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.
December 2022 Newsletter
Date: 2 December 2022
Avian Influenza (EOC Website, Flock Health Attestations); Pricing: Production; On-Farm; Industry Information
2023 Strategic Planning - Invitation to Comment
Date: 1 December 2022
On October 4 – 6, 2022, the BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission conducted its strategic planning session for 2023. The President of the BC Broiler Hatching Egg Producers’ Association was present. Members of the BC Egg Hatchery Association and the Primary Poultry Processors Association of BC were also interviewed as a part of the facilitator’s preparation for the session....
November 2022 Newsletter
Date: 4 November 2022
Avian Influenza (EOC Website, Industry Update); Pricing; Production; On-Farm (Biosecurity Status: RED, BQEP Survey); Industry Information (Producer Christmas Social, SE Webinar, Flu Shot, Agricultural Environmental Management, Mental Health in Agriculture, Happy Halloween)
COP-Based Pricing -- Post-Approval Implementation Plan Update (October 20, 2022)
Date: 20 October 2022
Tags: pricing
October 20, 2022 update to the COP-Based Pricing -- Post-Approval Implementation Plan.
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.