Released: 2016-01-27

Egg production increased 5.5% from the same month a year earlier to 59.5 million dozen in November.

Placements of hatchery chicks on farms increased 2.4% to 63.6 million birds in December compared with the same month a year earlier.

Stocks of frozen poultry meat in cold storage on January 1 were up 27.0% from the same date a year earlier to 66 118 tonnes.

Note to readers

Poultry and egg statistics are available for Canada and the provinces.

Data on egg production are available for November. Data on the placements of hatchery chicks and turkey poults are available for December. Data on stocks of frozen eggs and poultry meats as well as edible dried egg products are available for January.

These data are subject to revision.

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