HDR1012000150081003961500Poultry Slaughter Released October 3, 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 4 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during August (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.79 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in August 1995. Updated totals for July 1996 show that 2.77 billion pounds were certified. The January through August cumulative total of pounds certified, at 21.7 billion pounds, was up 7 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during August 1996 was 3.77 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.09 billion pounds of young chickens, 58.5 million pounds of mature chickens, 611 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.8 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during August 1996 averaged 4.71 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was up 5 percent from 4.99 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.25 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during August 1996 averaged 22.9 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from August 1995. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 1996 totaled 14.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.38 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.49 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 61.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.80 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.85 percent a year earlier. August 1996 contained 22 weekdays and five Saturdays, while August 1995 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (10-96) Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jul 1996 : 653,246 12,743 665,989 1,746 ----- Aug 1995 : 665,681 12,521 678,203 1,750 ----- Aug 1996 : 654,971 11,134 666,105 1,810 ----- : Jan-Aug 1995 : 4,948,963 110,084 5,059,047 12,772 ----- Jan-Aug 1996 : 5,088,508 104,750 5,193,259 13,297 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jul 1996 : 3,043,412 68,396 3,111,808 11,529 853 Aug 1995 : 2,984,950 62,483 3,047,432 11,135 666 Aug 1996 : 3,087,693 58,469 3,146,162 11,797 1,011 : Jan-Aug 1995 : 22,866,706 554,271 23,420,977 84,553 3,533 Jan-Aug 1996 : 24,216,446 549,091 24,765,538 88,682 6,061 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jul 1996 : 4.66 5.37 4.67 6.60 ----- Aug 1995 : 4.48 4.99 4.49 6.36 ----- Aug 1996 : 4.71 5.25 4.72 6.52 ----- : Jan-Aug 1995 : 4.62 5.03 4.63 6.62 ----- Jan-Aug 1996 : 4.76 5.24 4.77 6.67 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jul 1996 : 51 26,239 208 26,498 ----- Aug 1995 : 70 25,973 221 26,264 ----- Aug 1996 : --- 26,460 257 26,717 ----- : Jan-Aug 1995 : 278 180,843 1,190 182,310 ----- Jan-Aug 1996 : 140 191,805 1,316 193,260 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jul 1996 : 439 613,254 5,210 618,903 3,743,094 Aug 1995 : 594 568,642 5,329 574,565 3,633,799 Aug 1996 : --- 604,597 6,280 610,877 3,769,847 : Jan-Aug 1995 : 2,393 4,226,796 29,675 4,258,864 27,767,927 Jan-Aug 1996 : 1,242 4,557,135 34,555 4,592,933 29,453,213 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jul 1996 : 8.68 23.37 24.99 23.36 ----- Aug 1995 : 8.45 21.89 24.15 21.88 ----- Aug 1996 : --- 22.85 24.46 22.86 ----- : Jan-Aug 1995 : 8.62 23.37 24.94 23.36 ----- Jan-Aug 1996 : 8.90 23.76 26.26 23.77 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 1995: 4,283, August 1996: 4,527. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: August 1995: 120, August 1996: 117. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jul 1996 : Chilled : 2,037,582 39,438 2,077,020 2,613 234 Frozen : 188,270 2,610 190,880 5,672 254 : Total : 2,225,851 42,049 2,267,900 8,285 488 : Aug 1995 : Chilled : 1,992,575 35,859 2,028,434 2,545 141 Frozen : 188,451 2,322 190,773 5,376 269 : Total : 2,181,026 38,182 2,219,207 7,921 411 : Aug 1996 : Chilled : 2,079,101 32,954 2,112,055 2,890 238 Frozen : 181,072 2,091 183,163 5,604 346 : Total : 2,260,173 35,045 2,295,218 8,494 584 : : Jan-Aug 1995 : Chilled : 15,206,312 317,013 15,523,325 19,142 589 Frozen : 1,422,452 19,701 1,442,153 41,524 1,587 : Total : 16,628,764 336,714 16,965,478 60,666 2,176 : Jan-Aug 1996 : Chilled : 16,229,900 317,145 16,547,045 23,103 1,548 Frozen : 1,472,401 16,548 1,488,948 40,938 1,894 : Total : 17,702,301 333,693 18,035,993 64,041 3,442 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jul 1996 : Chilled : --- 222,855 1,914 224,769 2,304,637 Frozen : 325 261,964 1,950 264,238 461,044 : Total : 325 484,819 3,864 489,007 2,765,680 : Aug 1995 : Chilled : --- 208,276 2,413 210,689 2,241,810 Frozen : 451 238,983 1,584 241,018 437,436 : Total : 451 447,259 3,997 451,707 2,679,246 : Aug 1996 : Chilled : --- 214,994 3,568 218,562 2,333,745 Frozen : --- 260,930 1,237 262,167 451,281 : Total : --- 475,924 4,805 480,729 2,785,026 : : Jan-Aug 1995 : Chilled : --- 1,622,184 15,153 1,637,337 17,180,393 Frozen : 1,824 1,711,938 7,177 1,720,939 3,206,202 : Total : 1,824 3,334,122 22,330 3,358,276 20,386,596 : Jan-Aug 1996 : Chilled : 3 1,710,353 18,394 1,728,750 18,300,446 Frozen : 955 1,884,575 7,644 1,893,173 3,424,954 : Total : 958 3,594,928 26,038 3,621,924 21,725,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jul 1996 : 12,872 1,396 14,269 16 3 Aug 1995 : 14,256 1,535 15,791 30 5 Aug 1996 : 11,586 988 12,574 22 7 : Jan-Aug 1995 : 88,874 10,007 98,881 119 21 Jan-Aug 1996 : 95,733 9,250 104,982 90 33 : Percent 2/ : : Aug 1995 : 0.48 2.46 0.52 0.27 0.70 Aug 1996 : 0.38 1.69 0.40 0.19 0.70 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jul 1996 : 44,806 3,827 48,633 181 8 Aug 1995 : 45,502 3,078 48,580 200 21 Aug 1996 : 45,578 3,468 49,046 189 12 : Jan-Aug 1995 : 360,982 26,586 387,568 1,415 68 Jan-Aug 1996 : 377,231 31,328 408,559 1,357 67 : Percent 3/ : : Aug 1995 : 1.69 5.47 1.77 1.99 3.54 Aug 1996 : 1.64 6.59 1.73 1.78 1.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jul 1996 : 1 1,923 44 1,968 16,256 Aug 1995 : 2 1,843 55 1,900 17,726 Aug 1996 : --- 1,837 47 1,884 14,488 : Jan-Aug 1995 : 9 11,747 291 12,047 111,068 Jan-Aug 1996 : 5 13,771 361 14,136 119,242 : Percent 2/ : : Aug 1995 : 0.35 0.32 1.04 0.33 0.49 Aug 1996 : --- 0.30 0.76 0.31 0.38 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jul 1996 : 7 11,099 379 11,485 60,307 Aug 1995 : 6 11,244 323 11,572 60,373 Aug 1996 : --- 11,476 318 11,794 61,041 : Jan-Aug 1995 : 30 80,108 2,124 82,262 471,312 Jan-Aug 1996 : 18 88,757 2,185 90,960 500,943 : Percent 3/ : : Aug 1995 : 1.05 2.20 6.74 2.24 1.85 Aug 1996 : --- 2.11 5.62 2.15 1.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 80,406 75,792 363,111 354,309 4.52 4.67 AR : 100,635 98,104 430,944 458,844 4.28 4.68 CA : 21,101 20,362 105,165 100,847 4.98 4.95 DE : 25,074 24,104 127,757 133,873 5.10 5.55 FL : 13,955 12,324 59,718 55,350 4.28 4.49 GA : 93,323 95,014 431,506 461,627 4.62 4.86 LA : 14,517 14,147 61,544 63,044 4.24 4.46 MD : 18,896 17,894 84,351 84,631 4.46 4.73 MS : 55,788 59,508 246,207 269,420 4.41 4.53 MO : 26,166 28,193 106,772 120,434 4.08 4.27 NC : 57,419 51,810 282,335 267,660 4.92 5.17 PA : 8,659 9,247 40,864 46,447 4.72 5.02 SC : 20,300 19,123 83,606 82,679 4.12 4.32 TN : 15,077 15,165 63,124 66,986 4.19 4.42 TX : 38,133 39,066 158,534 172,275 4.16 4.41 VA : 32,406 31,086 146,997 147,895 4.54 4.76 WA : 3,119 2,972 15,751 14,991 5.05 5.04 : US : 665,681 654,971 2,984,950 3,087,693 4.48 4.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 267,567 260,508 7,300 7,338 2.23 2.30 AR : 306,275 331,117 6,004 6,288 1.55 1.52 CA : 75,753 73,798 2,624 1,785 2.77 1.97 DE : 93,429 96,156 1,584 2,027 1.38 1.68 FL : 43,243 41,881 677 941 1.26 1.89 GA : 318,810 342,261 7,092 5,914 1.83 1.42 LA : 44,791 46,176 1,111 1,058 2.01 1.87 MD : 60,153 60,997 896 1,370 1.18 1.80 MS : 187,973 199,025 2,976 2,628 1.34 1.08 MO : 77,687 88,127 1,883 1,705 1.96 1.57 NC : 210,551 199,391 4,060 4,350 1.60 1.81 PA : 29,003 32,649 807 1,177 2.20 2.81 SC : 61,893 60,604 1,205 1,441 1.60 1.94 TN : 46,181 48,333 752 732 1.32 1.21 TX : 120,651 131,855 1,973 2,285 1.38 1.47 VA : 98,903 103,099 1,521 1,447 1.15 1.09 WA : 11,755 10,981 377 369 2.66 2.74 : US : 2,181,026 2,260,173 45,502 45,578 1.69 1.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 5,642 219,355 255,114 12,219 14,199 AR : --- 4,445 345,418 158,700 21,188 5,383 CA : --- 4,969 --- 11,089 1,975 6,994 DE : --- 29,648 131,942 38,111 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- 2,168 GA : --- 2,349 178,998 124,260 2,450 14,505 LA : --- 498 56,396 36,844 2,678 --- MD : --- 8,916 82,415 15,451 64 --- MS : --- 1,953 100,653 31,714 1,578 15,479 MO : --- 3,855 84,241 31,164 3,418 1,455 NC : --- 4,335 124,354 66,840 250 34,745 PA : --- --- 34,400 16,876 254 --- SC : --- 1,111 34,843 --- 111 2,670 TN : --- 468 59,382 11,465 --- --- TX : --- 616 136,455 42,233 633 2,335 VA : --- 4,023 78,508 25,784 144 --- WA : --- --- 17,258 287 --- 994 : US : --- 79,394 1,973,118 1,060,698 65,124 149,463 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 18,827 33,711 95,513 8,481 248,359 911,420 AR : 21,054 33,682 83,445 6,069 174,704 854,088 CA : 889 9,405 4,775 891 --- 40,987 DE : 5,207 12,400 25,036 6,313 27,038 275,695 FL : 1,964 2,485 11,174 1,611 --- 19,402 GA : 21,673 48,870 56,412 18,071 177,795 645,383 LA : 2,966 4,545 10,431 --- --- 114,358 MD : 2,134 --- --- 2,217 --- 111,197 MS : 7,534 31,673 39,078 --- 119,125 348,787 MO : 3,324 9,957 17,443 1,006 32,938 188,801 NC : 7,082 28,843 68,391 4,935 207,495 547,270 PA : --- 3,665 --- --- --- 55,195 SC : 4,579 19,853 24,528 1,164 52,602 141,461 TN : 3,428 6,395 16,921 1,925 28,624 128,608 TX : 1,840 9,360 18,449 876 10,438 223,235 VA : 4,914 7,129 35,238 1,819 45,205 202,764 WA : 309 --- 504 --- 16,490 35,842 : US : 120,263 293,105 589,567 62,919 1,437,132 5,830,783 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 12,521 11,134 62,483 58,469 4.99 5.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 38,182 35,045 3,078 3,468 5.47 6.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 5,809 185,432 13,251 692 109,557 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- 151 --- --- 151 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 22,927 38,694 194,298 3,302 39,706 613,668 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 2,453 2,452 47,654 42,254 19.43 17.23 CA : 2,090 1,897 42,125 39,877 20.16 21.02 IA : 1,429 1,295 35,423 32,675 24.79 25.23 MN : 4,087 4,286 82,106 91,378 20.09 21.32 MO : 1,868 2,031 43,441 53,120 23.26 26.16 NC : 4,184 4,329 93,895 105,290 22.44 24.32 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,277 3,521 59,600 67,162 18.19 19.07 : US : 25,973 26,460 568,642 604,597 21.89 22.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 37,775 34,590 1,025 597 2.39 1.57 CA : 33,728 32,087 693 683 1.83 1.90 IA : 27,777 25,546 842 674 2.64 2.29 MN : 65,037 72,430 1,880 1,937 2.54 2.36 MO : 34,211 41,477 1,319 1,514 3.37 3.17 NC : 74,279 83,051 1,561 1,912 1.85 2.02 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 46,051 52,270 741 949 1.38 1.57 : US : 447,259 475,924 11,244 11,476 2.20 2.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 6,938 713 --- --- CA : --- 21 8,947 --- --- 9 IA : --- --- 3,632 3,167 --- --- MN : --- --- 16,462 --- 1,214 --- MO : --- --- 26,356 7,693 --- 8 NC : --- --- 6,758 1,561 --- --- PA : --- --- 4,283 --- --- --- VA : --- 5 --- 526 8 --- : US : --- 335 111,014 25,442 7,844 119 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 1,137 305 --- 9,093 CA : --- 549 --- --- --- 9,526 IA : --- --- --- --- --- 6,799 MN : 208 1,863 1,276 96 2,302 23,421 MO : 131 215 803 --- 1,480 36,686 NC : --- 2,539 1,528 597 3,762 16,745 PA : 60 --- --- --- --- 4,343 VA : --- 855 415 --- 1,874 3,683 : US : 1,202 8,948 9,038 2,557 16,420 182,919 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, August 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,657 724 72 132 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 34 222 221 33 1,246 6,341 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., August 1995-1996.................................................. 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., August 1995-1996.............................. 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., August 1995-1996.................................................. 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., August 1995-1996.................................................. 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., August 1996....................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., August 1996.............................................. 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., August 1996.................................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., August 1995-1996.............................. 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., August 1995-1996.............................. 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., August 1995-1996.............................. 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., August 1995-1996................. 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., August 1995-1996.............................. 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., August 1995-1996.............................. 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 4, 1996. 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