Final ILC Bookings
The WA pretour commences on Wednesday next week with
a group of 21 mainly overseas visitors.
I am sure they will appreciate the warm Western Australian hospitality
and see some good Limousin cattle and great scenery.
We have had a good response from Australians wanting to
attend individual core conference events.
There are a few places left at most events. If you want to be part of this exciting event and have not booked
yet please call ANF Agritours on 02 6772 9066.
Argentina
Closes Exports
The
Argentine Government has announced the suspension of beef exports for 180 days
in an effort to reduce local cattle prices.
This quite drastic move to reduce beef costs to local consumers was sparked
by a sharp rise in cattle prices last week.
Average prices at Argentina's principal market in Buenos Aires rose 16%
last week to the equivalent of $1.30 Aust. per kg live weight.
Argentinian
beef producers are understandably "not happy". Argentina has 54 million cattle and last
year exported 190,000 tonnes of fresh beef to Russia, 58,000 tonnes to Chile,
24,000 tonnes to Israel and 40,000 tonnes to the European Union.
The
main impact on Australia is likely to be increased demand from the US and
Canada as some Uruguayan beef exports are diverted from the US to Chile and
other markets previously supplied by Argentina.
Have you Paid
Inventory Fees?
You have until 31st
March to get the early bird rate for cow inventory fees of $18.70 per cow. Payments received after 31st
March will be at the full rate of $20.90 per active cow. Make sure you get the early payment rate.
Gingin Tops at
$5,200
Tara Limousin Stud of
Allanooka, WA sold their annual draft of bulls at the Gingin Multibreed Sale to
a top of $5,200. The top priced bull
Tara Z5 a polled White Lakes Pace Setter son went to Cherip Holdings of
Walkaway, WA who also paid $4,400 for Tara Z8 a Harvest Olympus son. The five bulls sold averaged $3,800.
Classic Limousins
to $10,500
Top priced bull in the
inaugural Classic Limousin Bull Sale was Kensal Zero Z42, a homozygous black
son of Kensal Vegemite Kid. He was
purchased by Rod Pearson of Rodina Limousins at Hedley, Vic. All up 34 of the 45 bulls offered sold for
an average of $3,968. Kensal Limousins sold all 13 bulls offered for an average
of $5,327. Neil and Barbara McCracken
sold four bulls to a top of $4,500 and an average of $3,500. Daren Turner of
Southwest Limousins sold 12 bulls to a top of $4,000 and an average of $3,158
and Rick and Cassandra Tindal of Ramornie Limousins sold five bulls to a top of
$3,750 and an average of $2,750.
Tobias to $4,500
Tobias Limousins at
Forbes, NSW had a complete clearance of 28 bulls to a top of $4,500 and an
average of $3,115. Top priced bull
Tobias Zulu was purchased by long-term client Dick Austen of
"Glencoe", Mendooran who purchased a run of bulls for an average of
$3,045.
Steers for
Melbourne
Longeronong Agricultural
College near Horsham in Victoria have been successful steer exhibitors at
Melbourne Show over many years – but always with Charolais. They are keen to get a couple of Limousin
steers to prepare for the next Melbourne Royal. If you have any steers which might be suitable please let me
know.
Can you Help?
Dear
Limousin Breeder,
I am a
French student in BTS ACSE Vocational Training Certificate in Agriculture
(Farming Systems Analysis and Managing) in Levier Agriculture School in
Franche-Comte (France). I am 23.
During my
first year I have to do a training for 6 weeks and I would like to do it in a
foreign country, and I chose Australia.
I would like to leave with a school mate (she's 18). My friend and me are interested in animals,
more particularly cows, as it is what we have in France (we both have parents
owning a farm with Montbeliardes). But
I think that the interest would be to discover something else at another scale,
in order to compare with France, where farms area is quite modest.
I'm
writing to know if it is possible to carry out this training in your farm
during end of June/July and beginning of August 2006, and if possible to
welcome two students. We would be happy
to work for you and we don't ask for money.
Moreover,
I'd like to improve my English (I've spent 1 year in Wales).
Please can
you give me an answer quickly (within 1 week) as I'm very late in my research.
If you
are not interested, maybe at least you would know someone who is interested in
my request.
I look
forward to hearing from you quickly and I thank you for your cooperation.
Yours
faithfully
Elodie
Dornier
Limousin Heifers make 217 c/kg at Moreton
Yearling Limousin X heifers topped the Moreton (Qld)
sale at 217.2 c/kg or $662 this week.
They were sold by Chisholm and Rowe of Beachmont, Qld.
Limousin Sales and
Events
21st March:
Colac Bull and Female Sale, Colac, Vic
22nd March: ILC
Pre Conference Tour commences in Perth
25th March:
West Moreton Bull and Female Sale, Laidley, Qld
27th March: ILC
Pre Conference Tour commences in Adelaide
31st March:
Stevens Production Sale, Dunedoo Sale Complex, NSW
1st –9th
April: ILC Core Conference
7th April:
Lardner Limousin Sale, Lardner, Vic
8th April:
International Limousin Sale incorporating the All Black Sale, Sydney, Vic
9th April: ILC
Post Conference Tour commences in Sydney
Wednesday 19th
– Thursday 20th April:
National Show and Sale, Wodonga, Vic
21st
April: Tanholm Major Reduction Sale on
Auctions Plus
1st – 7th
May: Beef 2006 at Rockhampton, Qld
19th – 21st
May: National Beef 2006, Bendigo, Vic
Yours in Limousin
Alex McDonald