Roles and Responsibilities

The Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan (CFS) collected approximately $427,000 in check-off revenue for 2004. The CFS uses this money to manage both its administration office and the supply management system in Saskatchewan. The supply management system is in place to avoid a dramatic swing in chicken prices. Management activities for this system include:

• negotiating Saskatchewan's quota levels with the Chicken Farmers of Canada;
• negotiating price levels with local processors; and
• developing a long-term strategic focus for Saskatchewan 's chicken industry.

Membership

Membership to the CFS is limited to Saskatchewan chicken producers who hold quota rights. The Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) allocate quota to the CFS, who in turn distribute this quota to Saskatchewan producers wanting to purchase quota for their production facilities. No one person/corporation may own more than six per cent of provincially allocated quota.

Important issues
1. Saskatchewan double's production
2. Government appointed Administrator
3. Board Members

How the agency works

The CFS operates on a non-refundable check-off that all registered chicken producers are required to pay when product is sold. The board of directors, comprised of elected registered producers, oversees the operations of the CFS. The board’s purpose is to determine the direction of the Saskatchewan chicken industry by allotting funding for development activities and administering the supply management system.

In May of 2000, the Lieutenant Governor in Council removed the powers of the board, providing them to the Minister of Agriculture and Food. The Minister has delegated those powers to an Administrator, who is responsible for ensuring that the CFS achieves its expansion goals.

Publications:

• Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan Strategic Plan
• August 31, 2000 Variance's to the MOU
• January 21, 2000 Letter of Understanding
• December 31, 1999 MOU - CFS and Agri-Food Council
  
• 2000 Annual Report
• 2001 Annual Report
• 2002 Annual Report
• 2003 Annual Report
• 2004 Annual Report
• 2005 Annual Report
• 2006 Annual Report

Industry Facts

• 95 producers in Saskatchewan;
• 44.9 million kilograms of chicken produced in 2004;
• Approximately $55 million in farm gate returns;
• One processing plant; located in Wynyard, Saskatchewan;
• An Administrator is currently managing the affairs of the industry;
• A total of 661,580 kilograms have been sold in three auctions, at an average price of $13.43 per bird;
  

How to Contact Us

Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan
Box 1637
1810 - 9th Avenue North
Regina Saskatchewan S4R 3C4
Phone: (306) 775-1677
Fax: (306) 949-1353
Toll Free: 1-888-332-5825 (only in SK)

e-mail: cfos@sasktel.net
Website: www.saskatchewanchicken.ca

Regulations

Orders

In 1998, the Saskatchewan chicken industry signed an agreement with the Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC), allowing Saskatchewan to double its chicken production over a five-year period (1999 to 2003). All quota for this expansion was allotted to producers by the end of 2001. This expansion was delayed past 2003, however, due to an increase storage stocks in Canada and downward pressure on prices, producers across Canada were forced to reduce production to alleviate these pressures. Despite this set-back, Saskatchewan was able to successfully complete the expansion in 2004.

NOTE: Any new quota allocated to Saskatchewan will be negotiated between the CFS and the CFC.

2.    Government appointed Administrator

In May of 2000 the Lieutenant Governor in Council assigned the powers of the Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Broiler Hatching Egg Producers' Marketing Board to the Minister of Agriculture and Food.  The Minister then delegated those powers to an Administrator.