NW_PY005                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Tue. Oct 17, 2017          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily South Central Region Eggs                                                 
                                                                                

Prices are steady. The undertone is mostly lower. Offerings are moderate on     
light to moderate demand. Supplies are moderate. Market activity is slow to     
moderate. In the South Central region, the shell egg inventory increased        
1.0% when compared to a week ago. Breaking stock prices are steady. The         
undertone is steady to lower. Demand is moderate to fairly good. Offerings      
are moderate to heavy. Supplies are mixed. Processing schedules are             
full-time. Market activity is moderate to instances slow.                       
                                                                                

PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A,          
WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS, CENTS PER DOZEN.                                         
                                                                                
PRICES DELIVERED TO WAREHOUSE:                                                  
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
EXTRA LARGE          124.5-133       126-129                                    
LARGE                117.5-126       119-122                                    
MEDIUM               87.5-96         89-92                                      

                                                                                
SOUTH CENTRAL AREA: AR,AZ,CO,KS,LA,MO,NM,OK, and TX                             
                                                                                

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/NW_PY005.txt                        
                                                                                
Prepared: 17-Oct-17 11:11 AM E BK