Provincial Chicken Quotas for June–July 2025

Summary#

The final rule Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations replaces the schedule that sets how much chicken can be produced and marketed for the quota period starting June 1, 2025 and ending July 26, 2025. It sets provincial limits in live weight (kilograms) and comes into force on June 1, 2025.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule to the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations with new production and quota limits for period A‑196 (June 1, 2025 to July 26, 2025).
• Specifies three kinds of production limits (all in live weight, kg):
  • Production subject to federal and provincial quotas.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial market development quotas.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial specialty chicken quotas.
• Gives per‑province figures. Key numbers (all kg):
  • Ontario: 104,020,751, market dev 2,830,000, specialty 931,738
  • Quebec: 78,734,763, market dev 2,750,000, specialty 0
  • British Columbia: 41,360,312, market dev 276,600, specialty 1,355,263
  • Alberta: 30,814,067, market dev 150,000, specialty 0
  • Manitoba: 12,428,410, market dev 300,000, specialty 0
  • Saskatchewan: 9,995,823, market dev 900,000, specialty 0
  • Nova Scotia: 9,982,259, market dev 0, specialty 0
  • New Brunswick: 7,898,993, market dev 0, specialty 0
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: 3,928,103, market dev 0, specialty 0
  • Prince Edward Island: 1,063,326, market dev 0, specialty 0
• Totals across all provinces (kg): production 300,226,807, market development 7,206,600, specialty 2,287,001.

Who's affected#

• Chicken Farmers of Canada, which manages national quota implementation.
• Provincial marketing boards and chicken producers in each listed province — those are the parties the limits directly govern.
• Processors, distributors and retailers may notice changes in how much supply is available in a region.
• Consumers could be indirectly affected if these limits change short‑term availability or prices.

If it is unclear who else might be affected, the regulation itself only lists provincial production limits.

Why it matters#

• These numbers determine how much chicken can be produced and marketed in each province for the six‑week period starting June 1, 2025. That affects farm output and how supply is shared across provinces.
• For producers, the limits influence how much they can sell under federal/provincial quota systems.
• For the wider market, quota limits can change short‑term availability and put upward or downward pressure on prices.
• This is a routine, periodic quota update that implements the marketing plan overseen by Chicken Farmers of Canada and approved under federal farm agencies rules.