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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

Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

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

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Easter sale brings in the numbers

By Mark Elliot April 20, 2012

There were 360 sheep and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on April 5 for the Easter season. Individual or small group of animals were purchased by various local individual buyers, for the two Easter celebrations. The meat industry buyers were preparing and restocking their supplies, as well. There appeared to be a strong

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Sector’s profitable streak helpful for flood recovery

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 15, 2012

Activity at cattle auction yards across Manitoba was somewhat subdued during the week ended April 6, with a number of facilities taking the week off ahead of the Easter long weekend. For what was traded, prices held relatively firm on lighter-weight cattle, with demand from eastern and western feedlots continuing to provide support. However, recent

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Values hold strong for replacement heifers, bulls

By Dwayne Klassen April 7, 2012

Cattle marketings in Manitoba during the week ended March 30 generally held the levels at which they’ve run over the past couple of weeks, though weather issues in certain parts of the province resulted in a slowdown in sales. “With the frost out of the ground earlier than normal, the excess moisture made a few

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

U.S. feedlot cattle supply at a four-year high

By Theopolis Waters March 29, 2012

Placements rose three per cent in February Cattle supplies in U.S. feedlots rose to their highest in four years last month, a U.S. government report showed March 23, as surging prices in the cash market and improved wheat pastures in the drought-stricken southern Plains lifted placements. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle-on-feed report showed that

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Hormone-treated beef dispute ends

By Gilbert Reilhac March 29, 2012

The European Parliament approved a deal between the EU and both the United States and Canada on hormone-treated beef March 14, ending one of the trading powers’ oldest disputes. The case dates back to 1988 when the European Union banned all imports of beef from cattle treated with growth hormones, a move that prompted U.S.

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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

Easter sale brings in the numbers

Sector’s profitable streak helpful for flood recovery

Values hold strong for replacement heifers, bulls

U.S. feedlot cattle supply at a four-year high

Hormone-treated beef dispute ends

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