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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Packer, feedlot margins put pressure on feeder cattle

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 29, 2012

Marketings of cattle at Manitoba auction markets were fairly brisk during the week ended March 23, with values for feeder cattle losing some ground while butchers held steady at fairly high levels. “Demand for the butcher cows and bulls has been constant, if not improving a bit, but the prices for these animals should also

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Producers ship cattle ahead of muddy season

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 23, 2012

Large volumes of cattle moved through Manitoba auction yards during the week ended March 16, as good weather conditions had producers looking to move the most animals seen yet this spring. “We had big volumes in Manitoba this week,” said Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying. From a pricing standpoint, larger animals over 750 pounds

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“Fairly aggressive” marketings trump strong loonie

By Dwayne Klassen, MarketsFarm Team March 14, 2012

Values for cattle sold at the various auction marts in Manitoba continued to hold strong levels during the week ended Feb. 24, as demand from all outlets remained fairly aggressive. Prices for cows also held their own during the reporting period. Marketings of cattle, overall, remained at a pretty healthy pace, with favourable weather conditions

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Peru loosens restrictions on Canadian cattle

March 14, 2012

Peru has reopened its markets to Canadian beef and dairy cattle, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in a Feb. 21 release. Canada Beef and the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association estimate the market to be valued at more than $2.5 million in 2012 for the Canadian cattle sector. Canadian exporters are eligible to export to Peru

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Analysts wonder when, how feeder demand will break

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2012

Feeder cattle moving through Manitoba’s auction yards continued to see good demand and firm prices during the week ended March 2. “Prices are staying very strong,” said Keith Cleaver of Heartland Livestock Services at Brandon, citing the continued firmness in U.S. futures together with a reduction in cattle numbers in Western Canada as supportive influences.

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Livestock Markets

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

Packer, feedlot margins put pressure on feeder cattle

Producers ship cattle ahead of muddy season

“Fairly aggressive” marketings trump strong loonie

Peru loosens restrictions on Canadian cattle

Analysts wonder when, how feeder demand will break

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