Pou 2-5  (3-03)
 
 
 
 
Egg
Products
 
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released March 6, 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 Up Slightly
 
Shell eggs broken totaled 154 million dozen during January 2003, up
slightly from January a year ago.
 
January 2003 contained 23 weekdays, four Saturdays and two holidays, the
same as January 2002.
 
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, January 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Jan 2002   :   Jan 2003   :  2002
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   153,026        153,684        100
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   114,105        117,997        103
  White                                 :    51,831         48,521         94
  Yolk                                  :    27,360         26,317         96
                                        :
  Total                                 :   193,296        192,835        100
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    20,202         18,384         91
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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 7,
2003.
 
 
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