
Longueuil J4H 3Y9
Tél. : 450 679-0530
Fax : 450 463-5224
E-mail : fpmq@upa.qc.ca
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