HDR1012000150080404961500Poultry Slaughter Released April 4, 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@NASS.USDA.GOV. This summary relates to preliminary inspection totals for February 1996, updated January 1996 totals, and 1995 monthly revisions. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 14 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during February (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.63 billion pounds, up 14 percent from the amount certified in 1995. Updated totals for January 1996 show that 2.75 billion pounds were certified. The January through February cumulative total of pounds certified, at 5.38 billion pounds, was up 12 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during February 1996 was 3.57 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.94 billion pounds of young chickens, 68.0 million pounds of mature chickens, 543 million pounds of turkeys, and 10.6 million pounds of ducks. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 1996 totaled 15.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.44 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.39 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 65.5 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 2.04 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.98 percent a year earlier. February 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, while February 1995 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. 1995 Poultry Slaughter Up 4 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome under Federal Inspection during 1995 (ready -to-cook weight) totaled 30.7 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the total amount certified during 1994. Young chickens, at 25.0 billion pounds, accounted for 81 percent of the total pounds certified ready-to-cook and were up 5 percent from 1994. The average live weight for young chickens increased 1 percent to 4.66 pounds. Total turkeys, at 5.13 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 23.2 pounds per bird. The remaining 2 percent of pounds certified ready-to cook were mature chickens, ducks, and other poultry Pou 2-1 (4-96) Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1996 : 643,563 14,140 657,704 1,705 ----- Feb 1995 : 560,504 13,285 573,789 1,417 ----- Feb 1996 : 613,099 13,325 626,424 1,591 ----- : Jan-Feb 1995 : 1,167,941 27,764 1,195,705 3,062 ----- Jan-Feb 1996 : 1,256,662 27,466 1,284,128 3,296 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1996 : 3,113,929 73,016 3,186,945 11,429 633 Feb 1995 : 2,605,944 67,013 2,672,958 9,431 359 Feb 1996 : 2,944,708 68,042 3,012,750 10,609 535 : Jan-Feb 1995 : 5,443,899 136,783 5,580,682 20,487 724 Jan-Feb 1996 : 6,058,636 141,058 6,199,694 22,038 1,167 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1996 : 4.84 5.16 4.85 6.70 ----- Feb 1995 : 4.65 5.04 4.66 6.66 ----- Feb 1996 : 4.80 5.11 4.81 6.67 ----- : Jan-Feb 1995 : 4.66 4.93 4.67 6.69 ----- Jan-Feb 1996 : 4.82 5.14 4.83 6.69 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1996 : --- 21,384 173 21,557 ----- Feb 1995 : 15 19,829 116 19,960 ----- Feb 1996 : 29 22,652 138 22,818 ----- : Jan-Feb 1995 : 15 40,233 276 40,524 ----- Jan-Feb 1996 : 29 44,036 310 44,375 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1996 : --- 525,102 4,419 529,521 3,728,528 Feb 1995 : 149 470,020 2,945 473,115 3,155,863 Feb 1996 : 286 539,677 3,512 543,476 3,567,369 : Jan-Feb 1995 : 149 959,808 6,630 966,587 6,568,480 Jan-Feb 1996 : 286 1,064,779 7,932 1,072,997 7,295,896 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1996 : --- 24.56 25.57 24.56 ----- Feb 1995 : 10.27 23.70 25.30 23.70 ----- Feb 1996 : 9.88 23.82 25.52 23.82 ----- : Jan-Feb 1995 : 10.27 23.86 24.05 23.85 ----- Jan-Feb 1996 : 9.88 24.18 25.55 24.18 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1995: 4,995, February 1996: 5,118. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: February 1995: 71, February 1996: 103. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1996 : Chilled : 2,083,037 42,277 2,125,314 2,982 165 Frozen : 201,257 2,108 203,365 5,238 211 : Total : 2,284,294 44,386 2,328,680 8,220 376 : Feb 1995 : Chilled : 1,728,017 39,229 1,767,246 2,189 63 Frozen : 162,394 1,646 164,040 4,566 164 : Total : 1,890,411 40,875 1,931,286 6,755 227 : Feb 1996 : Chilled : 1,964,526 39,767 2,004,293 3,342 118 Frozen : 184,491 1,551 186,042 4,311 194 : Total : 2,149,017 41,318 2,190,335 7,653 312 : : Jan-Feb 1995 : Chilled : 3,613,793 79,354 3,693,147 4,872 121 Frozen : 336,044 3,833 339,877 9,797 332 : Total : 3,949,837 83,187 4,033,024 14,669 453 : Jan-Feb 1996 : Chilled : 4,047,563 82,045 4,129,607 6,324 283 Frozen : 385,748 3,659 389,408 9,549 405 : Total : 4,433,311 85,704 4,519,015 15,873 688 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1996 : Chilled : --- 211,044 2,309 213,352 2,341,813 Frozen : --- 201,353 1,101 202,454 411,269 : Total : --- 412,396 3,410 415,806 2,753,082 : Feb 1995 : Chilled : --- 186,090 1,636 187,725 1,957,223 Frozen : 111 182,816 574 183,500 352,270 : Total : 111 368,905 2,209 371,225 2,309,493 : Feb 1996 : Chilled : --- 206,017 1,632 207,649 2,215,403 Frozen : 227 220,461 995 221,682 412,229 : Total : 227 426,478 2,627 429,332 2,627,632 : : Jan-Feb 1995 : Chilled : --- 384,415 3,403 387,818 4,085,958 Frozen : 111 370,746 1,623 372,479 722,486 : Total : 111 755,161 5,026 760,297 4,808,444 : Jan-Feb 1996 : Chilled : --- 417,061 3,941 421,002 4,557,215 Frozen : 227 421,814 2,095 424,136 823,498 : Total : 227 838,875 6,036 845,138 5,380,714 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1996 : 15,638 1,104 16,742 8 5 Feb 1995 : 10,259 923 11,182 8 2 Feb 1996 : 12,616 1,241 13,857 9 1 : Jan-Feb 1995 : 20,839 2,044 22,883 21 4 Jan-Feb 1996 : 28,254 2,346 30,600 17 6 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1995 : 0.39 1.38 0.42 0.09 0.64 Feb 1996 : 0.43 1.82 0.46 0.08 0.09 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1996 : 52,417 4,043 56,461 159 12 Feb 1995 : 43,142 3,154 46,296 162 4 Feb 1996 : 49,706 4,001 53,706 165 8 : Jan-Feb 1995 : 87,827 6,501 94,328 348 11 Jan-Feb 1996 : 102,123 8,044 110,167 324 19 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1995 : 1.84 5.23 1.92 1.91 1.37 Feb 1996 : 1.88 6.53 1.98 1.73 1.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1996 : --- 1,840 56 1,896 18,652 Feb 1995 : 1 1,179 22 1,202 12,394 Feb 1996 : 2 1,763 57 1,822 15,689 : Jan-Feb 1995 : 1 2,380 39 2,420 25,329 Jan-Feb 1996 : 2 3,603 113 3,718 34,341 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1995 : 0.42 0.25 0.74 0.25 0.39 Feb 1996 : 0.65 0.33 1.62 0.34 0.44 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1996 : --- 11,909 229 12,139 68,770 Feb 1995 : 2 9,476 203 9,681 56,144 Feb 1996 : 3 11,392 257 11,651 65,530 : Jan-Feb 1995 : 2 19,209 448 19,658 114,346 Jan-Feb 1996 : 3 23,301 486 23,789 134,300 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1995 : 1.32 2.24 7.67 2.27 1.98 Feb 1996 : 1.04 2.35 8.12 2.38 2.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 68,347 71,355 318,240 352,297 4.66 4.94 AR : 85,554 95,051 384,315 448,485 4.49 4.72 CA : 18,190 19,928 91,829 99,086 5.05 4.97 DE : 22,115 23,491 113,801 131,747 5.15 5.61 FL : 10,657 11,854 46,583 53,522 4.37 4.52 GA : 75,464 85,794 360,752 418,480 4.78 4.88 LA : 12,375 12,539 58,224 57,580 4.70 4.59 MD : 16,113 16,802 74,819 79,354 4.64 4.72 MS : 49,268 52,220 230,198 249,004 4.67 4.77 MO : 18,838 25,334 77,777 108,881 4.13 4.30 NC : 48,854 51,090 245,580 268,015 5.03 5.25 PA : 7,177 8,007 35,985 41,108 5.01 5.13 SC : 17,807 18,591 71,922 81,788 4.04 4.40 TN : 12,082 13,609 52,509 61,010 4.35 4.48 TX : 31,427 37,209 141,925 169,516 4.52 4.56 VA : 26,949 28,981 122,356 137,482 4.54 4.74 WA : 2,762 2,721 13,791 13,732 4.99 5.05 : US : 560,504 613,099 2,605,944 2,944,708 4.65 4.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 230,781 262,991 7,006 8,521 2.45 2.69 AR : 269,954 318,915 5,372 6,755 1.55 1.67 CA : 64,746 72,275 2,813 1,396 3.40 1.57 DE : 82,197 95,448 2,273 3,311 2.22 2.79 FL : 33,698 37,024 426 599 1.02 1.24 GA : 267,086 309,012 5,721 6,186 1.76 1.64 LA : 40,580 41,557 895 1,336 1.71 2.58 MD : 51,723 55,564 1,352 1,370 2.01 1.92 MS : 172,801 188,461 3,244 3,040 1.57 1.36 MO : 56,452 78,131 1,153 2,136 1.65 2.18 NC : 183,373 199,440 3,661 4,284 1.66 1.78 PA : 25,383 28,984 893 1,147 2.76 3.10 SC : 53,269 60,829 1,024 1,440 1.58 1.96 TN : 36,582 44,359 548 676 1.16 1.23 TX : 106,330 128,712 1,890 1,952 1.48 1.28 VA : 87,411 94,802 1,688 2,074 1.53 1.68 WA : 10,292 10,233 329 373 2.65 3.02 : US : 1,890,411 2,149,017 43,142 49,706 1.84 1.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 15,822 279,361 258,922 6,560 19,537 AR : --- 8,107 363,738 239,075 8,763 11,815 CA : --- 7,530 86,471 8,207 1,394 15,493 DE : --- 59,564 155,614 133,610 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 9,128 186,851 248,575 1,724 20,070 LA : --- --- 47,125 29,664 --- 4,318 MD : --- 24,723 90,724 55,140 52 8,507 MS : --- 5,044 127,935 66,855 1,873 25,203 MO : --- 8,582 128,077 66,770 2,456 2,293 NC : --- 16,683 134,880 94,456 90 51,033 PA : --- --- 46,565 54,744 523 3,462 SC : --- --- 37,633 92,510 138 6,108 TN : --- --- 54,095 15,096 --- --- TX : --- 1,859 124,358 52,640 414 2,632 VA : --- --- 92,109 87,124 218 --- WA : --- --- 23,453 --- --- --- : US : --- 205,756 2,213,335 1,575,969 40,321 234,737 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 15,622 41,379 91,057 8,990 300,168 1,037,418 AR : 15,475 32,421 85,849 3,599 141,862 910,704 CA : 1,068 8,250 2,908 --- 26,706 158,027 DE : 4,853 13,685 18,261 4,741 36,258 426,586 FL : 1,170 5,644 8,316 --- 25,538 40,668 GA : 16,095 41,552 66,383 9,524 202,863 802,765 LA : 1,987 3,954 --- 72 26,922 114,042 MD : 1,739 6,789 --- 1,953 --- 189,627 MS : 6,601 25,338 35,534 1,690 167,230 463,303 MO : 2,905 12,902 19,714 1,279 60,369 305,347 NC : 6,735 32,211 61,064 3,920 211,455 612,527 PA : 2,393 2,834 --- --- 25,170 135,691 SC : 3,557 19,469 17,815 1,097 53,718 232,045 TN : 2,756 7,403 12,914 791 34,569 127,624 TX : 1,296 11,009 12,141 352 4,478 211,179 VA : 3,914 8,909 23,975 1,814 71,919 289,982 WA : 437 687 641 260 15,897 41,375 : US : 96,766 292,297 557,873 44,176 1,518,984 6,780,214 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 13,285 13,325 67,013 68,042 5.04 5.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 40,875 41,318 3,154 4,001 5.23 6.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 5,071 301,651 15,815 793 110,272 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- 2,215 2,215 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 29,099 49,134 189,528 2,838 38,059 742,260 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,085 2,282 44,683 47,664 21.43 20.88 CA : 1,300 1,510 26,884 32,471 20.68 21.50 IA : 880 1,045 26,590 29,898 30.22 28.60 MN : 2,386 3,052 51,898 65,898 21.75 21.59 MO : 1,540 2,100 37,800 50,617 24.54 24.10 NC : 4,156 3,995 96,378 97,418 23.19 24.39 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,700 3,081 52,504 58,448 19.44 18.97 : US : 19,829 22,652 470,020 539,677 23.70 23.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 36,397 38,945 975 809 2.42 1.89 CA : 21,942 26,583 333 352 1.38 1.21 IA : 20,565 23,276 667 983 2.79 3.65 MN : 41,413 52,120 1,231 2,048 2.64 3.45 MO : 29,769 40,020 1,017 1,414 2.99 3.10 NC : 75,854 76,377 1,826 1,674 2.11 1.91 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 39,213 46,314 802 879 1.70 1.67 : US : 368,905 426,478 9,476 11,392 2.24 2.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 9,157 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 4,724 40 --- --- IA : --- --- --- 8,721 --- --- MN : --- 13 16,857 --- --- --- MO : --- --- 26,575 5,473 --- 5 NC : --- 25 9,552 1,094 --- 10 PA : --- --- --- 1,092 --- --- VA : --- --- --- 881 --- --- : US : --- 127 113,753 38,707 7,997 132 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 1,157 --- 1,034 11,348 CA : --- 535 --- --- --- 5,299 IA : 37 --- --- --- --- 8,758 MN : 176 2,213 1,761 --- --- 21,020 MO : 121 --- 1,086 --- --- 33,260 NC : --- 3,601 1,525 --- --- 15,807 PA : 105 --- --- --- --- 1,197 VA : --- 1,070 290 --- 1,434 3,675 : US : 1,377 11,016 9,427 2,071 12,561 197,168 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,544 425 11 72 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 4 142 201 17 707 5,123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 607,437 14,479 621,916 1,645 ----- Feb : 560,504 13,285 573,789 1,417 ----- Mar : 651,072 14,432 665,504 1,687 ----- Apr : 564,327 14,389 578,716 1,372 ----- May : 654,542 14,720 669,262 1,708 ----- Jun : 659,734 14,346 674,080 1,676 ----- Jul : 585,666 11,911 597,576 1,517 ----- Aug : 665,681 12,521 678,203 1,750 ----- Sep : 607,716 12,027 619,743 1,592 ----- Oct : 640,987 13,341 654,327 1,765 ----- Nov : 596,524 11,972 608,496 1,707 ----- Dec : 577,239 11,995 589,234 1,692 ----- : Total 2/ : 7,371,429 159,418 7,530,847 19,528 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 2,837,954 69,770 2,907,724 11,056 364 Feb : 2,605,944 67,013 2,672,958 9,431 359 Mar : 3,024,117 72,341 3,096,459 11,355 338 Apr : 2,641,595 70,663 2,712,258 9,283 365 May : 3,046,176 74,622 3,120,799 11,521 424 Jun : 3,062,116 73,652 3,135,768 10,972 456 Jul : 2,663,853 63,727 2,727,580 9,798 559 Aug : 2,984,950 62,483 3,047,432 11,135 666 Sep : 2,819,312 62,756 2,882,068 10,523 1,262 Oct : 3,052,003 72,042 3,124,045 11,883 1,749 Nov : 2,843,278 63,385 2,906,664 11,495 1,250 Dec : 2,771,680 59,766 2,831,446 11,422 547 : Total 2/ : 34,352,980 812,220 35,165,199 129,875 8,340 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1995 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : --- 20,404 159 20,563 ----- Feb : 15 19,829 116 19,960 ----- Mar : --- 23,204 139 23,343 ----- Apr : 45 19,694 100 19,840 ----- May : 5 23,447 97 23,550 ----- Jun : 68 25,630 166 25,864 ----- Jul : 75 22,661 190 22,927 ----- Aug : 70 25,973 221 26,264 ----- Sep : --- 23,980 250 24,230 ----- Oct : 37 27,188 133 27,357 ----- Nov : 27 25,652 178 25,857 ----- Dec : 17 21,143 117 21,277 ----- : Total 2/ : 358 278,806 1,868 281,032 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : --- 489,788 3,684 493,472 3,412,617 Feb : 149 470,020 2,945 473,115 3,155,863 Mar : --- 548,215 3,591 551,806 3,659,959 Apr : 418 468,041 2,597 471,056 3,192,962 May : 47 559,433 2,600 562,080 3,694,824 Jun : 499 605,645 4,366 610,510 3,757,706 Jul : 685 517,011 4,563 522,259 3,260,196 Aug : 594 568,642 5,329 574,565 3,633,799 Sep : --- 531,870 5,706 537,576 3,431,429 Oct : 338 611,868 3,273 615,479 3,753,156 Nov : 265 585,790 4,742 590,796 3,510,204 Dec : 140 500,256 3,019 503,415 3,346,830 : Total 2/ : 3,137 6,456,579 46,415 6,506,131 41,809,546 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 4.67 4.82 4.68 6.72 ----- Feb : 4.65 5.04 4.66 6.66 ----- Mar : 4.64 5.01 4.65 6.73 ----- Apr : 4.68 4.91 4.69 6.76 ----- May : 4.65 5.07 4.66 6.75 ----- Jun : 4.64 5.13 4.65 6.55 ----- Jul : 4.55 5.35 4.56 6.46 ----- Aug : 4.48 4.99 4.49 6.36 ----- Sep : 4.64 5.22 4.65 6.61 ----- Oct : 4.76 5.40 4.77 6.73 ----- Nov : 4.77 5.29 4.78 6.73 ----- Dec : 4.80 4.98 4.81 6.75 ----- : Total : 4.66 5.09 4.67 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1995 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : --- 24.00 23.13 24.00 ----- Feb : 10.27 23.70 25.30 23.70 ----- Mar : --- 23.63 25.82 23.64 ----- Apr : 9.31 23.77 25.85 23.74 ----- May : 9.74 23.86 26.71 23.87 ----- Jun : 7.33 23.63 26.30 23.60 ----- Jul : 9.14 22.81 23.96 22.78 ----- Aug : 8.45 21.89 24.15 21.88 ----- Sep : --- 22.18 22.79 22.19 ----- Oct : 9.22 22.51 24.70 22.50 ----- Nov : 9.88 22.84 26.59 22.85 ----- Dec : 8.15 23.66 25.89 23.66 ----- : Total : 8.75 23.16 24.85 23.15 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Averages calculated from unrounded data. Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 1,885,776 40,125 1,925,902 2,683 58 Feb : 1,728,017 39,229 1,767,246 2,189 63 Mar : 2,003,888 41,652 2,045,541 2,512 31 Apr : 1,748,232 40,845 1,789,078 2,293 70 May : 2,027,490 42,664 2,070,154 2,566 50 Jun : 2,042,964 41,964 2,084,928 2,361 67 Jul : 1,777,370 34,674 1,812,044 1,993 108 Aug : 1,992,575 35,859 2,028,434 2,545 141 Sep : 1,877,101 35,696 1,912,797 2,397 142 Oct : 2,029,030 40,277 2,069,306 2,745 150 Nov : 1,885,510 36,259 1,921,769 3,128 151 Dec : 1,831,199 34,846 1,866,045 3,163 140 : Total 2/ : 22,829,151 464,091 23,293,242 30,574 1,172 : Frozen : : Jan : 173,650 2,187 175,836 5,232 168 Feb : 162,394 1,646 164,040 4,566 164 Mar : 192,835 2,805 195,640 5,695 178 Apr : 164,394 1,893 166,286 4,349 158 May : 184,159 2,345 186,504 5,740 210 Jun : 189,008 2,957 191,966 5,560 212 Jul : 167,561 3,546 171,107 5,007 227 Aug : 188,451 2,322 190,773 5,376 269 Sep : 178,838 2,563 181,401 5,111 616 Oct : 205,748 4,013 209,761 5,731 914 Nov : 197,345 2,697 200,042 5,088 613 Dec : 187,256 1,453 188,710 5,032 232 : Total 2/ : 2,191,639 30,427 2,222,066 62,487 3,962 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1995 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : --- 198,325 1,767 200,093 2,128,735 Feb : --- 186,090 1,636 187,725 1,957,223 Mar : --- 220,625 2,045 222,670 2,270,754 Apr : --- 188,320 1,511 189,831 1,981,271 May : --- 214,376 1,259 215,635 2,288,405 Jun : --- 222,304 2,402 224,706 2,312,063 Jul : --- 183,868 2,120 185,988 2,000,133 Aug : --- 208,276 2,413 210,689 2,241,810 Sep : --- 195,974 3,107 199,082 2,114,417 Oct : --- 225,349 1,822 227,170 2,299,371 Nov : 1 249,698 2,612 252,311 2,177,359 Dec : 3 203,346 1,662 205,012 2,074,359 : Total 2/ : 4 2,496,552 24,356 2,520,912 25,845,900 : Frozen : : Jan : --- 187,930 1,049 188,979 370,216 Feb : 111 182,816 574 183,500 352,270 Mar : --- 212,503 669 213,172 414,684 Apr : 310 181,302 452 182,064 352,858 May : 35 227,069 677 227,780 420,235 Jun : 366 256,109 880 257,355 455,093 Jul : 551 225,226 1,293 227,070 403,410 Aug : 451 238,983 1,584 241,018 437,436 Sep : --- 223,546 1,364 224,910 412,039 Oct : 249 254,879 689 255,817 472,224 Nov : 178 213,320 906 214,405 420,147 Dec : 86 191,101 646 191,832 385,806 : Total 2/ : 2,337 2,594,784 10,782 2,607,904 4,896,418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 2,059,426 42,312 2,101,738 7,915 226 Feb : 1,890,411 40,875 1,931,286 6,755 227 Mar : 2,196,723 44,457 2,241,181 8,207 209 Apr : 1,912,626 42,738 1,955,364 6,642 228 May : 2,211,649 45,009 2,256,658 8,306 261 Jun : 2,231,972 44,922 2,276,894 7,921 280 Jul : 1,944,931 38,220 1,983,151 6,999 335 Aug : 2,181,026 38,182 2,219,207 7,921 411 Sep : 2,055,939 38,259 2,094,198 7,508 758 Oct : 2,234,778 44,290 2,279,067 8,476 1,064 Nov : 2,082,855 38,956 2,121,811 8,216 764 Dec : 2,018,455 36,299 2,054,754 8,196 372 : Total 2/ : 25,020,790 494,518 25,515,308 93,061 5,133 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1995 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : --- 386,256 2,816 389,072 2,498,951 Feb : 111 368,905 2,209 371,225 2,309,493 Mar : --- 433,128 2,714 435,842 2,685,438 Apr : 310 369,622 1,963 371,895 2,334,129 May : 35 441,445 1,935 443,415 2,708,640 Jun : 366 478,413 3,282 482,061 2,767,156 Jul : 551 409,094 3,413 413,059 2,403,543 Aug : 451 447,259 3,997 451,707 2,679,246 Sep : --- 419,521 4,472 423,992 2,526,456 Oct : 249 480,228 2,511 482,988 2,771,595 Nov : 179 463,018 3,518 466,716 2,597,506 Dec : 89 394,447 2,308 396,844 2,460,165 : Total 2/ : 2,341 5,091,336 35,138 5,128,816 30,742,318 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :----------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : 10,580 1,121 11,701 13 2 Feb : 10,259 923 11,182 8 2 Mar : 10,916 963 11,879 11 1 Apr : 8,491 973 9,464 12 1 May : 9,669 1,177 10,846 9 2 Jun : 11,461 1,575 13,036 13 2 Jul : 13,242 1,741 14,983 24 7 Aug : 14,256 1,535 15,791 30 5 Sep : 9,470 950 10,421 18 4 Oct : 9,547 1,189 10,736 10 6 Nov : 9,539 731 10,270 9 5 Dec : 10,123 841 10,964 9 1 : Total 2/ : 127,553 13,719 141,272 165 38 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 44,685 3,347 48,032 186 6 Feb : 43,142 3,154 46,296 162 4 Mar : 49,189 3,409 52,598 185 4 Apr : 42,209 3,434 45,643 142 5 May : 48,906 3,654 52,560 187 5 Jun : 46,372 3,467 49,840 175 6 Jul : 40,977 3,043 44,020 178 16 Aug : 45,502 3,078 48,580 200 21 Sep : 39,606 3,160 42,766 181 16 Oct : 42,714 3,866 46,580 224 22 Nov : 41,527 3,282 44,809 190 14 Dec : 43,119 3,390 46,509 172 6 : Total 2/ : 527,948 40,283 568,232 2,182 125 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1995 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :----------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : --- 1,201 17 1,218 12,934 Feb : 1 1,179 22 1,202 12,394 Mar : --- 1,316 43 1,358 13,249 Apr : 4 1,048 16 1,068 10,545 May : --- 1,178 41 1,219 12,075 Jun : 2 1,817 58 1,877 14,927 Jul : 1 2,164 39 2,205 17,218 Aug : 2 1,843 55 1,900 17,726 Sep : --- 1,210 27 1,237 11,680 Oct : 3 1,307 19 1,329 12,081 Nov : 12 1,359 36 1,406 11,690 Dec : 1 1,340 44 1,386 12,361 : Total 2/ : 25 16,963 417 17,405 158,879 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : --- 9,733 245 9,977 58,202 Feb : 2 9,476 203 9,681 56,144 Mar : --- 10,746 327 11,074 63,861 Apr : 4 8,687 202 8,893 54,683 May : 1 9,734 212 9,947 62,699 Jun : 11 10,697 301 11,009 61,029 Jul : 7 9,790 311 10,108 54,322 Aug : 6 11,244 323 11,572 60,373 Sep : --- 10,436 268 10,704 53,666 Oct : 6 11,179 202 11,387 58,213 Nov : 13 10,299 312 10,624 55,637 Dec : 29 9,714 188 9,931 56,618 : Total 2/ : 78 121,736 3,094 124,907 695,446 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1994 and 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Federal : Non-Federal : Total Year : Inspection 1/ : Inspection 2/ : Inspection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : (Million Pounds) 1994 : 29,446 47 29,493 1995 : 30,725 46 30,771 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes chickens, turkeys, ducks and other poultry. 2/ Includes chickens and turkeys only. 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 1995. 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. Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 27 Mature Chickens, Selected States and U.S., February 1995-1996 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 1995-1996 ............................................... 14 Poultry by Type, U.S., February 1996 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 1995-1996 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 1995-1996 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 13 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 14 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 13 1994-95 Poultry Slaughter: Total Pounds Certified (RTC), Federal Inspection and Non-Federal Inspection, U.S ..................... 25 1995 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, 1996. 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