HDR1012000150081203961500Poultry Slaughter Released December 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 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 7 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during October (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.97 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in October 1995. Updated totals for September 1996 show that 2.61 billion pounds were certified. The January through October cumulative total of pounds certified, at 27.3 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during October 1996 was 4.02 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.27 billion pounds of young chickens, 76.8 million pounds of mature chickens, 661 million pounds of turkeys, and 13.0 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during October 1996 averaged 4.81 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was down 2 percent from 5.40 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.29 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during October 1996 averaged 23.7 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from October 1995. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 1996 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.31 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.32 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 63.4 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.75 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.72 percent a year earlier. October 1996 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, while October 1995 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four 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, October 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Sep 1996 : 606,579 12,556 619,135 1,759 ----- Oct 1995 : 640,987 13,341 654,327 1,765 ----- Oct 1996 : 679,706 14,517 694,224 1,973 ----- : Jan-Oct 1995 : 6,197,666 135,451 6,333,117 16,129 ----- Jan-Oct 1996 : 6,371,602 131,671 6,503,273 17,029 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Sep 1996 : 2,894,853 67,614 2,962,467 11,513 1,982 Oct 1995 : 3,052,003 72,042 3,124,045 11,883 1,749 Oct 1996 : 3,270,772 76,772 3,347,544 13,008 2,769 : Jan-Oct 1995 : 28,738,021 689,069 29,427,090 106,958 6,543 Jan-Oct 1996 : 30,367,344 692,235 31,059,579 113,204 10,872 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Sep 1996 : 4.77 5.39 4.78 6.54 ----- Oct 1995 : 4.76 5.40 4.77 6.73 ----- Oct 1996 : 4.81 5.29 4.82 6.59 ----- : Jan-Oct 1995 : 4.64 5.09 4.65 6.63 ----- Jan-Oct 1996 : 4.77 5.26 4.78 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Sep 1996 : 13 24,068 185 24,267 ----- Oct 1995 : 37 27,188 133 27,357 ----- Oct 1996 : 17 27,638 282 27,937 ----- : Jan-Oct 1995 : 314 232,011 1,573 233,898 ----- Jan-Oct 1996 : 170 243,326 1,791 245,287 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Sep 1996 : 85 560,370 4,561 565,016 3,540,978 Oct 1995 : 338 611,868 3,273 615,479 3,753,156 Oct 1996 : 175 653,888 6,875 660,938 4,024,260 : Jan-Oct 1995 : 2,731 5,370,534 38,655 5,411,920 34,952,512 Jan-Oct 1996 : 1,502 5,766,170 46,219 5,813,891 36,997,545 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Sep 1996 : 6.35 23.28 24.60 23.28 ----- Oct 1995 : 9.22 22.51 24.70 22.50 ----- Oct 1996 : 10.14 23.66 24.40 23.66 ----- : Jan-Oct 1995 : 8.69 23.15 24.58 23.14 ----- Jan-Oct 1996 : 8.83 23.70 25.81 23.70 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 1995: 5,945, October 1996: 6,386. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: October 1995: 82, October 1996: 77. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Sep 1996 : Chilled : 1,937,531 40,097 1,977,628 2,807 302 Frozen : 178,887 1,202 180,089 5,437 829 : Total : 2,116,417 41,299 2,157,717 8,244 1,132 : Oct 1995 : Chilled : 2,029,030 40,277 2,069,306 2,745 150 Frozen : 205,748 4,013 209,761 5,731 914 : Total : 2,234,778 44,290 2,279,067 8,476 1,064 : Oct 1996 : Chilled : 2,181,348 45,292 2,226,641 3,074 351 Frozen : 207,466 1,495 208,962 6,272 1,218 : Total : 2,388,815 46,787 2,435,602 9,346 1,569 : : Jan-Oct 1995 : Chilled : 19,112,442 392,986 19,505,428 24,283 880 Frozen : 1,807,038 26,277 1,833,315 52,366 3,117 : Total : 20,919,480 419,263 21,338,743 76,649 3,998 : Jan-Oct 1996 : Chilled : 20,343,208 401,546 20,744,754 28,984 2,203 Frozen : 1,854,030 19,328 1,873,358 52,647 3,971 : Total : 22,197,238 420,873 22,618,111 81,631 6,174 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Sep 1996 : Chilled : --- 202,032 2,232 204,264 2,185,000 Frozen : 59 238,897 1,225 240,181 426,536 : Total : 59 440,928 3,457 444,445 2,611,537 : Oct 1995 : Chilled : --- 225,349 1,822 227,170 2,299,371 Frozen : 249 254,879 689 255,817 472,224 : Total : 249 480,228 2,511 482,988 2,771,595 : Oct 1996 : Chilled : --- 243,487 3,053 246,539 2,476,605 Frozen : 136 270,539 2,121 272,797 489,248 : Total : 136 514,026 5,174 519,336 2,965,853 : : Jan-Oct 1995 : Chilled : --- 2,043,508 20,082 2,063,590 21,594,181 Frozen : 2,073 2,190,363 9,230 2,201,667 4,090,465 : Total : 2,073 4,233,871 29,312 4,265,256 25,684,646 : Jan-Oct 1996 : Chilled : 3 2,153,841 23,679 2,177,522 22,953,463 Frozen : 1,150 2,392,320 11,145 2,404,615 4,334,590 : Total : 1,153 4,546,161 34,824 4,582,137 27,288,054 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Sep 1996 : 9,323 934 10,257 10 15 Oct 1995 : 9,547 1,189 10,736 10 6 Oct 1996 : 9,897 987 10,884 9 11 : Jan-Oct 1995 : 107,891 12,146 120,037 147 32 Jan-Oct 1996 : 114,845 11,162 126,008 110 60 : Percent 2/ : : Oct 1995 : 0.31 1.65 0.34 0.09 0.35 Oct 1996 : 0.30 1.29 0.33 0.07 0.41 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Sep 1996 : 42,843 4,155 46,998 206 20 Oct 1995 : 42,714 3,866 46,580 224 22 Oct 1996 : 45,938 4,539 50,477 224 42 : Jan-Oct 1995 : 443,302 33,612 476,914 1,820 105 Jan-Oct 1996 : 465,763 39,956 505,719 1,787 130 : Percent 3/ : : Oct 1995 : 1.56 5.96 1.66 2.09 1.41 Oct 1996 : 1.56 6.57 1.68 1.91 1.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Sep 1996 : 1 1,965 35 2,001 12,284 Oct 1995 : 3 1,307 19 1,329 12,081 Oct 1996 : 1 1,609 47 1,657 12,562 : Jan-Oct 1995 : 12 14,264 337 14,613 134,829 Jan-Oct 1996 : 7 17,336 447 17,790 143,967 : Percent 2/ : : Oct 1995 : 0.76 0.21 0.57 0.22 0.32 Oct 1996 : 0.49 0.25 0.68 0.25 0.31 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Sep 1996 : 6 10,887 272 11,166 58,390 Oct 1995 : 6 11,179 202 11,387 58,213 Oct 1996 : 5 12,278 388 12,670 63,413 : Jan-Oct 1995 : 36 101,723 2,593 104,352 583,191 Jan-Oct 1996 : 28 111,795 2,863 114,686 622,322 : Percent 3/ : : Oct 1995 : 1.93 2.03 6.86 2.06 1.72 Oct 1996 : 2.86 2.09 6.27 2.13 1.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 76,208 79,413 362,414 377,283 4.76 4.75 AR : 100,350 101,107 470,730 482,082 4.69 4.77 CA : 20,717 20,065 108,058 100,049 5.22 4.99 DE : 25,314 25,503 139,601 139,943 5.51 5.49 FL : 12,217 11,967 52,352 53,818 4.29 4.50 GA : 86,983 98,153 415,874 499,040 4.78 5.08 LA : 14,345 13,655 67,218 64,998 4.69 4.76 MD : 17,998 18,545 84,578 90,370 4.70 4.87 MS : 53,609 58,879 253,423 265,649 4.73 4.51 MO : 24,457 30,383 104,020 133,025 4.25 4.38 NC : 56,058 56,010 290,695 297,325 5.19 5.31 PA : 7,957 9,788 40,243 50,109 5.06 5.12 SC : 19,360 18,950 84,279 84,833 4.35 4.48 TN : 14,310 16,205 64,177 69,953 4.48 4.32 TX : 37,739 41,139 171,303 183,408 4.54 4.46 VA : 30,971 31,650 145,938 150,912 4.71 4.77 WA : 2,881 2,880 14,646 14,871 5.08 5.16 : US : 640,987 679,706 3,052,003 3,270,772 4.76 4.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 268,319 276,849 6,879 7,171 2.11 2.11 AR : 334,772 347,850 5,741 5,719 1.36 1.32 CA : 78,420 73,130 1,992 1,514 2.05 1.68 DE : 101,243 101,689 1,842 2,029 1.47 1.61 FL : 39,461 38,833 573 766 1.22 1.58 GA : 309,902 366,357 5,735 8,015 1.53 1.78 LA : 48,501 46,287 1,120 943 1.85 1.61 MD : 58,115 64,638 871 1,291 1.14 1.59 MS : 192,709 201,590 2,747 2,147 1.20 0.90 MO : 74,813 96,429 1,523 1,687 1.63 1.41 NC : 216,269 220,331 3,990 4,051 1.53 1.51 PA : 28,630 35,090 822 1,203 2.27 2.67 SC : 62,264 61,325 1,060 1,398 1.40 1.83 TN : 46,169 50,977 773 688 1.34 1.09 TX : 130,529 139,814 1,874 2,272 1.22 1.38 VA : 103,916 104,923 1,735 1,486 1.32 1.09 WA : 10,775 10,998 350 434 2.65 3.24 : US : 2,234,778 2,388,815 42,714 45,938 1.56 1.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 12,703 227,965 161,702 8,253 14,439 AR : --- 6,035 304,031 145,106 7,979 7,415 CA : --- --- --- 10,651 1,504 --- DE : --- 7,479 119,389 64,436 --- --- FL : --- 560 --- --- --- 2,222 GA : --- 2,469 184,541 425,321 1,721 18,223 LA : --- 533 47,407 25,288 736 1,809 MD : --- 4,527 92,865 32,753 74 6,025 MS : --- 2,395 78,691 25,057 1,126 9,778 MO : --- 5,091 89,939 22,164 2,030 1,631 NC : --- 3,877 135,034 90,535 --- 35,858 PA : --- 1,249 34,576 33,480 277 --- SC : --- 1,496 30,786 --- --- 3,078 TN : --- --- 54,255 14,141 --- --- TX : --- 841 133,806 47,292 544 2,444 VA : --- 3,020 74,559 35,198 136 --- WA : --- 322 --- --- --- --- : US : --- 66,025 1,926,321 1,237,723 41,299 152,754 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 15,379 31,980 94,330 10,486 237,741 814,978 AR : 15,794 34,053 73,007 6,685 146,099 746,204 CA : 790 5,657 3,778 --- 58,437 80,817 DE : 4,334 9,440 20,702 5,079 --- 230,859 FL : 1,953 3,249 8,062 --- --- 16,046 GA : 16,756 52,168 56,905 12,661 239,823 1,010,588 LA : 2,191 2,960 --- --- --- 80,924 MD : 2,028 10,832 --- --- 15,579 164,683 MS : 5,108 19,428 24,448 3,770 90,993 260,794 MO : 2,814 14,268 17,346 1,087 30,536 186,906 NC : 8,014 25,807 66,900 5,801 201,418 573,244 PA : 3,113 3,019 --- --- --- 75,714 SC : 3,689 19,293 18,903 --- 62,363 139,608 TN : 2,811 6,105 11,867 --- 25,760 114,939 TX : 1,392 9,047 16,494 1,041 10,872 223,773 VA : 3,674 6,644 26,998 857 62,593 213,679 WA : --- --- 522 --- 22,060 22,904 : US : 97,918 274,650 527,203 62,348 1,423,224 5,809,465 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 13,341 14,517 72,042 76,772 5.40 5.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 44,290 46,787 3,866 4,539 5.96 6.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 22 --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 32 6,658 225,363 16,240 2,698 125,459 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- 160 --- --- 182 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 29,236 44,131 207,054 1,391 58,035 716,297 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 2,455 2,342 49,999 42,485 20.36 18.14 CA : 2,355 2,151 50,217 47,307 21.33 22.00 IA : 1,418 1,423 38,196 36,986 26.94 25.99 MN : 4,001 4,579 85,946 99,426 21.48 21.72 MO : 2,011 2,067 47,365 56,159 23.55 27.17 NC : 4,179 4,300 92,950 107,214 22.24 24.93 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,705 3,329 68,633 63,791 18.52 19.16 : US : 27,188 27,638 611,868 653,888 22.51 23.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 39,763 34,485 1,053 644 2.34 1.68 CA : 40,497 37,818 739 810 1.63 1.90 IA : 29,586 28,922 894 747 2.60 2.25 MN : 68,142 79,154 1,893 2,255 2.45 2.52 MO : 37,413 44,724 1,059 1,350 2.48 2.67 NC : 73,550 83,705 1,339 2,059 1.60 2.13 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 51,079 48,373 800 967 1.30 1.68 : US : 480,228 514,026 11,179 12,278 2.03 2.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 9,496 850 --- --- CA : --- --- 10,037 1,200 --- 7 IA : --- --- --- 3,922 --- --- MN : --- --- 19,810 3,908 1,331 22 MO : --- --- 23,290 3,854 --- --- NC : --- --- 12,758 --- --- 6 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : --- --- --- 565 --- --- : US : --- 136 131,219 21,122 9,228 119 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 402 1,297 --- 1,212 13,257 CA : 21 680 --- --- --- 11,945 IA : --- 52 --- --- --- 3,974 MN : 255 1,573 2,000 --- 3,883 32,782 MO : --- 396 704 --- 1,021 29,265 NC : 272 2,956 2,054 --- 1,851 19,897 PA : 41 --- --- --- --- 41 VA : --- 1,129 350 --- --- 2,044 : US : 1,233 9,234 9,610 2,349 15,960 200,210 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, October 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,505 858 213 138 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 18 414 208 40 1,960 7,354 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., October 1995-1996................................................. 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., October 1995-1996............................. 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., October 1995-1996................................................. 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., October 1995-1996................................................. 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., October 1996...................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., October 1996............................................. 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., October 1996................................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., October 1995-1996............................. 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., October 1995-1996............................. 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., October 1995-1996............................. 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., October 1995-1996................ 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., October 1995-1996............................. 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., October 1995-1996............................. 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 6, 1997. 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An era of freer markets under the 1996 Farm Bill has begun. For an expert assessment of the impact, attend the Outlook Forum. Top speakers will discuss the 1997 farm outlook, prospects to 2005, risk management, concentration issues, market stability, world food security, marketing high-valued exports and more. Plan now to attend. For program and registration details, check Forum home page, call (202) 720-3050 or dial (202) 219-0296 from your fax machine and request document 66666. Send e-mail to agforum@oce.usda.gov. Get news from the Forum. Can't attend? After the Forum, download speeches from the Internet. Or, call 1-800-999-6779 to place an advance order for the printed proceedings (YCON-97) or new long term projections to 2005 (WAOB-97-1). Ag Forum home page: http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/agforum.htm Agricultural Outlook Forum 97