AJ_PY044 Atlanta, GA Fri. Mar 18, 2022 USDA Market News Weekly National Retail Egg Purchases Cooperators estimate orders for the week ending March 25, 2022 will decrease by 0 percent. Present week purchases for the week ending March 18, 2022 were 191,096 cases which was 8 percent below the prior week and 8 percent below estimates. CARTONED LOOSE TOTAL Cases purchased present week....... 155,081 36,015 191,096 % change from the prior week......... -1 -29 -8 Comparison figures are compiled on a matched plant basis. Purchases and estimates by 14 cooperators; 30 dozen cases or equivalent. Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Atlanta, GA 404-562-5850 email: Atlanta.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AJ_PY044.txt Prepared: 18-Mar-22 01:00 PM E NBS