NW_PY018                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Tue. Dec 11, 2018          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily Midwest Regional Eggs                                                     
                                                                                

Producer prices are steady. Midwest delivered prices are steady. The            
undertone is higher. Demand is moderate to good. Offerings are light.           
Supplies are light to moderate. Market activity is moderate. Compared to        
last week, shell egg inventory in the Midwest region is 7.7% lower.             
Breaking stock prices are steady. The undertone is steady to lower. Demand      
is light to moderate. Offerings are mostly light. Supplies are light to         
moderate. Schedules are full time. Market activity is slow.                     
                                                                                

PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A,          
WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS, CENTS PER DOZEN.                                         
                                                                                
PRICES DELIVERED TO WAREHOUSE:                                                  
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
EXTRA LARGE          114-123         117-120                                    
LARGE                113-122         115-118                                    
MEDIUM               83-92           85-88                                      

PRICES DELIVERED TO STORE DOOR:                                                 
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
EXTRA LARGE          121-129         122-124                                    
LARGE                119-127         120-122                                    
MEDIUM               89-97           90-92                                      

IOWA-MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN EGGS                                                   

PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, CENTS PER DOZEN.                                      
                                                                                
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
LARGE                95-105          99                                         
MEDIUM               65-69           67                                         
SMALL                36-42                                                      

                                                                                
MIDWEST AREA: IA,IL,IN,KY,MI,MN,OH,NE,ND,SD,WI,WV,                              
              western NY, and western PA                                        
                                                                                

Source:   USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News                        
          Des Moines, IA    515-284-4460  email: DESM.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov        
          http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY018.txt                        
                                                                                
Prepared: 11-Dec-18 11:14 AM E JG