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January 21, 2013 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: January 21, 2013 to January 25, 2013

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.6105

$0.0166

$73.05

$0.75

Sows

$1.3689

$0.0141

$62.09

$0.64

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$160.55

$1.65

 

 

January 14, 2013 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: January 14, 2013 to January 18, 2013

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.5939

$0.0222

$72.30

$1.01

Sows

$1.3548

$0.0189

$61.45

$0.86

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$158.90

$2.21

 

 

January 7, 2013 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: January 7, 2013 to January 11, 2013

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.5717

$0.0012

$71.29

$0.05

Sows

$1.3359

$0.0010

$60.60

$0.05

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$156.68

$0.12

 

 

December 24, 2012 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: December 24, 2012 to December 28, 2012

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.5282

-$0.0250

$69.32

-$1.13

Sows

$1.2990

-$0.0213

$58.92

-$0.96

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$152.35

-$2.49

 

 

December 17, 2012 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: December 17, 2012 to December 21, 2012

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.5532

-$0.0023

$70.45

-$0.10

Sows

$1.3202

-$0.0020

$59.88

-$0.09

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$154.84

-$0.23

 

 

December 10, 2012 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: December 10, 2012 to December 14, 2012

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.5555

$0.0886

$70.56

$4.02

Sows

$1.3222

$0.0753

$59.97

$3.42

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$155.07

$8.83

 

 

Meat Prices Set to Rise in 2013

Researchers with a good track record of predicting price hikes say Canadians should expect the price of meat to increase by as much as 10 per cent next year.

In their annual forecast, researchers at the University of Guelph say they expect retail prices for beef and pork to increase by much more than any other food group, which for the most part will edge up modestly along with the overall inflation rate.

Last year, the school said it expected the overall price of food in Canada to go up by less than two per cent, and that’s pretty much what happened. Overall food prices rose by only one per cent in 2012, data shows. That’s because large increases in the price of meat and eggs were offset by large declines in prices for fresh vegetables.

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December 3, 2012 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: December 3, 2012 to December 7, 2012

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.4669

$0.0154

$66.54

$0.70

Sows

$1.2469

$0.0131

$56.56

$0.59

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$146.24

$1.54

 

 

November 26, 2012 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 16, 2012 to November 30, 2012

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.4515

-$0.0608

$65.84

-$2.76

Sows

$1.2338

-$0.0517

$55.96

-$2.34

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$144.70

-$6.06

 

 

November 19, 2012 Weekly Price

Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 19, 2012 to November 23, 2012

 

Price (kg)

Change

Price (cwt)

Change

Hogs

$1.5123

-$0.0204

$68.60

-$0.93

Sows

$1.2855

-$0.0173

$58.31

-$0.79

 

 

 

 

 

Carcass Value

$150.76

-$2.03

 

 

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