Inventory
Above normalMidwest egg inventory
USDA weekly shell egg inventory for Midwest, in thousands of 30-dozen cases
Data through Aug 17, 2026 · source last checked Aug 20, 2026 · page revised Aug 20, 2026
Cite
- Total inventory
About this data
- Source
- USDA AMS Egg Market News, National Weekly Shell Egg Inventory
- Series
- Graded shell egg inventory, conventional total
- Geography
- Midwest
- Unit
- 1,000 cases
- Calculation
- Weekly survey
- Last observation
- Aug 17, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
Now 531, 17% above the 5-yr median. That is 1.0% below the trailing 4-week average.
Midwest shell egg inventory stands at 531 thousand cases, 17% above the 5-year median. Week over week stock fell 2.7%, leaving it 1.0% below the trailing 4-week average. Year over year, inventory is up 12.5%.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 531 | 546 | -2.7% |
| Month over month | 531 | 524 | +1.4% |
| Year over year | 531 | 472 | +12.5% |
| vs 5-yr median | 531 | 452 | +17.4% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
Midwest inventory stands at 546 thousand cases, 19% above its five-year median. The stock has climbed 13.3% year over year and 5.0% month over month, reflecting sustained accumulation. Week over week, inventory gained 2.5%.
Week of Aug 11, 2026
Midwest shell egg inventory stood at 532 thousand 30-dozen cases, 9% above the five-year median. Inventory fell 0.6% on the week and 5.3% on the month, though it is up 3.4% year over year.