HDR1012000150080805961500POULTRY SLAUGHTER Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. Released August 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@NASS.USDA.GOV. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 7 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during June (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.56 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the amount certified in June 1995. Updated totals for May 1996 show that 2.84 billion pounds were certified. The January through June cumulative total of pounds certified, at 16.2 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during June 1996 was 3.47 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.82 billion pounds of young chickens, 66.4 million pounds of mature chickens, 578 million pounds of turkeys, and 10.5 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during June 1996 averaged 4.72 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was up 7 percent from 5.13 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.49 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during June 1996 averaged 23.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from June 1995. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 1996 totaled 13.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.38 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.40 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 54.3 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.74 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.80 percent a year earlier. June 1996 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays, while June 1995 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (8-96) Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : May 1996 : 663,234 13,697 676,931 1,732 ----- Jun 1995 : 659,734 14,346 674,080 1,676 ----- Jun 1996 : 596,642 12,098 608,740 1,579 ----- : Jan-Jun 1995 : 3,697,616 85,652 3,783,268 9,505 ----- Jan-Jun 1996 : 3,776,377 80,874 3,857,250 9,741 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : May 1996 : 3,148,746 69,794 3,218,539 11,607 912 Jun 1995 : 3,062,116 73,652 3,135,768 10,972 456 Jun 1996 : 2,817,584 66,389 2,883,973 10,538 903 : Jan-Jun 1995 : 17,217,904 428,061 17,645,965 63,619 2,307 Jan-Jun 1996 : 18,068,509 422,226 18,490,735 65,356 4,196 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : May 1996 : 4.75 5.10 4.75 6.70 ----- Jun 1995 : 4.64 5.13 4.65 6.55 ----- Jun 1996 : 4.72 5.49 4.74 6.67 ----- : Jan-Jun 1995 : 4.66 5.00 4.66 6.69 ----- Jan-Jun 1996 : 4.78 5.22 4.79 6.71 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : May 1996 : 21 25,345 103 25,469 ----- Jun 1995 : 68 25,630 166 25,864 ----- Jun 1996 : --- 24,201 67 24,268 ----- : Jan-Jun 1995 : 132 132,209 779 133,120 ----- Jan-Jun 1996 : 89 139,058 851 139,998 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : May 1996 : 178 610,666 2,847 613,692 3,844,750 Jun 1995 : 499 605,645 4,366 610,510 3,757,706 Jun 1996 : --- 575,833 1,880 577,713 3,473,127 : Jan-Jun 1995 : 1,114 3,141,142 19,783 3,162,039 20,873,932 Jan-Jun 1996 : 803 3,337,870 23,066 3,361,738 21,922,026 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : May 1996 : 8.52 24.09 27.72 24.10 ----- Jun 1995 : 7.33 23.63 26.30 23.60 ----- Jun 1996 : --- 23.79 28.05 23.81 ----- : Jan-Jun 1995 : 8.41 23.76 25.41 23.75 ----- Jan-Jun 1996 : 9.03 24.00 27.11 24.01 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 1995: 5,456, June 1996: 5,629. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: June 1995: 120, June 1996: 131. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds May 1996 : Chilled : 2,116,409 40,352 2,156,761 3,031 235 Frozen : 182,987 2,287 185,275 5,418 262 : Total : 2,299,396 42,640 2,342,036 8,449 497 : Jun 1995 : Chilled : 2,042,964 41,964 2,084,928 2,361 67 Frozen : 189,008 2,957 191,966 5,560 212 : Total : 2,231,972 44,922 2,276,894 7,921 280 : Jun 1996 : Chilled : 1,896,074 38,496 1,934,570 2,687 245 Frozen : 164,316 1,903 166,220 4,958 241 : Total : 2,060,391 40,399 2,100,790 7,645 486 : : Jan-Jun 1995 : Chilled : 11,436,368 246,480 11,682,847 14,604 340 Frozen : 1,066,440 13,833 1,080,273 31,142 1,090 : Total : 12,502,808 260,312 12,763,120 45,746 1,430 : Jan-Jun 1996 : Chilled : 12,104,513 244,752 12,349,265 17,600 1,076 Frozen : 1,099,615 11,846 1,111,461 29,662 1,294 : Total : 13,204,128 256,598 13,460,727 47,262 2,369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds May 1996 : Chilled : 2 227,676 1,431 229,109 2,389,136 Frozen : 138 255,276 699 256,113 447,068 : Total : 139 482,953 2,131 485,223 2,836,204 : Jun 1995 : Chilled : --- 222,304 2,402 224,706 2,312,063 Frozen : 366 256,109 880 257,355 455,093 : Total : 366 478,413 3,282 482,061 2,767,156 : Jun 1996 : Chilled : --- 208,241 1,059 209,299 2,146,801 Frozen : --- 245,273 376 245,649 417,068 : Total : --- 453,514 1,435 454,948 2,563,870 : : Jan-Jun 1995 : Chilled : --- 1,230,040 10,620 1,240,660 12,938,451 Frozen : 822 1,247,729 4,300 1,252,851 2,365,356 : Total : 822 2,477,769 14,920 2,493,511 15,303,806 : Jan-Jun 1996 : Chilled : 3 1,272,504 12,912 1,285,419 13,653,360 Frozen : 630 1,360,517 4,457 1,365,605 2,508,022 : Total : 633 2,633,021 17,369 2,651,023 16,161,382 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : May 1996 : 10,454 1,153 11,608 9 6 Jun 1995 : 11,461 1,575 13,036 13 2 Jun 1996 : 9,993 1,261 11,254 13 4 : Jan-Jun 1995 : 61,376 6,731 68,107 66 9 Jan-Jun 1996 : 71,195 6,865 78,060 52 23 : Percent 2/ : : Jun 1995 : 0.37 2.14 0.42 0.12 0.33 Jun 1996 : 0.35 1.90 0.39 0.13 0.49 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : May 1996 : 47,993 3,803 51,796 176 9 Jun 1995 : 46,372 3,467 49,840 175 6 Jun 1996 : 40,018 3,843 43,861 171 8 : Jan-Jun 1995 : 274,503 20,465 294,968 1,037 31 Jan-Jun 1996 : 286,659 24,032 310,692 987 48 : Percent 3/ : : Jun 1995 : 1.68 5.23 1.77 1.77 1.43 Jun 1996 : 1.58 6.43 1.69 1.80 0.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : May 1996 : 2 1,602 25 1,629 13,251 Jun 1995 : 2 1,817 58 1,877 14,927 Jun 1996 : --- 1,892 47 1,940 13,212 : Jan-Jun 1995 : 6 7,740 196 7,942 76,124 Jan-Jun 1996 : 4 10,008 269 10,281 88,416 : Percent 2/ : : Jun 1995 : 0.31 0.30 1.32 0.31 0.40 Jun 1996 : --- 0.33 2.52 0.34 0.38 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : May 1996 : 4 11,494 202 11,699 63,681 Jun 1995 : 11 10,697 301 11,009 61,029 Jun 1996 : --- 10,158 116 10,273 54,314 : Jan-Jun 1995 : 18 59,074 1,490 60,581 356,617 Jan-Jun 1996 : 11 66,166 1,488 67,665 379,392 : Percent 3/ : : Jun 1995 : 2.49 1.96 7.65 2.00 1.80 Jun 1996 : --- 1.96 6.83 1.98 1.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 82,583 69,104 384,826 326,346 4.66 4.72 AR : 98,913 88,104 444,372 414,789 4.49 4.71 CA : 21,762 18,876 109,055 95,592 5.01 5.06 DE : 24,924 21,979 132,796 115,511 5.33 5.26 FL : 13,211 9,956 57,153 44,011 4.33 4.42 GA : 89,992 84,075 428,628 411,658 4.76 4.90 LA : 12,886 13,743 58,085 62,649 4.51 4.56 MD : 18,723 15,523 85,146 71,492 4.55 4.61 MS : 54,209 52,809 249,691 236,947 4.61 4.49 MO : 25,086 27,657 105,901 117,399 4.22 4.24 NC : 55,669 50,954 284,683 261,508 5.11 5.13 PA : 8,589 8,239 42,955 41,239 5.00 5.01 SC : 20,422 16,810 85,343 74,836 4.18 4.45 TN : 15,076 13,299 65,939 58,526 4.37 4.40 TX : 40,649 35,169 178,940 157,273 4.40 4.47 VA : 33,323 28,264 150,158 135,252 4.51 4.79 WA : 3,397 2,865 17,231 14,665 5.07 5.12 : US : 659,734 596,642 3,062,116 2,817,584 4.64 4.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 289,038 241,005 7,538 6,305 2.18 2.15 AR : 313,320 298,984 5,219 5,129 1.31 1.37 CA : 78,823 69,732 2,482 1,516 2.53 1.76 DE : 96,948 83,572 2,098 1,877 1.76 1.81 FL : 41,446 32,256 597 717 1.16 1.81 GA : 315,149 303,820 7,082 5,606 1.84 1.51 LA : 42,741 46,014 762 953 1.46 1.69 MD : 60,552 50,458 1,444 1,507 1.88 2.34 MS : 188,323 178,735 3,097 2,021 1.38 0.95 MO : 76,604 85,421 1,491 1,890 1.56 1.79 NC : 207,784 193,184 4,312 3,339 1.68 1.42 PA : 30,320 28,693 914 1,108 2.36 2.99 SC : 63,754 54,656 1,301 1,280 1.69 1.90 TN : 46,693 43,439 823 600 1.39 1.14 TX : 134,807 117,575 2,234 1,682 1.39 1.19 VA : 103,008 93,836 1,717 1,659 1.27 1.36 WA : 12,764 10,946 436 379 2.81 2.87 : US : 2,231,972 2,060,391 46,372 40,018 1.68 1.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 5,516 189,056 184,885 6,839 12,960 AR : --- 5,308 258,550 130,761 9,610 5,808 CA : --- --- 81,889 8,472 1,312 8,729 DE : --- 49,252 100,235 46,939 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 5,315 161,847 170,921 2,591 14,488 LA : --- 638 47,025 22,545 536 2,147 MD : --- 29,665 67,826 23,521 35 6,686 MS : --- 2,507 78,375 20,643 1,121 10,310 MO : --- 3,670 83,884 37,461 2,538 1,999 NC : --- 12,015 108,919 53,697 165 29,167 PA : --- 2,471 32,651 22,143 --- --- SC : --- 1,751 25,093 --- 118 3,147 TN : --- --- 45,751 7,043 --- --- TX : --- 970 94,323 35,760 910 2,265 VA : --- --- 68,468 29,368 129 --- WA : --- 980 17,087 381 264 1,652 : US : --- 173,959 1,647,296 921,393 45,471 136,844 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 14,098 36,565 85,406 9,587 200,697 745,609 AR : 14,193 29,248 70,038 3,654 108,606 635,776 CA : 836 7,438 3,693 --- 47,992 160,361 DE : 3,355 11,880 17,325 6,642 20,832 256,460 FL : 1,133 2,420 8,248 --- --- 11,801 GA : 16,512 35,209 61,049 19,726 175,188 662,846 LA : 2,366 4,250 10,695 100 --- 90,302 MD : 1,815 --- --- --- --- 129,548 MS : 5,853 19,378 23,426 3,176 75,669 240,458 MO : 3,000 13,917 20,018 1,305 39,430 207,222 NC : 6,757 25,953 57,080 5,178 133,275 432,206 PA : --- 2,975 --- --- 26,724 86,964 SC : 3,544 19,944 16,891 1,774 40,603 112,865 TN : 2,526 3,726 13,379 1,753 23,646 97,824 TX : 1,343 6,400 15,775 800 5,489 164,035 VA : 3,445 6,211 27,196 1,723 56,236 192,776 WA : 283 571 --- 627 19,567 41,412 : US : 92,416 252,630 510,726 66,433 1,136,167 4,983,335 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 14,346 12,098 73,652 66,389 5.13 5.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 44,922 40,399 3,467 3,843 5.23 6.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 5,352 187,102 14,506 502 114,797 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 22,603 43,252 177,122 2,300 42,823 610,359 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 2,199 2,167 46,125 38,981 20.97 17.99 CA : 1,679 1,841 36,074 38,968 21.49 21.17 IA : 1,404 1,103 40,613 30,744 28.92 27.88 MN : 3,967 3,855 84,091 84,352 21.20 21.88 MO : 1,775 1,835 45,100 50,047 25.41 27.28 NC : 4,607 4,126 114,027 102,174 24.75 24.77 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,417 3,078 65,252 60,384 19.10 19.62 : US : 25,630 24,201 605,645 575,833 23.63 23.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 36,951 32,021 903 452 2.17 1.29 CA : 28,924 31,610 520 506 1.60 1.44 IA : 31,584 23,562 897 649 2.46 2.35 MN : 67,131 66,218 1,667 1,954 2.20 2.57 MO : 35,937 38,849 864 1,438 2.13 3.19 NC : 90,139 80,307 1,881 1,521 1.83 1.65 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 51,187 46,643 832 789 1.42 1.45 : US : 478,413 453,514 10,697 10,158 1.96 1.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 5,329 317 --- --- CA : --- --- 7,443 199 66 --- IA : --- --- --- 2,510 --- --- MN : --- --- 15,782 --- 1,191 --- MO : --- --- 16,032 --- --- --- NC : --- 7 4,844 --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : --- --- --- 385 --- --- : US : --- 67 88,434 25,185 6,673 153 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 1,239 --- 523 7,408 CA : --- --- --- 46 --- 7,754 IA : 30 --- 463 --- --- 3,003 MN : 277 1,903 1,439 98 --- 20,690 MO : --- 334 827 --- --- 17,193 NC : --- 1,708 1,225 --- 1,125 8,909 PA : 55 --- --- --- 303 358 VA : 17 657 238 --- --- 1,297 : US : 1,267 7,736 7,957 2,130 13,353 152,955 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, June 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 1,558 152 68 50 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 3 108 67 --- 365 2,371 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, U.S., June 1995-1996.................................................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1995-1996................................ 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., June 1995-1996.................................................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., June 1995-1996.................................................... 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., June 1996......................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., June 1996................................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., June 1996.................................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., June 1995-1996................................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1995-1996................................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., June 1995-1996................................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., June 1995-1996................... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1995-1996................................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., June 1995-1996................................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on September 4, 1996. 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