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Shell Egg Distribution

Period

Cases (millions) Produced

Retail

Breaker

Inst.

Export

1988

169.1

98.1

32.5

37.1

1.4

 

100%

58.0%

19.2%

22.0%

0.8%

1989

162.5

92.6

31.6

37.4

0.9

 

100%

57.0%

19.5%

23.0%

0.5%

1990

163.1

91.3

35.0

35.9

0.9

 

100%

56.0%

21.5%

22.0%

0.5%

1991

165.8

91.2

38.2

34.7

1.7

 

100%

55.0%

23.0%

20.9%

1.0%

1992

168.6

91.0

41.3

34.4

1.9

 

100%

54.0%

24.5%

20.4%

1.1%

1993

170.4

90.3

42.4

35.3

2.4

 

100%

53.0%

24.9%

20.7%

1.4%

1994

175.5

91.3

46.8

34.6

2.8

 

100%

52.0%

26.7%

19.7%

1.6%

1995

174.4

90.7

47.5

33.5

2.7

 

100%

52.0%

27.2%

19.2%

1.6%

1996

179.8

95.3

50.4

31.2

2.9

 

100%

53.0%

28.0%

17.4%

1.6%

1997

182.5

98.6

53.0

28.9

2.0

 

100%

54.0%

29.1%

15.8%

1.1%

1998

187.1

102.0

54.7

28.8

1.6

 

100%

54.5%

29.2%

15.4%

.9%

1999

194.4

107.4

58.6

27.0

1.4

 

100%

55.3%

30.1%

13.9%

.7%

2000

198.8

112.6

60.4

24.0

1.7

 

100.0%

56.6%

30.4%

12.1%

.9%

2001

202.6

118.6

61.2

20.9

1.7

 

100.0%

58.6%

30.3%

10.3%

.8%

2002

206.3

122.0

62.7

19.8

1.6

 

100.0%

59.2%

30.4%

9.6%

0.8%

2003

206.9

126.6

60.9

18.0

1.4

 

100.0%

60.4%

30.1%

8.8%

0.7%

2004

209.9

126.3

64.4

18.0

1.9

 

100.0%

60.1%

30.7%

8.6%

0.6%

2005

213.9

125.5

68.3

18.0

1.2

 

100.0%

58.7%

3.9%

8.4%

1.0%

2006

214.1

126.6

67.1

19.0

1.4

 

100.0%

59.1%

31.1%

8.8%

0.6%

2007
211.1
124.6
66.0
19.0
1.5
 
100%
59.0%
31.3%
9.0%
.7%
2008
212.6 (est.)
124.7(est.)
67.5(est.)
19.0 (est.)
1.4 (est.)
100%
58.7%
31.7%
8.9%
.7%
Note: Cases broken and cases exported are as reported by USDA.
Retail and Institutional cases are a best estimate by cartons sold and extrapolated.

 

 



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Shell Egg Distribution
Egg Production and Consumption
Egg Industry Facts Sheet