Saskatchewan Egg Producers

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About

The Saskatchewan Egg Producers represents all registered egg farms in the province. Their mission is to promote a healthy, expanding, and innovative egg industry in Saskatchewan and to ensure a consistent supply of safe, nutritious eggs at a fair price through the national supply management system.

Saskatchewan’s 73 registered egg farms produced close to 455 million eggs last year!

Did you know?

• White eggs come from chickens with white feathers and brown eggs come from chickens with brown feathers. There is no nutritional difference between brown and white eggs.
• Chickens that lay eggs are called ‘layers’ while chickens raised for meat are called ‘broilers’.
• The average hen lays about 340 eggs per year. That’s more than 28 dozen!
• Even though there are nearly 200 breeds and varieties of chickens in the world, the majority of laying hens in North America are Single-Comb White Leghorns.
• All eggs sold in Canadian grocery stores are graded Canada A by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Eggs are fresh in stores—washed, inspected and ready to use within about a week of being laid.
• Canadian eggs do not contain any added hormones or steroids.
• Eggs are one of the most healthful, readily available and inexpensive whole proteins. It is a common and staple food around the world—every culture has egg dishes!