HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-06-14, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012. PAGE 15.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending June 8
were 1,596 cattle, 937 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on a strong active trade.
Choice steers and heifers sold $118
to $122 with sales to $135.50.
Second cut sold $114 to $117. Cows
sold $1 higher. On Thursday beef
veal sold steady, while holstein veal
traded under pressure at steady
prices. Lambs sold slightly lower
due to the week’s decline. Sheep
sold barely steady and goats sold on
an active trade. On Friday calves and
yearlings both sold on a strong active
demand.
There were 147 fed steers on offer.
Randy Diebold of Cargill, consigned
four steers averaging 1,476 lbs.
selling for an average of $131.77
with one charolais steer weighing
1,505 lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $135.50. Chris Smith of
Brussels, consigned 27 steers
averaging 1,537 lbs. selling for an
average of $121.94 with one
limousin steer weighing 1,455 lbs.
selling for $135. Jim and John
Bennett of Goderich, consigned
three steers averaging 1,398 lbs.
selling for an average of $123.76
with one limousin steer weighing
1,510 lbs. selling for $130. Warren
and Marion Becker of Ayton,
consigned five steers averaging
1,407 lbs. selling for an average of
$116.54 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,455 lbs. selling for $129.
Kevin Stewardson of Wyoming,
consigned one limousin steer
weighing 1,550 lbs. selling to
Horizon Meat Packers for $122.
John Richardson of Harriston,
consigned nine steers averaging
1,430 lbs. selling for an average of
$110.91 with one Belgium blue steer
weighing 1,550 lbs. selling to
Horizon Meat Packers for $120.50.
Terry McCarthy of Dublin,
consigned 31 steers averaging 1,521
lbs. selling for an average of $118.74
with 11 black steers averaging 1,460
lbs. selling for $119.75. Fred Reihl
of Gadshill, consigned three
limousin steers averaging 1,353 lbs.
selling to Horizon Meat Packers for
$119.50. Keys Farms of Varna,
consigned one black steer weighing
1,415 lbs. selling to Ryding Regency
for $119.25. Leonard and Andrew
Black of Proton Station, consigned
12 steers averaging 1,480 lbs. selling
for an average of $117.41 with four
simmental steers averaging 1,504
lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for
$119.25.
There were 126 fed heifers on
offer. Henry Kanters of Elmwood,
consigned four heifers averaging
1,228 lbs. selling for an average of
$117.98 with one Belgium blue
heifer weighing 1,280 lbs. selling to
Horizon Meat Packers for $125. Art
and George Hinz of Monkton,
consigned six heifers averaging
1,421 lbs. selling for an average of
$118.92 with two limousin heifers
averaging 1,445 lbs. selling to
Horizon Meat Packers for $123.75.
Ron Smith of Denfield, consigned 10
heifers averaging 1,291 lbs. selling
for an average of $118.48 with two
limousin heifers averaging 1,315 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$123.25. Dave Inglis of Clifford,
consigned four heifers averaging
1,383 lbs. selling for an average of
$117.83 with two black heifers
averaging 1,455 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $119.25.
Dwayne and Lorrie Dickert of
Ayton, consigned two limousin
heifers averaging 1,365 lbs. selling
to Norwich Packers for $119.
There were 208 cows on offer.
Export types sold $70 to $82 with
sales to $86; beef cows, $76 to
$88.50 with sales to $90; D1 and D2,
$57 to $64; D3, $52 to $57; D4, $37
to $47. Francis Walters of Mildmay,
consigned four cows averaging
1,390 lbs., selling for an average of
$83.08 with one black cow weighing
1,680 lbs. selling for $89.50. Sam
and Andrew Henderson of Listowel,
consigned one crossbred cow
weighing 1,240 lbs. selling for $87.
Gary Nash of Seaforth, consigned
four cows averaging 1,353 lbs.
selling for an average of $83.41 with
one black cow weighing 1,520 lbs.
selling for $86.50.
There were 10 bulls selling $76 to
$93 with sales to $104. Murray
Johnston of Bluevale, consigned one
black bull weighing 1,755 lbs.
selling for $99.50. Harold Gerber of
Kenabeek, consigned one holstein
bull weighing 1,780 lbs. selling for
$96.50.
There were 139 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $110 to $160 with
sales to $183; good holstein, $80 to
$90 with sales to $117; medium
holsteins, $70 to $80; heavy
holsteins, $80 to $85 with sales to
$87. Don Bradford of Chesley,
consigned two veal averaging 760
lbs. selling for an average of $165.89
with one grey steer weighing 755
lbs. selling for $183. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned 10 veal
averaging 760 lbs. selling for an
average of $147.41 with one blonde
steer weighing 820 lbs. selling for
$160.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $182 to
$227; 50 - 64 lbs., $199 to $237; 65
- 79 lbs., $184 to $210; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$178 to $192; 95 - 109 lbs., $184 to
$191; 110 lbs. and over, $105 to
$192.
Sheep sold $60 to $80 with sales to
$100.
Goats: kids sold $75 to $125 to
$155 per head; nannies, $52 to $103
per head; billies, $150 to $250 to
$306 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $151 to $220; 400 - 499
lbs., $165 to $217; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$147 to $195; 600 - 699 lbs., $152 to
$178; 700 - 799 lbs., $135 to $156;
800 - 899 lbs., $131 to $161.50; 900
- 999 lbs., $134.75 to $145.50; 1,000
lbs. and over, $121 to $133.25.
Top quality stocker heifers 300 -
399 lbs. sold $162 to $188; 400 - 499
lbs., $154 to $180; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$152 to $172; 600 - 699 lbs., $142 to
$159; 700 - 799 lbs., $127 to $145;
800 - 899 lbs., $123.25 to $135.50;
900 lbs. and over, $122.25 to $132.
By Mark Wales, President
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture
The federal and provincial
governments are finalizing the
details for Growing Forward 2 – the
five-year policy plan for Canadian
agriculture. The federal and
provincial agriculture ministers are
expected to sign off on the new
agreement this fall. The agreement’s
contents will determine the future
for agricultural programs for the
next five years, including the
programs currently know as the
agri-suite of programs –
AgriStability, AgriInvest,
AgriRecovery and AgriInsurance.
The advent of a new policy
framework is an opportunity for
Canadian farmers to communicate
with our elected officials about the
aspects of Growing Forward 1 that
worked well. The non-risk
management programs proved to be
very popular with Ontario farmers.
We repeatedly saw the
Environmental Farm Plan program
over-subscribed – an issue we want
to address this time around. It is also
an opportunity to address the gaps
for a stronger, more cohesive
approach to agricultural
programming moving forward. The
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
(OFA) joins with its counterparts
across the country calling on
Canadian farmers to meet with their
Member of Parliament to tell them
what farmers really need in the next
round of agricultural programming.
Under past frameworks, business
risk management programs have
been demand driven. Program
design and participation have
determined the amount of federal
funding farmers from any one
province receive. This resulted in
even minor program design changes
becoming a potential
federal/provincial funding issue.
The OFA believes flexibility would
address this problem. In recent
meetings with Ontario’s Minister of
Agriculture, OFA representatives
communicated three main messages.
First, farmers require bankable
farm income programs that provide
real ways to manage market risks.
That means federal business risk
management funding should be
added back to the suite of programs,
allowing farmers some shelter
against highly volatile market
conditions.
Second, we need flexible funding
agreements, allocated to the
provinces using a formula based on
gross farm market receipts, such as
the equation previously called the
Fredericton Formula. Flexibility
would allow provinces to use their
provincial funding and the federal
allocated funding towards the
national suite of business risk
management programs, or other
business risk management priorities.
Finally, the OFA seeks adequately
funded cost-shared programs for
environmental and other
stewardship initiatives. Such
funding would give farmers the tools
and resources they need to continue
to preserve farmland for future
generations.
Before the ministers sign off on
Growing Forward 2, let’s help them
understand what will really keep
farmers viable in the next five years,
and beyond. Because Ontario
farmers know best what will keep us
growing forward.
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By Paul Bootsma
The Christian Farmers Federation
of Ontario (CFFO) is placing a
strong emphasis on the importance
of agricultural education. Earlier
this year the Christian Farmers
Federation of Ontario announced its
scholarship program for students
attending post-secondary courses in
agricultural studies. Continuing
with that direction, the CFFO has
sponsored a bus full of school
children to visit the Ag Museum in
Ottawa. Good education involves
teaching the history of the subject.
It is a known fact that many of
today’s school children that grow up
in urban communities, especially
large cities, have become less aware
of what food production is about.
Awareness of the natural connection
to agriculture and consumption of
food is less evident in these
members of our society. Many of
our youth today are two or more
generations from family
connections to the farm or even rural
life. Without action, this disconnect
will grow as cities expand and farm
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