Weekly Broiler Report Highlights Growth Across Markets
Commonwealth hatcherymen set 1 277 000 eggs for commercial broiler production for the week ending August 29, up 20 percent from the prior week and 13 percent from last year. Placements reached 1 001 000 chicks, up 13 percent week over week and 42 percent year over year, with a 10 week total up 7 percent from a year earlier.
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Commonwealth Hatcherymen
Aedding
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Delmarva Prices Steady Amid Demand Shifts For Poultry
Lue bower and liver prices held steady with good demand for debt auction offerings. Ready to cook demand was spotty with some retail promotions. Delivered prices largely unchanged amid ongoing competition. Eastern slaughter for Friday and Saturday 838,000 head, vs 856,000 last weekend. purchases for 24 hour period ending Friday total 852,900 head with 463,900 offered at Eastern Poultry Growers Exchange on Thursday. Week ending August 28 Delmarva bioiler feed ratio rose to 34. Bioners averaged 1651 cents per pound. mash $97.49 per ton. Lamb and sheep markets mixed with Spring lambs and slaughter stock around 1250-1350 US 1-3 300-450 lb, ewes steady.
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Lue
Eastern Poultry Growers Exchange
Delmarva
Egg Market Trends in New York Week Signals Mixed
The weekly market note from Urner Barry reports irregular conditions with large white eggs poorly cleared, while fancy heavy whites hold firm and smaller sizes generally remain supported.
Slaughter Lamb Prices and Odd Anecdote
Market notes show lamb prices for different weights with ranges from 65 to 90 pounds and higher, including several lots around 2250 to 2400 and a few 2550. A separate line mentions slaughter ewes from 500 to 800. The text ends with a humorous tale of a man who learned a method to hammer nails without hitting his thumb, aided by his wife holding the nail.
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Broiler Report
Eastern
New Jersey
Fogelsville
Lancaster
Florin
Florin Dairy Feeds
Mt. Joy
Wolgemuth Bros., Inc
Mount Joy, Pa
New York
Urner-Barry Co
Tucs
Thurs
WIITE
Fes
Hynts
Fey Med
BROWN
Wirthmore
Paradise Supply
Clem E. Hocker
J. K. Stauffer & Son
Lawn and
Bellaire
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