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Broilers: Monthly and Market Year Average Prices 1
Year Dec. 2 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun.
Cents Per Pound 3
1963 13.7 13.9 15.2 14.7 14.7 14.2 13.7
1968 10.5 12.5 14.0 13.5 13.0 13.5 13.5
1973 13.5 17.0 20.0 24.0 24.5 23.5 23.5
1978 21.5 24.0 26.0 26.0 29.0 28.5 31.0
1983 26.0 27.0 28.0 26.5 25.5 27.0 29.0
1988 24.5 26.0 26.5 28.0 28.5 34.5 38.5
1989 35.5 34.0 35.0 38.0 40.0 44.0 41.5
1990 27.5 29.0 33.5 34.5 32.0 35.0 34.0
1991 28.0 29.0 29.0 28.0 30.0 30.0 31.0
1992 27.0 27.5 28.0 28.5 29.0 32.0 31.0
1993 29.5 30.5 31.0 32.0 33.0 34.5 34.5
1994 32.5 33.0 33.5 34.5 34.5 37.0 37.0
1995 30.5 30.5 31.0 31.0 30.5 31.5 33.5
1996 36.5 36.5 34.5 34.0 35.5 38.5 41.0
1997 41.0 38.0 36.5 36.0 34.5 37.0 37.0
1998 32.0 33.5 34.8 36.0 37.0 37.5 40.5
Year Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Market Year Average 4
Cents Per Pound
1963 13.8 13.6 13.0 13.3 13.7 13.8
1968 14.0 13.5 13.0 11.5 12.0 13.0
1973 28.5 37.0 28.0 22.5 19.0 23.5
1978 32.0 25.5 27.5 26.0 25.5 27.0
1983 31.0 32.5 33.5 30.5 35.5 29.5
1988 43.5 41.5 41.5 38.0 35.5 34.0
1989 38.5 35.5 35.0 30.0 28.0 36.5
1990 34.5 32.0 32.5 27.5 27.0 31.5
1991 31.0 31.0 31.0 29.0 27.0 29.5
1992 33.5 33.0 31.5 32.5 32.5 31.0
1993 35.0 36.0 35.5 34.0 34.0 33.5
1994 35.5 34.0 34.5 32.5 30.5 34.0
1995 35.5 38.0 37.5 36.5 37.5 33.5
1996 41.0 41.0 40.5 40.0 41.0 38.5
1997 40.5 39.5 36.0 34.0 33.5 37.0
1998 44.0 47.0 45.6 43.5
1    Equivalent live weight prices to producers. Derived from ready-to-cook (RTC) prices using the following
     formula: (RTC price minus processing cost) * (dressing percentage) = equivalent live weight price.
2    December previous year.
3    Live weight equivalent.
4    Market year is January through December for 1963 and 1968 and December through November from
     1973-1997.

80 - Poultry
Mississippi Agricultural Statistics, Supplement 32

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