NW_PY005                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Wed. Oct 18, 2017          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily South Central Region Eggs                                                 
                                                                                

Prices are steady. The undertone is mostly lower. Demand is light to            
moderate. Offerings are moderate to available. Supplies are moderate.           
Market activity is slow to moderate. Breaking stock prices are steady to        
lower with checks and undergrades lower. The undertone is steady to lower.      
Offerings are moderate to heavy on moderate to fairly good demand. Supplies           
remain mixed. Processing schedules are full-time.                               
                                                                                

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: 18-Oct-17 11:10 AM E BK