HDR1012000150080904961500Poultry Slaughter Released September 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. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 15 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during July (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.76 billion pounds, up 15 percent from the amount certified in July 1995. Updated totals for June 1996 show that 2.57 billion pounds were certified. The January through July cumulative total of pounds certified, at 18.9 billion pounds, was up 7 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during July 1996 was 3.73 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.03 billion pounds of young chickens, 68.4 million pounds of mature chickens, 619 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.5 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during July 1996 averaged 4.66 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was up slightly from 5.35 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.37 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during July 1996 averaged 23.4 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from July 1995. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 1996 totaled 16.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.43 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.53 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 60.1 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.79 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.85 percent a year earlier. July 1996 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, while July 1995 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (9-96) Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jun 1996 : 599,799 12,098 611,897 1,579 ----- Jul 1995 : 585,666 11,911 597,576 1,517 ----- Jul 1996 : 651,543 12,743 664,286 1,746 ----- : Jan-Jul 1995 : 4,283,282 97,562 4,380,844 11,023 ----- Jan-Jul 1996 : 4,431,835 93,616 4,525,451 11,487 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jun 1996 : 2,830,429 66,389 2,896,819 10,538 903 Jul 1995 : 2,663,853 63,727 2,727,580 9,798 559 Jul 1996 : 3,034,085 68,396 3,102,481 11,529 843 : Jan-Jul 1995 : 19,881,757 491,788 20,373,545 73,418 2,867 Jan-Jul 1996 : 21,119,426 490,622 21,610,048 76,885 5,039 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jun 1996 : 4.72 5.49 4.73 6.67 ----- Jul 1995 : 4.55 5.35 4.56 6.46 ----- Jul 1996 : 4.66 5.37 4.67 6.60 ----- : Jan-Jul 1995 : 4.64 5.04 4.65 6.66 ----- Jan-Jul 1996 : 4.77 5.24 4.78 6.69 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jun 1996 : --- 24,248 67 24,315 ----- Jul 1995 : 75 22,661 190 22,927 ----- Jul 1996 : 51 26,258 202 26,511 ----- : Jan-Jul 1995 : 207 154,870 969 156,047 ----- Jan-Jul 1996 : 140 165,364 1,053 166,557 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jun 1996 : --- 577,247 1,880 579,127 3,487,387 Jul 1995 : 685 517,011 4,563 522,259 3,260,196 Jul 1996 : 439 613,557 5,065 619,062 3,733,914 : Jan-Jul 1995 : 1,799 3,658,154 24,346 3,684,299 24,134,128 Jan-Jul 1996 : 1,242 3,952,841 28,131 3,982,214 25,674,187 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jun 1996 : --- 23.81 28.05 23.82 ----- Jul 1995 : 9.14 22.81 23.96 22.78 ----- Jul 1996 : 8.68 23.37 25.03 23.35 ----- : Jan-Jul 1995 : 8.67 23.62 25.12 23.61 ----- Jan-Jul 1996 : 8.90 23.90 26.71 23.91 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 1995: 4,874, July 1996: 5,630. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: July 1995: 95, July 1996: 114. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jun 1996 : Chilled : 1,902,017 38,496 1,940,513 2,687 245 Frozen : 167,760 1,903 169,663 4,958 241 : Total : 2,069,777 40,399 2,110,176 7,645 486 : Jul 1995 : Chilled : 1,777,370 34,674 1,812,044 1,993 108 Frozen : 167,561 3,546 171,107 5,007 227 : Total : 1,944,931 38,220 1,983,151 6,999 335 : Jul 1996 : Chilled : 2,031,542 39,438 2,070,980 2,613 226 Frozen : 187,481 2,610 190,091 5,672 254 : Total : 2,219,023 42,049 2,261,072 8,285 480 : : Jan-Jul 1995 : Chilled : 13,213,737 281,154 13,494,891 16,597 448 Frozen : 1,234,001 17,379 1,251,380 36,148 1,317 : Total : 14,447,738 298,533 14,746,271 52,745 1,765 : Jan-Jul 1996 : Chilled : 14,144,760 284,191 14,428,950 20,213 1,302 Frozen : 1,290,540 14,457 1,304,996 35,334 1,548 : Total : 15,435,299 298,647 15,733,947 55,547 2,850 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jun 1996 : Chilled : --- 208,241 1,059 209,299 2,152,744 Frozen : --- 246,437 376 246,813 421,676 : Total : --- 454,677 1,435 456,112 2,574,420 : Jul 1995 : Chilled : --- 183,868 2,120 185,988 2,000,133 Frozen : 551 225,226 1,293 227,070 403,410 : Total : 551 409,094 3,413 413,059 2,403,543 : Jul 1996 : Chilled : --- 222,855 1,914 224,769 2,298,589 Frozen : 325 262,203 1,865 264,393 460,410 : Total : 325 485,058 3,779 489,162 2,758,999 : : Jan-Jul 1995 : Chilled : --- 1,413,908 12,740 1,426,648 14,938,584 Frozen : 1,373 1,472,955 5,593 1,479,921 2,768,766 : Total : 1,373 2,886,863 18,333 2,906,569 17,707,350 : Jan-Jul 1996 : Chilled : 3 1,495,359 14,826 1,510,188 15,960,654 Frozen : 955 1,623,884 6,322 1,631,161 2,973,039 : Total : 958 3,119,243 21,148 3,141,349 18,933,693 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jun 1996 : 10,068 1,261 11,329 13 4 Jul 1995 : 13,242 1,741 14,983 24 7 Jul 1996 : 12,846 1,396 14,243 16 3 : Jan-Jul 1995 : 74,618 8,472 83,089 89 17 Jan-Jul 1996 : 84,121 8,261 92,382 68 26 : Percent 2/ : : Jul 1995 : 0.50 2.73 0.55 0.24 1.29 Jul 1996 : 0.42 2.04 0.46 0.14 0.39 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jun 1996 : 40,181 3,843 44,024 171 8 Jul 1995 : 40,977 3,043 44,020 178 16 Jul 1996 : 44,611 3,827 48,439 181 8 : Jan-Jul 1995 : 315,480 23,508 338,988 1,215 47 Jan-Jul 1996 : 331,458 27,860 359,318 1,168 56 : Percent 3/ : : Jul 1995 : 1.71 5.30 1.79 2.02 3.18 Jul 1996 : 1.63 6.22 1.73 1.75 1.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jun 1996 : --- 1,895 47 1,943 13,289 Jul 1995 : 1 2,164 39 2,205 17,218 Jul 1996 : 1 1,925 41 1,967 16,229 : Jan-Jul 1995 : 7 9,904 235 10,147 93,342 Jan-Jul 1996 : 5 11,935 311 12,251 104,727 : Percent 2/ : : Jul 1995 : 0.19 0.42 0.86 0.42 0.53 Jul 1996 : 0.15 0.31 0.82 0.32 0.43 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jun 1996 : --- 10,174 116 10,289 54,492 Jul 1995 : 7 9,790 311 10,108 54,322 Jul 1996 : 7 11,111 362 11,480 60,108 : Jan-Jul 1995 : 25 68,864 1,801 70,689 410,939 Jan-Jul 1996 : 18 77,293 1,850 79,161 439,703 : Percent 3/ : : Jul 1995 : 1.07 2.10 7.57 2.15 1.85 Jul 1996 : 1.68 2.01 7.93 2.06 1.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 71,192 73,442 326,091 340,762 4.58 4.64 AR : 87,512 94,622 385,167 437,095 4.40 4.62 CA : 18,402 21,357 88,542 105,791 4.81 4.95 DE : 21,524 23,914 110,946 129,206 5.15 5.40 FL : 11,878 11,636 51,160 51,345 4.31 4.41 GA : 79,438 95,003 372,485 456,139 4.69 4.80 LA : 12,679 13,724 57,800 60,465 4.56 4.41 MD : 15,979 17,924 72,397 83,920 4.53 4.68 MS : 47,069 56,943 212,572 253,738 4.52 4.46 MO : 22,091 28,526 92,494 120,324 4.19 4.22 NC : 53,110 52,613 259,321 266,791 4.88 5.07 PA : 7,238 8,949 35,011 45,295 4.84 5.06 SC : 18,447 19,729 76,671 85,124 4.16 4.31 TN : 12,921 15,139 55,708 66,662 4.31 4.40 TX : 36,262 41,083 153,611 181,660 4.24 4.42 VA : 28,859 32,301 131,355 150,388 4.55 4.66 WA : 2,948 3,203 14,917 15,601 5.06 4.87 : US : 585,666 651,543 2,663,853 3,034,085 4.55 4.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 241,515 249,722 6,524 7,620 2.22 2.48 AR : 273,370 314,831 4,962 5,930 1.43 1.51 CA : 65,112 77,361 1,759 1,655 2.21 1.74 DE : 81,553 93,706 1,663 1,859 1.67 1.60 FL : 38,016 37,290 607 809 1.32 1.75 GA : 274,970 339,159 6,477 6,251 1.93 1.52 LA : 41,939 44,111 982 1,017 1.89 1.87 MD : 51,205 59,617 959 1,141 1.47 1.51 MS : 160,249 189,611 2,719 2,481 1.42 1.09 MO : 66,951 87,100 1,376 1,812 1.65 1.67 NC : 193,439 197,905 4,174 3,964 1.79 1.65 PA : 24,214 30,923 685 1,033 2.17 2.53 SC : 56,823 62,441 1,082 1,646 1.57 2.15 TN : 40,060 48,594 690 687 1.38 1.14 TX : 115,552 137,467 1,938 2,217 1.40 1.36 VA : 89,590 105,556 1,377 1,530 1.16 1.13 WA : 10,766 11,467 362 372 2.70 2.65 : US : 1,944,931 2,219,023 40,977 44,611 1.71 1.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 4,287 206,833 257,907 9,286 14,031 AR : --- 5,116 314,510 143,299 17,210 5,366 CA : --- --- 92,154 9,907 1,736 7,327 DE : --- 29,199 114,304 42,068 --- --- FL : --- 554 --- --- --- --- GA : --- 4,175 172,418 197,970 2,553 13,166 LA : --- 545 55,502 34,083 --- 2,848 MD : --- 18,300 79,268 21,556 81 6,625 MS : --- 1,703 94,226 32,645 1,344 13,673 MO : --- 3,282 77,309 28,935 3,286 1,546 NC : --- 6,310 130,027 83,044 192 28,843 PA : --- --- 31,515 17,347 297 --- SC : --- 998 35,319 --- 126 2,641 TN : --- --- 52,728 8,982 --- --- TX : --- 781 132,354 45,674 848 2,469 VA : --- 8,339 73,384 27,521 --- --- WA : --- --- 20,554 --- 265 1,415 : US : --- 102,543 1,867,462 1,062,041 56,483 136,434 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 17,438 34,139 98,200 11,046 245,146 898,313 AR : 17,953 34,508 85,088 7,170 145,697 775,917 CA : 878 8,962 4,588 1,649 50,431 177,632 DE : 4,392 9,699 20,525 --- 24,445 244,632 FL : 1,675 2,714 8,275 2,220 --- 15,438 GA : 20,205 47,090 68,767 19,495 190,285 736,124 LA : 3,190 4,697 15,670 159 --- 116,694 MD : 2,250 --- --- 2,322 28,379 158,781 MS : 7,700 30,200 31,584 --- 111,756 324,831 MO : 3,415 12,312 21,433 1,050 48,887 201,455 NC : 7,610 33,007 73,717 6,258 207,811 576,819 PA : --- 3,304 --- 1,095 --- 53,558 SC : 5,151 23,294 26,684 1,657 56,266 152,136 TN : 2,606 4,092 --- 1,230 25,839 95,477 TX : 1,945 8,150 17,607 1,120 7,669 218,617 VA : 4,055 5,916 29,772 2,282 64,643 215,912 WA : 321 --- 658 --- 19,088 42,301 : US : 112,601 295,826 602,625 71,385 1,421,032 5,728,432 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 11,911 12,743 63,727 68,396 5.35 5.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 38,220 42,049 3,043 3,827 5.30 6.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,662 204,491 12,623 628 103,217 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 20,981 45,618 187,312 2,726 32,749 614,007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 1,888 2,276 37,983 41,247 20.12 18.12 CA : 1,636 1,951 34,376 41,913 21.01 21.48 IA : 1,256 1,345 33,478 34,563 26.66 25.70 MN : 3,695 4,285 76,191 91,857 20.62 21.44 MO : 1,515 1,945 37,282 52,835 24.61 27.17 NC : 3,919 4,380 89,875 107,490 22.93 24.54 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,024 3,386 57,791 65,971 19.11 19.48 : US : 22,661 26,258 517,011 613,557 22.81 23.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 30,707 33,996 765 627 2.24 1.69 CA : 27,460 33,929 486 643 1.57 1.71 IA : 25,807 27,189 743 708 2.46 2.28 MN : 60,721 73,619 1,648 2,088 2.40 2.53 MO : 30,258 41,834 974 1,359 2.90 2.86 NC : 71,203 84,578 1,508 1,730 1.86 1.79 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 45,447 50,835 750 888 1.44 1.50 : US : 409,094 485,058 9,790 11,111 2.10 2.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 6,515 --- --- --- CA : --- 30 7,753 429 125 --- IA : --- --- 3,866 2,711 --- --- MN : --- --- 18,639 --- 1,222 --- MO : --- --- 23,283 4,497 --- --- NC : --- --- 6,391 1,462 --- 14 PA : --- --- 3,564 781 --- --- VA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 339 106,537 19,047 7,275 129 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 271 1,197 572 738 9,293 CA : --- --- 550 99 --- 8,986 IA : 33 --- --- --- --- 6,610 MN : 276 1,759 1,581 --- 2,625 26,102 MO : --- 473 751 --- --- 29,004 NC : --- 2,727 1,533 --- 1,664 13,791 PA : 29 --- --- --- --- 4,374 VA : --- 806 320 --- --- 1,126 : US : 1,195 8,650 8,357 2,336 15,306 169,171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, July 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- 7 6,046 667 24 144 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 9 289 228 --- 1,649 9,063 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., July 1995-1996.................................................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., July 1995-1996................................ 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., July 1995-1996.................................................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., July 1995-1996.................................................... 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., July 1996......................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., July 1996................................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., July 1996.................................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., July 1995-1996................................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., July 1995-1996................................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., July 1995-1996................................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., July 1995-1996................... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., July 1995-1996................................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., July 1995-1996................................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on October 3, 1996. 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