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Article: ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE: Livestock, dairy, and poultry--Part 2 of 2
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- July 20, 1998
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Turkey exports continued to be considerably lower than the previous year, mostly due to depressed shipments to Hong Kong, the second largest market. Turkey exports are feeling the combined effects of a greatly reduced market for all poultry products in Hong Kong at the beginning of the year and strong competition from broilers, other chicken, and pork products in other markets.
Forecasting Farm-to-Retail Pork Price Spreads -- William F. Hahn
Pork farm-to-retail price spreads set a number of record highs in a short period in 1997 and 1998. Before 1997, the largest farm-to-retail price spread occurred in November 1994 at 151 cents per pound. In March 1997 the ...