B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20, 1958
Survey Group Predicts Poultry Price Drop
Chicago—“ Poultry production will be up and prices
will be down in 1959 If production is up as much as
forecast, egg prices will average six cents lower January
t! tough June, and two cents lower, July through Septem
ber compaicd to this last year Higher production could
also mean one to two cents lower turkey prices next fall,
a a lower broiler prices by four to five cents, January
t ough March, compared to 1958 ”
So slated the Poultry Survey Committee in its eighth
i eport to the nation's poultry and allied industries at the
conclusion of a two-day meeting in Chicago. Following is
the complete report ol the four outstanding college econo
mists who comprise this committee.
Eggs
Egg prices during January cent larger laj ing flock plus
through June of 1959, will a slight increase in the rate
average about 31 cents a doz- of lay
en, six cents below a year ~ ~ . , , ,
. T i . y. Currently it is estimated
Lmbi pr. 4 w.IT “USe «59 sprmg hatch
about 36 cents, two cents be- dowlf about
, ~ j x men down about 10 per cent xrom
low the same period of 1958 1958 ordinanly> a 5 per
Egg production is now C ent cut is needed to offset
i unning about seven per cent increased production efficic
more than a year ago even ncies An additional 5 per
through the number of lay- cen t cut will be required in
ers on farms is up mss than the spring of 1959 because of
one per cent Egg production the extra 25 million chicks
during the first half of 1959 hatched July-December, 1958
will bo three per cent above Therefore 10 t
the same period of 1958 This tneietoie aiu per cent
„ reduction will be necessary
increase in production will fQ hold Gctober . Dee ember,
the result of a two pei 195 g Qgg
prices near the 37
cent level of the preceding
BURLING’S
CHICKS
WIN AGAIN
Once again, to add to our
long string of victories, our
Leghorn and New Hamp
chicks at NEPPCO’s 1958
Egg-to-Chick Show won two
firsts out of only two Bur
ling entries.
We have won firsts at
this show almost without a
bieak, and hold two Grand
Champ.onships.
Since incubation and se
lection of chicks used for
showing is beyond our con
trol, this is further proof of
high quality the kind wo
deliver to you
Scoring of our White Leg
horn entry, first in the Egg
Production Division, was as
follows
Egg Quality Score .. 89 25
Hatchabihty Score 88 3
Chick Quality Score 98 0
Total Score . .. 92.47
There were 9 different en
tiles in the White Leghorn
Class In the Miscellaneous
Class, with 5 or more en
tries of the same breed, Bur
ling’s New Hcur.p’s scored
84 67 points for top honors.
Old Hen Eggs Used
The eggs which we used
lor this competition were
old-hen eggs, which do not
score as h'gh in quality as
pallet eggs We have always
usi-d old-hen eggs for this
show, which makes these
winnings moie significant
Stirling's Big 7
Carey's Famous Random
faainplo Test winning Leg
horns A customer made a
270 egg average on 1800
birds'
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And Tops Foi Meat and
Eggs
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year If such a reduction do
es not occur egg prices will
average lower than 37 cents
during the last quar:er of
1959
The increasing trend to
ward year-round Hatching of
egg-type chicks is modifying
the effects of year to year
changes m the uunvaer of
chicks hatched during the
January-May season The re
sulting trend toward unifor
mity of egg production hag
reduced the seasonal varia
tion in prices and the need
for egg storage operations
A record turkey crop is
expected in 1959 Current es
timates indicate an increase
of five to eight per cent This
quamty would move to mar
ket at prices below 1958 lev
els Producers will realize
lower net returns in 1959
even though feed and other
production costs may be slig
htly lower.
About three per cent more
turkeys could be marketed
in 1959 at about 1958 prices
because of the increase m
population and expected im
provement m consumer in-'
comes If the expected mcr
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ease m turkeys raised mater
ializes, September-Dccembor’
prices in 1959 will probably
bo one to two cents below
the 23 5 cents average of
1958
Several factors point to
an expansion ot production
Returns from the 1958 crop
particularly from birds sold
early, were above 1957 The
number of available breeder
hens will be greater Cur
rent hatching operations,
though relatively small, are
running about double year
ago levels^
In addition, the trend to-i
ward larger commercial en
terprises, often operating in
joint arrangements, with hat-
cheries, feed supplies and
processors, trends to gener
ate expansion
The 1958-59 hatching sea- earlier levels Egg settings
son has started out with a and chick placements m early
big hatch but may weaken December were running 15
relative to a year ago as the to 20 per cent above 1957
season progresses This wou- levels
Id be in sharp contrast to the It is likely that placements
1957-58 season which began will continue substantially a
slowly but ended with a very bo ye year ago levels at least
large late hatch (Turn to page 9)
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Turkey puces during the
first half of 1959 will average
below 1958 Stoiage stocks
will be near record levels
Slaughter from the late 1958
hatch will be up substant
ially Also, pork prices will
be lower
U S farm prices for broi
lers for January through Mar
ch will probably average 16
cents This is four to five cen
ts below the 1958 prices for
these months Assuming no
repetition of the abnormal
mortality of 1958, market-
ings for the quarter will be
increased substantially more
than 15 per cent indicated
by placements
April through June prices
are likely to average near 17
cents, three cents below year
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Hickory Hill. Pa.
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Atglen. Pa.