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Stats and studies — Profile of commodity sectors
Quebec’s supply-managed sectors (milk, poultry, hatching eggs and table eggs) account for $2.2 billion in farm cash receipts (2003), or 37% of total farm cash receipts in Quebec.
| Number of farms | 8 944 |
| Number of owner/operators on farms | 14 617 |
| Cash receipts | $2.2billion |
| Number of direct on-farm jobs | 23 497 |
| Number of agriculture-related jobs | 38 986 |
| Share of total farm cash receipts in Quebec | 37 |
Source: l'Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA). * Data from 2005
Profile of the dairy industry, 2006
Quebec's 7082 dairy farms collectively market nearly 3 billion litres of milk each year. Each day, 278 tankers travel Quebec roads to pick up milk at the farm and deliver it to some one hundred dairy plants. Producers have delegated to the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec the responsibility for negotiating all sales conditions on their behalf with the processors' representatives.
| Number of dairy farms | 7 082 |
| Number of owner/operators on farms | 12 510 |
| Production volume | 2.8 billion litres of milk |
| Farm cash receipts | $1.98 billion |
| Share of the Canadian market | 40,9 % |
| Total jobs in the Quebec dairy industry* | 60 932 |
| Jobs on dairy farms | 18,000 |
| Jobs with suppliers of farm imputs and services | 9,500 |
| Jobs in dairy processing plants and other relates activities | 19,000 |
| Jobs in the distribution sector (wholesale and retail) and other related activities | 14,600 |
| Contribution of the dairy industry to the Quebec's Gross domestic product (GDP) | $3.60 billion |
| Primary sector, farms and farm input and service providers | $1.60 billion |
| Processing sector | $1.62 billion |
| Distribution and other related activities | $0.78 billion |
| Share of total farm receipts in Quebec | 34% |
Sources: data based on the latest data provided by the Union des producteurs agricoles and by the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec. * Data based on the Étude sur les effets d'entraînement de l'industrie québécoise, conducted in 2006 by ÉcoRessources Consultants for the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec,according to the inter-sectorial model of the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
Profile of poultry industry, 2006
Quebec's poultry production sector has 740 chicken farmers and 139 turkey farmers. Over the past 10 years, chicken production has posted an annual growth rate of 4,4%. Per capita chicken consumption has now reached 30,4 kg and continues to grow. As for turkey, production in that sector has grown by 1.0% over the past 10 years.
| Number of chicken producers | 748 |
| Number of turkey producers | 135 |
Production volume
- chicken (eviscerated weight)
- turkey (eviscerated weight) |
265.3 million of kg
32.9 million of kg |
Share of the Canadian
- chicken
- turkey |
26.5%
22.2% |
Farm cash receipts
- chicken
- turkey |
$427.4 million
$55 million |
| Total jobs in the Quebec poultry industry | 10,572 |
| Number of direct on-farm jobs (chicken et turkey) | 2,072 |
| Jobs with suppliers of farm imputs and services | 3,000 |
| Number of jobs in processing plants | 5.500 |
| Added-value in the industry | $1 billion |
| Cash receipts after first processing | $3.2 billion |
Share of total farm receipts in Quebec
- chicken
- turkey |
6.9%
1% |
Sources: based on the latest data provided by the Union des producteurs agricoles and by the Éleveurs de volailles du Québec.
Profile of the hatching egg industry
Quebec hatching egg farmers produce and market 200 million eggs every year. All eggs are collected on the farms by hatchery operators who hatch them at their facilities in order to obtain chicks. 97% of the chicks who hatch as a result of the hatching process are used as meat-producing chickens. The other 3% will become table egg laying hens. is formed by all farmers with businesses throughout the province of Quebec. The Syndicat des producteurs d'œufs d'incubation du Québec represents hatching egg farmers and their operations are found throughout Quebec
| Number of farms | 44 |
| Number of owner/operators on farms | 68 |
| Production volume | 199.2 million eggs |
| Share of the Canadian market | 26.6% |
| Farm cash receipts | $52.3 million |
| Total jobs in the Quebec hatching egg industry | 10,572 |
| Number of direct on-farm jobs | 596 |
| Jobs with suppliers of farm imputs and services | 349 |
| Number of jobs in processing plants | 370 |
| Cash receipts after first processing | $99.5 million |
| Economic activities | $209.7 million |
| Share of total farm cash receipts in Quebec | 0.8% |
Sources: data based on the latest data provided by the Union des producteurs agricoles and by the Syndicat des producteurs d'œufs d'incubation du Québec.
Profile of the table egg industry
Quebec's table egg sector produces 89.7 million dozen eggs annually or 1 billion of eggs and ranks second among Canadian provinces. The average Quebec farm has 35,000 layers. The eggs are sold to some 20 grading stations which supply the table market, mostly with shell eggs, in addition to meeting the requirements of the processing market.
Quebec producers are diversifying their production to meet the needs of fast-growing emerging markets (Oméga, free range, organic eggs, etc).
| Number of owner/operators | 103 |
| Production volume | 89.7 M dozen eggs |
| Share of the Canadian market | 17.6% |
| Farm cash receipts | $132 million |
| Total jobs in the Quebec table egg industry | 908 |
| Number of direct on-farm jobs | 194 |
| Number of jobs with suppliers of farm imputs and services | 600 |
| Number of jobs in processing plants | 114 |
| Cash receipts after first processing | $23.9 million |
| Economic activities | $67.9 million |
| Share of total farm receipts in Quebec | 1.8% |
Sources: data based on the latest data provided by the Union des producteurs agricoles and by the Fédération des producteurs d'œufs de consommation du Québec.
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