NW_PY022
Washington, DC          Mon. Jan 05, 2009          Federal-State 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       5.3      16.5       5.9     9.4      14.7    51.8
              Change        1.2      -4.5       0.9     1.3       2.9      4%

Ex Lge        Curr Wk      19.9      36.6      13.5    22.0      31.7   123.7
              Change        3.2       2.5       4.3     0.7       0.4     10%

Large         Curr Wk      37.2     116.2      76.4    98.2      70.9   398.9
              Change        8.0      20.5      25.2    10.1       3.3     20%

Medium        Curr Wk      13.6      37.7      21.4    21.1      37.8   131.6
              Change        0.4       2.3      -1.4    -1.6       5.0      4%

Small         Curr Wk       2.1       3.3       1.4     2.9       7.0    16.7
              Change        0.7      -1.0      -1.0    -1.3       1.1     -8%

Misc          Curr Wk       2.6      26.0      12.4    12.4      11.4    64.8
              Change       -7.3      -2.6      -0.6     0.1       1.2    -12%

Ungraded      Curr Wk      18.7      54.2      16.5    23.9      25.9   139.2
              Change        6.9       3.2      -1.0     4.6       2.1     13%

Total         Curr Wk      99.4     290.5     147.5   189.9     199.4   926.7
Percent       Change        15%        8%       22%      8%        9%     11%

TOTAL                          Number of           Percent           Number of
                               Cases               Change            Cooperators
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Shell Egg                           926.7               11%              150

Shell Egg Breaking Stock            297.8               14%               31

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Total Shell Egg                    1224.5               12%              181

1/ Information supplied by a universe of 150 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.

2/ Due to changes in the cooperator universe, the relevant totals for the
previous week were ADJUSTED.  This adjustment is necessary to facilitate
valid comparisons.  The revised figures are:
                   NO       SO        SO            5-AREA
  NORTHEAST      CENT     CENT       ATL   PACIFIC SUMMARY
        86.3     270.1    121.1     176.0     183.4   836.9

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: 05-Jan-09 03:54 PM E AH