HC_PY001                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 2, 2009          USDA Market News              
                                                                                
SHELL EGGS:  Daily California Eggs                                              
                                                                                

JULY 02, 2009                                                                   

Benchmark prices were unchanged.  Asking prices for next week were also         
unchanged.  Trade sentiment was mostly steady.  Demand ranged slow to           
fairly good, mostly moderate.  Offerings were adequate to fully adequate        
for medium and large and tight to adequate for extra large and jumbo.           
Supplies adequate.  Small benchmark price 64 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                111                                                        
EXTRA LARGE          104                                                        
LARGE                95                                                         
MEDIUM               84                                                         

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                95-99                                                      
EXTRA LARGE          84-90                                                      
LARGE                80-83                                                      
MEDIUM               68-71                                                      

Source:   USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch              
          Des Moines, IA    515.284-4471                                        
          http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/HC_PY001.txt                        
                                                                                
Prepared: 02-Jul-09 02:20 PM E MP