Pou 2-5  (3-04)
 
 
 
 
Egg
Products
 
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released March 8, 2004, 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 5 Percent
 
Shell eggs broken totaled 146 million dozen during January 2004, down 5
percent from January a year ago.
 
January 2004 contained 22 weekdays, five Saturdays and two holidays,
compared to 23 weekdays, four Saturdays and two holidays in January 2003.
 
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 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Jan 2003   :   Jan 2004   :  2003
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   153,684        145,510        95
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   117,997        114,882        97
  White                                 :    48,521         46,780        96
  Yolk                                  :    26,317         25,403        97
                                        :
  Total                                 :   192,835        187,065        97
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    18,384         16,817        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,
2004.
 
 
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