Industry: Chicken
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Decision: BCFIRB to Rossdown Farms Ltd. — Request for reconsideration of home weeks
BCFIRB (as the B.C. Marketing Board) denies Rossdown Farms Ltd.’s request to reconsider a previous supervisory decision (January 17, 2003), which restricted its production pickup to a single “home week”.
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Decision: Rossdown Farms Ltd. v. B.C. Chicken Marketing Board
BCFIRB dismisses Rossdown Farms Ltd.’s appeal seeking an exception from Part 8 of the BCCMB’s General Orders, which limits production for new entrant processors. The decision upholds BCCMB’s allocation policy, balancing industry interests and Rossdown’s vertical integration plans.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. poultry boards — Use of regulatory authority in disease insurance
BCFIRB directs the B.C. poultry boards to make joint submissions on the proposed poultry insurance program. Phase 1 submissions are to assess whether the program is sound marketing policy, and whether the boards have the legal authority to implement it.
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Decision summary: Korthuis d.b.a. Try Poultry Farms v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Summary of appeal of BCCMB’s decision to impose production penalties for unauthorized production. The BCCMB’s order required 381-day stand down.
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Decision summary: Primary Poultry Processors Association of BC v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Summary of appeal of BCCMB’s order directing four processors to purchase Rossdown Farm’s production during designated home weeks.
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Decision: Rainbow Poultry Ltd., Stam’s Egg & Poultry Ltd., and V&H Joint Venture v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of BCCMB’s practice of funding the BC Chicken Growers’ Association through levies collected from all chicken growers, including those who have withdrawn from the Association. The appellants argued that the funding was not in accordance with the Chicken Marketing Scheme and sought greater accountability and transparency in the funding process.
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Letter: Primary Poultry Processors Association of B.C. to BCFIRB — Recommendations on avian influenza producer insurance program
PPPABC submits recommendations on mandatory participation, biosecurity audits, industry review and cost allocation for a proposed avian influenza producer insurance program.
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Decision: Primary Poultry Processors Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of the BCCMB’s process for setting the live chicken price for periods A-86 and A-87.
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Supplemental decision: Primary Poultry Processors Association v. B.C. Chicken Marketing Board
BCFIRB issues a supplementary decision on the appeal concerning chicken pricing for periods A-86 and A-87, directing arbitration if industry consensus is not reached.
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Decision: Primary Poultry Processors Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of the BCCMB’s March 12, 2003, decision to approve Rossdown Farms Ltd.’s custom kill arrangement. The BCCMB is directed to develop a comprehensive new entrant program for processors.