It’s no secret to anyone paying attention that the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement with the European Union is not working for Canada’s livestock producers. The deal, approved by both sides in 2017, was welcomed at the time as a tremendous opportunity for the country’s agriculture industry. The promise never materialized for the livestock sector. Last […] Read more
On-farm research called agriculture’s best bet
Speakers at a recent conference say better communication needed so research gets into the hands of producers
There needs to be better communication between all segments of the agriculture industry so that agricultural research gets into the hands of producers, said Mark Redmond, chief executive officer of RDAR.
Cow-calf sector needs to be good antimicrobial steward
The use of antimicrobials in animal agriculture is an area of concern for human health as well. Antimicrobial use in agriculture might impact the effectiveness of antimicrobials in human medicine.
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Good fed demand Alberta direct cattle sales saw moderate volume cash trade last week, with dressed prices […] Read more
Taiwan lifts more restrictions on beef
While Taiwan is not a large export market, with Canadian beef exports valued at a little less than $14 million, it is being seen as an opportunity to build greater trading ability.
Dryness gets serious in cattle country
CCA president Nathan Phinney said most cattle in Canada are in Alberta and Saskatchewan “where it’s the driest and we’re used to dealing with some of these conditions, but it’s been back to back to back… so we’ve had to do a slight reduction in cow numbers, and feed inventories have dwindled down over the last couple of years of dryness, so it’s having a major effect with the surplus of feed available.”
Spread grows between producer, retail prices
Data shows the cattle producer’s share of the retail beef dollar has dropped from 64 percent in 1970 to 41 percent in 2022
The overarching goals of the ongoing project are to trace beef pricing throughout the supply chain, increase transparency for ranchers’ benefit, provide data to boost advocacy and “ensure that the proportion of the beef dollar that ranchers receive increases from year to year and does not shrink.”
Proposition 12 could bring big trouble for the livestock trade
Gary Stordy, a former CPC director, said the law would affect Canada’s pork industry, which exported nearly five million feeder pigs, more than 1.5 million market hogs and more than 1.4 million tonnes of finished pork products to the United States in 2021.
Beef sector demands tougher stance on trade
The beef trade deficit with Europe reached $92 million in 2022, but trade flows have changed in 2023:
“Just because another country does something in a specific way doesn’t mean we have to adopt that,” said Nathan Phinney, CCA president. “One thing we need to realize is we’re in Canada. We have a world class (beef production) system, a world-class product and producers that do a world class job. We have to stand up for what we do in Canada and be proud of what we do.”
Conservation deal to protect historic Alta. ranch
Agreement reached with Nature Conservancy of Canada and Ducks Unlimited will curtail development at McIntyre Ranch
The sprawling, nearly 130-year-old McIntyre Ranch, located 60 kilometres south of Lethbridge, will allow for cattle grazing in perpetuity while curtailing development along rolling native grasslands.
