Prices Bounce Back Up at Lancaster Poultry Center
Broiler prices rose above 18 cents for the second time since March at Lancaster Poultry Center. The sale report details 68, 54 broilers in 18 lots trading from 18 to 18.6 cents, with top lots including 2000 White Wantress consigned by Andrew G. Miller and purchased by Carl B. Risser. The sale catalog lists multiple lots of pullets, roasters, heavy fowl, and leghorn fowl with prices ranging in the 6 to 25 cent area and notes all offered lots sold.
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Lancaster Poultry Center
Andrew G. Miller
Carl B. Risser
Delmarva Broilers See Small Price Gain Amid Strong Demand
Delmarva broiler prices rose about a quarter cent in the 24 hour period ending Friday morning with fair demand for 1,013,200 head at farms at 17.3 to 18.5. Most at farm sales were 17.5 to 17.9 while ready to cook demand was good for next week. Eastern shore processors expect 826,000 head slaughter this weekend up from 693,000 last weekend. The week ending Aug 31 broiler mash ratio held at 3.7 and costs were 94.75 per ton for mash. year ago and six months ago ratios and prices are noted.
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Delmarva
Eastern Shore
New York Egg Market Weekly
A concise market report from New York details egg prices, trading activity, and supply conditions for the week. The bulletin lists price ranges, regional variations, and notes shifts in demand affecting handlers and wholesalers.
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New York
Nutrition trends shape American grocery spending
Consumers increasingly seek nutrition when shopping with the average American spending 34c on meats, 23c on vegetables, 19c on dairy, 16c on bread, and 8c on misc. Dairy remains a foundation food group and ice cream demand stays high with per capita consumption of 197 quarts. Cottage cheese rises in popularity at 47 pounds per person in 1961, near the 1960 record, reflecting long term growth in dairy use.
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