Pou 2-5 (2-05) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 10, 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 7 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 169 million dozen during December 2004, up 7 percent from December a year ago. December 2004 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays, compared to 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays in December 2003. During calendar year 2004, shell eggs broken totaled 1.93 billion dozen, up 6 percent from the 1.83 billion dozen broken in 2003. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2004 was 2.49 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 Under Federal Inspection by Months, United States, 2002-04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fiscal Year Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Dozen : Jan : 153,026 153,684 145,510 Feb : 138,474 132,501 142,203 Mar : 140,765 142,471 160,365 Apr : 157,666 144,476 159,604 May : 168,186 157,755 161,981 Jun : 160,227 151,300 169,908 Jul : 168,232 163,488 163,531 Aug : 166,193 155,742 168,947 Sep : 158,527 160,423 167,983 Oct : 169,880 166,721 164,853 Nov : 149,902 141,269 155,852 Dec : 152,126 158,181 168,563 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, United States, December 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2004 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of : Dec 2003 : Dec 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 158,181 168,563 107 : ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 130,530 133,790 102 White : 46,685 54,748 117 Yolk : 24,838 28,582 115 : Total : 202,053 217,120 107 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,350 20,010 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-December, 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2004 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Dec, 2003 :Jan-Dec, 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 1,828,011 1,929,300 106 : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 1,493,111 1,538,992 103 White : 548,345 617,120 113 Yolk : 292,602 329,006 112 : Total : 2,334,058 2,485,118 106 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 215,850 219,211 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161.