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Excerpt from Poultry and Egg Outlook and Situation, Vol. 309: February 1981 Prospects for reduced supplies of pork coupled with continued strong export demand for poultry and eggs are expected to keep first half 1981 prices of broilers, eggs and turkeys well above depressed levels of last year. However, rising production costs will about offset these price increases. Turkey and broiler production is likely to exceed last year's levels, while egg production may be about the same. Egg production in 1981 will probably continue about the same as last year. Following negative returns most of last year, the number of young pullets to entering the laying flock continues to trail 1980 levels, and the aver age age of the laying flock is older. Producers will prob ably keep old hens in the flock, to maintain output. Egg production in the first quarter may be down 1 percent from last year, because of one less production day in February, but second quarter production may equal april-june 1980. February egg prices in New York averaged about 71 cents per dozen, 10 cents below December, but 11 cents above February a year ago. Prices may average 72-74 cents for the entire quarter. Prices usually weaken in the spring. However, reduced supplies of meat may limit the decline this year. Egg prices during april-june may hold near first quarter levels. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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