Potential U.S. tariffs are one bit of turbulence in what has been, so far in 2025, more of the strong beef markets that Manitoba producers enjoyed last year.
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Beef feeding margins in the green despite feed cost pressure
High prices for fed cattle were protecting margins at the start of February, despite bullish outlook on feed prices
Farm-gate milk price increase predictable, says economist
Anyone expressing surprise or dismay at the recently announced plan to increase the farm-gate milk price this fall is ignoring financial realities, says the chief economist at Farm Credit Canada. “I definitely saw it coming,” J.P. Gervais said about the Canadian Dairy Commission’s approval of a 2.5 per cent price increase to take effect Sept.[...]
Optimism reigns over cow and bull auctions
The cattle industry has enjoyed a lot of optimism in the cattle industry during the last 18 months. The last six have been particularly good.
Livestock markets: Numbers shrink at sales as prices remain firm
In seeing reduced numbers of cattle coming to auction, Scott Anderson of Winnipeg Livestock Sales noted “the quiet time of the year” has begun. “A lot of guys have either turned their cattle out or are just trying to get going on the land,” Anderson said. In terms of quality, he said the ordinary cattle or plain cattle[...]
Sales end for 2021, producers look to 2022
Cattle auction sites across Manitoba are saying goodbye to a challenging 2021 and looking forward to what 2022 has in store. Many auction sites conducted their final regular sales of the calendar year during the week ended Dec. 16. In total, 7,594 cattle went through the rings, compared to the 7,910 (excluding Virden’s numbers) during[...]
African swine fever and China — it’s complicated
China’s efforts to control African swine fever outbreaks among its pig herd remained complicated, with 11 outbreaks officially reported so far this year and new variants of the virus also present, an agriculture ministry official said recently. Beijing has been rebuilding its pig herd after the virus, first detected in China in 2018, slashed pig[...]
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices rise on seasonality
Feed prices in the Lethbridge area during the week ended April 24 were slightly higher as growers get deeper into springtime.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices stand still amidst tariff troubles
Tariffs from China and the United States have paralyzed feed grain markets in Western Canada according to Market Master Ltd. owner Susanne Leclerc from Edmonton.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices ‘percolating sideways’
As winter conditions descended on Alberta, prices for feed grains bumped up a little, but were otherwise "percolating sideways," stated Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.
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