The 2014 Canada-British Columbia Avian Influenza Assistance Initiative, developed under the federal-provincial-territorial AgriRecovery framework, will provide operators of infected commercial premises up to:
- 90 percent reimbursement for extraordinary cleaning, disinfection and stage two composting costs, to a maximum of:
- $2.39 per turkey
- $1.80 per broiler breeder ($2.93 justified by acceptable receipts)
- For egg layers receipts are required to a maximum of $5.00 per bird.
- 90 percent reimbursement for repair and replacement costs of equipment damaged as a direct result of cleaning and disinfection activities;
- 90 percent of the destruction and disposal costs of eggs, chicks or birds that could not be marketed as a direct result of avian influenza, and
- Payment for birds from infected premises that died prior to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency destruction order to a maximum of:
- $60 per Broiler Breeder
- $70 per Meat Turkey
- $30 per Egg Layer
The initiative will also reimburse 90 percent of cleaning and disinfection costs incurred by the two small flock premises identified during the response.
The Ministry of Agriculture will contact the 13 commercial and small flock producers identified during the response efforts to begin the process, as well as industry representatives, and will post additional information and materials at agribusinessriskmanagement.
This initiative complements AgriStability, which is available to provide support for income declines, including severe declines resulting from disease outbreaks.
In addition, the BC Poultry Association will receive up to $325,025 in federal funding under the AgriRisk Initiatives Research and Development stream to help the industry implement an insurance product that will cover poultry producers for costs associated with any future notifiable avian influenza outbreak.
Emily Hoogeveen
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