Poultry and eggs

The value of poultry products totalled $2.6 billion in 2005, virtually unchanged from 2004. Sales of poultry meat, including turkey, were up 2.1% with a total value close to $1.9 billion. The value of egg sales, however, decreased 4.2% from 2004 to stand at $717.1 million.

Canadian farmers produced 1.2 million tonnes of poultry meat in 2005, up 3.6% from 2004. Chicken accounts for close to 87% of all poultry meat produced. This production increased 3.1% from year-ago levels. Turkey production stood at 155 000 metric tonnes in 2005, an increase of 7.1% from 2004.

The consumption of poultry has stabilized over recent years, reaching 13.7 kilograms per person in 2005, a slight increase of 1.5% from 2004 and well above the 11.6 kilograms consumed per person 10 years ago.

Egg production, which stood at 586.8 million dozen in 2005, increased 5.9% from 2004.

Annual egg consumption has stabilized in recent years and was pegged at 12.9 dozen per person in 2005, following a slight decrease in 2004.

Available on CANSIM: tables 003-0017 to 003-0020, 003-0022 to 003-0024, 003-0038 and 003-0039.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3424, 3425 and 5039.

The publication Poultry and Eggs Statistics, Vol. 3, no. 1 (23-015-XIE, free) is now available online from the Our products and services page of our website.

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 Agriculture Division information line (1-800-465-1991).