Livestock

Saskatchewan cattle prices appeared to rebound last week, according to the latest cattle market update, issued by Canfax, for the week ending October 20.

The President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association says a few things from Friday's AgriRecovery announcement surprised him.

Today, Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced details of Saskatchewan’s AgriRecovery Program, now referred to as the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program .

Harvest is virtually complete in Saskatchewan with 98 per cent of the crop in the bin. Producers were resilient this growing season.

Saskatchewan cattle prices lost a little more momentum this past week, according to the latest Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is announcing a new FCC Replacement Heifer Program to help Canadian cattle producers in maintaining or expanding their herds. The Canadian beef cattle inventory was pegged by Statistics Canada at 10.

The commons ag committee will again be discussing bill C-275 early next week, when parliament resumes following the Thanksgiving break.

The latest cattle market update from Canfax, for the week ending October 6, indicates prices are starting to lose steam.

There was pushback this week, as the commons ag committee debates bill 275. The bill was introduced by Alberta tory MP John Barlow.