Pou 2-5 (7-06) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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 Up 2 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 176 million dozen during May 2006, up 2 percent from May a year ago, and 8 percent above the 162 million broken last month. May 2006 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. During calendar year 2006 through May, shell eggs broken totaled 833 million dozen, down slightly from the comparable period in 2005. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2006 was 1.09 billion pounds, down slightly 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, May 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : May : Apr : May :----------- Inspected Item : 2005 :2006 1/ : 2006 : May : Apr : : : :2005 :2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :172,913 162,237 175,877 102 108 : : :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :134,171 137,407 140,424 105 102 White : 59,519 49,870 56,169 94 113 Yolk : 32,523 25,694 30,581 94 119 : Total :226,213 212,971 227,174 100 107 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,488 18,300 18,357 99 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-May, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2006 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-May, 2005 :Jan-May, 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 834,687 832,836 100 : : : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 664,881 687,176 103 White : 274,406 257,353 94 Yolk : 150,515 142,306 95 : Total : 1,089,802 1,086,835 100 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 94,966 92,489 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data Sources: Data for the "Egg Products" report are obtained from Egg Products Volume Reports (FSIS Form 5200-11) 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.