MEDICINE HAT — It’s been two years since China put restrictions on imports of Canadian beef products in the wake of a case of atypical BSE being discovered. Despite South Korea and the Philippines lifting restrictions in relatively short order — the two only other countries that limited imports — China’s ban has remained despite […] Read more
Beef cattle
Evaluate semen as close as possible to breeding season
Many bulls are bought early in the year when most bull sales are held from February to April. For earlier sales, those occurring in December or January, purebred producers usually have semen evaluations carried out before bulls are delivered or picked up at the farm. When is the gap too big between when a semen […] Read more
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed market declines The fed market continues to grind lower, dropping nearly $10 per hundredweight over the […] Read more
Alta. residents to appeal biodigester approval
CALGARY — The fight by High River, Alta., and area residents against a proposed $70 million biodigester will continue despite the Alberta government’s approval of the project. Residents opposed plan to appeal the decision to the provincial Environmental Appeals Board, said Benita Estes, whose rural home in Foothills County is about 200 metres from the […] Read more
Farmers not to blame for food prices: report
REGINA — An analysis of eight food items found little connection between higher grocery prices and what farmers earn at the farmgate. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and market analyst Kevin Grier looked at beef, pork, flour, bread, canola oil, lentils, margarine and beer. Related stories: Report sees Canadian food inflation fading Grocery code […] Read more
Alberta requests options for dealing with drought
Alberta is preparing for possible water shortages in southern rivers that feed its irrigation network and is asking for proposals to help deal with the situation. “A key element of this is the development of water sharing agreements, whereby holders of large water licences work together to agree on how much less water each will […] Read more
Import levy provides valuable funding
Over $10 million has collected since the import levy was created in response to a similar levy in the United States
Ten years of a beef cattle import levy have resulted in about $1 million per year invested in growing the domestic market for beef. The Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order came to be in June 2013. Melinda German, general manager of the Canadian Beef Check-off Agency, said the levy charged to […] Read moreCanfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed market fluctuates Cash trade was hard to come by last week. Alberta steers averaged $373.50-$376.50 per […] Read more
Canada tackles cattle methane emissions
REGINA — Canada intends to offer cattle feeders incentives to reduce methane emissions. In a statement issued Dec. 10 Environment and Climate Change Canada said it had published a draft protocol, Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle, to encourage producers to make changes that would cut emissions from burping cattle. In return producers would […] Read more
Farm revenue rises despite falling crop prices
Numbers do not include input costs, and marketing volumes will drop in 2023 because the crop was smaller than in 2022
SASKATOON — Farm revenues have been good in 2023 despite falling crop prices, according to Statistics Canada. Farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled $72.5 billion over the first three quarters of the year, up 7.9 percent from the same period in 2022. Crop receipts were up $4.5 billion to $41.4 billion despite the drop […] Read more
