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South Central egg inventory

USDA weekly shell egg inventory for South Central, in thousands of 30-dozen cases

Data through Aug 31, 2026 · source last checked Sep 1, 2026 · page revised Sep 1, 2026

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About this data
Source
USDA AMS Egg Market News, National Weekly Shell Egg Inventory
Series
Graded shell egg inventory, conventional total
Geography
South Central
Unit
1,000 cases
Calculation
Weekly survey
Last observation
Aug 31, 2026
Update frequency
Weekly

Now 256, 2% below the 5-yr median. That is 4.4% below the trailing 4-week average.

South Central inventory is at 256 thousand cases, down 9.7% on the week. The level sits 2% below the 5-year median and 4.4% below the trailing 4-week average.

The numbers
PeriodCurrentPriorChange
Week over week256283-9.7%
Month over month256247+3.3%
Year over year256229+11.4%
vs 5-yr median256262-2.4%

Previous weeks

Week of Aug 24, 2026

South Central shell egg inventory stands at 283 thousand 30-dozen cases, up 3.8% on the week. The stock is 16% above the five-year median. Year-over-year, inventory has grown 18.6%.

Week of Aug 17, 2026

South Central inventory stands at 273 thousand 30-dozen cases in the week ending August 17, up 5.4 percent from the prior week. Supply sits 16 percent above the five-year median, signaling relative abundance. Month-over-month inventory is up 12.8 percent, and year-over-year volume has grown 16.4 percent.

An earlier week

South Central inventory stands at 259 thousand cases, up 4.5% from the prior week and 11% above the five-year median. Month over month the region shed 12 thousand cases, though year-over-year holdings are 27 thousand cases higher.

Week of Aug 11, 2026

South Central shell egg inventory stood at 247 thousand cases, 2% below the five-year median. The level recovered 1.6% on the week but has drawn down 5.6% over the month.