Pou 2-5 (5-00) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 4, 2000, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Egg Products" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Shell Eggs Broken Up 12 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 161 million dozen during March 2000, up 12 percent from March a year ago. Regional percentage changes were: North Atlantic, down slightly; North Central, up 16; South Atlantic, up 9, South Central, up 7; and Western, up 9. March 2000 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as March 1999. 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 1999-00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Form in Which Broken : : :--------------------------------------: Month and : Eggs : Edible Liquid :Inedible Region : Broken :--------------------------------------: Liquid : : Whole : White : Yolk : Total : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Dozen ------------ 1,000 Pounds ----------- : 2000 : : N Atlantic : 24,966 25,461 3,499 1,839 30,799 2,253 N Central : 115,453 83,173 43,424 23,157 149,754 13,578 S Atlantic : 6,226 3,126 2,399 1,358 6,883 825 S Central : 6,456 5,123 982 923 7,028 1,018 West : 7,514 6,318 1,554 823 8,695 928 : US : 160,615 123,201 51,858 28,100 203,159 18,602 : 1999 : : N Atlantic : 25,047 28,169 3,073 1,686 32,928 2,318 N Central : 99,676 71,073 37,167 19,707 127,947 11,521 S Atlantic : 5,726 2,706 2,392 1,301 6,399 616 S Central : 6,023 4,856 1,346 687 6,889 997 West : 6,922 5,465 1,842 1,000 8,307 753 : US : 143,394 112,269 45,820 24,381 182,470 16,205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg Products Inspected: Shell Eggs Broken and Products Produced, United States, January-March, 1999-00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period Item :-------------------------------------- : Jan-Mar, 1999 : Jan-Mar, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken : 396,090 442,620 : : 1,000 Pounds Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 303,665 333,016 White : 130,309 147,891 Yolk : 70,731 79,749 : Total : 504,705 560,656 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 45,499 50,381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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