Pou 2-5 (8-10) Egg Products Washington, D.C. Released August 31, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Egg Products" call Chris Hawthorn at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This report issue is published using both layouts but all future issues will only be produced with the new layout, which is available on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov. This is the last issue using this layout. Shell Eggs Broken Up 2 Percent from Last Year Shell eggs broken totaled 179 million dozen during July 2010, up 2 percent from July a year ago, but 4 percent below the 186 million broken last month. July 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2009 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. During calendar year 2010 through July, shell eggs broken totaled 1,182 million dozen, up 2 percent from the comparable period in 2009. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2010 was 1,541 million pounds, up 2 percent from 2009. Data presented in this report were compiled from Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspection reports. The best available data at the time of publication were used. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, United States, July 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------- Inspected Item : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Jul : Jun : : : :2009 :2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :175,241 186,176 179,300 102 96 :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :141,380 146,582 146,006 103 100 White : 56,602 64,897 57,612 102 89 Yolk : 28,823 30,862 27,480 95 89 : Total :226,805 242,341 231,098 102 95 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 19,002 20,846 19,154 101 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-July, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2010 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Jul, 2009 :Jan-Jul, 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 1,159,810 1,182,273 102 : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 957,369 968,457 101 White : 368,786 383,613 104 Yolk : 189,159 189,120 100 : Total : 1,515,314 1,541,190 102 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 128,072 133,732 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Egg Product Estimates Data Sources: Data for the "Egg Products" report are obtained from Egg Products Volume Reports (FSIS Form 5200-11) completed by inspectors of FSIS, USDA. FSIS is responsible for administering a mandatory inspection program for egg products under the authority of the Egg Products Inspection Act of 1970. The act and its associated regulations require that all commercial egg breaking and processing plants operate under continuous USDA supervision. Reports are currently received from approximately 60 plants in the United States. Plant management provides monthly volume data to the resident USDA inspector at the applicable plant. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Procedures and Reliability: FSIS reviews plant data for accuracy and completeness and provides NASS a data file. NASS reviews the data for unusual values. The egg products estimates are based on a census of all commercial egg breaking and processing plants, therefore, there are no statistical estimation and sampling errors. Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1- 800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria VA 22312.