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Egg Prices Expected
To Continue Low
Egg prices in the spring months —a pei !<><J of seasonally large product,on—are expected to continue substantially lower than in 1949.
D. U. Livermore, VPI poultry marketing economist, commenting on estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, said that February egg prices received by U.S. farmers were ‘29 per cent lower than a year ago. This relationship is expected to coni in ue throughout 19.">().
The average L'.S. egg price in mid-February of 29.0e per dozen was ; e lowest in about six years. The hen, meanwhile, set a new high in February egg production for the sixth conset- tive tiyie.
Egg prices strengthened during the tirst three weeks of March when tei initial w holesale qu ta9"-' adc anced 2 to 0 cents above the low levels of. mid-Fehraary. 1 ■ ■ i,- caused by , seasonallv high movement into cold storage, Livei na 11- said.
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