Pou 2-5 (10-09)
Egg
Products
Washington, D.C.
Released October 30, 2009, 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 Down 5 Percent from Last Year
Shell eggs broken totaled 170 million dozen during September 2009, down
5 percent from September a year ago, and 1 percent below the 172 million
broken last month.
September 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
September 2008 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
During calendar year 2009 through September, shell eggs broken totaled
1,502 million dozen, down 3 percent from the comparable period in 2008. To
date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2009 was
1,958 million pounds, down 3 percent from 2008.
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, September 2009
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: : : :Percent of
: Sep : Aug : Sep :-----------
Inspected Item : 2008 :2009 1/ : 2009 : Sep : Aug
: : : :2008 :2009
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:------ 1,000 Dozen ------ Percent
:
Shell Eggs Broken :179,209 171,809 170,144 95 99
:------ 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent
:
Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole :148,933 139,116 142,189 95 102
White : 56,399 54,226 52,716 93 97
Yolk : 28,959 28,630 25,936 90 91
:
Total :234,291 221,972 220,841 94 99
:
Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 19,849 18,680 17,970 91 96
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1/Revised.
Shell Eggs Broken: Federally Inspected, Cumulative,
United States, January-September, 2008-09
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: Period : 2009
Inspected Item :-----------------------------: as % of
:Jan-Sep, 2008 :Jan-Sep, 2009 : 2008
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: ------ 1,000 Dozen ----- Percent
:
Shell Eggs Broken : 1,542,308 1,501,763 97
: ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- Percent
:
Edible Product from Shell Eggs Broken :
Whole : 1,276,360 1,238,674 97
White : 481,641 475,728 99
Yolk : 254,021 243,725 96
:
Total : 2,012,022 1,958,127 97
:
Inedible Product from Shell Eggs Broken : 174,799 164,722 94
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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.
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