THE BROILER HATCHING EGG INDUSTRY IS A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED INDUSTRY THAT IS AT THE FOUNDATION OF CANADA'S CHICKEN INDUSTRY
In 2022, British Columbia produced over 10,428,000 dozen hatching eggs valued at $73.9 million. That contributed to the 190 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.
April 2024 Newsletter
Date: 5 April 2024
Industry information (2024 BC Poultry Conference and AGM, Producer Meeting Presentation PowerPoint with Links, RSVP for Lower Fraser Flood Resilience Webinar, Farmer Mental Health and Wellness); Pricing; Production; On-Farm (Biosecurity status, HPAI, HPAI Detections in BC Wildlife and Environmental Surveillance, Salmonella Enteritidis FAQ, Red Alert Adapted Spiking Male Protocols, Aviagen Ross Parent Stock Management Handbook) Thank you.
COP-Based Pricing -- Final Post-Approval Implementation Plan Update
Date: 5 April 2024
Tags: pricing
April 5, 2024 final update to the COP-Based Pricing Post-Approval Implementation Plan.
Exploring the Benefits: A Video Presentation on Supply Management
Date: 28 March 2024
The Benefits of Supply Management in the Canadian Egg and Poultry Sectors. A video by Farm Products Council of Canada.
2023 CHEP Annual Report
Date: 20 March 2024
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.