NW_PY018                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Mon. Dec 17, 2018          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily Midwest Regional Eggs                                                     
                                                                                

Producer prices are steady. Midwest delivered prices are 5 cents higher for     
Extra Large and Large and steady for Medium. The undertone is steady.           
Demand is moderate. Offerings are light. Supplies are light to moderate.        
Market activity is moderate. Breaking stock prices are steady to lower with     
checks and undergrades lower. The undertone is steady to lower. Demand is       
light. Offerings are light to instances moderate. Supplies are 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          119-128         122-125                                    
LARGE                118-127         120-123                                    
MEDIUM               83-92           85-88                                      

PRICES DELIVERED TO STORE DOOR:                                                 
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
EXTRA LARGE          126-134         127-129                                    
LARGE                124-132         125-127                                    
MEDIUM               89-97           90-92                                      

IOWA-MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN EGGS                                                   

PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, CENTS PER DOZEN.                                      
                                                                                
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
LARGE                100-110         104                                        
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: 17-Dec-18 10:56 AM E JG