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# Northeast egg inventory

USDA weekly shell egg inventory for Northeast, in thousands of 30-dozen cases

_Data through Aug 17, 2026 · source last checked Aug 20, 2026 · page revised Aug 20, 2026_

> Now 207, 12% above the 5-yr median. That is 2.9% below the trailing 4-week average.

Northeast inventory stands at 207 thousand cases, 12 percent above the 5-year median. The weekly reading fell 4.4 percent from the prior week. Year over year, inventory is up 4.8 percent.

## The numbers

| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Week over week | 207 | 216 | -4.4% |
| Month over month | 207 | 202 | +2.4% |
| Year over year | 207 | 197 | +4.8% |
| vs 5-yr median | 207 | 184 | +12.0% |

## About this data

- Source: USDA AMS Egg Market News, National Weekly Shell Egg Inventory
- Series: Graded shell egg inventory, conventional total
- Geography: Northeast
- Unit: 1,000 cases
- Calculation period: Weekly survey
- Last observation: Aug 17, 2026
- Update frequency: Weekly

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