Pou 2-5 (2-09) Egg Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 27, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Egg Products" call Bruce Boess at (202) 720-4447, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Shell Eggs Broken Down 5 Percent from Last Year Shell eggs broken totaled 163 million dozen during January 2009, down 5 percent from January a year ago, and slightly below the 163 million broken last month. January 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. 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, January 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------- Inspected Item : 2008 :2008 1/ : 2009 : Jan : Dec : : : :2008 :2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :171,950 162,708 162,670 95 100 :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :145,572 136,361 137,298 94 101 White : 51,466 48,458 49,489 96 102 Yolk : 27,333 25,079 25,844 95 103 : Total :224,371 209,898 212,631 95 101 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 20,168 18,002 18,734 93 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, by Month, United States, 2007-08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2008 : : : 2008 : : :as % of: : :as % of : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent ----- 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Jan : 159,642 171,950 108 159,642 171,950 108 Feb : 150,206 151,744 101 309,848 323,694 104 Mar : 167,844 162,703 97 477,692 486,397 102 Apr : 156,150 176,985 113 633,842 663,382 105 May : 176,551 177,991 101 810,393 841,373 104 Jun : 171,178 168,352 98 981,571 1,009,725 103 Jul : 166,223 182,950 110 1,147,794 1,192,675 104 Aug : 184,614 170,424 92 1,332,408 1,363,099 102 Sep : 164,958 179,209 109 1,497,366 1,542,308 103 Oct : 181,137 183,158 101 1,678,503 1,725,466 103 Nov : 159,595 159,602 100 1,838,098 1,885,068 103 Dec : 158,820 162,708 102 1,996,918 2,047,776 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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