HDR1012000150010304971500Egg Products Released March 4, 1997, 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 9 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 130 million dozen during January 1997, up 9 percent from January a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 20; North Central, up 8; South Atlantic, up 10; South Central, up 7; and Western, down slightly. January 1997 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays, the same as January 1996. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 257 million pounds during January 1997, up 14 percent from January the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 8.96 million pounds, up 17 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during January totaled 175 million pounds, up 10 percent from the January 1996 production of 158 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during January, at 35.8 million pounds, was up 11 percent from the 32.3 million pounds produced during January 1996. Inspected dried egg production during January was 12.4 million pounds, an increase of 28 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, January 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Form in Which Broken : : :--------------------------------------: Month and : Eggs : Edible Liquid :Inedible Region : Broken :--------------------------------------: Liquid : : Whole : White : Yolk : Total : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Dozen ---------------- 1,000 Pounds ---------------- January 1997 : N Atlantic : 25,062 22,417 6,768 3,641 32,826 2,067 N Central : 82,070 59,592 31,390 16,170 107,152 8,331 S Atlantic : 7,589 4,132 3,505 1,714 9,351 919 S Central : 7,552 4,901 2,971 1,272 9,144 1,096 West : 7,250 4,935 2,339 1,497 8,771 705 : US : 129,523 95,977 46,973 24,294 167,244 13,118 : January 1996 : N Atlantic : 20,879 18,686 5,434 2,597 26,717 1,788 N Central : 76,255 55,721 28,074 14,513 98,308 7,416 S Atlantic : 6,920 4,335 2,688 1,407 8,430 928 S Central : 7,086 5,594 2,357 1,223 9,174 715 West : 7,255 5,091 2,359 1,237 8,687 626 : US : 118,395 89,427 40,912 20,977 151,316 11,473 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, January 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds January 1997 : Liquid Eggs : 103,703 55,384 64,774 12,565 20,259 256,685 Ingredients Added: 0 7,188 127 0 1,645 8,960 : January 1996 : Liquid Eggs : 91,668 49,238 56,709 11,733 16,064 225,412 Ingredients Added: 0 5,986 137 0 1,522 7,645 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, January 1996-97 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds January 1997 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 39,570 31,133 11,627 1,853 9,049 93,232 For Processing : 40,119 7,817 22,698 7,151 3,518 81,303 Total : 79,689 38,950 34,325 9,004 12,567 174,535 : Frozen : 14,668 12,037 3,821 155 5,092 35,773 : Dried : 2,449 3,259 3,273 1,533 1,879 12,393 : January 1996 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 28,759 28,573 10,748 1,289 8,231 77,600 For Processing : 42,969 6,536 21,377 7,380 2,632 80,894 Total : 71,728 35,109 32,125 8,669 10,863 158,494 : Frozen : 13,745 10,737 3,295 93 4,469 32,339 : Dried : 1,584 3,164 2,576 1,337 1,029 9,690 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - January 31, 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1995- : Oct 1, 1996- : Jan 31, 1996 : Jan 31, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 468,843 517,957 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 357,678 386,349 White : 161,135 185,650 Yolk : 80,910 96,039 : Total : 599,723 668,038 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 46,884 50,328 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 912,325 1,025,049 Ingredients Added in Processing : 29,720 34,910 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 303,795 342,648 Whole Blends : 147,121 162,662 White : 123,761 129,513 Yolk Plain : 31,965 36,981 Yolk Blends : 41,266 49,053 : Total : 647,908 720,857 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 56,460 53,582 Whole Blends : 45,158 43,154 White : 14,830 17,535 Yolk Plain : 449 533 Yolk Blends : 17,824 17,917 : Total : 134,721 132,721 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 7,519 9,435 Whole Blends : 9,068 10,386 White : 10,266 12,875 Yolk Plain : 5,784 6,230 Yolk Blends : 3,656 6,826 : Total : 36,293 45,752 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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