Inventory
Above normalSouth Central egg inventory
USDA weekly shell egg inventory for South Central, 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
- South Central
- Unit
- 1,000 cases
- Calculation
- Weekly survey
- Last observation
- Aug 17, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
Now 273, 16% above the 5-yr median. That is 6.7% above the trailing 4-week average.
South Central inventory stands at 273 thousand 30-dozen cases in the week ending August 17, up 5.4 percent from the prior week. Supply sits 16 percent above the five-year median, signaling relative abundance. Month-over-month inventory is up 12.8 percent, and year-over-year volume has grown 16.4 percent.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 273 | 259 | +5.4% |
| Month over month | 273 | 242 | +12.8% |
| Year over year | 273 | 234 | +16.4% |
| vs 5-yr median | 273 | 234 | +16.4% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
South Central inventory stands at 259 thousand cases, up 4.5% from the prior week and 11% above the five-year median. Month over month the region shed 12 thousand cases, though year-over-year holdings are 27 thousand cases higher.
Week of Aug 11, 2026
South Central shell egg inventory stood at 247 thousand cases, 2% below the five-year median. The level recovered 1.6% on the week but has drawn down 5.6% over the month.