More briefs, March 22

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 AUCTION RESULTS

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


Clarify Ownership Regulations, Meeting Told

The alleged non-payment of a cattle buyer who went bankrupt earlier this year sparked calls for more stringent regulation of provincial bonding and licensing practices at a Manitoba Beef Producers annual district meeting. Lyleton-area rancher Tim McMechan, who was never paid the $50,000 value for a load of 36 cattle he sold to a buyer

Heat Cools Sales Volumes

The hot tempera-t ures across Manitoba during the week ended July 25 limited the amount of animals that were sold, especially during sales early in the week. Heartland Livestock Services in Brandon had only 95 animals come to market at their Tuesday, July 19 sale, but with humidex values nearing – and in some areas

Flood Recovery Will Be Slow

Wi t h Heartland Livestock in Virden taking the week off, there were only two cattle sales in Manitoba during the week ended July 18, with light volumes being reported in both Brandon and Winnipeg. Although volumes were light, prices were holding firm, with even some higher prices seen in the slaughter market. But even


Short Week Also Short On Sales

It was quiet at auction marts across Manitoba during the week ended July 4, with most facilities now in their seasonal summer shutdown while a few others (Winnipeg and Virden) took a week off in observance of Canada Day. Rick Wright, a cattle buyer with Heartland Order Buying, said both volumes and prices will slow

Beef Demand To Rise, Supply To Drop In 2011

Ca t t l e producers in Manitoba saw a nice increase in price for their product during 2010, and it appears as though that trend will continue in 2011. Anne Dunford, general manager of Gateway Livestock in Taber, Alta., said supplies have been dwindling across Canada over the past five years, and the decline

Transition Program Removes Nearly A Million Pigs

“You’re bidding the price down to what the lowest will accept.” – LES MCEWAN A$75-million program to help Canadian hog farmers exit the industry has ended up removing 800,000 pigs, including 10 per cent of the national sow herd. The Hog Farm Transition Program eliminated just over 131,000 sows, as well as nearly 250,000 weanling


Index – for Mar. 25, 2010

Tributes/Memory Announcements Airplanes Alarms & Security Systems ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale Antique Equipment Antique Vehicle Antiques Wanted Arenas AUCTION SALES BC Auction AB Auction Peace AB Auction North AB Auction Central AB Auction South SK Auction MB Auction Parkland MB Auction Westman MB Auction Interlake MB Auction Red River Auction Various U. S. Auctions Auction

One More Race To The Bottom

If you have been watching the Winter Olympics coverage, you are no doubt aware that there are many ways to cross a finish line, and that some are somewhat more painful than others. Podiums and medals await the winners, but there is no cheering reception at the bottom of the hill for those who stumble