Pou 2-5  (8-09)

Egg
Products

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.

Released August 31, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For 
information on "Egg Products" call Chris Hawthorn at (202) 720-0585, 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 174 million dozen during July 2009, down 5 percent 
from July a year ago, and 3 percent below the 179 million broken last month.

July 2009 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays.  
July 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. 

During calendar year 2009 through July, shell eggs broken totaled 
1,159 million dozen, down 3 percent from the comparable period in 2008.  To 
date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2009 was 
1,514 million pounds, down 3 percent from 2008.

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,  July 2009                           
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                                        :        :        :        :Percent of 
                                        :  Jul   :  Jun   :  Jul   :-----------
             Inspected Item             :  2008  :  2009  :  2009  : Jul : Jun 
                                        :        :        :        :2008 :2009 
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                                        :------ 1,000 Dozen ------    Percent  
                                        :                                      
Shell Eggs Broken                       :182,950  178,839  174,220   95    97  
                                        :------ 1,000 Pounds -----    Percent  
                                        :                                      
Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken   :                                      
  Whole                                 :144,386  145,020  140,136   97    97  
  White                                 : 60,725   58,659   56,788   94    97  
  Yolk                                  : 31,816   29,836   28,944   91    97  
                                        :                                      
  Total                                 :236,927  233,515  225,868   95    97  
                                        :                                      
Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 20,207   19,278   18,954   94    98  
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              Shell Eggs Broken:  Federally Inspected, Cumulative,              
                      United States, January-July, 2008-09                      
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                                        :           Period            :  2009   
             Inspected Item             :-----------------------------: as % of 
                                        :Jan-Jul, 2008 :Jan-Jul, 2009 :  2008   
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                                        :  ------ 1,000 Dozen -----     Percent 
                                        :                                       
Shell Eggs Broken                       :  1,192,675      1,158,789       97    
                                        :  ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     Percent 
                                        :                                       
Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken   :                                       
  Whole                                 :    986,137        956,125       97    
  White                                 :    373,636        368,972       99    
  Yolk                                  :    198,316        189,280       95    
                                        :                                       
  Total                                 :  1,558,089      1,514,377       97    
                                        :                                       
Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken :    135,830        128,024       94    
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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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