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PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1998.
Brussels Livestock report
Stocker calves sell down
arm
Sales at Brussels Livestock for
the week ending Dec. 11 were: fed
cattle, 794; cows, 385; veal and bob
calves, 492; lambs and goats, 770
and stockers, 1,482.
The fed steers and heifers sold
$1 to $2 lower. Cows sold at steady
prices. On Thursday Beef Veal sold
steady with the Holstein Veal
selling $1 to $2 lower. New Crop
Lambs sold steady. On Friday
stocker calves sold $2 to $3 higher
with yearlings selling steady.
There were 487 steers on offer
selling from $88 to $92 to the high
of $97.50. Twenty-eight steers
consigned by Kada Farms,
Bluevale, averaging 1,375 lbs. sold
for an average of $90.39 with sales
to $97.50. Forty-one steers
consigned by Don McAlpine, Ailsa
Craig, averaging 1,336 lbs. sold for
an average of $91.63 with sales to
$94.75. Forty-eight steers
consigned by Bender Beef Farms,
Hensall, averaging 1,388 lbs. sold
for an average of $90.63 with sales
to $94.50. Twelve steers consigned
by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc.,
Woodstock, averaging 1,433 lbs.
sold for an average of $89.61 with
sales to $94.25. •
Thirty-one steers consigned by
Cunningham Farms, Lucan,
averaging 1,443 lbs. sold for an
average of $88.69 with sales to
$92.50. Five steers consigned by D.
Porter, Goderich, averaging 1,248
lbs. sold for an average of $87.87
with sales to $92.25. Nine steers
consigned by Alton O'Neil, Lucan,
averaging 1,393 lbs. sold for an
average of $88.04 with sales to
$92.25. Eleven steers consigned by
Ken Eadie, Holyrood, averaging
1,400 lbs. sold for an average of
$89.01 with sales to $91.75.
Twelve steers consigned by Lorne
Benedict, Kerwood, averaging
1,394 lbs. sold for an average of
$87.04 with sales to $91.25.
The Ontario government is
committing up to $40 million in
much-needed income relief for
farmers suffering from extremely
low commodity prices and weather-
related, diseases, Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs Minister Noble
Villeneuve announced today. Up to
$30 million of the Ontario Whole
Farm Relief Program will help
farmers through the current crisis
until a national whole farm income
disaster program is up and running,
and the balance will become
available at that time.
"Farmers told us they need
immediate help - and we're
committed to ensuring that they get
it now, while we're waiting for a
national program to • start,"
Villeneuve said. "Our farmers and
their contributions to the rural
economy are far too important -
which is why we're acting now."
The program will provide
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There were 281 heifers on otter
selling from $88 to $92 to the high
of $97.50. Twenty-five heifers
consigned by Johnston Farms,
Bluevale, averaging 1,240 lbs. sold
for $90.98 with sales to $97.50.
Fifteen heifers consigned by
Wayne Rowe, Woodham,
averaging 1,259 lbs. sold for an
average of $87.76 with sales to
$97. Eight heifers consigned by
Hugh Love, Atwood, averaging
1,261 lbs. sold for an average of
$89.26 with sales to $95.50.
Five heifers consigned by Allan
Thornton, Gorrie, averaging 1,274
lbs. sold for an average of S89.16
with sales to $93. One heifer
consigned by Terry Murray,
Clifford, weighing 1,225 lbs. sold
for $92.50. Four heifers consigned
by David Bowles, Brussels,
averaging 1,034 lbs. sold for an
average of $88.41 with sales to
$92.25. Sixteen heifers consigned
by Doug Patton, Everett, averaging
1,271 lbs. sold for an average of
$88.28 with sales to $90.75.
Eight heifers consigned by Jake
Rylaarsdam, Clinton, averaging
1,073 lbs. sold for an average of
$85.64 with sales to $89.75. Three
heifers consigned by Mike Kerr,
Palmerston, averaging 1,235 lbs.
sold for an average of $85.98 with
sales to $89.50. Four heifers
consigned by Don E. Murray,
Clifford, averaging 1,182 lbs. sold
for an average of $87 with sales to
$88.85.
There were 385 cows on offer
selling:D1 and D2, $50 to $54 to
high of $69; D3, $48 to $50; D4,
$35 to $45. Two cows consigned
by Bill Versteeg, Wingham,
averaging 1,163 lbs. sold for an
average of $59.28 with sales to
$69. Four cows consigned by
Lawrence Hogan, Lucknow,
averaging 1,505 lbs. sold for an
average of $55.14 with sales to
$63. Two holstein cows consigned
targeted support to participating
farmers in cases where their gross
margins fall below 70 per cent of
their three to five year average.
This program is in addition to
existing safety net programs.
At the same time, Ontario, along
with all other provinces, is re-
negotiating a multi-year federal-
provincial safety net agreement that
will provide useful risk
management tools to farmers.
by Benneweis Farms Ltd., Dublin,
averaging 1,370 lbs. sold for an
average of $57.77 with sales to
$62.50.
There were 21 bulls on offer
selling $54 to $59 to the high of
$68.50. One charolais bull
consigned by Allan Horsburgh,
Mount Forest, weighing 1,810 lbs.
sold for $68.50. One simmental
bull consigned by Bill Robinson,
Auburn, weighing 2,110 lbs. sold
for $64.50.
There were 294 veal on offer
selling from: Beef, $90 to $127.50;
Holstein, $85 to $100; Plain
Holstein, $60 to $80. Four veal
consigned by Richard Horst,
Listowel, averaging 704 lbs. sold
for an average of $126.76 with
sales to $127.50. Nine veal
consigned by John Verburg,
Londesboro, averaging 696 lbs.
sold for an average of $111.22 with
sales to $127. Eight veal consigned
by Henry Bos, Blyth, averaging
707 lbs. sold for an average of
$101.95 with sales to $122.
There were 582 lambs and sheep
on offer. Lambs, under 50 lbs., sold
$230 to $275; 50 - 64 lbs., $182.50
to $232.50; 65 - 80 lbs., $122.50 to
$185; 81 - 95 lbs., $95 to $147.50;
96 - 110 lbs., $97.50 to $110; I 1 1
lbs. and over, $85 to $107.50.
Sheep sold $62.50 to $76.
Goats sold $25 to $145 per head.
Steers, under 400 lbs., sold $105
to $142; 400 - 499 lbs., $119 to
$137; 500 - 599 lbs., $116.50. to
$133; 600 - 699 lbs., $108 to -$125;
700 - 799 lbs., $100 to $116; 800 -
899 lbs., $96.50 to $109; 90b lbs.
and over, $93 to $103.50.
Heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $104
to $134; 400 - 499 lbs., $105 to
$126.50; 500 - 599 lbs., $101 to
$119; 600 - 699 lbs., $97 to $116;
700 - 799 lbs., $90.50 to $108.25;
800 - 899 lbs., $85 to $101.50; 900
lbs. and over, $80.50 to $100.50.
Plain stockers sold $48 to $65.
"We are committed to continuing
our work with the federal and
provincial governments on safety
net programs that are fair to
equitable for all Canadian farmers,"
Villeneuve said.
Program applications will be
mailed to registered farmers in
early January. Further information
is available at 1-877-838-5144
(toll-free) or on the Internet at
www.gov.on.ca/omafra
AGRICORP announced Dec. 10
that over 56 per cent of the 1,888
producers enrolled in the crop
insurance plan for forage will be
paid over $4.6 million in drought
claim payments.
Communicating directly with
affected farmers allowed
AGRICORP to accurately assess
the severity of the situation.
Farmers indicated that claim
payments needed to be made
quickly. By streamlining the
administration of the program,
AGRICORP responded to the
needs of producers by making the
earliest forage claim payments in
over 10 years. •
The hardest hit areas were Grey,
Bruce, Renfrew, Wellington, Huron
and Elgin Counties.
AGRICORP's Crop Insurance
Committee has accepted a
recommendation from forage
growers to continue evaluating a
more individualized crop insurance
plan for forage. AGRICORP will
commit the resources to continue
the evaluation with the goal of
introducing an insurance plan,
which will better reflect actual
conditions at the farm level, and
meets the needs_of the federal and
provincial governments.
AGRICORP will continue to
keep farmers and industry involved
in the evaluation of an
individualized plan.
"There are a great number of
issues to work out before such a
plan can be implemented,'-" said
AGRICORP's CEO Tom Schmidt.
"But we will make the commitment
that we'll work towards the goal of
an improved crop insurance plan
for growers of Ontario's largest
crop."
In the meantime, a number of
improvements to the current plan
are in the works for 1999.
AGRICORP will improve the
quality of data collected to make
the plan more responsive to local
weather conditions. This will help
to improve the accuracy of claim
payments in a drought year.
Farmers given income relief