# Food industry groups object to proposed B.C. chicken price increase  - Victoria Times Colonist

> Canadian food industry groups oppose a proposed farm-level chicken price increase in British Columbia from the B.C. Chicken Marketing Board. Restaurants Canada says the change would raise consumer prices by about 10% on average and is asking the province to intervene. The proposal awaits approval from the B.C. Farm Industry Review Board.

- Date: 2024-01-22 · published 2024-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32286-food-industry-groups-object-to-proposed-b-c-chicken-price-increase-victoria
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A supply-managed price increase would lift local chicken costs without any change in feed supply. The impact stays regional and is unlikely to move broader grain or meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- timescolonist.com: https://www.timescolonist.com/national-business/food-industry-groups-object-to-proposed-bc-chicken-price-increase-8143413

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