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AB Direct - Steers

Live: 262.00-265.00 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 416.50-418.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: 262.00-265.00 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 416.50-418.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 191.00 (TX, KN) 195.00 (NE, CO) last week
Rail: 302.00-312.00 (IA, NE) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 191.00 (TX, KN) 195.00 (NE, CO) last week
Rail: 302.00-312.00 (IA, NE) last week

Canadian Dollar

$69.58
0.31

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February 22, 2024 Checking in with ABP

Canadian farm sector income expected to reach new records

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has completed its farm income forecast for 2023 and 2024, with results showing that overall Canadian farm income is expected to have reached a new record in 2023. According to AAFC, the agriculture sector continued to show very strong overall economic performance in 2023, despite numerous challenges, including droughts in…

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February 21, 2024 News

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada opens first-ever Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office

While in Manila, Philippines, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lawrence MacAulay, joined Canadian stakeholders, government partners, and dignitaries to officially open Canada’s Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) and begin a new chapter for Canada’s engagement in the region. This announcement comes at the midway point in Minister MacAulay’s trade mission to two…

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February 2, 2024 News

Canada becomes a founding member of the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium

Canada will become a founding member of the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium (EFC). The EFC is a public-private partnership that funds research to advance enhanced efficiency and novel fertilizer products and practices that help farmers produce crops while reducing environmental impacts. This partnership, created by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, represents a commitment of…

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December 11, 2023 News

Federal government announces new methane emission reduction incentive

Against the backdrop of Food and Agriculture Day at COP28 — as world leaders convened to deliberate on sustainable solutions — the Government of Canada announced a new economic incentive intended to reduce methane emissions from beef cattle. Under Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System, Environment and Climate Change Canada published a draft fourth protocol,…

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December 6, 2023 Issues & Insights

Diedrah Kelly named as first Executive Director of Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office

Diedrah Kelly has been named as Executive Director of Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) based in Manila, Philippines. Kelly brings with her 20 years of international experience with Global Affairs Canada, including numerous assignments abroad. She was most recently the Consul General of Canada in Mumbai, India, and prior to that served…

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March 11, 2022 Innovation & Technology

An update on beef transport research findings

Ensuring cattle health and safety during transport is important. As the two-year phase-in period for Canada’s new cattle transport regulations comes to an end this February, new research findings are being released that offer helpful direction for industry and producers. “As an industry, we expect that our policies, regulations and management practices are informed by…

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Cattle Report

Updated: 23/12/2024

Steers

Live: 262.00-265.00 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 416.50-418.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: 262.00-265.00 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 416.50-418.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 191.00 (TX, KN) 195.00 (NE, CO) last week
Rail: 302.00-312.00 (IA, NE) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 191.00 (TX, KN) 195.00 (NE, CO) last week
Rail: 302.00-312.00 (IA, NE) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 227.75

Canadian Dollar

$69.58   0.31

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
3-Mar-25 240 344 --
31-Mar-25 244 346 --
28-Apr-25 248 346 --
26-May-25 254 346 --
23-Jun-25 256 344 --
21-Jul-25 248 -- --
18-Aug-25 244 350 --
Last Updated on December 5, 2024

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