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2016

LIVESTOCKSHOWCASE

Fea tu r ing loca l p roducers o f Cen t ra l A lber ta

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2 Livestock Showcase. Central Alberta LIFE Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016ith the 2016 calf crop beginning to

hit the ground, central Alberta cattle

producers look ahead and wonder

what the year will hold for market prices.

As Manager and Senior Analyst at Canfax,

Brian Perillat specializes in watching the

numbers and analyzing the trends. He

shared some insights at the recent Feeder

Associations of Alberta convention in Red

Deer.

In an industry ruled by supply and demand,

low supplies of both cattle and beef has

dominated the business for the last several

years. Encouraged by those higher prices, a

herd rebuilding trend is underway, at least in

the United States.

“The latest USDA report showed cow

numbers up four per cent this year, to just over

30 million head. They’ve got big expansion.

Their replacement heifers are the biggest

number they’ve had since 1995,” Perillat told

the Feeder Association delegates.

The expansion put downward pressure

on the American cattle market all last year.

Fortunately, Canadian prices weren’t impacted

as much.

“The low Canadian dollar protected us from

the U.S. downturn,” explained Perillat.

Tight supplies and good demand have kept

Canadian prices historically strong, especially

for cow-calf producers.

“Any of those still standing deserve all they

can get,” Perillat noted, wryly.

After two profitable years, the signals are

there to encourage growth in the Canadian

cattle herd too. But Perillat says so far there

are mixed messages on expansion in Canada.

The culling rate has dropped, which means

there will be more cows around to start 2016.

But while the liquidation of the herd appears

to be done, industry watchers aren’t terming

Canada in growth mode yet.

“There seems to be a limited appetite for

expansion. Canada is showing next to no

additional heifer retention. In fact, Alberta

heifer numbers were still down 2.7 percent.”

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That will keep a lid on big calf numbers

coming to market in Canada yet.

The story of 2015 was the drop in the

Canadian dollar, generally considered good

news for the export oriented beef industry. But

surprisingly, the low loonie has not attracted

American buyers to gobble up Canadian feeder

cattle. Perillat says that’s because Canadian

prices, even when adjusted for the dollar, have

been strong enough it hasn’t paid the freight

bill to ship them south.

“The packers have been very aggressive in

keeping cattle in Canada. Our numbers have

shrunk, so they’ll pay the price to keep them

local. The low dollar does help them on their

labor and operating costs, so they can compete

with the U.S. plants,” said Perilliat.

While tight supplies are key to keeping

prices strong, there is also danger in not having

enough cattle to keep feedlots or packers

operating. Canfax figures show Canadian

plants only operating at about 75 per cent of

capacity. So they’re hoping to see adequate

supplies, especially as Harmony Beef in Balzac

is likely to become another player on the scene

in 2016.

The other big factor in cattle economics is

demand. While retail prices have been slow

to react to the downward trend, there have

been more beef features at the retail counter,

and that moves a lot of product. But the

global economy and its overall impact on beef

demand remains to be seen.

While the great highs of the last several

years may be behind us, Perillat expects a

typical spring rally in the fat market. There’s

no guarantee prices for animals going to the

feedlot will follow suit, with better supplies

factoring in. Calf prices will be closely tied to

the loonie swings.

“You’ve got to watch the dollar,” cautioned

Perillat. “It’s anybody’s guess, but we’re not

seeing big shifts, upwards or downwards. It was

the big driver in 2015, and it’s going to continue

to be a factor.”

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f you’re making holiday plans, and want to

combine a little business with pleasure,

there’s an event coming to Calgary this

summer to consider. It’s national in scope, and

all things beef in focus.

The Canadian Beef Industry Conference

is brand new, combining elements of several

other individual events. It’s also designed as

a communication vehicle, to bring the various

components of the business together for better

awareness and understanding.

The conference takes place August 9-11 at

the Grey Eagle Resort and Casino in Calgary.

Working together on the program are four

partners; the Beef Cattle Research Council,

the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, the

Canadian Beef Breeds Council and Canada

Beef. Rob Smith, who heads up the Canadian

Angus Association, is co-chair of the event, and

sees the need for this kind of holistic approach.

“I think we’re at this very interesting time

where there is a desire and a concerted

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effort to create a greater degree of unity and

collaboration in the Canadian cattle and beef

industry than there ever has been in the past,”

noted Smith.

Movement in that direction began with the

development of a National Beef Strategy,

launched about a year ago. With the leaders

of the various organizations talking more

with each another, they decided it would be

good to offer that same opportunity to their

membership.

Traditionally, the cattle business is known

for the rugged, determined individuals drawn

to the various parts of the high-stakes game.

But that same independent approach has also

been criticized for holding back progress for

the industry as a whole. That’s especially true

in today’s communication reality, where a

social media outbreak can make an impression

on market prices.

“If we can get people together and talking,

there can be more understanding of the issues

and production components that affect the

various links in the beef chain,” explained

Smith. “Then we can recognize where the value

is, seeing how it goes right back down to the

seedstock producer choosing genetics that can

have an influence on the end product that is

sitting on a consumer’s plate.”

While program details are still being

finalized, Smith says they are lining up

speakers to address the four main components

of the Beef Strategy: connectivity, productivity,

beef demand and competitiveness. But there

will be other sessions to really sink your teeth

into, ranging from workshops on production

innovations to a golf tournament. The popular

Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program will have

a new home there, celebrating the selection

and graduation of participants.

“We’ll be looking at all the links along the

value chain, from seedstock production, to cow-

calf, through the feedlot and right on to harvest

and marketing. We’re excited about what that

program looks like.”

“Our absolute focus is bringing in primary

producers and folks that work along that value

chain, with a special target on families and

on young producers. Our evening events are

family friendly.”

Organizers don’t have to look far for

inspiration. The National Cattlemen’s Beef

Association in the U.S. has a hugely successful

annual event. In fact, the Cattle Industry

Convention is considered the oldest and largest

in the cattle business, celebrating 118 years

this past January in San Diego. It’s become a

‘can’t miss’ on the cattle calendar, and liner

loads of Canadians take in the program and

trade show every year, including Smith himself.

Since the November announcement, Smith

and his co-chair from Manitoba, Virgil Lowe,

have been encouraged about the buzz this

made-in-Canada cattle convention is already

generating. Registrations open March 1st

and the program will be finalized by then. To

keep in the loop on details, check the website

beefstrategy.com

“We are excited to bring Canada’s beef

industry together under one roof,” added Lowe,

a beef producer and an Associate with Dentons

Canada LLP. “No matter where you live or

what your role is in our industry, this one-of-a-

kind national event will be worth the trip.”


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