Wool Prices May Finally Start Seeing The Light

“I think we’ve hit the bottom and will see a growth mode going forward.” – ERIC BJERGSO, CCWG Wool prices may finally be starting to recover after collapsing two years ago because of the global recession. The world wool market recorded “positive gains” in the first quarter of 2010 after gradually stabilizing in the second

Sheep & Goat Sales – for May. 27, 2010

Ewes Lambs (lbs.) 110+ 95 -110 80 -94 Under 80 New Crop $112 $176.20 n/a $195.02 $172.90 n/a $159.78 $175.41 Once again, the supply of sheep and goats was limited for the May 20, 2010 sale at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction. The local buyers were purchasing, as there will be only one sale per month,


Sheep & Goat Sales – for Apr. 29, 2010

Ewes Lambs 110 lbs. + 95 110 lbs. 80 94 lbs. under 80 lbs. n/a n/a $187.63 $175.18 $180.90 $147.75 Traditions are difficult to explain – how they started and how they continue. However, one tradition at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on April 18, 2010 – changed. The prices of the lambs did not go

Livestock Sheep For Sale

4 GREAT PYRENEES KUVAT cross pups from working parents, $200 each. 15 ewe lambs ready to lamb, mixed, $250. 5 Rambouillet yearlings rams, $250. (204)864-2709. HYDRAULIC WOOL PACKER, ROUND bag, $2000. Phone: (204)838-2174


Sheep & Goat Report

Weekly Livestock Market Review Ewes Lambs 110 lbs.+ 95 110 lbs. 80 94 lbs. $85.84 $152.80 $143 -$159.50 n /a $112 $142.50 under 80 Market Lambs ( 95 109 lbs.) 70 79 lbs. 60 69 lbs. 50 59 lbs. March 26 / 2010 March 19 / 2010 March 12 / 2010 March 2 / 2010

In Brief… – for Apr. 1, 2010

Fraud alert: An R. M. of De Salaberry man selling a vehicle was hoodwinked out of $1,500 by an overseas scam artist who sent a money-gram for more than the purchase price and requested a refund for the difference. Although the vendor waited until the payment had cleared the bank before complying, it was later


Lamb Prices Strengthen On Lower Supplies

Lamb prices have shown a strong seasonal price improvement during February and March. Prices at northern Plains markets for fed lambs have increased from about $100 per hundredweight (cwt) in early January to more than $120 per cwt in mid-March. The strength in prices was due to both lower supplies of lambs and stronger ethnic

Rains Bring Disease To South Africa

Livestock producers in South Africa are being warned to take precautions after an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in the provinces of Free State and Northern Cape. According to a report from “Farm Radio Weekly,” the outbreak is being blamed on recent heavy rains in the area. Rift Valley Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. It