HDR1012000150010604961500Egg Products Released June 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 Up 14 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 127 million dozen during April 1996, up 14 percent from April a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 18; North Central, up 21; South Atlantic, up 6; South Central, down 14; and Western, down 8. April 1996 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays, compared to 20 weekdays and five Saturdays in April 1995. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 251 million pounds during April 1996, up 17 percent from April the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 8.03 million pounds, up 13 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during April totaled 175 million pounds, up 23 percent from the April 1995 production of 143 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during April, at 31.4 million pounds, was up 2 percent from the 30.7 million pounds produced during April 1995. Inspected dried egg production during April was 11.5 million pounds, a slight increase 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 (6-96) Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, by Region and United States, April 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 ---------------- April 1996 : N Atlantic : 21,694 21,276 5,019 2,052 28,347 1,810 N Central : 81,983 57,782 32,284 17,199 107,265 7,931 S Atlantic : 8,581 5,294 3,738 1,817 10,849 1,089 S Central : 7,845 4,271 3,524 1,911 9,706 868 West : 6,849 4,329 2,398 1,413 8,140 602 : US : 126,952 92,952 46,963 24,392 164,307 12,300 : April 1995 : N Atlantic : 18,414 16,854 4,570 2,401 23,825 1,593 N Central : 67,928 48,437 26,381 14,262 89,080 6,570 S Atlantic : 8,122 3,647 4,179 2,079 9,905 924 S Central : 9,086 5,078 3,872 2,059 11,009 1,100 West : 7,463 5,957 2,240 1,002 9,199 638 : US : 111,013 79,973 41,242 21,803 143,018 10,825 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, April 1995-96 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds April 1996 : Liquid Eggs : 100,947 52,450 65,160 14,840 17,442 250,839 Ingredients Added: 0 6,233 123 0 1,670 8,026 : April 1995 : Liquid Eggs : 85,179 43,594 56,692 13,324 15,760 214,549 Ingredients Added: 0 5,391 154 0 1,544 7,089 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, April 1995-96 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds April 1996 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 34,977 33,795 11,656 1,971 9,872 92,271 For Processing : 45,537 5,988 21,190 7,794 2,207 82,716 Total : 80,514 39,783 32,846 9,765 12,079 174,987 : Frozen : 13,224 10,324 4,088 165 3,629 31,430 : Dried : 1,849 2,387 3,402 2,199 1,631 11,468 : April 1995 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 33,330 26,233 8,934 1,484 7,502 77,483 For Processing : 30,098 6,383 19,848 6,482 2,241 65,052 Total : 63,428 32,616 28,782 7,966 9,743 142,535 : Frozen : 12,395 9,290 3,656 1,049 4,307 30,697 : Dried : 2,266 2,599 3,058 1,926 1,604 11,453 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 30, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1994- : Oct 1, 1995- : Apr 30, 1995 : Apr 30, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 831,551 819,909 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 585,582 620,929 White : 318,304 285,938 Yolk : 164,820 145,895 : Total : 1,068,706 1,052,762 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 80,629 81,178 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,605,356 1,610,431 Ingredients Added in Processing : 54,160 53,270 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 455,199 532,328 Whole Blends : 224,994 263,609 White : 230,022 214,239 Yolk Plain : 74,389 56,868 Yolk Blends : 70,216 74,668 : Total : 1,054,820 1,141,712 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 99,955 91,784 Whole Blends : 72,415 76,043 White : 28,429 25,917 Yolk Plain : 1,636 1,218 Yolk Blends : 43,006 29,844 : Total : 245,441 224,806 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 16,249 13,221 Whole Blends : 18,631 16,329 White : 25,825 18,895 Yolk Plain : 14,336 10,739 Yolk Blends : 10,848 8,184 : Total : 85,889 67,368 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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