HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Wed. Oct 16, 2019          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily California Eggs                                                           
                                                                                

Prices are unchanged. The undertone is mostly steady. Demand is moderate to     
instances fairly good. Offerings are moderate. Supplies are usually             
moderate. Market activity is moderate. Shell egg inventories increased          
13.4% in the Southwest and declined 2.1% in the Northwest.                      
                                                                                

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                161                                                        
EXTRA LARGE          121                                                        
LARGE                114                                                        
MEDIUM               95                                                         

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: 16-Oct-19 12:25 PM E MP