Competing Proteins: Red Meat Markets Slide, Poultry and Eggs Advance Last Week
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Urner Barry Newswires] -Jamie Chadwick - August 22, 2016
This recap of red meat, poultry and egg market action serves to provide our valued seafood subscribers with a simple snapshot of current conditions throughout competing proteins.
The beef market tone opened and ended the week with a flat feeling. The Choice cutout, which represents a composite value of the carcass based upon prices paid for primal cuts, fell 0.3% while Select fell 0.08% on the week. Retail business was reported rather lackluster as consumer spending was diverted to "back to...
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