Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 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 7 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 128 million dozen during March 1998, up 7 percent from March a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 16; North Central, up 6; South Atlantic, up 3; South Central, up 1; and Western, down 9. March 1998 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays, compared to 21 weekdays and five Saturdays in March 1997. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 247 million pounds during March 1998, up 2 percent from March the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 8.95 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during March totaled 180 million pounds, up 4 percent from the March 1997 production of 173 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during March, at 26.8 million pounds, was up 3 percent from the 26.1 million pounds produced during March 1997. Inspected dried egg production during March was 10.3 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, March 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 ---------------- March 1998 : N Atlantic : 24,112 24,937 3,716 2,219 30,872 2,131 N Central : 83,325 62,091 29,136 15,521 106,748 10,057 S Atlantic : 7,783 4,137 4,066 1,699 9,902 920 S Central : 6,539 4,786 2,281 997 8,064 957 West : 6,478 4,608 1,910 1,065 7,583 658 : US : 128,237 100,559 41,109 21,501 163,169 14,723 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, March 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds March 1998 : Liquid Eggs : 100,769 58,741 56,632 14,366 16,588 247,096 Ingredients Added: 0 7,480 145 0 1,328 8,953 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, March 1997-98 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds March 1998 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 38,514 38,868 13,742 2,007 10,233 103,364 For Processing : 46,265 7,448 14,234 7,547 965 76,459 Total : 84,779 46,316 27,976 9,554 11,198 179,823 : Frozen : 10,499 9,994 3,317 147 2,846 26,803 : Dried : 1,768 2,551 2,943 1,625 1,424 10,311 : 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1996- : Oct 1, 1997- : Mar 31, 1997 : Mar 31, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 753,090 788,000 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 565,033 589,999 White : 266,372 270,923 Yolk : 139,583 138,697 : Total : 970,988 999,619 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 74,153 85,776 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,491,962 1,513,247 Ingredients Added in Processing : 51,350 52,376 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 499,657 502,966 Whole Blends : 244,190 255,526 White : 187,596 192,804 Yolk Plain : 52,607 50,872 Yolk Blends : 70,370 74,211 : Total : 1,054,420 1,076,379 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 70,879 75,449 Whole Blends : 62,784 63,577 White : 23,746 21,109 Yolk Plain : 1,049 1,336 Yolk Blends : 27,089 25,797 : Total : 185,547 187,268 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 14,858 11,350 Whole Blends : 15,578 14,849 White : 18,545 20,107 Yolk Plain : 9,374 9,937 Yolk Blends : 8,963 8,277 : Total : 67,318 64,520 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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