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Table Eggs

  • In 2007, there were 129 table egg farms in BC producing about 61.8 million dozen eggs and generating $95.2 million in farm cash receipts.
  • Table egg producers accounted for approximately 3.9 per cent of total farm cash receipts in BC.
  • Table egg producers generated approximately $27.2 million towards provincial GDP, employing an estimated 978 workers representing 2.7 per cent of BC agricultural jobs.
  • Approximately $9.9 million in municipal, provincial and federal taxes are generated directly and indirectly by table egg producers.

Table Egg Industry Value Chain

  • BC’s table egg industry value chain generated approximately $617.4 million in economic output, contributing an estimated $190.1 million in GDP to BC’s economy.
  • About 2,100 jobs are supported directly by table egg producers and processors, with a further 1,500 in related industries.
  • Approximately $25 million in municipal, provincial and federal taxes are generated directly and indirectly by the table egg industry.