Retailer and consumer demand has picked up significantly since school have recommenced and holiday season has come to an end. Early season rooster continues to be harvested. There are mixed reports on yields to date, some areas quoting below average. There are also some continued reports of cracking on early lifted Rooster.
Demand from the processing factories is still entirely for contracts and there has been almost no interest in excess to contract. The early crop is coming to an end, and buyers are also taking in increasing quantities of Innovator and Fontane. Recent rainfall has improved lifting conditions, but some areas still remain too dry to lift because of fears of bruising.
Free buy demand for whites has been reasonable to good but packers for the main multiples have a high percentage of their demand covered by contracts this year.
