Egg Products ISSN: 1949-0402 Released October 30, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shell Eggs Broken Up 3 Percent from Last Year September 2025 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2026 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Shell eggs broken totaled 221 million dozen during September 2026, up 3 percent from September a year ago, but slightly below the 221 million dozen broken during the previous month. During calendar year 2026 through September, shell eggs broken totaled 1.89 billion dozen, up 4 percent from the comparable period in 2025. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2026 was 2.43 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: September 2026 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2026 as percent of : September : August : September :----------------------------- Inspected item : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 dozen --------- ----- percent ---- : Shell eggs broken ................... : 213,657 221,293 220,525 103 100 : : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- ----- percent ---- : Edible product from shell eggs broken : Whole ..................................: 174,064 181,401 179,376 103 99 White ..................................: 65,701 68,918 68,741 105 100 Yolk ...................................: 33,449 34,378 34,790 104 101 : Total ..................................: 273,214 284,697 282,907 104 99 : Inedible product from shell eggs broken : 21,512 21,105 20,110 93 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Shell Eggs Broken, Cumulative - United States: January-September 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cumulative :2026 as percent Inspected item :---------------------------------------------: of 2025 :January-September 2025:January-September 2026: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 dozen --------- percent : Shell eggs broken ................... : 1,810,278 1,886,759 104 : : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- percent : Edible product from shell eggs broken : Whole ..................................: 1,491,603 1,549,013 104 White ..................................: 558,658 585,642 105 Yolk ...................................: 283,647 292,395 103 : Total ..................................: 2,333,908 2,427,050 104 : Inedible product from shell eggs broken : 189,453 187,269 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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