Tribunal declined to decide milk pricing dispute, finding the P6 Agreement governing body was the proper forum.
The Ontario Dairy Council appealed a decision of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario regarding the methodology used to determine the price of Class 4(a) milk under the P6 Agreement.
The appellant argued that the new pricing system failed to achieve revenue neutrality, resulting in increased costs for butter and powder manufacturers.
The Tribunal found that the respondent had followed the agreed-upon P6 methodology, even though it resulted in a cost increase.
The Tribunal declined to make a decision on the dispute, concluding that the proper forum for resolving the issue was the governing body of the P6 Agreement, as Ontario could not act unilaterally.
Ontario Dairy Council v Dairy Farmers of Ontario, 1997 ONAFRAAT 21
