HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-10-20, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011.
Total receipts for the Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Oct.
14 were 2,108 cattle, 350 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on a very strong active
trade. Choice steers and heifers sold
$109 to $114.75 with sales to $119.
Second cut sold $100 to $108. Cows
sold $2 higher. On Thursday veal
sold on a steady market. Lambs sold
$5 to $10 higher. Sheep sold steady
and goats sold $10 to $20 higher. On
Friday calves and yearlings sold on a
strong active trade at prices $2 to $3
higher.
There were 54 steers on offer.
Schmidtbrook Farms of Woodstock,
consigned fifteen steers averaging
1,504 lbs. selling for an average of
$111.89 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,455 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $114.50.
There were 90 heifers on offer. M-
R Farms of Exeter, consigned eleven
heifers averaging 1,275 lbs. selling
for an average of $113.99 with two
limousin heifers averaging 1,145 lbs.
selling for $114.75. Knechtel Farms
of Gadshill, consigned thirty-two
heifers averaging 1,170 lbs. selling
for an average of $111.76 with seven
limousin heifers averaging 1,159 lbs.
selling to St. Helen’s Meat Packers
for $114.
There were 192 cows on offer.
Export types sold $65 to $76 with
sales to $93; beef cows, $69.50 to
$79 with sales to $82; D1 and D2
cows, $52 to $56; D3, $46 to $52;
D4, $35 to $40. Elvin Martin of
Dobbington, consigned two cows
averaging 1,445 lbs. selling for an
average of $84.43 with one holstein
cow weighing 1,710 lbs. selling for
$93. Jeff Ditner of Formosa,
consigned two cows averaging 1,470
lbs. selling for an average of $78.42
with one limousin cow weighing
1,320 lbs. selling for $82. Tom
Bergstra of Shallow Lake, consigned
two cows averaging 1,265 lbs.
selling for an average of $80.07 with
one holstein cow weighing 1,350
lbs. selling for $81.
There were 14 bulls on offer
selling $69.50 to $75 with sales to
$89.50. Isaac Hoover of Holyrood,
consigned one bwf bull weighing
1,335 lbs. selling for $89.50. Glen
Harman of Englehart, consigned one
simmental bull weighing 1,565 lbs.
selling for $79.50.
There were 108 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $130 to $160 with
sales to $171; good holstein, $125 to
$131; medium holstein, $110 to
$125; heavy holstein, $120 to $130.
Lawrence Brubacher of Harriston
consigned two veal averaging 730
lbs. selling for an average of $163.60
with one crossbred heifer weighing
740 lbs. selling for $171. Lamar
Frey of Listowel, consigned ten veal
averaging 750 lbs. selling for an
average of $149.60 with one
limousin heifer weighing 715 lbs.
selling for $170. Countryside
Feeders of Hanover, consigned one
limousin steer weighing 630 lbs.
selling for $147.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $205 to
$260; 50 - 64 lbs., $225 to $255; 65
- 79 lbs., $201 to $247; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$190 to $215; 95 - 109 lbs., $189 to
$210; 110 lbs. and over, $188 to
$198.
Sheep sold $60 to $112 with sales
to $120.
Goats: kids sold $70 to $150 to
$170 per head; nannies, $70 to $125
to $135 per head; billies, $200 to
$300 to $350 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $113 to $208; 400 -
499 lbs., $161 to $188; 500 - 599
lbs., $147 to $172.25; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$131.25 to $159.75; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$117 to $144.75; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$119 to $138.25; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$112 to $127.25; 1,000 lbs. and over,
$119.50 to $128.75.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs., sold $132 to $207; 300 -
399 lbs., $141 to $180; 400 - 499
lbs., $139 to $162.50; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$136 to $149.75; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$115 to $144.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$124.50 to $133.75; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$120 to $129; 900 lbs. and over,
$106 to $124.
By Nathan Stevens
A recent global food security
conference at McGill University in
Montreal looked at the issue of
feeding a hungry world from a
number of different angles. At the
heart of the conversation is the
incredible challenge that agriculture
faces as the human population soars
towards nine billion people by 2050.
One of the key factors in the
discussion was the impact of food
price volatility in the developing
world.
The volatile situation of the last
number of years has been good for
some and bad for others, including
smallholder farmers. For
smallholders that are able to produce
enough for their families and have
some left over to sell, the rise in
prices had a positive effect. For
those unable to produce enough for
themselves, the rise in prices has had
a negative impact.
Another key factor in price
volatility is the issue of food item
substitution. When a food item rises
sharply in price in North America,
consumers generally have plenty of
replacement options for that item.
For example, if the price for chicken
is too high, consumers may choose
to buy more pork. However, in the
developing world access to food
substitution choices are more
limited, which means that cheaper
food substitution options aren’t
there when the price of a single item
spikes. When a staple item
skyrockets due to a wide variety of
factors, these areas of the world are
less able to cope.
Parallels were drawn between
Africa today and the situation in
southeast Asia 30 to 40 years ago.
There are remarkable demographic
and economic parallels between the
two regions. Food price volatility
and talk of a food crisis rose sharply.
Back then, the Green Revolution
was able to provide the boost in farm
productivity needed to provide
enough food for much of the world,
and the clamor about food shortages
World hunger viewed from several angles
Christmas shopping already
The Brussels United Church wants to help people get a
jump on their Christmas Shopping with their biennial Silent
Auction. Swing by The Citizen’s office in Brussels to check
out some of the items for sale at auction, which will be held
on Friday, Oct. 21 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct.
22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. All proceeds from
the auction will go towards purchasing a new furnace for
the church. (Denny Scott photo)
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UPCOMING SALES
2011 Special Fall Sales
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28
Regular Stocker Sale - 10:00 am
Hereford Influence Sale - 1:00 pm
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Bred Cow Sale - 11:00 am
(Cows need to be in by 9:00 am)
Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell on very active trade
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