NW_PY022
Washington, DC          Mon. Nov 23, 2009          USDA Market News

SHELL EGGS: Weekly Shell Egg Inventory (Mon)

                      Stocks on hand available for marketing 1/
                            (30 Dozen cases-in thousands)

                                   North     South     South            5-Area
                      Northeast  Central   Central  Atlantic   Pacific
Jumbo         Curr Wk       8.3      18.6       9.3      10.7      17.8    64.7
              Change       -1.5       0.1      -2.5       0.3      -1.6     -7%

Ex Lge        Curr Wk      26.5      37.9      15.5      28.3      37.8   146.0
              Change      -10.9      -4.8      -3.6      -3.5      -7.4    -17%

Large         Curr Wk      59.6      86.5      57.2     100.5     128.2   432.0
              Change      -10.8      -7.2     -36.1     -14.7      -6.9    -15%

Medium        Curr Wk      11.9      43.7      20.4      26.1      32.9   135.0
              Change       -3.7      -3.3       2.2       0.3      -2.4     -5%

Small         Curr Wk       2.8       5.8       0.1       4.8       6.2    19.7
              Change       -1.1      -1.1      -0.1       1.1      -1.9    -14%

Misc          Curr Wk       1.9      24.0       8.3      10.5       5.0    49.7
              Change       -0.1       4.8       0.3      -0.7      -3.9      1%

Ungraded      Curr Wk       7.4      50.5       8.8       6.9      25.5    99.1
              Change       -4.2       9.3      -4.2      -3.0       2.9      1%

Total         Curr Wk     118.4     267.0     119.6     187.8     253.4   946.2
Percent       Change       -21%       -1%      -27%      -10%       -8%    -11%

TOTAL                          Number of           Percent             Number of
                               Cases               Change              Cooperators
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Shell Egg                           946.2                -11%              156

Shell Egg Breaking Stock            171.3                -22%               30

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Total Shell Egg                    1117.5                -13%              186

1/ Information supplied by a universe of 156 cooperators who
normally have stocks on hand each Monday A.M. and is on the basis
of matched plants reporting in both the current and previous weeks.
This is a representative sample of the U.S. inventory and includes eggs
packed for export when in cooperator's coolers.

No valid comparison can be made with year ago or previous months'
figures due to changes in number of plants surveyed, holidays
falling in different weeks or changes in size of plant operations.

Northeast      - CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
North Central  - IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
South Central  - AR, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX
South Atlantic - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
Pacific        - AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

SOURCE: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch
        Washington, DC     202.720.6911   email: PYMN@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY022.txt

Prepared: 23-Nov-09 03:22 PM E PR