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Weekly Livestock Market Summary

First off today, as we do every Monday, we get the latest on the livestock markets. Our own Ken Blackley spoke with Herb Lock of Farm$ense Marketing in Edmonton.
 
Interview with Herb Lock (4:32 minutes) (2.07 Mb)
 
An extended version of this week’s market analysis with Herb Lock is also available by clicking on the link below.
 
Extended interview with Herb Lock (5:15 minutes) (2.40 Mb)
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