NW_PY018                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Tue. Jun 18, 2013          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
SHELL EGGS: Daily Midwest Regional Eggs                                         
                                                                                

Prices are steady. The undertone is firm on the larger sizes. Retail and        
food service demand is fairly good. Offerings are light to moderate and         
held with confidence. Supplies are light to moderate. Market activity is        
moderate. Compared to last week, shell egg inventory in the Midwest region      
is down 9.4% with Large down 18.7%.  Breaking stock prices are steady. The      
undertone is steady to fully steady. Demand is moderate on light to mostly      
moderate offerings. Supplies are moderate to heavy. Market activity is slow     
to moderate.                                                                    
                                                                                

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          79-88           82-85                                      
LARGE                78-87           80-83                                      
MEDIUM               68-77           70-73                                      

PRICES DELIVERED TO STORE DOOR:                                                 
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
EXTRA LARGE          86-94           87-89                                      
LARGE                84-92           85-87                                      
MEDIUM               74-82           75-77                                      

IOWA-MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN EGGS                                                   

PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, CENTS PER DOZEN.                                      
                                                                                
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
LARGE                60-70           64                                         
MEDIUM               50-54           52                                         
SMALL                46-52                                                      

                                                                                
MIDWEST AREA: IA,IL,IN,KY,MI,MN,OH,NE,ND,SD,WI,WV,                              
              western NY, and western PA                                        
                                                                                

Source:   USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News                       
          Des Moines, IA    515.284.4471  email: PYMNDSM@ams.usda.gov           
          http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY018.txt                        
                                                                                
Prepared: 18-Jun-13 10:58 AM E JG