Pou 2-5 (12-05) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 8, 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 5 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 173 million dozen during October 2005, up 5 percent from October a year ago but 3 percent below the 178 million broken last month. October 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays, the same as October 2004. During calendar year 2005 through October, shell eggs broken totaled 1.72 billion dozen, up 7 percent from the 1.60 billion dozen broken in the comparable period in 2004. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2005 was 2.22 billion pounds, up 8 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, October 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------- Inspected Item : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Oct : Sep : : : :2004 :2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :164,853 177,959 172,950 105 97 : : :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :131,668 140,695 138,824 105 99 White : 53,289 52,211 53,836 101 103 Yolk : 28,280 32,060 29,436 104 92 : Total :213,237 224,966 222,096 104 99 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,445 19,178 19,444 105 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-October, 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2005 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Oct, 2004 :Jan-Oct, 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 1,604,885 1,719,304 107 : : : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 1,276,223 1,359,766 107 White : 513,658 555,141 108 Yolk : 274,408 305,791 111 : Total : 2,064,289 2,220,698 108 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 180,249 189,308 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.