NW_PY018                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Wed. Oct 16, 2019          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily Midwest Regional Eggs                                                     
                                                                                

Producer prices are steady. Midwest delivered asking prices are steady. The     
undertone is steady to firm. Demand is moderate. Offerings are light to         
moderate. Supplies are moderate. Market activity is moderate. Compared to       
last week, shell egg inventory in the Midwest region is 1.4% higher.            
Breaking stock prices are steady to higher with checks and undergrades          
higher. The undertone is mostly steady. Demand is moderate to fairly good.      
Supplies are moderate. Offerings are mostly light. Schedules are full-time.     
Market activity is moderate.                                                    
                                                                                

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          55-64           58-61                                      
LARGE                54-63           56-59                                      
MEDIUM               46-55           48-51                                      

PRICES DELIVERED TO STORE DOOR:                                                 
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
EXTRA LARGE          62-70           63-65                                      
LARGE                60-68           61-63                                      
MEDIUM               52-60           53-55                                      

IOWA-MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN EGGS                                                   

PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, CENTS PER DOZEN.                                      
                                                                                
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
LARGE                36-46           40                                         
MEDIUM               28-32           30                                         
SMALL                4-10                                                       

                                                                                
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: 16-Oct-19 10:59 AM E JG