Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Poultry and eggs in Canada
Description: Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Poultry and eggs in Canada
Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Poultry and eggs in Canada
| Province | Price of eggs ($/dozen) |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | $1.82 |
| Alberta | $1.71 |
| Saskatchewan | $1.69 |
| Manitoba | $1.73 |
| Ontario | $1.55 |
| Quebec | $1.53 |
| New Brunswick | $1.68 |
| Nova Scotia | $1.73 |
| Prince Edward Island | $1.59 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $1.94 |
The average price of eggs received by Canadian farmers in December 2018 was $1.63/dozen, while the average price paid by Canadian consumers during this period was $3.10/dozen.
Chicken available for consumption in 2018 equalled 21 kg per person, up 12.5% from 2008.
Eggs available for consumption in 2018 equalled 15 kg (21 dozen) per person, up 30.4% from 2008.
| Eggs | Chickens | |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 303 | 240 |
| 1988 | 326 | 539 |
| 1998 | 339 | 801 |
| 2008 | 439 | 1017 |
| 2018 | 570 | 1263 |
While chicken production has grown more than egg production in the last 50 years, egg production had the higher growth rate for the last 20 years.
In 2018, almost 1 in 3 chickens produced in Canada were produced in Ontario
In 2018, over 1 in 3 eggs produced in Canada were produced in Ontario
2018 farm cash receipts equalled $2.69 billion for chickens for meat and $1.17 billion for eggs in shell.
Sources: Monthly average retail prices for food and other selected products (18-10-0002), Farm cash receipts, annual (table 32-10-0045), Food available in Canada (table 32-10-0054), Production, disposition and farm value of poultry meat (table 32-10-0117), Production and disposition of eggs, annual (table 32-10-0119), Production and disposition of eggs, monthly (table 32-10-0121).