Inventory
Near normalNortheast egg inventory
USDA weekly shell egg inventory for Northeast, 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
- Northeast
- Unit
- 1,000 cases
- Calculation
- Weekly survey
- Last observation
- Aug 31, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
Now 174, 3% above the 5-yr median. That is 12.7% below the trailing 4-week average.
Northeast shell egg inventory fell to 174 thousand cases as of Aug. 31, down 13.6% from the prior week and 22.0% month over month. Year over year, inventory declined 9.3%. The current level sits 3% above the 5-year median but runs 12.7% below the trailing 4-week average.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 174 | 202 | -13.6% |
| Month over month | 174 | 223 | -22.0% |
| Year over year | 174 | 192 | -9.3% |
| vs 5-yr median | 174 | 168 | +3.4% |
Previous weeks
Week of Aug 24, 2026
Northeast inventory stands at 202 thousand cases, 20% above the five-year median. It fell 2.4% on the week and is running 4.8% below the trailing four-week average.
Week of Aug 17, 2026
Northeast inventory stands at 207 thousand cases, 12 percent above the 5-year median. The weekly reading fell 4.4 percent from the prior week. Year over year, inventory is up 4.8 percent.
An earlier week
Northeast inventory stands at 216,000 cases, 15% above the five-year median. The stock slipped 3.3% on the week but remains 14.8% higher than a year ago.
Week of Aug 11, 2026
Northeast egg inventory reached 223 thousand 30-dozen cases, up 8.9% on the week. The level stands 19% above the five-year median and 7.4% above the trailing 4-week average.