A relatively small tweak to national chicken quota allocation has been set for much of this autumn, following a stretch of heavy pandemic-related cuts. At a Chicken Farmers of Canada […] Read more
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Fall quota level based on ‘rebound’ in chicken demand
National allocation trimmed two per cent for September-October period
COVID concerns weigh on chicken farmers, processors
Sales crashed on lack of foodservice business
Ottawa — Chicken Farmers of Canada say they’ve faced a “sharp decline” in sales as a result of a significant drop in food services, which represents roughly 40 per cent […] Read more
Alberta back in national chicken quota arrangement
A new federal-provincial agreement for allocating broiler chicken quota will formally include Alberta Chicken Producers for the first time since 2013. Chicken Farmers of Canada announced Thursday it has a […] Read more
Chicken farmers to expand phase-out of antibiotics
The national body for Canada’s chicken producers has set new targets to phase out preventive use of the antimicrobials deemed next-to-most important in human medicine. Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) […] Read more
Tighter border programs eyed for poultry, dairy imports
Federal programs meant to give importers tariff breaks on certain imports and products destined for re-export are up for tweaks to better cover Canada’s supply-managed poultry and dairy sectors. The […] Read more
McDonald’s Canada to tighten antibiotic policy for chicken
Following its U.S. arm’s move this spring, McDonald’s now plans to source only chicken raised without medically important antibiotics for its restaurants in Canada by the end of 2018. And […] Read more
McDonald’s to ‘evaluate’ antibiotic use in Canadian chicken
The Canadian arm of fast-food giant McDonald’s isn’t yet moving to follow its U.S. counterpart’s plans to phase out use of certain antibiotics on chickens in its supply chain. The […] Read more