FED MARKET LOWER Packers were not eager buyers and feedlots did not want to sell into a falling market, resulting in a large carry-over. The sharply stronger loonie contributed to the weak market and only light U.S. interest. The Canfax weekly steer average fell 65 cents to $109.50 per hundred-w e i g ht and […] Read more
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Canfax Report – for Nov. 3, 2011
B.C. 4-H Gator lottery draw
The 2011 British Columbia 4-H Lottery draws will be held Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. for two John Deere TX Gators sponsored by PrairieCoast Equipment. One winning ticket will be drawn at PrairieCoast Equipment in Kelowna and the other at PrairieCoast Equipment in Abbotsford. The winning ticket numbers and names will be posted at www.bc4h. […] Read more
Buhler has eye on ‘for sale’ ads
In crisis is opportunity, and opportunities from the ongoing world financial crisis are beginning to bear fruit for Buhler Industries. The company has been gobbling up smaller farm equipment manufacturers, investing in the next generation of heavy machinery and expanding its shadow over a wider range of products. “There are opportunities,” chief operating officer Grant […] Read more
Western Producer Livestock Report – for Nov. 3, 2011
HOGS DIP Pork prices eased, pressuring hog values a little lower, but strong exports still supported the market. Rabobank Group said foot-and-mouth disease is returned to China. If it becomes as bad as it was last winter, it would support continued large pork imports by the Asian giant. Iowa-southern Minnesota cash hogs delivered to plants […] Read more
Beef producers bursaries
Manitoba Beef Producers will present this year’s bursaries to Erin Cathcart of Neepawa, Nicole Rae- Ann Blyth of MacGregor, Cody Fedak of McCreary and Justin Krisjansson of Forrest. The organization awards four bursaries annually to members or their children attending a university, college or other post-secondary institution or pursuing trades training. They are aimed at […] Read more
Profit up at CNH and AGCO
CNH Global, a subsidiary of Fiat, saw sales and income soar in the third quarter with income before restructuring at $274 million US, up 230 percent. Net sales of equipment reached $4.6 billion, up 30 percent over the same period last year thanks to strong demand and better pricing. Net equipment sales for the quarter […] Read more
Change at the CWB: who’s right, legally speaking?
At the core of the bitter debate over government legislation to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly is a simple question: can the government ignore a farmer plebiscite requirement in the CWB Act? The Liberals insist the requirement for a plebiscite if the mandate of the board is being changed, which was written into the […] Read more
2011 Pulse Days
Registration is open for Pulse Days 2012 New Horizons. This year’s event will take place Jan. 9-10 in Saskatoon and will preview new developments and opportunities in the industry. The event is one of the biggest meetings of its kind in North America and typically brings together 1,000 attendees, including producers, researchers, processors, buyers and […] Read more
Agriculture issues critical in EU trade deal, says food official
Free trade negotiations between Canada and the European Union are the best opportunity agricultural exporters have had in a generation to increase markets, MPs were told last week. However, Canada should not sign a deal that does not include significant new access for agriculture, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance executive director Kathleen Sullivan told the House […] Read more
Technical details ironed out before CWB turns private
The special parliamentary committee examining a bill that will end the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly will not be a forum to relive the CWB debate, the government has signaled. Instead, the Legislative Committee on Bill C-18 will have a mandate to look at technical details of the government plans to end the single desk Aug. […] Read more
