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CPEPC Seeking Manager, Hatchery and Turkey Sectors Chicken Farmers of Canada Meeting Canadian Hatching Egg Producers Meeting 2010 Chicken and Turkey Notices to Importers Now Available Despite Activist Claims, Study Finds No Welfare Advantage to CAS
2009
Poultry and Egg Industry Reference Guide Published
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CPEPC
Seeking Manager, Hatchery and Turkey Sectors
The
Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council (CPEPC) is the national
trade organization representing commercial processors of poultry and
egg products and hatchery businesses in Canada. Now in our 60th
year of operation, CPEPC represents some of the largest agri-food
corporations in Canada. Our member companies process over 90% of
Canada's turkey, chicken, eggs and hatching eggs. We are currently
seeking a Manager, Hatchery and Turkey Sectors, a senior,
permanent, full time position based in Ottawa, Ontario and reporting
to the President.
Specific focuses include:
Assume the role of primary contact for CPEPC’s Hatchery and Turkey
sector member companies. This role will entail being the key
staff support for two of CPEPC’s six business sectors, (the
others being Chicken, Egg Grading, Egg Processing and Poultry
Further Processing).
Gather and analyze market information and produce recommendations
concerning supply and other issues for the Hatchery and Turkey
sectors, for the membership and CPEPC’s President.
Liaise with the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers (CHEP) and with
Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC). These two national
organizations represent Canadian broiler hatching egg farmers
and turkey farmers who operate under a supply management system.
Working in conjunction with CPEPC’s Technical Director, assume the
role of CPEPC’s primary contact on hatchery and turkey related
issues with government departments and agencies such as:
International Trade Canada, Agriculture & Agri-food Canada,
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, etc.
Monitor issues in the hatchery and turkey industry, both nationally
and internationally, and provide advocacy to members and CPEPC’s
President.
Communicate with members and other staff and lead a process to build
consensus positions from the sector members to be carried to the
supply managed producer agencies, government departments, retail
and food service organizations, etc.
Work with the Sector Chairs to prepare materials and act as key
staff resource for meetings of CPEPC’s Hatchery and Turkey
Sectors.
Participate in industry, government and stakeholder meetings on
behalf of CPEPC and represent its members.
Qualifications:
This
position requires strong written and verbal communication skills,
along with the ability to forge relationships with business leaders,
build consensus and lead change. The successful candidate must
demonstrate both analytical and administrative skills including
proficiency in MS Office computer applications. Post secondary
educational background in Business or Agriculture or relevant
experience, is required. Experience in agriculture or the food
industry, particularly in the poultry industry, is an asset. This
position requires the ability to work independently and with a small
staff, flexibility to work outside of regular office hours when
required and involves some travel. Fluency in English and French is
an asset.
Salary
is commensurate with experience and the position includes a full
benefits package. Please send your CV along with any salary
requirements to:
Mr.
K. Robin Horel
President and CEO
Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council
400-1545 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z
8P9
E-mail:
robinhorel@cpepc.ca
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Meeting
Chicken Farmers of Canada meetings were held on November 12 and 13 in
Ottawa. The domestic allocation for period A-96 (January 31 – March 27,
2010) was established during these meetings at Base plus 2.2 percent or
145.8 mkgs along with 9.9 mkgs for Market Development production. The
domestic allocation represents an increase of 0.2 percent over actual
production during the same weeks of 2009 and included an “exceptional
circumstance” allocation of 0.3 mkgs to British Columbia in order to
accommodate increased demand resulting from the Winter Olympics. All
stakeholders at the meeting agreed that market conditions currently
point to an opportunity for modest growth in 2010. Unfortunately
however, the definition of “modest growth” appears to vary between
stakeholders. Time will tell if the industry can avoid its mistakes of
the past and maintain the discipline required in allocation setting so
as to maintain healthy markets in the future.
Also on the Agenda was a report from the Production Policy Committee
which included a recommendation for the measurement of TRQ and Storage
Stocks on the Report Card. The recommendations of the PPC were accepted
by the CFC Board and will begin to be used in the A-97 allocation
process. The issues of how to use the Report Card along with the
determination of a “healthy range” for Processor Margin remain
outstanding.
CFC staff presented a refined discussion paper on differential growth
based on the discussion and feedback received during discussion on this
issue at the September CFC meeting. Industry feedback on the current
discussion paper was invited and the matter will be debated again at the
December CFC meeting. CFC staff also made a presentation on the Market
Development Program which included a review of its background, evolution
and objectives.
Canadian Hatching
Egg Producers Meeting
The Canadian Hatching Egg Producers (CHEP) held their Board of Directors
meetings in Ottawa on November 18thand 19th. CHEP’s Advisory Committee
recognized that their previous forecast for 2009 was slightly high and
reduced it by 3 million kgs. But with only 2 months left in this year,
the actual production to date plus the allocations approved until year
end, suggest that their new forecast of 1.007 billion kgs may still be
slightly high. Looking to next year, the committee felt that per capita
consumption may rebound slightly from 2009 (which is forecast to be
lower than the previous 3 years by CFC) and, as a result, the majority
of committee members agreed to maintain their earlier 2010 forecast of
1.020 billion kgs. These figures were approved unanimously by the CHEP
Board of Directors at their meeting which followed.
During the open session there were provincial reports as well as updates
from other stakeholders including Farm Products Council of Canada
(FPCC), EICB, and both the Canadian Hatchery Federation (on the most
important issues currently facing our hatchery members) as well as CPEPC
(including an update on chicken issues, Council’s strategic planning
process and the Industry Association Synergy Project). Any members
wanting more information on the CHEP meetings are urged to contact Robin
Horel at CPEPC offices.
2010 Chicken and
Turkey Notices to Importers Now Available
The
2010 Chicken and Chicken Products Notice to Importers and the
2010 Turkey and Turkey Products Notice to Importers are now
available. Please note that the deadline to apply for a share of
the 2010 Chicken and/or Turkey TRQ is December 18, 2009.
As announced in previous Highlighters: The
Notice to Importers of Egg and Egg
Products and the
Notice to Importers of Broiler Hatching Eggs / Chicks are
available. Deadline for Egg and Hatching Egg / Chick TRQ is
December 4, 2009.
For enquiries about import allocations, please contact the appropriate
Trade Officer at Trade Control Policy Division - Agriculture, Foreign
Affairs and International Trade Canada:
Mr. Guy Giroux
Tel: (613) 995-8108
Fax: (613) 996-0612
E-mail:
guy.giroux@international.gc.ca
Mrs. Keltie Findlay Leclair
Tel: (613) 996-4333
Fax: (613) 996-0612
Despite Activist Claims, Study Finds No Welfare Advantage to CAS
The science is in, and it shows that controlled-atmosphere stunning (CAS)
offers no significant welfare advantage over conventional low-voltage
electrical stunning in the commercial processing of chickens. Behind the
first-ever evaluation of CAS at the commercial level are McDonald's
Corp.
and two of its chicken suppliers: Tyson Foods Inc. and Keystone Foods
LLC.
CAS uses a gas such as carbon dioxide to render chickens and other
poultry unconscious and insensible to pain prior to slaughter. The
conventional technique U.S. poultry processors employ uses low-level
electrical stunning to do the same thing.
- from Feedstuffs Nov. 16/09
2009 Poultry and Egg Industry Reference Guide Published
The Farm Products Council of Canada’s 2009 Poultry and Egg Industry
Reference Guide has been recently published. This 8th edition
represents a continuing step toward enriching the quality of data
available to all Canadians interested in these industries and in
illustrating the importance of the poultry and egg industries in Canada.
This reference manual has been prepared with the collaboration of
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, other government departments, the four
national poultry and egg agencies and industry partners and
stakeholders. To get a copy of the 2009 new edition, please contact
Susan Mallet at CPEPC at
susanmallet@cpepc.ca or 613 724-6605 ext 5.
Farm Animal Care
Councils Launch Blog
www.letstalkfarmanimals.ca
is a blog recently launched by Canada's farm animal care councils to
provide the public with access to accurate information on responsible
animal care from veterinarians, farmers, researchers and the media.
“With this blog, we want to dispel the myths and provide accurate
information about farm animal care in Canada,” says Kelly Daynard,
Interim Executive Director of the Ontario Farm Animal Council (OFAC).
The site contains reports and media stories about key issues
like housing, transport and behavior and can be searched by category or by key word.
Posts are open
to visitor comments.
Funding for this project was provided in part through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Program.
This was part of a larger national animal welfare awareness project with
OFAC’s sister groups Alberta Farm Animal Care, Farm Animal Council of
Saskatchewan and Manitoba Farm Animal Council, and the Agricultural
Adaptation Council in Ontario, the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council,
the Saskatchewan Council for Community Development and the Alberta
Agriculture and Food Council.
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