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Rail: 395.50-398.50 FOB lot (last week)
AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 395.00-398.50 FOB lot (last week)
Rail: 395.00-398.50 FOB lot (last week)
US Trade- Steers
Live: 170.00-171.00 (TX, KN) 180.00-182.00 (NE, CO) last week
Rail: 283.00-286.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 283.00-286.00 (NE, IA) last week
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 170.00-171.00 (TX, KN) 180.00-182.00 (NE, CO) last week
Rail: 283.00-286.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 283.00-286.00 (NE, IA) last week
Canadian Dollar
$73.58
0.11
0.11
February 10, 2021
Innovation & Technology
What We’re Reading | Alberta farmer turns ag plastic into fence posts
The Western Producer by Mary MacArthur It took farmer, inventor and recycler Danny Farkash about 2 1/2 years to figure out how to build a machine that turns used agricultural plastic into fence posts. Using old oilfield pipe, an anhydrous ammonia tank, a straw chopper, parts of a swather and other bits and pieces, Farkash…
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February 6, 2021
Innovation & Technology
What We’re Reading | Sea-Doo maker seeks growth beyond fan base after pandemic boom
BNN Bloomberg by Sandrine Rastello The virus brought BRP Inc. an unexpected windfall, with throngs of first-time customers riding out the pandemic on Sea-Doos, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. It’s betting that greener machines can help sustain the growth. The Canadian powersports manufacturer plans to introduce a broad lineup of electric-powered products within the next three…
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January 27, 2021
Innovation & Technology
What We’re Reading | If GM has it’s way you won’t be able to Buy a Fossil Fuelled Vehicle come 2035
BNN Bloomberg by David Welch General Motors Co. is promising to go green by making all of its global operations and vehicles carbon neutral by 2040, including selling only zero-emission models by 2035. The pledge is a bold embrace by the automaker of emission-reduction goals set by California. The state is one of the largest…
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January 19, 2021
Innovation & Technology
What We’re Reading | Top 10 Techniques Innovation in Business
We have heard of many major businesses and brands of yesteryear’s now reduced to non-entities. Hindustan Motors (HM) had monopoly in passenger cars till the 1980’s with its classic Ambassador reigning supreme on Indian roads. With the arrival of Maruti car and later on several new generation cars, HM lost out miserably. Likewise, Hindustan Lever…
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December 20, 2020
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Beef Byproducts: Products that we get from Beef Cattle
Beef byproducts are the products that we get from beef cattle that might not be quite so obvious. For example, soap is a beef byproduct because it uses beef fat. Fun Facts: Products We Get From Beef Cattle Read Full Article
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December 19, 2020
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | “The Way we’ve Always Done it”
There’s a lot to be said for tradition, for stability and for the foundation that the status quo gives us to move forward. But, if we were on the spot to analyze our day, our processes and our assumptions, how many things do we do simply because we are in the habit? Read Full Article
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Cattle Report
Updated: 29/05/2023
Steers
Live: ---
Rail: 395.50-398.50 FOB lot (last week)
Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 395.00-398.50 FOB lot (last week)
Choice Steers
Live: 170.00-171.00 (TX, KN) 180.00-182.00 (NE, CO) last week
Rail: 283.00-286.00 (NE, IA) last week
Choice Heifers
Live: 170.00-171.00 (TX, KN) 180.00-182.00 (NE, CO) last week
Rail: 283.00-286.00 (NE, IA) last week
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: US$ 202.05
Canadian Dollar
$73.58 0.11
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-23 | 216 | 300 | - |
| 18-Sep-23 | 216 | 306 | 332 |
| 16-Oct-23 | 218 | 310 | 334 |
| 13-Nov-23 | 216 | 308 | 330 |
| 11-Dec-23 | 214 | 298 | 324 |
| 8-Jan-24 | - | - | - |
| 5-Feb-24 | 222 | 304 | 336 |
Last Updated on May 25, 2023
