Chicken production limits, June–Aug 2024
Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations: SOR/2024-120
Final regulations set provincial chicken production and marketing limits for period A-190 (June 30, 2024 to August 24, 2024) and come into force on June 30, 2024. They replace the schedule in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations and establish total limits of 293,556,788 kg (quota), 8,093,600 kg (market development) and 2,039,831 kg (specialty).
- Published
- June 19, 2024
- Department
- Unavailable
- Section
- Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- June 30, 2024
- Publication part
- Part II
Summary
Summary#
These are final regulations called the Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations that set the allowed amounts of chicken production and marketing for a specific summer period. They set provincial limits for the period June 30, 2024 to August 24, 2024 and take effect on June 30, 2024. Total limits in the schedule are 293,556,788 kg (quota), 8,093,600 kg (market development), and 2,039,831 kg (specialty).
What it does#
- Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations with new production and marketing limits for period A-190 (the period beginning June 30, 2024 and ending August 24, 2024).
- Comes into force on June 30, 2024.
Province-by-province limits (live weight, in kilograms):
- Ontario: 101,333,630 kg (quota), 2,450,000 kg (market development), 897,598 kg (specialty)
- Quebec: 76,919,451 kg, 2,850,000 kg, 0 kg
- Nova Scotia: 9,864,967 kg, 0 kg, 0 kg
- New Brunswick: 7,874,687 kg, 0 kg, 0 kg
- Manitoba: 11,796,124 kg, 335,000 kg, 0 kg
- British Columbia: 41,264,690 kg, 1,358,600 kg, 1,142,233 kg
- Prince Edward Island: 1,052,031 kg, 0 kg, 0 kg
- Saskatchewan: 9,893,800 kg, 1,000,000 kg, 0 kg
- Alberta: 29,723,653 kg, 100,000 kg, 0 kg
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 3,833,755 kg, 0 kg, 0 kg
Totals: 293,556,788 kg (quota), 8,093,600 kg (market development), 2,039,831 kg (specialty).
Who's affected#
- Most directly: chicken producers who hold federal and provincial marketing quotas, and the bodies that administer those quotas (such as Chicken Farmers of Canada and provincial marketing boards).
- Processors and companies that buy live chickens will notice the limits when planning production and purchases.
- Consumers or retailers might be indirectly affected if these limits change short-term supply, though the regulations themselves only set the allowed volumes.
Why it matters#
- These numbers control how much chicken can be produced and marketed during the specified period. That affects how much product is available to processors and, ultimately, to stores.
- Quota limits shape farmers’ production plans and income for the period.
- Because the limits are set by province, they influence allocation of supply across regions.
Key topics
Source: Canada Gazette