Pou 2-5 (2-03) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 10, 2003, 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 1 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 152 million dozen during December 2002, down 1 percent from December a year ago. December 2002 contained 22 weekdays, four Saturdays and one holiday, compared to 21 weekdays, five Saturdays and one holiday in December 2001. During calendar year 2002, shell eggs broken totaled 1.88 billion dozen, up 3 percent from the 1.84 billion dozen broken in 2001. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2002 was 2.38 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 Under Federal Inspection by Months, United States, 2000-02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fiscal Year Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Dozen : Jan : 143,970 144,588 153,026 Feb : 138,035 132,239 138,474 Mar : 160,615 149,126 140,765 Apr : 140,428 144,727 157,666 May : 162,885 158,838 168,186 Jun : 162,069 155,015 160,227 Jul : 151,112 153,266 168,232 Aug : 162,644 166,989 166,193 Sep : 155,005 164,103 158,527 Oct : 155,019 161,596 169,880 Nov : 149,765 151,679 149,902 Dec : 132,930 152,909 152,126 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, United States, December 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2002 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of : Dec 2001 : Dec 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 152,909 152,126 99 : ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 115,038 122,250 106 White : 51,778 45,464 88 Yolk : 26,269 25,357 97 : Total : 193,085 193,071 100 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 19,748 18,489 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-December, 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2002 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Dec, 2001 :Jan-Dec, 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 1,835,075 1,883,204 103 : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 1,392,298 1,471,215 106 White : 605,635 588,079 97 Yolk : 321,389 320,374 100 : Total : 2,319,322 2,379,668 103 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 224,299 230,200 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6, 2003. 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.