Pou 2-5  (10-04)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released October 6, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 
For information on Egg Products call Mike Barker at (202) 720-3243,
office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.



     
               Shell Eggs Broken Up 8 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 169 million dozen during August 2004, up 8
percent from August a year ago.

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

During calendar year 2004, shell eggs broken totaled 1.27 billion dozen,
up 6 percent from the 1.20 billion dozen broken in 2003.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2004 was 1.64 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, August 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Aug 2003   :   Aug 2004   :  2003
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   155,742        168,947        108
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   124,556        135,337        109
  White                                 :    47,004         53,863        115
  Yolk                                  :    24,662         26,515        108
                                        :
  Total                                 :   196,222        215,715        110
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    17,726         19,033        107
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                     United States, January-August, 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Aug, 2003 :Jan-Aug, 2004 :  2003
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,201,417      1,272,049       106
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :    970,218      1,010,460       104
  White                                 :    365,376        406,472       111
  Yolk                                  :    195,797        218,146       111
                                        :
  Total                                 :  1,531,391      1,635,078       107
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    143,952        143,540       100
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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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