Pou 2-5  (11-02)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released November 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 Down 3 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 159 million dozen during September 2002, down 3
percent from September a year ago.

September 2002 contained 21 weekdays, four Saturdays and one holiday,
compared to 20 weekdays, five Saturdays and one holiday in September
2001.

During calendar year 2002, shell eggs broken totaled 1.41 billion dozen,
up 3 percent from the 1.37 billion dozen broken in 2001.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2002 was 1.79 billion pounds, up 3 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, September 2001-02
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                                        :           Period            :  2002
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Sep 2001   :   Sep 2002   :  2001
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   164,103        158,527        97
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   123,319        121,853        99
  White                                 :    54,446         50,998        94
  Yolk                                  :    29,559         27,724        94
                                        :
  Total                                 :   207,324        200,575        97
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    19,557         19,272        99
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                    United States, January-September, 2001-02
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                                        :           Period            :  2002
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Sep, 2001 :Jan-Sep, 2002 :  2001
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,368,891      1,411,296       103
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :  1,036,839      1,094,878       106
  White                                 :    451,727        447,783        99
  Yolk                                  :    242,528        243,665       100
                                        :
  Total                                 :  1,731,094      1,786,326       103
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    165,792        174,069       105
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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 December
4, 2002.


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