A4-Lancatter Faming, Saturday, July 5, 1997
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
July 1, 1997
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES:
EX. LARGE
1.05
.99-1.03
1.01-1.02
1.01-1.05
1.01
MAINE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
MOSTLY
RHODE ISLAND
MOSTLY
VERMONT
MOSTLY
North Atlantic
Shell Eggs
July 2, 1997
Atlanta, Ga.
PRICES TO RETAILERS WERE
UNCHANGED TO HIGHER FOR
LANCASTER FARMING
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large medium small
.96 .77 .61
.S9-.93 .70-.74 .S3-.57
.91-.92 .72-.T3 .55-.56
.92-.96 .73-.T7 .57-.61
.92 .73 .57
1.01-I.OS .92-.96 ,73-.77
1.01 92 73
EXTRA LARGE IN BOSTON AND FOR
EXTRA LARGE AND LARGE IN PHI
LADELPHIA. AND PRICES PAID TO
PRODUCERS IN NEW ENGLAND
WERE HIGHER ON EXTRA LARGE
AND LARGE WITH THE BALANCE
UNCHANGED. THE.MARKET TONE
WAS FULLY STEADY TO FIRM ONE
LARGER SIZES AND STEADY ON
LIGHTER WEIGHT EGGS. DEMAND
WAS LIGHT TO GOOD WITH
IMPROVED DEMAND FOR LOOSE
EGGS IN RESORT AREAS. SUPPLIES
WERE TIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOR
LARGER EGGS AND ADEQUATE TO
AMPLE FOR MEDIUMS AND SMALLS.
THE PENNSYLVANIA INVENTORY
INCREASED BY 8% OVER THE PREVI
OUS WEEK, AND THE NEW ENG
LAND INVENTORY WAS 12% GREA
TER THAN THE PREVIOUS MONDAY.
THE COMBINED DELAWARE/
MARYLAND INVENTORY WAS 11%
LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
BREAKING STOCK SUPPLIES WERE
AT LEAST ADEQUATE.
PHILADELPHIA, PRICES TO
RETAILERS. SALES TO VOLUME
BUYERS, USDA GRADE A AND
GRADE A. WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS.
DELIVERED STORE DOOR. CENTS
PER DOZEN. EXTRA LARGE .70'/. -.75,
LARGE .68V4 -.73, MEDIUM .51-.54V4 .
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JULY 1, 1997
Movement of ready-to-cook whole birdi
wu fair. Offeringi were adequate to doie
ly balanced. Live tuppliei were moderate
with weight! tanging desirable to light
Procening ichedulei were moderately
heavy. Leii than traddot a iking prices
were 2 cent! higher at 61 to 75 centi. Trade
sentiment was hilly steady. In the parts
complex, all items were noted as in good
balance and clearing well.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.-
WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT
07/0106/27 06/27 06/24 06/20 2,456 2,599
4.78 2,411 4.88 06/30 06/26 06/26 06/23
06/192.446 2,410 4.78 2,418 4.90
•BROILER/FRYER CURRENT NEGO
TIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY
MULTIPLE-DROP SHIPMENTS OF
BRANDED AND WING TAGGED TO
NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA
BRANDED BRANDED U.S. GRADE
A U.S. GRADE A 07/01/97 06/30/97
RANGE 59-80 59-81 WEIGHTED
AVERAGE 64.54 64.09 NO. OF BOXES
7,743 7,825 *7 of 9 plants reporting.
E. PA & NJ
Poultry
JULY 1, 1997
Price! railed unchanged. Demand was
only fair for ample offerings. Most plants
will be on reduced holiday processing
schedules. Undertone mostly steady.
HEAVY TYPE HENS (7 POUNDS
AND UP) * FINAL PRICE, CENTS PER
LB.. GENERALLY FOR SLAUGHTER
THE WEEK OF 30-JUN-97 RANGE
MAJORITY WTD AVG AT FARM BUY
ER LOADING 14-22 CENTS/LB. 17-20.5
18.10 AT FARM PRODUCER LOADING
TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB PLANT
TOO FEW TO REPORT * WEIGHTS
UNDER 7 LBS. SUBJECT TO
DISCOUNT.
Low Hourly Rate
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Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
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EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
PULLETS
OFF GRADE
BROWN
EXTRA LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
UNDERGRADES
AND CHECKS
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AND UP .42-.44.
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From June 27-July 2
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