Inventory
Near normalSoutheast egg inventory
USDA weekly shell egg inventory for Southeast, 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
- Southeast
- Unit
- 1,000 cases
- Calculation
- Weekly survey
- Last observation
- Aug 31, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
Now 276, 10% above the 5-yr median. That is 5.9% above the trailing 4-week average.
Southeast egg inventory stands at 276,000 cases, 10% above the 5-year median. The region has added inventory week over week and month over month, up 6.8% and 14.6% respectively.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 276 | 258 | +6.8% |
| Month over month | 276 | 241 | +14.6% |
| Year over year | 276 | 259 | +6.7% |
| vs 5-yr median | 276 | 252 | +9.5% |
Previous weeks
Week of Aug 24, 2026
Southeast egg inventory stands at 258 thousand cases, 5% above the 5-year median. Year over year stock has fallen 5.3% from 273 thousand cases, though month-over-month inventory built 3.7%.
Week of Aug 17, 2026
Southeast shell egg inventory stood at 258 thousand cases through August 17, holding at the 5-year median. The region gained 3.2% on the week and 6.8% on the month but is down 2.2% year-over-year.
An earlier week
Southeast inventory reached 250 thousand cases on August 10, up 3.8% on the week and 8.7% from a month ago. At 2% below the five-year median, stock runs tight.
Week of Aug 11, 2026
Southeast shell egg inventory sits at 241,000 cases, down 3.4% on the week and 8% below the five-year median. Year-over-year draw is steep at 15.6%, signaling supply tightness in the region.