Pou 2-5  (9-02)
 
 
 
 
Egg
Products
 
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released September 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 10 Percent
 
Shell eggs broken totaled 168 million dozen during July 2002, up 10 percent
from July a year ago.
 
July 2002 contained 23 weekdays including one holiday and four Saturdays
compared to 22 weekdays including one holiday and four Saturdays in July 2001.
 
During calendar year 2002, shell eggs broken totaled 1.09 billion dozen, up 5
percent from the 1.04 billion dozen broken in 2001.  Total edible liquid from
eggs broken in 2002 was 1.38 billion pounds, up 5 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, July 2001-02
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                                        :           Period            :  2002
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Jul 2001   :   Jul 2002   :  2001
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   153,266        168,232        110
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   115,492        129,567        112
  White                                 :    50,825         50,651        100
  Yolk                                  :    26,474         26,978        102
                                        :
  Total                                 :   192,791        207,196        107
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    18,553         19,619        106
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                      United States, January-July, 2001-02
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                                        :           Period            :  2002
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Jul, 2001 :Jan-Jul, 2002 :  2001
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,037,799      1,086,576       105
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :    786,241        840,844       107
  White                                 :    344,404        348,427       101
  Yolk                                  :    185,816        189,694       102
                                        :
  Total                                 :  1,316,461      1,378,965       105
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    126,361        134,384       106
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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,
2002.
 
 
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