A Message From Aaron: Keeping Quail Eggs Affordable
Editor’s note: This article originally addressed the first round of tariff announcements. We substantially updated it on August 24, 2026, to reflect the current situation.
When I first wrote about tariffs, we were responding to the first round of announcements and a great deal of uncertainty.
The details have changed since then. But the question we hear from customers has not:
Will tariffs and rising costs make quail eggs more expensive?
As of August 24, 2026, Spring Creek is not announcing a price increase.
That does not mean the pressure has disappeared. Fuel, feed ingredients, packaging, equipment and transportation all affect what it costs to get our eggs from the farm to your local store.
The tariff situation also requires some context.
Fresh quail eggs are not named in the recent U.S. product lists imposing additional 50% tariffs on selected Canadian goods connected to alcohol, dairy and motor vehicles.
However, a separate U.S. tariff action applies more broadly to Canadian goods, subject to specific exemptions. We are working with our customs and distribution partners to understand how the current rules apply to our products.
Tariff rules can change quickly. We will not speculate or make promises based on incomplete information.
Instead, we are focused on what we can control.
What we are doing
We continue to invest in the farm so we can produce and distribute our eggs more efficiently.
That includes:
Operating our own feed mill to gain more control over one of our largest costs.
Improving how we use labour, equipment, energy and materials.
Reducing waste throughout our operation.
Working closely with suppliers, distributors and retailers.
Growing production carefully so that greater scale can help control costs.
Protecting the quality, freshness and care people expect from Spring Creek.
These investments are not one-time reactions to tariffs. They are part of building a stronger farm that can manage changing market conditions over the long term.
We also know that families are watching every dollar.
Food prices continue to rise in Canada and the United States. Eggs remain an important and practical food for people looking for protein, nutrition and flexibility.
Our mission is to make quail eggs available to more people. That means they cannot become a specialty product that only a few people can afford.
We cannot control global events. And we cannot guarantee that costs will never change.
But we can promise this:
We will not make rushed decisions. We will keep looking for efficiencies before passing costs along. And if something changes, we will explain it clearly.
Thank you for trusting our family and our farm.
God bless,
Aaron Oosterhoff
CEO, Spring Creek Quail Farms
Read our full August 2026 update on tariffs, rising costs and egg prices.
