isn't a low Canadian dollar good for agriculture?

[bucket]

Kato

Good but in order to use feeders you need someone in the cow calf business.

My question still remains. Does it makes to downsize, take some cash , make the same money and do less? And at the same time extending better prices with lack of supply?

[bluefargo]

Theoretically a low dollar is good for anyone exporting, like farmers, and I'm sure it is. But for some reason I liked it when it was higher. Maybe because I travel once in awhile. I'm sitting in the Toronto airport as we speak. It just seems
when we have a strong dollar we are more prosperous. Just saying!

[farmaholic]

At what point will domestic prices make it more attractive for importers? Kangaroo meat anyone?

[Hopalong]

If 80 cent dollar is good, why would not a 50 cent or 10 cent dollar be better?
Question of where to draw the line in descent to zero.

[kato]

It makes sense to downsize if finances allow. For sure, it makes sense to improve the balance sheet first though.

Even maintaining is good, for now, since the over all cattle herd is so low, and rebuilding takes several years. When rebuilding starts, numbers usually tighten up some from heifers being held off the market. A bigger worry is how fast the hog numbers can go up.

As for the feeders, We would like to give this new market some time to settle and find it's range.