During the calendar year 2008 through March, shell eggs broken totaled 486 million dozen, up 2 percent from the comparable period in 2007. To date, cumulative total edible product from eggs broken in 2008 was 635 million pounds, up 2 percent from 2007. Whole eggs broken during March 2007 were 4 percent below year-ago levels, egg whites were 3 percent below 2007, with egg yolks 4 percent below March 2007.
Shell eggs broken declines 3 percent
Shell eggs broken totaled 163 million dozen during March 2008, down 3 percent from March a year ago, but 7 percent above the 152 million broken in February.
May 6, 2008