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Thursday, March 2, 2006 Poultry and eggs
Egg production, which stood at 586.7 million dozen in 2005, increased 5.9% from 2004. Production reached a historical high after rebounding from the outbreak of avian influenza in British Columbia. Available on CANSIM: tables 003-0020, 003-0022 to 003-0024, 003-0038, 003-0039 and 003-0079. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3424, 3425 and 5039. The March issue of Poultry and Egg Statistics, Vol. 2, no. 4 (23-015-XIE, free) is now available online. From Our products and services page, under Browse our Internet publications, choose Free, then Agriculture. For more information or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Debbie Dupuis (613-951-2553; debbie.dupuis@statcan.gc.ca) or Bernadette Alain (902-893-7251; bernadette.alain@statcan.gc.ca), or call the information line (1-800-465-1991), Agriculture Division. |
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