Posted 11/13/2012 22:30 (#2695964 - in reply to #2695825) Subject: Re: 1,000,000 fewer cows
Ontario
Is it still going to make more sense to plant corn on marginal ground? If some of the big production areas don't get moisture to grow anything it will take a long time. Markwright is probably accurate on the 2 more years of decline. If those two factors don't change too much could be longer. There are really long lags in beef production so it takes a long time for the system to switch around.
Don't know about your areas but I was talking to an industry rep and he was saying that the average age of a cow calf guy in Ontario was about 65 now. Don't see too many guys that age looking to get more cows and work. That could begin to play a big role in the future too.
1,000,000 fewer cows
