Pou 2-5 (10-06) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 10, 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 1 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 182 million dozen during August 2006, up 1 percent from August a year ago, and 6 percent above the 171 million broken last month. August 2006 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. August 2005 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. During calendar year 2006 through August, shell eggs broken totaled 1.36 billion dozen, down slightly from the comparable period in 2005. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2006 was 1.77 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, August 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------- Inspected Item : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Aug : Jul : : : :2005 :2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :180,521 171,443 182,350 101 106 : : :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :142,415 138,682 147,991 104 107 White : 55,803 54,339 56,780 102 104 Yolk : 30,595 28,428 28,613 94 101 : Total :228,813 221,449 233,384 102 105 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,695 18,917 19,987 107 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-August, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2006 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Aug, 2005 :Jan-Aug, 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 1,368,395 1,363,551 100 : : : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 1,080,247 1,117,901 103 White : 449,094 423,522 94 Yolk : 244,295 229,691 94 : Total : 1,773,636 1,771,114 100 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 150,686 150,935 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.