WEEKLY MARKET TRENDS REPORT

March 15, 2013

Individual Reports on: Beef, Veal and Lamb Oil and Grains Dairy Pork Canned Tomato Poultry Seafood Bean, Rice, Coffee and Sugar Processed Fruits and Vegetables Produce

Poultry Report
Poultry- U.S. chicken exports in Jan were 2.7% more than the prior year but the smallest since
Jan '12. Export trade with Russia was up 106% during the month versus a year ago but Russian imports of U.S. chicken will likely be inconsistent moving forward. The chicken leg quarter market is trending counter-seasonally lower which is sign that export demand is only modest. Typically, chicken leg quarter prices move 2.5% higher during the next three weeks. The USDA is now projecting Q2 chicken production to be 1.8% more than '12. This could temper further seasonal price gains for chicken breasts in the coming months. It may also compound losses for chicken wings that usually decline 11.6% over the next eight weeks.

Whole Chicken (2.5-3 lb-GA) Chicken Wings, Whole Chicken Wings, Jumbo Cut Chicken Breast, Bone-In Chicken Breast, Bnless Sknless Chicken Tender (random) Chicken Tender (sized) Chicken Legs (whole) Chicken Leg Quarters Chicken Thighs, bone in Chicken Thighs, boneless Large Eggs Medium Eggs Whole Eggs- Liq Egg Whites- Liq Egg Yolks- Liq Whole Turkey (8-16 lb) Turkey Breast- Bnls/Sknls

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