Egg Products ISSN: 1949-0402 Released September 30, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shell Eggs Broken Down Slightly from Last Year August 2025 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. August 2026 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Shell eggs broken totaled 216 million dozen during August 2026, down slightly from August a year ago, but 1 percent above the 214 million dozen broken during the previous month. During calendar year 2026 through August, shell eggs broken totaled 1.66 billion dozen, up 4 percent from the comparable period in 2025. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2026 was 2.14 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2025. 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. Federally Inspected Shell Eggs Broken - United States: August 2026 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2026 as percent of : August : July : August :----------------------------- Inspected item : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 dozen --------- ----- percent ---- : Shell eggs broken ................... : 216,014 214,038 215,928 100 101 : : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- ----- percent ---- : Edible product from shell eggs broken : Whole ..................................: 178,010 176,533 177,046 99 100 White ..................................: 67,031 66,815 66,780 100 100 Yolk ...................................: 34,010 33,096 33,834 99 102 : Total ..................................: 279,051 276,444 277,660 100 100 : Inedible product from shell eggs broken : 22,333 20,918 20,488 92 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Shell Eggs Broken, Cumulative - United States: January-August 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cumulative :2026 as percent Inspected item :---------------------------------------------: of 2025 : January-August 2025 : January-August 2026 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 dozen --------- percent : Shell eggs broken ................... : 1,596,621 1,660,869 104 : : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- percent : Edible product from shell eggs broken : Whole ..................................: 1,317,539 1,365,282 104 White ..................................: 492,957 514,763 104 Yolk ...................................: 250,198 257,061 103 : Total ..................................: 2,060,694 2,137,106 104 : Inedible product from shell eggs broken : 167,941 166,542 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for the Egg Products report are obtained from the Public Health Information System (PHIS - a web-based system), specifically, from the Monthly Volume Reporting task questionnaire which is 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 USDA supervision. Reports are currently received from approximately 80 plants in the United States. Plant management provides monthly volume data to the resident USDA inspector at the applicable plant who then manually enters in PHIS. 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. Additional revisions are published annually in the February report. Procedures and Reliability: FSIS reviews plant data for accuracy and completeness and provides NASS a data file. NASS reviews the data for unusual values. 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