HDR1012000150080602951500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150080602951500Poultry Slaughter Narrative Released June 2, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. This summary relates to preliminary inspection totals for April 1995 and updated March 1995 totals. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during April (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.32 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in April 1994. Updated totals for March 1995 show that 2.68 billion pounds were certified. The January through April cumulative total of pounds certified, at 9.81 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during April 1995 was 3.18 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.63 billion pounds of young chickens, 70.7 million pounds of mature chickens, 469 million pounds of turkeys, and 9.28 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during April 1995 averaged 4.68 pounds per bird, 1 percent higher than the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was up 5 percent from 4.68 pounds per bird the previous year to 4.91 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during April 1995 averaged 23.8 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from April 1994. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 1995 totaled 10.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.33 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.31 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 54.5 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.91 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.74 percent a year earlier. April 1995 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays, while April 1994 contained 21 weekdays and five 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 (6-95) HDR2012000150080602951500Number, Live Weight, and Average Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Mar 1995 : 650,444 14,432 664,875 1,687 ----- Apr 1994 : 567,983 15,393 583,376 1,587 ----- Apr 1995 : 561,447 14,387 575,834 1,372 ----- : Jan-Apr 1994 : 2,246,969 59,483 2,306,452 6,776 ----- Jan-Apr 1995 : 2,379,830 56,583 2,436,413 6,121 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Mar 1995 : 3,021,666 72,341 3,094,008 11,355 332 Apr 1994 : 2,643,379 72,098 2,715,478 10,582 251 Apr 1995 : 2,628,167 70,651 2,698,818 9,283 348 : Jan-Apr 1994 : 10,463,434 279,211 10,742,645 45,300 1,186 Jan-Apr 1995 : 11,093,727 279,775 11,373,502 41,126 1,402 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Mar 1995 : 4.65 5.01 4.65 6.73 ----- Apr 1994 : 4.65 4.68 4.65 6.67 ----- Apr 1995 : 4.68 4.91 4.69 6.76 ----- : Jan-Apr 1994 : 4.66 4.69 4.66 6.69 ----- Jan-Apr 1995 : 4.66 4.94 4.67 6.72 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Mar 1995 : --- 23,136 139 23,275 ----- Apr 1994 : --- 20,691 124 20,815 ----- Apr 1995 : 45 19,587 100 19,732 ----- : Jan-Apr 1994 : 35 80,843 566 81,444 ----- Jan-Apr 1995 : 59 82,956 515 83,530 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Mar 1995 : --- 547,138 3,591 550,729 3,656,424 Apr 1994 : --- 479,419 3,298 482,717 3,209,028 Apr 1995 : 418 466,197 2,597 469,212 3,177,660 : Jan-Apr 1994 : 312 1,853,719 14,596 1,868,626 12,657,757 Jan-Apr 1995 : 567 1,973,143 12,818 1,986,528 13,402,558 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Mar 1995 : ---- 23.65 25.82 23.66 ----- Apr 1994 : ---- 23.17 26.57 23.19 ----- Apr 1995 : 9.31 23.80 25.85 23.78 ----- : Jan-Apr 1994 : 8.97 22.93 25.78 22.94 ----- Jan-Apr 1995 : 9.55 23.79 24.88 23.78 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 1994: 4,428, April 1995: 4,776. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: April 1994: 88, April 1995: 59. HDR2012000150080602951500Chilled and Frozen Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Mar 1995 : Chilled : 2,002,537 41,652 2,044,189 2,512 28 Frozen : 192,307 2,805 195,112 5,695 178 : Total : 2,194,844 44,457 2,239,302 8,207 206 : Apr 1994 : Chilled : 1,764,701 40,987 1,805,688 2,540 13 Frozen : 159,583 3,046 162,629 5,096 146 : Total : 1,924,285 44,033 1,968,318 7,635 158 : Apr 1995 : Chilled : 1,739,836 40,836 1,780,672 2,293 59 Frozen : 163,137 1,893 165,030 4,349 158 : Total : 1,902,973 42,729 1,945,701 6,642 217 : : Jan-Apr 1994 : Chilled : 6,974,119 161,165 7,135,284 11,257 176 Frozen : 616,811 8,785 625,596 21,351 585 : Total : 7,590,930 169,949 7,760,880 32,608 761 : Jan-Apr 1995 : Chilled : 7,356,163 161,842 7,518,005 9,677 207 Frozen : 691,488 8,530 700,019 19,841 668 : Total : 8,047,651 170,372 8,218,023 29,518 875 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Mar 1995 : Chilled : --- 220,625 2,045 222,670 2,269,399 Frozen : --- 211,647 669 212,317 413,301 : Total : --- 432,272 2,714 434,986 2,682,701 : Apr 1994 : Chilled : --- 181,102 1,767 182,869 1,991,109 Frozen : --- 197,079 672 197,751 365,622 : Total : --- 378,181 2,439 380,620 2,356,731 : Apr 1995 : Chilled : --- 188,320 1,511 189,831 1,972,854 Frozen : 310 179,838 452 180,600 350,137 : Total : 310 368,158 1,963 370,431 2,322,991 : : Jan-Apr 1994 : Chilled : --- 728,108 7,233 735,341 7,882,057 Frozen : 231 732,116 3,643 735,990 1,383,521 : Total : 231 1,460,224 10,875 1,471,330 9,265,578 : Jan-Apr 1995 : Chilled : --- 793,360 6,959 800,318 8,328,207 Frozen : 421 762,232 2,744 765,396 1,485,924 : Total : 421 1,555,591 9,702 1,565,715 9,814,131 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150080602951500Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Mar 1995 : 10,908 963 11,870 11 1 Apr 1994 : 7,716 1,269 8,985 14 5 Apr 1995 : 8,463 973 9,436 12 1 : Jan-Apr 1994 : 37,910 5,869 43,778 53 8 Jan-Apr 1995 : 40,210 3,979 44,189 44 6 : Percent 2/ : : Apr 1994 : 0.29 1.76 0.33 0.14 2.05 Apr 1995 : 0.32 1.38 0.35 0.13 0.33 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Mar 1995 : 49,158 3,409 52,567 185 4 Apr 1994 : 36,914 3,400 40,314 172 1 Apr 1995 : 42,118 3,433 45,551 142 5 : Jan-Apr 1994 : 153,120 12,894 166,015 783 11 Jan-Apr 1995 : 179,103 13,343 192,446 676 20 : Percent 3/ : : Apr 1994 : 1.55 5.24 1.65 1.80 0.60 Apr 1995 : 1.78 5.40 1.88 1.70 1.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Mar 1995 : --- 1,315 43 1,357 13,239 Apr 1994 : --- 1,062 19 1,082 10,086 Apr 1995 : 4 1,046 16 1,066 10,515 : Jan-Apr 1994 : 2 5,391 125 5,518 49,357 Jan-Apr 1995 : 4 4,741 98 4,843 49,082 : Percent 2/ : : Apr 1994 : ---- 0.22 0.59 0.22 0.31 Apr 1995 : 0.88 0.22 0.63 0.23 0.33 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Mar 1995 : --- 10,711 327 11,038 63,795 Apr 1994 : --- 9,381 291 9,672 50,159 Apr 1995 : 4 8,627 202 8,833 54,531 : Jan-Apr 1994 : 4 39,205 1,187 40,397 207,205 Jan-Apr 1995 : 6 38,547 977 39,530 232,671 : Percent 3/ : : Apr 1994 : ---- 2.17 9.80 2.23 1.74 Apr 1995 : 1.14 2.06 8.62 2.09 1.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000150080602951500Young Chickens Slaughtered Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 74,553 71,054 344,184 334,147 4.62 4.70 AR : 90,149 85,416 407,814 390,823 4.52 4.58 CA : 19,185 18,518 97,847 92,668 5.10 5.00 DE : 22,433 21,392 121,490 113,879 5.42 5.32 FL : 11,042 11,722 47,564 51,506 4.31 4.39 GA : 75,193 74,544 360,197 356,562 4.79 4.78 LA : 12,874 12,828 57,505 56,288 4.47 4.39 MD : 16,958 15,938 76,947 74,169 4.54 4.65 MS : 46,679 47,330 208,991 219,467 4.48 4.64 MO : 16,229 20,191 68,438 85,436 4.22 4.23 NC : 49,276 46,345 247,251 236,867 5.02 5.11 PA : 8,390 7,275 42,227 36,550 5.03 5.02 SC : 16,574 18,462 67,945 76,535 4.10 4.15 TN : 12,468 12,398 54,817 55,342 4.40 4.46 TX : 31,713 31,123 144,799 137,759 4.57 4.43 VA : 28,663 27,576 134,471 129,171 4.69 4.68 WA : 3,152 2,828 14,971 14,280 4.75 5.05 : US : 567,983 561,447 2,643,379 2,628,167 4.65 4.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 251,286 242,436 5,651 7,005 1.82 2.33 AR : 287,789 277,120 5,069 5,029 1.38 1.43 CA : 71,329 66,746 1,840 2,344 2.09 2.81 DE : 87,049 81,652 1,872 2,366 1.71 2.31 FL : 34,395 35,964 370 447 0.86 0.96 GA : 266,258 262,805 4,846 5,699 1.49 1.78 LA : 40,809 40,731 807 756 1.56 1.49 MD : 55,116 52,094 969 1,179 1.40 1.77 MS : 160,960 162,219 2,733 2,838 1.45 1.44 MO : 49,493 62,011 970 1,168 1.57 1.52 NC : 180,976 174,603 3,303 4,115 1.48 1.93 PA : 29,760 25,873 1,151 817 3.03 2.48 SC : 49,450 56,545 733 1,084 1.20 1.57 TN : 38,076 39,684 538 605 1.09 1.22 TX : 108,701 104,377 1,833 1,716 1.41 1.38 VA : 97,580 89,053 1,372 1,745 1.13 1.50 WA : 11,085 10,494 405 368 3.01 2.87 : US : 1,924,285 1,902,973 36,914 42,118 1.55 1.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 48,775 218,564 251,025 5,196 20,317 AR : --- 11,099 320,599 147,954 7,336 16,434 CA : --- 8,169 113,287 --- 910 17,252 DE : --- 119,234 103,585 72,009 --- --- FL : --- --- 17,387 9,104 --- --- GA : --- 27,909 181,127 239,344 1,912 18,043 LA : --- 988 44,662 20,039 785 4,466 MD : --- 58,180 68,688 30,446 --- --- MS : --- 6,640 121,008 79,034 1,420 15,492 MO : --- 6,398 78,412 16,218 2,205 1,961 NC : --- --- 126,625 74,737 75 60,313 PA : --- --- 33,050 28,354 250 3,507 SC : --- --- 28,421 57,126 --- --- TN : --- --- 45,265 9,657 --- 1,592 TX : --- --- 110,900 47,029 429 4,129 VA : --- 15,300 81,111 67,607 84 --- WA : --- 8,859 23,167 --- 160 1,263 : US : --- 419,283 1,886,880 1,211,778 31,441 246,265 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 13,081 32,557 80,941 10,676 230,641 911,773 AR : 14,044 28,676 74,101 5,958 121,284 747,485 CA : 764 7,060 3,485 1,321 --- 152,248 DE : 4,184 6,267 13,928 1,835 30,986 352,028 FL : 1,076 5,586 6,247 --- 25,490 64,890 GA : 15,076 33,550 62,002 12,608 169,863 761,434 LA : 2,114 2,392 7,283 187 --- 82,916 MD : 1,958 7,832 --- 277 12,203 179,584 MS : 6,530 17,342 37,105 2,645 111,077 398,293 MO : 2,433 21,744 17,660 --- 32,434 179,465 NC : 4,295 22,543 27,828 3,511 182,394 502,321 PA : 2,468 2,119 --- --- --- 69,748 SC : 3,158 18,144 12,684 1,749 55,376 176,658 TN : 1,959 8,562 8,828 --- 39,245 115,108 TX : 1,415 8,167 9,656 1,297 6,636 189,658 VA : 3,972 11,966 26,979 2,023 52,753 261,795 WA : 470 1,224 --- 47 14,500 49,690 : US : 86,935 248,103 454,489 56,015 1,319,107 5,960,296 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080602951500Mature Chickens Slaughtered Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 15,393 14,387 72,098 70,651 4.68 4.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 44,033 42,729 3,400 3,433 5.24 5.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,304 255,463 11,207 612 117,451 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- 99 --- --- 99 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 32,030 30,989 156,481 2,083 49,710 659,330 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080602951500Young Turkeys Slaughtered Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 2,116 1,919 43,635 40,479 20.62 21.10 CA : 1,455 1,503 30,948 30,303 21.26 20.16 IA : 862 1,121 26,120 33,580 30.29 29.95 MN : 2,661 2,424 57,657 52,135 21.67 21.51 MO : 1,490 1,518 36,534 39,230 24.52 25.85 NC : 4,311 3,694 98,053 87,444 22.74 23.67 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,053 2,502 59,223 48,627 19.40 19.43 : US : 20,691 19,586 479,419 466,197 23.17 23.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 35,436 32,695 882 809 2.24 2.22 CA : 25,085 24,670 426 413 1.53 1.52 IA : 20,654 26,162 741 827 3.15 2.74 MN : 45,214 41,577 1,498 1,026 2.89 2.19 MO : 28,095 31,458 942 837 2.86 2.37 NC : 78,022 69,377 1,679 1,349 1.90 1.71 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 46,417 37,797 807 770 1.51 1.76 : US : 378,181 368,158 9,381 8,627 2.17 2.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 9,131 --- --- 8 CA : --- 7 6,806 46 --- 6 IA : --- --- --- 2,892 --- --- MN : --- --- 9,633 3,764 611 --- MO : --- --- 13,682 2,730 --- --- NC : --- --- 5,348 --- --- 4 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : --- --- 7,340 --- --- --- : US : --- 150 84,608 19,181 5,253 116 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- --- 361 --- 9,500 CA : --- --- 458 --- --- 7,323 IA : --- --- --- --- 164 3,056 MN : 147 1,377 1,103 --- --- 16,635 MO : --- --- --- --- --- 16,412 NC : 121 1,814 --- --- 1,654 8,941 PA : 67 --- --- --- --- 67 VA : --- --- 161 --- --- 7,501 : US : 1,143 8,361 8,184 1,663 9,902 138,561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080602951500Old Turkeys Slaughtered Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, April 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 1,795 257 20 78 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 6 98 201 --- 2,272 4,727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080602951500Poultry Slaughter Estimates Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection-Daily Summary forms (MP Form 513) 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 MP Form 513 collects 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 (MP Form 513) 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. HDR2012000150080602951500Index Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994............................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994............................... 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994............................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., April 1993-1994................................................... 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., April 1994........................................................ 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., April 1994............................................... 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., April 1994................................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994............................... 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994............................... 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994............................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994.................. 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994............................... 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., April 1993-1994............................... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 3, 1995. 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