Pou 2-5 (4-10) Egg Products Washington, D.C. Released April 30, 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 3 Percent from Last Year Shell eggs broken totaled 165 million dozen during March 2010, up 3 percent from March a year ago, and 10 percent above the 150 million broken last month. March 2010 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. March 2009 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. During calendar year 2010 through March, shell eggs broken totaled 474 million dozen, up 1 percent from the comparable period in 2009. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2010 was 616 million pounds, down slightly from 2009. 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, March 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------- Inspected Item : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : :2009 :2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :160,725 150,397 165,117 103 110 :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :139,896 121,599 140,085 100 115 White : 47,578 49,510 49,232 103 99 Yolk : 24,744 24,972 25,269 102 101 : Total :212,218 196,081 214,586 101 109 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 17,742 17,684 19,415 109 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-March, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2010 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Mar, 2009 :Jan-Mar, 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 471,173 473,556 101 : ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 398,779 391,200 98 White : 143,709 149,487 104 Yolk : 74,571 75,539 101 : Total : 617,059 616,226 100 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 52,795 54,946 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.