THE BROILER HATCHING EGG INDUSTRY IS A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED INDUSTRY THAT IS AT THE FOUNDATION OF CANADA'S CHICKEN INDUSTRY
In 2020, British Columbia produced over 10,523,000 dozen hatching eggs valued at over $66 million. That contributed to the 187 million kilograms of eviscerated chicken produced for consumption in our province.
British Columbia is the third largest hatching egg producing province supplying 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.
2022-09-2022 Re Hatchery Criteria Amending Order Decision for Regularized Producer Chick Quota
Date: 22 September 2022
Hatchery Criteria Amending Order Decision for Regularized Producer Chick Quota Letter
Amending Order 16 - Hatchery Criteria (Regularized Producer Chick Quota)
Date: 22 September 2022
This amending order comes into effect on December 31, 2022.
Notice of BCBHEC 2023 Strategic Planning Session
Date: 21 September 2022
September 2022 Newsletter
Date: 9 September 2022
Pricing; Production; On-Farm (Biosecurity Status: Yellow; On-Farm Programs Update); Industry Information (Producer Meeting, Century Farm Award, SE Webinar, New CVO, AI Isn't Over)
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.