What is Supply Management ? Starting the early 1970's the Canadian government realized that our market would be regularly oversupplied and this could trigger drastic reductions in producer prices. Supply Management is necessary to ensure Canadian farms can continue to contribute to our thriving nation. Supply management has enabled hatching egg producers to become true partners with hatcheries and chicken growers. Supply management enables provincial boards and commissions to regulate production and negotiate prices through the provincial governments. Stability of production and pricing has become invaluable to both producers and consumers. All pricing at the wholesale, supermarket or restaruant levels are not part of the supply managed pricing system. All hatching egg producers are paid at the farm gate only. Today, five provinces have hatching egg marketing boards or commissions and work together in a joint body called ‘Canadian Broiler Hatching Egg Marketing Agency' (CBHEMA). Hatching egg production is regulated under supply management and this sensible approach to growth and expansion is much more environmentally friendly than the systems of other countries, where overproduction and concentration can be common. Thanks to supply management this serious concern is not the case in Canada. Responsibility for supply is the cornerstone of supply management. The BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission administers a quota system to ensure that BC Hatching Egg producers meet the required volume according to the National allocation system. BC's market share is 15.83% of the national system. BC's Hatching Egg producers contribute 82.57% of the yearly provincial allocation and allow for 17.43% of domestic throughput for imports.
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