Liquid and Shell Egg Market News
August 11, 2023 Source: USDA AMS Livestock & Poultry Program, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division Egg Markets Overview
SHELL EGG HIGHLIGHTS
Source: USDA AMS Livestock & Poultry Program, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division Egg Markets Overview
Wholesale prices for cartoned shell eggs began to advance through the week on moderate but increasing demand, light to moderate offerings, and moderate supplies. Trading is moderate. Wholesale prices for graded loose eggs were firm with light to moderate offerings and supplies and increasing interest. The pace of trading is moderate. The volume of trailer load loose egg sales this week increased 47% from last week with 30% for future delivery, indicating favorable expectations for egg demand moving forward. Prices for national trading of trucklot quantities of graded, loose, White Large shell eggs gained $0.06 to $0.95 per dozen with a firm undertone.
The California benchmark for Large shell eggs declined $0.12 to $1.89 per dozen with a weak undertone. Delivered prices on the California-compliant wholesale loose egg market declined $0.07 to $1.26 per dozen with a steady undertone.

CAGE FREE
Cage-free commitments as of July 2023 remain about unchanged, requiring 66.7 billion cage-free eggs per year to meet 100% of needs from an approximate cage-free flock of 221.4 million hens (70% of the U.S. non-organic flock), indicating a shortage of 118.4 million hens from the current non-organic cage-free flock of 103 million hens. The average lay rate for non-organic, barn/aviary cage-free production is currently estimated at 81.9.

LIQUID EGG HIGHLIGHTS
Wholesale prices for certified liquid whole eggs are higher than the last reportable test with a steady to firm undertone. Demand is mixed – best for whole egg and whites. Offerings are light to moderate with moderate to instances active trading. Prices on frozen liquid eggs are lightly tested with whole eggs mostly steady to weak moderate.
Source: USDA Egg Market News
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