Pou 2-5 (11-01)
Egg
Products
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released November 2, 2001, 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 6 Percent
Shell eggs broken totaled 164 million dozen during September 2001, up 6
percent from September a year ago.
September 2001 contained 20 weekdays,one holiday and five Saturdays,
compared to 21 weekdays,one holiday, and five Saturdays in September
2000.
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.
As of August 2001, regional data will no longer be published due to data
disclosure concerns.
Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected,
United States, September 2000-01
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: Period
Inspected Item :--------------------------------------
: Sep 2000 : Sep 2001
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: 1,000 Dozen
:
Shell Eggs Broken : 155,005 164,103
:
: 1,000 Pounds
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole : 116,583 123,319
White : 51,717 54,446
Yolk : 26,885 29,559
:
Total : 195,185 207,324
:
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 18,055 19,557
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Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
United States, January-September, 2000-01
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: Period
Inspected Item :--------------------------------------
: Jan-Sep, 2000 : Jan-Sep, 2001
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: 1,000 Dozen
:
Shell Eggs Broken : 1,376,763 1,368,891
:
: 1,000 Pounds
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole : 1,038,612 1,036,839
White : 462,677 451,727
Yolk : 243,961 242,528
:
Total : 1,745,250 1,731,094
:
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 158,180 165,792
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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.
The next "Egg Products" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 4,
2001.
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