Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$48.98 per hundredweight Aug. 23, down from $54.21 Aug. 16. U.S. hogs averaged $64.55 on a carcass basis Aug 23, down from $69.65 Aug 16. The U.S. pork cutout was $79.65 per cwt. Aug 23, down from $86.26 Aug 16. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
Bison
WP livestock report
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$54.21 per cwt. Aug 16, down from $55.54 Aug 9. U.S. hogs averaged $69.65 on a carcass basis Aug 16, down from $70.98 Aug 9. The U.S. pork cutout was $86.26 per cwt. Aug 16, down from $90.44 Aug 9. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$55.54 per cwt. Aug 9, down from $61.96 Aug 2. U.S. hogs averaged $70.98 on a carcass basis Aug 9, down from $77.20 Aug 2. The U.S. pork cutout was $90.44 per cwt. Aug 9, up from $86.64 Aug 2. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$61.96 per hundredweight Aug. 2, up from $60.54 July 26. U.S. hogs averaged $77.20 on a carcass basis Aug. 2, down from $79.75 July 26. The U.S. pork cutout was $86.64 per cwt. Aug. 2, up from $84.38 July 26. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
Winnipeg’s Hermetic Code Tour proves mesmerizing
Fancy an adventure the likes of the Da Vinci Code, complete with ancient symbols, hidden clues, and secret society rituals? Then take a trip to Winnipeg. As a bonus, this code-busting experience is for real. The Hermetic Code Tour is the most surprising tour we have taken anywhere. The unlikely setting was the Manitoba legislature, […] Read more
WP LIVESTOCK REPORT – August 1, 2019
HOGS The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$60.54 per hundredweight July 26, up from $53.96 June 28. U.S. hogs averaged $79.75 on a carcass basis July 26, up from $72.48 July 19. The U.S. pork cutout was $84.38 per cwt. July 26, up from $78.53 July 19. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
Dutch immigrants find land of opportunity
MILLET, Alta. — It was a chance for a new life, and the Dutch couple knew they had to at least give it a try. “We wanted to go the land of opportunity,” said Nynke Miedema, recalling the hopes and dreams she and husband, Lykele, shared when they left the Netherlands for Canada in 1983. […] Read more
B.C. ranch finds bison transition a challenge
CECIL LAKE, B.C. — Introducing bison to the ranch has so far been a challenging endeavour for Leanne and Clifford Wiebe. The animals were introduced last fall to fetch better market prices, but Leanne said they just aren’t the same as cattle. “It’s an adjustment,” said Leanne, showing the animals on the 37,000-acre ranch near […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$52.37 per hundredweight July 12, down from $53.96 June 28. U.S. hogs averaged $67.99 on a carcass basis July 12, up from $65.82 July 5. The U.S. pork cutout was $71.65 per cwt. July 12, down from $73.17 July 5. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
Ground bison recall issued
Ground bison products are the subjects of a cross-border food recall due to risk of E. coli contamination. No Canadians have reported illness as a result of eating the products, said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, but more than 20 people in the United States have become ill in connection with eating the meat. Northfork […] Read more
