• You will need to login or register before you can post a message. If you already have an Agriville account login by clicking the login icon on the top right corner of the page. If you are a new user you will need to Register.

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

What to do?

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 template Next
    #11
    It maybe looks different in your part of Ontario but in Alberta the BSE decade proved that the guys for whom it isn't their only source of income would hang on to their cows no matter how low prices went. Converted a lot of full time producers into part time producers too.

    Comment

      #12
      I always enjoy the commentary from Westlock Auction on market trends. Not pulling any punches here (commentary posted below price tables)

      [URL="http://www.vjvauction.com/westlock/market-report/cattle"]http://http://www.vjvauction.com/westlock/market-report/cattle[/URL]

      Comment

        #13
        Originally posted by grassfarmer View Post
        I always enjoy the commentary from Westlock Auction on market trends. Not pulling any punches here (commentary posted below price tables)

        [URL="http://www.vjvauction.com/westlock/market-report/cattle"]http://http://www.vjvauction.com/westlock/market-report/cattle[/URL]
        Ha ha. That about sums it up.

        Comment

          #14
          Originally posted by grassfarmer View Post
          It maybe looks different in your part of Ontario but in Alberta the BSE decade proved that the guys for whom it isn't their only source of income would hang on to their cows no matter how low prices went. Converted a lot of full time producers into part time producers too.
          Things were looking good for oil and gas back then, today would be a different story. In Southern Ontario, the issue would be land price in correlation to the product it is producing.

          Comment

            #15
            As I said to a city friend the other day...prices are half of what they were a couple of years ago, but twice of 8 years ago....
            Are we half lucky?
            The whole commodity thing is taking a kicking, and we are part of it. This is where one would like more "local" customers..
            .prices haven't caught on in grocery stores, kinda like gas stations.....

            Comment

              #16
              Dont forget those with welfare cows,on crown land , if they sold they would loose there resource money for keeping cows.

              Comment

                #17
                ..

                Update... we pulled the plug last week for a 10 cent payout. This week it would have been zero. So far so good. I hope this means the market is heading the right direction.

                Comment

                  #18
                  The dust settled. Now we could find out if we made the right move, and it turns out we did. Week one was a 9 cent payout. Passed. Week two was 10 cents. Took it. Week three was a big fat zero. Happy us. Week four was about 4 cents. Still happy.

                  It was definitely worth buying.

                  Comment

                  Previous 1 2 template Next
                  • Reply to this Thread
                  • Return to Topic List
                  Working...