August 19, 2022 Newsletter
This is the 61st issue of our electronic news update.
BCCMB News
Grower Cost Data Collection and
 Long-term Pricing Formula
Survey
As the BC Chicken Marketing Board (BCCMB) moves forward to develop a Grower Cost Recovery Model for pricing, we have engaged services of Serecon Consulting. Over the coming weeks, growers will be chosen to participate in a cost survey. Selected growers are expected to participate by meeting with and sharing cost data with Serecon. Your full participation is vital to the future of BC chicken pricing.

Committee
We have created a Grower Cost Recovery Model committee with 3 broiler growers, 3 processors (3 spots; currently 1 attending as observer), 1 hatchery, 1 hatching egg, and the BCCMB Executive Director. The comittee will review components of the Grower Cost Recovery model development and make recommendations for the Board. The committee will not have access to any grower information as a result of data collection, nor will they know which growers were selected. The committee will only see final aggregate cost data.

BC FIRB Supervisory Review
Growers and industry are reminded that Chicken Sector Pricing is still under Supervisory Review, and all communications with the BC Farm Industry Review Board (BC FIRB) Panel are published on BC FIRB’s website. While the Board is going forward with a Grower Cost Recovery model, the BC FIRB Panel has approved the direction in principle but will not publish a final decision until September.

Read the full memo to growers here.
Broiler Quota Ads
Looking to purchase 10,000 birds of broiler quota. Please contact Richele at:
604 -897-1858

For Sale: 5 acre broiler farm in Chillwack with 25,000 quota. $6,750,000. Contact Walt Braun
waltbraun@me.com Tel: 604-316-5345.
Period A-180 (December 18, 2022 – February 11, 2023)
CFC Sets Allocation Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Deadline to submit quota transfer papers: Friday September 2, 2022
Deadline to submit allocation paperwork: Monday September 12 , 2022 at NOON
Avian Influenza Update
The final highly pathogenic avian influenza primary control zone has been lifted.  
As a result the industry is transitioning from 'red' to 'yellow' biosecurity status.
2020 Grower Surplus

On June 20, 2022, the BCCMB declared the distribution of an operating surplus for the fiscal year 2020. An industry communique was sent on August 12, 2022.
Read more here.
Get the BCCMB Direct Deposit form here.
Rob Donaldson - Bradner Farms
Robert Allan Donaldson passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 11, 2022. Rob was a legend and pioneer in the organic and niche specialty markets of many commodities. He was a humble, innovative, successful, kind, caring and faithful man. He leaves behind his wife Pat of 36 years, 4 children Sarah (Bud) Yoder, Pamela (Jordan) Krause, Robert 4th (Torrie) Donaldson and Bruce Donaldson, 8 grandchildren Jacob, Bailey, Mikaela, Hazel, Jemma, John, Robert 5th and Jed, sister Margaret (Dave) Bell & Aunt Isobel Thompson (Donaldson). 
BC Agriculture Updates
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy is promoting compliance with nutrient application and management requirements of the Code of Practice for Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM Code). 

Learn more here.