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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

Crops, News

Australia delays Viterra grain port auction plan

April 30, 2012

Australia’s competition regulator has halted a proposal by grain handler Viterra to auction port capacity after similar auctions in other parts of the country have exposed problems allocating capacity despite a bumper harvest. Viterra, Canada’s largest grain handler, has been working on plans to introduce an auction system to allocate port terminal capacity in South

News

More briefs, March 22

March 23, 2012

Sudan rivals step back from brink washington / reuters Sudan and South Sudan have stepped back from the brink of all-out confrontation and the world community should seize on this to win humanitarian access to food-starved regions and press for broader reconciliation, senior U.S. officials said March 14. Princeton Lyman, the top Obama administration official

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Good combination of supply and demand

By Mark Elliot March 5, 2012

The Winnipeg Livestock Auction had approximately 200 sheep and goats delivered for the Feb. 16 sale. Demand was strong with the Easter season approaching. Reminder: the first sale in April is one day before Good Friday. The price of the ewes slightly increased from the last sale. The bidding remained constant on the good quality

News

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS

March 5, 2012

(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard)

Did you know?, News

Farming is so profitable that…

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2012

In a new twist that is probably a sign of the times in the U.S. economy, a 347-acre golf course in Illinois will be sold by auction Feb. 21. Though it might be just a clever way to attract free publicity for the auction, the company handling the sale issued a news release speculating that

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Cattle buyers get what they can, while they can

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 16, 2012

Solid demand for feeder cattle kept values well supported at Manitoba’s auction yards during the week ended Jan. 27, as warmer temperatures saw volumes increase as well. After bitterly cold temperatures slowed movement at some yards the previous week, it was back to business as usual in the last full week of January as temperatures

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Cold weather slows deliveries of sheep and goats

By Mark Elliot January 27, 2012

There were slightly over 80 sheep and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction, on Jan. 19. Extreme cold weather prompted many producers to keep their animals at home. This sale was supplied with some ewes, compared to the Jan. 5, 2012 sale. The ewes were of various ages, thus creating an average price range

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Lightweights expected to move as auctions resume

By Adam Johnston January 24, 2012

Strong prices and movement at the various auction marts across Manitoba are expected to continue in the new year as activity resumes after the Christmas holiday season. “Indications are that the few cattle that have been publicly traded out there are fully steady,” said Rick Wright, a cattle buyer for Heartland Order Buying Co., adding

News, Other livestock

Fall Sales Attract Huge Numbers

By Mark Elliot October 6, 2011

Co-operator contributor The sheep and goat sale on September 1, 2011 was the beginning of two sales per month for the Winnipeg Livestock Auction. The September sale started with a big bang, as there was nearly 1,200 sheep and goats delivered for this sale. Ewes dominated this sale, and there was no breed dominating the

Daily Network News

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

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