The allocation from the national agency is two per cent below base and amounts to 64,596,426 kilograms for quota period A-165 which is this fall.
It also means that for the first time Ontario will not get more production than the historic market shares established when the national agency was formed.
There has been an agreement that Ontario would get additional market share whenever production targets are set to increase.
Ontario has used those increases to launch production programs for small-scale producers who do not require quota and for production for artisanal markets.
The reductions come because the COVID-19 pandemic has closed restaurants, cafeterias and tourist destinations that often feature chicken meals.
The Chicken Farmers of Ontario marketing board said demand is beginning to recover.
