Pou 2-5 (7-10) Egg Products Washington, D.C. Released July 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 4 Percent from Last Year Shell eggs broken totaled 186 million dozen during June 2010, up 4 percent from June a year ago, and 8 percent above the 172 million broken last month. June 2010 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. June 2009 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. During calendar year 2010 through June, shell eggs broken totaled 1.00 billion dozen, up 2 percent from the comparable period in 2009. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2010 was 1.31 billion pounds, up 2 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, June 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :----------- Inspected Item : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Jun : May : : : :2009 :2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent : Shell Eggs Broken :178,839 171,818 186,176 104 108 :------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole :145,020 143,923 146,582 101 102 White : 58,659 55,479 64,897 111 117 Yolk : 29,836 27,134 30,862 103 114 : Total :233,515 226,536 242,341 104 107 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 19,278 19,503 20,846 108 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative, United States, January-June, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Period : 2010 Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of :Jan-Jun, 2009 :Jan-Jun, 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent : Shell Eggs Broken : 984,569 1,002,973 102 : ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent : Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : Whole : 815,989 822,451 101 White : 312,184 326,001 104 Yolk : 160,336 161,640 101 : Total : 1,288,509 1,310,092 102 : Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 109,070 114,578 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.