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Frustration Begets Liquidation

February 25, 2010

The numb er of producers marketing cattle at the auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Feb. 19 picked up from the previous week’s level. Values for the various classes of cattle managed to hold steady, although prices for the top-quality animals at some locations were a bit stronger. “We again saw some pretty

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Outpacing Soybeans

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 11, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform managed to move higher during the week ended Feb. 5, but not before setting fresh contract lows to start the week. The downtrend over most of January finally persuaded farmers to

Hogs, Livestock

Canada Hog Farmers Slash Herds For Aid

February 4, 2010

Canadian hog farmers have committed to slashing their herds by 5.6 per cent in exchange for government aid, but demand for the exit cash is so high that the Canadian Pork Council fears the industry may be shrinking too fast, a top official said Jan. 26. A competitive bidding process for the funds so far

Livestock

Premiums Appearing For Age-Verified Cattle

January 28, 2010

The numb er of cattle being marketed at auction yards in Manitoba continued to climb during the week ended Jan. 22. Continued favourable weather conditions helped facilitate the movement of cattle, with values for the animals generally remaining on the firmer side. “Prices for feeder cattle continued to hold steady and were generally firmer,” said

Livestock

Holiday Slowdown Officially Over

January 21, 2010

Activity at most of the cattle auction yards in Manitoba has now resumed, with some pretty good numbers being marketed during the week ended Jan. 15. Favourable weather conditions helped to facilitate the movement of cattle. “Marketings were fairly aggressive overall, with prices as good as, if not better than they were before the Christmas

News

Farm Surveys Pretty Accurate, Statisticians Say

By Ron Friesen September 24, 2009

If you’re an agricultural analyst, statistics are your lifeblood. But where do statistics come from? Statistics come from raw data. Raw data comes from surveys. And surveys come from people talking to farmers. But what if farmers don’t tell the truth? Chances of that are small. And if producers do fudge the numbers, deliberately or

Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef Cattle Sell-Off In Alberta Eases

By Rod Nickel August 13, 2009

Farmers have slowed the sell-off of beef cattle in Alberta, Canada’s top producing province, as feed supplies improve in the parched Canadian province. Farmer sales to auction marts have levelled off at 16,000 to 16,500 head per week, said Scott McKinnon, market analyst with CanFax. That suggests that recent rain has improved pastures enough that

Opinion, Pulses

Producers Are Lying To Big Brother

By Kevin Hursh August 6, 2009

Farmers are lying to Statistics Canada about their seeded acreage, their yields and their stored production. Some producers actually take pride in this. In the end, it could backfire. To be sure, it’s annoying to get the calls from Statistics Canada as they do their various crop production surveys. Unlike private industry surveys where you

Crops

Manitoba Trails The Pack In Net Farm Income

By Ron Friesen June 4, 2009

Large increases in fertilizer and fuel costs are being blamed for a sharp drop in Manitoba farmers’ net income last year. Manitoba’s net cash farm income dropped to $725 million in 2008 – down 8.6 per cent from 2007.Netcash income is the difference between total farm cash receipts, including payments, and total operating expenses after

Country Crossroads

Beware of fraudsters claiming to be with StatsCan

By Allan Dawson January 15, 2009

Statistics Canada officials don’t ask for banking information or social insurance numbers (SIN) when they conduct a survey via telephone or in person. “While Statistics Canada has many ongoing surveys, it does not collect this kind of personal financial information,” the federal agency said in a news release Jan. 7. “In some cases, bogus callers

Daily Network News

USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges

Canada December retail sales down 0.4 per cent; seen up 1.5 per cent in January

Feed Grains Weekly: Domestic prices remain flat

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