Chicken
Farmers or Canada is calling for continued production increases for the first
half of next year.
The
national allocation for quota period A-155 (Feb 17 to Apr 13) calls for an
increase of two per cent over year-earlier levels and for A-156 (Apr 14 to June
8) 2.5 per cent.
“The
Canadian market for chicken appears to be entering a phase of moderating growth
following six years of strong, consistent growth,” said the Ontario marketing
board on its website.
The volumes, in eviscerated kilograms, for Ontario and Canada as calculated by the allocation formula are:
Ontario Growth Canada Growth
A-155 62,610,241 2.4% 184,114,125 2.0%
A-156 66,137,896 3.0% 193,202,699 2.5%
Ontario anticipates volume allocations for A-157 and A-158 will be set at the March 19, 2019 CFC Board meeting.
The volumes, in eviscerated kilograms, for Ontario and Canada as calculated by the allocation formula are:
Ontario Growth Canada Growth
A-155 62,610,241 2.4% 184,114,125 2.0%
A-156 66,137,896 3.0% 193,202,699 2.5%
Ontario anticipates volume allocations for A-157 and A-158 will be set at the March 19, 2019 CFC Board meeting.