NW_PY022 Washington, DC Mon. Mar 15, 2010 USDA Market News SHELL EGGS: Weekly Shell Egg Inventory (Mon) Stocks on hand available for marketing 1/ (Includes Conventional and Specialty) (30 Dozen cases - in thousands) North South South 5-Area Northeast Central Central Atlantic Pacific Jumbo Curr Wk 10.8 19.2 6.6 11.8 19.7 68.1 Change 1.3 1.5 -0.6 0.3 2.3 8% Ex Lge Curr Wk 27.3 34.2 13.4 25.2 43.0 143.1 Change 2.6 0.2 0.0 1.1 6.0 7% Large Curr Wk 74.8 142.5 109.1 132.8 181.2 640.4 Change 10.0 15.4 17.4 20.3 21.9 15% Medium Curr Wk 14.0 43.2 14.7 17.6 40.2 129.7 Change 0.6 3.5 -0.4 -2.2 3.8 4% Small Curr Wk 2.9 6.4 3.9 2.9 5.2 21.3 Change 0.9 -0.4 2.8 0.9 0.7 30% Misc Curr Wk 1.6 25.1 4.2 9.6 6.0 46.5 Change -0.7 0.4 -2.2 1.5 -0.1 -2% Ungraded Curr Wk 14.7 51.8 19.4 7.8 24.2 117.9 Change 6.4 5.6 1.6 1.9 -2.9 12% Total Curr Wk 146.1 322.4 171.3 207.7 319.5 1167.0 Percent Change 17% 9% 12% 13% 11% 12% TOTAL Number of Percent Number of Cases Change Cooperators ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Egg 1167.0 12% 157 Shell Egg Breaking Stock 206.5 -6% 29 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Shell Egg 1373.5 9% 186 ===================================================================================================== Specialty Shell Egg Inventory 2/ Shell Egg stocks on hand to be marketed as specialty 1/ (30 Dozen cases - in thousands) North South South 5-Area Northeast Central Central Atlantic Pacific Large Curr Wk 4.1 8.4 3.5 4.3 5.4 25.7 Change 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.6 10% Ungraded Curr Wk 0.0 11.2 3.9 0.0 0.0 15.1 Change 0.0 2.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 24% Total Curr Wk 4.1 19.6 7.4 4.3 5.4 40.8 Percent Change 14% 17% 14% 10% 13% 15% TOTAL Number of Percent Number of Cases Change Cooperators ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Specialty Shell Egg 40.8 15% 41 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Information supplied by a universe of size indicated by the number of cooperators. 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/ Specialty eggs include certified organic, nutritionally enhanced, cage-free, and vegetarian-fed types. 3/ Changes in the cooperator universe did not have an impact on on last weeks inventory. No valid comparison can be made with year ago or previous months' figures due to changes in the number of plants surveyed, holidays falling in different weeks or changes in 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 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY022.txt Prepared: 15-Mar-10 03:34 PM E AH