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Federal/State Market News Service
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Steve Troxler, Commissioner
1020 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1020
Livestock, Grain, Poultry, Eggs, Fruits,
Vegetables, & Cotton Prices
in North Carolina & Surrounding Markets
Karrie Gonzalez, Manager
Phone: (919) 707-3121
Office Hours (M-F) 8:00-5:00
VOL. 52. NO. 19 41 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $.04 per copy.
May 08, 2020
North Carolina Broilers and Fryers
Estimated Weekly Slaughter: 16,936,069 Demand: Moderate
Average Weighl/Bird for Retail Market: 7.34 lbs. Supply: Adequate
US Weekly Slaughter Estimate: 162.900,000
N.C. Pasture Raised Poultry - Direct Prices from Producer to Consumer (avg/lb)
Whole Bird: 5.36 Drumstick: 5.84 Liver: 5.60
Breast, Boneless: 14.66 Wings (Whole): 5.88 Neck: 3.10
Leg Quarters: 7.25 Tenderloins: - Thighs: 7.62
Southeast Live Hens (7 lbs & Up)
Market: Steady to Weak
Demand: Light
Supply: Moderate to Heavy
Weighted Average Price: 5.62
(Cents/lb at farm, buyer loading)
North Carolina Eggs (cents per dozen) - Weighted average price for small lot sales of consumer grade eggs in cartons delivered to
nearby retail outlets - Thursday Extra Large: 122.56 Large: 118.72 Medium: 62.93 Small: 47.00
Northeast Broiler/Fry er Parts (wtd avg cents/lb) - Thursday Leg Quarters: 30.90 Thigh Meat (S/B): 99.24
Thighs: 78.50 Breast (B/S): 126.35 Breast (with Ribs): 89.88 Wings (Whole): 151.81
Tenderloins: 96.02 Drums: 52.04 Legs: 41.18
Eastern North Carolina Fruit & Vegetables (Sales FOB Shipping Point Basis) - 2019 Season Sweet Potatoes: Demand
moderate. Market about steady. 40 pound cartons Orange Types U.S. No. I 15.50-17.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 some 18.00 few lower
occasional higher, U.S. No. 1 Petite 12.00-13.00 some low as 1 1 .00 high as 16.00, U.S. No. 2 8.00-10.00 some 13.00 occasional
higher, No Grade Marks jumbo 10.00-12.00 few lower occasional higher. 2020 Season Strawberries: Supply light due to
unseasonably low temperatures. Demand very good. Market slightly higher. Includes palletizing and cooling. Flats 8 1 -pound
containers with lids medium-large 13.75-14.00 mostly 14.00 occasional high as 15.00.
Fresh Market Shipments in 1,000 Forty Pound Cartons (Beauregard, Covington or Hernandez) from 16 major shippers in North Carolina
Apr 30-May 02. 2020 Total to Date
NC 81 9,316
May 02-04,
119
2019
Total to Date Last Season
9,597
Breakdown of shipments by category:
Foodservice
2
Retail
41
International
38
May 03-06, 2020 Total to Date
NC 96 9,457
May 05-08,
132
2019
Total to Date Last Season
9,729
Total Cartons Last Season
12,773
Breakdown of shipments by category:
Foodservice
4
Retail
78
International
14
Apr 26-May 02, 2020 Total to Date
LA 19 890
Total to Date Last Season
620
Total Cartons Last Season
863
Louisiana (Sales FOB Shipping Point Basis) - 2019 Season Sweet Potatoes: Demand moderate. Market steady. 40 pound
cartons Orange Types U.S. No. 1 22.00-24.00, U.S. No. 2 14.00-16.00, No Grade Marks jumbo 14.00-16.00.