Pou 2-5  (7-02)
 
 
 
 
Egg
Products
 
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released July 3, 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 168 million dozen during May 2002, up 6 percent from
May a year ago.
 
May 2002 contained 23 weekdays including one holiday and four Saturdays, the
same as May 2001.
 
During calendar year 2002, shell eggs broken totaled 758 million dozen, up 4
percent from the 730 million dozen broken in 2001.  Total edible liquid from
eggs broken in 2002 was 969 million pounds, up 4 percent from 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                    Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected,
                           United States, May 2001-02
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                                        :           Period            :  2002
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   May 2001   :   May 2002   :  2001
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   158,838        168,186        106
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   118,911        130,198        109
  White                                 :    53,847         54,757        102
  Yolk                                  :    28,383         30,896        109
                                        :
  Total                                 :   201,141        215,851        107
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    18,662         20,475        110
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                       United States, January-May, 2001-02
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                                        :           Period            :  2002
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-May, 2001 :Jan-May, 2002 :  2001
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   729,518        758,117        104
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   551,937        588,362        107
  White                                 :   243,182        246,060        101
  Yolk                                  :   132,881        134,123        101
                                        :
  Total                                 :   928,000        968,545        104
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    88,817         95,572        108
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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 August 2,
2002.
 
 
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