Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 3, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Egg Products" call Tom Kruchten (202) 690-4870, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Shell Eggs Broken Up 9 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 138 million dozen during December 1997, up 9 percent from December a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 11; North Central, up 9; South Atlantic, up 12; South Central, up 12; and Western, up 8. December 1997 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, compared to 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays in December 1996. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 263 million pounds during December 1997, up 8 percent from December the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 8.77 million pounds, up 9 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during December totaled 186 million pounds, up 11 percent from the December 1996 production of 168 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during December, at 35.1 million pounds, was up 7 percent from the 32.9 million pounds produced during December 1996. Inspected dried egg production during December was 11.4 million pounds, an increase of 4 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, December 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 ---------------- December 1997 : N Atlantic : 23,978 23,720 4,499 1,980 30,199 2,253 N Central : 89,296 61,403 35,103 18,038 114,544 9,287 S Atlantic : 8,463 4,614 3,752 2,144 10,510 886 S Central : 8,386 5,328 3,034 1,456 9,818 979 West : 7,592 5,600 2,278 1,231 9,109 691 : US : 137,715 100,665 48,666 24,849 174,180 14,096 : December 1996 : N Atlantic : 21,585 20,455 5,029 2,461 27,945 1,748 N Central : 81,993 59,135 32,066 16,317 107,518 7,875 S Atlantic : 7,554 4,384 3,214 1,940 9,538 675 S Central : 7,647 5,027 2,449 1,272 8,748 977 West : 7,007 4,600 2,518 1,404 8,522 660 : US : 125,786 93,601 45,276 23,394 162,271 11,935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, December 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds December 1997 : Liquid Eggs : 107,951 54,021 68,198 14,097 18,995 263,262 Ingredients Added: 0 6,991 140 0 1,634 8,765 : December 1996 : Liquid Eggs : 101,862 51,233 59,209 12,326 18,403 243,033 Ingredients Added: 0 6,200 112 0 1,733 8,045 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, December 1996-97 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds December 1997 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 40,238 33,871 12,833 2,003 9,760 98,705 For Processing : 46,905 8,924 21,729 7,735 2,111 87,404 Total : 87,143 42,795 34,562 9,738 11,871 186,109 : Frozen : 13,101 12,059 3,793 72 6,035 35,060 : Dried : 2,018 1,972 4,151 1,909 1,357 11,407 : December 1996 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 37,182 31,907 10,412 1,908 10,114 91,523 For Processing : 41,896 7,072 18,734 6,533 2,354 76,589 Total : 79,078 38,979 29,146 8,441 12,468 168,112 : Frozen : 13,017 9,625 5,868 112 4,264 32,886 : Dried : 2,556 2,383 2,929 1,692 1,356 10,916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 31, 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1996- : Oct 1, 1997- : Dec 31, 1996 : Dec 31, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 388,434 407,402 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 290,372 305,821 White : 138,677 139,233 Yolk : 71,745 69,754 : Total : 500,794 514,808 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 37,210 43,082 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 768,364 780,297 Ingredients Added in Processing : 25,950 26,978 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 262,959 264,583 Whole Blends : 123,712 132,708 White : 95,188 100,043 Yolk Plain : 27,977 25,986 Yolk Blends : 36,486 37,555 : Total : 546,322 560,875 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 38,914 41,749 Whole Blends : 31,117 34,521 White : 13,714 11,191 Yolk Plain : 378 218 Yolk Blends : 12,825 14,228 : Total : 96,948 101,907 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 6,986 5,768 Whole Blends : 7,127 6,550 White : 9,602 10,546 Yolk Plain : 4,697 4,431 Yolk Blends : 4,947 4,102 : Total : 33,359 31,397 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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