Inventory

Above normal

Southwest egg inventory

USDA weekly shell egg inventory for Southwest, 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
Southwest
Unit
1,000 cases
Calculation
Weekly survey
Last observation
Aug 31, 2026
Update frequency
Weekly

Now 157, 14% above the 5-yr median. That is 7.0% above the trailing 4-week average.

Southwest inventory stands at 157 thousand 30-dozen cases, 14% above the five-year median. Week over week, the region added 9.8%. Year over year, inventory has grown 18.3%.

The numbers
PeriodCurrentPriorChange
Week over week157143+9.8%
Month over month157148+5.9%
Year over year157133+18.3%
vs 5-yr median157137+14.5%

Previous weeks

Week of Aug 24, 2026

Southwest shell egg inventory stands at 143,000 cases, 5% above the five-year median. The level shed 0.6% on the week and sits 1.1% below the trailing 4-week average, signaling a slight recent softening within an above-normal supply picture.

Week of Aug 17, 2026

Southwest inventory stands at 144,000 cases, 9% above the 5-year median. The level drew down 4.7% over the month but remains 12.5% above year-ago levels.

An earlier week

Southwest shell egg inventory stood at 143 thousand cases as of August 10, down 3.3% on the week and 2.5% on the month, but still 4% above the 5-year median. Recent draws have pulled it 2.3% below the trailing 4-week average.

Week of Aug 11, 2026

Southwest shell egg inventory stood at 148,000 cases on August 3, running 3 percent below its five-year median. The week produced a 2.8 percent gain, though the month drew down 9.3 percent, pointing to tight supply.