Chicken Production Quotas for Feb–Apr 2021

Summary#

These are the Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations: SOR/2021-20. They set the allowed chicken production and marketing volumes for the four-week period February 14, 2021 to April 10, 2021, and came into force on February 14, 2021.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations to set province-by-province limits for period A‑168 (the four-week period starting February 14, 2021 and ending April 10, 2021).
• Sets total production limits (live weight) for that period:
  • Production subject to federal and provincial quotas: 246,825,422 kg.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial market development quotas: 10,071,512 kg.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial specialty chicken quotas: 2,028,748 kg.
• Gives each province a specific allocation (for example, Ontario is allocated 81,189,355 kg, Quebec 67,411,423 kg, British Columbia 35,000,222 kg). The full list of provincial amounts is in the schedule.

Who's affected#

• Chicken Farmers of Canada, which implements the national marketing plan and quota schedule.
• Provincial marketing boards and the individual chicken producers/growers who receive quota and plan production.
• Processors and distributors who schedule slaughtering and handling based on supply.
• Retailers and, indirectly, consumers, because changes to supply can affect availability and prices (the source does not claim specific price impacts).

Why it matters#

• These rules control how much chicken can be produced and sold during the period. That affects farm revenues and how much product enters the market short-term.
• The change is routine under Canada’s supply management system. Still, producers and processors need the numbers to plan production, processing schedules, and contracts.
• For most members of the public this is a technical, regular update; anyone directly involved in the chicken supply chain will notice it in planning and operations.