Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 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 Down 1 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 137 million dozen during April 1998, down 1 percent from April a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, up 3; North Central, down 1; South Atlantic, down 1; South Central, down 17; and Western, up 2. April 1998 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as April 1997. Inspected liquid egg products used in processing amounted to 243 million pounds during April 1998, down 11 percent from April the previous year. Ingredients added in processing totaled 9.15 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Inspected liquid egg production for immediate consumption and processing during April totaled 172 million pounds, down 11 percent from the April 1997 production of 194 million pounds. Inspected frozen egg production during April, at 28.1 million pounds, was down 17 percent from the 33.9 million pounds produced during April 1997. Inspected dried egg production during April was 11.4 million pounds, a slight increase 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, April 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 ---------------- April 1998 : N Atlantic : 24,780 26,071 3,905 1,605 31,581 2,127 N Central : 89,235 68,829 27,947 15,785 112,561 10,138 S Atlantic : 8,448 3,454 4,242 1,959 9,655 934 S Central : 6,735 4,603 2,254 792 7,649 1,015 West : 7,956 5,810 2,171 1,215 9,196 759 : US : 137,154 108,767 40,519 21,356 170,642 14,973 : April 1997 : N Atlantic : 23,982 23,770 5,366 2,329 31,465 2,126 N Central : 89,686 66,029 32,942 17,724 116,695 8,466 S Atlantic : 8,543 4,782 4,230 2,149 11,161 896 S Central : 8,105 4,585 3,414 1,889 9,888 1,104 West : 7,764 5,354 2,356 1,363 9,073 661 : US : 138,080 104,520 48,308 25,454 178,282 13,253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Liquid Eggs: Usage and Ingredients Added in Processing, United States, April 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds April 1998 : Liquid Eggs : 92,913 63,548 59,365 11,031 16,343 243,200 Ingredients Added: 0 7,302 131 0 1,720 9,153 : April 1997 : Liquid Eggs : 113,497 60,075 65,016 13,289 19,958 271,835 Ingredients Added: 0 7,556 135 0 1,697 9,388 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected Product: By Form as Distributed in Commerce, United States, April 1997-98 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month and : Whole : Whole : : Yolk : Yolk : Item : Plain : Blends : White : Plain : Blends : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds April 1998 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 25,487 36,060 11,579 1,845 10,237 85,208 For Processing : 50,408 10,396 18,029 5,150 3,092 87,075 Total : 75,895 46,456 29,608 6,995 13,329 172,283 : Frozen : 11,108 11,480 3,476 209 1,865 28,138 : Dried : 1,698 3,418 3,253 2,153 830 11,352 : April 1997 : Liquid : For Immediate : Consumption : 42,262 37,030 11,358 1,880 10,506 103,036 For Processing : 50,501 6,916 22,824 8,056 3,024 91,321 Total : 92,763 43,946 34,182 9,936 13,530 194,357 : Frozen : 12,334 13,234 3,949 98 4,316 33,931 : Dried : 2,142 2,886 3,315 1,465 1,526 11,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 30, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Oct 1, 1996- : Oct 1, 1997- : Apr 30, 1997 : Apr 30, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 891,170 925,154 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 669,553 698,766 White : 314,680 311,442 Yolk : 165,037 160,053 : Total : 1,149,270 1,170,261 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 87,406 100,749 : During Processing : Liquid Eggs Inspected 1/ : 1,763,797 1,756,447 Ingredients Added in Processing : 60,738 61,529 : Product Produced for Immediate : Consumption and Processing 1/ 2/ : Liquid Product Produced : Whole Plain : 592,420 578,861 Whole Blends : 288,136 301,982 White : 221,778 222,412 Yolk Plain : 62,543 57,867 Yolk Blends : 83,900 87,540 : Total : 1,248,777 1,248,662 : Frozen Product Produced : Whole Plain : 83,213 86,557 Whole Blends : 76,018 75,057 White : 27,695 24,585 Yolk Plain : 1,147 1,545 Yolk Blends : 31,405 27,662 : Total : 219,478 215,406 : Dried Product Produced : Whole Plain : 17,000 13,048 Whole Blends : 18,464 18,267 White : 21,860 23,360 Yolk Plain : 10,839 12,090 Yolk Blends : 10,489 9,107 : Total : 78,652 75,872 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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