Delmarva
Broiler/Fryer
ATLANTA, GA.
July 1,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Movement of ready-to-cook whole birds
ranged fair to good. Offerings of the 3.5
pound and heavier birds were in close bal
ance to tight; 3 pound sizes were fully suf
ficient. Live supplies were moderate;
weights were in a full range of light to
heavy. Processor schedules were moder
ate. Less than trucklot asking prices were
unchanged at 59 to 68 cents. Trade senti
ment was generally steady to fully steady.
Breasts items were well cleared. Dark
meat items were adequate and in fairly
good balance. Tenderloins were readily
available.
ACTUAL SLAUGHTER WEEK
ENDING 06/28/03 WAS 12,431,140 5.30
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000)
ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.
WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT
07/0106/27 06/27 06/24 06/20
2,287 3,090 5.33 2,383 5.19
BROILER/FRYER CURRENT NE
GOTIATED 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
57-78 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 62.20
NO. OF BOXES 8,770
Northeast Broiler
Fryer Parts
Parti
ATLANTA, GA.
July 2,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
Trucklot buying activity continued fair
to fairly good during midweek trading.
Offerings of bone-in breasts remained in
tight balance and boneless-skinless breasts
were closely cleared. Dark meat cuts
ranged adequate to balanced. Distributive
Robert Fulton Fire Co
Hay, Straw &
Grain Auction
Every Thursday 10 am
Located on the
corner of RT 272 &
222 at Wakefield, PA
717-548-2492
717-548-2371
Randall Ranck
Auctioneer 003117-L
Consignments Wanted
Featuring Massey-Harris Tractors
Competitions • Awards • Great Food & Drink
Tractor & Farm Flea Market • Farmhouse Tours
Friday, July 11: 9am to 9pm
Bam Acquaintance Time
Noon Parade of Tractors
Ipm Slow Races, Teeter-Totter,
Egg Carrying & More
Weigh-In for Tractor Pull
Tractor Pull Competition
3pm
4pm
Admission: $3
(Supervised Kids Under-12: FREE!)
It's all at the 90-acre Alexander Schaeffer Farm on Rt-501 just south of Schaefferstown.
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draw was moderate to fairly good. The
market tone was fully steady to instances
firm on breast items and dark meat cuts.
Tenderloins and wings were about steady.
ICE PACKED BROILER/FRYER
PARTS. DELIVERED TO FIRST RE
CEIVERS IN POOL TRUCKLOT AND
TRUCKLOT QUANTITIES, CENTS
PER POUND. ITEM CURRENT NE
GOTIATED TRADING BREAST - B/S
165-170 TENDERLOINS 140 BREAST -
WITH RIBS 85-86 BREAST - LINE
RUN 85 LEGS 36-37 LEG QUARTERS
(BULK) 25-26 DRUMSTICKS 32-33
THIGHS 28-29 B/S THIGHS 69-70
WINGS (WHOLE) 64-65 BACKS AND
NECKS (STRIPPED) 10-12 LIVERS (5
POUND TUBS) 25-30 GIZZARDS
(HEARTS) 35-40
Northeast Broiler
Fryer Parts
Part n
ATLANTA, GA.
July 1,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
ICE PACKED BROILER/FRYER
PARTS, DELIVERED TO FIRST RE
CEIVERS IN POOL TRUCKLOT AND
TRUCKLOT QUANTITIES, CENTS
PER POUND CURRENT NEGOTIAT
ED WTD VOLUME ITEM TRADING
AVG /LBS BREAST - B/S 160-165 163.29
738,030 TENDERLOINS 140 137.78
164,340 BREAST - WITH RIBS 84-85
88.08 227,920 BREAST - LINE RUN 84
86.97 147,160 LEGS 35-36 33.51 419,520
LEG QUARTERS (BULK) 25-26 25.56
683,220 DRUMSTICKS 31-32 34.13
243,240 THIGHS 27-28 35.21 116,250 B/S
THIGHS 69-70 73.09 113,260 WINGS
(WHOLE) 64-65 68.73 309,200 BACKS
AND NECKS (STRIPPED) 10-12 12.17
25,760 LIVERS (5 POUND TUBS) 25-30
24.77 14,340 GIZZARDS (HEARTS)
35-40 36.67 31,310
All Sized Canning
Jars & Jugs
Also Lids, Twists or
Screw On (Vinegar & Sugar)
Large or Small Quantities
Reg and Wide-Mouth
Ball Jars
We Ship U.P.S
E.B. Stoltzfus
2966 Stumptown Rd
Ronks, PA 17575
Voice mail: 717/656-9206
HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE
Every Thursday at 12 NOON
Vintage Sales
Stables, Inc.
(Rt. 30, Paradise, PA)
For more information
(717) 442-4181
(717) 768-8204
Saturday, July 12: 9am to 3pm
Bam Acquaintance Time
9am Slow Races, Teeter-Totter,
Egg Carrying & More
On Stage; Holt Twins & Family
with Antique Instruments
Parade & Awards
Pedal Tractor Pull for Kids
Schaeffer Farmhouse Tours
11am
Noon
Ipm
Ipm
'Schedule subject to change
Eastern Com Belt
Direct Hogs
Des Moines, lowa
July 1,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
EASTERN CORN BELT DIRECT
DAILY HOGS, for Tuesday, July 1, as of
1:30 p.m.
CURRENT VOLUME TODAY, AC
TUAL: PRODUCER SOLD: Negotiated
13,535; Other Market Formula 4,414;
Swine or Pork Market Formula: 29,342;
Other Purchase Arrangement: 12,620.
PACKER SOLD (All purchase types):
477.
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES (includ
ing packer sold): BARROWS AND
GILTS (Carcass Basis): 7,754 head. Com
pared to prior day’s close, .50 lower. Base
Market Hog, 185 lb Carcass Basis, Plant
Delivered (-0.9-1.1 inch backfat, 6 sq. in.
loin/2.0 depth): Base Price Range: $52.00
- 61.89, wtd. avg. $59.99.
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog:
192.45 lb carcass, plant delivered (0.77
inch backfat, 6.53 sq.in. loin/2.18 inch loin
depth). FFLI: 50.72%; price range $56.00
-67.71.
Purchase Volume by State of Origin:
Alabama 357; Georgia 419; Illinois
15,433; Indiana 15,628; Kentucky 1,374;
Maryland 116; Michigan 4,319; Mississip
pi 1,637; New York 192; North Carolina
5,050; Ohio 10,564; Pennsylvania 2,390;
South Carolina 595; Tennessee 782; Vir
ginia 115; Wisconsin 888.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Maryland
Report Supplied By Auction
Tuesday, July 1,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
168 LOTS.
ALFALFA-1.30-4.20 BALE.
ALFALFA MIX: 1.10-3.00 BALE.
ALFALFA ROUND: 29.00.
TIMOTHY: 1.00-3.70 BALE.
TIMOTHY MIX: .70-2.50 BALE.
TIMOTHY ROUND: 32.50.
GRASS MIX: .80-1.80 BALE.
GRASS ROUND: 25.00-30.00.
STRAW: .40-2.50 BALE.
MULCH: .05-.60.
OATS: 2.50-3.00 BAG.
GROUND CORN: 5.50-6.00.
East Fluid Milk
And Cream Review
Madison, Wis.
July 1,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM,
dollars per lb butterfat: F. 0.8. producing
plants; Northeast: 1.4973-1.6662. Deliv
ered Equivalent: Atlanta: 1.5086-1.7112
mostly 1.6212-1.6887.
PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM,
dollars per lb. wet solids, F. 0.8. produc
ing plants: Northeast: Class 11, includes
monthly formula prices: .8500-.9300.
Class 111, spot prices; .7400-.8200.
SPOTS SHIPMENTS OF GRADE A
MILK: FLORIDA: This Week; In 0, Out
52; Last Week In 0, Out 96; Last Week t ln
0, Out 64. SOUTHEAST STATES: This
Week: In 0, Out 0; Last Week In 0, Out 0;
Last Week In 0, Out 0.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to changes in
milk supply agreements, milk import/
export totals are not directly comparable
to year ago figures and to shipments prior
to April 1,2003.
This week, there have been a lot of con
versations and discussions about a nation
al organization’s self-help program and
the pending vote, by their board of direc
tors, to approve the plan. Apparently,
there wasn’t enough support for the origi
nal plan and another, less aggressive plan
was adopted. Contacts close to the issue,
citing sharply higher cheese prices, lower
cow numbers, and below year ago milk
output feel that the plan may be beyond
reviving at this time.
Milk production is easing lower in the
northern parts of the region; noticeably
lower in Florida and other Gulf Coast
States. Hot weather in Florida the past
few days has taken its toll on the cows
and milk output. The number of loads of
milk shipped out of state for processing
has dropped significantly in the past two
weeks. In most other parts of the region,
temperatures and humidity are rising,
which is having an adverse effect on milk
production. Off- farm loads are lighter
weights and haulers are consolidating
routes. Contacts continue to report low
butterfat and protein tests on incoming
milk. Bottled milk sales are generally slow
to fair. The improved, summer-like
weather is expected to increase tourists to
the shore and bottlers report some long
awaited improvement in orders from res-
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taurants and other outlets along the
Coast. Fluid milk supplies are lighter and
easily handled. Surplus milk volumes are
easing lower and following early week
trading at the CME, contacts feel that
more milk will now be moving through
cheese plants.
The condensed skim market is mostly
steady, but recent price increases on
cheese at the CME have many producers
saying that if the cheese price holds,
prices for wet solids will be going up in
the near future. Demand for condensed
skim is often improved now that soft
serve mix orders are increasing. Also,
cheese makers that have increased pro
duction are taking some extra loads.
The fluid cream market remains very
strong. Supplies are tight and demand is
good. Spot prices are higher as multiples
are now routinely in the 140’s and the
CME average did increase slightly last
week. More reports of cream loads being
delivered at multiples in the ISO’s are
noted this week. Cream loads are moving
greater distances to supplement Eastern
supplies. Some easing ot demand from ice
cream makers was noted as many of them
will be closed an extra day this holiday
weekend. Soft serve production is signifi
cantly higher as the hot weather has trig
gered demand up and down the East
Coast. The hot weather has set off a num
ber of load rejections due to high arriving
temperatures. These loads usually cleared
easily as long as acidity levels were within
tolerances. Bottled cream sales are im
proving as the strawberry season pro
gresses north. Churning activity is lighter
at most plants.
Kirkwood Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Report Supplied Ry Auction
Tuesday, July 1,2003
35 LOTS.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
55.00-
TIMOTHY: 120.00-185 00
ALFALFA- IST CUTTING
55.00- 00, 2ND CUTTING 180.00.
3RD 165.00.
GRASS: 85.00-160.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 100.00-145.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 91.00-110.00.
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