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 
 
11 DECEMBER 2015 
 
Vol. XLIX No. 50 
 
7 DECEMBER 2015 MONDAY 
 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for this week's trading is $1.1325 based on full truck load lots of ice pack USDA grade "A" sized 2 to 3 pound birds. 100% (representing 1,033 loads) of the loads offered have been confirmed within a range of 75.00 to $1.1848 with a final weighted average of $1.1213 f.o.b. dock or equivalent. The market is steady to weak to occasionally firm and the live supply is short to adequate for a normal to good demand. Average weights are desirable. Estimated slaughter today is 4,664,200 head. This compares with 4,711,000 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 $1.5650 (based on 2,053,000 lbs.); skinless boneless breasts $1.71 (based on 8,741,000 lbs.); whole breasts $1.0550 (based on 1,499,000 lbs.); boneless skinless thigh meat $1.3050 (based on 2,127,000 lbs.); thighs 61.00 (based on 1,233,000 lbs.); drumsticks 50.00 (based on 1,642,000 lbs.); leg quarters 37.00 (based on 8,852,000 lbs.); and wings $1.49 (based on 3,805,000 lbs.). Demand on line run tenders, drumsticks and leg quarters is good to normal, mostly good, occasionally light; demand on skinless boneless breasts is mostly good, occasionally normal to light; demand on whole breasts is good to very good, occasionally normal; demand on boneless skinless thigh meat is mostly normal, occasionally good to light; demand on thighs is mostly good, occasionally light to normal; and demand on wings is mostly good, occasionally normal. 
 
8 DECEMBER 2015 TUESDAY 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for this week's trading is $1.1325. The final weighted average was $1.1213 f.o.b. dock or equivalent. The market tone for next week's trading is steady to weak to occasionally firm and the live supply is adequate to short for a normal to good demand. Average weights are desirable with a firm to steady, occasionally lower, weak to higher, price trend. Estimated slaughter today is 4,679,100 head. This compares with 4,723,100 head last Tuesday. 
The f.o.b. dock confirmed final weighted average prices on parts were: line run tenders $1.5650; skinless boneless breasts $1.71; whole breasts $1.0550; boneless skinless thigh meat $1.3050; thighs 61.00; drumsticks 50.00; leg quarters 37.00; and wings $1.49. Cooler inventories and supplies on all parts are balanced to occasionally heavy to light, with a good to balanced to light to very good demand. Price trend on all parts is higher to lower, occasionally steady to weak and firm. 
 
 9 DECEMBER 2015 WEDNESDAY 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for next week's trading declined .25 to $1.13 based on full truck load lots of ice pack USDA grade "A" sized 2 to 3 pound birds. The market is steady to weak to occasionally firm and the live supply is adequate to short for a normal to good demand. Average weights are desirable. Estimated slaughter today is 4,646,200 head. This compares with 4,682,100 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 $1.5050; skinless boneless breasts $1.53 whole breasts 99.50; boneless skinless thigh meat $1.26; thighs 57.50; drumsticks 44.00; leg quarters 36.50; and wings $1.50. Demand on line run tenders and leg quarters is mostly good, occasionally normal to light; demand on skinless boneless breasts is good to normal, mostly good, occasionally very good to light; demand on whole breasts is mostly good to very good to normal; demand on boneless skinless thigh meat is mostly normal, occasionally good to light; demand on thighs is mostly good, occasionally light to normal; demand on drumsticks is good to normal, occasionally light; and demand on wings is mostly good, occasionally normal. 
Note: On December 10, 2014, the Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers was $1.1375. 
10 DECEMBER 2015 THURSDAY 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for this week's trading is $1.13 based on full truck load lots of ice pack USDA grade "A" sized 2 to 3 pound birds. 72% (representing 729 loads) of the loads offered have been confirmed within a price range of $1.04 to $1.1730 with a preliminary weighted average of $1.1325 f.o.b. dock or equivalent. The market is steady to weak to occasionally firm and the live supply is adequate to short for a normal to good demand. Average weights are desirable. Estimated slaughter today is 4,352,100 head. This compares with 4,660,600 head last Thursday. 
11 DECEMBER 2015 FRIDAY 
The Georgia f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers and fryers for this week's trading is $1.13 based on full truck load lots of ice pack USDA grade "A" sized 2 to 3 pound birds. 81% (representing 821 loads) of the loads offered have been confirmed within a range of $1.04 to $1.1730 with a preliminary weighted average of $1.1325 f.o.b. dock or equivalent. The market is steady to weak to occasionally firm and the live supply is short to adequate for a normal to good demand. Average weights are desirable. Estimated slaughter today is 4,285,700 head. This compares with 4,691,700 head last Friday and Saturday 
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 $1.5550 (based on 1,721,000 lbs.); skinless boneless breasts $1.6750 (based on 7,913,000 lbs.); whole breasts $1.0650 (based on 830,000 lbs.); boneless skinless thigh meat $1.21 (based on 2,229,000 lbs.); thighs 62.50 (based on 1,064,000 lbs.); drumsticks 45.50 (based on 1,694,000 lbs.); leg quarters 36.50 (based on 7,207,000 lbs.); and wings $1.4850 (based on 3,654,000 lbs.). Demand on line run tenders is mostly good, occasionally normal to light; demand on skinless boneless breasts is good to normal, mostly good, occasionally light; demand on whole breasts and wings is good to normal, mostly good; demand on boneless skinless thigh meat is mostly normal, occasionally good to light, demand on thighs is mostly good, occasionally light to normal; demand on drumsticks is good to normal, occasionally light and demand on leg quarters is mostly good, normal to light. 
Estimated hen slaughter for the week ending today is unavailable at this time. Estimated hen slaughter for the corresponding week a year ago was 272,334 head. 
Estimated total slaughter for the week ending today for broilers and fryers is 22,627,300 head. This compares with 23,846,200 head of broilers and fryers for the corresponding week a year ago.