M— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29,1980
Poultry Markets
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (Ed) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs
(GNR) on Ed, 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
Classi-Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, March 21 to Thursday, March 27
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
74 74 74 74 74
67 67 67 67 67
65 63 65 65 65
57 57 57 57 57
44 44 44 44 44
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
69 69 69 69 69
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large
Checks
59 59
32 32
Tone: Cartoned orders good. Supples ample. Market
steady.
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Mar. 25
Tuesday
49
48
42
37
42
33
New Weight
Per Case
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
59 59 59
31 3O
TUvTj:
Report supplied by USDA
Demand improving in
some disap
pointing in others. Supplied
ample.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (mm.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
Mar. 27
Thursday
48
46
43
37
39
32
Report supplied by USDA
RTC movement at a
standstill. Slaughter
schedules reduced overall
with occasional plant not
operating Today’" LTL
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, March 26
68-70
60-62
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, March 26.
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Two layers with distinctly different characteristics... From two
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You don’t have to buy from fwo different companies to get the two top
layers on the market.
The XL shows excellent production under many management
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DEKALB Layers are bred to possess the economic traits most
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EGG LAYERS
asking prices ranged3o4l on
Plant and 4142 on JLS.
Grade A. Advance interest
very limited. Live supplies
ample at increasing weights.
Undertone weak and un
settled.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated pnees for im
mediate delivery includes
multiple drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
RANGE: U.S. Grade A 41-
44%; Plant Grade 4043%;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
47.00.
WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A
42.79; Plant Grade 41.75;
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47.00.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report •
Tuesday, March 25
- Prices paid per dozen Grade “A”Brown eggs ip cartons
delivered to retail stores
Ex. Large
71-77
MASS.+
72-
64-68
66>
75-76
73-
Mostly
HAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 75-77 73-75 64-65
MAINE 64-73 62-72 53-63
-I- Includes Central and Western Sections only
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
The following market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing organiza
tion affiliated with the Pehn
sylvania Farmers’ Associa
tion. Participating
poujltrymen are members of
PACMA, which employs a
Medium
60-66
Large
69-75
61-
53-57
55
64-65
62-
79-73
em
64
73-74
71-80
fowl marketing agent, The
Farmers’ Agricultural
Cooperative Trading Society
(FACT) - to sell members’
fowl. PACMA works directly
with th 6 PFA poultrymen in
the program.
Farm point prices prevail
ing for fowl to be marketed
by members during the week
of March 31 were 11 plant,
10% plant, 8 farm.
HUBBARD •
WHITE MT.
BROILERS
Small
43-51
4449
36-40
38
47-48
36-46