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Brome Lake and Products Duck

duck: Ontario rival King Cole Ducks also plans to increase its output to stay competitive, according to Brandon Sun. Canada three largest producers, which also include B.C. supplier Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, expect overall annual production to double from the current level of 5.5 million ducks.A popular delicacy in Asian communities, duck is increasingly being sampled by new consumers."The young generation is trying more and more different products and duck is one of them," said Claude Trottier, president of Brome Lake, founded in 1912. Brome Lake, the country oldest processor of domestic Pekin duck, is spending $30 million to build a facility in a former beef plant in Asbestos, Que., that will double its annual production capacity in five years to four million birds. Although pricier than chicken, the red meat protein is increasingly being selected as an alternative to beef, which has experienced steep price increases. Processing has temporarily been shifted to a co-owner operations in Indiana. Brome Lake hopes to begin production in November, four months after a fire destroyed its processing operations, offices, distribution facilities and a retail store in Knowlton, Que. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.