Pou 2-5  (2-06)




Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.


Released February 7, 2006, 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 Down 5 Percent

Shell eggs broken totaled 161 million dozen during December 2005,
down 5 percent from December a year ago and 4 percent below the 167
million broken last month.

December 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and
five Saturdays. December 2004 contained 23 weekdays (including two
holidays) and four Saturdays. 

During calendar year 2005 through December, shell eggs broken
totaled 2.05 billion dozen, up 6 percent from the 1.93 billion
dozen broken in the comparable period in 2004. Total edible liquid
from eggs broken in 2005 was 2.65 billion pounds, up 7 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,  December 2005
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                                        :        :        :        :Percent of
                                        :  Dec   :  Nov   :  Dec   :-----------
             Inspected Item             :  2004  :  2005  :  2005  : Dec : Nov
                                        :        :        :        :2005 :2005
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                                        :------ 1,000 Dozen ------    Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :168,563  167,439  160,708    95   96
                                        :
                                        :
                                        :------ 1,000 Pounds -----    Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :133,790  140,100  137,259   103   98
  White                                 : 54,748   49,945   43,611    80   87
  Yolk                                  : 28,582   26,601   23,935    84   90
                                        :
  Total                                 :217,120  216,646  204,805    94   95
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  : 20,010   18,929   17,641    88   93
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
                    United States, January-December, 2004-05
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                                        :           Period            :  2005
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of
                                        :Jan-Dec, 2004 :Jan-Dec, 2005 :  2004
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent
                                        :
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,929,300      2,051,029       106
                                        :
                                        :
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent
                                        :
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken    :
  Whole                                 :  1,538,992      1,641,740       107
  White                                 :    617,120        648,697       105
  Yolk                                  :    329,006        356,327       108
                                        :
  Total                                 :  2,485,118      2,646,764       107
                                        :
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken  :    219,211        226,140       103
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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.

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.




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