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Article: The chicken markets increased 3-4 cents for whole chickens and 6-9 cents for breast meat.(Markets review)(Brief Article)
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- Feedstuffs
- Article date:
- March 14, 2005
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The chicken markets increased 3-4 cents for whole chickens and 6-9 cents for breast meat as further processors were buying breast meat for new promotions being scheduled by quick-service systems and as retailers were buying breast items for more competitive merchandising next to rapidly rising beef products, Feedstuffs sources said.
Dark meat and leg quarters were also strong due to exports, sources said.
Chickens were 70-73 cents/lb, in the eastern ...