Pou 2-5  (12-03)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released December 8, 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 2 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 167 million dozen during October 2003, down 2
percent from October a year ago.

October 2003 contained 23 weekdays including 1 holiday, and four
Saturdays, the same as October 2002.

During calendar year 2003, shell eggs broken totaled 1.53 billion dozen,
down 3 percent from the 1.58 billion dozen broken in 2002.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2003 was 1.95 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, October 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Oct 2002   :   Oct 2003   :  2002
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   169,880        166,721         98
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   132,890        138,981        105
  White                                 :    53,716         48,124         90
  Yolk                                  :    28,514         25,744         90
                                        :
  Total                                 :   215,120        212,849         99
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    20,057         19,190         96
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                     United States, January-October, 2002-03
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                                        :           Period            :  2003
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Oct, 2002 :Jan-Oct, 2003 :  2002
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,581,176      1,528,561        97
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :  1,227,768      1,240,728       101
  White                                 :    501,499        462,663        92
  Yolk                                  :    272,179        246,892        91
                                        :
  Total                                 :  2,001,446      1,950,283        97
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    194,126        181,362        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 January
16, 2004.


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