NW_PY018                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Wed. May 22, 2013          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
SHELL EGGS: Daily Midwest Regional Eggs                                         
                                                                                

Prices are steady. The undertone is barely steady. Retail and food service      
demand is light to moderate. Offerings are light to moderate. Supplies are      
moderate and increasing. Market activity is slow. Breaking stock prices are     
steady. The undertone is steady. Offerings are light on light to mostly         
moderate demand. Supplies are light. Market activity is 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          118-127         121-124                                    
LARGE                117-126         119-122                                    
MEDIUM               97-106          99-102                                     

PRICES DELIVERED TO STORE DOOR:                                                 
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
EXTRA LARGE          125-133         126-128                                    
LARGE                123-131         124-126                                    
MEDIUM               103-111         104-106                                    

IOWA-MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN EGGS                                                   

PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, CENTS PER DOZEN.                                      
                                                                                
                     RANGE           MOSTLY                                     
LARGE                101-111         105                                        
MEDIUM               81-85           83                                         
SMALL                47-53                                                      

                                                                                
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: 22-May-13 11:28 AM E JG