NY Phil Frozen Eggs MARCH 21,1997 Prices were unchanged. The market tone wu |cneraUy Heady to instances caulion ly Keady. Demand was limbed for trucklot needs, and inquiiy for lesi-lhan-liucklot needs was light to moderate. Floor stocks were adequate. Breaking stock supplies were adequate to Distances tight as break ers competed with strong shell egg markets as the Easter holiday neared. Liquid aid frozen eggs (ingredients included) pro cessed under federal inspection in the East for the week ending March 15,1997 were 2% more than last week, and 9% more than last year. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES (CENTS PER POUND IN 30 LB. CON TAINERS) TRUCKLOTS LTL (MIN. 25 CONT.) RANGE MOSTLY RANGE WHOLE 53-57 55-56 58-67 BLENDS (/) TFEWR 70-85 WHITES 38-41 39-40 42-53 SUGARED YOLKS (MIN 43% SOLIDS) 83-88 85-86 89-93 SALTED YOLKS (MIN 43% SOLIDS) 80-84 82-83 85-90 (/) - WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28-32% EGG SOLIDS. Delmarva Broiler MARCH 26, 1997 Movement of ieady-to-ooak whole bird* remained seasoud. Seller offering! were fully adequate to ample for immediate needi. Live luppliei were moderate; weights were mixed in a full range of light to heavy, and were generally desirable. Less than trucklot asking prices were unchanged at 50 to 64 cents. Trade senti ment was about steady. In the parts com plex, Bone-in breasts were in best demand and sellers held available offerings with confidence. Boneless skinless breasts were well balanced at some plants, hilly adequ ate at others. Leg quarters and wings were in ample supply, but were generally noted as at manageable levels. ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF BROILER/FRYERS IN OBLMARVA (000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT 03/26 03/24 03/24 03/19 03/17 2,4002,173 4.90 2,395 4.89 *BROILER/FRYER CURRENT NEGOTIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY MULTIPLE- DROP SHIPME BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE 46-72 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 52.38 NO. OF BOXES 10,368 *8 of 9 plants reporting. New York Egg Market MARCH 26,1997 Price* continued to uaeue for large and extra-large, and price* were unchanged for medium*. The maifcet tone wu fully Heady to firm. Demand wa* mottly good a* the Barter weekend neared. Supplie* of the large (ize* wet* no more than adequate and acme plant* conlinnrd Leola Produce Auction Inc. will open the 1997 season on Tuesday, April 1, 1997. Sale will begin 10:00 a.m. Features will be: Nursery stock, early bedding plants, potted flowers, hanging baskets, and any early spring vegetables available. The Produce Auction will be having sales every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 AM until further notice. Leola Produce Auction, Inc. Wholesale Auction of Lancaster Co. Vegetables wmJSnL Brethren Church Road TO|y|M| Leola, PA 17540 UHnSSF Office 717-656-9592 Lie. #AHOOOO2B-L 656-9580 to seek additional supplies; light weight egg supplies wen adequate or available. 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 98-100 LARGE 95-98 MEDIUM 74-77 Belleville Poultry Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, March 26, 1997 Report supplied by Auction Geese: 2.00-3.00 ea. Turkeys: 10.00-12.00 ea. Roosters: 5.00-9.50 ea. Bantams: 2.50-3.50 ea. Heavy hens; 3.25-3.75 ea. Guineas: 3.75-4.00 ea. Silkies: 1.50-2.25 ea. Muscovy hens: 4.50-5.00 ea. Muscovy drakes: 7.00-8.00 ea. Mixed ducks: 5.25. Bam pigeons: 2.00-2.25 ea. White birds: 4.50-6.00 ea. Fancy birds; 2.00 ea. Peacocks: 24.00 ea. Pheasants: 7.00 ea. Guinea pigs; none. Leghorn hens: none. Doves: none. Quail; 3.10 ea. Btamies: 1.00-4.00 ea. Rabbits: under 4 lbs. .50-2.75 ea., 4-6 lbs. 4.40-6.60 ea., over 6 lbs. 6.0012.00 ea. North Atlantic Shell Eggs March 27, 1997 Atlanta, Ge. PRICES WERE UNCHANGED. THE MARKET TONE WAS STEADY TO FULLY STEADY. DEMAND INTO RETAIL CHANNELS WAS GOOD FOR WHITE EGOS AS THE EASTER HOLI DAY WEEKEND APPROACHED. AND BROWN EGG MOVEMENT WAS MOD ERATE. SUPPLIES OF WHITE LARGE SIZES WERE SHORT TO ADEQUATE, WHILE THE SMALLER SIZES WERE GENERALLY ADEQUATE OR AVAIL ALBE, WHILE THE SMALLER SIZES WERE GENERALLY ADEQUATE OR AVAILABLE BREAKING STOCK SUP PLIES WERE USUALLY ADEQUATE. PHILADELPHIA, PRICES TO RETAILERS. SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A. WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS, DELIVERED STORE DOOR, EXTRA LARGE .88*-.98, LARGE .86* -.96. MEDIUM .73-.74. Hackettstown Poultry & Egg HackcttKown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tueoday, March 25, 1997 Report Supp Hod by Auction HEAVY FOWL 1.75. LEGHORN FOWL .80. MIXED FOWL JO. GEESE .30-JO. BANTAMS .70-1.00. ROOSTERS .80-1.55. ATTENTION Vegetable, Greenhouse and Nursery Growers Operating April Through November BUNNIES BACH 1.004.23 BACH. DUCKS -35-1.35. RABBITS .80-230. PIGEONS BACH 125-5.00. GUINEAS EACH BJO EGGS: WHITE EXTRA LARGE & JUMBO .98-1.10. LARGE .80-.98. MEDIUM .79-.55. BROWN EXTRA LARGE ft JUMBO .99-1.10, LARGE 1.01-1.07. Pa. Grain March 24, 1997 Report wpplied by PDA COMPARED WITH LAST MON DAY’S MARKET FOR SOUTH EASTERN. CENTRAL. AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN UNEVEN. MOST LY STEADY TO WEAK, WHEAT UNEVENLY STEADY. BARLEY ft OATS STEADY TO WEAK, SOYBEANS STEADY TO .15 LOWER, BAR CORN MOSTLY STEADY. PRICES PAID DELIVERED TO DEALERS DOCK: ALL PRICES PER BUSHEL, EXCEPT EAR CORN PER TON SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.15-3.40, AVERAGE 3.25, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.86-3.13; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.25-4.55 FEW REPORTED 4.00, AVERAGE 4.34, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.68-3.89; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.95-3.30, AVERAGE 3.14, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 110-2 JO; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 120-140, AVER AGE 137, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST FEW REPORTED 110; SOYBEANS RANGE 8.00-8.40, AVERAGE 8.21, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 6,716.94; FEW REPORTED GRAIN SORGHUM #2 RANGE 3.05, AVERAGE 3.05, CON TRACT FOR HARVEST 2.95; AVER AGE MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE 85.00-95.00, AVERAGE 88.93. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.00-310, AVERAGE 3.08; WHEAT NO. 2 3.90-4.35, AVERAGE 4.00, BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 190-3.40, AVERAGE 3.13; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-120, AVERAGE 2.23; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 7.70-8.12, AVERAGE 7.93; AVERAGE MOISTURE BAR CORN RANGE 80.00-95.00, AVERAGE 85.43. SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL ft SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.00-335, AVERAGE 3.17; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.90-4.55, AVERAGE 4.19; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 195-335, AVERAGE 3.15; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-150, AVERAGE 128; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 7.40-8.40, AVERAGE 8.12; AVERAGE MOISTURE BAR CORN RANGE 80.00-95.00, AVERAGE 87.08. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.00-3.25; AVERAGE 3.12; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE FEW REPORTED 3.90-4.35, AVERAGE 4.09; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.00-3.35, AVERAGE 3.18; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.50, AVERAGE 2-23; SOYBEANS RANGE 7.90-8.22, AVERAGE B.QS; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE FEW REPORTED 75.00-100.00, AVERAGE 8410. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 1Y RANGE 190-315, AVERAGE 3.13; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.85-4.11 AVERAGE 4.01; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 175-3.10, AVERAGE 2.93; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 100-235 FEW REPORTED 150, AVERAGE 127; SOYBEANS RANGE 7.90-8.12, AVER AGE 8.01. MONTH AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 3.14; WHEAT NO. 2 4.14; BARLEY NO. 3 3.18; OATS NO. 2 2.24; SOYBEANS NO. 17.65; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN 84.68. YEAR AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 4.14; WHEAT NO. 2 4.83; BARLEY NO. 3 3.24; OATS NO. 2 2.37; SOYBEANS NO. 17.19; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN 111.88. National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO MARCH 24 1997 Light export sales overnight offered (light nipport to wheat bidt. Com bids were higher due to fund buying on the board. Soybean bids finithed nanowly mixed after (hup gain made yesterday. Some profit taking on the board wai noted. Wheat 1 to 6 oenu higher. Com 2 to 5 cents higher. Sorghum 5 to 9 oenu higher. Soy beans mixed, 1 cent lower to 1 cent higher. U.S. Export Sales: Purchaser Commodity Tonnage Del dale South Korea 113 pa Hard Red Winter Wheat 10100 May/Jon 14.0 pa DN Spring Wheat 14300 May/ Jun 10.0 pa Soft White Wheat 6,000 May/ Jun 93 pa Soft White Wheat 2,000 May/ Jun Any Protein Soft White Wheat 12,000 May/Jun Western White Wheat 1,000 May/lun China 143 pa DN Spring Wheat 13.000 Jun Totals: Wheat 58.500 tonnes. Date Change Year ago Truck Bids: 03/26/97 03/25/97 03/27/96 Wheat: Kan sas City (HRW, ORD) 4.57-439 up 1-3 5.65-5.67 Minneapolis (DNS, 14%) 4.47 3/4 up 1/2 5.60 1/4 Portland (SW) 4.30-434 up 2-5 5.40-5.42 St. Louis (SRW) 3.79-3.80 up 6 4.84-4.91 Com, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City 196-197 up 3 4.13-4.15 Minneapolis 186 1/2 up 2 1/4 3.94 1/4 Southern lowa 2.96-2.98 up 3 4.05-4.09 Omaha 2.85-2.88 up 3-5 3.97-3.99 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City 8.27-8.28 dn 17.38-7.40 Minneapolis 8.23 up 1 7.24 Southern lowa 8.30-8.33 unch 7.32-7.38 Cent IL Processors 8.33-8.44 up 1-dn 1 7.30-732 Futures: Kansas City (May) Wheat 4.21 1/2 up 5 1/4 5.17 MiniKapolis (May) Wheat 4.12 3/4 up 3 1/2 5.05 1/4 Chicago (May) Wheat 3.95 1/2 up 6 5.00 3/4 Chicago (May) Com 3. 05 1/4 np 3 3.99 1/4 Chicago (May) Soy bean! 8.41 da 17.40 Export Bids: Barge or nil. Port of New Orleani or North Texai Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat. OnL Protein: 4.86 1/2 np 2 1/4 5.96-5.97 US 2 SRW Wheat: 425 1/2-4.27 1/2 op 4-6 5.72 3/4-5.75 3/4 US 2 Yellow Com: 321 1/4-323 1/4 np 1-2 4.43 1/4-4.45 1/4 US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 3.45 up 5 7.65 Barge 5.67 up 9-6 7.70 US 1 Yellow Soy bean!: 8.62-8.63 dn 1 7.75-7.76 Lahcaatar Fanning, Saturday, March 29. 1997-A5 Dewart Hay Dewart, PA. Monday, Marth 14, 1997 Report SappMid >7 AucUoo HAY: mOO-155.00. STRAW; 70.00-100.00. WOOD: LOAD. CORN: 73.00-80.00. OATS: 2.85-2.95 BU. Kutztown Produce Auction Hay Auction Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, March 22, 1997 TOTAL LOADS: 41. ALFALFA: 110.00-153.00. GRASS HAY: 125.00. MIXED HAY: 95.00-155.00. TIMOTHY: 100.00-143.00. HAY, ROUND BALES 32.50 BALE. WHEAT STRAW; 98.00-108.00. OATS: 3.10-3.15 BU. FIREWOOD: 25.00 LOAD. HAY, STRAW, FIREWOOD, PRO DUCE AND CONSIGNMENTS SOLD EVERY SAT. AT 9 A.M. ALFALFA: 6 LOTS, 100-3.40 BALE. MIXED HAY: 11 LOTS, 1.25-280 BALE. TIMOTHY: 6 LOTS, 1.50-2.60 BALE. GRASS: 8 LOTS. 1.40-3.30 BALE WHEAT STRAW: 1 LOT, 1.75. RYE STRAW: 1 LOT, 3.00 AND 4.30. SHELLED CORN: 1 LOT, 7.00 BAG. GROUND CORN: 2 LOTS, 6.75 AND 7.00 BAG. WOOD SHAVINGS; 1 LOT, 1.708 AG. TOTAL LOTS: 37. 11l LOADS TOTAL, 67 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA: 11 LOTS, 97.50-150.00. MIXED HAY: 46 LOTS. 6250-155.00. TIMOTHY: 7 LOTS, 90.00-145.00. BROMEGRASS: 1 LOT, 95.00. ORCHARDGRASS; 2 LOTS, 125.00. STRAW: 15 LOTS, 55.00-85.00. EAR CORN: 13 LOTS. 4750-8750. OATS: 13 LOTS, 225-3.85 BU. Report Supplied by Auction 48 LOADS. ALFALFA; 62.00-140.00. TIMOTHY HAY: 85.00-102 JO. MIXED HAY: 50.00-133.00. BROMB GRASS: 65.00-115.00. STRAW: 55.00-75.0 ft North Jersey Market Hackettftown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuceday, March 25, 1997 Hay—Straw & Grain Report Middleburg Hay Middlcburf, PA Tuea, March 18, 1997 Report aupplled by PDA Greencastle Livestock Market March 20 and 24 Hay A Straw
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