HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Tue. Oct 03, 2017          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily California Eggs                                                           
                                                                                

Prices are unchanged. The undertone is steady to mostly lower. Offerings        
and supplies are moderate. Demand ranges light to fairly good, mostly           
moderate. Warehouse buyers are showing a light to moderate demand as they       
continue to keep a close eye on current market conditions. Market activity      
is slow to moderate. Monday's shell egg inventories declined 14.4% in the       
Southwest and increased 7% 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                173                                                        
EXTRA LARGE          183                                                        
LARGE                181                                                        
MEDIUM               134                                                        

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: 03-Oct-17 11:30 AM E MP