# Large White Benchmark Falls to 21.8 Cents, Down 33.6% on the Week _Jun 2, 2026_ > The national large white benchmark dropped to 21.8 cents a dozen, off 33.6% week over week, as declines of 33% or more appeared across cage-free and conventional national sizes. No HPAI detections in 60 days per APHIS. Northwest inventory i The national large white benchmark fell to **21.8 cents a dozen** this week, down 33.6% from 32.9 cents a week ago, per USDA. APHIS has logged no HPAI detections in commercial egg-layer flocks in the past 60 days, and shoulder season demand provides no seasonal support. Declines of 33% or more appeared across the major cage-free and conventional national sizes tracked by USDA. [Chart: National brown extra large shell egg price (loose, ¢/dozen)](https://the-scramble.com/national/extra-large-brown) ([data](https://the-scramble.com/national/extra-large-brown.md) — chart image: https://the-scramble.com/charts/national/extra-large-brown/chart.png) - **Nest run tier 1, conventional loose**: 15.0 cents a dozen, down 89.5% on the week from 144.0 cents, per USDA. - **Large white cage-free loose**: 28.0 cents, down 49.1% on the week from 55.0 cents. The cage-free premium narrowed to 6.2 cents a dozen (28% over conventional), per USDA national. - **Extra large brown cage-free loose**: 45.0 cents, up 28.6% on the week from 35.0 cents, the lone price gainer among this week's top movers, per USDA. - **Midwest large white, paid to producers FOB**: 32.0 cents, down 11.1% from 36.0 cents a week ago. - **New York large white, delivered store door**: 65.0 cents, down 11.0% from 73.0 cents a week ago. - **Northwest conventional inventory**: 46.0 thousand cases, 33% below the 5-year median and 5% below the prior week, per USDA. National shell egg inventory was 1,519 thousand cases as of June 1, 2026, 2.3% above the trailing 4-week average. APHIS logs no commercial egg-layer HPAI detections in the past 60 days. USDA retail feature data shows 635 stores advertised national large white 12-count at $1.25 the week of June 1, 2026. **Data note:** 55 price series, predominantly California-market, have not updated in more than two weeks. California-region figures are stale until USDA refreshes them. --- Canonical URL: https://the-scramble.com/issues/2026-06-02