Chicken production quotas April–May 2025

Summary#

These are the final regulations SOR/2025-20, titled Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations. They replace the quota schedule and set how much chicken can be produced and marketed in Canada for the period beginning April 6, 2025 and ending May 31, 2025; the regulations come into force on April 6, 2025.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations to set production and marketing limits for period A‑195 (the six‑week period from April 6, 2025 to May 31, 2025).
• Sets national totals as follows (all weights are live weight, in kilograms):
  • Total production quota: 293,060,612 kg
  • Market development quota: 7,359,600 kg
  • Specialty chicken quota: 2,404,356 kg
• Lists provincial quotas. Examples from the schedule include:
  • Ontario: 101,685,675 kg
  • Quebec: 77,062,238 kg
  • British Columbia: 40,425,660 kg
• The document says these limits were made by Chicken Farmers of Canada under the authority of the relevant farm products law.

Who's affected#

• Chicken farmers who hold federal and provincial quota rights — these limits determine how much they are allowed to produce and market for this period.
• Provincial marketing boards and quota administrators that manage allocations in each province.
• Processors, distributors and retailers who buy live chickens or plan production around quota levels may notice changes in supply.
• Consumers could be indirectly affected if these production limits influence availability or pricing, though the regulations themselves do not set prices.

Why it matters#

• These quotas legally limit how much chicken can enter the market during the six‑week period, so they directly shape supply.
• For quota holders, the numbers determine how much they can sell and therefore affect short‑term production planning and revenue.
• For the wider market, changes in supply levels can influence processing schedules, store inventories and, potentially, prices—though the regulation only sets quantities, not prices.
• This is a routine, periodic adjustment to the national quota schedule to manage chicken production across provinces.