New Programs announced to deliver fair compensation for chicken, turkey and egg farmers
OTTAWA, ONT. — Two new programs have been announced by Ottawa, designed to promote innovation and market development for Canada’s 4,800 chicken, turkey and egg farmers.
The announcement on Tuesday (April 13) by Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, explains the programs, totaling more than $691 million over ten years, are a direct response to requests from producer associations and will provide full and fair compensation for market impacted by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The four supply-managed poultry and egg sectors (chicken, broiler hatching eggs, turkey, and eggs) generated $4.9 billion in farm cash receipts in 2020, 6.8 percent of all farm cash receipts in Canada. As well, Canada’s poultry and egg sector supports more than 140,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Details released by the government include the following: