Pou 2-5  (9-01)
 
 
 
 
Egg
Products
 
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released September 5, 2001, 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 1 Percent
 
Shell eggs broken totaled 153 million dozen during July 2001, up 1
percent from July a year ago.
 
July 2001 contained 22 weekdays, one holiday and four Saturdays compared
to 21 weekdays, one holiday and five Saturdays in June 2000.
 
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 were used.
 
As of August 2001, regional data will no longer be published due to data
disclosure concerns.
 
 
 
 
 
 
                    Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected,
                           United States, July 2000-01
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                                         :                Period
              Inspected Item             :--------------------------------------
                                         :     Jul 2000      :     Jul 2001
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                                         :             1,000 Dozen
                                         :
Shell Eggs Broken                        :      151,112            153,266
                                         :
                                         :             1,000 Pounds
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken     :
  Whole                                  :      115,675            115,492
  White                                  :       50,605             50,825
  Yolk                                   :       26,042             26,474
                                         :
  Total                                  :      192,322            192,791
                                         :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken   :       17,372             18,553
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                      United States, January-July, 2000-01
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                                         :                Period
              Inspected Item             :--------------------------------------
                                         :   Jan-Jul, 2000   :  Jan-Jul, 2001
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                                         :             1,000 Dozen
                                         :
Shell Eggs Broken                        :     1,059,114          1,037,799
                                         :
                                         :             1,000 Pounds
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken     :
  Whole                                  :       801,606            786,241
  White                                  :       355,067            344,404
  Yolk                                   :       187,136            185,816
                                         :
  Total                                  :     1,343,809          1,316,461
                                         :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken   :       120,960            126,361
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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 75
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.
 
 
 
The next "Egg Products" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 3, 2001.
 
 
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