Pou 2-5 (7-99) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 6, 1999, 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 4 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 142 million dozen during May 1999, up 4 percent from May a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, down 1; North Central, up 8; South Atlantic, down 25, South Central, down 2; and Western, down 4. May 1999 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays, the same as May 1998. 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, May 1998-99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Form in Which Broken : : :--------------------------------------: Month and : Eggs : Edible Liquid :Inedible Region : Broken :--------------------------------------: Liquid : : Whole : White : Yolk : Total : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Dozen ---------------- 1,000 Pounds ---------------- May 1999 : N Atlantic : 23,089 26,245 2,875 1,509 30,629 2,076 N Central : 100,692 73,824 36,661 19,430 129,915 11,168 S Atlantic : 5,721 2,651 2,575 1,407 6,633 779 S Central : 6,020 5,266 986 917 7,169 929 West : 6,431 4,384 2,041 1,024 7,449 591 : US : 141,953 112,370 45,138 24,287 181,795 15,543 : May 1998 : N Atlantic : 23,230 24,739 3,717 1,911 30,367 2,150 N Central : 93,178 68,121 33,706 17,969 119,796 10,536 S Atlantic : 7,659 4,184 3,458 1,743 9,385 928 S Central : 6,124 4,818 1,785 1,148 7,751 936 West : 6,665 4,703 2,154 996 7,853 623 : US : 136,856 106,565 44,820 23,767 175,152 15,173 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg Products Inspected: Shell Eggs Broken and Products Produced, United States, January 1 - May 31, 1998-99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period :-------------------------------------- Item : Jan 1, 1998- : Jan 1, 1999- : May 31, 1998 : May 31, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 654,608 679,171 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 499,510 523,723 White : 217,029 223,035 Yolk : 114,066 120,683 : Total : 830,605 867,441 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 72,840 76,658 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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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