Pou 2-5 (6-06) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 7, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Egg Products" call Fleming Gibson at (202) 690-3237, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Shell Eggs Broken Down 3 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 162 million dozen during April 2006, down 3 percent from April a year ago, and 5 percent below the 170 million broken last month. April 2006 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. April 2005 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. During calendar year 2006 through April, shell eggs broken totaled 657 million dozen, down 1 percent from the comporable period in 2005. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2006 was 858 million pounds, down 1 percent from 2005. 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, April 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------- Inspected Item : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Apr : Mar : : : :2005 :2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :167,220 170,101 162,237 97 95 : : :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :132,617 144,256 137,407 104 95 White : 55,671 48,454 49,870 90 103 Yolk : 31,006 28,287 25,694 83 91 : Total :219,294 220,997 212,971 97 96 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,671 19,380 18,195 97 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-April, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2006 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Apr, 2005 :Jan-Apr, 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 661,774 656,959 99 : : : ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 530,710 546,752 103 White : 214,887 199,184 93 Yolk : 117,992 111,725 95 : Total : 863,589 857,661 99 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 76,478 73,871 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.