Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 4, 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 1 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 131 million dozen during January 1998, up 1 percent from January a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, down 3; North Central, up 3; South Atlantic, up 3; South Central, up 1; and Western, down 9. January 1998 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays, compared to 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays in January 1997. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 251 million pounds during January 1998, down 2 percent from January the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 8.2 million pounds, down 8 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during January totaled 173 million pounds, down 1 percent from the January 1997 production of 175 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during January, at 30.9 million pounds, was down 13 percent from the 35.8 million pounds produced during January 1997. Inspected dried egg production during January was 11.4 million pounds, a decrease of 8 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 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Form in Which Broken : : :--------------------------------------: Month and : Eggs : Edible Liquid :Inedible Region : Broken :--------------------------------------: Liquid : : Whole : White : Yolk : Total : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Dozen ---------------- 1,000 Pounds ---------------- January 1998 : N Atlantic : 24,374 22,668 5,461 2,790 30,919 2,166 N Central : 84,562 57,653 33,480 17,103 108,236 9,894 S Atlantic : 7,820 4,423 3,717 1,749 9,889 866 S Central : 7,625 4,851 3,073 1,536 9,460 1,201 West : 6,629 4,596 1,890 1,260 7,746 685 : US : 131,010 94,191 47,621 24,438 166,250 14,812 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, January 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds January 1998 : Liquid Eggs : 100,584 51,718 66,276 13,076 19,640 251,294 Ingredients Added: 0 6,260 120 0 1,858 8,238 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, January 1997-98 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds January 1998 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 38,529 31,471 12,858 1,738 9,632 94,228 For Processing : 40,769 6,875 20,563 6,769 3,684 78,660 Total : 79,298 38,346 33,421 8,507 13,316 172,888 : Frozen : 12,591 9,673 3,439 220 5,022 30,945 : Dried : 1,438 3,134 3,427 1,838 1,515 11,352 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1996- : Oct 1, 1997- : Jan 31, 1997 : Jan 31, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 517,957 538,412 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 386,349 400,012 White : 185,650 186,854 Yolk : 96,039 94,192 : Total : 668,038 681,058 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 50,328 57,894 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,025,049 1,031,591 Ingredients Added in Processing : 34,910 35,216 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 342,648 343,881 Whole Blends : 162,662 171,054 White : 129,513 133,464 Yolk Plain : 36,981 34,493 Yolk Blends : 49,053 50,871 : Total : 720,857 733,763 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 53,582 54,340 Whole Blends : 43,154 44,194 White : 17,535 14,630 Yolk Plain : 533 438 Yolk Blends : 17,917 19,250 : Total : 132,721 132,852 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 9,435 7,206 Whole Blends : 10,386 9,684 White : 12,875 13,973 Yolk Plain : 6,230 6,269 Yolk Blends : 6,826 5,617 : Total : 45,752 42,749 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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