Inventory
Below normalNorthwest egg inventory
USDA weekly shell egg inventory for Northwest, 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
- Northwest
- Unit
- 1,000 cases
- Calculation
- Weekly survey
- Last observation
- Aug 31, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
Now 46.4, 33% below the 5-yr median. That is 17.3% below the trailing 4-week average.
Northwest shell egg inventory is 46.4 thousand 30-dozen cases, 33% below the five-year median. Month over month inventory fell 26%, reflecting a sharp recent draw. Year over year levels are 75.1% higher, though conditions a year ago were similarly tight.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 46.4 | 46.7 | -0.6% |
| Month over month | 46.4 | 62.7 | -26.0% |
| Year over year | 46.4 | 26.5 | +75.1% |
| vs 5-yr median | 46.4 | 69.0 | -32.8% |
Previous weeks
Week of Aug 24, 2026
Northwest shell egg inventory fell to 46.7 thousand cases, down 20.0% on the week. At 30% below the 5-year median, supply is tight.
Week of Aug 17, 2026
Northwest shell egg inventory fell to 58.4 thousand cases as of 2026-08-17, down 20 percent week over week. The level sits 27 percent below the five-year median, signaling tight supply. Year over year the inventory is up 94.7 percent from 30.0 thousand cases.
An earlier week
Northwest inventory stood at 73.0 thousand cases, up 16.4% on the week and 31.3% on the month. Year-over-year it has gained 119.9%. Current holdings remain 5% below the 5-year median.
Week of Aug 11, 2026
Northwest inventory reached 62.7 thousand cases in the week ending August 3, up 21.5% on the month. Inventory sits 18% below the five-year median, a tight level despite a doubled year-over-year recovery from depressed supplies last year.