# Cage-Free Large White Hits 118 Cents in California, Up 23 on the Week _Jun 30, 2026_ > California cage-free large white jumped 23 cents to 118 cents a dozen. Cage-free browns rose 28-43% nationally. Conventional benchmark holds at 26 cents. No HPAI in 60 days. Northwest inventory 28% below the 5-year USDA median. The conventional national benchmark, large white loose, holds at **26.0 cents a dozen** (USDA, June 30, 2026) with no notable move on the week. California-market cage-free large white loose gained 23 cents (+24.2%) to **118 cents a dozen**, and cage-free brown loose advanced 6 to 10 cents across sizes nationally, per USDA. APHIS reports no confirmed HPAI egg-layer detections in the past 60 days, a quiet supply picture that anchors the conventional benchmark through shoulder season. [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) - **Extra-large brown, cage-free loose (national):** 45.0 ¢/doz, up 10 on the week (+28.6%), per USDA. - **Large brown, cage-free loose (national):** 20.0 ¢/doz, up 6 on the week (+42.9%), per USDA. - **Cage-free premium (national, large white loose):** cage-free at 30.0 ¢/doz vs conventional at 26.0 ¢/doz, a 3.9-cent premium (15%), per USDA. - **New York medium white, delivered warehouse:** 727 ¢/doz, up 35 cents on the week (+5.1%), per USDA regional data. - **Northwest conventional shell egg inventory:** 48.6 thousand cases (USDA), 28% below the 5-year median, the only tracked region below normal this week. Northeast, Southwest and Midwest each run 20-25% above their 5-year medians. - **National shell egg inventory:** 1,477 thousand cases as of June 29 (USDA), 1.7% above the trailing 4-week average. The broader supply picture is flush. Retail feature activity: 344 stores featured national large white (12-count) at $1.80 the week of June 29 (USDA), in line with shoulder-season demand levels. **Data note:** 58 series, including multiple California series, have not updated in over two weeks. Treat figures from those series as stale until refreshed. --- Canonical URL: https://the-scramble.com/issues/2026-06-30