WA_PY001
Washington, DC        Fri. Dec 19, 2003               USDA Market News

SHELL EGGS: Weekly Combined Regional Shell Eggs (Fri)
Average prices on sales to volume buyers, Grade A Large or better,
White eggs in cartons, delivered warehouse, cents per dozen.

REGIONS                            EX LARGE     LARGE     MEDIUM

NORTHEAST                            100.00     98.00      78.00
SOUTHEAST                            100.50     98.50      77.00
MIDWEST                               93.50     91.50      73.00
SOUTH CENTRAL                        100.50     99.50      79.50
COMBINED REGIONAL                     98.69     96.98      77.00

Computed from simple weekly averages weighted by regional area populations.

SOURCE: USDA/AMS Poultry Programs, Market News Branch
        Washington, DC     202.720.6911
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WA_PY001.txt