The Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council has filed an appeal with the Farm Products Council of Canada, objecting to new surplus-removal policies adopted by the Egg Farmers of Canada national marketing agency.
The national agency is alarmed by the continued increase in volume of eggs that are being declared “surplus” and therefore require the egg board to move them from the high-priced “table” market to the lower-priced “processing” market.
There have been record volumes of surplus eggs declared by egg-grading stations in January of the last two years. There have also been high volumes of imports from the United States, based on allegations by the egg-grading stations of shortages in Canada, just prior to Christmas.
The Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council represents both some of Canada’s largest egg-processing companies and egg-grading stations, including the two largest - Burnbrae Farms Ltd. and L.H. Gray and Son Ltd.
The Farm Products Council of Canada is appointed by the federal government to supervise national supply-management agencies, including Egg Farmers of Canada.
