Inventory
Above normalSouthwest 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
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
- 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%.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 157 | 143 | +9.8% |
| Month over month | 157 | 148 | +5.9% |
| Year over year | 157 | 133 | +18.3% |
| vs 5-yr median | 157 | 137 | +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.