Category: Supervisory review
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Directive: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission − Lifting Moratorium on New Agency and Producer-Shipper Applications
BCFIRB directs the BCVMC to lift its moratorium on new agency and producer-shipper applications.
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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: BCCMB to BCFIRB — Seeking clarification on live price changes for period A-166
BC Chicken Marketing Board notifies BCFIRB it delayed the A-166 pricing decision, seeking guidance on whether excluding an Ontario levy and applying a BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission processing age change violate BCFIRB’s pricing freeze.
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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.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCBHEC — Reversal of decision on breeder processing age change
BCFIRB responds to the BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission, reversing its October 30 decision based on new evidence.
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Meeting Report: BCFIRB and VMC report on 2019-20 Vegetable Supervisory Review
BCFIRB and VMC discussed the 2019-20 Vegetable Supervisory Review, covering topics such as strategic planning, commission structure, agency accountability, process considerations and next steps.
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Letter: BCFIRB to PPPABC — Response regarding processor competitiveness data in chicken sector pricing review process
BCFIRB responds to Primary Poultry Processors’ Association of BC’s concerns about data sharing (Oct 27 letter), agreeing dialogue is needed to define “processor competitiveness” data and confirming that confidential information processes are being discussed.
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Letter: BCFIRB to Mastrondari Produce Ltd. − Response to 2019-2020 Vegetable Supervisory Review Consultation submission
BCFIRB acknowledges Mastrondari Produce Ltd.’s feedback on the proposed 2019-2020 Vegetable Supervisory Review topics, including having the opportunity to provide input on matters of interest, reviewing meeting summaries and having the opportunity to review other submissions.