HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Fri. May 17, 2019          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily California Eggs                                                           
                                                                                

MAY 17, 2019                                                                    

Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are unchanged for      
Jumbo, 7 cents lower for Extra Large and 5 cents lower for Large, Medium        
and Small. Trade sentiment is steady to instances lower. Retail demand is       
light to mostly moderate. Food service movement is moderate to fairly good.     
Warehouse buying interest is light to moderate. Offerings are light for         
Jumbo and fully adequate on the balance of sizes. Supplies are mostly           
moderate. Market activity is slow to moderate. Small benchmark price 72         
cents.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
CALIFORNIA:                                                                     

Shell egg marketer's benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of                
USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen.  This                   
price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms.                       
                                                                                

                     RANGE                                                      
JUMBO                137                                                        
EXTRA LARGE          104                                                        
LARGE                94                                                         
MEDIUM               92                                                         

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:                                                            

PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE AA AND GRADE AA,        
WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS, DELIVERED STORE DOOR,                                    
CENTS PER DOZEN.                                                                
                                                                                
                     RANGE                                                      
JUMBO                129-141                                                    
EXTRA LARGE          91-98                                                      
LARGE                79-88                                                      
MEDIUM               78-87                                                      

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/HC_PY001.txt                        
                                                                                
Prepared: 17-May-19 11:32 AM E MP