HDR1012000150010404961500Egg Products Released April 4, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Egg Products" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Shell Eggs Broken Down 3 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 108 million dozen during February 1996, down 3 percent from February a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, down 9; North Central, up 5; South Atlantic, down 17; South Central, down 31; and Western, down 17. February 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, compared to 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays in February 1995. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 213 million pounds during February 1996, down 1 percent from February the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 7.35 million pounds, up 6 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during February totaled 151 million pounds, up 4 percent from the February 1995 production of 145 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during February, at 28.1 million pounds, was down 8 percent from the 30.6 million pounds produced during February 1995. Inspected dried egg production during February was 9.92 million pounds, a decrease of 16 percent from a year ago. Data presented in this report were compiled from inspection reports of the Food Safety and Inspection Service. Pou 2-5 (4-96) Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, by Region and United States, February 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Form in Which Broken : : :--------------------------------------: Month and : Eggs : Edible Liquid :Inedible Region : Broken :--------------------------------------: Liquid : : Whole : White : Yolk : Total : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Dozen ---------------- 1,000 Pounds ---------------- February 1996 : N Atlantic : 19,490 17,952 4,935 2,114 25,001 1,658 N Central : 70,669 52,118 25,640 13,529 91,287 6,972 S Atlantic : 6,558 4,252 2,524 1,410 8,186 818 S Central : 5,608 3,537 2,393 1,066 6,996 621 West : 5,832 3,901 1,939 1,051 6,891 558 : US : 108,157 81,760 37,431 19,170 138,361 10,627 : February 1995 : N Atlantic : 21,390 18,991 5,796 3,141 27,928 1,929 N Central : 67,172 43,323 29,060 15,430 87,813 6,444 S Atlantic : 7,918 4,102 4,038 1,986 10,126 901 S Central : 8,182 4,646 3,506 2,043 10,195 1,069 West : 7,023 5,246 2,236 968 8,450 596 : US : 111,685 76,308 44,636 23,568 144,512 10,939 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, February 1995-96 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds February 1996 : Liquid Eggs : 87,415 47,549 51,910 11,061 15,403 213,338 Ingredients Added: 0 5,753 156 0 1,437 7,346 : February 1995 : Liquid Eggs : 80,896 38,469 63,252 14,880 18,814 216,311 Ingredients Added: 0 4,925 114 0 1,873 6,912 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, February 1995-96 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds February 1996 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 31,115 29,552 11,408 2,035 7,696 81,806 For Processing : 38,833 5,660 17,275 5,566 1,809 69,143 Total : 69,948 35,212 28,683 7,601 9,505 150,949 : Frozen : 10,553 9,402 3,853 76 4,242 28,126 : Dried : 1,804 2,750 2,366 1,515 1,480 9,915 : February 1995 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 30,237 21,594 10,109 1,021 6,315 69,276 For Processing : 31,299 6,523 24,670 9,273 3,475 75,240 Total : 61,536 28,117 34,779 10,294 9,790 144,516 : Frozen : 11,486 8,053 2,991 58 8,061 30,649 : Dried : 2,069 2,629 3,611 2,025 1,417 11,751 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes reinspections of egg products. 2/ Includes all non-egg ingredients added. Egg Products Inspected: Shell Eggs Broken and Products Produced, United States, October 1 - February 28, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1994- : Oct 1, 1995- : Feb 28, 1995 : Feb 28, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 593,672 577,000 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 417,645 439,438 White : 227,170 198,566 Yolk : 117,602 100,080 : Total : 762,417 738,084 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 57,315 57,511 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,142,013 1,125,663 Ingredients Added in Processing : 36,890 37,066 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 321,829 373,743 Whole Blends : 152,286 182,333 White : 163,662 152,444 Yolk Plain : 54,760 39,566 Yolk Blends : 50,115 50,771 : Total : 742,652 798,857 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 73,659 67,013 Whole Blends : 53,177 54,560 White : 20,327 18,683 Yolk Plain : 537 525 Yolk Blends : 30,967 22,066 : Total : 178,667 162,847 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 11,660 9,323 Whole Blends : 13,850 11,818 White : 18,998 12,632 Yolk Plain : 10,070 7,299 Yolk Blends : 7,702 5,136 : Total : 62,280 46,208 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes reinspections of egg products. 2/ Includes all non-egg ingredients added. Data Sources: Data for the "Egg Products" report are obtained from Grading Volume Reports (Form PY-240) completed by inspectors of the Egg Products Inspection Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service (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 80 plants. Plant management provides monthly volume data to the resident USDA inspector at the applicable plant. 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. Liquid eggs transported from one official plant to another for reprocessing must be reinspected by the USDA inspector at the receiving plant. Since the volume is reported for each inspection performed, the total liquid eggs inspected may exceed the actual total of liquid eggs produced. Data in the "Inspected Product:" table are finished products available for distribution in commerce. The finished egg products (packaged for distribution) may have been processed in a subsequent reporting period following the period in which the eggs were reported as broken. Therefore, the data may not be comparable in any given month. Regional Listing: North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. North Central = IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, PR, SC, VA, WV. 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