Pou 2-5 (1-08) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 31, 2008, 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 2 Percent from Last Year Shell eggs broken totaled 159 million dozen during December 2007, down 2 percent from December a year ago, and slightly below the 160 million broken last month. December 2007 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2006 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. During calendar year 2007 through December, shell eggs broken totaled 2.00 billion dozen, down 1 percent from the comparable period in 2006. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2007 was 2.61 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2006. Data presented in this report were compiled from Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspection reports. The best available data at the time of publication were used. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, United States, December 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------- Inspected Item : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Dec : Nov : : : :2006 :2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :162,342 159,595 158,820 98 100 :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :141,037 142,160 137,277 97 97 White : 46,095 43,183 44,296 96 103 Yolk : 24,781 22,566 24,385 98 108 : Total :211,913 207,909 205,958 97 99 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,823 18,230 18,431 98 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-December, 2006-07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2007 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Dec, 2006 :Jan-Dec, 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 2,023,137 1,996,918 99 : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 1,687,149 1,683,554 100 White : 613,591 601,655 98 Yolk : 329,668 320,484 97 : Total : 2,630,408 2,605,693 99 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 225,589 228,077 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, by Month, United States, 2006-07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cummlative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2007 : : : 2007 : : :as % of: : :as % of : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent ----- 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Jan : 165,547 159,642 96 165,547 159,642 96 Feb : 159,074 150,206 94 324,621 309,848 95 Mar : 170,101 167,844 99 494,722 477,692 97 Apr : 162,237 156,150 96 656,959 633,842 96 May : 175,877 176,551 100 832,836 810,393 97 Jun : 176,922 171,178 97 1,009,758 981,571 97 Jul : 171,443 166,223 97 1,181,201 1,147,794 97 Aug : 182,267 184,614 101 1,363,468 1,332,408 98 Sep : 167,283 164,958 99 1,530,751 1,497,366 98 Oct : 169,117 181,137 107 1,699,868 1,678,503 99 Nov : 160,927 159,595 99 1,860,795 1,838,098 99 Dec : 162,342 158,820 98 2,023,137 1,996,918 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Egg Product Estimates 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 60 plants in the United States. 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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