Availability of heavier cuts is limited. The spread between choice and select strips and tenders is huge. Normally, spreads as large as we are currently seeing them correct themselves as more customers switch to lighter cuts and even select grade in some cases. Ribs look steady at the moment, but we could see some weakness in the lighter cuts. Look for the spread between choice and select inside rounds to narrow somewhat.
Chucks look steady to possibly firm.
Availability of choice top butts, choice strips, and briskets are limited. All sizes down. The asparagus market seems to be a carbon copy of last week with fair demand and a steady market being reported. Production volumes continue to be good with mostly standard sizes available. California regions are expecting good volumes for the next few weeks and Central Mexico regions are expected to start up mid June.