vrw\tf wl IWM N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report July 29, 1997 Report Supplied by VSDA PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES: EX. LARGE 1.25 1.18-1.22 1.20-1.21 1.21-1.25 1.21 1.25-1.28 1.28 MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE MOSTLY RHODE ISLAND MOSTLY VERMONT MOSTLY Belleville Poultry Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, July 30, 1997 Report supplied by Auction Geeie: 1.75-2.50 ea. Tlukeys: 4.00-11.00 ea Guineas: 2.25-4.00 ea. Rooden: 1.00-7.50 ea. Bantami: .25-2.00 ea. Heavy hens: 2.00-3.50 ea. Silkies: 3.25 ea. Muioovy hem; none. Muioovy drake*: 11.50-13.00. Mixed ducki: 3.25-4.50 ea. Bam pifcom: 2.25 ea. White buds: 3.00-5.00 ea. Fancy birdi: 3.50 ea. Peacock*; 14.00 ea. Pheasants: 20.00 ea. Doves; 3.50 ea. Quail: 1.25-11.00 ea. Guinea Pigi: 2.00 ea. Rabbits: under 4 lbs. .25-11.00 ea., 4-6 lbs. 2.40-5.00 ea., over 6 lbs. 4.00-14.00 ea. For more information phone 717-242-2898. New York Egg Market JULY 30,1997 Pricei were * lower* for extra large and large and unchanged for medium. The market tone wu iteady to weak. Demand wu fair into retail market* and good into food tervice. Supplici for jumbo were *ea •onally tight and other lire* were adequate lo ample. 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 62-65 Out standing in vour field. The Agri-specialists from Farmers First aren’t a bunch of deskbound bankers waiting around for the phone to ring. We get involved with you. Right where you live and work. We lend the money farmers need to keep growing And, we can help your business in a lot of other ways, too We talk the talk. And we walk the walk (wherever that might lead us) ANDY TERRELL (717) 626-4735 EXT. 264 LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 1.09 .79 .60 1.02-1.06 J2-.76 .53-.57 1.04- .74-.7S .55-.56 1.05- .75-.T9 .56-.60 1.05 .75 .56 1.10-1.12 .79.82 1.12 .82 Hackettstown Poultry & Egg Hackettstown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, July 29, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction HEAVY FOWL .40-1.20. LEGHORN FOWL .65. MIXED FOWL .30-.60. PULLETS EA. 1.50. GEESE .45-.70. BANTAMS .90. ROOSTERS .50-1.60. BUNNIES EACH .50-2.50. DUCKS 1.50-1.90. RABBITS .25-1.35. PIGEONS EACH 1.50-8.00. GUINEAS BACH 7.00-14.00. EGGS; WHITE EXTRA LARGE * JUMBO .70-.95, LARGE .82-.90, MEDIUM .54. BROWN EXTRA LARGE & JUMBO .9S-.99, LARGE .80-.89. National Egg Market JULY 30, 1997 Price* were unchanged to lower. The market tone wa* iteady on the mailer lire* and weak on larger lire*. Cartoned egg demand wa* light to moderate and looie egg demand wa* good into food wrvice and remit area*. Supplie* were reamnally tight for jumbo* and adequate to ample for the balance. Breaking itock lupplie* were at lean adequate for the moderate demand , and finiihed product talc* were (low. Spent hen nipplie* were uiually adequate for current need*. TheAgri-speclallsts FARMERS first mmm A SUSQUEHANNA BANC NY Phil Frozen Eggs JULY 25,1997 Prices were higher. The market tone was fully Heady to fum and had begun to settle fay the end of the week. Demand remained irregular, wai mostly moderate and cen tered on leu-than-tiucklot volumes. Shell egg supplies were tight to adequate with surplus light weight shell eggs rooted into breaker channels. Liquid and frozen eggs (ingredients included) processed under federal inspection in the Eastern region for the week ending My 19, 1997 were 9% less than last week, and 8% lets than the tame week last year. Finished product floor stocks were adequate. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES (CENTS PER POUND IN 30 LB. CON TAINERS) TRUCKLOTS LTL (MIN. 25 CONT.) RANGE MOSTLY RANGE WHOLE 56-59 57-58 5964 BLENDS (/) TFEWR 75-83 WHITES 40-43 41-42 43-53 SUGARED YOLKS (MIN 43% SOLIDS) 80-84 81-82 84-90 SALTED YOLKS (MIN 43% SOLIDS) 75-79 76-77 79-83 (0 - WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28-32% EGG SOLIDS. North Atlantic Shell Eggs July 31, UW Atlanta, Ga. PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO LOWER. THE MARKET TONE WAS STEADY TO WEAK. RETAIL DEMAND WAS MIXED, BEST WHERE FEA TURED. LOOSE EGG DEMAND WAS GOOD INTO RESORT AREAS. SUP PLIES WERE ADEQUATE TO AMPLE EXCEPT FOR JUMBOS WHICH WERE SEASONABLY TIGHT. BREAKING , STOCK SUPPLIES WERE ADEQUATE TO AMPLE. LIGHT TYPE HENS WERE GENERALLY SUFFICIENT. 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 .83-.91, LARGE .81-.89, MEDIUM .S9-.62. NE Chicken Pts 1&2 JULY 30,1997 Tiucklot buying activity wai irregular, but ihowing aigni of improvement for the IMmbwFDIC JAY HERSHEY (717) 768-8256 \Pi\ X VoOliA rf.cu.if.d j> Lancaster Farming, Sanirday, August 2, 1997-A5 weekend. Offerings were generally adequ ate with several dealers holding product with increased confidence. Retail and dis tributive movement was about moderate with most traders looking for an improved call for the weekend. The market tone was mostly steady. PRICES PAID PER POUND, ICE PACKED AND CO2 PACKED BROILER/FRYER PARTS. DELIV ERED TO FIRST RECEIVERS IN POOL TRUCKLOT AND TRUCKLOT QUAN TITIES. ITEM CURRENT NEGO TIATED TRADING* BREAST - B/S (W A W/O TENDERS) 180 BREAST - WITH RIBS 90-91 BREAST - LINE RUN 90 LEGS 42-43 LEG QUARTERS (BULK) 28-29 DRUMSTICKS 45-46 THIGHS 45-46 WINGS (WHOLE) 60-61 BACKS AND NECKS (STRIPPED) 12-14 LIV ERS (5 POUND TUBS) 20 GIZZARDS (HEARTS) 40 INCLUDES NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. MASSA CHUSETTS. CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND. AND PENNSYLVANIA (NORTHEAST OF HARRISBURG). E. PA & NJ Poultry JULY 28, 1997 Majority price* were unchanged when compared to a week earlier. Demand waa moderate to good, although buy era were unaggreaaive. Offering* were irregular but uaually aufficient for trade need*. Under tone waa moatly ateady. HEAVY TYPE HENS (7 POUNDS AND UP) * FINAL PRICE. CENTS PER LB., GENERALLY FOR SLAUGHTER THE WEEK OF 28-JUL-97 RANGE MAJORITY WTD AVG AT FARM BUY ER LOADING 14-20.5 CENTS/LB. 16-19 17.33 AT FARM PRODUCER LOADING TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB PLANT TOO FEW TO REPORT * WEIGHTS UNDER 7 LBS. SUBJECT TO DISCOUNT. National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO JULY 3<* 1997 Fund aelling on the board today preaaured wheat bid* lower. Com bid* jumped higher due to the warm tempera turea over the weekend aa trader* are con automatic farm systems v ' 6dB & ivetg«J«h RSifc l£oioh, M 17042 t>hqm: Tt7-2T4-5333 SM 'PA AG PROGRESS DAYS On East 3rd Street and in The Dairy & Livestock Tent #2 coned yiddi could leuen. Soybean bids finiahed Amply lower u profit taking on the board began after two dayi of higho Uendi in the bean pita. Lack of new export aalea alxo weighed on aoybean bide. Wheat ateady to 6 cenu lowo. Com 1 to 6 centa higher. Sorghum 2 to 6 centa higher. Soy beana 12 to 43 centa lower. U.S. Export Salea: PURCHASER COMMODITY TONNAGE DEL DATE Nothing new to report. Date Change Year ago Track Bide; 07/30/97 07/29/97 07/31/96 Wheat Kan aaa City (HRW, ORD) 3.70-3.71 dn 2-6 4.90-4.91 Minncapolia (DNS, 14%) 4.23 1/4 dn 2 5.22 Portland (SW) 3.98-4.00 unch-dn 2 4.69-4.72 St. Louia (SRW) 3.47-3.30 dn 1-2 4.41-4.44 Com, US 2 Yellow: Kanaaa City 2.69 up 6 4.29 Min neapolia 2J3 1/4 up 3 1/4 4.27 1/4 South ern lowa 2.62-2.63 up 5-4 4.46-4 JO Oma ha 2.31-2J2 up 3-1 4.37-4.40 Soybeana, US I Yellow: Kanaaa Gty 7.34 dn 38-43 7.63 Mitmeapolia 7.34 dn 12 1/2 7.42 3/4 Southern lowa 7.47-7.60 dn 12-4 7.66-7.68 Cent IL Proceaaota 7.29-7.53 dn 22 1/2-24 7.79-7.87 3/4 Futurea: Kanaaa City (Sep) Wheat 3.64 1/2 dn 2 1/2 4.74 Mitmeapolia (Sep) Wheat 3.86 1/4 dn 2 4.62 Chicago (Sep) Wheat 3.36 1/4 dn 1 3/4 4.40 Chica go (Sep) Com 2.62 1/4 up 4 1/4 3.54 1/4 Chicago (Dec) Com 2.63 1/2 up 3 1/4 3.19 3/4 Chicago (Nov) Soybeana 6.34 dn 2 1/2 7.33 Export Bida: Barge or rail. Port of New Orleana or North Texaa Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord. Protein; 3.97 1/2 dn 2 1/2 3. 123 US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat: 3.68 1/4-3.69 1/4 up 3 1/4-21/4 4.60-4.63 US 2 Yellow Com: 2.84 1/4-2.85 1/4 up 3 1/4-2 1/4 4.79 1/4 US 2 Yellow Sorghum; Rail 4.69 up 6 6.87 Barge 5.19-5.24 up 2-6 7.32 US 1 Yellow Soybeana; 7.81 dn 23 1/2 7.91 3/4-7.92 3/4 Middleburg Hay Mlddleburg, PA Tue*, July 29, 1997 , Report wpplled by PDA 37 LOADS TOTAL, 14 LOADS OF HAY. MIXED HAY: 65.00-132.50. TIMOTHY: 65.00-110.00. STRAW: 80.00-90.00. EAR CORN: 87.50-102.50. OATS: 1.85 AND 2.90 BU. * * j Tv%
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