Pou 2-5  (5-05)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released May 6, 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 12 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 180 million dozen during March 2005, up 12
percent from March a year ago.

March 2005 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as March
2004. 

During calendar year 2005, shell eggs broken totaled 495 million dozen,
up 10 percent from the 448 million dozen broken in 2004. Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2005 was 644 million pounds, up 12 percent
from 2004.

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, March 2004-05
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                                        :           Period            :  2005
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :   Mar 2004   :   Mar 2005   :  2004
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   160,365        179,957        112
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   132,012        144,948        110
  White                                 :    47,412         59,133        125
  Yolk                                  :    25,067         31,841        127
                                        :
  Total                                 :   204,491        235,922        115
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    18,577         20,828        112
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                      United States, January-March, 2004-05
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                                        :           Period            :  2005
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Mar, 2004 :Jan-Mar, 2005 :  2004
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                                        :   ----- 1,000 Dozen ----      Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :   448,078        494,554        110
                                        :   ---- 1,000 Pounds ----      Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :   356,517        398,093        112
  White                                 :   140,529        159,216        113
  Yolk                                  :    76,615         86,986        114
                                        :
  Total                                 :   573,661        644,295        112
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    51,484         57,807        112
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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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