Canadians continue
to buy more chicken every year.
So far this year,
they have bought 792 million kilograms, an increase of 2.1 per cent
from last year.
And this year more
of the chicken they bought was raised on Canadian farms – 692
million kilograms, an increase of 2.8 per cent.
Imports declined by
about two per cent to about 100 million kilograms and exports
declined by 8.7 per cent to 95.5 million kilograms.
Processors should be
happy because wholesale prices have increased by 13.2 per cent.
Retail prices for
boneless breast meat increased by 2.5 per cent in Ontario to $11.50
per kilogram, but plunged by 19 per cent in Quebec, yet at $12.72 per
kilogram remained significantly higher than in Ontario.
