Pou 2-5  (3-02)
 
 
 
 
Egg
Products
 
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released March 4, 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 6 Percent
 
Shell eggs broken totaled 153 million dozen during January 2002, up 6
percent from January a year ago.
 
January 2002 contained 23 weekdays, two holidays and four Saturdays, the
same as January 2001.
 
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, January 2001-02
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                                        :           Period            :  2002
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Jan 2001   :   Jan 2002   :  2001
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   144,588        153,026        106
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   109,309        114,105        104
  White                                 :    46,147         51,831        112
  Yolk                                  :    27,332         27,360        100
                                        :
  Total                                 :   182,788        193,296        106
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    17,942         20,202        113
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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 April 3,
2002.
 
 
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