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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4,1978
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, February 27 to Friday, March 3
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thors. Fri.
Ex Large 64 62 62 62 62
Large 63 61 61 61 61
Mediums 60 57 57 57 57
Pullets 43 41 41 41 41
Peewees 29 27 27 27 27
BROWN
Large 70 67 67 67 67
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 56 54 54 54 54
Checks 31 31 31 31 31
Tone - Inventories ample, but held with confidence, under
tone steadier.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
February 28,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
68-80
MASS.+
69-
63-69
67-68
75-76
70-
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 72-78 71-77 65-73
MAINE 69-71 68-70 63-65
-(-Includes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs
(GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers,
packers and marketers. GNR eggs are classified by weight in
30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of either 300 or 750 cases.
Prices are FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday and
Thursday of each week. This week’s prices for each
classification were:
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 2-large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
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Medium
62-75
Large
67-79
63-
57-63
61-62
70-71
64-
68-
62-68
66-67
74-75
69-
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs.
45 lbs,
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs,
48 lbs
Delmarva
Poultry
March 1,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
continues light. Slaughter
schedules moderate at most
plants. Todays little asking
prices mostly 40 on plant and
41 on US Grade A. Advance
interest slow in developing.
Live supplies barely
adequate to adequate at
desirable weights. Un
dertone unsettled.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 4044;
Plant Grade 39-42; Premium
X US Grade A 49.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
47.00.
Wtd. Avg: US Grade A
41.27; Plant Grade 40.70;
Premium X US Grade A
49.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 47.00.
X-includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Small
3445
35-37
29-35
33-34
4041
Baltimore
Eggs
35-37
Prices 1-2 cents lower.
Demand is slow to fair.
Supplies fully adequate.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded
(minimum one case sale)
white.
Grade A Large 61-67
Grade A Medium 57-63
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
March 1,1978
Prices of light type hens
unchanged. Offerings light
but adequate for an
unaggressive processor
demand. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 7-8%, mostly 8%
FOB plant 10%.
Heavy type hens: TFEWR
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Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
February 27,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw fully steady.
Alfalfa 90.00-110.00; Mixed
hay 85.00-95.00; Timothy hay
80.00-90.00; Straw 80.00-
100.00; Mulch 50.00-75.00.
PACMA
Eggs
PACMA-FACTS
The following market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing organiza
tion affiliated with the Penn
sylvania Farmers’ Associa
tion. Participating
poultrymen are members of
PACMA, which employs a
fowl marketing agent, The
Farmers’ Agricultural
Cooperative Trading Society
(FACT) - to sell members’
fowl. PACMA works directly
with the PFA poultrymen in
the program.
Farm point prices prevail
ing for fowl to be marketed
by members during the week
of February 27 were B Vi at
farm weight; 10%-U at plant
weight.
Fogelsville
Poultry
February 28,1978
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 8-27,
mostly 20-26; pullets 4047,
mostly 40-44; roasters 33-36;
ducks 35-00, most 3843;
drakes 43-50, mostly 50;
rabbits 35-71, mostly 65-71;
guineas 1.15; pigeons, per
pair 3.80.
Total coops sold 190.
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Hay
PRICES PER TON: 80
loads hay & 50 loads straw.
Alfalfa 91.00-123.00;
Timothy 84.00-96.00; Mixed
hay 85.00-114.00, few to
140.00; Clover, one load at
90.00; Orchard Grass hay,
one load at 90.00; Straw
90.00-122.00; Ear Com, 12
loads 62.00-67.00, one 56.50.
Philadelphia
Eggs
EGGS: Prices unchanged
to lower bn all sizes. Car
toning demand fair but
generally, unaggressive.
Offerings ample on all sizes
however mediums in best
position due to some
promotional activity. Un
dertone unsettled.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers,-consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store door A
Extra Large 60-67% A Large
60-66% A Medium 55-62%
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February 24,1978
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New Holland
Hay
New Holland Sales Market
February 27,1978
Total 210 loads.
Straw about steady. Hay
$lO to $l5 lower on medium,
Alfalfa fully steady.
Mixed Hay 75 to 129;
Alfalfa 81 to 115; Straw 84 to
119; Com 54 to 76; Clover 85
to 107; Orchard Grass, 1 load
91; Soybean straw, 1 load 68.
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, Mar. 2,1978
Total 32 loads of hay,
straw, grain.
Alfalfa, second and third
crop 104 -114; first crop 91 -
105; mixed hay 92 - 102;
straw 101 -116; ear com 57 *
60.
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, March 1,1978
144 Loads
Alfalfa 90 to 129; Clover 3
loads 91, 95, and 115;
Timothy 87 to 105; Mixed
Hay 87-114; Meadow Hay
92.50; Straw 95 to 130,1 lead
140; Com fodder 85; Ear
Com 50 to 65.
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