. Illinois farmers' outlook letter [microform]. Agriculture -- Illinois; Agriculture -- Economic aspects Illinois. r WHAT^S AHEAD IN EGG PRICES By L. F. StIce, Ertenelon Marketing Specialist Egg prices thla fall have teen supported "by the shortage of r*^d meats and a lower level of fann egg production, hut this situation will change in the first half of 19^6. The future outlook may he summarized as follows: Supply: The number of layers on farms January 1, 19^6, is expected to "be ahout the same as a year previous, and egg production in the first half of 19*^6 will he only slightly s
. Illinois farmers' outlook letter [microform]. Agriculture -- Illinois; Agriculture -- Economic aspects Illinois. r WHAT^S AHEAD IN EGG PRICES By L. F. StIce, Ertenelon Marketing Specialist Egg prices thla fall have teen supported "by the shortage of r*^d meats and a lower level of fann egg production, hut this situation will change in the first half of 19^6. The future outlook may he summarized as follows: Supply: The number of layers on farms January 1, 19^6, is expected to "be ahout the same as a year previous, and egg production in the first half of 19*^6 will he only slightly smaller than in the first half of 19i^5. This will result in civilian supplies of eggs nearly as large as the I9U5 all-time high of 39O eggs per person. Prewar per capita consumption of eggs averaged 300-325 eggs annually. liemand; Civilians will tend to consume fewer eggs per person in 19^6 hecause of the more plentiful supplies of red meats and some reduction in consumer incomes. l«lilitary purchases will he reduced, and prdspwcts for maintaining egg exports at war- time levels are uncertain. Exports of eggs, principally through lend-lease, have av- eraged ahout 10 percent of the total U, S, production annually in the past four years. Prices; Egg prices will decline more than is normal from now to next spring. In parts of Illinois they will he near the government price support levels of 90 percent of parity, hut the extent of the decline will depend largely on the export demand. The U. S, farm price of eggs has averaged ahove 90 percent of parity since October 19^^. FARM PRICE OF EGGS AND 90 PERCENT OF PARITY, , ^ TO DATE S. 90 Percent of parity i_J \ \ J I L-ll L J L_L Jan, Apr, July Oct, Jan. Apr. July Oct, Jan, Apr. 191+^ 19^5 19^6 i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original University
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