HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Fri. Apr 12, 2019          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily California Eggs                                                           
                                                                                

APRIL 12, 2019                                                                  

Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 13 cents lower     
for Jumbo, 14 cents lower for Extra Large, 15 cents lower for Large and 14      
cents lower for Medium and Small. The undertone is weak. Retail demand          
ranges light to fairly good, mostly moderate to fairly good with improved       
movement into areas with ads currently in place or planned for next week.       
Warehouse buying interest is basically non-existant. Food service demand is     
moderate. Offerings remain heavy for all sizes while supplies are moderate      
to mostly heavy. Market activity is slow to moderate. Small benchmark price     
$1.00.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                164                                                        
EXTRA LARGE          149                                                        
LARGE                142                                                        
MEDIUM               120                                                        

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                150-162                                                    
EXTRA LARGE          136-143                                                    
LARGE                129-136                                                    
MEDIUM               108-117                                                    

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: 12-Apr-19 11:01 AM E MP