The North Carolina f.o.b. dock quoted price on broilers for next week's trading is 62.00 cents. The market is weak and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Some cooperators are seeing a small decrease in sales for Tenders, particularly for the Fast Food market.
Average weights are heavy.
The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in North Carolina is 2,577,000 head compared to 2,367,000 head last Wednesday.