Price Pooling Program
Canada
Price guarantee for agricultural products
grant_single_labels|summary
grant_single|eligibleFinancing
- grant_single|noCondition
grant_single|deadlines
- grant_single|openingDateJuly 09, 2024
grant_single|financingType
Grant and Funding
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
grant_single|grantors
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Government of Canada
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|open
grant_single_labels|preview
Protection against declines in market prices for agricultural goods.
grant_single_labels|projects
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample
$300,000
Regina
Develop an organic grain processing center
$400,000
Halifax
Establish a fish processing and sales operation
$280,000
Vancouver
Create a honey processing and packaging facility
$200,000
Kelowna
Implement a new cold storage facility for apple production
$240,000
Winnipeg
Launch a wheat flour production and distribution center
$120,000
Toronto
Launch a direct-to-consumer farm produce delivery service
grant_single_labels|admissibility
There are eligibility criteria for this grant.
- Participants must be marketing agencies (associations of producers, processor, or selling agent) involved in cooperative marketing of eligible agricultural products, including processed products.
grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply
Eligible types of companies for the Price Pooling Program include marketing agencies, associations of producers, processors, and selling agents involved in the cooperative marketing of agricultural products.
- Marketing agencies
- Associations of producers
- Processors
- Selling agents
grant_eligibility_criteria|who_cannot_apply
There are certain types of companies that are not eligible for this grant. Specifically, companies that are not marketing agencies or do not engage in cooperative marketing of eligible agricultural products are not eligible.
- Companies that do not engage in cooperative marketing
- Companies that are not marketing agencies
grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses
Eligible expenses for this grant include storing, processing, transportation, and selling costs related to the agricultural products marketed through the program.
- Storing costs
- Processing costs
- Transportation costs
- Selling costs
grant_single_labels|criteria
There are evaluation and selection criteria for this grant.
- Producers must be involved in cooperative marketing of eligible agricultural products.
- The marketing agency must enter into an agreement with the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food for the program.
- The price guarantee is set at a percentage of the expected average wholesale price of the product.
- The agreement is valid for the length of the crop year during which the agricultural product will be produced.
- The actual average wholesale price received by the marketing agency determines potential payouts or surpluses.
grant_single_labels|register
- Step 1:
- Review the eligibility criteria outlined by the Price Pooling Program.
- Determine if your agricultural product and marketing agency meet the requirements for participation.
- Step 2:
- Prepare and submit an application to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to enter into an agreement for the Price Pooling Program.
- Ensure all necessary documentation and information are included in the application.
- Step 3:
- Wait for the approval of the agreement by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
- Once approved, work with the marketing agency under the cooperative plan as outlined in the agreement.
Apply to this program
