Pou 2-5 (1-10) Egg Products Washington, D.C. Released January 29, 2010, 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 Up 4 Percent from Last Year Shell eggs broken totaled 169 million dozen during December 2009, up 4 percent from December a year ago, and 12 percent above the 151 million broken last month. December 2009 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. During calendar year 2009 through December, shell eggs broken totaled 1,994 million dozen, down 3 percent from the comparable period in 2008. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2009 was 2,600 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, December 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------- Inspected Item : 2008 :2009 1/ : 2009 : Dec : Nov : : : :2008 :2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :162,708 150,946 168,628 104 112 :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :136,361 130,659 139,362 102 107 White : 48,458 43,031 53,365 110 124 Yolk : 25,079 22,649 26,863 107 119 : Total :209,898 196,339 219,590 105 112 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,002 16,808 18,764 104 112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Revised. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-December, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2009 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Dec, 2008 :Jan-Dec, 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 2,047,776 1,993,663 97 : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 1,709,414 1,654,938 97 White : 631,157 624,557 99 Yolk : 334,529 320,334 96 : Total : 2,675,100 2,599,829 97 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 231,649 219,536 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria VA 22312.