Pou 2-5  (12-04)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released December 8, 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 Down 1 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 165 million dozen during October 2004, down 1
percent from October a year ago.

October 2004 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five
Saturdays, compared to 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four
Saturdays in October 2003.

During calendar year 2004, shell eggs broken totaled 1.60 billion dozen,
up 5 percent from the 1.53 billion dozen broken in 2003.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2004 was 2.06 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, October 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Oct 2003   :   Oct 2004   :  2003
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   166,721        164,853         99
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   138,981        131,668         95
  White                                 :    48,124         53,289        111
  Yolk                                  :    25,744         28,280        110
                                        :
  Total                                 :   212,849        213,237        100
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    19,190         18,445         96
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                     United States, January-October, 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Oct, 2003 :Jan-Oct, 2004 :  2003
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,528,561      1,604,885       105
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :  1,240,728      1,276,223       103
  White                                 :    462,663        513,658       111
  Yolk                                  :    246,892        274,408       111
                                        :
  Total                                 :  1,950,283      2,064,289       106
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    181,362        180,249        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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