HDR1012000150081104961500Poultry Slaughter Released November 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during September (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.58 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in September 1995. Updated totals for August 1996 show that 2.80 billion pounds were certified. The January through September cumulative total of pounds certified, at 24.3 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during September 1996 was 3.50 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.86 billion pounds of young chickens, 67.6 million pounds of mature chickens, 560 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.5 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during September 1996 averaged 4.76 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was up 3 percent from 5.22 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.38 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during September 1996 averaged 23.3 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from September 1995. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 1996 totaled 12.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.35 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.34 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 57.8 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.83 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.74 percent a year earlier. September 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, while September 1995 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Aug 1996 : 658,493 11,176 669,669 1,810 ----- Sep 1995 : 607,716 12,027 619,743 1,592 ----- Sep 1996 : 600,288 12,549 612,837 1,757 ----- : Jan-Sep 1995 : 5,556,679 122,110 5,678,790 14,365 ----- Jan-Sep 1996 : 5,694,218 117,343 5,811,560 15,055 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Aug 1996 : 3,105,525 58,796 3,164,320 11,797 1,014 Sep 1995 : 2,819,312 62,756 2,882,068 10,523 1,262 Sep 1996 : 2,858,866 67,572 2,926,437 11,502 1,843 : Jan-Sep 1995 : 25,686,018 617,027 26,303,046 95,075 4,794 Jan-Sep 1996 : 27,102,558 616,994 27,719,552 100,185 7,907 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Aug 1996 : 4.72 5.26 4.73 6.52 ----- Sep 1995 : 4.64 5.22 4.65 6.61 ----- Sep 1996 : 4.76 5.38 4.78 6.55 ----- : Jan-Sep 1995 : 4.62 5.05 4.63 6.62 ----- Jan-Sep 1996 : 4.76 5.26 4.77 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Aug 1996 : --- 26,524 257 26,781 ----- Sep 1995 : --- 23,980 250 24,230 ----- Sep 1996 : 13 23,792 185 23,991 ----- : Jan-Sep 1995 : 278 204,823 1,440 206,541 ----- Jan-Sep 1996 : 153 215,661 1,501 217,315 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Aug 1996 : --- 605,794 6,280 612,074 3,789,205 Sep 1995 : --- 531,870 5,706 537,576 3,431,429 Sep 1996 : 85 555,189 4,561 559,835 3,499,618 : Jan-Sep 1995 : 2,393 4,758,666 35,381 4,796,441 31,199,356 Jan-Sep 1996 : 1,327 5,113,522 39,117 5,153,966 32,981,609 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Aug 1996 : --- 22.84 24.46 22.86 ----- Sep 1995 : --- 22.18 22.79 22.19 ----- Sep 1996 : 6.35 23.33 24.60 23.34 ----- : Jan-Sep 1995 : 8.62 23.23 24.57 23.22 ----- Jan-Sep 1996 : 8.68 23.71 26.05 23.72 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 1995: 4,815, September 1996: 5,753. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: September 1995: 91, September 1996: 128. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Aug 1996 : Chilled : 2,091,411 33,099 2,124,510 2,890 240 Frozen : 181,072 2,174 183,246 5,604 347 : Total : 2,272,483 35,273 2,307,756 8,494 586 : Sep 1995 : Chilled : 1,877,101 35,696 1,912,797 2,397 142 Frozen : 178,838 2,563 181,401 5,111 616 : Total : 2,055,939 38,259 2,094,198 7,508 758 : Sep 1996 : Chilled : 1,912,414 40,084 1,952,498 2,798 299 Frozen : 176,562 1,191 177,754 5,437 746 : Total : 2,088,976 41,275 2,130,251 8,235 1,045 : : Jan-Sep 1995 : Chilled : 17,083,413 352,710 17,436,122 21,538 731 Frozen : 1,601,290 22,264 1,623,553 46,636 2,203 : Total : 18,684,703 374,973 19,059,676 68,174 2,933 : Jan-Sep 1996 : Chilled : 18,161,158 357,377 18,518,535 25,902 1,848 Frozen : 1,648,963 17,822 1,666,785 46,375 2,641 : Total : 19,810,121 375,199 20,185,320 72,277 4,489 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Aug 1996 : Chilled : --- 215,156 3,568 218,724 2,346,364 Frozen : --- 261,765 1,237 263,002 452,199 : Total : --- 476,921 4,805 481,726 2,798,563 : Sep 1995 : Chilled : --- 195,974 3,107 199,082 2,114,417 Frozen : --- 223,546 1,364 224,910 412,039 : Total : --- 419,521 4,472 423,992 2,526,456 : Sep 1996 : Chilled : --- 200,258 2,232 202,490 2,158,084 Frozen : 59 236,580 1,225 237,865 421,802 : Total : 59 436,838 3,457 440,354 2,579,886 : : Jan-Sep 1995 : Chilled : --- 1,818,159 18,260 1,836,419 19,294,810 Frozen : 1,824 1,935,484 8,541 1,945,849 3,618,241 : Total : 1,824 3,753,643 26,802 3,782,269 22,913,052 : Jan-Sep 1996 : Chilled : 3 1,910,773 20,626 1,931,402 20,477,687 Frozen : 1,014 2,121,990 8,869 2,131,873 3,847,673 : Total : 1,017 4,032,763 29,495 4,063,275 24,325,360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Aug 1996 : 11,584 989 12,573 22 7 Sep 1995 : 9,470 950 10,421 18 4 Sep 1996 : 9,235 934 10,168 10 15 : Jan-Sep 1995 : 98,344 10,957 109,301 137 25 Jan-Sep 1996 : 104,983 10,184 115,167 101 48 : Percent 2/ : : Sep 1995 : 0.34 1.51 0.36 0.17 0.34 Sep 1996 : 0.32 1.38 0.35 0.09 0.79 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Aug 1996 : 45,576 3,481 49,057 189 12 Sep 1995 : 39,606 3,160 42,766 181 16 Sep 1996 : 42,322 4,151 46,473 206 18 : Jan-Sep 1995 : 400,588 29,746 430,333 1,596 83 Jan-Sep 1996 : 419,612 35,492 455,104 1,563 85 : Percent 3/ : : Sep 1995 : 1.56 5.60 1.65 1.91 1.36 Sep 1996 : 1.64 6.83 1.76 1.99 1.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Aug 1996 : --- 1,837 47 1,884 14,487 Sep 1995 : --- 1,210 27 1,237 11,680 Sep 1996 : 1 1,954 35 1,991 12,184 : Jan-Sep 1995 : 9 12,957 318 13,284 122,747 Jan-Sep 1996 : 6 15,726 396 16,128 131,443 : Percent 2/ : : Sep 1995 : --- 0.23 0.48 0.23 0.34 Sep 1996 : 1.56 0.35 0.77 0.36 0.35 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Aug 1996 : --- 11,478 318 11,796 61,054 Sep 1995 : --- 10,436 268 10,704 53,666 Sep 1996 : 6 10,803 272 11,082 57,779 : Jan-Sep 1995 : 30 90,544 2,391 92,965 524,978 Jan-Sep 1996 : 24 99,562 2,457 102,044 558,796 : Percent 3/ : : Sep 1995 : --- 2.18 5.21 2.21 1.74 Sep 1996 : 7.98 2.16 6.63 2.20 1.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 74,656 69,129 343,701 326,456 4.60 4.72 AR : 94,814 90,593 425,928 426,816 4.49 4.71 CA : 18,847 18,195 96,672 89,119 5.13 4.90 DE : 23,614 21,829 128,636 121,118 5.45 5.55 FL : 11,913 10,526 52,350 46,962 4.39 4.46 GA : 82,857 88,254 392,476 431,254 4.74 4.89 LA : 12,840 11,236 56,271 52,869 4.38 4.71 MD : 16,794 16,619 78,627 80,201 4.68 4.83 MS : 49,556 53,352 223,518 243,753 4.51 4.57 MO : 23,928 27,115 100,899 118,312 4.22 4.36 NC : 52,172 49,855 266,272 264,482 5.10 5.30 PA : 7,952 8,292 39,744 42,011 5.00 5.07 SC : 18,774 17,662 80,122 79,722 4.27 4.51 TN : 13,576 13,529 60,364 60,334 4.45 4.46 TX : 35,876 36,364 155,254 162,337 4.33 4.46 VA : 29,076 27,822 135,149 127,589 4.65 4.59 WA : 2,840 2,543 14,102 13,037 4.96 5.13 : US : 607,716 600,288 2,819,312 2,858,866 4.64 4.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 252,418 239,593 6,550 6,404 2.12 2.18 AR : 301,805 308,528 5,457 5,619 1.42 1.46 CA : 69,411 64,539 2,001 1,257 2.30 1.57 DE : 93,484 87,198 1,578 1,810 1.36 1.66 FL : 35,447 34,878 561 708 1.19 1.68 GA : 292,477 320,512 5,438 7,120 1.54 1.83 LA : 41,219 38,411 846 831 1.67 1.75 MD : 55,780 56,256 794 1,008 1.12 1.40 MS : 167,421 181,649 2,640 2,056 1.31 0.94 MO : 73,022 86,226 1,621 1,675 1.78 1.57 NC : 199,161 195,602 3,688 4,201 1.54 1.76 PA : 28,417 29,236 816 995 2.28 2.63 SC : 59,375 57,626 1,001 1,418 1.39 1.98 TN : 43,150 43,880 659 670 1.21 1.23 TX : 118,608 122,782 1,724 1,970 1.23 1.35 VA : 93,883 88,986 1,313 1,315 1.08 1.14 WA : 10,442 9,348 408 351 3.21 2.99 : US : 2,055,939 2,088,976 39,606 42,322 1.56 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, September 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 7,340 196,237 177,418 8,964 13,635 AR : --- 4,354 300,213 138,477 13,773 5,504 CA : --- --- --- 5,503 1,280 6,110 DE : --- 8,211 130,993 35,174 --- --- FL : --- 452 --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,875 164,029 187,836 2,183 14,689 LA : --- 352 39,255 21,082 1,611 1,438 MD : --- 3,911 71,462 20,831 42 5,807 MS : --- 1,940 72,236 23,478 1,305 9,029 MO : --- 4,031 86,566 27,060 3,044 1,293 NC : --- 4,376 126,597 --- 250 30,686 PA : --- 1,599 30,777 15,896 211 --- SC : --- 2,178 32,133 --- --- 2,297 TN : --- 542 52,814 13,740 --- --- TX : --- 628 112,258 38,426 500 2,240 VA : --- 2,647 68,746 19,980 --- --- WA : --- --- 20,179 364 --- 1,266 : US : --- 55,313 1,746,554 917,322 46,639 129,851 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 15,405 27,602 77,314 11,600 205,383 740,898 AR : 17,207 31,261 71,555 8,463 149,564 740,371 CA : 634 6,114 3,057 667 54,564 77,929 DE : 4,542 --- 20,020 4,855 --- 203,795 FL : 1,794 3,468 7,711 2,455 --- 15,880 GA : 18,557 39,366 55,994 14,184 194,864 693,577 LA : 1,836 3,051 --- --- --- 68,625 MD : 1,921 11,302 --- 791 --- 116,067 MS : 5,533 26,240 24,072 --- 78,843 242,676 MO : 3,047 9,939 16,542 --- 27,647 179,169 NC : 7,910 27,029 52,755 3,098 179,828 432,529 PA : 3,307 2,447 --- --- --- 54,237 SC : 4,581 20,029 19,128 --- 57,260 137,606 TN : 2,754 6,695 14,017 822 29,215 120,599 TX : 1,367 6,710 15,101 734 11,581 189,545 VA : 3,881 7,000 27,526 1,396 48,323 179,499 WA : --- 567 --- --- 16,999 39,375 : US : 100,519 267,067 484,099 63,839 1,257,770 5,068,973 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 12,027 12,549 62,756 67,572 5.22 5.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 38,259 41,275 3,160 4,151 5.60 6.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,944 207,080 14,357 731 125,161 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 40 267 --- --- 307 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 24,970 36,829 209,061 2,293 49,163 673,589 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 2,133 2,155 42,538 39,763 19.94 18.46 CA : 1,875 1,803 39,975 40,046 21.32 22.21 IA : 1,268 1,212 33,357 31,373 26.31 25.89 MN : 3,539 3,986 70,516 86,200 19.93 21.62 MO : 1,807 1,969 41,454 51,546 22.95 26.17 NC : 3,899 3,334 86,758 80,939 22.25 24.28 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,309 3,167 61,338 59,406 18.53 18.76 : US : 23,980 23,792 531,870 555,189 22.18 23.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 33,599 32,503 1,113 613 2.91 1.71 CA : 31,879 30,907 572 612 1.59 1.70 IA : 26,061 24,498 798 669 2.66 2.37 MN : 56,378 68,139 1,329 2,053 2.09 2.65 MO : 32,460 40,221 1,418 1,505 3.80 3.25 NC : 68,804 63,162 1,275 1,510 1.63 2.07 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 48,677 46,483 785 920 1.42 1.72 : US : 419,521 436,838 10,436 10,803 2.18 2.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 7,945 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 6,438 629 --- --- IA : --- --- --- 4,021 5,409 3 MN : --- --- 17,480 --- 2,071 --- MO : --- --- 23,794 6,069 --- --- NC : --- 8 7,313 1,763 --- --- PA : --- --- 3,130 --- --- --- VA : --- --- 9,904 381 --- --- : US : --- 172 104,535 24,959 9,894 65 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 357 1,358 --- 1,058 10,718 CA : 17 --- --- --- --- 7,084 IA : --- --- --- --- --- 9,433 MN : 223 1,494 1,650 --- 2,746 25,664 MO : --- 276 904 --- 1,604 32,647 NC : 183 1,915 1,624 263 --- 13,069 PA : 32 --- 600 --- 274 4,036 VA : 29 1,170 445 --- --- 11,929 : US : 1,043 7,863 9,009 2,000 18,816 178,356 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, September 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,623 506 --- 89 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 12 169 157 --- 1,288 4,844 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., September 1995-1996............................................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1995-1996........................... 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., September 1995-1996............................................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., September 1995-1996............................................... 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., September 1996.................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., September 1996........................................... 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., September 1996............................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., September 1995-1996........................... 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1995-1996........................... 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., September 1995-1996........................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., September 1995-1996.............. 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1995-1996........................... 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., September 1995-1996........................... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 P.M. 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