NW_PY005 Des Moines, IA Tue. Mar 24, 2020 USDA Market News Daily South Central Region Eggs Prices are steady. The undertone is higher to sharply higher. Retail demand is good to very good. Offerings are light to very light. Supplies are light to short of full needs. Market activity is active. The shell egg inventory declined 14.4% in the South Central region when compared to a week ago. All breaking stock prices are steady. The undertone is mostly steady. Demand is light to moderate for the light offerings. Supplies are light to at times moderate. 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 243.5-252 245-248 LARGE 235.5-244 237-240 MEDIUM 187.5-196 189-192 SOUTH CENTRAL AREA: AR,AZ,CO,KS,LA,MO,NM,OK, and TX 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_PY005.txt Prepared: 24-Mar-20 11:07 AM E BK