Category: Barns and Old Buildings


The premier of Alberta has doubled her bacon consumption + has her eye on beef. In the sense that made in Canada a solution to sales can be achieved, so bacon up.

Beef and pork production by country

Five Largest Beef Producing Countries

  1. United States
  2. Brazil
  3. European Union
  4. China
  5. Argentina

Five Largest Pork Producing Countries

  1. China
  2. United States
  3. European Union
  4. Brazil
  5. Russia

Consumers

Five Greatest Beef Consuming Countries

  1. United States – Approximately 26 million metric tons
  2. Brazil – About 10 million metric tons
  3. China – Roughly 10 million metric tons
  4. Argentina – Around 3 million metric tons
  5. Mexico – Approximately 2 million metric tons

Five Greatest Pork Consuming Countries

  1. China – Roughly 54 million metric tons
  2. United States – About 12 million metric tons
  3. European Union – Approximately 12 million metric tons
  4. Russia – Around 3 million metric tons
  5. Brazil – About 3 million metric tons

Good Luck

Farms and Rancheswith Beef Cattle2021 Census of Agricuiture11,1millionTotal Cattle and CalvesDary 1, 20242.1% fromJanuary 1, 2023(includes 1.4 million dairy cattle)Statistics Canada3.46millionBeef CowsJanuary1, 2024Down 2.4% fromJanuary 1, 2023Statistics CanadaQuebec 40Atlantic 2020 40 60#of Head (May 11, 2021)2021 Census of AgicultureBeef Cows by ProvinceJanuary 1,2024Statistics Canade: inventory x 1000 headPercentages may not add to 100% due to rounding5% 45%28% 11%1831.556 L 6% 1980 381 215117Average Cost of Production vs.Average Returns on anAlberta 550 Ib Calf*Price S/cwt EST. Total Costs per cwt3.1262.1161.1.690 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 22Canfax Research Services23% of farms havebetween 47 and 122 cows.with 956,118 beef cows, 26%of the herd.15% of farms have1% of the farms between 123 and 499 cows.have 13% of the with 1.21 million beef cows,45% of the herd.beef cows, between 2021 Census of Agriculture500 and 2,499 on Results rounded to nearesteach farm. whole numberCanada fed 3.1 million cattle in2023 (finished to market weight)down 4.4% from 2022.Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFCWestern Canada finishes 79%of all fed cattle in Canada. canfaxIn 2023, Canadaproduced 3.44bilion pounosnof beef,offals), down 4.6% 3.44from 2022. BillionCanfax Research Services PoundsCattle and calf cash receiptsin 2023 totaled $15.0 billion,up 26% from 2022. statistics CanadaBeef production contributed$29 billion to Canada’s GDP(2021-2023 average).Canfax Research ServicesWHERE CANADA TRADESBeef Exports – 20231.1 billion pounds (499 million kg)75.2% United States2.9% South Korea9.1% Japan6.5% Mexico3.4% Other3.0% Southeast AsiaBeef Imports – 2023411 million pounds (187 milion kg)53.0% United States9.7% New Zealand6.4% Uruguay10.9% Australia6.2% Mexico13.8% otherStatistics CanadaIn 2023, Canada exported 51% of totalbeef and cattle produced in Canada.Statistics Canada, Canfax, AAFCIn 2023, 45% of Canadian productionwas exported (excluding slaughter cattle).Statistics Canada, Canfax, AAFCCanadian beef exports were valued at$5.02 billion in 2023, up 7.4% from$4.68 billion in 2022.Statistics CanadaCANADIAN BEEF What are wecONSUMPTION really eating?35.8 Ibs(16.2 kg)per person yearlyDown 7.2% versus last year.1 metric tonne = 2,204.6 lbs.Statistics Canada, Retail weight, 2023WHERE CANADA FITSTop 10 Beef Producing Nations – 2024fUnited States 19.72%Brazil 18.57%China 12.769%EU 10.65%India 7.57%Argentina a 5.20%Australia Canada 3.97%has 1.2% of theMexico world’s 942 million, 3.75%cattle.Russia 2.29%Canada 2.16%59% 10% 15% 20% 25%Canada produces 2% of the world’s beef supply. Worldwide beefproduction is forecast to be 60.4 million metric tonnes in 2024.USDATop 10 Beef Exporting Nations- 2024fAPvoorts)(excludes live slaughterBrazil 23.75%India 13.82%United States 12.97%Australia 10.31%Argentina 7.46%New Zealand 5.59%EU 4.86%Canada 4.54%Uruguay 3.85%Paraguay 3.65%5% 10% 15% 20% 25%Total world exports in 2024 are forecast to be 12.3 million metric tonnesand Canada is projected to be the 8th largest beef exporter in the world(excluding live slaughter exports).USDACanadian Beef ConsumptionDomestic Imports1.2001.00080060040020002 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18Canadians consumed 924,283 metric tonnes of beef in 2023.Statistics Canada

Farms and Rancheswith Beef Cattle2021 Census of Agricuiture11,1millionTotal Cattle and CalvesDary 1, 20242.1% fromJanuary 1, 2023(includes 1.4 million dairy cattle)Statistics Canada3.46millionBeef CowsJanuary1, 2024Down 2.4% fromJanuary 1, 2023Statistics CanadaQuebec 40Atlantic 2020 40 60#of Head (May 11, 2021)2021 Census of AgicultureBeef Cows by ProvinceJanuary 1,2024Statistics Canade: inventory x 1000 headPercentages may not add to 100% due to rounding5% 45%28% 11%1831.556 L 6% 1980 381 215117Average Cost of Production vs.Average Returns on anAlberta 550 Ib Calf*Price S/cwt EST. Total Costs per cwt3.1262.1161.1.690 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 22Canfax Research Services23% of farms havebetween 47 and 122 cows.with 956,118 beef cows, 26%of the herd.15% of farms have1% of the farms between 123 and 499 cows.have 13% of the with 1.21 million beef cows,45% of the herd.beef cows, between 2021 Census of Agriculture500 and 2,499 on Results rounded to nearesteach farm. whole numberCanada fed 3.1 million cattle in2023 (finished to market weight)down 4.4% from 2022.Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFCWestern Canada finishes 79%of all fed cattle in Canada. canfaxIn 2023, Canadaproduced 3.44bilion pounosnof beef,offals), down 4.6% 3.44from 2022. BillionCanfax Research Services PoundsCattle and calf cash receiptsin 2023 totaled $15.0 billion,up 26% from 2022. statistics CanadaBeef production contributed$29 billion to Canada’s GDP(2021-2023 average).Canfax Research ServicesWHERE CANADA TRADESBeef Exports – 20231.1 billion pounds (499 million kg)75.2% United States2.9% South Korea9.1% Japan6.5% Mexico3.4% Other3.0% Southeast AsiaBeef Imports – 2023411 million pounds (187 milion kg)53.0% United States9.7% New Zealand6.4% Uruguay10.9% Australia6.2% Mexico13.8% otherStatistics CanadaIn 2023, Canada exported 51% of totalbeef and cattle produced in Canada.Statistics Canada, Canfax, AAFCIn 2023, 45% of Canadian productionwas exported (excluding slaughter cattle).Statistics Canada, Canfax, AAFCCanadian beef exports were valued at$5.02 billion in 2023, up 7.4% from$4.68 billion in 2022.Statistics CanadaCANADIAN BEEF What are wecONSUMPTION really eating?35.8 Ibs(16.2 kg)per person yearlyDown 7.2% versus last year.1 metric tonne = 2,204.6 lbs.Statistics Canada, Retail weight, 2023WHERE CANADA FITSTop 10 Beef Producing Nations – 2024fUnited States 19.72%Brazil 18.57%China 12.769%EU 10.65%India 7.57%Argentina a 5.20%Australia Canada 3.97%has 1.2% of theMexico world’s 942 million, 3.75%cattle.Russia 2.29%Canada 2.16%59% 10% 15% 20% 25%Canada produces 2% of the world’s beef supply. Worldwide beefproduction is forecast to be 60.4 million metric tonnes in 2024.USDATop 10 Beef Exporting Nations- 2024fAPvoorts)(excludes live slaughterBrazil 23.75%India 13.82%United States 12.97%Australia 10.31%Argentina 7.46%New Zealand 5.59%EU 4.86%Canada 4.54%Uruguay 3.85%Paraguay 3.65%5% 10% 15% 20% 25%Total world exports in 2024 are forecast to be 12.3 million metric tonnesand Canada is projected to be the 8th largest beef exporter in the world(excluding live slaughter exports).USDACanadian Beef ConsumptionDomestic Imports1.2001.00080060040020002 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18Canadians consumed 924,283 metric tonnes of beef in 2023.Statistics Canada

Grannies corner, Valley Craze cafe, Merritt BC, Canada

Remember the great Canadians

I can see by the clock on the wall. It’s time to bid one and all. This was the poetic beginning of the closing to the Wayne and Schuster show when I was a kid. So it’s appropriate to be in Granny’s corner at the coffee house off  Nicola Avenue.

Just around the back with signage ” this parking lot is not ours” is a delightful nook for baking coffee and  conversation.

There is two hours on street unmetered parking on Nicola Avenue which is highway eight out of town to the Coquihalla and 5A + West to Spences Bridge.

Valley Graze

2114 Nicola Ave, Merritt BC, open 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. most days.

Remember the clock on the wall.

Got a bunch? There is a municipal parking lot within easy walking at the corner of Granite avenue and Garcia street; unmetered.

January Arts Center Silent Auction Deadline

The January show at the Arts center is fastly coming to the January 29th Deadline for the silent auction of Art to fundraise for the charity.

The above photo of the east wall shows a sample of works in the bidding a bid book is on the display case available to place bids to accomplish both your desires and the Nicola Valley community Arts councils. Fundraising ideals.

have fun…

Enter the gallery from Kekuli Bannock house Voght Street MERRITT BC…

Murphy Shewchuck presents his view of over 50 years in the Nicola Valley as a photographer and writer.  Speaking at the Naturalist Society on Thursday the 16th, top of the hill Belshaw Avenue, Merritt BC, Canada. Membership or donation appreciated. Bursary auction fund raiser at the break. Free Parking in the NVIT lot.

Drone photography

Drone photography to be explained expounded and presented as a valuable method to photo document areas.

A very credentialed fellow including published books, several accolades for Museum curation, this afternoon a lively hood with BC Hydro. Murphy has been a committed principal in the operation of the Nicola Valley Museum And archives.

Murphy continues his domicile with Katherine within yards of the Coldwater River surviving and flourishing despite it’s  wrath near and not dear in the 2021 flash flood.

A display at the Nicola Valley Museum and archives.

See you there at 7 PM start, NVIT lecture hall. Merritt BC.

Old Canada

Amazing personage

The West was one, won, the  east was a beast and the North was a tort.

The South was on our side…

TGIF-Risk and go on..

Photo by Martin on Pexels.com

What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to?

Climb the mountain of your disadvantage

The classic one from puberty’s plight.

Dime shows

Dime shows peaked during the 1880s and ’90s. The professor often had human freaks and would give discourses and pictures would be taken. However, and it’s not unlikely that The show must Go on in so many lives and that a necessity of sideshows as a distraction was aptly demonstrated in many occurrences.

bless there souls…

BC, the have it province.

New cabinet new adventure

BC

We want a life challenging as well as with a sense of well being and safety. We look forward to that opportunity and the strength of the new government as it endeavours to give the gift of livelihood to its constituents. 

Where it takes us  is less important than how, a good sense of belonging to success at any level of participation should be a premium.

Success at any level is measured by the inclusion of the weak and the engagement of the strong . So we can all be proud of BC.

Good luck… All give, all contribute, all thrive at a personal level, satisfaction be your portion.

100 Year beard

Centenial beard and niece
100 year beard and relative returned from Ontario

The author and niece in what seems 100 years ago. This post is time dated. Or dated in time. Whichever!

Beard AI

As an AI language model, I don’t have a physical body, so I can’t have a beard. However, I can provide you with some information about beards.
Beards: A Timeless Trend
Beards have been a popular style for centuries, and they continue to be a popular choice for many men today. They can be styled in a variety of ways, from short and trimmed to long and flowing.
Benefits of Having a Beard
* Protection from the elements: Beards can help to protect your face from wind, cold, and sun damage.
* Improved skin health: Beards can help to keep your skin moisturized and protected from dirt and debris.
* Increased attractiveness: Studies have shown that beards can make men more attractive to women.
* Boost in confidence: A well-groomed beard can give you a boost of confidence.
Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Beard
* Wash regularly: Use a gentle beard shampoo to cleanse your beard and the skin underneath.
* Condition regularly: Use a beard conditioner to keep your beard soft and hydrated.
* Brush daily: Brushing your beard helps to distribute natural oils and keep it looking its best.
* Trim regularly: Trim your beard to keep it looking neat and tidy.
* Use beard oil: Beard oil can help to nourish and condition your beard.
Would you like to learn more about beard styles, grooming tips, or perhaps explore some historical beard trends?

Groom to the end of time… KDG

Rip Hans Kruse

Hans Kruse recently passed from this life and we remember him as the driver literally and figuratively for HK trucking in Merritt BC. And the trucking magnet for this little place took advantage of deregulation in a 1980s that saw  trucking deregulated in BC, licenses were given out but tariffs or rates we’re wide open for competition.

High times

Entrepreneurship was the catchy of the day. Many people held down a full-time job in a mine or a mill + yet there was a Proprietoratory drive that saw small business on the part-time level as well as a small mom and pops  like HK struggle to succeed. More than extra money and the less than economies of scale. But individualism had its way,

However, not without casualties. We won’t go into that right at this point 😞 But you know in life that one’s freedom is often somebody else’s peril.

Good luck no passing in the saints lane.

Local library coming up..

Fraud protection seminar

September 26 presented by carrier the local professional accountant. Informative free seminar on fraud protection.

The Almost Widow

Gail Anderson tnrl writer in residence will discuss her progress of progress manuscript as well as her best seller. The almost widow bring your writing questions Friday, October 18th, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

50 th anniversary celebration tnrl

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Merritt library all ages welcome 50th anniversary of the Thompson Nicola regional library.

Where

The Thompson Nicola regional library is at 1699 Garcia Street in Merritt, BC.

Nicola River off Voght Street, Merritt BC

So, so this Labour Day weekend in Merritt, British Columbia is moderately warm, hot and calm with a coolness of evaporation of water felt on your skin in most places.

To enjoy these moments we took a walk about a half a block down Garcia Street to the Nicola River and we were delighted to see flocks of wood  ducks coming down the river and, lo and behold. This fella shows up in a kayak who had been obviously driving ducks down the river, Both him and another both were delighted with The 8-hour 25 km paddle from the dam at Nicola lake to the bridge on Voght Street in Merritt.

Indian summer

Although the Federal government can only call it indigenous  summer the term is understood and well into October some years the term is realized in warm to hot daytime and cool evenings and nights. We look forward to its presence in our city at 600 m above sea level in the South Central interior of British Columbia, Canada. We hope that you enjoy similar pleasant weather wherever you may be at this time.

Rodeo parade Batman

Batman in the labour day parade. Merritt

The. 64th Merritt or Nicola Valley roadie association pro rodeo parade on Friday the 30th of August. Saw that the Batman in the parade had to borrow the Grinch’s car.Soirces say , that the Grinch was injured and couldn’t make the parade. Batman took his place + they are anticipating that the Grinch will be well for the November Black Friday parade.

This misadventure is a good sign as these caricatures are on the bean when it comes to making these events. KDG

There were 135 participants in the Rodeo weekend parade in Merritt BC, Canada for the 2024 Labour Day weekend. The sense of well-being was fantastic.

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