HDR1012000150011203961500Egg Products Released December 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Shell Eggs Broken Up 17 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 143 million dozen during October 1996, up 17 percent from October a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 20; North Central, up 20; South Atlantic, up 6; South Central, up 18; and Western, down 6. October 1996 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, compared to 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays in October 1995. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 287 million pounds during October 1996, up 22 percent from October the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 10.3 million pounds, up 34 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during October totaled 206 million pounds, up 24 percent from the October 1995 production of 166 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during October, was 35.2 million pounds, down 3 percent from the 36.4 million pounds produced during October 1995. Inspected dried egg production during October was 12.4 million pounds, an increase of 33 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. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, by Region and United States, October 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 ---------------- October 1996 : N Atlantic : 24,150 22,855 5,480 2,402 30,737 1,954 N Central : 92,186 65,677 34,766 19,473 119,916 8,685 S Atlantic : 9,477 4,825 4,794 2,371 11,990 1,135 S Central : 9,687 5,252 4,228 1,997 11,477 1,190 West : 7,778 5,230 2,658 1,293 9,181 773 : US : 143,278 103,839 51,926 27,536 183,301 13,737 : October 1995 : N Atlantic : 20,182 17,819 5,380 2,266 25,465 1,712 N Central : 76,940 57,876 27,572 14,004 99,452 8,211 S Atlantic : 8,924 5,502 3,880 1,867 11,249 974 S Central : 8,209 5,032 3,073 1,666 9,771 1,007 West : 8,249 5,807 2,571 1,387 9,765 683 : US : 122,504 92,036 42,476 21,190 155,702 12,587 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, October 1995-96 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds October 1996 : Liquid Eggs : 121,317 58,596 70,827 14,896 21,531 287,167 Ingredients Added: 0 7,661 673 0 1,932 10,266 : October 1995 : Liquid Eggs : 102,091 47,326 58,689 11,027 16,137 235,270 Ingredients Added: 0 5,896 164 0 1,582 7,642 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, October 1995-96 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds October 1996 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 48,866 38,900 11,985 3,048 10,239 113,038 For Processing : 49,895 6,996 24,946 8,268 3,028 93,133 Total : 98,761 45,896 36,931 11,316 13,267 206,171 : Frozen : 14,472 11,490 4,025 147 5,077 35,211 : Dried : 2,116 2,825 3,704 1,545 2,205 12,395 : October 1995 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 31,087 29,779 9,723 1,182 8,640 80,411 For Processing : 48,539 5,913 22,161 6,664 1,947 85,224 Total : 79,626 35,692 31,884 7,846 10,587 165,635 : Frozen : 15,129 11,436 4,727 147 4,992 36,431 : Dried : 1,971 2,170 2,717 1,376 1,085 9,319 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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