Chicken marketing levy rates updated

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order: SOR/2020-103. It sets new per-unit levy rates that chicken producers in several provinces must pay when they market chicken across provincial lines or export it. The order came into force on May 10, 2020.

What it does#

• Sets the levy rates payable by producers who market chicken in interprovincial or export trade under the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order.
• New province-specific levy rates (per unit) are:
  • Ontario: 2.17 cents
  • Manitoba: 2.22 cents
  • British Columbia: 2.02 cents
  • Prince Edward Island: 1.77 cents
  • Saskatchewan: 1.73 cents
• The order took effect on May 10, 2020.

Who's affected#

• Chicken producers who market their product in interprovincial trade or export trade in Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan.
• The change was made by Chicken Farmers of Canada, under authority from the Farm Products Agencies Act and with approval from the National Farm Products Council.
• It is not clear from this notice whether producers who sell only within their own province are affected.

Why it matters#

• These rates change the per-unit fee producers must pay when selling chicken across provinces or to other countries. Even small changes in cents per unit can affect producer costs and the total levies collected.
• The levies support the marketing plan that Chicken Farmers of Canada is authorized to run. Changes in the rate can alter funding available for marketing activities tied to that plan.