Livestock

FCC chief economist JP Gervais says it’s an interesting time in the ag markets right now. He points out that a key factor overall right now is the high-interest rates, something he doesn’t expect to see change anytime soon.  If you look at cattle right now, producers have seen a pretty good run in prices. Gervais says […]

Retail sales of combines in both Canada and the U.S. showed a marked increase in April this year while the market for sub-compact tractors continues to soften. The count for April 2023 from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers puts self-propelled combine sales in Canada at 166, up 50.9 per cent from April 2022, and at 572 […]

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing up to $65 million in grant funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support the development of agricultural knowledge and skills and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of Manitoba’s agriculture and agri-food sectors, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Manitoba […]

Taiwan is fully embracing Canadian beef again. The nation announced it will lift the last set of restrictions on beef from Canada over the coming weeks. President of the Canadian Cattle Association Nathan Phinney (Finney) says it’s great news. “The removal of them is a clear signal that we have a desired product and they’re […]

Quebec provincial police say a two-year-old girl has died after falling into a grain mixer on a farm north of Montreal. They say the accident occurred Friday at a family farm aboutt 85 kilometres from the city. Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau says emergency services were called at about 3:30 p.m. after the child fell into an industrial […]

Olymel says it’s cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces its hog production in Western Canada. The company says it’s closing five sow units in Alberta and one sow unit in Saskatchewan, in a move that will reduce its western sow herd to 40,000 from 57,000. It says the barns will be wound down over […]

Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.-based American Farm Bureau Federation has announced it has reached memorandums of understanding with equipment firms Agco and Kubota on allowing the so-called […]

Canadian beef exporters can expect to regain full market access to Taiwan within the next couple of weeks. International Trade Minister  Mary Ng says Taiwanese officials have confirmed the decision, which she hailed as “great news for Canadian beef farmers and exporters.” Taiwan has had an off-and-on trade relationship with Canadian beef exporters since 2003, when it […]

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering support to producers who are facing financial difficulties, including cash flow challenges due to higher-than-average input costs and elevated interest rates. FCC is offering an unsecured credit line up to $500-thousand with loan processing fees waived. Elan Rolufs, Senior District Director with FCC, says it’s available to any producer, […]

Saskatchewan Feeder Cattle Prices, reported by Canfax, were mixed last week. Fonda Froats, Provincial Cattle Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, provided the latest Cattle Market Update for the week of May 15-19. She says Saskatchewan feeder steer prices ranged from $372.00 per hundredweight (cwt) for the 400-500lb category to $254.00 per cwt for […]