Pou 2-5  (7-03)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released July 7, 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 6 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 158 million dozen during May 2003, down 6
percent from May a year ago.

May 2003 contained 22 weekdays, five Saturdays and one holiday, compared
to 23 weekdays, four Saturdays and one holiday in May 2002.

During calendar year 2003, shell eggs broken totaled 731 million dozen,
down 4 percent from the 758 million dozen broken in 2002.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2003 was 934 million pounds, down 4 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, May 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   May 2002   :   May 2003   :  2002
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   168,186        157,755         94
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   130,198        131,059        101
  White                                 :    54,757         46,616         85
  Yolk                                  :    30,896         25,010         81
                                        :
  Total                                 :   215,851        202,685         94
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    20,475         18,683         91
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                       United States, January-May, 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-May, 2002 :Jan-May, 2003 :  2002
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   758,117        730,887         96
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   588,362        591,981        101
  White                                 :   246,060        221,602         90
  Yolk                                  :   134,123        120,393         90
                                        :
  Total                                 :   968,545        933,976         96
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    95,572         88,850         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 August 7,
2003.


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