Poultry Prices See No Improvement Soon
Washington reports the Poultry Survey Committee of the American Feed Manufacturers Association says farm broiler prices will stay unprofitable through 1961. Egg and turkey price forecasts are lowered by higher feed costs and large 1961 crops, with farm egg prices dropping to about 36-37 cents a dozen in late 1961 and turkey prices around 20 cents for September-December. The report covers broilers eggs and laying hens with projected marketings and price paths into 1962.
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Ohio State University
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Richard N. Kohls
Purdue University
Henry E. Larzelere
Michigan State University
U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Turkey Federation
Poultry and Egg Nation
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Barren Heifers Should Be Sold Say Researchers
USDA and Montana researchers analyzed 30 years of calving data from the U S Range Livestock Experiment Station. They found that of bred heifers failing to calve by age three, 29 percent will not calve in the next year, supporting culling as soon as nonconception is evident.
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U. S. Range Livestock Experiment Station
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Poultry Committee Forecast Ups and Downs for 1961 62
The Poultry Survey Committee says returns to egg producers starting October 1961 will be lower than the prior year due to cheaper prices and higher feed costs. Hatch of egg type chicks in early 1962 should be similar or slightly higher than 1961. Their next meeting is December 11-12, 1961 as they forecast prices and production trends.
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