Pou 2-5 (2-02) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 5, 2002, 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 15 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 153 million dozen during December 2001, up 15 percent from December a year ago. December 2001 contained 21 weekdays, one holiday and five Saturdays, the same as December 2000. During calendar year 2001, shell eggs broken totaled 1.84 billion dozen, up 1 percent from the 1.81 billion dozen broken in 2000. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2001 was 2.32 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 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 Under Federal Inspection by Months, United States, 1999-01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fiscal Year Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Dozen : Jan : 126,955 143,970 144,588 Feb : 125,741 138,035 132,239 Mar : 143,394 160,615 149,126 Apr : 141,128 140,428 144,727 May : 141,953 162,885 158,838 Jun : 156,678 162,069 155,015 Jul : 148,901 151,112 153,266 Aug : 151,178 162,644 166,989 Sep : 156,730 155,005 164,103 Oct : 154,114 155,019 161,596 Nov : 148,729 149,765 151,679 Dec : 159,170 132,930 152,909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, United States, December 2000-01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2001 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of : Dec 2000 : Dec 2001 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 132,930 152,909 115 : ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 108,681 115,038 106 White : 39,598 51,778 131 Yolk : 21,411 26,269 123 : Total : 169,690 193,085 114 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 15,135 19,748 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-December, 2000-01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2001 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Dec, 2000 :Jan-Dec, 2001 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 1,814,477 1,835,075 101 : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 1,386,174 1,392,298 100 White : 597,982 605,635 101 Yolk : 316,000 321,389 102 : Total : 2,300,156 2,319,322 101 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 209,569 224,299 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 March 4, 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.