Pou 2-5  (6-03)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released June 5, 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 8 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 144 million dozen during April 2003, down 8
percent from April a year ago.

April 2003 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as April
2002.

During calendar year 2003, shell eggs broken totaled 573 million dozen,
down 3 percent from the 590 million dozen broken in 2002.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2003 was 731 million pounds, down 3 percent
from 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, April 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Apr 2002   :   Apr 2003   :  2002
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   157,666        144,476        92
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   125,043        115,840        93
  White                                 :    50,717         44,969        89
  Yolk                                  :    27,330         24,269        89
                                        :
  Total                                 :   203,090        185,078        91
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    19,789         17,970        91
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                      United States, January-April, 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Apr, 2002 :Jan-Apr, 2003 :  2002
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   589,931        573,132         97
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   458,164        460,922        101
  White                                 :   191,303        174,986         91
  Yolk                                  :   103,227         95,383         92
                                        :
  Total                                 :   752,694        731,291         97
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    75,097         70,167         93
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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 July 7,
2003.


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