Pou 2-5 (7-05)
Egg
Products
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released July 7, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on Egg Products call Mike Barker at
(202) 720-3243, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
Shell Eggs Broken Up 7 Percent
Shell eggs broken totaled 173 million dozen during May 2005, up 7
percent from May a year ago and 3 percent above the 167 million
broken last month.
May 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four
Saturdays. May 2004 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday)
and five Saturdays.
During calendar year 2005 through May, shell eggs broken totaled
835 million dozen, up 8 percent from the 770 million dozen broken
in the comparable period in 2004. Total edible liquid from eggs
broken in 2005 was 1.09 billion pounds, up 10 percent from 2004.
Data presented in this report were compiled from inspection reports
of the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The best available data
at time of publication were used.
Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected,
United States, May 2005
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: : : :Percent of
: May : Apr : May :-----------
Inspected Item : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr
: : : :2004 :2005
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:------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent
:
Shell Eggs Broken :161,981 167,220 172,913 107 103
:
:
:------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent
:
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole :126,417 132,617 134,171 106 101
White : 54,612 55,671 59,519 109 107
Yolk : 29,118 31,006 32,523 112 105
:
Total :210,147 219,294 226,213 108 103
:
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 17,595 18,671 18,488 105 99
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Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
United States, January-May, 2004-05
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: Period : 2005
Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of
:Jan-May, 2004 :Jan-May, 2005 : 2004
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: ----- 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent
:
Shell Eggs Broken : 769,663 834,687 108
:
:
: ----- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent
:
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole : 609,962 664,881 109
White : 245,624 274,406 112
Yolk : 135,440 150,515 111
:
Total : 991,026 1,089,802 110
:
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 87,077 94,966 109
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Data Sources: Data for the "Egg Products" report are obtained from
Grading Volume Reports (Form PY-240) completed by inspectors of the
Egg Products Inspection Division, Food Safety and Inspection
Service (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 75 plants. 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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