Pou 2-5  (11-03)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released November 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 1 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 160 million dozen during September 2003, up 1
percent from September a year ago.

September 2003 contained 22 weekdays including 1 holiday, and four
Saturdays, compared to 21 weekdays including 1 holiday and four Saturdays
in September 2002.

During calendar year 2003, shell eggs broken totaled 1.36 billion dozen,
down 4 percent from the 1.41 billion dozen broken in 2002.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2003 was 1.74 billion 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, September 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Sep 2002   :   Sep 2003   :  2002
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   158,527        160,423        101
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   121,853        131,529        108
  White                                 :    50,998         49,163         96
  Yolk                                  :    27,724         25,351         91
                                        :
  Total                                 :   200,575        206,043        103
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    19,272         18,220         95
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                    United States, January-September, 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Sep, 2002 :Jan-Sep, 2003 :  2002
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,411,296      1,361,840        96
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :  1,094,878      1,101,747       101
  White                                 :    447,783        414,539        93
  Yolk                                  :    243,665        221,148        91
                                        :
  Total                                 :  1,786,326      1,737,434        97
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    174,069        162,172        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 December
8, 2003.


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