Thursday, November 22, 2018

Chicken production to continue increasing





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.