HDR1012000150010404971500Egg Products Released April 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. Shell Eggs Broken Up 6 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 115 million dozen during February 1997, up 6 percent from February a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 8; North Central, up 6; South Atlantic, up 5; South Central, up 12; and Western, up 3. February 1997 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, compared to February 1996 which contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 226 million pounds during February 1997, up 6 percent from February the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 7.81 million pounds, up 6 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during February totaled 160 million pounds, up 6 percent from the February 1996 production of 151 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during February, at 26.7 million pounds, was down 5 percent from the 28.1 million pounds produced during February 1996. Inspected dried egg production during February was 10.4 million pounds, an increase of 5 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, February 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 ---------------- February 1997 : N Atlantic : 21,046 19,635 5,088 2,510 27,233 1,840 N Central : 74,673 53,570 28,293 15,376 97,239 7,430 S Atlantic : 6,885 4,326 2,581 1,513 8,420 752 S Central : 6,262 3,655 2,669 1,534 7,858 915 West : 6,004 4,113 2,041 1,174 7,328 629 : US : 114,870 85,299 40,672 22,107 148,078 11,566 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, February 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds February 1997 : Liquid Eggs : 92,892 49,736 54,427 12,322 16,409 225,786 Ingredients Added: 0 6,164 92 0 1,551 7,807 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, February 1996-97 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds February 1997 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 36,087 31,759 10,591 2,054 8,329 88,820 For Processing : 38,789 6,473 18,682 5,902 1,802 71,648 Total : 74,876 38,232 29,273 7,956 10,131 160,468 : Frozen : 8,764 9,542 3,022 426 4,979 26,733 : Dried : 2,395 2,522 2,665 1,729 1,085 10,396 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1995- : Oct 1, 1996- : Feb 28, 1996 : Feb 28, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 577,000 632,827 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 439,438 471,648 White : 198,566 226,322 Yolk : 100,080 118,146 : Total : 738,084 816,116 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 57,511 61,894 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,125,663 1,250,835 Ingredients Added in Processing : 37,066 42,717 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 373,743 417,524 Whole Blends : 182,333 200,894 White : 152,444 158,786 Yolk Plain : 39,566 44,937 Yolk Blends : 50,771 59,184 : Total : 798,857 881,325 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 67,013 62,346 Whole Blends : 54,560 52,696 White : 18,683 20,557 Yolk Plain : 525 959 Yolk Blends : 22,066 22,896 : Total : 162,847 159,454 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 9,323 11,830 Whole Blends : 11,818 12,908 White : 12,632 15,540 Yolk Plain : 7,299 7,959 Yolk Blends : 5,136 7,911 : Total : 46,208 56,148 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 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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