HDR1012000150010502971500Egg Products Released May 2, 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 4 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 120 million dozen during March 1997, up 4 percent from March a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 3; North Central, up 4; South Atlantic, down 8; South Central, up 6; and Western, up 22. March 1997 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays, the same as March 1996. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 241 million pounds during March 1997, up 3 percent from March the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 8.63 million pounds, up 6 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during March totaled 173 million pounds, up 3 percent from the March 1996 production of 168 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during March, at 26.1 million pounds, was down 15 percent from the 30.5 million pounds produced during March 1996. Inspected dried egg production during March was 11.2 million pounds, an increase of 15 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, March 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 ---------------- March 1997 : N Atlantic : 20,775 20,018 4,770 2,361 27,149 1,895 N Central : 78,307 60,204 27,040 14,702 101,946 7,874 S Atlantic : 7,582 4,454 3,368 1,897 9,719 829 S Central : 6,498 3,644 2,647 1,264 7,555 1,036 West : 7,101 5,065 2,225 1,213 8,503 625 : US : 120,263 93,385 40,050 21,437 154,872 12,259 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, March 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds March 1997 : Liquid Eggs : 102,293 56,121 55,347 10,928 16,438 241,127 Ingredients Added: 0 6,914 105 0 1,614 8,633 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, March 1996-97 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds March 1997 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 38,227 35,762 11,467 1,830 9,947 97,233 For Processing : 43,906 7,534 17,343 5,840 1,239 75,862 Total : 82,133 43,296 28,810 7,670 11,186 173,095 : Frozen : 8,533 10,088 3,189 90 4,193 26,093 : Dried : 3,028 2,670 3,005 1,415 1,052 11,170 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1995- : Oct 1, 1996- : Mar 31, 1996 : Mar 31, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 692,957 753,090 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 527,977 565,033 White : 238,975 266,372 Yolk : 121,503 139,583 : Total : 888,455 970,988 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 68,878 74,153 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,359,592 1,491,962 Ingredients Added in Processing : 45,244 51,350 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 451,814 499,657 Whole Blends : 223,826 244,190 White : 181,393 187,596 Yolk Plain : 47,103 52,607 Yolk Blends : 62,589 70,370 : Total : 966,725 1,054,420 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 78,560 70,879 Whole Blends : 65,719 62,784 White : 21,829 23,746 Yolk Plain : 1,053 1,049 Yolk Blends : 26,215 27,089 : Total : 193,376 185,547 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 11,372 14,858 Whole Blends : 13,942 15,578 White : 15,493 18,545 Yolk Plain : 8,540 9,374 Yolk Blends : 6,553 8,963 : Total : 55,900 67,318 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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