Pou 2-5 (8-05) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 5, 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 9 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 185 million dozen during June 2005, up 9 percent from June a year ago and 7 percent above the 173 million broken last month. June 2005 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays the same as June 2004. During calendar year 2005 through June, shell eggs broken totaled 1.02 billion dozen, up 9 percent from the 940 million dozen broken in the comparable period in 2004. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2005 was 1.33 billion pounds, up 10 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, June 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :----------- Inspected Item : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jun : May : : : :2004 :2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :169,908 172,913 184,861 109 107 : : :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :133,412 134,171 142,686 107 106 White : 55,800 59,519 63,689 114 107 Yolk : 29,723 32,523 34,068 115 105 : Total :218,935 226,213 240,443 110 106 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,914 18,488 19,978 106 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-June, 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2005 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Jun, 2004 :Jan-Jun, 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 939,571 1,019,548 109 : : : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 743,374 807,567 109 White : 301,424 338,095 112 Yolk : 165,163 184,583 112 : Total : 1,209,961 1,330,245 110 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 105,991 114,944 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. 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.