Pou 2-5 (11-06) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 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 6 Percent Shell eggs broken totaled 167 million dozen during September 2006, down 6 percent from September a year ago, and 8 percent below the 182 million broken last month. September 2006 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. September 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. During calendar year 2006 through September, shell eggs broken totaled 1.53 billion dozen, down 1 percent from the comparable period in 2005. Total edible liquid from eggs broken in 2006 was 1.99 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2005. Data presented in this report were compiled from inspection reports of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The best available data at time of publication were used. Special Note Upon further review of data from FSIS, incomplete reports were discovered that required revisions to be made for some monthly estimates back to October 2005. Page 2 of this release contains an additional table which was added to reflect these revisions and will only appear this month. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, United States, September 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Sep : Aug 1/ : Sep :----------- Inspected Item : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Sep : Aug : : : :2005 :2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :177,959 182,267 167,283 94 92 : : :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :140,695 147,855 140,947 100 95 White : 52,211 56,780 50,091 96 88 Yolk : 32,060 28,613 25,527 80 89 : Total :224,966 233,248 216,565 96 93 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 19,178 20,049 18,763 98 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-September, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2006 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Sep, 2005 :Jan-Sep, 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 1,546,354 1,530,751 99 : : : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 1,220,942 1,258,712 103 White : 501,305 473,613 94 Yolk : 276,355 255,218 92 : Total : 1,998,602 1,987,543 99 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 169,864 169,760 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, United States, October 2005-July 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected : Oct1/ : Nov1/ : Dec1/ : Jan : Feb1/ Item : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken :176,528 167,439 160,708 165,547 159,074 : 1,000 Pounds : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :143,439 140,100 137,259 134,274 130,815 White : 53,836 49,945 43,611 51,853 49,007 Yolk : 29,436 26,601 23,935 29,746 27,998 : Total :226,711 216,646 204,805 215,873 207,820 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 19,807 19,002 17,733 18,403 18,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspected : Mar1/ : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Item : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dozen : Shell Eggs Broken :170,101 162,237 175,877 176,922 171,443 : 1,000 Pounds : Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :144,256 137,407 140,424 144,052 138,682 White : 50,454 49,870 56,169 55,050 54,339 Yolk : 28,287 25,694 30,581 30,344 28,428 : Total :222,997 212,971 227,174 229,446 221,449 : Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 19,429 18,300 18,357 19,542 18,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Data Sources: Data for the "Egg Products" report are obtained from Egg Products Volume Reports (FSIS Form 5200-11) completed by inspectors of 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. 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