2020–21 Turkey Marketing Allotments

Summary#

These are the final Regulations Amending the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 (SOR/2020-193). They replace the schedule that sets provincial turkey market allotments for the control period April 26, 2020 to April 24, 2021, and they came into force on registration (September 11, 2020).

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 with new provincial allotments of turkey (in pounds) for the control period April 26, 2020 to April 24, 2021.
• States that the new limits are the ones used when determining a producer’s market allotment or when issuing a new market allotment within a province during that control period.
• The change was made by the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency under the authority of the Farm Products Agencies Act.

The new provincial allotments are:

• Ontario: 166,879,597
• Quebec: 69,915,476
• Nova Scotia: 8,232,657
• New Brunswick: 7,264,333
• Manitoba: 29,316,814
• British Columbia: 39,637,191
• Saskatchewan: 10,912,247
• Alberta: 29,813,443

Total: 361,971,758 pounds

Who's affected#

• Primary: turkey producers in the provinces listed, because these numbers limit how much each producer can be allotted for the control period.
• The Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency and provincial marketing bodies that administer allotments and quotas.
• The source does not specify other groups, but processors, packers or buyers may notice indirect effects on supply or allocation practices.

Why it matters#

• These figures determine how much turkey supply is officially allocated to each province for the year-long control period.
• That affects how much individual producers can sell under the marketing program.
• Changes in provincial allotments can influence production planning, supply available to processors, and local market availability or timing — which can matter for businesses and communities involved in the turkey supply chain.