THE BROILER HATCHING EGG SECTOR IS A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED INDUSTRY THAT IS AT THE FOUNDATION OF CANADA'S CHICKEN INDUSTRY
In 2025, British Columbia produced over 10,010,000 dozen broiler hatching eggs valued at an estimated $79.0 million. That contributed to the 267.6 million kilograms (live weight) of chicken produced for consumption in our province.
British Columbia is the third largest hatching egg producing province supplying approximately 14% 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.
2026 October Newsletter
Date: 2 October 2026
Industry information ( Save the Date –Producer Meeting | October 8, 2026, Upcoming Lunch & Learn Series, CanNAISS Program Update, BC Avian Influenza Producer Study, BC Agriculture Council Member Programs; Pricing; Production, Placement Date / Number Changes, Under or Over-Placement Communications, Annual Utilization Memos, Placement Date / Number Changes, PRS Portal Access – Login Information Distributed, Quota Billboard Reminder; On-Farm (Biosecurity Status: RED, DBS Bin Distribution, Processing Obligations Reminder, Barn Specification Update Reminder, Cobb Academy,) Thank you.
2027 Hatchery License
Date: 25 September 2026
2027 Hatchery License Application Package. Please submit your completed application to the Commission by October 23, 2026 for staff to process.
2026 September Newsletter
Date: 3 September 2026
Industry information ( Save the Date –Producer Meeting | October 8, 2026, CanNAISS Program Update, BC Avian Influenza Producer Study, Research Participants Wanted – Rodent Management Study, BC Agriculture Council Member Programs, Poultry in Motion – Summer Update; Pricing; Production, Placement Date / Number Changes, Under or Over-Placement Communications, Annual Utilization Memos, Placement Date / Number Changes, PRS Portal Access – Login Information Distributed, Quota Billboard Reminder; On-Farm (Biosecurity Status: GREEN, Processing Obligations Reminder, Barn Specification Update Reminder, Cobb Academy, Spiking Male Reminder,) Thank you.
Amending Order 46 - A204 Pricing
Date: 20 August 2026
Tags: pricing
Subsections 1(2) and 3(1) of this amending order come into effect on August 23, 2026. Subsections 1(1) and 2(1) of this amending order come into effect on September 13, 2026.
The benefits of managed supply of the hatching egg industry are highlighted in its stability and strategies deployed for AI, supply and demand, and over the health of the public and poultry production.