HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Fri. Apr 05, 2019          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily California Eggs                                                           
                                                                                

APRIL 05, 2019                                                                  

Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 16 cents lower     
for Jumbo, 14 cents lower for Extra Large and Large and 15 cents lower for      
Medium and Small. Trade sentiment is barely steady to lower. Offerings are      
heavy for all sizes. Retail demand is light to moderate with food service       
movement mostly moderate. Distributive buying interest is light to very         
light. Floor stocks are fully adequate to ample. Market activity is slow to     
moderate. Small benchmark price $1.15.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                180                                                        
EXTRA LARGE          163                                                        
LARGE                156                                                        
MEDIUM               135                                                        

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                166-178                                                    
EXTRA LARGE          150-157                                                    
LARGE                143-150                                                    
MEDIUM               123-132                                                    

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: 05-Apr-19 11:11 AM E MP