EGG MARKET NEWS REPORT - Agricultural Marketing Service

EGG MARKET NEWS REPORT

ISSN 1520-6122

Monday, September 23, 2019 Vol. 66 No. 38

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Marketing ServiceLivestock, Poultry & Grain Market News

NATIONAL EGG REVIEW Prices in New York remain steady. Regional and California prices are unchanged for Small and Jumbo sizes, 18 to 23 cents lower for Extra-large and Large, and unchanged to .5 cents lower for Medium. The undertone is cautiously steady in all regions. Offerings in California are light to very light for Jumbo, moderate for other weights. Offerings in all other regions are moderate. Demand into retail and distributive channels range light to moderate. Supplies are mixed, but mostly moderate to instances heavy for current needs. Market activity is slow to moderate. Breaking stock offerings are light to moderate; breaking schedules are normal to instances extended. Spent type hen offerings are moderate with a light to moderate demand.

Prices to Retailers, Sales to Volume Buyers, USDA Grade A and Grade A, White Eggs in Cartons, Cents per Dozen, Unless Otherwise Noted

Delivered To Warehouse:

Midwest Regional EXTRA LARGE LARGE

Range 55-64 54-63

Mostly 58-61 56-59

USDA Wholesale Certified Organic Brown Shell Eggs Prices cents per carton delivered to first receivers

MEDIUM

44-53

46-49

Price Range

Mostly

Northeast Regional

Range

Mostly

Extra Large

doz.

EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM South Central EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM

66-91 60-74 47-60 Range 79.5-88 67.5-76 51.5-60

69-77 65-69 52-54 Mostly 81-84 69-72 53-56

1/2 doz.

Data not Available.

Large

doz.

1/2 doz.

Certified Organic are products grown and processed according to USDA's

national organic standards and certified by USDA accredited State and private

certification organizations. For more information, visit the National Organic

Program ams.NOPNationalOrganicProgramHome

Southeast Regional EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM

Range 68.5-87.5

67-83.5

50.5-58

Mostly 70-73 68-71

51-55

California Benchmark prices are unchanged for Jumbo, 23 cents lower for Extra Large and Large and unchanged for Medium and Small. The undertone is steady to about steady. Offerings are light to very light for Jumbo and moderate for the remainder of sizes. Demand is light to moderate. Supplies

Delivered To Store Door: Midwest Regional

Range

Mostly

are moderate. Market activity is slow to moderate. Small benchmark price 67 cents.

EXTRA LARGE

62-70

LARGE

60-68

MEDIUM

50-58

New York

Range

EXTRA LARGE

74-78

LARGE

72-76

MEDIUM

59-63

Prices to Consumers Major Chains, New York Metropolitan Area

EXTRA LARGE

179-389

63-65 61-63 51-53 Mostly

-

189-209

California: Shell egg marketer's benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of

USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons. This price does not reflect discounts or

other contract terms.

Range

JUMBO

158

EXTRA LARGE

115

LARGE

111

MEDIUM

87

LARGE MEDIUM Prices Paid To Producers Iowa-Minnesota-Wisconsin LARGE MEDIUM SMALL

169-379 99-269

Range 36-46 26-30

4-10

169-199 149-189

Mostly 40 28

Southern California: Prices to Retailers, Sales to Volume Buyers, USDA Grade

AA and Grade AA, White Eggs in Cartons, Delivered Store Door, Cents/Dozen

JUMBO

150-162

EXTRA LARGE

125-132

LARGE

119-128

MEDIUM

73-82

Midwest: IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, NE, ND, SD, WI, WV, western NY, & western PA; Northeast: CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, eastern NJ, eastern NY, PA, RI, northern VA, & VT; South Central:AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, & TX; Southeast: AL, GL, GA, MS, NC, SC, eastern TN, & southern VA

Weekly Combined Regional Average prices on sales to volume buyers, delivered warehouse.

REGIONS

EX LARGE

LARGE

MEDIUM

NORTHEAST

95.00

89.00

53.00

North Carolina

- Prices weighted average, in small lots, nearby retail outlet.

SOUTHEAST

94.50

92.50

53.00

EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL

Mostly 102.77

99.53 68.00 46.00

MIDWEST

82.50

80.50

47.50

SOUTH CENTRAL

105.50

93.50

54.50

COMBINED REGIONAL

94.92

89.04

52.09

Computed from simple weekly averages weighted by regional area populations

Weekly New England Shell Eggs

Prices paid per dozen Grade A brown eggs in cartons delivered store door.

Extra Large

Large

Medium

Small

MAINE MOSTLY

161

144

-

-

102

76

-

-

NEW HAMPSHIRE MOSTLY

155-159 155-158

138-142 140-141

95-99 97-98

69-73 71-72

RHODE ISLAND MOSTLY

161-165 161

144-148 144

101-105 101

75-79 75

VERMONT

161-169

144-149

102-109

-

MOSTLY

-

-

-

-

Combined Regional Large Egg Weekly Average Prices (cents per dozen)

285.00 260.00 235.00 210.00 185.00 160.00 135.00 110.00

85.00 60.00 35.00

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2019

2018

3-Year Avg.

Source: USDA, AMS, LPG Market News

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USDA EGG MARKET NEWS REPORT

Monday, September 23, 2019

National Weekly Shell Egg Inventory

Regions

Total Stocks on Hand Available for Marketing (30-dozen cases in thousands)

Northeast

Total % Change

175.0 2.5%

Southeast

Total % Change

302.3 3.3%

Midwest South Central

Southwest

Total % Change

Total % Change

Total % Change

471.6 4.9%

286.2 6.4%

191.9 2.0%

Northwest 6-Area Total

Total % Change

Total % Change

90.3 -6.0%

1,517.3 3.5%

Cases Percent Change

Shell Egg Inventory Breaking Stock Inventory

Total Inventory

1,517.3 352.7

1,870.0

3.5% 0.7%

3.0%

Specialty/Organic/Cage Free: Stocks on Hand to be Marketed as

Specialty/Organic/Cage Free from totals above (30-dozen cases in thousands)

6-Area Total

Specialty

This Week % Change

35.8 7.7%

Organic

This Week

119.6

% Change

1.8%

Cage Free

This Week % Change

101.4 8.8%

1/ Cooperators normally have stocks on hand each Monday A.M. and must report in both the current and previous week. This is a representative sample of the U.S. inventory and includes eggs packed for export when in cooperator's coolers. 2/ Total Inventories from Totals of Specialty/Organic/Cage Free includes conventional and specialty 3/ Specialty eggs include nutritionally enhanced and vegetarian-fed types. Regional Definitions: Northeast = CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, & VT; Southeast = AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, & WV; Midwest = IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, & WI; South Central = AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX, & UT; Southwest = CA & NV; Northwest = ID, MT, OR, WA, & WY.

Shell Eggs Processed Under Federal Inspection

Total Production in Thousands of Pounds W/E 9/14/19

TOTAL

Cases Liquid Liquid Liquid

PRODUCTION

Broken Whole White Yolk Dried Inedible

CW

1,667,946 39,199 16,849 8,184 2,802

5,257

PW

1,574,922 36,063 16,410 8,039 2,805

4,790

% Change

5.9 % 8.7 % 2.7 % 1.8 % 0.1 %

9.8 %

LY

1,612,936 38,120 15,488 8,061 2,633

5,114

% Change

3.4 % 2.8 % 8.8 % 1.5 % 6.4 %

2.8 %

2019 YTD 58,732,199 1,365,698 595,232 299,062 106,925 188,529

2018 YTD 56,563,356 1,358,279 552,308 273,723 91,300 179,773

% Change

3.8 % 0.5 % 7.8 % 9.3 % 17.1 %

4.9 %

Average Yields Per Case

Yield with Inedible Yield W/O Inedible

CW

41.66

38.51

PW

41.46

38.42

LY

41.40

38.23

2019 YTD

41.69

38.48

2018 YTD

41.80

38.62

In-Line Production in Thousands of Pounds

In-line Cases In-line % of Total In-line Liquid In-line % of Total

Broken Cases Broken Whole Egg Liquid Whole Egg

CW

931,294

55.8%

21,087

53.8%

PW

921,186

58.5%

19,282

53.5%

LY

852,410

52.8%

19,002

49.8%

2019 YTD 32,585,356

55.5%

724,670

53.1%

2018 YTD 30,063,642

53.2%

703,978

51.8%

% Change

8.4%

2.9%

Weekly National Egg Products f.o.b. Shipper Dock Basis; Wholesale prices; cents per pound unless otherwise noted.

Liquid Eggs

Non-certified whole egg and certified white prices are lower with certified yolk prices steady. Trade sentiment is lower for whole egg and whites and steady for yolk. Demand is light to moderate. Offerings are usually light to moderate. Market activity is moderate.

Non-certified in trucklots; current trading for delivery within 14 days.

Class

Current Week

Aug Averages

Range

Loads Wtd Avg Loads Wtd Avg

Whole

29.50 - 35.00

26

32.15

18

33.68

Whites

TFEWR

27

24.11

Yolk

TFEWR

5

47.50

Certified in trucklots; current trading for delivery within 14 days.

Class

Current Week

Aug Averages

Range

Loads Wtd Avg Loads Wtd Avg

Whole

TFEWR

15

27.30

Whites

23.00 - 23.50

7

23.14

45

21.69

Yolk

46.00 47.00

4

46.50

13

47.58

Frozen Eggs

Frozen whole egg and white prices are steady to lower with sugared and salted yolk prices steady. Trade sentiment is mostly steady to instances lower for whole egg and whites and about steady for sugared and salted yolk. Demand is moderate for whole egg and whites and light to moderate for frozen yolk products. Offerings are moderate. Supplies are light to moderate. Market activity is slow to moderate.

Packed in 30-pound containers; Prices in cents per pound

Trucklot

Current Week

Range

Mostly

Aug Averages This Month Last Month

Whole

52.00 - 77.00 55.00 - 62.00 66.00

53.00

Whites Sugar Yolk 1/ Salt Yolk 1/

51.00 - 75.00 73.00 - 95.00 70.00 - 95.00

57.00 - 59.00 80.00 - 85.00 78.00 - 83.00

65.00 86.50 85.00

61.00 91.50 90.50

1/ Minimum 43% solids.

Dried Eggs

Prices are steady to lower on whole and steady on yolk and albumen. The undertone is mostly steady to lower. Offerings vary and are light to moderate. Demand is light to moderate for yolk, moderate for whole and moderate to fairly good for albumen. Supplies are light to moderate with albumen in a lighter position as buyers attempt to complete contractual needs for next year. Market activity is mostly moderate.

Prices in dollars per pound; in containers; includes trucklot

and less-than-trucklot volumes.

Class

Current Week

Range

Mostly

Aug Averages This Month Last Month

Whole

1.92 - 2.35

1.97 - 2.12

2.15

2.15

Yolk

1.85 - 2.30

1.90 - 2.00

2.05

2.13

Albumen 2/

4.50 - 5.10

4.60 - 4.80

4.80

4.80

Blends 3/

2/ Spray Dried; 3/ Whole plus sweetener.

Central and Eastern Region Breaking Stock Prices in cents/doz., delivered to breakers, 48 lb. minimum net weight per 30 dozen case, eggs from table egg layers. Packaging may vary.

Central Region

Eastern Region

Breaking Stock

Range Mostly

38-41 -

Range Mostly

38-50 39-42

Checks & Undergrades

Range Mostly

24-29 24-28

Range Mostly

25-30 -

Central States Area: AR, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, NM, ND, NE,OH, OK, SD, TX, & WI

Eastern States Area: AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, & WV

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USDA EGG MARKET NEWS REPORT

Monday, September 23, 2019

Daily 5-Day Weighted Average Trailer Load Egg Sales

(cents/doz.) National Trading for September 16, 2019 - September 20, 2019

Courtesy of U.S.D.A. Federal/State Market News

CURRENT LOADS 132.25 FUTURE LOADS 3.75 TOTAL LOADS 136.00

CLASS GL W J GL W XL GL W LG GL W MD GL W SM GL BR J GL BR LG GL BR MD NRBS - 48

SE

ORG DST

65.00

--

60.34 63.53

36.00 53.00

--

--

27.75

--

--

--

--

--

48.00

--

--

--

NE

ORG DST

59.00 61.00

54.00 60.75

36.33 42.02

34.44 28.50

--

--

--

--

-- 84.00

48.50

--

--

--

MW

ORG DST

100.00 71.00

52.73

--

35.65 44.67

34.59 30.00

-- 17.50

100.00

--

75.00 90.50

--

--

37.00 39.00

LOADS 4.25

32.25 35.25 21.50

5.00 .25

3.00 5.00 5.00

CLASS GL W J GL W XL GL W LG GL W MD GL W SM GL BR J GL BR LG GL BR MD

SC

ORG DST

-- 100.00

53.00 63.68

34.29 42.16

37.46 44.97

16.00

--

--

--

--

--

44.00

--

NW

ORG DST

--

--

63.00

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

75.00

--

--

--

SW

ORG DST

118.00 118.33

62.00 68.80

-- 51.83

42.80 39.17

--

--

-- 115.00

--

--

--

--

LOADS 2.75

15.00 16.75 33.50

3.00 .25

2.00 2.00

Weighted average prices are listed for various classes priced by origin and/or destination for 6 regions. The loads column reflects total loads reported and includes loads with prices to be determined later. NRBS categories represent net weight - material may or may not be included. Load movement represents total movement within 6 regions.

Live Spent Light Fowl Prices are trending steady for moderate offerings of spent hens. Demand is light to moderate as finished product sales are sufficient and clearing satisfactorily. Processing schedules for next week are normal to less than normal. Market activity is slow to moderate. The majority price for removal costs are unchanged at 0-7 cents per head.

(live hens are predominately egg-layers averaging about 3.5 lbs. live weight per bird.) Eastern region = AL, CT, DE, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, and WV; North Central = IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI; South Central = AR, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX.

Weekly Cold Storage Holdings ? ~in Selected Centers, Includes Government Stocks in Thousands of Pounds~

Frozen Eggs

Change From First of the % Change From

9/16/2019

9/1/2019 Month in Total Pounds First of the Month

2,751

2,858

-107

-4%

Cold Storage Holdings - Pacific Coast

Frozen Eggs

9/16/2019

09/09/19

Pacific w/out Denver:

16

24

Los Angeles:

0

0

09/17/18 108 0

National Retail Egg Purchases Cooperators estimate orders for the week ending September 27, 2019 will decrease by 0 percent. Present week purchases for the week ending September 20, 2019 were 195,540 cases which was 6 percent below the prior week and 7 percent below estimates.

Cases purchased present week.......

Cartoned 159,125

Loose 36,415

Total 195,540

% change from the

prior week.........

-8

+2

-6

Comparison figures are compiled on a matched plant basis. Purchases

and estimates by 14 cooperators; 30 dozen cases or equivalent.

Canadian Eggs Minimum prices for producers' f.o.b. farm as set by Ontario egg producers (Canadian dollars per dozen) as reported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AISD, AID, Poultry Section Week ending Sep 14, 2019

GRADE A

XLG 2.06

LRG 2.06

MED SMALL

1.84

1.44

Inspected Egg Products-U.S. & Canada Import/Export Trade

The data used from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), as compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to populate this report is not available.

Data Source: CFIA, as compiled by AAFC, Poultry Section

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