A4-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, July 29, 1995
North Atlantic Shell Eggs
Thursday, July 27, 1995
Report Supplied by USDA
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ET TONE WAS STEADY TO FIRM.
DEMAND WAS SLUGGISH TO SOME
TIMES GOOD, BEST WHERE FEA
TURED. SUPPLIES OF THE HEAVY
SIZES WERE SHORT TO ADEQUATE,
AND SMALLER SIZES WERE ADEQU
ATE OR AVAILABLE. BREAKING
STOCK SUPPLIES WERE ADEQUATE.
A EXTRA LARGE .76-.59, LARGE
•74-.57, MEDIUM .53-.61.
NCw York
Egg Market
ATLANTA, GA
JULY 26, 1995
Prices were unchanged. Trade sentiment
was steady to fully steady. Demand in
retail channels was sluggish to fairly good,
best where featured. Supplies of jumbos
and extra-large remained short to about
adequate, large were adequate, and
mediums were adequate to fully adequate.
PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO
VOLUME BUYERS. USDA GRADE A
AND GRADE A, WHITE EGGS IN CAR
TONS. DELIVERED STORE DOOR,
CENTS PER DOZEN.
RANGE
EXTRA LARGE 88-90
LARGE 85-88
MEDIUM 61-64
Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
From Friday, July 21 to Thursday, July 27
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED.
WHITE
JUMBO
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
PULLETS
OFF GRADE
BROWN
EXTRA LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
OFF GRADE
UNDERGRADES
AND CHECKS
BREAKING STOCKS: FRI. 42-44 LBS. .41-.43,48-50 LBS. .49-.51.50 LBS
AND UP .51-.53; WED. 48-50 LBS. .49-.52,50 LBS. AND UP .52-.53; TOURS,
48-50 LBS. .50-.52.
Herttai
Computer Solutions
Layer Link
link control system to Layer Performance
ESP
Egg Supply Projection
EMAS
Egg Marketing Accounting System
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, July 25, 1995
Report Supplied by Auction
HEAVY FOWL .50-1.05.
ROASTERS .01-.20.
FRYERS .05-.45.
PULLETS .30.
BANTAMS EACH .50-4.25.
ROOSTERS 1.10-2.00.
BUNNIES EACH .25-2.50.
DUCKS .20-1.40.
RABBITS .50-.85.
PIGEONS 1.00.
GUINEAS 2.50-3.10.
EGGS: WHITE EXTRA LARGE &
JUMBO .68-.90, LARGE .60-. BS,
MEDIUM .38-.55. BROWN EXTRA
LARGE & JUMBO .60-.87, LARGE
.4S-.65, MEDIUM .25-.30.
Prices were unchanged to higher in the
Midwest and New England, and elsewhere,
prices were unchanged. The market tone
was steady to firm. Demand was still mix
ed from sluggish to very good, brt was
mostly moderate. The best demand was
where featured, into food service channels,
and in vacation areas. Supplies of jumbos
and extra-large remained short to tight,
laige were tight to adequate, and light
weight eggs were generally adequate.
Breaking stock supplies were adequate for
the mixed demand, and plants continued to
run fulltime to paittime schedules. Spent
hen offerings were short to adequate for the
fair to good demand, and the undertone
was steady.
1.02 1.04 1.05
.94 .96 .97
.88 .90 .90
.65 .66 .66
.54 .55 .55
.76 .78 .78
.95 .97 .99
.91 .93 .95
.67 .69 .69
.36 .36 .36
Pullet Performance
pullet management program
Layer Performance Basic
layer recordkeeping program
Layer Performance
layer management program
National
Egg Market
ATLANTA, GA
JULY 26, 1995
THURS,
1.06
.98
.66
.55
.79
.99
.95
.69
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
July 25
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A" BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES:
EX. LARGE
1.18
1.15-
1.17-1.18
1.16-
1.16
1.15-1.21
1.21
MAINE
N. HAMP.
MOSTLY
RHODE ISLAND
MOSTLY
VERMONT
MOSTLY
Delmarva
Broiler
JULY 26, 1995
Movement erf ready-to-cook whole birds
wu fair to instances good. Seller offerings
were adequate to closely cleared and short
on 4 pounds and heavier sizes. Live sup
plies were moderate with weights ranging
light to desirable. Processing schedules
were very heavy. Less thant tmcklot asking
prices were unchanged at 60 to 71 cents.
Trade sentiment was generally steady. In
the parts complex, boneless skinless breast
was barely steady, bone-in breast was
steady. Leg items were in fairly good
balance. Wings were fully adequate.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.
WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT
07/26 07/24 07/24 07/19 07/17 2,353 2.167
4.66 2,086 4.68
♦BROILER/FRYER CURRENT
NEGOTIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDI
ATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY
MULTIPLE-DROP SHIPMENTS OF
BRANDED AND WING TAGGED TO
NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA
BRANDED
U.S. GRADE A
RANGE 55-71
WEIGHTED AVERAGE 61.75
NO. OF BOXES 11,042
*9 of 9 plants reporting.
LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
1.16 .78 .S 8
1.13- .73-.T7 .53-.57
1.15-1.16 .75-/76 .55-.56
1.14- .76-.80 .56-.60
1.14 .76 .56
1.15- .81
1.19
NE Chicken
Pts 1&2
JULY 26, 1995
Tmcklot buying interest continued light
Offerings were in good balance to easily
satisfy the limited buyer interest Retail
and distributive movement was slow. Hie
market tone was cautiously steady.
PRICES PAID PER POUND. ICE
PACKED AND CO2 PACKED
BROILER/FRYER PARTS, DELIV
ERED TO FIRST RECEIVERS IN POOL
TRUCKLOT AND TRUCKLOT
QUANTITIES.
ITEM CURRENT NEGOTIATED
TRADING* BREAST - B/S (W & W/0
TENDERS) 185-190 BREAST - WITH
RIBS 92-93 BREAST - LINE RUN 92
LEGS 45-46 LEG QUARTERS (BULK)
35-36 DRUMSTICKS 48-49 THIGHS
29-30 WINGS (WHOLE) 69-70 BACKS
AND NECKS (STRIPPED) 10-12 LIV
ERS (5 POUND TUBS) 25 GIZZARDS
(HEARTS) 40-45' INCLUDES NEW
YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA,
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. MASSA
CHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT. RHODE
ISLAND, AND PENNSYLVANIA
(NORTHEAST OF HARRISBURG). *
TODAY’S NEGOTIATED SALES AS
OF 11:30 A.M.
Sell direct to u
foi cash.
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* Pigeons
* Bantams
* Pullets
* Capons
‘ Rabbits
* Guineas
* Chukars
* Turkeys
* Lambs
* Goats
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