Peach Market
News
July 13-17
Report Supplied by PDA
The Peach Market News Service
lS beginning for 1984. A report will
be issued weekly through Sept. 5,
summarizing prices and market
conditions from the previous
weekend to Wednesday morning.
All prices quoted in these reports
are wholesale, truckload, f.o.b. at
the orchard or packing house in
Adams, Franklin, York and Berks
Counties. While this report deals
primarily with the peach and
nectarine market, information on
other fruit markets, such as early
apples, pears and plums will be
reported when received from
reporting growers.
It is too early in the season for a
general market report. Many
growers have just begun picking
early varieties; others have not yet
started. Supplies are light and not
enough to establish a genuine
market.
Due to a large supply of peaches
m the southern states, especially
South Carolina and Georgia, prices
there are lower than first an
ticipated. According to U.S.D.A.
Crop Reporting Service, South
Carolina will have 9.1 million
bushels, 78% higher than 1983.
Georgia will pick 3.1 million
bushels, a 33% increase over last
year.
Crop estimates from U.S.D.A
ARDROSSAN FARMS
forthe 1983
national achievements
of
Years No
ofC.B.A. % Cows
Awards Bred in Avg. Milk
24 100 108 19,465
LEADING DHIR AVERAGE (RECORD COMPUTED TO AN M.E. 2X, 4% BASIS)
M.E
4%
Cows
108 17,825
reflect the effects of the long
summer drought and the extreme
cold winter we experienced last
year. In the Eastern production
area, every state north of Virginia
shows a decline in production
estimates from last year, while
states south of Virginia show an
estimated increase. On the
national level, peach production is
expected to be up by 40% over 1983.
The Pennsylvania peach crop is
estimated by U.S.D.A. on July 1 at
1,770,833 bushels compared with
1,958,333 bushels in 1983, down
9.5%. Fruit development is about
10 days to 2 weeks behind 1983, due
to the late spring and size is
reported to be very good, due to the
excessive rainfall that we’ve had
so far this summer.
The crop forecasts for nearby
states indicates that they are all
down from 1983. The New Jersey
crop is estimated to be 729,166
bushels compared to 1,979,166
bushels in 1983, down 63%. Winter
kill is attributed to this large
decline. Maryland will have 395,833
bushels down by 13.7%. West
Virginia will pick 302,083 bushels,
down 30.8%. The New York crop
will be 333,333 bushels, down 31%.
The Ohio crop is estimated to be
41,656 bushels, down 71%. The
Virginia estimate is 666,666
bushels, up 25%.
Prices summarized this week
are from states where markets are
established.
Georgia: 2%” up - 3/4 bu. all
Congratulations
Hs Ayrshire herd:
CONSTRUCTIVE BREEDER AWARD
(Production and Type Averages For Cows Bred By Owner)
Mature Equivalent 2X
Milk
25,000 LB. RECORDS (ACTUAL MILK IN 305 DAYS 2X)
Ardrossan S. Bell Ring 802548 8-07 26,710 987
Ardrossan Classic Pearlina 836906 5-08 26,620 1105
Ardrossan Classic Betty 7988836 9-03 25,110 955
Ardrossan Sultan’s Noting 812817 8-02 25,090 1001
Agway has been associated with Ardrossan for many years, as supplier
of feeds, seeds, technical service, and other farm needs.
Villanova, Pa,
Actual
%
Fat Milk
748 19,465 806 19,875
4.2
Working for people who work the land
FARM., v ™
ENTERPRISE (AOWAY)
SERVICE v «p
varieties $6.00-7.00 t.0.b.; 2”-2v 4 ”
Min. - % bu. all varieties ?75-3.25
f.o.b.
South Carolina: 2V 2 ” up - % bu. -
all varieties $5.00-6.00 mo. $5.50;
2”-2V’ min. 3 h bu. all varieties
3.50. This 2” size show very few
sales and quality is very good. v 2
bu. baskets - roadside markets
$3.00-4.00.
New Jersey: Darby and Dixie
Red - 38# box, field run $6.00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, July 19
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 4,000
Week Ago 3,500
Year Ago 3,900
Compared with the previous
week’s close, Slaughter Steers
fully steady. Slaughter Heifers
weak to .50 lower. Cows and Bulls
2.00 lower. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice Slaughter Steers
and Mixed Good and Choice
Heifers, around 15% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1275 lbs.
67.00-67.50, several 67.0W7.25, part
load 2-3 1125 lbs. 67.75. Choice 2-4
1000-1250 lbs. 65.0W7.00; 900-1000
lbs. 61.00-64.00 ; 850-900 lbs. 60.00-
61.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1175 lbs. 61.0W4.00. Good 2-3
900-1175 lbs. 59.0W1.00; 850-900 lbs.
57.0W9.00. Mostly Good 2-3 1050-
1400 lbs. Holsteins 52.0W7.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
lots mostly Choice, few Prime 2-4
925-1075 lbs. 64.50, part load 65.00.
Ardrossan S Bell Ring
Average
%
Fat
806
Mature
Equivalent
Fat Milk
Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs. 63.00-64.50,
mostly 63.00-64.00; 800-900 lbs.
59.0W2.50. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 900-1000 lbs. 59.0W2.50. Good 2-
3 750-950 lbs. 56.0W9.00; 700-750
lbs. 52.00-56.00.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
breaking Utility and Commercial
2-4 37.0W9.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 37.00-39.00. High
yielding boning Utility 1-2 39.00-
40.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2
33.0W7.00. Shelly canner 1-2 30.00-
33.00; 650-800 lbs. 28.0W1.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs.
44.0W1.00, closing sales 44.00-
49.00.
Wednesday’s weekly sheep
auction. Receipts around 400 head.
Compared to last week, spring
Slaughter Lambs 5.00-7.00 lower.
Slaughter Ewes steady. Feeder
Lambs 5.0W.00 lower. Supply
moderate, demand light to
moderate.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice and Prime 100-120 lbs. 55.00-
59.00, mostly 58.0W9.00; 90-100 lbs.
52.0W7.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
Utility to Good 9.00-13.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few Choice
and Fancy 75-95 lbs. 46.00-47.50.
FEEDERS: (Including around
900 at the regular Thursday auc
tion.) Feeder steers and feeder
heifers steady, except steers over
800 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher. Trading
moderately active, demand good,
supply moderate.
Convi
irted
M.E. 4%
Milk
19,875
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 21,1984—A15
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
64.00-66.00 ; 500600 lbs. 62.0063.00;
600-800 lbs. 59.00-64.00 ; 800-1,000
lbs. 59.0062.50.
Medium and large frame 1-2: few
300-700 lbs. 56.0060.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1: Few 300400 lbs.
52.0054.00; 400600 lbs. 53.0056.50.
Medium and large frame 1-2; Few
300400 lbs. 43.0051.00; Few 600-700
lbs. 43.0047.00.
CATTLE: 197. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: Slaughter
steers fully steady; SI. cows .50-
1.00 lower. SI. steers; Choice 63.00-
66.50; Good 56.0063.50; Standard
50.00- (few) Utility 46.00
50.50. SI. heifers: (few) Choice
59.00- Good 54.00-59.00;
Standard 48.5653.00; Utility 43.00-
48.75. SI. cows: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 42.00-45.50, one at
49.75, Cutter & Boning Utility 38.00-
42.50; Canner & L. Cutter 30.00-
38.00; Shells down to 26.00. SI.
bullocks: two Choice at 56.00;
(few) Good 53.00-55.00. SI. bulls:
(few) Yield Grade No. 1 1300-1800
lbs. 47.5053.50; Yield Grade No. 2
950-1400 lbs. 44.00-48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers,
(few) Large Frame No. 2 450-600
lbs. 40.00-46.50. Heifers, (few)
Medium Frame No. 1 500-700 lbs.
45.0050.00.
CALVES: 120. (few) Choice
66.50-76.00; (few)m Good 58.00
64.00; Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
50.00-58.00; 6085 lbs. 40.0000.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
125 lbs. 68.0080.00.
HOGS: 225. Barrows and gilts
.75-1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 210250
lbs. 55.1056.25; No. 1-3 205-260 lbs.
54.0005.20; No. 2-3 240290 lbs.
52.0004.00; few No. 1-3 180190 lbs.
52.0003.00; Sows US No. 1-3 400600
lbs. 41.0043.50; No. 2r3 350650 lbs.
36.5041.50. Boars 31.5038.00.
FEEDER PIGS 58. US No. 1-3 25-
40 lbs. 18.0031.00 per head.
SHEEP: 28. Lot high Choice 90
lbs. 60.00; lot Good 75 lbs. 50.00. SI.
ewes: 8.0014.00.
GOATS: 9.10.00-46.00 per head.
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