Sylvain Charlebois writes, "Canada is now facing one of the most severe chicken shortages in recent history, and consumers — not farmers or processors — are paying the price."
That should tell us all why over 400 Ostriches were killed last week. Perfectly healthy birds, even the US Government offered to take them for research purposes. However, no, for some reason they needed to be expired.
We only have the owners say so that they were healthy . Why didn't the owner have all the birds tested. They did not, so there remains a question about the their health.
From what I read on Rebel News, the owner’s offered to have them checked by a veterinarian. The authorities told them that if they did they would be charged with obstruction of justice. Go figure.
It would be nice to know the regulation number and when it was approved by order-in-council and which government did it. The regulation should have also indicated reasons why testing was forbidden.
Could also be because the Canadian Government doesn't know what they are doing. That is a proven fact that a lot of Government employees don't know what they are doing, which is why we have such a high influx of Government employees and contract people.
Supply management the curse on the Canadian consumer, The dairy cartel & chicken cartel rolling in $$$$ while Canadians go to food banks to feed their families. The hope on the horizon is that Donald Trump will force the left wing extremist socialist Liberals into a corner where they are forced to throw the cartels under the outhouse.
Hamburger... Previously could be found on sale not that long ago for around 99 cents a pound for regular ground... Now that one, on sale can be seen for around $7 on sale for a pound... Steak is now all but unaffordable to many, perhaps most.
It has also not gone unnoticed that chicken as well, as per the article has been continually climbing in price recently.
Where I am a few I know have noted that whereas chicken regularly went on sale but now it is rarely seen on sale and when it is the "sale" price is where the retail price was but a short while ago.
... SO ...
If, as in this article supply management has been shown to be a complete failure and disaster (at least in the case of chickens) why do we have it at all if it doesn't work.
... THE WHY IS SIMPLE ...
This is Canada... Failure is an attribute of its ruling class and those who support it and prop it up ..
It's sadly the way things now roll in this now lost country.
I realize what you're saying. But to make it more knowledgeable. The USA has for the last year wiped out most of it's chicken production because of avian flu. As they have been doing in BC. Beef is in a great shortage. And the wholesalers sell to the highest bidder. The shortage comes as the costs of feed is very high and pasters have been poor for the last couple of years. A lot of farmers have either cut their herd size, or quit completely. And on top of this we have millions of more people to feed with all the illegal immigrants in here. Most of them eat only beef or chicken. The chicken supply is quit low as well. And most of the costs in farming is directly caused by the federal government, with taxes and restrictions. So don't don't jump on the farmer. And the dairy is a different story, which everyone must know.
Indeed but am not jumping on the farmer, at least for the most part although there are exceptions.
Where I am .. Moderately rural I actually know somebody who raises chickens on an industrial scale.
And YES... While indeed he has complained about that which you stated including the high costs of power he absolutely despises those who are responsible for Supply Management.
He (I think) rightly has labelled them an out of control bureaucracy who generally speaking pays little attention to him or those he knows who also raise chickens.
He is also quite familiar (as would make sense) with eggs and dairy and don't even get him started on the Dairy part and Quebec.
... SO Indeed and your additional input certainly offers a more detailed look at some considerations.
That however does not preclude Supply Management now being an apparently incompetent and non functioning bureaucracy which seemingly benefits a few at the expense of many, many more.
... In short...
Supply management has to go but will not as it is one of the most powerful lobbies around.
Yes you are right about the supply management. But it is so tied in with the elite and the federal government. I can only see it going away with complete bankruptcy. And how to make that happen? Everybody quits buying dairy products. I have been and still am connected to people in the beef industry. That's where I get my info from.
Sadly while bankruptcy in a free market system is always an option not in this case and besides that would probably be an even worse scenario for consumers. At least in the short term.
Interesting .. And love your connection to the industry ...
Obviously mine is on the clucking, egg laying side of things but I suspect there is likely a high degree of commonality there.
OH... And since Supply Management lobbies of all stripes wield huge political power in Canada, both Federally and Provincially they indeed are going nowhere even as those systems become an ever increasing irritant to trade with other countries and not just America.
There have also been "mysterious" fires at some plants for both chicken & beef. Why is that do you think? I think it's being done on purpose. Our food security is at risk & it's being done for a reason: total control of the population that will be forced to eat "fake meat." We have to "save" the planet you know. What a bunch of B.S.!!
Thank God they only eat beef and chicken. That means they will leave the pork, crickets, and anything else the Carney Government will be telling us we have to eat, alone.
That's actually what we're looking at because the price of beef is unconscionable. I do not blame the farmers. They're under attack on purpose because what this government wants IS FOOD INSECURITY. Just look at the WEF that Carney is part of. Fake food is just the beginning of the tyranny coming in the future.
Carney has to drop his elbows and work on a trade deal with the USA that finally gets rid of supply management and lets us buy our chickens, eggs and dairy from wherever we want.
Yes, why, ask yourself that question. My take on that is, most of the Liberal voters, no not all, are the elite crowd. Mostly from Quebec and Toronto area. Mostly employed through one way or the other by the Liberal Government. Take a look at the MSM, the polling companies, the commentator companies, the influencer companies, the lobiest
I still think alot if small farms feed the world! Huge agricultural is killing our soil! I was untouched by chicken prices as I have not bought a store chicken in about 10 years or longer. I got to know my local farmers!😊
Interesting the causes listed, specifically the sharp rise is beef prices with people looking for alternative meat protein sources. Here is another one. It is only an observation and not a criticism. We have had a massive influx of immigrants, legal or not, asylum seekers or not, and the numbers are over a million giving Canada the greatest population growth of any country in the world this past year. The greatest number of these people are from third world and Islamic countries. What do you think was the main source of animal protein in their home countries? Yeah, chicken. For some it might be pork, but the majority is chicken. So the demand for chicken soars, and the Canadian government and the marketing boards haven’t figured it out yet. Oh boy.
John S I agree with most everything you say However I think the USA has had 10-15 million walk across their Southern border Possibly they have the largest population growth in the world
Checked World Population Review for 2024 and did find that the U S had the largest immigrant intake so to speak of around 50 million, while Canada was down the list at only 8 million or so. So yes, you are correct in terms of totals. But that 50 million in the States was only around 15% of their population whereas the 8 million were around 21% of Canada’s. Thanks for making me check. Cheers!
Immigration Growth by Country in 2024
Countries with the Largest Number of Immigrants
The following countries had the highest number of immigrants in 2024:
COUNTRY NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS (MILLIONS) PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION
And you think their supply and demand haven't increased? Therefore, their food prices are also increasing substantially. Perhaps not at the same rate as in Canada, however, their population is 10x that of Canada, therefore, more producers.
Comparing Canada’s agriculture with other developed nations: Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States...... you may want to read this It seems even though their population is greater Canada and Japan out class them for production in more areas than one
Why does that not surprise me. I think the same can be said about a lot of other countries. The question is, why is Canada so far behind all these other productive countries. Could it be Socialism?
this was in response to your "more producers" in USA now its socialism?????
Im surprised at your "why does this not surprise me" in response to seeing that Canada and Japan outclass them on production whats next Oh right now its socialism
Wake up people....THE CULLING OF THE CHICKENS USING FRAUDULENT PCR TESTS PLAYS A BIG PART....HOW MANY DARMS DESTROYED???? ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN CANADA! FOR HIDS SAKE WTFU!!
Chicken shortage, beef is an unaffordable delicacy, fish is basically unaffordable and not enough to feed masses. Eat bugs? Gross incompetence or intentional?
And what bureaucracy works with liberal interference. It seems to fail Canada as does the government. All day everyday thanks to the low IQ voters that seem intoxicated by those constant failures.
We remember how long it took to get rid of the Wheat Board. Supply Management hangs on like the Monty Python dead parrot. It should have been buried long ago, but politicians keep insisting that it’s not really dead - it just smells like it is
Couldn't have anything to do with the CFIA slaughtering millions every few weeks. Or could it?
It could very well be the problem because avion flu is rampant in USA and in BC
So, kill every option to find out a cure for the disease. That makes total sense! (tongue n cheek)
That should tell us all why over 400 Ostriches were killed last week. Perfectly healthy birds, even the US Government offered to take them for research purposes. However, no, for some reason they needed to be expired.
We only have the owners say so that they were healthy . Why didn't the owner have all the birds tested. They did not, so there remains a question about the their health.
The CFIA wouldn't let the family test the ostriches. Total corruption from the government.
From what I read on Rebel News, the owner’s offered to have them checked by a veterinarian. The authorities told them that if they did they would be charged with obstruction of justice. Go figure.
The ostrich farmer was barred from testing any of their animals with $200,000 fines and 6 months in jail for each ostrich tested.
How's that for over reach!?
It would certainly deter me.
Terrible.
Testing them would have saved this country so much money.
The CFIA (AKA Canadian WEF/WHO/UN government ) spent millions on this operation.
Disgusting.
It would be nice to know the regulation number and when it was approved by order-in-council and which government did it. The regulation should have also indicated reasons why testing was forbidden.
Could also be because the Canadian Government doesn't know what they are doing. That is a proven fact that a lot of Government employees don't know what they are doing, which is why we have such a high influx of Government employees and contract people.
Supply management the curse on the Canadian consumer, The dairy cartel & chicken cartel rolling in $$$$ while Canadians go to food banks to feed their families. The hope on the horizon is that Donald Trump will force the left wing extremist socialist Liberals into a corner where they are forced to throw the cartels under the outhouse.
The $Billionaire dairy cartel...I might add.
Yes, dig into what a diary farmer has to pay a supply management cartel in order to get ONE cow into production. It will blow your mind!
OH JOY!!!
So thanks to the abomination that is Supply Management our Chicken Prices are about to go the way of our beef prices.
They just (sadly) culled the entire flock of Ostriches in BC but they culled the wrong things.
Those who legislate and support Supply management should be culled and they can be culled simply.
Disband all Supply Management.
Remember... Fully supported by Politicians of all stripes so you just know it is a bad thing.
You got it right. But the headline of this article is still stupid.
Yes but still scary..
Hamburger... Previously could be found on sale not that long ago for around 99 cents a pound for regular ground... Now that one, on sale can be seen for around $7 on sale for a pound... Steak is now all but unaffordable to many, perhaps most.
It has also not gone unnoticed that chicken as well, as per the article has been continually climbing in price recently.
Where I am a few I know have noted that whereas chicken regularly went on sale but now it is rarely seen on sale and when it is the "sale" price is where the retail price was but a short while ago.
... SO ...
If, as in this article supply management has been shown to be a complete failure and disaster (at least in the case of chickens) why do we have it at all if it doesn't work.
... THE WHY IS SIMPLE ...
This is Canada... Failure is an attribute of its ruling class and those who support it and prop it up ..
It's sadly the way things now roll in this now lost country.
What a damn shame.
I realize what you're saying. But to make it more knowledgeable. The USA has for the last year wiped out most of it's chicken production because of avian flu. As they have been doing in BC. Beef is in a great shortage. And the wholesalers sell to the highest bidder. The shortage comes as the costs of feed is very high and pasters have been poor for the last couple of years. A lot of farmers have either cut their herd size, or quit completely. And on top of this we have millions of more people to feed with all the illegal immigrants in here. Most of them eat only beef or chicken. The chicken supply is quit low as well. And most of the costs in farming is directly caused by the federal government, with taxes and restrictions. So don't don't jump on the farmer. And the dairy is a different story, which everyone must know.
Indeed but am not jumping on the farmer, at least for the most part although there are exceptions.
Where I am .. Moderately rural I actually know somebody who raises chickens on an industrial scale.
And YES... While indeed he has complained about that which you stated including the high costs of power he absolutely despises those who are responsible for Supply Management.
He (I think) rightly has labelled them an out of control bureaucracy who generally speaking pays little attention to him or those he knows who also raise chickens.
He is also quite familiar (as would make sense) with eggs and dairy and don't even get him started on the Dairy part and Quebec.
... SO Indeed and your additional input certainly offers a more detailed look at some considerations.
That however does not preclude Supply Management now being an apparently incompetent and non functioning bureaucracy which seemingly benefits a few at the expense of many, many more.
... In short...
Supply management has to go but will not as it is one of the most powerful lobbies around.
Yes you are right about the supply management. But it is so tied in with the elite and the federal government. I can only see it going away with complete bankruptcy. And how to make that happen? Everybody quits buying dairy products. I have been and still am connected to people in the beef industry. That's where I get my info from.
Got ya and information appreciated.
Sadly while bankruptcy in a free market system is always an option not in this case and besides that would probably be an even worse scenario for consumers. At least in the short term.
Interesting .. And love your connection to the industry ...
Obviously mine is on the clucking, egg laying side of things but I suspect there is likely a high degree of commonality there.
OH... And since Supply Management lobbies of all stripes wield huge political power in Canada, both Federally and Provincially they indeed are going nowhere even as those systems become an ever increasing irritant to trade with other countries and not just America.
And there is your problem, not just with the supply chain, but everything in life. THE LOBBYISTS.
The biggest single lobbyist for Brookfield happens unfortunately to the fraud who was elected as Canada's PM.
There have also been "mysterious" fires at some plants for both chicken & beef. Why is that do you think? I think it's being done on purpose. Our food security is at risk & it's being done for a reason: total control of the population that will be forced to eat "fake meat." We have to "save" the planet you know. What a bunch of B.S.!!
I wouldn't doubt that as a possibility.
Thank God they only eat beef and chicken. That means they will leave the pork, crickets, and anything else the Carney Government will be telling us we have to eat, alone.
🤣🤣
This is by design. WEF agenda is that we eat very little protein. They want us to be weak servants.
It is also about controlling the public. People will buckle to their whims when starving.
YEP
Buy farm direct at half the store price and get a superior product to boot
That's actually what we're looking at because the price of beef is unconscionable. I do not blame the farmers. They're under attack on purpose because what this government wants IS FOOD INSECURITY. Just look at the WEF that Carney is part of. Fake food is just the beginning of the tyranny coming in the future.
That along with the moslims and chjnese taking over the armed forces.
and where does one do that?
At your local farms that grow what you want to eat.
There are plenty facebook groups you can consult.
Carney has to drop his elbows and work on a trade deal with the USA that finally gets rid of supply management and lets us buy our chickens, eggs and dairy from wherever we want.
It's always the Liberals that hurt consumers.
Yet the majority keeps voting for these destructive degenerates
Yes, why, ask yourself that question. My take on that is, most of the Liberal voters, no not all, are the elite crowd. Mostly from Quebec and Toronto area. Mostly employed through one way or the other by the Liberal Government. Take a look at the MSM, the polling companies, the commentator companies, the influencer companies, the lobiest
The Liberals are known for their monumental scandals too.
100% Correct , go back to 1975 same complaints about the libs not much has changed in 50 years
I still think alot if small farms feed the world! Huge agricultural is killing our soil! I was untouched by chicken prices as I have not bought a store chicken in about 10 years or longer. I got to know my local farmers!😊
Failure imminent. Unbelievable.
Interesting the causes listed, specifically the sharp rise is beef prices with people looking for alternative meat protein sources. Here is another one. It is only an observation and not a criticism. We have had a massive influx of immigrants, legal or not, asylum seekers or not, and the numbers are over a million giving Canada the greatest population growth of any country in the world this past year. The greatest number of these people are from third world and Islamic countries. What do you think was the main source of animal protein in their home countries? Yeah, chicken. For some it might be pork, but the majority is chicken. So the demand for chicken soars, and the Canadian government and the marketing boards haven’t figured it out yet. Oh boy.
John S I agree with most everything you say However I think the USA has had 10-15 million walk across their Southern border Possibly they have the largest population growth in the world
Checked World Population Review for 2024 and did find that the U S had the largest immigrant intake so to speak of around 50 million, while Canada was down the list at only 8 million or so. So yes, you are correct in terms of totals. But that 50 million in the States was only around 15% of their population whereas the 8 million were around 21% of Canada’s. Thanks for making me check. Cheers!
Immigration Growth by Country in 2024
Countries with the Largest Number of Immigrants
The following countries had the highest number of immigrants in 2024:
COUNTRY NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS (MILLIONS) PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION
United States 50.6 15.28%
Germany 15.8 19.0%
Saudi Arabia 13.5 38.0%
Russia 11.6 8.0%
United Kingdom 9.4 14.0%
United Arab Emirates 8.7 89.0%
France 8.5 12.0%
Canada 8.0 21.0%
Australia 7.7 30.0%
Spain 6.8 14.0%
Canada the largest per capita in the world
Also now have the most per capita Indians in the world outside after 6 years of mass non diverse immigration
Given the 25% of liberal cabinet is from Brampton , expect this to continue
we were talking total numbers I am pretty sure the USA had the most Per capita of course we are better off I'm happy we didn't have the 50,000,000
And you think their supply and demand haven't increased? Therefore, their food prices are also increasing substantially. Perhaps not at the same rate as in Canada, however, their population is 10x that of Canada, therefore, more producers.
Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
Comparing Canada’s agriculture with other developed nations: Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States...... you may want to read this It seems even though their population is greater Canada and Japan out class them for production in more areas than one
Why does that not surprise me. I think the same can be said about a lot of other countries. The question is, why is Canada so far behind all these other productive countries. Could it be Socialism?
this was in response to your "more producers" in USA now its socialism?????
Im surprised at your "why does this not surprise me" in response to seeing that Canada and Japan outclass them on production whats next Oh right now its socialism
Bingo.
No surprise here nothing works in Canada except for bail which you can get quicker than being seen in many emergency wards.
Bureaucratic agencies/governments are not efficient.
they don't have to be they have nothing in the game , they get paid no matter what happens
Government: doing our best to make things more expensive!
Wake up people....THE CULLING OF THE CHICKENS USING FRAUDULENT PCR TESTS PLAYS A BIG PART....HOW MANY DARMS DESTROYED???? ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN CANADA! FOR HIDS SAKE WTFU!!
Chicken shortage, beef is an unaffordable delicacy, fish is basically unaffordable and not enough to feed masses. Eat bugs? Gross incompetence or intentional?
Intentional
Intentional
The latter
And what bureaucracy works with liberal interference. It seems to fail Canada as does the government. All day everyday thanks to the low IQ voters that seem intoxicated by those constant failures.
I beg to differ. I think it has more to do with the Liberal Elites who don't want to lose their cushy lifestyle.
We remember how long it took to get rid of the Wheat Board. Supply Management hangs on like the Monty Python dead parrot. It should have been buried long ago, but politicians keep insisting that it’s not really dead - it just smells like it is
Be an innovative, creative, efficient farmer and exceed your quota - financial punishment. Win a lottery, buy a quota, and become a farmer.