AJ_PY046                                                                        
Atlanta, GA          Wed. Oct 18, 2017          USDA Market News                
                                                                                
Daily Northeast Broiler/Fryer Parts as of 11:30                                 
                                                                                

Prices are trending steady to weak for tenders and dark meat cuts; weak 
for thighs and thigh meat and steady for boneless skinless breasts.  
Trucklot buying activity is light to moderate with movement generally 
limited to standing commitments.  Offerings of most dark meat cuts and 
tenders are moderate to heavy;  wings and boneless skinless breast are 
sufficient and thighs and thigh meat available and competitively priced.  
Market activity is slow to moderate.                                                            
                                                                                

ICE PACKED BROILER/FRYER PARTS, DELIVERED TO FIRST RECEIVERS                    
IN POOL TRUCKLOT AND TRUCKLOT QUANTITIES, CENTS PER POUND.                      
                                                                                
ITEM                           CURRENT NEGOTIATED TRADING*                      
                                                                                
BREAST - B/S                            145                                     
TENDERLOINS                             125                                     
BREAST - WITH RIBS                       78-79                                  
BREAST - LINE RUN                        78                                     
LEGS                                     41-42                                  
LEG QUARTERS (BULK)                      34-35                                  
DRUMSTICKS                               37-38                                  
THIGHS                                   42-43                                  
B/S THIGHS                              126-127                                 
WINGS (WHOLE)                           177-178                                 
BACKS AND NECKS (STRIPPED)               10-12                                  
LIVERS (5 POUND TUBS)                    65-70                                  
GIZZARDS (HEARTS)                        75-80                                  

INCLUDES NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY,                  
MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND PENNSYLVANIA                      
(NORTHEAST OF HARRISBURG).                                                      
                                                                                

Source:   USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News                        
          Atlanta, GA    404-562-5850  email: Atlanta.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov        
          http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AJ_PY046.txt                        
                                                                                
Prepared: 18-Oct-17 11:27 AM E JRF