HDR1012000150080203951500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150080203951500Poultry Slaughter Narrative Released February 3, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. This summary relates to preliminary inspection totals for December 1994 and updated November 1994 totals. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during December (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.42 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in December 1993. Updated totals for November 1994 show that 2.49 billion pounds were certified. The January through December cumulative total of pounds certified, at 29.4 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during December 1994 was 3.29 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.71 billion pounds of young chickens, 68.8 million pounds of mature chickens, 503 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.4 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during December 1994 averaged 4.68 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from 4.64 pounds per bird a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens increased 7 percent from 4.60 pounds per bird the previous year to 4.92 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during December 1994 averaged 23.1 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 1993. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 1994 totaled 10.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.33 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.34 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 56.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.89 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.75 percent a year earlier. December 1994 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays, while December 1993 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pou 2-1 (2-95) HDR2012000150080203951500Number, Live Weight, and Average Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Nov 1994 : 579,933 12,047 591,980 1,520 ----- Dec 1993 : 557,400 15,200 572,600 1,875 ----- Dec 1994 : 578,460 13,980 592,441 1,689 ----- : Jan-Dec 1993 : 6,681,013 175,888 6,856,901 20,568 ----- Jan-Dec 1994 : 7,068,753 167,773 7,236,527 20,050 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Nov 1994 : 2,724,607 63,323 2,787,931 10,268 609 Dec 1993 : 2,585,412 69,898 2,655,310 12,908 391 Dec 1994 : 2,707,636 68,777 2,776,414 11,445 416 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 30,474,243 830,586 31,304,829 138,234 6,710 Jan-Dec 1994 : 32,752,742 828,562 33,581,304 133,267 6,378 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Nov 1994 : 4.70 5.26 4.71 6.75 ----- Dec 1993 : 4.64 4.60 4.64 6.89 ----- Dec 1994 : 4.68 4.92 4.69 6.78 ----- : Jan-Dec 1993 : 4.56 4.72 4.57 6.72 ----- Jan-Dec 1994 : 4.63 4.94 4.64 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Nov 1994 : --- 25,474 156 25,630 ----- Dec 1993 : --- 20,748 134 20,882 ----- Dec 1994 : --- 21,598 129 21,727 ----- : Jan-Dec 1993 : 345 273,793 2,118 276,257 ----- Jan-Dec 1994 : 348 276,570 1,994 278,911 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Nov 1994 : --- 568,868 3,924 572,792 3,371,600 Dec 1993 : --- 470,344 3,553 473,897 3,142,505 Dec 1994 : --- 499,282 3,320 502,605 3,290,880 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 3,003 6,075,032 53,191 6,131,226 37,580,999 Jan-Dec 1994 : 3,388 6,279,723 49,285 6,332,396 40,053,345 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Nov 1994 : ---- 22.33 25.15 22.35 ----- Dec 1993 : ---- 22.67 26.42 22.69 ----- Dec 1994 : ---- 23.12 25.65 23.13 ----- : Jan-Dec 1993 : 8.70 22.19 25.11 22.19 ----- Jan-Dec 1994 : 9.74 22.71 24.72 22.70 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Of the Mature Chickens inspected, the number reported in thousands as heavy fowl (broiler breeding stock) was: December 1993: 4,270, December 1994: 4,856. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: December 1993: 75, December 1994: 68. HDR2012000150080203951500Chilled and Frozen Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Nov 1994 : Chilled : 1,816,827 37,445 1,854,272 2,841 64 Frozen : 169,615 1,553 171,167 4,532 316 : Total : 1,986,442 38,997 2,025,439 7,374 380 : Dec 1993 : Chilled : 1,716,142 40,829 1,756,972 3,391 96 Frozen : 161,241 1,831 163,072 5,623 156 : Total : 1,877,383 42,661 1,920,044 9,014 251 : Dec 1994 : Chilled : 1,799,324 40,807 1,840,130 2,968 91 Frozen : 171,273 1,658 172,932 5,204 169 : Total : 1,970,597 42,465 2,013,062 8,172 260 : : Jan-Dec 1993 : Chilled : 20,482,915 487,317 20,970,232 30,809 591 Frozen : 1,695,228 26,099 1,721,327 67,480 3,610 : Total : 22,178,143 513,416 22,691,559 98,289 4,201 : Jan-Dec 1994 : Chilled : 21,896,177 477,533 22,373,710 30,101 866 Frozen : 1,941,379 29,389 1,970,769 65,578 3,169 : Total : 23,837,557 506,922 24,344,479 95,680 4,034 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Nov 1994 : Chilled : --- 230,623 1,878 232,501 2,089,678 Frozen : --- 220,365 1,071 221,436 397,452 : Total : --- 450,989 2,949 453,937 2,487,130 : Dec 1993 : Chilled : --- 182,796 1,198 183,994 1,944,451 Frozen : --- 189,851 1,462 191,313 360,164 : Total : --- 372,647 2,660 375,306 2,304,615 : Dec 1994 : Chilled : 1 204,817 873 205,691 2,048,880 Frozen : --- 190,196 1,595 191,792 370,097 : Total : 1 395,013 2,468 397,483 2,418,977 : : Jan-Dec 1993 : Chilled : --- 2,162,682 26,234 2,188,916 23,190,548 Frozen : 2,238 2,642,665 13,837 2,658,741 4,451,158 : Total : 2,238 4,805,348 40,071 4,847,657 27,641,705 : Jan-Dec 1994 : Chilled : 227 2,379,736 20,778 2,400,741 24,805,418 Frozen : 2,334 2,572,996 16,147 2,591,477 4,630,993 : Total : 2,560 4,952,732 36,926 4,992,218 29,436,411 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150080203951500Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Nov 1994 : 7,677 682 8,359 9 2 Dec 1993 : 8,565 1,108 9,673 10 1 Dec 1994 : 8,885 893 9,779 10 3 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 100,466 12,581 113,047 129 35 Jan-Dec 1994 : 108,950 14,165 123,115 142 37 : Percent 2/ : : Dec 1993 : 0.33 1.58 0.36 0.08 0.37 Dec 1994 : 0.33 1.30 0.35 0.09 0.76 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Nov 1994 : 38,212 3,203 41,415 180 10 Dec 1993 : 36,790 3,232 40,022 224 9 Dec 1994 : 43,144 3,251 46,395 190 8 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 409,582 37,021 446,602 2,298 78 Jan-Dec 1994 : 468,623 38,721 507,344 2,212 118 : Percent 3/ : : Dec 1993 : 1.58 5.14 1.67 1.92 2.56 Dec 1994 : 1.77 5.25 1.86 1.84 2.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Nov 1994 : --- 1,162 35 1,197 9,566 Dec 1993 : --- 1,090 21 1,111 10,796 Dec 1994 : --- 1,075 21 1,096 10,888 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 6 15,804 499 16,308 129,519 Jan-Dec 1994 : 8 15,918 390 16,316 139,610 : Percent 2/ : : Dec 1993 : ---- 0.23 0.59 0.23 0.34 Dec 1994 : ---- 0.22 0.63 0.22 0.33 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Nov 1994 : --- 10,066 254 10,320 51,925 Dec 1993 : --- 8,849 250 9,099 49,354 Dec 1994 : --- 9,197 226 9,423 56,016 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 35 112,012 3,381 115,428 564,407 Jan-Dec 1994 : 46 121,352 3,447 124,846 634,520 : Percent 3/ : : Dec 1993 : ---- 2.09 7.83 2.13 1.75 Dec 1994 : 7.79 2.05 7.56 2.08 1.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds (live weight) inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080203951500Young Chickens Slaughtered Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 72,526 71,912 338,930 333,031 4.67 4.63 AR : 91,617 91,041 407,370 418,842 4.45 4.60 CA : 15,512 14,439 79,090 70,762 5.10 4.90 DE : 21,205 23,703 109,994 125,588 5.19 5.30 FL : 13,113 11,334 55,724 49,346 4.25 4.35 GA : 74,495 78,900 352,660 376,467 4.73 4.77 LA : 13,037 12,663 59,582 57,965 4.57 4.58 MD : 15,397 16,328 69,944 74,600 4.54 4.57 MS : 44,669 50,752 204,071 235,616 4.57 4.64 MO : 16,565 19,165 71,326 81,789 4.31 4.27 NC : 48,355 50,120 246,405 260,381 5.10 5.20 PA : 7,381 7,572 36,035 37,695 4.88 4.98 SC : 17,038 19,116 68,055 75,638 3.99 3.96 TN : 12,415 11,591 55,883 51,420 4.50 4.44 TX : 32,824 32,282 149,436 144,726 4.55 4.48 VA : 27,308 28,478 127,231 134,182 4.66 4.71 WA : 2,654 2,036 13,068 10,008 4.92 4.92 : US : 557,400 578,460 2,585,412 2,707,636 4.64 4.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 245,669 245,661 5,851 6,136 1.92 2.05 AR : 289,460 296,844 5,350 5,781 1.46 1.53 CA : 57,167 52,368 1,380 1,720 1.94 2.70 DE : 79,044 90,600 1,734 2,302 1.75 2.04 FL : 40,004 35,624 498 488 0.99 1.10 GA : 258,286 277,237 4,939 5,838 1.56 1.72 LA : 43,699 42,187 818 839 1.53 1.61 MD : 49,081 52,514 909 1,066 1.44 1.59 MS : 154,194 178,779 2,617 2,755 1.43 1.30 MO : 51,621 58,987 1,104 1,019 1.72 1.38 NC : 180,010 191,582 3,177 5,707 1.43 2.44 PA : 25,764 26,432 758 1,209 2.34 3.56 SC : 49,507 55,386 902 944 1.47 1.39 TN : 39,969 36,353 698 521 1.39 1.13 TX : 112,565 107,755 1,909 1,956 1.42 1.50 VA : 91,450 95,378 1,172 1,615 1.02 1.34 WA : 9,672 7,207 280 226 2.38 2.51 : US : 1,877,383 1,970,597 36,790 43,144 1.58 1.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, December 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 11,662 221,665 189,777 5,014 17,127 AR : --- 11,165 349,296 201,575 7,642 14,548 CA : --- 6,179 86,849 18,699 1,067 13,319 DE : --- 14,191 115,573 82,733 350 --- FL : --- 1,071 20,464 11,120 --- --- GA : --- --- 170,151 169,559 2,276 17,405 LA : --- 1,113 48,230 21,348 732 4,674 MD : --- 7,502 67,509 26,888 --- --- MS : --- 4,852 115,923 70,231 944 13,944 MO : --- 9,382 75,788 20,963 2,086 2,818 NC : --- 20,182 128,116 58,184 136 54,295 PA : --- 1,652 41,617 --- --- --- SC : --- 4,104 32,272 37,238 --- 7,532 TN : --- 1,142 38,343 10,835 544 2,487 TX : --- 2,057 130,446 61,936 551 3,321 VA : --- 5,440 83,032 57,518 --- --- WA : --- 249 16,393 --- --- --- : US : --- 120,297 1,916,435 1,185,319 31,554 202,477 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 14,210 34,154 68,524 12,675 146,063 720,871 AR : 14,802 25,611 62,466 3,453 182,058 872,616 CA : 653 4,632 2,183 481 79,869 213,931 DE : 5,387 8,927 17,759 --- 27,671 272,591 FL : 1,145 3,426 --- 2,138 34,953 74,317 GA : 13,391 30,946 58,267 15,344 187,242 664,581 LA : 2,445 3,133 7,043 --- 29,874 118,592 MD : 2,177 9,055 --- --- 14,772 127,903 MS : 6,502 19,509 33,199 --- 144,652 409,756 MO : 2,271 4,844 12,384 717 29,061 160,314 NC : 5,495 26,832 30,317 2,377 106,696 432,630 PA : 2,309 2,559 --- --- --- 48,137 SC : 3,112 15,147 12,557 --- 30,996 142,958 TN : 2,033 10,751 8,201 1,741 --- 76,077 TX : 1,299 8,324 7,988 836 7,361 224,119 VA : 3,579 11,956 20,564 3,935 65,602 251,626 WA : 390 634 301 --- 8,156 26,123 : US : 89,447 237,108 424,059 59,975 1,258,491 5,525,162 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080203951500Mature Chickens Slaughtered Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 15,200 13,980 69,898 68,777 4.60 4.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 42,661 42,465 3,232 3,251 5.14 5.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, December 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,356 216,348 9,282 812 115,157 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- 194 --- --- 194 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 33,399 30,702 131,111 2,141 45,524 587,832 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080203951500Young Turkeys Slaughtered Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 1,784 2,042 36,290 43,331 20.34 21.22 CA : 1,998 1,994 43,637 42,286 21.84 21.21 IA : 1,055 976 30,697 28,986 29.11 29.69 MN : 2,775 2,704 53,326 55,752 19.22 20.62 MO : 1,363 1,656 30,222 40,143 22.17 24.25 NC : 3,892 3,855 87,794 88,850 22.55 23.05 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,780 2,830 51,180 49,312 18.41 17.43 : US : 20,748 21,598 470,344 499,282 22.67 23.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 29,408 34,922 684 905 2.09 2.32 CA : 35,837 34,509 626 491 1.59 1.29 IA : 23,716 22,818 757 644 2.74 2.47 MN : 42,331 44,406 1,244 1,166 2.59 2.32 MO : 23,909 30,977 826 1,041 3.04 2.88 NC : 69,384 70,221 1,521 1,500 1.92 1.88 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 40,032 38,555 741 786 1.61 1.77 : US : 372,647 395,013 8,849 9,197 2.09 2.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, December 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 11,930 807 --- 8 CA : --- --- 7,935 237 --- --- IA : --- --- --- 1,822 --- --- MN : --- 15 15,166 --- 629 --- MO : --- --- 14,596 3,091 --- --- NC : --- 37 10,922 --- --- --- PA : --- --- 4,027 1,082 --- --- VA : --- --- 8,982 657 --- --- : US : --- 742 102,504 15,576 5,160 273 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 2,148 --- 789 15,682 CA : --- --- 710 --- --- 8,882 IA : --- --- 329 --- 248 2,399 MN : 253 1,289 1,524 --- --- 18,876 MO : 84 846 1,096 782 --- 20,495 NC : 309 1,499 2,570 133 833 16,303 PA : --- --- 212 --- 292 5,613 VA : 36 999 348 --- --- 11,022 : US : 1,436 8,309 11,003 2,490 9,762 157,255 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080203951500Old Turkeys Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, December 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 1,726 820 18 49 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 28 85 484 --- 1,753 4,963 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080203951500Poultry Slaughter Estimates Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection-Daily Summary forms (FSIS 6000-21) completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA. This form provides actual counts of birds slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Annual totals of poultry slaughtered under State-administered Non-Federal Inspection (NFI) are published in the April release. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revisions were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database. A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. The program also generates a missing reports listing for a telephone follow-up. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. Major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there will continue to be a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it is expected to have only a minimal impact on the final totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no State data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total head for that species. These data are included in the U.S. totals. Definitions Used To Report Federally Inspected Slaughter Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood are removed. This weight is approximately 90% of live weight. Old Turkeys (Breeders) - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry - Includes all other ready-to-cook products which bear the U.S.D.A. Inspected for Wholesomeness legend. Post-Mortem Condemnations - Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Young Chickens - Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. HDR2012000150080203951500Index Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............................ 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............................ 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............................ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., December 1993-1994................................................ 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., December 1994..................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., December 1994............................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., December 1994................................ 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., December 1993-1994............................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 3, 1995. 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From gwl1@cornell.edu Tue Feb 21 15:38 EST 1995 Received: from ALBERT.MANNLIB.CORNELL.EDU by oldal.mannlib.cornell.edu with SMTP (16.6/15.6) id AA14865; Tue, 21 Feb 95 15:38:37 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from [128.253.78.51] by albert.mannlib.cornell.edu with SMTP (1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA13231; Tue, 21 Feb 95 15:36:16 -0500 X-Sender: usda@albert.mannlib.cornell.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 03:40:10 -0500 To: usdamail@oldal.mannlib.cornell.edu From: rdesmet@ag.gov (Rod DeSmet) (by way of gwl1@cornell.edu (Greg Lawrence)) Subject: poultry slaughter Status: RO HDR1012000150080203951500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150080203951500Poultry Slaughter Narrative Released February 3, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. This summary relates to preliminary inspection totals for December 1994 and updated November 1994 totals. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during December (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.42 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in December 1993. Updated totals for November 1994 show that 2.49 billion pounds were certified. The January through December cumulative total of pounds certified, at 29.4 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during December 1994 was 3.29 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.71 billion pounds of young chickens, 68.8 million pounds of mature chickens, 503 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.4 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during December 1994 averaged 4.68 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from 4.64 pounds per bird a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens increased 7 percent from 4.60 pounds per bird the previous year to 4.92 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during December 1994 averaged 23.1 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 1993. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 1994 totaled 10.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.33 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.34 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 56.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.89 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.75 percent a year earlier. December 1994 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays, while December 1993 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pou 2-1 (2-95) HDR2012000150080203951500Number, Live Weight, and Average Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Nov 1994 : 579,933 12,047 591,980 1,520 ----- Dec 1993 : 557,400 15,200 572,600 1,875 ----- Dec 1994 : 578,460 13,980 592,441 1,689 ----- : Jan-Dec 1993 : 6,681,013 175,888 6,856,901 20,568 ----- Jan-Dec 1994 : 7,068,753 167,773 7,236,527 20,050 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Nov 1994 : 2,724,607 63,323 2,787,931 10,268 609 Dec 1993 : 2,585,412 69,898 2,655,310 12,908 391 Dec 1994 : 2,707,636 68,777 2,776,414 11,445 416 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 30,474,243 830,586 31,304,829 138,234 6,710 Jan-Dec 1994 : 32,752,742 828,562 33,581,304 133,267 6,378 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Nov 1994 : 4.70 5.26 4.71 6.75 ----- Dec 1993 : 4.64 4.60 4.64 6.89 ----- Dec 1994 : 4.68 4.92 4.69 6.78 ----- : Jan-Dec 1993 : 4.56 4.72 4.57 6.72 ----- Jan-Dec 1994 : 4.63 4.94 4.64 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Nov 1994 : --- 25,474 156 25,630 ----- Dec 1993 : --- 20,748 134 20,882 ----- Dec 1994 : --- 21,598 129 21,727 ----- : Jan-Dec 1993 : 345 273,793 2,118 276,257 ----- Jan-Dec 1994 : 348 276,570 1,994 278,911 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Nov 1994 : --- 568,868 3,924 572,792 3,371,600 Dec 1993 : --- 470,344 3,553 473,897 3,142,505 Dec 1994 : --- 499,282 3,320 502,605 3,290,880 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 3,003 6,075,032 53,191 6,131,226 37,580,999 Jan-Dec 1994 : 3,388 6,279,723 49,285 6,332,396 40,053,345 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Nov 1994 : ---- 22.33 25.15 22.35 ----- Dec 1993 : ---- 22.67 26.42 22.69 ----- Dec 1994 : ---- 23.12 25.65 23.13 ----- : Jan-Dec 1993 : 8.70 22.19 25.11 22.19 ----- Jan-Dec 1994 : 9.74 22.71 24.72 22.70 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Of the Mature Chickens inspected, the number reported in thousands as heavy fowl (broiler breeding stock) was: December 1993: 4,270, December 1994: 4,856. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: December 1993: 75, December 1994: 68. HDR2012000150080203951500Chilled and Frozen Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Nov 1994 : Chilled : 1,816,827 37,445 1,854,272 2,841 64 Frozen : 169,615 1,553 171,167 4,532 316 : Total : 1,986,442 38,997 2,025,439 7,374 380 : Dec 1993 : Chilled : 1,716,142 40,829 1,756,972 3,391 96 Frozen : 161,241 1,831 163,072 5,623 156 : Total : 1,877,383 42,661 1,920,044 9,014 251 : Dec 1994 : Chilled : 1,799,324 40,807 1,840,130 2,968 91 Frozen : 171,273 1,658 172,932 5,204 169 : Total : 1,970,597 42,465 2,013,062 8,172 260 : : Jan-Dec 1993 : Chilled : 20,482,915 487,317 20,970,232 30,809 591 Frozen : 1,695,228 26,099 1,721,327 67,480 3,610 : Total : 22,178,143 513,416 22,691,559 98,289 4,201 : Jan-Dec 1994 : Chilled : 21,896,177 477,533 22,373,710 30,101 866 Frozen : 1,941,379 29,389 1,970,769 65,578 3,169 : Total : 23,837,557 506,922 24,344,479 95,680 4,034 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Nov 1994 : Chilled : --- 230,623 1,878 232,501 2,089,678 Frozen : --- 220,365 1,071 221,436 397,452 : Total : --- 450,989 2,949 453,937 2,487,130 : Dec 1993 : Chilled : --- 182,796 1,198 183,994 1,944,451 Frozen : --- 189,851 1,462 191,313 360,164 : Total : --- 372,647 2,660 375,306 2,304,615 : Dec 1994 : Chilled : 1 204,817 873 205,691 2,048,880 Frozen : --- 190,196 1,595 191,792 370,097 : Total : 1 395,013 2,468 397,483 2,418,977 : : Jan-Dec 1993 : Chilled : --- 2,162,682 26,234 2,188,916 23,190,548 Frozen : 2,238 2,642,665 13,837 2,658,741 4,451,158 : Total : 2,238 4,805,348 40,071 4,847,657 27,641,705 : Jan-Dec 1994 : Chilled : 227 2,379,736 20,778 2,400,741 24,805,418 Frozen : 2,334 2,572,996 16,147 2,591,477 4,630,993 : Total : 2,560 4,952,732 36,926 4,992,218 29,436,411 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150080203951500Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Nov 1994 : 7,677 682 8,359 9 2 Dec 1993 : 8,565 1,108 9,673 10 1 Dec 1994 : 8,885 893 9,779 10 3 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 100,466 12,581 113,047 129 35 Jan-Dec 1994 : 108,950 14,165 123,115 142 37 : Percent 2/ : : Dec 1993 : 0.33 1.58 0.36 0.08 0.37 Dec 1994 : 0.33 1.30 0.35 0.09 0.76 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Nov 1994 : 38,212 3,203 41,415 180 10 Dec 1993 : 36,790 3,232 40,022 224 9 Dec 1994 : 43,144 3,251 46,395 190 8 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 409,582 37,021 446,602 2,298 78 Jan-Dec 1994 : 468,623 38,721 507,344 2,212 118 : Percent 3/ : : Dec 1993 : 1.58 5.14 1.67 1.92 2.56 Dec 1994 : 1.77 5.25 1.86 1.84 2.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Nov 1994 : --- 1,162 35 1,197 9,566 Dec 1993 : --- 1,090 21 1,111 10,796 Dec 1994 : --- 1,075 21 1,096 10,888 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 6 15,804 499 16,308 129,519 Jan-Dec 1994 : 8 15,918 390 16,316 139,610 : Percent 2/ : : Dec 1993 : ---- 0.23 0.59 0.23 0.34 Dec 1994 : ---- 0.22 0.63 0.22 0.33 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Nov 1994 : --- 10,066 254 10,320 51,925 Dec 1993 : --- 8,849 250 9,099 49,354 Dec 1994 : --- 9,197 226 9,423 56,016 : Jan-Dec 1993 : 35 112,012 3,381 115,428 564,407 Jan-Dec 1994 : 46 121,352 3,447 124,846 634,520 : Percent 3/ : : Dec 1993 : ---- 2.09 7.83 2.13 1.75 Dec 1994 : 7.79 2.05 7.56 2.08 1.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds (live weight) inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080203951500Young Chickens Slaughtered Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 72,526 71,912 338,930 333,031 4.67 4.63 AR : 91,617 91,041 407,370 418,842 4.45 4.60 CA : 15,512 14,439 79,090 70,762 5.10 4.90 DE : 21,205 23,703 109,994 125,588 5.19 5.30 FL : 13,113 11,334 55,724 49,346 4.25 4.35 GA : 74,495 78,900 352,660 376,467 4.73 4.77 LA : 13,037 12,663 59,582 57,965 4.57 4.58 MD : 15,397 16,328 69,944 74,600 4.54 4.57 MS : 44,669 50,752 204,071 235,616 4.57 4.64 MO : 16,565 19,165 71,326 81,789 4.31 4.27 NC : 48,355 50,120 246,405 260,381 5.10 5.20 PA : 7,381 7,572 36,035 37,695 4.88 4.98 SC : 17,038 19,116 68,055 75,638 3.99 3.96 TN : 12,415 11,591 55,883 51,420 4.50 4.44 TX : 32,824 32,282 149,436 144,726 4.55 4.48 VA : 27,308 28,478 127,231 134,182 4.66 4.71 WA : 2,654 2,036 13,068 10,008 4.92 4.92 : US : 557,400 578,460 2,585,412 2,707,636 4.64 4.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 245,669 245,661 5,851 6,136 1.92 2.05 AR : 289,460 296,844 5,350 5,781 1.46 1.53 CA : 57,167 52,368 1,380 1,720 1.94 2.70 DE : 79,044 90,600 1,734 2,302 1.75 2.04 FL : 40,004 35,624 498 488 0.99 1.10 GA : 258,286 277,237 4,939 5,838 1.56 1.72 LA : 43,699 42,187 818 839 1.53 1.61 MD : 49,081 52,514 909 1,066 1.44 1.59 MS : 154,194 178,779 2,617 2,755 1.43 1.30 MO : 51,621 58,987 1,104 1,019 1.72 1.38 NC : 180,010 191,582 3,177 5,707 1.43 2.44 PA : 25,764 26,432 758 1,209 2.34 3.56 SC : 49,507 55,386 902 944 1.47 1.39 TN : 39,969 36,353 698 521 1.39 1.13 TX : 112,565 107,755 1,909 1,956 1.42 1.50 VA : 91,450 95,378 1,172 1,615 1.02 1.34 WA : 9,672 7,207 280 226 2.38 2.51 : US : 1,877,383 1,970,597 36,790 43,144 1.58 1.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, December 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number :