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U.S. cash market helps firm up Man. cattle prices

By Dwayne Klassen May 30, 2012

Marketings of cattle at Manitoba auction yards during the week ended May 18 were noticeably lighter as producers turned animals onto fields for grazing and as their focus turned to the task of spring planting. “The numbers are coming down. Producers are starting to get out in the fields and are starting to seed,” said

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 17, 2012

Prices for cattle moving through Manitoba’s auction yards held relatively steady during the week ended May 11, although plainer animals were discounted in some cases. Volumes were on the light side, which accounted for the firmness as buyers were fighting over a smaller pool of animals. Heartland Livestock Services in Virden saw the most activity

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Second- and third-cut cattle heading into system

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 14, 2012

Cattle traffic through Manitoba auction yards was slowing down during the week ended May 4, as spring field work starts to take precedence over marketing and a number of auction yards moved to reduced schedules. From a pricing standpoint, activity was steady overall. However, on a case-by-case basis, the markets were more mixed, with some

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“Spectacularly strong” demand fuels record year for pork exports

By Dwayne Klassen May 3, 2012

Exports of fresh, chilled and frozen pork set a record in 2011, but will likely dip this year. “Demand for Canadian pork products from China, South Korea and Russia were spectacularly strong in 2011,” said Martin Rice, executive director of the Canadian Pork Council. The final tally came to 1.15 million tonnes, surpassing the previous

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Reversal patterns signal a downturn in cattle prices

By David Drozd May 3, 2012

Markets can and often do change direction on a moment’s notice. Cattle prices were at a record high in early March 2012, but quickly turned and dropped below the uptrending channel, thus ending the rally. An uptrending channel develops during a period of rising prices and support is determined by a line drawn across the

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Canada hog supply edges up

May 3, 2012

winnipeg / reuters / Canada’s hog herd rose in the first quarter for the second straight year, as inventories recover from a period of downsizing spurred on by the Canadian government. The herd rose 1.8 per cent year over year to 12 million hogs on April 1, following a similar increase at the same time

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

California’s BSE case has no lasting impact here

By Dwayne Klassen May 3, 2012

Cattle movement at auction yards in Manitoba slowed somewhat during the week ended April 27 as farmers start to concentrate on spring field work. However, the big news that had the Manitoba cattle market buzzing was the discovery of an animal in the U.S. with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or more commonly known as mad

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Traffic can’t last much longer at local auctions

By Dwayne Klassen April 30, 2012

Cattle movement to the various auction yards in Manitoba was described as mixed during the week ended April 20. Cattle marketings were heavy at some locations while light at others, with the weather the key factor in determining those levels. As for prices, the market held fairly steady on steers and was slightly higher for

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Feed costs weigh on prices for “plainer” cattle

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 20, 2012

The number of cattle moving through Manitoba’s auction yards started to slow down during the week ended April 13. For what was moving, the top-quality animals continued to be met with solid demand, but prices started to weaken for the lower-quality animals on offer. “The plainer-type cattle were down a little bit,” said Buddy Bergner

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Canada counter-appeals COOL ruling

April 20, 2012

staff / A World Trade Organi-zation panel’s ruling criticizing the U.S. government’s country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law is now under appeal from both sides of the table. The WTO last week reported receiving formal notice that Canada, like the U.S., plans to appeal parts of last November’s ruling from the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). The

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U.S. cash market helps firm up Man. cattle prices

Second- and third-cut cattle heading into system

“Spectacularly strong” demand fuels record year for pork exports

Reversal patterns signal a downturn in cattle prices

Canada hog supply edges up

California’s BSE case has no lasting impact here

Traffic can’t last much longer at local auctions

Feed costs weigh on prices for “plainer” cattle

Canada counter-appeals COOL ruling

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