HDR1012000150080105961500POULTRY SLAUGHTER HDR2012000150080105961500PSLA HIGHLIGHTS Released January 5, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call Jim Brewster at (202) 720-8784, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during November (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.59 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in November 1994. Updated totals for October 1995 show that 2.77 billion pounds were certified. The January through October cumulative total of pounds certified, at 28.3 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during November 1995 was 3.50 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.83 billion pounds of young chickens, 62.3 million pounds of mature chickens, 588 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.5 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during November 1995 averaged 4.77 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from 4.70 pounds per bird a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens increased 1 percent from 5.26 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.30 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during November 1995 averaged 22.8 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from November 1994. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 1995 totaled 11.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.33 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.28 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 55.4 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.76 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.71 percent a year earlier. November 1995 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays, the same as November 1994. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (1-96) HDR2012000150080105961500PSLA:NO.,LVWT&AVG LVWT BY TYP,US NOV 95 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 1995 : 640,802 13,341 654,143 1,765 ----- Nov 1994 : 579,933 12,047 591,980 1,520 ----- Nov 1995 : 594,439 11,758 606,197 1,707 ----- : Jan-Nov 1994 : 6,490,293 153,793 6,644,086 18,361 ----- Jan-Nov 1995 : 6,791,921 147,209 6,939,130 17,836 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 1995 : 3,049,618 72,042 3,121,660 11,883 1,731 Nov 1994 : 2,724,607 63,323 2,787,931 10,268 609 Nov 1995 : 2,834,586 62,348 2,896,934 11,493 1,017 : Jan-Nov 1994 : 30,045,106 759,785 30,804,891 121,821 5,962 Jan-Nov 1995 : 31,570,223 751,417 32,321,640 118,451 7,543 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 1995 : 4.76 5.40 4.77 6.73 ----- Nov 1994 : 4.70 5.26 4.71 6.75 ----- Nov 1995 : 4.77 5.30 4.78 6.73 ----- : Jan-Nov 1994 : 4.63 4.94 4.64 6.63 ----- Jan-Nov 1995 : 4.65 5.10 4.66 6.64 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 1995 : 37 27,187 133 27,357 ----- Nov 1994 : --- 25,474 156 25,630 ----- Nov 1995 : 27 25,556 178 25,761 ----- : Jan-Nov 1994 : 348 254,972 1,864 257,184 ----- Jan-Nov 1995 : 341 257,566 1,751 259,658 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 1995 : 338 611,863 3,273 615,475 3,750,749 Nov 1994 : --- 568,868 3,924 572,792 3,371,600 Nov 1995 : 265 583,123 4,742 588,129 3,497,573 : Jan-Nov 1994 : 3,386 5,780,440 45,965 5,829,791 36,762,465 Jan-Nov 1995 : 2,996 5,953,652 43,396 6,000,044 38,447,678 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 1995 : 9.22 22.51 24.70 22.50 ----- Nov 1994 : --- 22.33 25.15 22.35 ----- Nov 1995 : 9.88 22.82 26.59 22.83 ----- : Jan-Nov 1994 : 9.74 22.67 24.66 22.67 ----- Jan-Nov 1995 : 8.78 23.12 24.78 23.11 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 1994: 4,898, November 1995: 5,029. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: November 1994: 93, November 1995: 59. HDR2012000150080105961500PSLA CHLLD & FRZN,LBS CERTFD BY TYP,US NOV 95 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 1995 : Chilled : 2,027,690 40,277 2,067,966 2,745 140 Frozen : 205,724 4,013 209,737 5,731 914 : Total : 2,233,413 44,290 2,277,703 8,476 1,055 : 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 : Nov 1995 : Chilled : 1,878,762 35,573 1,914,335 3,128 70 Frozen : 197,890 2,750 200,640 5,088 556 : Total : 2,076,652 38,323 2,114,976 8,216 627 : : Jan-Nov 1994 : Chilled : 20,096,853 436,726 20,533,579 27,134 775 Frozen : 1,770,106 27,731 1,797,837 60,374 2,999 : Total : 21,866,959 464,457 22,331,416 87,508 3,774 : Jan-Nov 1995 : Chilled : 20,989,864 428,559 21,418,424 27,411 942 Frozen : 2,004,904 29,027 2,033,930 57,454 3,674 : Total : 22,994,768 457,586 23,452,354 84,865 4,615 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 1995 : Chilled : --- 225,345 1,822 227,166 2,298,018 Frozen : 249 254,879 689 255,817 472,199 : Total : 249 480,224 2,511 482,984 2,770,217 : 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 : Nov 1995 : Chilled : 1 247,615 2,612 250,228 2,167,762 Frozen : 178 213,320 906 214,405 420,689 : Total : 179 460,935 3,518 464,633 2,588,451 : : Jan-Nov 1994 : Chilled : 225 2,174,919 19,905 2,195,050 22,756,537 Frozen : 2,334 2,382,800 14,552 2,399,685 4,260,896 : Total : 2,559 4,557,719 34,457 4,594,735 27,017,434 : Jan-Nov 1995 : Chilled : 1 2,291,118 22,694 2,313,813 23,760,590 Frozen : 2,252 2,403,684 10,136 2,416,071 4,511,130 : Total : 2,253 4,694,802 32,831 4,729,885 28,271,719 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150080105961500PSLA ANTE-MORTEM&POST-MORTEM BY TYP,US NOV 95 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 1995 : 9,461 1,189 10,650 10 6 Nov 1994 : 7,677 682 8,359 9 2 Nov 1995 : 9,362 712 10,074 9 4 : Jan-Nov 1994 : 100,065 13,271 113,336 132 34 Jan-Nov 1995 : 117,167 12,859 130,026 156 36 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1994 : 0.28 1.08 0.30 0.08 0.34 Nov 1995 : 0.33 1.14 0.35 0.08 0.39 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 1995 : 42,710 3,866 46,576 224 22 Nov 1994 : 38,212 3,203 41,415 180 10 Nov 1995 : 41,438 3,256 44,694 190 12 : Jan-Nov 1994 : 425,479 35,470 460,949 2,022 110 Jan-Nov 1995 : 484,735 36,868 521,603 2,010 117 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1994 : 1.56 5.62 1.65 1.95 1.84 Nov 1995 : 1.62 5.80 1.71 1.84 1.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 1995 : 3 1,307 19 1,329 11,995 Nov 1994 : --- 1,162 35 1,197 9,566 Nov 1995 : 12 1,347 36 1,394 11,481 : Jan-Nov 1994 : 8 14,843 369 15,220 128,722 Jan-Nov 1995 : 24 15,611 372 16,007 146,224 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1994 : --- 0.20 0.88 0.21 0.28 Nov 1995 : 4.45 0.23 0.75 0.24 0.33 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 1995 : 6 11,179 202 11,387 58,209 Nov 1994 : --- 10,066 254 10,320 51,925 Nov 1995 : 13 10,226 312 10,551 55,447 : Jan-Nov 1994 : 46 112,155 3,221 115,422 578,503 Jan-Nov 1995 : 49 111,949 2,906 114,903 638,634 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1994 : --- 1.97 7.20 2.00 1.71 Nov 1995 : 5.33 1.95 7.32 1.99 1.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000150080105961500YNG CKNS SLAUT:SEL STS&US, 94-95 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 71,424 69,149 332,719 333,008 4.66 4.82 AR : 90,040 92,556 414,544 437,046 4.60 4.72 CA : 17,515 18,151 87,239 90,651 4.98 4.99 DE : 21,600 24,063 117,510 132,872 5.44 5.52 FL : 12,006 11,847 52,656 51,548 4.39 4.35 GA : 78,178 80,495 372,700 383,125 4.77 4.76 LA : 12,567 12,460 57,292 57,567 4.56 4.62 MD : 16,490 16,916 76,615 80,938 4.65 4.78 MS : 51,395 51,242 237,400 240,384 4.62 4.69 MO : 18,422 23,536 80,193 98,779 4.35 4.20 NC : 50,641 52,587 259,998 276,276 5.13 5.25 PA : 7,644 7,718 38,580 38,596 5.05 5.00 SC : 18,948 18,734 76,173 82,351 4.02 4.40 TN : 11,622 12,947 52,929 57,634 4.55 4.45 TX : 33,491 34,884 149,921 159,121 4.48 4.56 VA : 28,153 27,305 135,187 130,788 4.80 4.79 WA : 2,707 2,443 13,712 12,470 5.06 5.10 : US : 579,933 594,439 2,724,607 2,834,586 4.70 4.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 247,281 246,231 5,429 6,422 1.81 2.14 AR : 293,994 310,565 5,236 5,648 1.40 1.44 CA : 63,094 66,132 2,141 1,710 2.73 2.10 DE : 85,301 96,576 1,666 2,240 1.58 1.87 FL : 37,791 36,789 488 536 1.03 1.15 GA : 273,407 285,107 5,337 5,515 1.59 1.60 LA : 41,775 42,309 760 836 1.47 1.61 MD : 54,035 57,477 922 1,063 1.34 1.46 MS : 180,495 184,264 2,697 2,586 1.26 1.20 MO : 57,898 71,749 929 1,551 1.29 1.74 NC : 190,915 205,809 3,635 3,852 1.55 1.55 PA : 27,131 27,445 940 1,005 2.71 2.89 SC : 55,286 61,324 1,015 1,196 1.48 1.61 TN : 37,985 41,876 544 641 1.14 1.24 TX : 112,998 119,777 1,842 1,782 1.37 1.24 VA : 97,290 91,817 1,524 1,553 1.25 1.32 WA : 10,121 9,307 321 337 2.60 3.00 : US : 1,986,442 2,076,652 38,212 41,438 1.56 1.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 8,297 225,068 180,071 --- 16,066 AR : --- 6,401 325,997 185,318 7,219 10,558 CA : --- 8,879 88,293 15,919 --- 11,621 DE : --- --- 126,153 72,313 --- --- FL : --- 1,225 17,293 13,443 --- --- GA : --- 3,421 174,626 157,387 2,051 17,505 LA : --- 958 40,414 23,425 590 3,418 MD : --- --- 84,870 35,776 --- --- MS : --- 3,077 110,377 56,449 1,192 20,479 MO : --- 6,851 90,549 45,755 2,119 1,845 NC : --- 5,568 137,793 76,822 254 37,636 PA : --- 1,407 35,638 39,609 614 3,491 SC : --- 2,356 35,036 78,384 --- 5,634 TN : --- --- 52,874 21,980 --- --- TX : --- 781 105,176 44,029 445 2,338 VA : --- 5,317 77,146 45,045 --- --- WA : --- 3,012 18,301 --- --- 951 : US : --- 124,604 1,934,139 1,137,548 38,149 182,506 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 14,522 30,805 82,102 8,900 206,243 772,074 AR : 14,073 34,428 75,529 5,637 134,552 799,712 CA : 504 7,676 3,575 --- 51,230 187,697 DE : 3,921 8,384 19,176 2,624 31,244 263,815 FL : 1,137 4,046 6,696 --- 30,517 74,357 GA : 16,354 34,338 64,527 8,794 187,311 666,314 LA : 1,889 3,580 11,395 --- 32,380 118,049 MD : 1,657 4,770 --- --- 12,777 139,850 MS : 5,854 23,916 34,197 3,274 112,057 370,872 MO : 2,748 13,193 16,251 --- 44,355 223,666 NC : 7,106 24,760 70,157 2,600 139,649 502,345 PA : 1,833 2,006 25,952 --- --- 110,550 SC : 3,564 14,943 14,994 --- 49,652 204,563 TN : 2,239 6,603 --- 1,268 25,677 110,641 TX : 1,384 6,358 11,567 771 3,986 176,835 VA : 3,354 6,053 20,303 2,265 42,467 201,950 WA : --- --- 686 --- 14,819 37,769 : US : 90,355 245,746 532,899 49,576 1,230,322 5,565,844 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080105961500MTR CKNS SLAUT:NO.,LVWT&AVG LVWT SEL STS&US Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 12,047 11,758 63,323 62,348 5.26 5.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 38,997 38,323 3,203 3,256 5.62 5.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 2,781 207,806 11,264 531 101,055 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- 104 --- --- 104 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 32,731 38,662 141,721 2,482 33,379 572,412 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080105961500YNG TRKYS SLAUT:SEL STS&US NOV 94-95 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 2,225 2,232 45,723 46,182 20.55 20.69 CA : 2,355 2,477 48,013 52,232 20.39 21.09 IA : 1,213 1,228 34,377 34,204 28.34 27.85 MN : 3,755 3,758 75,006 80,245 19.98 21.35 MO : 1,770 1,945 40,900 44,558 23.10 22.91 NC : 4,222 4,036 94,758 87,933 22.45 21.79 PA : 989 1,090 18,756 22,146 18.97 20.32 VA : 3,422 3,087 62,109 56,270 18.15 18.23 : US : 25,474 25,556 568,868 583,123 22.33 22.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 36,698 36,937 918 815 2.23 1.96 CA : 38,955 42,212 519 649 1.20 1.38 IA : 26,777 26,962 779 766 2.52 2.49 MN : 59,892 63,211 1,445 2,044 2.14 2.83 MO : 32,261 34,869 1,129 907 3.07 2.26 NC : 74,545 69,815 1,527 1,182 1.79 1.49 PA : 15,203 17,638 259 298 1.53 1.50 VA : 48,983 44,202 960 669 1.72 1.32 : US : 450,989 460,935 10,066 10,226 1.97 1.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 9,339 709 --- --- CA : --- --- 10,593 --- --- --- IA : --- --- --- 2,090 --- --- MN : --- --- 19,795 6,634 1,737 --- MO : --- --- 21,956 --- --- --- NC : --- 100 6,446 1,422 --- 7 PA : --- --- --- 665 --- --- VA : --- --- 10,367 395 --- --- : US : --- 313 122,373 18,917 10,256 179 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 731 1,481 --- 1,235 13,495 CA : --- 477 533 20 --- 11,623 IA : --- --- --- --- --- 2,090 MN : 307 2,001 2,589 698 1,975 35,736 MO : 77 705 993 673 893 25,297 NC : 214 1,682 1,154 --- 2,128 13,153 PA : 83 --- --- --- --- 748 VA : --- 1,105 368 175 981 13,391 : US : 1,312 9,078 9,845 3,167 12,596 188,036 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080105961500OLD TRKYS SLAUT: US, NOV 95 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, November 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,045 484 --- 95 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 15 84 167 --- 891 4,781 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080105961500PLTRY SLAUT ESTI., DEFNTN & INDX 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. Frozen - Poultry products which have been at 0 degrees F. or below. 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. Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............................ 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............................ 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............................ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., November 1994-1995................................................ 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., November 1995..................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., November 1995............................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., November 1995................................ 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1994-1995............................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 2, 1996. 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