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.
September 2024 Newsletter
Date: 6 September 2024
Industry information (2024 September Producer Meeting - Save the Date, Less than 5-year Club, Pullet Grower Access to Producer Section of Website, BCBHEC Website - Producer Password reset Assistance, Regional Diversity Information Session, COP Surveys, Stay Informed); Pricing; Production, Placement for Second Year of Quota Cycle, Egg Flow Adjustment to 58-Week Cycle; On-Farm (Biosecurity status YELOW, YELLOW Alert Notification, Animal Care Program (ACP) Updates, On-Farm Summer Student Farewell, Barn Specifications Reminder, HPAI Detection in BC, CHEP Agriskills,) Thank you.
Amending Order 30 - A191 Pricing
Date: 23 August 2024
Tags: pricing
Subsections 1(2) and 3(1) of this amending order come into effect on August 25, 2024. Subsections 1(1) and 2(1) of this amending order come into effect on September 15, 2024.
August 2024 Newsletter
Date: 2 August 2024
Industry information (2024 September Producer Meeting - Save the Date, BQEP Truck, Less than 5-year Club, Regional Diversity Information Session, COP Surveys, Stay Informed); Pricing; Production, Placement for Second Year of Quota Cycle; On-Farm (Biosecurity status YELOW, YELLOW Alert Notification, Barn Specifications, HPAI Detection in BC, HPAI H5N1 Investigation Report, Avian Metapneumovirus, CHEP Agriskills,) Thank you.
July 2024 Newsletter
Date: 5 July 2024
Industry information (2024 CHEP Summer Meeting - Office Closure, 2024 September Producer Meeting - Save the Date, Less than 5-year Club, Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) Update, Webinar Overview: Transitioning beyond the 2022-23 HPAI Outbreak, Stay Informed); Pricing; Production, Placement for Second Year of Quota Cycle; On-Farm (Biosecurity status YELOW, YELLOW Alert Notification, HPAI H5N1 Investigation Report, Lifting of General Order AIV 2023-03, Dead Bird Surveillance (DBS) Questionnaire, On-Farm Summer Student, Updated Spiking Male Registrations, Salmonella Enteritidis FAQ, CHEP Agriskills Course,) 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.