Pou 2-5  (12-01)
 
 
 
 
Egg
Products
 
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released December 4, 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 4 Percent
 
Shell eggs broken totaled 162 million dozen during October 2001, up 4
percent from October a year ago.
 
October 2001 contained 23 weekdays, one holiday and four Saturdays,
compared to 22 weekdays, one holiday and four Saturdays in October 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, publication of regional data was discontinued due to
data disclosure concerns.
 
 
 
 
 
 
                    Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected,
                         United States, October 2000-01
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         :                Period
              Inspected Item             :--------------------------------------
                                         :     Oct 2000      :     Oct 2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         :             1,000 Dozen
                                         :
Shell Eggs Broken                        :      155,019            161,596
                                         :
                                         :             1,000 Pounds
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken     :
  Whole                                  :      119,653            124,026
  White                                  :       48,877             53,800
  Yolk                                   :       25,227             27,207
                                         :
  Total                                  :      193,757            205,033
                                         :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken   :       17,955             20,264
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 
              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                     United States, January-October, 2000-01
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         :                Period
              Inspected Item             :--------------------------------------
                                         :   Jan-Oct, 2000   :  Jan-Oct, 2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         :             1,000 Dozen
                                         :
Shell Eggs Broken                        :     1,531,782          1,530,487
                                         :
                                         :             1,000 Pounds
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken     :
  Whole                                  :     1,158,265          1,160,865
  White                                  :       511,554            505,527
  Yolk                                   :       269,188            269,735
                                         :
  Total                                  :     1,939,007          1,936,127
                                         :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken   :       176,135            186,056
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 
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 January 14,
2002.
 
                  Subscription Information
 
To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free,
1-800-999-6779.  You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd.,
Springfield, VA 22161.