Agricultural Products
Agricultural Products - as defined under Section 2(1) of the AMPA is:
- An animal, a plant or an animal or plant product; or
- A product, including any food or drink, that is wholly or partly derived from an animal or a plant.
The agricultural product must be:
- produced in Canada by the producer who received the initial payment during the period specified in the agreement; and
- delivered during that period to the marketing agency to be sold under a single cooperative plan.
All agricultural products are clearly defined in the price pooling agreement, when possible, based on the agricultural
product sold (ie. Soft Canada Eastern Red Winter Wheat not wheat, Great Northern Beans, not beans). The agreement also
specifies the price guarantee for each grade covered of the agricultural product (Grade 1, 2, and 3) and when applicable, the
varieties covered for each agricultural product.
Eligible Organizations
A "Marketing Agency" as defined under Section 2(1) of the AMPA is:
- an association of producers whose object is the marketing, under a cooperative
plan, of agricultural products produced by the producers;
- a person engaged in the processing of agricultural products for marketing under a cooperative plan;
- a person authorized by one or more associations or persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) to market agricultural
products under a single cooperative plan.
To qualify, the Marketing Agency must market the agricultural product or value-added product under a cooperative plan.
The revenues derived from the sale of the agricultural product(s) are pooled and the producers receive equal returns to
producers for products of like grade, variety and type.
When applying to the Price Pooling Program, the Marketing Agency must demonstrate:
- Its capacity to market the agricultural products delivered under a cooperative plan;
- Its administrative capability and financial means to implement the marketing plan being proposed in its request for a guarantee;
- That it represents a significant portion of the producers or a significant portion of the agricultural produced in the area covered by the cooperative plan;
- That it is a legal entity, capable of being sued and of suing in its own name.
