Pou 2-5 (6-10) Egg Products Washington, D.C. Released June 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 2 Percent from Last Year Shell eggs broken totaled 172 million dozen during May 2010, up 2 percent from May a year ago, and slightly above the 171 million broken last month. May 2010 contained 21 weekdays including one holiday and 5 Saturdays. May 2009 contained 21 weekdays including one holiday and 5 Saturdays. During calendar year 2010 through May, shell eggs broken totaled 817 million dozen, up 1 percent from the comparable period in 2009. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2010 was 1,068 million pounds, up 1 percent 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, May 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : May : Apr : May :----------- Inspected Item : 2009 :2010 1/ : 2010 : May : Apr : : : :2009 :2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :168,729 171,423 171,818 102 100 :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :137,313 140,746 143,923 105 102 White : 54,784 56,138 55,479 101 99 Yolk : 27,787 28,105 27,134 98 97 : Total :219,884 224,989 226,536 103 101 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,512 19,283 19,503 105 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Revised. Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-May, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2010 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-May, 2009 :Jan-May, 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 805,730 816,797 101 : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 670,969 675,869 101 White : 253,525 261,104 103 Yolk : 130,500 130,778 100 : Total : 1,054,994 1,067,751 101 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 89,792 93,732 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.