Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced that the federal government has set aside more than $1.2 million for three organizations to help them launch insurance products for Canadian poultry producers.
The three recipients of the insurance funding are the Les Producteurs d’œufs d’incubation du Québec (POIQ), the Canadian Egg Industry Reciprocal Alliance (CEIRA), and the Équipe québécoise de contrôle des maladies avicoles (EQCMA).
POIQ will receive up to $531,813 to implement and administer the Régime d’indemnisation des producteurs d’œufs d’incubation (Hatching Egg Producer Compensation Plan), The group…