Industry: Broiler hatching egg
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCBHEC — Ruling on breeder processing date change
(See Oct 13, 2020 reversal). BCFIRB finds BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission’s decision to reduce breeder processing age contravenes the July 3 pricing order, and directs BCBHEC to put the decision in abeyance pending a formal application.
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Summary PARP report for 2020 reporting period
BCFIRB’s annual Public Accountability and Reporting Program summary report, based on the regulated marketing boards and commissions’ individual reports for the 2020 reporting period.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCCMB — Ruling on A-166 live price formula and interim pricing order
BCFIRB confirms to BC Chicken Marketing Board that removing an Ontario levy from the price formula does not require prior approval, but defers its ruling on the BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission processing age decision.
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Letter: BCBHEC to BCFIRB — Appointment of liaison for long-term chicken pricing review process
BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission responds to BCFIRB’s August 28 letter by appointing Stephanie Nelson, Executive Director, as its official liaison for the pricing review.
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Letter: PPPABC to BCFIRB — Request for meeting to define relevant processor competitiveness data in chicken sector pricing review process
Primary Poultry Processors Association of BC requests a meeting with BCFIRB’s liaison, BC Chicken Marketing Board, and BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission to define relevant processor competitiveness data.
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Letter: BCBHEC to BC Broiler Hatching Egg Producers and Hatcheries — Rationale for processing date change
BCBHEC explains its decision to reduce the breeder processing age to 55 weeks is to prevent a domestic egg surplus, following the BC Egg Hatchery Association’s decision to resume TRQ imports.
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Draft report: BCBHEC — Draft tasks and timelines for chicken sector pricing preview
BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission outlines its draft plan and timeline for the pricing review, in response to BCFIRB’s August 28 letter.
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Letter: PPPABC to BCFIRB — Procedural fairness concerns regarding BCBHEC and BCFIRB decisions in chicken sector pricing review
This letter objects to BCFIRB’s November 13 decision (which reversed an October 30 ruling) and BCBHEC’s November 4 letter (which advocated for a separate COPF). The PPPABC alleges these actions undermine the supervisory review and breach their procedural rights.
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Letter: Serecon Inc. to BCBHEC — Confirmation of kill age as a factor in the Breeder Costing Model Linkage
This letter was requested by BCBHEC to provide third-party validation that processing age is an integral part of the linkage formula. Serecon Inc. confirms to the BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission that kill age has always been a standard normalization factor used in the price linkage calculation, just like feed or chick costs. BCBHEC used…
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Letter: BCBHEC to BCFIRB — Processing age and status of the linkage
BCBHEC responds to BCFIRB’s October 30, 2020 decision regarding the processing age and pricing linkage, defending its processing age decision as compliant.