Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 3, 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 2 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 146 million dozen during October 1997, up 2 percent from October a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 2; North Central, up 4; South Atlantic, up 3; South Central, down 16; and Western, up 2. October 1997 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as October 1996. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 282 million pounds during October 1997, down 2 percent from October the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 10.0 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during October totaled 201 million pounds, down 3 percent from the October 1996 production of 206 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during October, at 38.1 million pounds, was up 8 percent from the 35.2 million pounds produced during October 1996. Inspected dried egg production during October was 11.6 million pounds, a decrease of 7 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 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 ---------------- October 1997 : N Atlantic : 24,567 25,345 4,192 2,028 31,565 2,089 N Central : 95,451 68,355 35,025 18,310 121,690 11,397 S Atlantic : 9,796 5,008 4,438 2,566 12,012 976 S Central : 8,181 5,517 3,143 1,235 9,895 1,154 West : 7,953 5,939 2,617 1,208 9,764 620 : US : 145,948 110,164 49,415 25,347 184,926 16,236 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, October 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds October 1997 : Liquid Eggs : 118,903 60,691 69,038 12,974 20,307 281,913 Ingredients Added: 0 7,902 254 0 1,845 10,001 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, October 1996-97 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds October 1997 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 47,446 40,257 12,204 2,588 10,935 113,430 For Processing : 46,352 8,167 22,784 6,996 3,002 87,301 Total : 93,798 48,424 34,988 9,584 13,937 200,731 : Frozen : 16,641 11,851 4,484 61 5,046 38,083 : Dried : 2,218 2,796 3,615 1,506 1,453 11,588 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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