Industry: Chicken
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Letter: BCFIRB to Stakeholders — Notice of liaison status change and request for submissions
The BCFIRB-appointed liaison for the Chicken Sector Pricing Review (Wendy Holm) was appointed to the BCFIRB board on July 12, 2021. This letter addresses the potential procedural fairness issues of this status change and solicits stakeholder feedback.
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Letter: BCFIRB to PPPABC — Confidentiality and competitiveness chicken sector pricing supervisory review
This letter is BCFIRB’s formal response to the PPPABC’s July 19, 2021 letter regarding concerns about the confidentiality of industry-sensitive information in the chicken sector pricing review.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCCGA — Clarification of liaison role and panel advisory function
This letter responds to the BC Chicken Growers’ Association’s July 20, 2021 submission. BCFIRB clarifies to the BCCGA that the BCFIRB Liaison’s (Wendy Holm’s) role has always included actively advising the supervisory panel, not just reporting.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCCMB and BCBHEC — Opportunity to respond to submissions on industry stability
BCFIRB requests responses from the BCCMB and BCBHEC regarding submissions on industry stability and current pricing structures.
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Letter: BCFIRB to PPPABC — Request for submissions on industry stability and pricing structures
Following a deferred appeal, BCFIRB invites the Primary Poultry Processors’ Association of BC and stakeholders to submit evidence on whether current pricing structures are causing industry instability.
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Email: BCFIRB to Stakeholders — New deadline for position statements on BCCMB prior approval request
BCFIRB informs stakeholders it will not make an immediate decision on the BC Chicken Marketing Board’s prior approval request and sets a new deadline of January 25 for stakeholder position statements.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCCGA — Response to concerns about expert participation in roundtable review
BCFIRB’s Liaison responds to the BC Chicken Growers’ Association’s January 19 legal letter, referring the procedural fairness complaint to BCFIRB and defending the exclusion of experts by stating Round Tables are for discussion, not debate.
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Letter: BCCGA to BCFIRB — Demand for independent expert participation in roundtable review
BC Chicken Growers’ Association demands that BCFIRB allow its experts to participate in the Roundtable Review, arguing their current exclusion is a denial of procedural fairness and prevents full participation.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCCGA — Response to chicken sector pricing review and procedural fairness concerns
BCFIRB addresses procedural fairness concerns raised by the BC Chicken Growers’ Association regarding the exclusion of independent experts from the Chicken Sector Pricing Review Roundtables.
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Decision: BCFIRB — Implementation and compliance of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs)
BCFIRB reviews the rationales from five commodity boards for not implementing Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) for biosecurity programs. BCFIRB rejects the rationales from the B.C. Turkey Marketing Board, B.C. Hog Marketing Commission, and B.C. Milk Marketing Board (BCMMB), and directs them to take further steps toward developing AMPs or justifying their positions.