HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-03-13, Page 14Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 7 were 2,666 head of cattle,
987 lambs and goats. On Tuesday
fed steers and heifers sold $1
higher. Choice steers and heifers
sold $85 to $88 with sales to
$96.25. Second cut sold $81 to $85.
Cows sold $1 higher. On Thursday
veal sold steady. Lambs and goats
sold on a strong active trade. Sheep
sold steady. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a steady trade.
There were 503 steers on offer.
Emerson L. Martin of Linwood,
consigned ten steers averaging
1,382 lbs. selling for an average of
$87.89 with two limousin steers
averaging 1,375 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $91.25.
Weigand Farms of Dashwood,
consigned two steers averaging
1,378 lbs. selling for an average of
$83.35 with one limousin steers
weighing 1,290 lbs. selling for $88.
Loomis Farms of Ailsa Craig,
consigned 15 steers averaging 1,466
lbs. selling for an average of $84.97
with one blonde steer weighing
1,315 lbs. selling for $87.
Gordon Borth of Mildmay,
consigned nine steers averaging
1,376 lbs. selling for an average of
$83.09 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,320 lbs. selling for $87.
Aaron F. Martin of Newton,
consigned eighteen steers averaging
1,477 lbs. selling for an average of
$83.91 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,305 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $87. Breimar
Farms of Parkhill, consigned four
steers averaging 1,376 lbs. selling
for an average of $85.33 with three
black steers averaging 1,287 lbs.
selling for $86.75. Darren Johnston
of Bluevale, consigned two steers
averaging 1,510 lbs. selling for an
average of $86.38 with one black
steer weighing 1,545 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $86.75.
John Wiersma of Blyth,
consigned ten steers averaging
1,381 lbs. selling for an average of
$84.87 with two limousin steers
averaging 1,268 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $86.75.
Don McAlpine of Ailsa Craig,
consigned forty steers averaging
1,472 lbs. selling for an average of
$85.37 with four black steers
averaging 1,446 lbs. selling for
$86.60. Don Fischer of Brussels,
consigned seven steers averaging
1,399 lbs. selling for an average of
$84.76 with three limousin steers
averaging 1,413 lbs. selling for
$86.50.
There were 421 heifers on offer.
M-R Farms of Exeter, consigned
nine heifers averaging 1,420 lbs.
selling for an average of $88.59
with one blue heifer weighing 1,530
lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for
$96.75. Tom Dickson of Stratford,
consigned three limousin heifers
averaging 1,397 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $87.75.
Jake Rylaarsdam of Clinton,
consigned seven heifers averaging
1,171 lbs. selling for an average of
$84.47 with one red heifer weighing
1,245 lbs. selling for $87.25. Ken
Shortreed of Walton, consigned
twelve heifers averaging 1,272 lbs.
selling for an average of $84.92
with one gold heifer weighing 1,335
lbs. selling for $87.25.
Doug Shiell of Wingham,
consigned eighteen heifers
averaging 1,388 lbs. selling for an
average of $86.04 with three
charolais heifers averaging 1,323
lbs. selling for $86.85. Melvin W.
Bearinger of Mount Forest,
consigned nineteen heifers
averaging 1,438 lbs. selling for an
average of $86.42 with nine
charolais heifers averaging 1,435
lbs. selling for $86.75. Geoff Dalton
of Walton, consigned twelve heifers
averaging 1,339 lbs. selling for an
average of $86.03 with seven
limousin heifers averaging 1,350
lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $86.75.
Grant Lehrbass of Alvinston,
consigned fifteen heifers averaging
1,405 lbs. selling for an average of
$84.93 with two red heifers
averaging 1,480 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $86.75.
Maynard B. Martin of Drayton,
consigned twenty heifers averaging
1,485 lbs. selling for an average of
$84.58 with one gold heifer
weighing 1,290 lbs. selling for
$86.75. Ducharme Farms of Zurich,
consigned thirty-five heifers
averaging 1,351 lbs. selling for an
average of $86.50 with five
charolais heifers averaging 1,368
lbs. selling for $86.50.
There were 282 cows on offer.
Beef cows sold $37 to $44 with
sales to $56; D1 and D2, $35 to
$38; D3, $33 to $36; D4, $29 to
$33. Mari VanderVeeken of Zurich,
consigned two cows averaging
1,528 lbs. selling for an average of
$50.21 with one holstein cow
weighing 1,295 lbs. selling for $60.
Dennis Johnston of Holyrood,
consigned two cows averaging
1,428 lbs. selling for an average of
$49.85 with one black cow
weighing 1,250 lbs. selling for $58.
Cranbrook Farms of Brussels,
consigned two cows averaging
1,380 lbs. selling for an average of
$47.12 with one holstein cow
weighing 1,585 lbs. selling for $55.
There were 5 bulls on offer selling
$30 to $52 with sales to $67. One
black bull consigned by Rueben
Guevara of Wallenstein, weighing
2,085 lbs. selling for $67. Kevin
Freiburger of Elmwood, consigned
one charolais bull weighing 2,000
lbs. selling for $57.
There were 297 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $95 to $105 with
sales to $120; good holstein, $70 to
$78 with sales to $82; medium
holstein, $60 to $70; plain holstein,
$50 to $60; good heavy holstein,
$65 to $75.
Mosie J. Miller of Norwich,
consigned nine veal averaging 685
lbs. selling for an average of
$102.53 with one blonde steer
weighing 690 lbs. selling for $120.
John Martin of Lucknow, consigned
two veal averaging 758 lbs. selling
for an average of $94.76 with one
blonde heifer weighing 750 lbs.
selling for $119. Lewis Wideman of
Gowanstown, consigned six veal
averaging 725 lbs. selling for an
average of $106.01 with three
limousin steers averaging 698 lbs.
selling for $115.
Lambs 50 - 64 lbs. sold $231 to
$271; 65 - 79 lbs. $155 to $247; 80
- 94 lbs., $146 to $179; 95 - 109
lbs., $158 to $168; 110 lbs. and
over, $100 to $150.
Sheep sold $30 to $75 with sales
to $95.
Goats: kids sold $90 to $130;
nannies, $75 to $110; billies, $150
to $250.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $101 to $121; 400 -
499 lbs., $83.75 to $120; 500 - 599
lbs., $86.50 to $113; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$86 to $106; 700 - 799 lbs., $87 to
$97; 800 - 899 lbs., $87.50 to $92;
900 - 999 lbs., $83.75 to $89.75;
1,000 lbs. and over, $74.50 to $85.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $89 to $101; 300 - 399
lbs., $94 to $118.50; 400 - 499 lbs.,
$88 to $118.50; 500 - 599 lbs., $83
to $100; 600 - 699 lbs., $83.75 to
$98; 700 - 799 lbs., $78 to $88; 800
- 899 lbs., $81 to $86.50; 900 lbs.
and over, $77.50 to $86.50.
AgricultureBrussels Livestock reportFed steers, heifers sell $1 higher at salePAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008.
In the battle to buy acres for white
beans this year, processors are likely
to be offering very favourable
prices, says Bob Fotheringham of
the Ontario Bean Producers
Marketing Board.
Speaking at the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture’s
Members of Parliament meeting
March 1, Fotheringham predicted
processors could be offering
contracts of $44 a bag for 15 bags
per acre. Even then there may be
fewer acres planted to white and
coloured beans as growers take
advantage of high-value soybean,
corn and wheat crops.
Still, he said, on a trip to Britain
to speak with customers, the canners
made it clear they want Ontario
beans which are high quality. Yet
though they want beans that have
been through the HACCP quality
control audit, they don’t want to pay
extra, Fotheringham said. They
argue that retailers like Walmart
won’t pay any more.
British processors also want beans
to be drier (17 per cent moisture)
when they are delivered,
Fotheringham said. That will mean
lighter beans and reduced shipping
costs and the water can be added
back in by the processors.
Fotheringham told Paul Steckle,
and Carol Mitchell, MP and MPP
for Huron-Bruce that more money is
needed for research. Currently, with
money spent by the bean board and
topped up by government funds,
about $175,000 a year is spent on
research but government funding
has declined. The board doesn’t
want to dip too far into its reserves
to fund research because the money
may be needed in future.
The value of research was shown
in last year’s difficult growing
conditions, Fotheringham said.
“Varieties have come a long way in
20 years. If we had the old varieties
last year I don’t think we would
have have harvested anything with
the weather.”
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High prices likely for white beans this year
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen
A provincial promise to ban the
cosmetic use of pesticides raised
some points of concern at county
council March 5.
The ban would apply to cosmetic
use, such as lawns, private gardens,
parks and schoolyards with a focus
on small towns and cities, not on
restrictions for rural residents.
Background information
presented at the health, ambulance
and social services committee
meeting noted that agriculture would
be exempt as Ontario farmers
already have stringent rules to
follow with regards to storage and
use of pesticides.
However, Huron East councillor
Joe Seili had his doubts. Speaking
about information presented at a
recent Federation of Agriculture
meeting, Seili said that feeling is
that once this ban is in place, it
wouldn’t be long before it extended
to the farm community.
“Instead of a ban put the same
controls on urban areas as those on
agriculture,” said Seili.
Bluewater councillor Jim
Fergusson agreed. “The agricultural
community has a real concern. This
is the thin edge of the wedge.”
Councillor Ben VanDiepenbeek of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
raised another point of inequity.
“Farmers have to be certified every
five years, but these companies
never have to renew. If farmers have
to than everyone else should.”
Councillor Neil Vincent of North
Huron felt that definitions could
become an issue. “What is cosmetic
and who makes that decision?
Whether they use insecticides in the
house or a rodenticide I think this is
definitely going to make it
unenforceable. If people have
rodents in the house they’re going to
say it’s an emergency. This has to be
spelled out.”
Proposed ban worries council
By Bonnie Gropp
The Citizen
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