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Heavier feeders need stronger market for fats

By MarketsFarm Team February 15, 2012

The aggressive demand for southern Manitoba feeder cattle showed no signs of slowing down during the week ended Feb. 3, as numbers were up at most auction yards across the province and prices were generally steady to higher. “Prices seemed fully steady from the week prior in most spots,” said Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Pork industry hoping for strong exports

By Erica Johnson January 27, 2012

Demand for Canadian pork is expected to be strong in 2012, but export sales will be key. “We expect exports to be relatively stable, hopefully with better prices,” said Canadian Pork Council president Jurgen Preugschas. “We’re always hopeful that our industry doesn’t suffer losses like it has in previous years.” As of Nov. 1, pork

Hogs, Livestock

Better Times Ahead For Hog Producers?

By Bernie Peet November 3, 2011

So far this year, Canadian producers have had their best period of profitability in the last five years, a relief for those who survived a four-year period of unprecedented hardship, with low hog prices and high feed costs. With market hogs fetching up to $200 a head and sometimes more during the summer, the only

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

Farmers Urged To Take The Lead On Animal Welfare Standards

By Alex Binkley October 13, 2011

Farmers must be able to prove their livestock and poultry are raised humanely or governments will be pressured to do it for them, attendees at a recent farm animal conference were told. Speakers from the National Farm Animal Care Coalition (NFACC), farm groups and Agriculture Canada said animal welfare codes of practice have to be

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Cattle And Hog Groups To Lobby Electioneering Candidates

By Ron Friesen April 7, 2011

Improved market access and better business risk management programs top livestock producers’ wish list for the May 2 federal election. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and the Canadian Pork Council vow to make trade and BRMs election issues as the campaign gets underway. They also say they will tell politicians that rising input costs and an

Dairy cattle, Hogs, News, Oilseeds

Ritz Says Farm Groups Wanted Budget Passed

March 31, 2011

Buoyed by endorsements from farm groups for the 2011 budget, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz lashed out at opposition parties March 23 in what sounded more like an election rally than a news conference. “The coalition of opposition parties should explain why they will vote against the budget that has the support of farm groups,” said

Hogs, News, Poultry

Hog Producers Ring Alarm Over Possible Feed Shortages

By Ron Friesen March 24, 2011

North America’s pork producers have issued a dire warning about a looming continental feed grain shortage that may jeopardize meat supplies and animal welfare in the coming year. Leaders of the Canadian Pork Council, the U.S. National Pork Producers Council and the Confederacion de Porcicultores Mexicanos last week issued an urgent call for government action

Crops, Hogs

Get Korean Trade Deal Done, Farm Groups Urge

By Alex Binkley March 17, 2011

Canadian pork farmers and meat processors will be shut out of the lucrative Korean market before long unless Canada makes a free trade agreement with the Asian nation a priority. Negotiations on such a deal began in 2004 but have been on hold since 2008, apparently over concerns of Canadian automakers, representatives of the Canadian

Hogs, News

Manitoba Second-Largest Recipient Of Hog Exit Money

By Ron Friesen February 17, 2011

Afederal program to help financially stressed hog farmers leave the industry saw 74 Manitoba producers receive $15.6 million to close their barns and sell their herds. The program reduced the number of pigs in Manitoba by 136,381, including 36,748 sows, 45,073 weanlings and 54,734 market hogs, according to the Canadian Pork Council. Manitoba was the

Hogs, Livestock

Hog Traceability Gets Second-Phase Funding

By Ron Friesen February 17, 2011

Canada’s national hog traceability system moved into a new phase last week, courtesy of $3.7 million in federal funding. The money will go toward developing a national centralized database to record the movement of pigs across Canada. It comes on top of a previous $3.3 million from Ottawa last May to create the first phase

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