Excerpts from the report: A sample of farmers in the Northeast region was surveyed during August 1948 to learn the importance of the market outlets for eggs--the number of producers served and volume of eggs handled, prices received for eggs by type of outlet, and some of the marketing practices used by producers. This study is a part of the research aimed at improving the efficiency of egg marketing in the Northeastem States. The purpose of this study was to learn (1) the importance of the different types of market outlets used by producers of eggs, (2) the prices received for eggs from the different types of outlets, and (3) some of the practices and services performed by farmers in marketing their eggs.