ABSTRACT
Ideally, egg price determination requires an active buyer and seller willing to trade eggs at a negotiated price.[1-3] In order for a transaction to be made, both must be willing to adjust their prices-downward (seller) and upward (buyer). Most sales or purchases of eggs are based on an agreed upon purchase price relative to one of several nationally published price reports. Such purchases are passive in nature and do not meet the criteria of an actively negotiated price. The determination of today’s egg prices is a complex procedure because it involves so many transactions of so many different products of differing size, quality, and delivery specifications in different regions of the country.
