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Poultry

As of now product availability is good but  could change with extreme hot weather and a shortened July 4 production week. Wings pricing has been steady . Medium and small wings were down. Availability on tenders is very tight with high prices. The random breast market price drop has stabilized.

Beef

Packers are doing the best they can to increase their margins. Ribs continue to remain steady. Loins remain strong and tight in supply. Tenderloin supply continues to keep trades active to keep them moving. Ends are steady.

Pork

The butt market continues to move up. Ribs are coming down next week, as most of the ribs sold were pre-booked. Loins are coming off a weak week and now trending higher. Bellies have softened up going into this week.

The Sea

Seafood

Scallop season has begun, but has been much slower than normal. The sizing of  is consistent with this past year, where majority are 10/20’s, or smaller.

The Garden

Produce

There has been a lot of heat in the southeast that could bring crops early or damage them. There is improving volume on mid-sized to small limes. Larger sizes will continue to be short.  Favorable weather conditions throughout the growing regions have fueled increased supplies for many commodities helping markets remain steady as we see increased summer demand. Harvest crews continue to wok product in the fields to mitigate quality issues.

The Kitchen Sink

Dairy

 Concerns about demand drove the butter and cheese markets weaker. Shell Egg markets continue to climb with good demand and less production. Cream and Culture pricing is increasing for July. The butter market was slightly weaker this week, but buying is aggressive.

Grain

Soybean oil futures fell . Canola prices started to move lower, too, falling in step with soybean and palm oils.