date:Aug 26, 2014
rebuilding was pegged at 616,200 head, down about 22,300 head (-3.5 per cent) comparted to year ago levels.
Some of those heifers likely have moved south to the US, with the strong US dollar adding to their value. According to USDA data, imports of Canadian breeding female cattle through second week of August were about 16,160 head, up by some 10,235 head (+172 per cent) compared to a year ago. Feeder cattle imports from Canada also have increased by almost 66,000 head so far this year, a 39 p