Pou 2-5 (7-04)
Egg
Products
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released July 7, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For information on Egg Products call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870,
office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
Shell Eggs Broken Up 3 Percent
Shell eggs broken totaled 162 million dozen during May 2004, up 3 percent
from May a year ago.
May 2004 contained 21 weekdays including one holiday and five Saturdays,
compared to 22 weekdays including one holiday and five Saturdays in May
2003.
During calendar year 2004, shell eggs broken totaled 770 million dozen,
up 5 percent from the 731 million dozen broken in 2003. Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2004 was 991 million pounds, up 6 percent from
2003.
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 2003-04
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: Period : 2004
Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of
: May 2003 : May 2004 : 2003
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: ----- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent
:
Shell Eggs Broken : 157,755 161,981 103
: ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent
:
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole : 131,059 126,417 96
White : 46,616 54,612 117
Yolk : 25,010 29,118 116
:
Total : 202,685 210,147 104
:
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,683 17,595 94
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Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
United States, January-May, 2003-04
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: Period : 2004
Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of
:Jan-May, 2003 :Jan-May, 2004 : 2003
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: ----- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent
:
Shell Eggs Broken : 730,887 769,663 105
: ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent
:
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole : 591,981 609,962 103
White : 221,602 245,624 111
Yolk : 120,393 135,440 112
:
Total : 933,976 991,026 106
:
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 88,850 87,077 98
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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.
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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