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Weekly Poultry Commentary

Whole bird prices are steady overall. Preliminary majority prices are unchanged in all areas when compared to early week prices. Offering all of sizes are light to instances moderately heavy, mostly light to moderate for current trade needs. Retail and food service demand is light to good, mostly light to moderate entering the weekend with quit a few receiving surprisingly better than expected interest. Floor stocks are mixed. Market activity is slow to moderate. In the parts structure, movement is light to moderate for late week business. Prices are trending firm to higher for drums, thighs, tenders and thigh meat. Bone-in breast prices are trending steady to firm. Wings are weak to lower and slow to clear. All remaining parts are generally steady. Offerings are light for drums and thighs with good movement. Bone-in breast and tenders are in good supply and moving well. Wings and boneless skinless breast are moderate to heavy and slow to clear. Market activity for parts is moderate. In production areas, live supplies are moderate. Weights are desirable to heavy. 
The Chicken Report for April 20, 2012

Note: The pricing below is USDA commodity and/or wholesale pricing. It should be used as a guide to monitor market conditions and is not in any way comparable to distributor invoice pricing.

Origin Price Price (Week Prior) Price (Year Prior)
Thighs, Boneless Skinless Southern States 1.20 1.21 1.09
Breast, Boneless Skinless Southern States 1.26 1.27 1.34
Breast, Line Run Southern States 0.84 0.85 0.86
Drumsticks Southern States 0.57 0.53 0.47
Front Halves Southern States 0.78 0.78 0.73
Leg Quarters (4/10) Southern States 0.51 0.51 0.46
Leg Quarters (Bulk) Southern States 0.49 0.49 0.44
Tenderloins Southern States 1.67 1.65 1.54
Wings (Cut) Southern States 1.74 1.75 n/a
Wings (Whole) Southern States 1.52 1.53 0.72


The Turkey Report for April 20, 2012

Note: The pricing below is USDA commodity and/or wholesale pricing. It should be used as a guide to monitor market conditions and is not in any way comparable to distributor invoice pricing.

Origin Price Price (Week Prior) Price (Year Prior)
Breast Trim Meat n/a 0.82 0.85 2.06
Breasts, 4-8 Lbs Grade A n/a 1.29 1.30 1.29
Breasts, 4-8 Lbs Grade A--Fresh n/a 1.70 1.68 1.75
Breasts, B/S, Tom n/a 1.98 1.80 2.55
Breasts, B/S, Tom--Fresh n/a 1.93 1.98 2.50
Destrapped Tenders--Fresh n/a 1.88 1.88 2.35
Drumsticks, Hen n/a 0.73 0.73 0.74
Drumsticks, Tom n/a 0.69 0.72 0.79
Drumsticks, Tom--Fresh n/a 0.68 0.68 0.75
Mechanically Separated--Fresh n/a 0.32 0.32 0.30
Necks, Hen n/a 0.46 0.46 0.36
Necks, Tom n/a 0.52 0.51 0.38
Scapula Meat n/a 0.99 1.03 1.98
Thigh Meat n/a 1.31 1.38 1.37
Thigh Meat--Fresh n/a 1.29 1.37 1.35
Wings, Full-Cut, Hen n/a 0.65 0.64 0.79
Wings, Full-Cut, Tom n/a 0.59 0.59 0.82
Wings, V-Type, Hen n/a 1.23 1.23 1.20
Wings, V-Type, Tom n/a 0.98 0.97 0.96










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