# US egg market statistics The headline numbers, each with its data date and source. ## National large white benchmark The US national large white shell egg benchmark is 41.9¢/doz, loose, down 81% year over year (USDA 5-day weighted average). _Data through Aug 19, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, Daily National Shell Egg Index · White Large shell eggs, graded loose · Loose, FOB plant · National · through Aug 19, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/national/large-white.md ## National medium The national medium white shell egg price is 25.6¢/doz, loose (USDA). _Data through Aug 19, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, Daily National Shell Egg Index · White Medium shell eggs, graded loose · Loose, FOB plant · National · through Aug 19, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/national/medium-white.md ## Cage-free premium Cage-free large white eggs carry a -2.8¢/doz premium over conventional: cage-free 39.1¢/doz minus conventional 41.9¢/doz (USDA national). _Data through Aug 19, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, Daily National Shell Egg Index · National cage-free minus conventional, large white loose · Loose · National · through Aug 19, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/cagefree/premium.md ## US shell egg inventory US shell egg inventory stands at 1,470 thousand 30-dozen cases, 5% above the 5-yr median for the week (USDA weekly). _Data through Aug 17, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, National Weekly Shell Egg Inventory · Graded shell egg inventory, conventional total · National · through Aug 17, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/inventory/national.md ## Tightest region Northwest has the tightest shell egg inventory, 27% below its 5-yr median. _Data through Aug 17, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, National Weekly Shell Egg Inventory · Graded shell egg inventory, conventional total · Northwest · through Aug 17, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/inventory/northwest.md ## Highest regional price South Central has the highest regional large white price, 110-118¢/doz delivered warehouse (USDA). _Data through Aug 10, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, Weekly Combined Regional Shell Egg Report · Large white shell eggs, Grade A · Delivered warehouse · South Central · through Aug 10, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/region/south-central.md ## Lowest regional price New York has the lowest regional large white price, 87.0-91.0¢/doz delivered warehouse (USDA). _Data through Aug 19, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, Weekly Combined Regional Shell Egg Report · Large white shell eggs, Grade A · Delivered warehouse · New York · through Aug 19, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/region/new-york.md ## California cage-free California cage-free large white shell eggs are 72.4¢/doz, loose, delivered basis (USDA Daily National Shell Egg Index). _Data through Aug 19, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, Daily National Shell Egg Index · California cage-free large white loose shell eggs, delivered · Delivered, loose · California · through Aug 19, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/cagefree/california.md ## Liquid whole egg (breaking market) The national caged liquid whole egg price is 19.6¢/lb, the downstream breaking-market read (USDA egg products report). _Data through Aug 10, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, Weekly National Egg Products · Liquid whole egg, wholesale · FOB · National · through Aug 10, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/products/liquid-whole.md ## Retail feature intensity 2,032 stores stores featured national large white eggs in USDA's weekly grocery feature report. _Data through Aug 10, 2026._ About this data: USDA AMS Egg Market News, Weekly Grocery Store Egg Feature Activity · national large white conventional shell eggs, stores featuring · Retail advertised feature · National · through Aug 10, 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/retail/national-large-white.md ## HPAI-affected layers (YTD) 16.1 million commercial egg-laying hens have been affected by HPAI so far in 2026, across 13 confirmed layer detections in 5 states (USDA APHIS). _Data through Jul 13, 2026._ ## HPAI-affected poultry (YTD) 23.2 million commercial poultry birds of all types have been affected by HPAI so far in 2026 (USDA APHIS). _Data through Aug 12, 2026._ ## US retail egg price US shoppers paid an average of $2.19 for a dozen grade A large eggs (BLS average retail price, a mixed basket of conventional, cage-free and organic). _Data through Jul 1, 2026._ About this data: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data · Eggs, grade A, large, per dozen (APU0000708111); eggs CPI (CUUR0000SEFH) · Consumer retail, mixed basket (conventional/cage-free/organic), cartoned · US city average · through Jul 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/retail-egg-prices/us-average.md ## Egg price inflation (YoY) US grocery egg prices were down 25.7% over the past year by the eggs Consumer Price Index, the measure BLS builds to gauge inflation (BLS CPI-U, NSA). _Data through Jul 1, 2026._ ## US laying flock The US table-egg laying flock stands at 312.0 million hens (USDA NASS Chickens and Eggs). _Data through Jul 1, 2026._ About this data: USDA NASS, Chickens and Eggs · Table-egg layers on hand, table eggs produced, eggs per 100 layers · National, by state · through Jul 2026 Source page: https://the-scramble.com/us-egg-production/us.md --- Canonical URL: https://the-scramble.com/stats