Boneless Breasts with Drumettes Added to Levy

Summary#

The Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order (SOR/2024-223) adds a new product category: boneless breasts with drumettes, with a full live weight coefficient of 350%. The amendment came into force on November 12, 2024.

What it does#

• Adds a new item to the schedule of the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order: product category boneless breasts with drumettes with a Full Live Weight Coefficient of 350%.
• States the order is in force as of the day it was registered: November 12, 2024.

Who's affected#

• Chicken Farmers of Canada — the organization that administers the marketing plan and levies referenced in the order.
• Producers and processors who make or handle boneless breasts with drumettes are the most likely to be directly affected.
• The notice does not say exactly who pays the levy or how the money is used; it only adds the product and coefficient to the levy schedule.

Why it matters#

• The coefficient is a number used in the levy rules to convert that product into a common basis for charging marketing levies. Giving boneless breasts with drumettes a coefficient of 350% means this product is now explicitly covered by the levy framework.
• In practice, this can change how much levy is calculated for that product, which may affect costs for producers or processors and could indirectly affect prices down the supply chain. The Gazette item itself is a technical update; it does not explain any broader changes to quota or overall market rules.