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Summer slowdown supports values at auctions

By Terryn Shiells June 16, 2012

Cattle prices at Manitoba auctions were steady to stronger during the week ended June 8, as there was a smaller number of cattle for sale. Rick Wright, buyer with Heartland Order Buying Co., said cattle numbers normally slow down a little bit as the summer months approach, but this year the number of cattle at

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Cattle prices see support from action on the grill

June 8, 2012

Terryn Shiells, Commodity News Service Canada / The number of cattle heading to auction yards in Manitoba was steady, while stronger prices were seen in both the slaughter and feeder cattle markets during the week ended June 1. Steady to stronger prices were seen in the slaughter cattle market; the summer barbecue season entered full

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Grass cattle prices resist buyers’ expectations

By Dwayne Klassen June 5, 2012

The number of cattle moving to auction yards in Manitoba continued to decline during the week ended May 25, but values for the animals marketed held steady and firmed a bit in some cases. The Victoria Day holiday on May 21 helped thin out the marketings of cattle, as did the need of farmers to

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Livestock Markets

Summer slowdown supports values at auctions

Cattle prices see support from action on the grill

Grass cattle prices resist buyers’ expectations

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

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