AreaCanada

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityLive animals

Date01/08/2012

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentState market intervention

DescriptionOffered livestock tax deferrals to producers in drought-affected municipalities which allows eligible producers in designated areas to defer income tax on the sale of breeding livestock for one year to help replenish breeding stock in the following year. In addition, producers have access to assistance through existing business risk management (BRM) programmes.