As the year winds down, the U.S. cattle market is showing strength, even with a seasonal pull back in prices, and a return to full processing capacity. Canada has been enjoying record exports to Japan, with continued demand for high quality, high grading product. But as we look ahead to the new year, it’s the… Read More
Today’s episode starts with a listener’s feedback on a story from the CBC on how dairy producers are saying new transport regulations will mean male calves need to be killed when they’re born. Was this the right message to send? This listener thinks not. Then, on the show, hear: The top ag news (including some… Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture released its November 1 cattle-on-feed report, which saw results in line with pre-report expectations. Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, sums up the report below: “November 1 cattle-on-feed is up 1 per cent from last year at 11.8 million head. This is 7 per cent larger than the… Read More
Fresh off a big trip to New Zealand representing the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, is back for a Beef Market Update. (Read more about Anne’s experience at the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef here) Here in the northern hemisphere, it was another good week in the U.S., with… Read More
RealAg Radio regular host Shaun Haney is back to end off the week. On today’s show you’ll hear from: The top agriculture news of the day with RealAgriculture’s news lead, Jessika Guse; Minister of Agriculture Marie-Claude Bibeau is back in office and joins Shaun to talk about future plans; Shaun gives his take on what… Read More
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef held its general assembly at Christchurch, New Zealand, last week. As chair of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Anne Wasko was there and shares her insight and experience below: As the current chair of Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), I was pleased to represent CRSB at the… Read More
It may just be the story we look back on for cattle markets in 2019 – both the United States and Canada have produced more beef, while at the same time, wholesale prices remain high. “That is a good news story. I don’t think we better get complacent though,” says Gateway Livestock Exchange’s Anne Wasko,… Read More
First off, host Shaun Haney describes two instances where grade-school textbooks are not precisely accurate in their portrayal of ag challenges. Have you ever been shocked by something you saw in a textbook or in a magazine? Get in touch! (Details below.) Then, on the show: The top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith; The… Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture has released its October 2019 edition of the U.S. Cattle on Feed report which showed cattle on feed down one percent in comparison to a year ago as of October 1. According to Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, “There were no real surprises in the numbers this… Read More
While futures markets may be taking a bit of a breather, beef markets are holding strong, with trade into the U.S. and Japan up as well. “Well certainly markets in the U.S. have still been on an up-trend on the cash side,” says Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, in this episode of the… Read More
Hey, happy Friday! Today, on RealAg Radio, hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; What’s going on in the cash market, and what’s the difference in prices between U.S. and Canadian feeder cattle? Anne Wasko joins the show with a Beef Market Update; Are all the ingredients there for a grain backlog? David… Read More
While choice cut out has come back down from its post-fire rally, the U.S. cattle markets are trending upwards after bottoming out roughly three weeks ago, says Gateway Livestock Exchange’s Anne Wasko. “Markets are making a move back up as far as cash cattle are concerned, so that’s good news following everything that happened back… Read More
Interested in having a RealAg personality speak at your event? Get in touch, says host Shaun Haney off the hop. Then, on this episode of RealAg Radio: A end-of-week banter with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith; Perspective on the grain markets, with FarmLead’s Brennan Turner; How do cattle prices compare to this time last year? Anne Wasko,… Read More
Beef markets are struggling for reasons beyond the usual annual low, as they search for information on when Tyson’s Kansas plant will be back up and running. South of the border, markets have continued lower for the last six weeks, with cut-outs backing off (but still way over a year ago), due to perceived disruption… Read More
Lyndsey Smith gets one last chance to be the host with the most and kicks off the show with a little encouragement to bring some joy in to your everyday. Ten, on today’s show you’ll hear: Top ag news with Jessika Guse Cassandra Tkachuk, with the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, talks soybean cyst nematode… Read More