Pou 2-5  (11-08)

Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.

Released November 28, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For 
information on "Egg Products" call Toby Paterson at (202) 720-0585, office 
hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

Shell Eggs Broken Up 1 Percent from Last Year

Shell eggs broken totaled 183 million dozen during October 2008, up 1 percent 
from October a year ago, and 2 percent above the 179 million broken last 
month.

October 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays.  
October 2007 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. 

During calendar year 2008 through October, shell eggs broken totaled 
1,725 million dozen, up 3 percent from the comparable period in 2007.  To 
date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2008 was 
2,257 million pounds, up 3 percent from 2007.

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,  October 2008                         
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                                        :        :        :        :Percent of 
                                        :  Oct   :  Sep   :  Oct   :-----------
             Inspected Item             :  2007  :  2008  :  2008  : Oct : Sep 
                                        :        :        :        :2007 :2008 
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                                        :------ 1,000 Dozen ------    Percent  
                                        :                                      
Shell Eggs Broken                       :181,137  179,209  183,158   101   102 
                                        :------ 1,000 Pounds -----    Percent  
                                        :                                      
Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken   :                                      
  Whole                                 :155,254  148,933  159,702   103   107 
  White                                 : 53,967   56,399   56,769   105   101 
  Yolk                                  : 27,641   28,959   28,465   103    98 
                                        :                                      
  Total                                 :236,862  234,291  244,936   103   105 
                                        :                                      
Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 20,391   19,849   20,639   101   104 
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,              
                     United States, January-October, 2007-08                    
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                                        :           Period            :  2008   
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of 
                                        :Jan-Oct, 2007 :Jan-Oct, 2008 :  2007   
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent 
                                        :                                       
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,678,503      1,725,466       103   
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent 
                                        :                                       
Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken   :                                       
  Whole                                 :  1,404,117      1,436,062       102   
  White                                 :    514,176        538,410       105   
  Yolk                                  :    273,533        282,486       103   
                                        :                                       
  Total                                 :  2,191,826      2,256,958       103   
                                        :                                       
Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken :    191,416        195,438       102   
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                      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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