The Citizen, 2007-11-01, Page 14Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Oct.
26 were 3,756 head of cattle, 490
lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed
steers and heifers sold on a strong
active trade. Choice steers and heifers
sold $75 to $81.75 with sales to $84.
Second cut sold $73 to $75. Cows
sold $1 to $2 higher. On Thursday
veal sold $5 to $10 higher. Lambs,
goats and sheep sold on a steady
market. Calves sold on a good strong
active trade and yearlings sold $1 to
$2 higher. On Friday the vaccination
sale saw the calves and yearlings sell
on a good strong active trade.
There were 438 steers on offer.
Geisel Cattle Co. of Elmira,
consigned sixty-two steers averaging
1,607 lbs. selling for an average of
$73.50 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,400 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $84. Ken
Koch of Petersburg, consigned four
steers averaging 1,420 lbs. selling for
an average of $78.74 with two black
steers averaging 1,393 lbs. selling to
Holly Park Meat Packers for $79.25.
Joseph M. Bauman of Newton,
consigned eighteen steers averaging
1,429 lbs. selling for an average of
$74.25 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,385 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $79.25.
Ronjac Farms Ltd. of Grand Valley,
consigned thirty-three steers
averaging 1,466 lbs. selling for an
average of $73.98 with one black
steer weighing 1,385 lbs. selling for
$79.25.
Gord Hern of Granton, consigned
thirty-five steers averaging 1,453 lbs.
selling for an average of $76.50 with
seven black steers averaging 1,395
lbs. selling for $78.60. Levi M.
Martin of Harriston, consigned
twenty-nine steers averaging 1,410
lbs. selling for an average of $76.36
with five black steers averaging 1,374
lbs. selling for $78.60. Aaron M.
Martin of Dobbinton, consigned five
steers averaging 1,422 lbs. selling for
an average of $77.94 with three
limousin steers averaging 1,412 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $78.25.
Robert S. Mitchell of Listowel,
consigned nineteen steers averaging
1,489 lbs. selling for an average of
$75.91 with one black steer weighing
1,400 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers
for $78.25. Elmer Sauder of Mount
Forest, consigned three steers
averaging 1,357 lbs. selling for an
average of $76.53 with two red steers
averaging 1,368 lbs. selling for
$78.25. Sidney Weber of Listowel,
consigned fourteen steers averaging
1,393 lbs. selling for an average of
$75.35 with two charolais steers
averaging 1,193 lbs. selling for $78.
There were 230 heifers on offer.
Melvin W. Bearinger of Mount
Forest, consigned forty-seven heifers
averaging 1,302 lbs. selling for an
average of $76.61 with one charolais
heifer weighing 1,280 lbs. selling for
$81.75. David Bowles of Brussels,
consigned nine heifers averaging
1,371 lbs. selling for an average of
$77.57 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,345 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $80. Mike
Dalton of Goderich, consigned five
heifers averaging 1,306 lbs. selling
for an average of $76.41 with one
RWF heifer weighing 1,325 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers for
$79.
Glen Walker of Wingham,
consigned forty-one heifers
averaging 1,318 lbs. selling for an
average of $75.43 with one limousin
heifer weighing 1,250 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $78.
Hugh Love of Atwood, consigned
forty heifers averaging 1,387 lbs.
selling for an average of $76.97 with
twelve charolais heifers averaging
1,354 lbs. selling for $77.50. Keith
Pletch of Teeswater, consigned two
limousin heifers averaging 940 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$76.50. Donald Cormack of Mount
Forest, consigned thirty-eight heifers
averaging 1,420 lbs. selling for an
average of $75.56 with ten charolais
heifers averaging 1,425 lbs. selling
for $76.50.
Onias B. Martin of Clifford,
consigned one limousin heifer
weighing 1,320 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $75.
Wayne S. Martin of Mount Forest,
consigned five charolais heifers
averaging 1,308 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $74.75. Lyle
Noble of Glencairn, consigned three
charolais three charolais heifers
averaging 1,330 lbs. selling for
$74.25.
There were 193 cows on offer. Beef
cows sold $38 to $42 with sales to
$45; D1 and D2, $34 to $36; D3, $30
to $34; D4, $20 to $28. Ken
Hutchison of Gorrie, consigned one
hereford cow weighing 1,315 lbs.
selling for $45. John Saunders of
Markdale, consigned four cows
averaging 1,568 lbs. selling for an
average of $38.02 with one charolais
cow weighing 1,445 lbs. selling for
$42.50. Allen Kistner of Monkton,
consigned two cows averaging 1,610
lbs. selling for an average of $38.73
with one simmental cow weighing
1,850 lbs. selling for $41.50.
There were 12 bulls on offer selling
$32 to $42. Sean MacKey of New
Liskeard, consigned one charolais
bull weighing 2,150 lbs. selling for
$42. Kie Farms of St. Marys,
consigned one holstein bull weighing
1,720 lbs. selling for $41.
There were 198 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $95 to $110 with
sales to $128; good holstein, $90 to
$100 with sales to $103; medium
holstein, $85 to $95; good heavy
holstein, $85 to $95. Mosie J. Miller
of Norwich, consigned nine veal
averaging 675 lbs. selling for an
average of $115 with one simmental
steer weighing 720 lbs. selling for
$129. Lewis Wideman of Moorefield,
consigned three veal averaging 675
lbs. selling for an average of $119.17
with one red steer weighing 650 lbs.
selling for $128. Jim Waddell of
Staffa, consigned two veal averaging
718 lbs. selling for an average of
$119.09 with one blonde heifer
weighing 730 lbs. selling for $124.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $170 to
$205; 50 - 64 lbs., $156 to $200; 65 -
79 lbs., $145 to $170; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$141 to $154; 95 - 109 lbs., $133 to
$144; 110 lbs. and over, $126 to
$140.
Sheep sold $46 to $95.
Goats: kids sold $60 to $100 with
sales to $130; nannies, $80 to $100;
billies, $150 to $250.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $93 to $137; 400 - 499
lbs., $105.50 to $122; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$97 to $114; 600 - 699 lbs., $84 to
$110.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $86 to
$99.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $83.50 to
$100.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $86.25 to
$100; 1,000 lbs. and over, $82.75 to
$91.75.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $79 to $85; 300 - 399
lbs., $100 to $129; 400 - 499 lbs., $93
to $114.50; 500 - 599 lbs., $88 to
$111; 600 - 699 lbs., $80 to $89.50;
700 - 799 lbs., $83 to $92; 800 - 899
lbs., $80 to $90.50; 900 lbs. and over
$77 to $89.25.
At the special vaccination sale,
steers under 400 lbs. sold $108 to
$134; 400 - 499 lbs., $108 to $132;
500 - 599 lbs., $100 to $120; 600 -
699 lbs., $100 to $110.50; 700 - 799
lbs., $88.50 to $95.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$85.75 to $94; 900 - 1,000 lbs.,
$83.50 to $86.
Heifers under 300 lbs. sold $91 to
$114.50; 300 - 399 lbs., $106 to
$123; 400 - 499 lbs., $94 to $118;
500 - 599 lbs., $83 to $119; 600 - 699
lbs., $82.50 to $104; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$76 to $97; 800 - 900 lbs. $80.50 to
$86.
AgricultureBrussels Livestock reportFed steers sell on strong active tradePAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007.
Canada is seen as a trade bully in
New Zealand, two speakers who
toured that country earlier this year
with the Advanced Agricultural
Leadership Program told the annual
meeting of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture.
Speaking in Seaforth, Thursday,
Dianne Peckitt of Lucknow and Joe
Dietrich of Formosa said Canada’s
determination to protect supply
management is seen as
protectionism in New Zealand,
which wants barriers eliminated to
sale of its dairy products around the
world. New Zealanders do not see
that Canadians are not exporting
their dairy products said Peckitt, nor
do they recognize their own form of
supply management which sees all
producers having to buy shares in
their dairy co-operative Fonterra
before being allowed to ship milk.
Canada is the fourth largest
export market for New Zealand beef,
and fifth largest for lamb.
Meanwhile Australia, also part of
the AALP tour, uses biosecurity
rules to block Canadian imports of
pork, Peckitt said. Though
Australian consumers and chefs like
Canadian pork, rules say that any
imported fresh pork has to be off-
loaded and sent directly to
processing. It cannot be sold fresh.
“They want us to import their
products but they don’t want to take
ours,” she said.
While the two countries seem
close together and similar from this
distance, there are huge differences,
Dietrich and Peckitt said. While
New Zealand is very green,
Australia is in the fifth year of a
drought. Farmers there are selling
assets in a desperate attempt to
survive. The suicide rate among
farmers is three times the national
rate. In some cases farmers are
selling the water rights to their farms
in order to hold on, which means
they’ll never hold the rights to the
water on their own property in
future.
Yet despite the drought, not once
did they hear the mention of global
warming as cause for the change in
weather, Peckitt and Dietrich said.
The Australians accepted the
drought as part of cyclical weather
patterns, noting a similar drought in
the 1800s.
New Zealand changed its whole
economy after an economic crisis in
the 1980s, withdrawing all farm
subsidies. Today farmland sells for
$24,000 an acre for rolling land,
$27,000 and acre for irrigated land.
Investments in rural land have
outperformed any other investments.
Land loans are for 25 years and
cover only the interest costs of the
land.
But just like here, the average age
of farmers is getting older and the
average size of farms is getting
bigger.
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2007 SPECIAL FALL SALES
Monday, Nov. 12 &
Nov. 26 - 10 am
Vaccinated Calves & Yearlings
Saturday, Nov. 3 - 11 am
Bred Cow Sale
(Cows need to be here by 9:00 am)
Friday, Nov. 9 - 1 pm
Angus Sale
Friday, Nov. 16 - 1 pm
Hereford Sale
Thursday, Dec. 6, 13 & 20
- 11:30 am
Christmas Lamb & Goat Sale
New Zealand sees Canada as ‘bully’ in trade
Stephen Thompson of Clinton was
returned as president of the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture at
its annual meeting in Seaforth,
Thursday night.
Wayne Black was acclaimed as
first vice-president and Marinus
Bakker as second vice-president.
Bruce Bergsma of Londesborough
was acclaimed as regional director
to the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture for Huron West while
Joe Vermunt was named regional
director for Huron South and Ken
Scott for Huron East.
Elected delegates to the OFA
convention in November from
Huron South were Wayne Hamilton,
Bev Hill and Paul Klopp.
Black and Bakker were acclaimed
delegates from Huron West and after
two other people declined to stand
for the third delegate’s position,
Michael Becker from Huron South
was named to fill the post.
The three delegates from Huron
East will be Stephen Webster of
Blyth, and Carol Leeming and Steve
Eckert of Seaforth.
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen
Stephen Thompson back for
second term as HCFA pres.
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