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Egg Industry in British Columbia

Since its inception in 1967 as the first egg marketing board in Canada with quota, the British Columbia Egg Marketing Board (BCEMB) serves as a non-profit, producer organization financed solely by its Registered Producers through a levy system. The BCEMB receives no government funding. The BCEMB is one of eleven provincial and territorial egg marketing boards that meet under the umbrella of the Egg Farmers of Canada (EFC) to address industry issues of regional, national and international importance.

The Natural Products Marketing (British Columbia) Act and the British Columbia Egg Marketing Scheme, 1967 authorize the BCEMB to promote, control, and regulate the production, transportation, packing, storage, and marketing of all eggs in British Columbia, including the prohibition of all or part of these activities.

All Canadian registered egg farmers produce eggs through a system of supply management. Under supply management, registered farmers in BC obtain quota from the BCEMB. Together with quota, pricing, and industrial product removal, supply management creates a stable marketing environment characterized by stable egg prices and supply to the consumer and fair returns for the farmer, thereby avoiding fluctuations in egg prices and supply at the provincial and national levels. The BCEMB also acts on behalf of egg farmers, giving them a stronger voice in the egg industry.