HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Fri. May 03, 2019          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily California Eggs                                                           
                                                                                

MAY 03, 2019                                                                    

Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are unchanged for      
Jumbo, 8 cents lower for Extra Large and Large and 4 cents lower for Medium     
and Small. Trade sentiment is lower. Offerings are usually heavy. Demand        
ranges light to fairly good, mostly light to moderate. Supplies are             
moderate to heavy. Market activity is slow to moderate. Small benchmark         
price 82 cents.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                137                                                        
EXTRA LARGE          119                                                        
LARGE                111                                                        
MEDIUM               102                                                        

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                129-141                                                    
EXTRA LARGE          106-113                                                    
LARGE                96-105                                                     
MEDIUM               88-97                                                      

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-May-19 11:44 AM E MP