Not since the early 2000's have Canadian feedyards imported US feeder cattle in great numbers. Rumours are swirling that 2010 may be the year that this practice becomes popular again. There is no doubt that this will not sit well with Canadian ranchers due to the possible extra supply dragging down the current healthy calf... Read More
Category: Trade
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has been throwing stones at Federal Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz this week about the EU / Canada Free Trade Agreement that should be finalized by the end of the year. In a recent Better Farming story, NFU President Terry Boehm is quoted as saying....... These measures are so draconian that... Read More
Canada has been working at increasing the access of Canadian beef into Europe for quite some time. If the EU / Canada free trade agreement is ratified later this year the benefits will be very positive for Canadian beef producers. Gaining access for hormone free beef into Europe will have large benefits for the industry... Read More
As we discuss quite often in the Beef Market Update with Anne Dunford, Canada is very dependent on the ability to export beef. As everyone knows the market place changed in 2003 when the first case of BSE was discovered in Canada. Over time Canada has been battling to regain its export markets to normalize... Read More
Earlier this week I published an interview with David Sippell the President of CSTA regarding Bill C-474. Some people emailed me with positive and negative responses to the bill. I decided to find out more by interviewing the man that has initiated this private members bill. This also answers criticism from some of you that... Read More
The one thing that stays consistent is that if you are in the cattle feeding business your really need to be able to stomach volatility and adverse affects that are outside of your realm of control as a producer. The snow storm has had a real impact on the cattle in the yards along with... Read More
Have you heard of CIGI? Do you know what CIGI does? Does the Canadian International Grain Institute make a difference for Canadian farmers and industry? You bet!!! I recently stopped at CIGI's office in Winnipeg and had a great time learning about what CIGI is and what they do. I had what I thought was... Read More
This week I attended the Canada Grains Council Meeting and listened to a very interesting day of reports on the market access issues that Canada is facing. Unless you have been in Phoenix all winter I am sure that you have not missed the whole Triffid flax issue that has thrown a real wrench in... Read More
At the recent Canada Grains council meeting a listened to a full day of discussions around Canada's market access issues across all the main crop types. The recent market access issues with canola are well documented and continue to challenge the countries trade attempts. With 85-95% of Canada's canola crop getting exported, trade is very... Read More
When I knew that I had a chance to interview Mayo Schmidt I knew right a way a question that I needed to ask him. "What do you say to the people that think they have seen this story before?" The rise and fall of Sask Pool is well documented. From fish farms to grain... Read More