Pou 2-5  (8-04)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released August 6, 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 Up 12 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 170 million dozen during June 2004, up 12
percent from June a year ago.

June 2004 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays, compared to 21
weekdays and four Saturdays in June 2003.

During calendar year 2004, shell eggs broken totaled 940 million dozen,
up 7 percent from the 882 million dozen broken in 2003.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2004 was 1.21 billion pounds, up 7 percent
from 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, June 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Jun 2003   :   Jun 2004   :  2003
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   151,300        169,908        112
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   121,924        133,412        109
  White                                 :    46,835         55,800        119
  Yolk                                  :    25,350         29,723        117
                                        :
  Total                                 :   194,109        218,935        113
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    17,939         18,914        105
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                      United States, January-June, 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Jun, 2003 :Jan-Jun, 2004 :  2003
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :    882,187        939,571       107
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :    713,905        743,374       104
  White                                 :    268,437        301,424       112
  Yolk                                  :    145,743        165,163       113
                                        :
  Total                                 :  1,128,085      1,209,961       107
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    106,789        105,991        99
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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.




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