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Snow Brings In Remaining Cattle From Pasture

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Ca t t l e market s in Manitoba saw relat i vely steady numbers and prices during the week ended Nov. 19, as demand remains solid for the animals moving through the auction yards in the province. As feedlots fill up, that demand could start to subside, but the number of cattle on offer
Dairy cattle, Livestock

More Milk From Fewer Cows

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How do you get more from less? Ask the Canadian dairy industry. Since 2005, the number of dairy farms in Canada has fallen by 15 per cent. The number of cows is down 3.7 per cent. But the annual volume of milk produced has increased 3.6 per cent over the past five years, according to
Beef cattle, Livestock

Firm Demand Continues For Fall Run

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Activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards remained strong during the week ended Nov. 12, with large volumes of cattle still moving as part of the fall run being met with firm demand. “We had over 3,000 cattle this week, and we’ll have over 3,000 again next week,” said Buddy Bergner of Ashern Livestock Mart, adding
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

French Beef Producers Block Abattoirs Over Prices

French beef producers were blocking nine out of 10 slaughterhouses of France’s top beef processor Nov. 8 to ask for a rise in prices that would relieve higher costs, producers’ organization the FNB said. Breeders accuse Bigard, which accounts for about 40 per cent of cattle slaughtering in France, of being inflexible in price negotiations.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Cattle Industry Gets New Industry Code Of Practice

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Canada’s cattle producers will get a new beef industry code of practice to guide their on-farm operations. The revised code, expected in 2013, will replace the existing one which dates back to 1991. The process will bring together producers, humane societies, scientists, veterinarians, transporters, government representatives and food industry officials to develop voluntary guidelines for
Livestock

Supplies, Domestic Demand, Prices All Strong

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Wi t h ha r-v est operations now virtually complete across Manitoba, auction marts across the province saw large volumes during the final week of October, as the fall calf run brought in big numbers of cattle. Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock in Brandon, said it was a good week to be selling. “The
Beef cattle, Livestock

Scene For BSE Disaster Set In The 1970S

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Industry veteran Charlie Gracey saw it coming. Gracey traces the current beef industry slump back to the 1970s which, in his view, set the stage for the post-BSE downturn. “During the four-year period from 1974 to early 1978, the industry tanked due to exuberant oversupply and huge amounts of equity were lost, particularly in the
Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock, Opinion

Cows Are A Tough Business

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With the fall calf run underway, cow-calf producers are rejoicing over this year’s dramatic improvement in prices. They have been many years with heavy losses and lots of producers have said “to heck with it all” and have sold off their herds. Unfortunately, the big improvement in prices doesn’t necessarily mean that profitability has arrived.
Livestock

Alberta Picks Up Slack As U. S. Demand Drops

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The large numbers moving through Manitoba’s cattle yards during the week ended Oct. 22 did little to temper the upside in prices, as solid demand helped values on most classes of cattle remain strong. Cattle buyer Rick Wright with Heartland Order Buying Co. at Virden said volumes were at their large seasonal levels, with generally

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