HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Tue. Oct 17, 2017          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily California Eggs                                                           
                                                                                

Prices are unchanged. The undertone is lower. Demand is light to moderate.      
Jumbo offerings are light to short of needs with offerings on the balance       
of sizes moderate to heavy. Supplies are moderate. Market activity is slow      
to moderate. Monday's shell egg inventories increased 3.2% in the Southwest     
and 13.2% 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          164                                                        
LARGE                154                                                        
MEDIUM               125                                                        

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-Oct-17 11:27 AM E MP