NW_PY023                                                                        
Washington, DC          Wed. Nov 18, 2009          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
PROCESSED EGGS: Weekly Eggs Processed Under Federal Inspection (Wed)            
                                                                                

Week Ending      14-NOV-2009                                                    
                                                                                
                               (Lbs In Thousands)                               
                                                                                
                             (Excludes Ingredients)                             
  TOTAL              Cases     Liquid   Liquid   Liquid                         
PRODUCTION          Broken      Whole    White     Yolk        Dried Inedible   
                                                                                
Current Week     1,236,023     32,000   10,530    5,282        2,075    4,010   
Previous Week    1,269,593     33,123   10,751    5,666        2,001    4,161   
Last Year        1,286,772     32,382   11,206    5,913        2,955    4,283   
% Change PWK           -3%        -3%      -2%      -7%           4%      -4%   
% Change LY            -4%        -1%      -6%     -11%         -30%      -6%   
To-Date 2009    58,020,927  1,419,664  557,519  281,242      124,681  194,230   
To-Date 2008    59,345,047  1,461,055  556,141  290,564      131,971  198,168   
% Change YTD           -2%        -3%       0%      -3%          -6%      -2%   

                                              Current Previous    Last          
                                                 Week     Week    Year          
Average Yield Per Case - (Inedible Included)    41.93    42.30   41.80          

Average Yield Per Case - (Inedible Excluded)    38.68    39.02   38.47          

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IN-LINE PRODUCTION (of total production; lbs. in thousands;                     
may include limited amount of off-line source material)                         
                   CASES BROKEN              LIQUID WHOLE                       
                  Cases    % of Total      Lbs.     % of Total                  
CURRENT WEEK      649,074     52.5%        17,899     55.9%                     
PREVIOUS WEEK     680,589     53.6%        18,974     57.3%                     
LAST YEAR         641,118     49.8%        18,035     55.7%                     
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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_PY023.txt                        
                                                                                
Prepared: 18-Nov-09 01:23 PM E PR