HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Tue. Apr 23, 2019          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily California Eggs                                                           
                                                                                

All prices are unchanged. Trade sentiment is steady for Jumbo and Medium        
and steady to mostly lower for Extra Large and Large. Demand is light to        
moderate. Offerings are light to very light for Jumbo, moderate to mostly       
heavy for Extra Large and Large and light to moderate for Medium. Supplies      
are usually moderate. Market activity is slow. Monday's shell egg               
inventories delcined 23.9% in the Southwest and 3.6% 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                143                                                        
EXTRA LARGE          127                                                        
LARGE                119                                                        
MEDIUM               104                                                        

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: 23-Apr-19 11:21 AM E MP