Delmarva Broilers Week shows slight price dip to 15.90
Delmarva weekly broiler feed ratio fell from 35 to 34 due to a half cent drop in broiler prices while feed costs eased. Delmarva average fell to 15.90 from 16.42 a week earlier, with market offerings moderate and demand fair. Details by region list head counts, sizes, and price ranges including caponettes and cockerels, plus regional notes from Georgia North Carolina and Shenandoah Valley.
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Delmarva
Broiler
Fryere
Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange
Chicago Cattle Trends and Broilers Summary
Chicago cattle market trends show Monday steady to 50 cents lower with Tuesday steady to strong and Wednesday steady to 25 cents higher. In poultry, mary broilers and fryers for the week ended Oct 10 reached 1,128,000 head with 244-315 lb weights and a 15-16% weighted average. reports note a 7.2% weekoverweek increase and a 163% rise from 1957. Alabama broilers and fryers show slow demand with ample to excessive offerings and heavy sizes. farm prices listed 2 to 4 lb at 14-15 cents, 3% at 14, 97% at 15, and 100% at 16 cents FOB plants, with 122,900 head referenced.
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Georgia
North Carolina
Shenandoah Valley
Egg Price Review
NEY White Holiday
Fey
Mary
Alabama
Hogs and Sheep Prices Move in Lancaster Market
Hogs trade slow with barrows and gilts down about 50 cents from last Wednesday while sows stay near steady. Us 1 3, 180 240 lb barrows and gilts at 20 25 21, 190 220 lb rumiform 1 2 grade at 21, 150 and up to 22, 250 280 lb at 19 20, 350 550 lb sows 16 19. Sheep market active with woolled slaughter lambs up 50 cents. good and choice woolled lambs 23 50 24 75, utility and low good 19 50 23 75.
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Carolina
Darby Leghorns
Darby Associated Hatchery
Elizabethtown
Keener Poultry Farm
R. D
Elizabethtown, Penna
New York
Urner-Barry Co
Chicago Cattle Trends
Lancaster Markets
Westinghouse
Pune
IBM
Faun Bureau
Lancaster
Manheim
New Holland Elgin
Quarryville Sterling
Wirthmore
Hinkletown
Leroy M. Sensenig
Ph. Ephrata
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