About the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
Definition of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia?
The Chicken and Turkey Meat Production industry in Canada is composed of farms that raise chicken broilers, hens and turkeys for meat production. This industry does not include farms that raise chickens primarily for egg production. Most farmers are contracted suppliers for particular processors. However, since the industry operates under a supply management system, processors are required to pay producers a regulated price for their poultry.
What’s included in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia?
The Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia includes small broiler chicken production, large broiler chicken production, turkey production and other poultry production. Related terms covered in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia industry report includes a young chicken, turkey or fowl being raised for poultry meat production, a chicken or other bird genetically suited for large-scale meat production and weighing up to 1.1 kilograms (2.5 pounds) dressed, a young chicken weighing between 1.1 and 1.8 kilograms (2.5 and 4.0 pounds), referring to meat, is the process of removing the remaining contents of the animal, from the flesh for consumption. eviscerated meat is often used as a measurement of weight and a hatchery is a specialized facility where fertilized eggs are incubated and hatched under controlled conditions to produce day-old chicks for commercial farms or other producers.
Industry Performance of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production industry in Nova Scotia
Benchmark the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia
#6 in Highest Revenue 3.5% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Canada
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production industry in Nova Scotia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, private investment in non-residential construction, per capita poultry consumption, demand from meat, beef and poultry processing and price of feed are impacting Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Economic Indicators
Population
Median Houshold Income
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
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Canada Key External Drivers
Per capita poultry consumption
Demand from meat, beef and poultry processing
Price of feed
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production industry in Nova Scotia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Nova Scotia, such as Kentville, Halifax and New Glasgow. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production industry in Nova Scotia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
