THE BROILER HATCHING EGG INDUSTRY IS A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED INDUSTRY THAT IS AT THE FOUNDATION OF CANADA'S CHICKEN INDUSTRY
In 2023, British Columbia produced over 8,922,000 dozen hatching eggs valued at an estimated $65.9 million. That contributed to the 193.7 million kilograms of eviscerated chicken produced for consumption in our province.
British Columbia is the third largest hatching egg producing province supplying approximately 15% of the Canadian market share.
The hatching egg producers throughout the province boast family owned farms and practice strict protocols for safe, healthy, happy birds.
January 2025 Newsletter
Date: 3 January 2025
Industry information ( Save the Date - 2025 BC Poultry Conference, Save the Date - Less than 5-year Club, Save the Date - Producer Only Meeting, BCBHEC Chair, Urge Senators to Support Supply Management, New Administrative Fees Effective January 1, 2025, Regional Diversity Information Session); Pricing; Production, Placement for Second Year of Quota Cycle; On-Farm (Biosecurity status RED, RED Alert Notification, HPAI Update, Confidential Biosecurity Questionnaire for Producers, Salmonella Enteritidis Program Producer Survey, BC-Specific On-Farm Audit Tool, Barn Specifications Reminder, CHEP Agriskills, Stay Informed.) Thank you.
2025 Strategic Framework
Date: 20 December 2024
This strategic plan, approved on December 18, 2024, serves as the foundation for our organization's direction and priorities.
Amending Order 32 - A193 Pricing
Date: 13 December 2024
Tags: pricing
Subsections 1(2) and 3(1) of this amending order come into effect on December 15, 2024. Subsection 3(2) of this amending order comes into effect on January 1, 2025. Subsections 1(1) and 2(1) of this amending order come into effect on January 5, 2025.
December 2024 Newsletter
Date: 6 December 2024
Industry information (Christmas Social - Thank you for Being Part of it, Save the Date - 2025 BC Poultry Conference, BCBHEC Election Review Consideration Memo, Supporting Farmer Mental Health - Upcoming Workshop, Urge Senators to Support Supply Management, New Administrative Fees Effective January 1, 2025, Less than 5-year Club, Regional Diversity Information Session, Stay Informed); Pricing; Production, Placement for Second Year of Quota Cycle; On-Farm (Biosecurity status RED, RED Alert Notification, HPAI Update, BC-Specific On-Farm Audit Tool, Barn Specifications Reminder, CHEP Agriskills, Stay Informed, Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays.) Thank you.
The benefits of managed supply of the hatching egg industry are highlighted in the industry's stability and strategies deployed for AI, supply and demand, and over the health of the public and poultry production.