HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-04-04, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 30 were 1,406 cattle, 709
lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed
steers and heifers sold at prices $1
lower. Choice steers and heifers sold
$115 to $119 with sales to $132.50.
Second cut sold $111 to $115. Cows
sold on a strong trade at prices $2
higher. On Thursday veal sold on a
good strong trade. Beef calves
traded on a steady market while
holstein veal traded $1 to $2 higher.
Lambs sold slightly lower and sheep
sold on a strong active market. Goats
sold at steady prices. On Friday all
classes of cattle sold on a steady
market.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned 14 steers averaging 1589
lbs. selling for an average of
$123.31. One grey steer weighed
1,495 lbs. and sold to Norwich
Packers for $132.50. Paul Murray of
Ripley, consigned two limousin
steers averaging 1,530 lbs. selling
for a top of $122.25. Gordon W.
Frey of Drayton, consigned 18 steers
averaging 1,637 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.42. One gold steer
weighed 1,555 lbs. and sold for
$118.50. Ed Van Donkersgoed of
Gorrie, consigned two steers
averaging 1,495 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.75. One red steer
weighed 1,500 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $117. Inglis
Farms of Clifford, consigned six
steers averaging 1,483 lbs. selling
for an average of $115.82. One grey
steer weighed 1,375 lbs. and sold for
$118.
Paul Murray of Ripley, consigned
four heifers averaging 1,263 lbs.
selling for an average of $117.18.
One limousin heifer weighed 1,305
lbs. and sold for $121.50. David
Bowles of Brussels, consigned 10
heifers averaging 1,370 lbs. selling
for an average of $119.54. Two
black heifers averaged 1,385 lbs. and
sold to Norwich Packers for
$121.25. Tom Fischer of Mildmay,
consigned seven heifers averaging
1,392 lbs. selling for an average of
$116.85. One charolais heifer
weighed 1,365 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $119.75. Frank
Foran of Lucknow, consigned six
heifers averaging 1,341 lbs. selling
for an average of $116.69. Two
black heifers averaged 1,295 lbs. and
sold for $119.
Ossosane Farms Ltd. of Goderich,
consigned 12 heifers averaging
1,246 lbs. selling for an average of
$114.46. One limousin heifer
weighed 1,220 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $118.25. Mac
Inglis of Clifford, consigned two
heifers averaging 1,245 lbs. selling
for an average of $117.26. One black
heifer weighed 1,295 lbs. and sold to
St. Helen’s Meat Packers for
$117.50. Walter Farms Ltd. of
Mildmay, consigned nine heifers
averaging 1,282 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.38. A group of four
black heifers averaged 1,338 lbs. and
sold to Norwich Packers for
$117.25.
There were 302 cows on offer.
Export types sold $62 to $77.50 with
sales to $78; beef, $68.50 to $78
with sales to $84.50; D1 and D2,
$54 to $63; D3, $45 to $52; D4, $37
to $45. Andy Stutzman of Lucknow,
consigned two cows averaging 1,495
lbs. selling for an average of $78.37.
One black cow weighed 1,395 lbs.
and sold for $84.50. Weigand Farms
of Dashwood, consigned two cows
averaging 1,422 lbs. selling for an
average of $76.46. One limousin
cow weighed 1,515 lbs. and sold for
$79.50. Brooksite Farms of Auburn,
consigned two cows averaging 1,725
lbs. selling for an average of $77.59.
One holstein cow weighed 1,725 lbs.
and sold for $78.
There were nine bulls selling $60
to $80. Groenberg Farms of
Lucknow, consigned one charolais
bull weighing 1,580 lbs. selling for
$85. Glen Haney of Seaforth,
consigned one charolais bull
weighing 1,960 lbs. selling for
$80.50.
There were 101 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $110 to $150 with
sales to $160; good holsteins, $85 to
$93 with sales to $95.50; medium
holsteins, $75 to $85; heavy
holsteins, $80 to $90.
Amos M. Martin of Wallenstein,
consigned three veal averaging 743
lbs. selling for an average of
$144.24. One limousin steer
weighed 660 lbs. and sold for $160.
Lamar Frey of Listowel, consigned
nine veal averaging 780 lbs. selling
for an average of $141.59. One
limousin steer weighed 750 lbs. and
sold for $156. Christian Bowman of
Listowel, consigned two veal
averaging 755 lbs. selling for $148.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $187 to
$211; 50 - 64 lbs., $181 to $223; 65
- 79 lbs., $169 to $207; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$145 to $174; 95 - 109 lbs., $145 to
$157; 110 lbs. and over, $114 to
$142.
Sheep sold $50 to $80 with sales
to $99.
Goats: kids sold $50 to $100 with
sales to $140 per head; nannies, $50
to $100 per head; billies, $150 to
$250 with sales to $310 per head.
Top quality stocker steers, 500 -
599 lbs., $126 to $156; 600 - 699
lbs., $126 to $154; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$123.50 to $139.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$123.25 to $140.50; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$122.50 to $139.85; 1,000 lbs. and
over, $105 to $122.
Top quality stocker heifers, 500 -
599 lbs., $115 to $150; 600 - 699
lbs., $116 to $129.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$108 to $130; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$111.50 to $122; 900 lbs. and over,
$114.50 to $122.
OFA to fight tire stewardship fees
By Mark Wales, President,
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA)
Recently Ontario farmers learned
that Ontario Tire Stewardship, that
manages the recycling of “off-road”
tires like the ones used on farm
equipment and vehicles in
construction, mining and forestry,
has not been paying its way. Ontario
farmers have also received very
short notice that the government is
looking to Ontario farmers to help
clean up the debt and pay the high
price of recycling.
The Ontario Tire Stewardship
program manages the collection of
fees that anyone purchasing a tire in
Ontario must pay. The fees are
directed toward the eventual costs of
recycling that tire. Farmers purchase
off-road tires each year for farm
equipment such as tractors and
combines. Until March 31
agricultural tires carried a
stewardship fee of $15.29 per tire,
regardless of rim diameter or tire
weight. Now, all off-road tires will
carry a stewardship fee based on the
weight of the tire – and that pushes
the fees for some common
agricultural tires up to $350 per tire.
It’s a drastic price increase that
will be detrimental to Ontario farm
businesses and the rural
communities they support. The
increase is all the more devastating
because it has come as a surprise.
There were no opportunities for the
public, or Ontario’s largest general
farm organization, the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture (OFA), to
comment on these increases. Ontario
farmers were not informed of these
changes.
This decision to raise fees in
excess of 400 per cent will unfairly
penalize farm businesses by costing
them thousands of dollars of
unanticipated fees each year. It also
contributes to the uneven playing
field for Ontario farmers against
international competition and will
render the program unsustainable as
lower cost off-shore tires are
sourced.
The OFA invites farmers to voice
their concerns about this important
issue to their local MPP, as well as
Premier Kathleen Wynne and other
key decision-makers at the Ontario
Legislature. With this issue, the OFA
launches actnow.ofa.on.ca, a call-to-
action website designed exclusively
for the OFA to help Ontario farmers
take action on issues that matter to
Ontario farms.
Users simply visit
actnow.ofa.on.ca and fill in their
information in the form provided to
view a draft letter to their MPP and
others about this issue. The form
automatically selects a user’s MPP
based on the address provided,
making it an easy and effective
lobby tool for Ontario farmers.
Tell your MPP and Premier
Wynne that increasing tire
stewardship fees on agricultural tires
by more than 400 per cent is
unacceptable. The OFA is asking the
Ontario government to reverse the
decision to significantly increase the
Ontario tire stewardship fees on
agricultural and off-road tires and
commit instead to working with the
industries affected to achieve a
workable and fair solution.
Local Food Act 2013 has
great potential says CFFO
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2013 Special Spring Sales
Vaccinated Sales
Mon., April 8 & 29
Sale starting at 10:00 a.m.
sponsored by Huron-Perth Beef Producers
By Nathan Stevens
This week, the provincial
government introduced the Local
Food Act, 2013. This act has the
potential to be a positive opportunity
for government to lead the way on
local food. It also represents an
opportunity for farmers in Ontario to
supply Ontario’s public bodies with
local food.
The act has three simple purposes.
The first is to foster successful and
resilient local food economies and
systems throughout Ontario. The
second is to increase awareness of
local food in Ontario, including the
diversity of local food. The third is
to encourage the development of
new markets for local food.
The Local Food Act will focus
primarily on enabling the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food to
establish local food targets for a
wide array of publicly-funded
institutions. Targets and goals can be
set, in consultation with
organizations that have an interest in
the particular goal or target that is
being considered. Every three years
a report is to be prepared that
assesses the progress being made on
achieving the local food goals and
targets.
The scope of the act allows for a
selection of which foods are
included in a target, which means
that the quantitative targets can also
have qualitative implications. This
will allow government to prioritize
certain food types over others if it
chooses to do so, based on public
concerns. For example, it could set a
target for fruits and vegetables in
public institutions, but not for other
food groups.
Unfortunately, there is no
contingency for dealing with price
gaps between what an institution can
afford and what a farmer needs to be
profitable. This means that some
targets may be very difficult to
achieve for public institutions,
especially in an era of tight fiscal
situations for both governments and
public institutions. If targets must be
met, then institutions will be forced
to reduce service in other areas.
The Local Food Act has the
potential to turn our public
institutions into champions of the
local food movement. This, in turn,
has the potential to benefit many
Ontario producers that are focused
on producing food for consumers
close to home.
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