2024 Annual Report
History moves only in one direction: Forward. As you will see in the pages of this report, 2024 was a historic year for Canada’s egg farming sector, with many significant accomplishments and positive outcomes.
History moves only in one direction: Forward. As you will see in the pages of this report, 2024 was a historic year for Canada’s egg farming sector, with many significant accomplishments and positive outcomes.
Resilience and innovation are at the core of Canada’s thriving egg industry. Underpinning our sector is the stable foundation that Canada’s system of supply management provides and the strong processes and structures we have refined and nurtured over time. Working from that solid base, our progress in achieving our strategic direction is outlined throughout this report.
Egg Farmers of Canada is pleased to mark 50 years of egg supply management. Milestone anniversaries like this are an occasion for reflection. They make us stop and think about the great things that have been accomplished, about the dedicated people who have made them happen, and about what the future holds.
This past year we embraced our vision of growth and innovation to lead us towards making Canada a world leader in per capita egg consumption. The progress made in advancing this strategic direction is detailed throughout the pages of this report.
This past year we launched a bold, innovative plan to embrace a vision of growth that would make Canada a world leader in per capita egg consumption. The progress made in advancing this new strategic direction is detailed throughout the pages of this report.
We face the future with a drive to succeed and a longstanding record of accomplishment to back it up. This is an exciting time to be part of Canada’s egg farming industry.
While there were challenging moments throughout the year, our industry has proven it is strong, adaptable and effective. I can also say that we have been, we are and we will continue to be, vocal advocates for Canada’s egg industry.
Together we face the future with confidence. There are endless possibilities for improvement and growth, for the benefit of the people all around us who want nothing more than a nutritious, affordable product and to know the people who produce it.
It is important to remember, as we look back on a challenging year, how much has been accomplished and how far we have come. Yes, there were bumps on the road in 2016. But despite it being a demanding and somber year, Canada’s egg industry is strong.
If you love eggs and egg farming and want to continue the proud tradition we have in Canada as I do, then surely you also felt anxiety about our future last year. Not surprisingly, the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations brought out critics, who were more inflammatory than ever.