Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada added 2.92 million hens to its egg-laying flock in 2025, Egg Farmers of Canada said in its annual report released on March 18.
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Egg Farmers of Canada sees more hens, greater egg demand in 2025
Proposed Sask. poultry research facility gets funding influx
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A recently-funded poultry facility at the University of Saskatchewan will allow researchers to work on poultry barn lighting, housing and feed systems.
Egg Farmers of Canada, University of Guelph appoint new poultry welfare research chair
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Egg Farmers of Canada and the University of Guelph have a new research chair tasked with driving poultry welfare research.
Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein
Reading Time: 2 minutes Strong demand for protein and status as an economical alternative to beef bodes well for chicken and egg demand in 2026 according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada.
OPINION: Canadian food self-sufficiency starts by empowering farmers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's egg farmers are looking to our leaders to show their strong support for the supply managed egg sector, which delivers stability and self-sufficiency to our food system.
How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing
Eggs have reached almost $5 per dozen, or more than $7 Canadian, with some big cities seeing nearly double that price
Reading Time: 3 minutes The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird flu have led to shortages by wiping out millions of hens.
Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions
Reading Time: < 1 minute Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted supply, sent prices soaring and led to talks with other producers, a leading sector official said on Wednesday.
Canadian egg, turkey production climbs on bird flu recovery, stronger demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian egg production reached record highs between June of last year and this May as the industry recovered from an avian flu outbreak according to Farm Credit Canada analysis.