Pou 2-5  (9-04)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released September 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 Up Slightly

Shell eggs broken totaled 164 million dozen during July 2004, up slightly
from July a year ago.

July 2004 contained 22 weekdays, including one holiday and five
Saturdays, compared to 23 weekdays, including one holiday and four
Saturdays in July 2003.

During calendar year 2004, shell eggs broken totaled 1.10 billion dozen,
up 5 percent from the 1.05 billion dozen broken in 2003.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2004 was 1.42 billion pounds, up 6 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, July 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Jul 2003   :   Jul 2004   :  2003
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   163,488        163,531        100
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   131,757        131,749        100
  White                                 :    49,935         51,185        103
  Yolk                                  :    25,392         26,468        104
                                        :
  Total                                 :   207,084        209,402        101
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    19,437         18,516         95
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                      United States, January-July, 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Jul, 2003 :Jan-Jul, 2004 :  2003
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,045,675      1,103,102       105
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :    845,662        875,123       103
  White                                 :    318,372        352,609       111
  Yolk                                  :    171,135        191,631       112
                                        :
  Total                                 :  1,335,169      1,419,363       106
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    126,226        124,507        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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