Market reports show mixed demand and tight supplies
ARP Market reports weak demand in the Baltimore market with short to adequate supplies. Philadelphia eggs show irregular demand with listed retailer prices for various egg grades. Delmarva Poultry steady with ready to cook demand improving and prices around 42 to 45 cents a pound. Philadelphia poultry price negotiations indicate mostly tens and low forties for Grade A broilers and fryers. Produce and fruit items show mixed price movement with lettuce up and beans and cabbage down. Commodity roundup notes higher livestock and fat prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange driven by retail demand, with grains and soybeans also firmer following USDA data. The Gov Thomas Johnson Band Boosters announce a meeting on Tuesday April 27 at 7:30 PM.