Provincial Turkey Quotas 2024–25

Summary#

These are final changes to the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 made by the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency. They set the provincial turkey market allotments (pounds) for the control period from April 28, 2024 to April 26, 2025, and took effect on May 2, 2024.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 with a new schedule of provincial pound allocations for the control period beginning April 28, 2024 and ending April 26, 2025.
• Updates the limits used when determining a producer’s market allotment or when issuing a new market allotment within a province for that control period.

New provincial pound totals (control period totals):

• Ontario: 163,677,608 pounds

• Quebec: 74,336,376 pounds

• Nova Scotia: 9,647,776 pounds

• New Brunswick: 7,685,418 pounds

• Manitoba: 29,327,779 pounds

• British Columbia: 41,977,957 pounds

• Saskatchewan: 11,496,269 pounds

• Alberta: 31,652,572 pounds

• Total for the period: 369,801,755 pounds

Who's affected#

• Turkey producers and marketers who hold or seek a market allotment within provinces.
• Provincial poultry or turkey industry groups and processors that plan supply or contracts based on provincial allotments.
• It is not clear from the notice whether consumer prices or store supply will change directly; the rule mainly affects how production is allocated.

Why it matters#

• These numbers determine how much turkey can be marketed in each province during the year. That affects producers’ permitted production and the issuance of new market allotments.
• Farmers and processors use these figures for planning production, sales contracts, and investments. Changes in allotments can affect income or opportunity to expand.
• For most consumers the effect is indirect; any impact on supply or prices would depend on how industry participants respond to the new provincial limits.