HDR1012000150010503961500Egg Products Released May 3, 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 9 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 116 million dozen during March 1996, down 9 percent from March a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, down 6; North Central, down 3; South Atlantic, down 11; South Central, down 35; and Western, down 33. March 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays, compared to 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays in March 1995. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 234 million pounds during March 1996, down 6 percent from March the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 8.18 million pounds, down 20 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during March totaled 168 million pounds, down 1 percent from the March 1995 production of 170 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during March, at 30.5 million pounds, was down 15 percent from the 36.1 million pounds produced during March 1995. Inspected dried egg production during March was 9.69 million pounds, a decrease of 20 percent from a year ago. Data presented in this report were compiled from inspection reports of the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The best available data at time of publication was used. Pou 2-5 (5-96) Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, by Region and United States, March 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 ---------------- March 1996 : N Atlantic : 20,121 20,068 4,241 1,725 26,034 1,713 N Central : 75,636 56,120 27,832 15,173 99,125 7,453 S Atlantic : 8,279 4,655 3,838 1,915 10,408 982 S Central : 6,105 3,982 2,385 1,324 7,691 711 West : 5,816 3,714 2,113 1,286 7,113 508 : US : 115,957 88,539 40,409 21,423 150,371 11,367 : March 1995 : N Atlantic : 21,297 18,743 6,412 2,953 28,108 1,845 N Central : 78,206 52,116 32,240 16,961 101,317 7,690 S Atlantic : 9,291 4,962 4,730 2,253 11,945 1,022 S Central : 9,370 5,452 3,819 2,059 11,330 1,276 West : 8,702 6,691 2,691 1,189 10,571 656 : US : 126,866 87,964 49,892 25,415 163,271 12,489 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, March 1995-96 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds March 1996 : Liquid Eggs : 97,416 52,466 55,434 11,025 17,588 233,929 Ingredients Added: 0 6,369 99 0 1,710 8,178 : March 1995 : Liquid Eggs : 92,811 50,088 69,448 16,946 19,501 248,794 Ingredients Added: 0 8,030 163 0 1,988 10,181 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, March 1995-96 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds March 1996 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 34,033 35,654 10,044 1,909 9,503 91,143 For Processing : 44,038 5,839 18,905 5,628 2,315 76,725 Total : 78,071 41,493 28,949 7,537 11,818 167,868 : Frozen : 11,547 11,159 3,146 528 4,149 30,529 : Dried : 2,049 2,124 2,861 1,241 1,417 9,692 : March 1995 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 30,995 31,892 13,026 1,135 6,601 83,649 For Processing : 38,947 8,200 24,552 10,528 3,757 85,984 Total : 69,942 40,092 37,578 11,663 10,358 169,633 : Frozen : 13,901 9,948 4,446 50 7,732 36,077 : Dried : 2,323 2,182 3,769 2,340 1,542 12,156 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 31, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1994- : Oct 1, 1995- : Mar 31, 1995 : Mar 31, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 720,538 692,957 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 505,609 527,977 White : 277,062 238,975 Yolk : 143,017 121,503 : Total : 925,688 888,455 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 69,804 68,878 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,390,807 1,359,592 Ingredients Added in Processing : 47,071 45,244 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 391,771 451,814 Whole Blends : 192,378 223,826 White : 201,240 181,393 Yolk Plain : 66,423 47,103 Yolk Blends : 60,473 62,589 : Total : 912,285 966,725 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 87,560 78,560 Whole Blends : 63,125 65,719 White : 24,773 21,829 Yolk Plain : 587 1,053 Yolk Blends : 38,699 26,215 : Total : 214,744 193,376 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 13,983 11,372 Whole Blends : 16,032 13,942 White : 22,767 15,493 Yolk Plain : 12,410 8,540 Yolk Blends : 9,244 6,553 : Total : 74,436 55,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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