Pou 2-5 (8-03)
Egg
Products
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released August 7, 2003, 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 Down 6 Percent
Shell eggs broken totaled 151 million dozen during June 2003, down 6
percent from June a year ago.
June 2003 contained 21 weekdays and four Saturdays, compared to 20
weekdays and five Saturdays in June 2002.
During calendar year 2003, shell eggs broken totaled 882 million dozen,
down 4 percent from the 918 million dozen broken in 2002. Total edible
liquid from eggs broken in 2003 was 1.13 billion pounds, down 4 percent
from 2002.
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, June 2002-03
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: Period : 2003
Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of
: Jun 2002 : Jun 2003 : 2002
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: ----- 1,000 Dozen ---- Percent
:
Shell Eggs Broken : 160,227 151,300 94
: ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent
:
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole : 122,915 121,924 99
White : 51,716 46,835 91
Yolk : 28,593 25,350 89
:
Total : 203,224 194,109 96
:
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 19,193 17,939 93
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Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
United States, January-June, 2002-03
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: Period : 2003
Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of
:Jan-Jun, 2002 :Jan-Jun, 2003 : 2002
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: ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent
:
Shell Eggs Broken : 918,344 882,187 96
: ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent
:
Edible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole : 711,277 713,905 100
White : 297,776 268,437 90
Yolk : 162,716 145,743 90
:
Total : 1,171,769 1,128,085 96
:
Inedible Liquid from Shell Eggs Broken : 114,765 106,789 93
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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 September
8, 2003.
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