Rumours of pretty strong Canadian beef exporter numbers for early 2019 weren’t an exaggeration as Statistics Canada’s official numbers puts January exports at a pedal to the metal pace. Confirming what the market heard anecdotally, StatsCan says beef exports to the Asia region in January were up 22 per cent year-over-year. Japan accounted for a… Read More
It’s Friday and RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney wastes no time in digging in to the recent news that China has blocked all imports of Canadian canola seed. For today’s show, Haney has the following guests: Jim Everson, president of the Canola Council of Canada, Ben Campbell and Kayla Weston from the Young Cattleman’s Council… Read More
While we anxiously await early 2019 statistics, the final 2018 export numbers are in and, when it comes to beef, the numbers are solid. In this week’s Beef Market Update, Gateway Livestock Exchange’s Anne Wasko joins stand-in host Lyndsey Smith to talk about what’s lifting live cattle prices. You don’t have to look much farther… Read More
Announced at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) annual general meeting, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) won the 2019 Beef Industry Innovation & Sustainability Award (BIISA). The award was presented to the organization Wednesday night at Ottawa. “The CRSB was able to build bridges to working relationships,” says CCA vice president Bob Lowe. “For me, the relationships… Read More
The USDA released its February 1st Cattle on Feed Report on Friday. According to the report, cattle and calves on feed in feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totalled 11.7 million head. The inventory was slightly above February 1, 2018. Placements in feedlots during January totalled 1.96 million head, 5 per cent below… Read More
It’s a mid-week Beef Market Update, and although we always love and appreciate having Anne Wasko from the Gateway Livestock Exchange on the show, she says what she’s about to say might not make people too happy. Wasko says there’s two very different scenarios unfolding in the markets currently, and the good and the bad… Read More
There’s just 29 days left of winter! As the RealAgriculture team has been busy on the road, today host Shaun Haney invites Jessika Guse for not one, but two news segments. Topics covered are Gerald Butts resignation, Minister Chrystia Freeland’s push for tariffs on steel and aluminum to be lifted, investment on Canada’s bioeconomy pertaining… Read More
It’s that time of year when thousands of members of the cattle industry get together for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association cattle conventions. This year’s event was at New Orleans, Louisiana, in the heart of a great city known for its cajun cuisine, late nights, and the most flamboyant of costumes. RealAgriculture’s cattle analyst Anne… Read More
To round out the week, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney invites well-known Ontario agronomist Paul Sullivan, along with producers Bruce Hudson and Colin Kelly on the show to talk about issues that are impacting their farm or agronomy businesses, and what they’re looking forward to for the upcoming 2019 season. In this episode of RealAg… Read More
How quickly the weather can turn, as just the beginning of this week the winter weather in Saskatchewan was mild — but by the end of the week, Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, was bundled up battling the deep freeze at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference held in Regina. That’s where we kick off… Read More
Just like that it’s December 21, and the holidays are officially here for the RealAgriculture team. For today’s RealAg Radio, host, Shaun Haney and news lead, Jessika Guse have the top ag news stories of the day. A lot to cover today including Cargill selling 14 of its malt barley facilities, GMO labeling in the… Read More
To wrap up the year, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney and Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, take a look at the beef markets for the last time in 2018. It’s still a push to get to live cattle to get to $120/cwt by the end of the year says Wasko, adding that just last… Read More
Just like that, November has come to a close. On today’s RealAg Radio show there’s double News with Guse! Host, Shaun Haney and news lead, Jessika Guse cover all the top ag news stories of the day including: G20 summit and the signing of the USMCA Dairy Farmers of Canada and the National Farmers Union… Read More
It’s been a quiet week on the cash market. According to Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, she calls it a bit of a “see-saw week” as the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend just wrapped up. “There’s bids out there that are kind of similar to last week, at $116 from southern U.S. cattle feeders, and $119 or higher, so… Read More
On the verge of winter, ranchers are in full winter prep mode, feedlots are full, and Canadian packers are going at full steam. Cash markets, however, are a little light on action, and to talk about what that’s about, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney checks in with Anne Wasko, with Gateway Livestock Exchange. In this edition… Read More