Inventory
Above normalMidwest egg inventory
USDA weekly shell egg inventory for Midwest, in thousands of 30-dozen cases
Data through Aug 31, 2026 · source last checked Sep 1, 2026 · page revised Sep 1, 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
- Midwest
- Unit
- 1,000 cases
- Calculation
- Weekly survey
- Last observation
- Aug 31, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
Now 573, 16% above the 5-yr median. That is 3.7% above the trailing 4-week average.
Midwest egg inventory stands at 573,000 cases, 16% above the 5-year median. Stock built 7.7% month over month and sits 3.7% above the trailing 4-week average.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 573 | 562 | +2.0% |
| Month over month | 573 | 532 | +7.7% |
| Year over year | 573 | 550 | +4.3% |
| vs 5-yr median | 573 | 494 | +16.0% |
Previous weeks
Week of Aug 24, 2026
Midwest egg inventory stands at 562 thousand 30-dozen cases, 10% above the five-year median. Inventory rose 5.8% week-over-week and is up 7.7% year-over-year.
Week of Aug 17, 2026
Midwest shell egg inventory stands at 531 thousand cases, 17% above the 5-year median. Week over week stock fell 2.7%, leaving it 1.0% below the trailing 4-week average. Year over year, inventory is up 12.5%.
An earlier week
Midwest inventory stands at 546 thousand cases, 19% above its five-year median. The stock has climbed 13.3% year over year and 5.0% month over month, reflecting sustained accumulation. Week over week, inventory gained 2.5%.
Week of Aug 11, 2026
Midwest shell egg inventory stood at 532 thousand 30-dozen cases, 9% above the five-year median. Inventory fell 0.6% on the week and 5.3% on the month, though it is up 3.4% year over year.