Market News Poultry Division Georgia Department of Agriculture 128 Agriculture Building Capitol Square Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. 30334-4200 
Gary W. Black, Commissioner 
 
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Market News Poultry Division  Published Weekly 
 
31 JULY 2015 
 
Vol. XLIX No. 31 
 
27 JULY 2015 MONDAY 
 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for this week's trading is $1.1575 based on full truck load lots of ice pack USDA grade "A" sized 2 to 3 pound birds. 100% (representing 1,023 loads) of the loads offered have been confirmed within a range of 81 to $1.2147 with a final weighted average of $1.1341 f.o.b. dock or equivalent. The market is steady to firm to occasionally weak and the live supply is adequate to short to occasionally long for a light to normal to occasionally good demand. Average weights are desirable. Estimated slaughter today is 4,721,400 head. This compares with 4,746,300 head last Monday. 
 
The f.o.b. dock confirmed final weighted average prices on ice pack parts based on truck load and pool truck load lots for this week's trading are: line run tenders $2.02 (based on 2,047,000 lbs.); skinless boneless breasts $2.01 (based on 8,949,000 lbs.); whole breasts $1.31 (based on 1,519,000 lbs.); boneless skinless thigh meat $1.54 (based on 1,936,000 lbs.); thighs 76.00 (based on 1,203,000 lbs.); drumsticks 50.50 (based on 2,472,000 lbs.); leg quarters 45.50 (based on 8,592,000 lbs.); and wings $1.6450 (based on 3,886,000 lbs.). Demand on line run tenders and boneless skinless thigh meat is mostly good, occasionally normal and light; demand on skinless boneless breasts and leg quarters is good to normal, mostly good, occasionally light; demand on whole breasts and drumsticks is normal to good, mostly normal; and demand on thighs and wings is good to normal, mostly good. 
 
28 JULY 2015 TUESDAY 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for this week's trading is $1.1575. The final weighted average was $1.1341 f.o.b. dock or equivalent. The market tone for next week's trading is steady to firm to occasionally weak and the live supply is adequate to short to occasionally long for a light to normal to occasionally good demand. Average weights are desirable with a mostly steady to lower, occasionally weak and higher price trend. Estimated slaughter today is 4,735,900 head. This compares with 4,721,400 head last Tuesday. 
The f.o.b. dock confirmed final weighted average prices on parts were: line run tenders $2.02 skinless boneless breasts $2.01 whole breasts $1.31; boneless skinless thigh meat $1.54; thighs 76.00; drumsticks 50.50; leg quarters 45.50; and wings $1.6450. Cooler inventories and supplies on all parts are balanced to occasionally heavy and light, with a mostly balanced to good, occasionally light, demand. Price trend on all parts is mostly lower to higher, occasionally steady, weak and firm. 
 
 29 JULY 2015 WEDNESDAY 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for next week's trading declined .25 to $1.1550 based on full truck load lots of ice pack USDA grade "A" sized 2 to 3 pound birds. The market is steady to firm to occasionally weak and the live supply is adequate to short for a good to normal to occasionally light demand. Average weights are desirable. Estimated slaughter today is 4,728,300 head. This compares with 4,711,800 head last Wednesday. 
The f.o.b. dock quoted prices on ice pack parts based on truck load and pool truck load lots for next week's trading are: line run tenders $1.9950; skinless boneless breasts $1.88; whole breasts $1.2450; boneless skinless thigh meat $1.5550; thighs 71.50; drumsticks 46.00; leg quarters 45.50 and wings $1.65 Demand on most parts is good to normal, mostly good, occasionally light; with the exceptions of whole breasts which is good to light, occasionally normal; thighs and wings which is good to normal, mostly good; and drumsticks which is normal to good, mostly normal. 
Note: On July 30, 2014, the Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers was $1.1275. 
30 JULY 2015 THURSDAY 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for this week's trading is $1.1550 based on full truck load lots of ice pack USDA grade "A" sized 2 to 3 pound birds. 79% (representing 811 loads) of the loads offered have been confirmed within a price range of $1.04 to $1.21 with a preliminary weighted average of $1.1470 f.o.b. dock or equivalent. The market is steady to firm to occasionally weak and the live supply is adequate to short for a good to normal to occasionally light demand. Average weights are desirable. Estimated slaughter today is 4,730,800 head. This compares with 4,723,500 head last Thursday. 
31 JULY 2015 FRIDAY 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for this week's trading is $1.1550 based on full truck load lots of ice pack USDA grade "A" sized 2 to 3 pound birds. 87% (representing 892 loads) of the loads offered have been confirmed within a range of $1.04 to $1.21 with a preliminary weighted average of $1.1464 f.o.b. dock or equivalent. The market is steady to firm to occasionally weak and the live supply is adequate to short for a good to normal to occasionally light demand. Average weights are desirable. Estimated slaughter today is 4,710,900 head. This compares with 4,682,200 head last Friday. 
The f.o.b. dock confirmed preliminary weighted average prices on ice pack parts based on truck load and pool truck load lots for this week's trading are: line run tenders $2.0150 (based on 1,715,000 lbs.); skinless boneless breasts $2.01 (based on 7,268,00 lbs.); whole breasts $1.30 (based on 910,000 lbs.); boneless skinless thigh meat $1.46 (based on 1,911,000 lbs.); thighs 76.00 (based on 1,124,000 lbs.); drumsticks 59.50 (based on 1,361,000 lbs.); leg quarters 45.50 (based on 7,262,000 lbs.); and wings $1.6350 (based on 3,522,000 lbs.). Demand on line run tenders, skinless boneless breasts, boneless skinless thigh meat and leg quarters is good to normal, mostly good, occasionally light; and demand on whole breasts, thighs, drumsticks and wings is good to normal, mostly good. 
Estimated hen slaughter for the week ending today is 237,143 head. Estimated hen slaughter for the corresponding week a year ago was 166,000 head. 
Estimated total slaughter for the week ending today for broilers and fryers is 23,627,300 head. This compares with 23,299,300 head of broilers and fryers for the corresponding week a year ago.