Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 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 6 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 121 million dozen during February 1998, up 6 percent from February a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 1; North Central, up 8; South Atlantic, up 12; South Central, down 3; and Western, down 2. February 1998 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as February 1997. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 235 million pounds during February 1998, up 4 percent from February the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 8.21 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during February totaled 163 million pounds, up 1 percent from the February 1997 production of 160 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during February, at 27.6 million pounds, was up 3 percent from the 26.7 million pounds produced during February 1997. Inspected dried egg production during February was 11.5 million pounds, an increase of 10 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 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 ---------------- February 1998 : N Atlantic : 21,263 21,722 3,722 2,120 27,564 1,952 N Central : 80,367 55,883 31,089 16,889 103,861 8,998 S Atlantic : 7,719 3,873 3,840 1,805 9,518 814 S Central : 6,094 3,841 2,400 1,139 7,380 859 West : 5,908 4,109 1,909 1,051 7,069 536 : US : 121,351 89,428 42,960 23,004 155,392 13,159 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, February 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds February 1998 : Liquid Eggs : 94,123 49,504 61,257 13,757 15,919 234,560 Ingredients Added: 0 6,426 116 0 1,665 8,207 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, February 1997-98 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds February 1998 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 34,056 29,212 12,783 1,835 8,988 86,874 For Processing : 40,250 8,944 18,581 4,990 3,154 75,919 Total : 74,306 38,156 31,364 6,825 12,142 162,793 : Frozen : 10,610 9,389 3,162 751 3,701 27,613 : Dried : 2,376 2,614 3,191 2,043 1,236 11,460 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1996- : Oct 1, 1997- : Feb 28, 1997 : Feb 28, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 632,827 659,763 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 471,648 489,440 White : 226,322 229,814 Yolk : 118,146 117,196 : Total : 816,116 836,450 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 61,894 71,053 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,250,835 1,266,151 Ingredients Added in Processing : 42,717 43,423 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 417,524 418,187 Whole Blends : 200,894 209,210 White : 158,786 164,828 Yolk Plain : 44,937 41,318 Yolk Blends : 59,184 63,013 : Total : 881,325 896,556 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 62,346 64,950 Whole Blends : 52,696 53,583 White : 20,557 17,792 Yolk Plain : 959 1,189 Yolk Blends : 22,896 22,951 : Total : 159,454 160,465 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 11,830 9,582 Whole Blends : 12,908 12,298 White : 15,540 17,164 Yolk Plain : 7,959 8,312 Yolk Blends : 7,911 6,853 : Total : 56,148 54,209 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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