Pou 2-5  (1-05)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released January 18, 2005, 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 10 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 156 million dozen during November 2004, up 10
percent from November a year ago.

November 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and four
Saturdays, compared to 20 weekdays (including two holidays) and five
Saturdays in November 2003.

During calendar year 2004, shell eggs broken totaled 1.76 billion dozen,
up 5 percent from the 1.67 billion dozen broken in 2003.  Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2004 was 2.27 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, November 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Nov 2003   :   Nov 2004   :  2003
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   141,269        155,852        110
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   121,853        128,979        106
  White                                 :    38,997         48,714        125
  Yolk                                  :    20,872         26,016        125
                                        :
  Total                                 :   181,722        203,709        112
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    16,138         18,952        117
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                    United States, January-November, 2003-04
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                                        :           Period            :  2004
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Nov, 2003 :Jan-Nov, 2004 :  2003
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,669,830      1,760,737       105
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :  1,362,581      1,405,202       103
  White                                 :    501,660        562,372       112
  Yolk                                  :    267,764        300,424       112
                                        :
  Total                                 :  2,132,005      2,267,998       106
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    197,500        199,201       101
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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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