HDR1012000150080404951500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150080404951500Poultry Slaughter Narrative Released April 4, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. This summary relates to preliminary inspection totals for February 1995, updated January 1995 totals, and 1994 monthly revisions. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 8 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during February (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.31 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in 1994. Updated totals for January 1995 show that 2.50 billion pounds were certified. The January through February cumulative total of pounds certified, at 4.81 billion pounds, was up 9 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during February 1995 was 3.15 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.60 billion pounds of young chickens, 67.0 million pounds of mature chickens, 473 million pounds of turkeys, and 9.43 million pounds of ducks. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 1995 totaled 12.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.39 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.42 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 56.1 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.98 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.87 percent a year earlier. February 1995 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as February 1994. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. 1994 Poultry Slaughter Up 7 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome under Federal Inspection during 1994 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 29.4 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the total amount certified during 1993. Young chickens, at 23.8 billion pounds, accounted for 81 percent of the total pounds certified ready-to-cook and were up 8 percent from 1993. The average live weight for young chickens increased 2 percent to 4.63 pounds. Total turkeys, at 4.99 billion pounds, represented 17 percent of the overall total and were 3 percent above the previous year. Total turkeys average live weight increased 2 percent to 22.7 pounds per bird. The remaining 2 percent of pounds certified ready-to cook were mature chickens, ducks, and other poultry. For information call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pou 4-1 (4-95) HDR2012000150080404951500Number, Live Weight, & avg live weight Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1995 : 607,437 14,479 621,916 1,645 ----- Feb 1994 : 521,846 13,458 535,304 1,677 ----- Feb 1995 : 559,699 13,285 572,984 1,417 ----- : Jan-Feb 1994 : 1,079,045 28,620 1,107,665 3,412 ----- Jan-Feb 1995 : 1,167,135 27,764 1,194,900 3,062 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1995 : 2,837,954 69,770 2,907,724 11,056 364 Feb 1994 : 2,421,707 64,868 2,486,575 11,161 271 Feb 1995 : 2,602,872 67,013 2,669,886 9,431 358 : Jan-Feb 1994 : 5,022,916 134,510 5,157,426 22,889 611 Jan-Feb 1995 : 5,440,826 136,783 5,577,609 20,487 722 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1995 : 4.67 4.82 4.68 6.72 ----- Feb 1994 : 4.64 4.82 4.65 6.66 ----- Feb 1995 : 4.65 5.04 4.66 6.66 ----- : Jan-Feb 1994 : 4.65 4.70 4.66 6.71 ----- Jan-Feb 1995 : 4.66 4.93 4.67 6.69 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1995 : --- 20,404 159 20,563 ----- Feb 1994 : 19 19,018 150 19,187 ----- Feb 1995 : 15 19,829 116 19,960 ----- : Jan-Feb 1994 : 19 37,910 293 38,223 ----- Jan-Feb 1995 : 15 40,233 276 40,524 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1995 : --- 489,788 3,684 493,472 3,412,616 Feb 1994 : 174 432,809 3,731 436,713 2,934,721 Feb 1995 : 149 470,020 2,945 473,115 3,152,790 : Jan-Feb 1994 : 174 869,461 7,492 877,126 6,058,052 Jan-Feb 1995 : 149 959,808 6,630 966,587 6,565,406 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1995 : --- 24.00 23.13 24.00 ----- Feb 1994 : 8.95 22.76 24.90 22.76 ----- Feb 1995 : 10.27 23.70 25.30 23.70 ----- : Jan-Feb 1994 : 8.95 22.93 25.54 22.95 ----- Jan-Feb 1995 : 10.27 23.86 24.05 23.85 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 1994: 4,264, February 1995: 4,995. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: February 1994: 80, February 1995: 71. HDR2012000150080404951500Chilled & frozen, pounds certified Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1995 : Chilled : 1,885,776 40,125 1,925,901 2,683 58 Frozen : 173,650 2,187 175,836 5,232 168 : Total : 2,059,426 42,312 2,101,738 7,915 226 : Feb 1994 : Chilled : 1,616,641 37,522 1,654,163 3,013 32 Frozen : 134,974 1,947 136,921 5,067 141 : Total : 1,751,614 39,470 1,791,084 8,080 173 : Feb 1995 : Chilled : 1,726,758 39,229 1,765,987 2,189 63 Frozen : 161,284 1,646 162,930 4,566 164 : Total : 1,888,042 40,875 1,928,917 6,755 226 : : Jan-Feb 1994 : Chilled : 3,351,682 77,992 3,429,674 5,811 92 Frozen : 286,976 3,748 290,724 10,675 307 : Total : 3,638,658 81,740 3,720,398 16,486 398 : Jan-Feb 1995 : Chilled : 3,612,534 79,354 3,691,888 4,872 120 Frozen : 334,933 3,833 338,766 9,797 332 : Total : 3,947,468 83,186 4,030,654 14,669 452 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1995 : Chilled : --- 198,325 1,767 200,093 2,128,734 Frozen : --- 187,930 1,049 188,979 370,216 : Total : --- 386,256 2,816 389,072 2,498,950 : Feb 1994 : Chilled : --- 172,503 1,938 174,441 1,831,650 Frozen : 129 166,623 822 167,574 309,703 : Total : 129 339,126 2,760 342,015 2,141,352 : Feb 1995 : Chilled : --- 186,090 1,636 187,725 1,955,964 Frozen : 111 182,816 574 183,500 351,159 : Total : 111 368,905 2,209 371,225 2,307,123 : : Jan-Feb 1994 : Chilled : --- 350,091 3,533 353,624 3,789,201 Frozen : 129 334,013 2,046 336,189 637,894 : Total : 129 684,104 5,579 689,813 4,427,095 : Jan-Feb 1995 : Chilled : --- 384,415 3,403 387,818 4,084,698 Frozen : 111 370,746 1,623 372,479 721,375 : Total : 111 755,161 5,026 760,297 4,806,073 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150080404951500Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1995 : 10,580 1,121 11,701 13 2 Feb 1994 : 9,525 1,375 10,900 11 1 Feb 1995 : 10,246 923 11,169 8 2 : Jan-Feb 1994 : 21,099 3,388 24,487 24 2 Jan-Feb 1995 : 20,826 2,044 22,870 21 4 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1994 : 0.39 2.12 0.44 0.10 0.34 Feb 1995 : 0.39 1.38 0.42 0.09 0.64 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1995 : 44,685 3,347 48,032 186 6 Feb 1994 : 36,086 3,012 39,097 192 2 Feb 1995 : 43,066 3,154 46,221 162 4 : Jan-Feb 1994 : 74,967 6,325 81,291 405 5 Jan-Feb 1995 : 87,752 6,501 94,253 348 11 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1994 : 1.66 5.16 1.75 1.91 0.94 Feb 1995 : 1.84 5.23 1.92 1.91 1.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1995 : --- 1,201 17 1,218 12,934 Feb 1994 : 2 1,431 52 1,485 12,397 Feb 1995 : 1 1,179 22 1,202 12,381 : Jan-Feb 1994 : 2 2,994 83 3,079 27,592 Jan-Feb 1995 : 1 2,380 39 2,420 25,316 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1994 : 0.92 0.33 1.39 0.34 0.42 Feb 1995 : 0.42 0.25 0.74 0.25 0.39 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1995 : --- 9,733 245 9,977 58,202 Feb 1994 : 2 9,707 306 10,015 49,307 Feb 1995 : 2 9,476 203 9,681 56,068 : Jan-Feb 1994 : 2 19,025 613 19,640 101,342 Jan-Feb 1995 : 2 19,209 448 19,658 114,270 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1994 : 1.18 2.49 9.12 2.55 1.87 Feb 1995 : 1.32 2.24 7.67 2.27 1.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000150080404951500Young Chickens Slaughtered Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 68,754 67,962 319,811 316,788 4.65 4.66 AR : 82,358 85,554 371,025 384,315 4.51 4.49 CA : 16,361 18,190 82,434 91,829 5.04 5.05 DE : 20,035 22,115 103,398 113,801 5.16 5.15 FL : 10,440 10,657 44,926 46,583 4.30 4.37 GA : 70,379 75,262 336,511 359,959 4.78 4.78 LA : 12,271 12,375 55,371 58,224 4.51 4.70 MD : 15,351 16,113 69,128 74,819 4.50 4.64 MS : 41,061 49,013 185,719 229,210 4.52 4.68 MO : 14,914 18,838 63,214 77,777 4.24 4.13 NC : 46,631 48,854 237,881 245,580 5.10 5.03 PA : 7,101 7,176 35,302 35,980 4.97 5.01 SC : 14,482 17,807 58,082 71,922 4.01 4.04 TN : 11,593 12,120 50,377 52,676 4.35 4.35 TX : 30,472 31,427 133,922 141,925 4.39 4.52 VA : 27,159 26,949 126,507 122,356 4.66 4.54 WA : 2,758 2,762 13,613 13,791 4.94 4.99 : US : 521,846 559,699 2,421,707 2,602,872 4.64 4.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 230,302 229,609 5,759 6,981 2.00 2.45 AR : 261,769 269,954 5,150 5,372 1.54 1.55 CA : 60,407 64,746 1,202 2,813 1.62 3.40 DE : 73,797 82,197 1,958 2,273 2.10 2.22 FL : 31,918 33,698 370 426 0.92 1.02 GA : 248,223 266,546 4,995 5,712 1.65 1.76 LA : 38,720 40,580 746 895 1.50 1.71 MD : 49,143 51,723 998 1,352 1.60 2.01 MS : 137,339 172,027 2,405 3,233 1.44 1.57 MO : 45,893 56,452 883 1,153 1.55 1.65 NC : 174,663 183,373 3,462 3,661 1.62 1.66 PA : 25,104 25,380 762 893 2.40 2.76 SC : 42,262 53,269 774 1,024 1.48 1.58 TN : 35,845 36,704 493 517 1.09 1.09 TX : 101,004 106,330 2,086 1,890 1.73 1.48 VA : 91,426 87,411 1,326 1,688 1.16 1.53 WA : 10,002 10,292 288 329 2.35 2.65 : US : 1,751,614 1,888,042 36,086 43,066 1.66 1.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 21,658 224,888 300,827 3,858 20,233 AR : --- 17,176 359,530 210,524 6,319 13,572 CA : --- --- 136,825 --- 1,231 18,986 DE : --- 27,461 109,839 94,015 --- --- FL : --- 642 18,252 11,591 --- --- GA : --- 28,554 178,706 207,841 --- 20,101 LA : --- 934 45,027 34,964 --- 5,177 MD : --- 35,152 84,711 45,771 238 7,104 MS : --- 5,105 136,125 85,391 1,401 19,845 MO : --- 7,144 85,419 26,389 2,230 2,569 NC : --- 41,013 127,048 70,121 108 62,510 PA : --- 1,927 36,995 40,293 361 3,948 SC : --- --- 31,366 60,158 249 8,351 TN : --- --- 41,843 13,503 --- 2,233 TX : --- 1,285 148,471 50,387 420 3,766 VA : --- 7,608 79,042 95,898 124 --- WA : --- --- 19,888 --- --- 1,082 : US : --- 227,421 2,052,876 1,436,783 29,299 234,816 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 13,595 38,148 77,116 7,348 209,275 916,946 AR : 13,802 31,935 63,081 2,980 132,687 851,606 CA : 1,085 6,218 3,332 --- 87,608 255,285 DE : 4,923 7,128 14,533 3,023 21,408 282,330 FL : 990 4,068 5,300 --- 24,034 64,877 GA : 15,391 33,236 48,974 6,965 165,312 705,080 LA : 2,369 3,104 5,937 63 --- 97,575 MD : 1,797 8,222 --- 402 13,584 196,981 MS : 7,286 22,380 40,072 1,917 131,063 450,585 MO : 2,622 10,185 16,895 1,101 29,746 184,300 NC : 4,539 30,873 25,968 3,751 117,002 482,933 PA : 2,112 3,383 --- 552 --- 89,571 SC : 3,204 17,822 14,012 --- 36,743 171,905 TN : 2,150 12,275 --- 1,040 --- 73,044 TX : 1,452 8,686 10,048 1,001 5,577 231,093 VA : 3,169 11,566 24,100 2,306 50,096 273,909 WA : 270 736 334 --- 14,094 36,404 : US : 89,075 265,709 432,691 43,137 1,235,635 6,047,442 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080404951500Mature Chickens Slaughtered Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 13,458 13,285 64,868 67,013 4.82 5.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 39,470 40,875 3,012 3,154 5.16 5.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- 13 --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,309 225,845 8,470 2,048 97,593 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- 13 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 32,619 29,554 134,008 1,551 40,919 575,916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080404951500Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 1,959 2,085 40,600 44,683 20.73 21.43 CA : 1,205 1,300 28,005 26,884 23.24 20.68 IA : 912 880 26,469 26,590 29.01 30.22 MN : 2,448 2,386 49,318 51,898 20.15 21.75 MO : 1,454 1,540 30,215 37,800 20.78 24.54 NC : 3,800 4,156 84,853 96,378 22.33 23.19 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,762 2,700 50,820 52,504 18.40 19.44 : US : 19,018 19,829 432,809 470,020 22.76 23.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 32,796 36,397 870 975 2.38 2.42 CA : 22,712 21,942 492 333 1.95 1.38 IA : 19,756 20,565 942 667 3.95 2.79 MN : 38,446 41,413 1,538 1,231 3.47 2.64 MO : 24,121 29,769 707 1,017 2.60 2.99 NC : 66,774 75,854 1,479 1,826 1.94 2.11 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 38,979 39,213 794 802 1.74 1.70 : US : 339,126 368,905 9,707 9,476 2.49 2.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 11,851 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 5,165 59 --- --- IA : --- --- --- 3,405 --- --- MN : --- 7 12,610 7,420 471 --- MO : --- --- 15,722 5,346 --- --- NC : --- 41 10,864 --- --- 5 PA : --- --- --- 820 --- --- VA : --- --- 6,813 --- --- --- : US : --- 108 93,712 30,109 5,475 86 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 1,739 --- 1,019 14,609 CA : --- --- 348 --- --- 5,572 IA : --- --- --- --- 144 3,549 MN : 206 1,148 1,076 --- --- 22,938 MO : --- --- 992 --- --- 22,060 NC : 293 1,642 2,237 187 1,254 16,523 PA : --- --- --- --- --- 820 VA : 27 1,072 368 --- 1,356 9,636 : US : 1,448 8,172 9,120 1,850 9,042 159,122 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080404951500Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,661 1,219 39 88 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 15 85 148 --- 1,339 5,594 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080404951500Annual data Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 557,199 15,162 572,361 1,735 ----- Feb : 521,846 13,458 535,304 1,677 ----- Mar : 599,941 15,470 615,411 1,777 ----- Apr : 567,983 15,393 583,376 1,587 ----- May : 587,404 14,719 602,123 1,718 ----- Jun : 628,900 15,260 644,160 1,808 ----- Jul : 570,384 12,754 583,138 1,558 ----- Aug : 662,530 13,882 676,412 1,782 ----- Sep : 612,479 13,174 625,653 1,577 ----- Oct : 601,695 12,474 614,169 1,621 ----- Nov : 579,933 12,047 591,980 1,520 ----- Dec : 581,276 14,234 595,509 1,691 ----- : Total 2/ : 7,071,569 168,026 7,239,595 20,051 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 2,601,209 69,642 2,670,851 11,727 339 Feb : 2,421,707 64,868 2,486,575 11,161 271 Mar : 2,797,139 72,603 2,869,741 11,829 324 Apr : 2,643,379 72,098 2,715,478 10,582 251 May : 2,717,712 71,198 2,788,909 11,470 330 Jun : 2,850,554 76,412 2,926,966 11,883 405 Jul : 2,573,640 62,849 2,636,489 10,147 367 Aug : 3,033,678 70,929 3,104,608 11,597 443 Sep : 2,848,279 69,531 2,917,810 10,298 830 Oct : 2,833,201 66,332 2,899,533 10,858 1,793 Nov : 2,724,607 63,323 2,787,931 10,268 609 Dec : 2,720,836 69,680 2,790,516 11,454 416 : Total 2/ : 32,765,941 829,465 33,595,407 133,275 6,378 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : ----- 18,892 144 19,036 ----- Feb : 19 19,018 150 19,187 ----- Mar : 15 22,242 149 22,406 ----- Apr : ----- 20,691 124 20,815 ----- May : 80 22,519 117 22,716 ----- Jun : 32 24,987 287 25,306 ----- Jul : 31 22,818 142 22,991 ----- Aug : 117 27,665 225 28,007 ----- Sep : 31 25,141 181 25,353 ----- Oct : 21 25,526 190 25,738 ----- Nov : ----- 25,474 156 25,630 ----- Dec : ----- 21,598 129 21,728 ----- : Total 2/ : 348 276,570 1,994 278,912 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : ----- 436,653 3,760 440,413 3,123,331 Feb : 174 432,809 3,731 436,713 2,934,721 Mar : 138 504,838 3,806 508,782 3,390,677 Apr : ----- 479,419 3,298 482,717 3,209,028 May : 760 521,972 3,017 525,748 3,326,458 Jun : 319 573,844 6,225 580,389 3,519,643 Jul : 266 511,743 3,439 515,447 3,162,450 Aug : 1,219 607,787 5,552 614,559 3,731,206 Sep : 300 564,261 4,554 569,115 3,498,053 Oct : 210 578,247 4,658 583,115 3,495,299 Nov : ----- 568,868 3,924 572,792 3,371,600 Dec : ----- 499,291 3,320 502,613 3,304,999 : Total 2/ : 3,388 6,279,731 49,285 6,332,404 40,067,464 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 4.67 4.59 4.67 6.76 ----- Feb : 4.64 4.82 4.65 6.66 ----- Mar : 4.66 4.69 4.66 6.66 ----- Apr : 4.65 4.68 4.65 6.67 ----- May : 4.63 4.84 4.63 6.68 ----- Jun : 4.53 5.01 4.54 6.57 ----- Jul : 4.51 4.93 4.52 6.51 ----- Aug : 4.58 5.11 4.59 6.51 ----- Sep : 4.65 5.28 4.66 6.53 ----- Oct : 4.71 5.32 4.72 6.70 ----- Nov : 4.70 5.26 4.71 6.75 ----- Dec : 4.68 4.90 4.69 6.78 ----- : Total : 4.63 4.94 4.64 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : ----- 23.11 26.20 23.14 ----- Feb : 8.95 22.76 24.90 22.76 ----- Mar : 8.98 22.70 25.62 22.71 ----- Apr : ----- 23.17 26.57 23.19 ----- May : 9.48 23.18 25.84 23.14 ----- Jun : 9.91 22.97 21.72 22.94 ----- Jul : 8.56 22.43 24.17 22.42 ----- Aug : 10.41 21.97 24.68 21.94 ----- Sep : 9.57 22.44 25.19 22.45 ----- Oct : 9.95 22.65 24.45 22.66 ----- Nov : ----- 22.33 25.15 22.35 ----- Dec : ----- 23.12 25.65 23.13 ----- : Total : 9.74 22.71 24.72 22.70 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Averages calculated from unrounded data. Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 1,735,041 40,469 1,775,511 2,798 60 Feb : 1,616,641 37,522 1,654,163 3,013 32 Mar : 1,857,736 42,186 1,899,922 2,906 71 Apr : 1,764,701 40,987 1,805,688 2,540 13 May : 1,830,389 40,871 1,871,260 2,280 41 Jun : 1,913,090 43,706 1,956,796 2,056 90 Jul : 1,730,401 35,302 1,765,703 1,907 78 Aug : 2,032,389 39,918 2,072,307 2,206 81 Sep : 1,909,891 40,207 1,950,098 2,182 30 Oct : 1,889,747 38,112 1,927,859 2,403 215 Nov : 1,816,827 37,445 1,854,272 2,841 64 Dec : 1,807,569 41,298 1,848,867 2,968 91 : Total 2/ : 21,904,422 478,024 22,382,446 30,101 866 : Frozen : : Jan : 152,003 1,801 153,803 5,608 165 Feb : 134,974 1,947 136,921 5,067 141 Mar : 170,251 1,991 172,242 5,580 133 Apr : 159,583 3,046 162,629 5,096 146 May : 156,112 2,682 158,794 6,010 176 Jun : 160,233 2,731 162,964 6,447 170 Jul : 151,114 3,509 154,622 5,356 147 Aug : 173,837 3,170 177,008 6,162 209 Sep : 169,232 2,807 172,039 5,216 466 Oct : 173,152 2,495 175,647 5,300 930 Nov : 169,615 1,553 171,167 4,532 316 Dec : 171,641 1,658 173,299 5,204 169 : Total 2/ : 1,941,747 29,389 1,971,136 65,578 3,169 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : ----- 177,588 1,595 179,183 1,957,551 Feb : ----- 172,503 1,938 174,441 1,831,650 Mar : ----- 196,915 1,933 198,848 2,101,747 Apr : ----- 181,102 1,767 182,869 1,991,109 May : ----- 194,646 1,256 195,902 2,069,483 Jun : ----- 203,108 2,765 205,874 2,164,816 Jul : ----- 181,661 923 182,584 1,950,272 Aug : 225 216,139 2,158 218,523 2,293,118 Sep : ----- 207,808 1,700 209,509 2,161,819 Oct : ----- 212,824 1,992 214,817 2,145,294 Nov : ----- 230,623 1,878 232,501 2,089,678 Dec : ----- 204,824 873 205,698 2,057,624 : Total 2/ : 227 2,379,743 20,778 2,400,748 24,814,161 : Frozen : : Jan : ----- 167,390 1,225 168,615 328,192 Feb : 129 166,623 822 167,574 309,703 Mar : 102 201,023 924 202,050 380,005 Apr : ----- 197,079 672 197,751 365,622 May : 566 218,146 962 219,674 384,654 Jun : 236 249,693 2,089 252,018 421,599 Jul : 197 221,204 1,607 223,008 383,133 Aug : 723 262,414 1,938 265,075 448,454 Sep : 225 236,275 1,729 238,230 415,951 Oct : 155 242,586 1,514 244,255 426,133 Nov : ----- 220,365 1,071 221,436 397,452 Dec : ----- 190,196 1,595 191,792 370,464 : Total 2/ : 2,334 2,572,996 16,147 2,591,477 4,631,360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 1,887,044 42,270 1,929,314 8,406 225 Feb : 1,751,614 39,470 1,791,084 8,080 173 Mar : 2,027,987 44,177 2,072,164 8,487 204 Apr : 1,924,285 44,033 1,968,318 7,635 158 May : 1,986,501 43,553 2,030,054 8,291 217 Jun : 2,073,323 46,437 2,119,760 8,503 260 Jul : 1,881,515 38,810 1,920,325 7,263 225 Aug : 2,206,227 43,088 2,249,315 8,368 290 Sep : 2,079,123 43,014 2,122,137 7,398 496 Oct : 2,062,899 40,607 2,103,506 7,703 1,145 Nov : 1,986,442 38,997 2,025,439 7,374 380 Dec : 1,979,209 42,956 2,022,166 8,172 260 : Total 2/ : 23,846,169 507,413 24,353,582 95,680 4,034 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : ----- 344,978 2,820 347,798 2,285,743 Feb : 129 339,126 2,760 342,015 2,141,352 Mar : 102 397,938 2,857 400,897 2,481,752 Apr : ----- 378,181 2,439 380,620 2,356,731 May : 566 412,792 2,218 415,576 2,454,138 Jun : 236 452,801 4,854 457,892 2,586,415 Jul : 197 402,866 2,529 405,592 2,333,405 Aug : 948 478,554 4,096 483,598 2,741,571 Sep : 225 444,084 3,429 447,738 2,577,770 Oct : 155 455,410 3,507 459,072 2,571,427 Nov : ----- 450,989 2,949 453,937 2,487,130 Dec : ----- 395,020 2,468 397,490 2,428,088 : Total 2/ : 2,560 4,952,739 36,926 4,992,225 29,445,522 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :----------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : 11,574 2,013 13,587 13 1 Feb : 9,525 1,375 10,900 11 1 Mar : 9,094 1,212 10,306 15 1 Apr : 7,716 1,269 8,985 14 5 May : 7,721 1,149 8,870 10 2 Jun : 9,818 1,606 11,424 18 3 Jul : 9,445 1,056 10,502 11 2 Aug : 10,813 1,118 11,931 12 2 Sep : 8,902 1,029 9,931 10 6 Oct : 7,780 762 8,542 10 10 Nov : 7,677 682 8,359 9 2 Dec : 8,923 898 9,821 10 3 : Total 2/ : 108,987 14,170 123,157 142 37 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 38,881 3,313 42,194 213 3 Feb : 36,086 3,012 39,097 192 2 Mar : 41,240 3,169 44,409 206 4 Apr : 36,914 3,400 40,314 172 1 May : 36,384 3,311 39,695 171 3 Jun : 38,123 3,355 41,479 186 6 Jul : 37,959 2,940 40,900 160 6 Aug : 42,820 3,314 46,134 192 13 Sep : 40,192 3,297 43,489 167 9 Oct : 38,669 3,154 41,823 184 52 Nov : 38,212 3,203 41,415 180 10 Dec : 43,301 3,320 46,621 190 8 : Total 2/ : 468,780 38,790 507,571 2,212 118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1994 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :----------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : ----- 1,563 31 1,594 15,195 Feb : 2 1,431 52 1,485 12,397 Mar : ----- 1,335 23 1,358 11,679 Apr : ----- 1,062 19 1,082 10,086 May : 2 1,040 33 1,076 9,958 Jun : 1 1,649 39 1,688 13,133 Jul : 1 1,448 24 1,473 11,987 Aug : 2 1,668 56 1,726 13,671 Sep : 1 1,364 25 1,390 11,336 Oct : 1 1,121 32 1,153 9,714 Nov : ----- 1,162 35 1,197 9,566 Dec : ----- 1,075 21 1,096 10,930 : Total 2/ : 8 15,918 390 16,316 139,652 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : ----- 9,318 307 9,625 52,034 Feb : 2 9,707 306 10,015 49,307 Mar : ----- 10,800 283 11,085 55,704 Apr : ----- 9,381 291 9,672 50,159 May : 12 9,428 246 9,686 49,556 Jun : 4 10,071 284 10,358 52,029 Jul : 3 9,956 253 10,212 51,277 Aug : 16 11,884 406 12,307 58,646 Sep : 4 10,792 288 11,083 54,748 Oct : 3 10,754 303 11,060 53,118 Nov : ----- 10,066 254 10,320 51,925 Dec : ----- 9,197 226 9,423 56,243 : Total 2/ : 46 121,352 3,447 124,846 634,746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Total Poultry Slaughtered (Ready-to-cook Weights), United States, 1993 and 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Federal : Non-Federal : Total Year : Inspection : Inspection 1/ : Inspection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (Million Pounds) 1993 : 27,642 48 27,690 1994 : 29,446 47 29,493 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes ducks and other miscellaneous poultry. HDR2012000150080404951500Poultry Slaughter Estimates Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (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 revision 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. This issue of "Poultry Slaughter" also contains revised monthly data on selected items for 1994. These revisions are shown on pages 15 through 24. 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. HDR2012000150080404951500Index Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 27 Mature Chickens, Selected States and U.S., February 1994-1995 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 11 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 12 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., February 1994-1995 ............................................... 14 Poultry by Type, U.S., February 1995 with Comparisons Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations ............................ 6 Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................ 4 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ............... 2 Reliability Statement................................................... 26 Young Chickens, Selected States and U.S., February 1994-1995 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 8 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 10 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature), Selected States and U.S., February 1994-1995 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 13 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 14 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 13 1993-94 Poultry Slaughter: Total Pounds Certified (RTC), Federal Inspection and Non-Federal Inspection, U.S ..................... 25 1994 Poultry by Type, Month, and Total, U.S. Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations ............................. 23 Average Live Weight ................................................... 17 Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................. 19 Chilled Plus Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................ 21 Number Inspected and Live Weight ...................................... 15 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 3, 1995. 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