HDR1012000150080106971500POULTRY SLAUGHTER Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 6, 1997, 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 Down 4 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during November (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.49 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the amount certified in November 1995. Updated totals for October 1996 show that 2.98 billion pounds were certified. The January through November cumulative total of pounds certified, at 29.8 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during November 1996 was 3.37 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.72 billion pounds of young chickens, 49.4 million pounds of mature chickens, 592 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.9 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during November 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 4 percent from 5.29 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.08 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during November 1996 averaged 22.9 pounds per bird, virtually unchanged from November 1995. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 1996 totaled 11.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.35 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.33 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 54.3 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.79 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.76 percent a year earlier. November 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays, while November 1995 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) 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, November 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 1996 : 682,885 14,527 697,413 1,973 ----- Nov 1995 : 596,524 11,972 608,496 1,707 ----- Nov 1996 : 564,701 9,727 574,428 1,781 ----- : Jan-Nov 1995 : 6,794,190 147,423 6,941,613 17,837 ----- Jan-Nov 1996 : 6,939,482 141,408 7,080,890 18,811 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 1996 : 3,287,322 76,851 3,364,173 13,008 2,809 Nov 1995 : 2,843,278 63,385 2,906,664 11,495 1,250 Nov 1996 : 2,716,794 49,400 2,766,193 11,857 1,640 : Jan-Nov 1995 : 31,581,300 752,454 32,333,754 118,453 7,793 Jan-Nov 1996 : 33,100,687 741,714 33,842,401 125,061 12,551 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 1996 : 4.81 5.29 4.82 6.59 ----- Nov 1995 : 4.77 5.29 4.78 6.73 ----- Nov 1996 : 4.81 5.08 4.82 6.66 ----- : Jan-Nov 1995 : 4.65 5.10 4.66 6.64 ----- Jan-Nov 1996 : 4.77 5.25 4.78 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 1996 : 17 27,752 282 28,051 ----- Nov 1995 : 27 25,652 178 25,857 ----- Nov 1996 : 7 25,741 132 25,880 ----- : Jan-Nov 1995 : 341 257,663 1,751 259,755 ----- Jan-Nov 1996 : 177 269,182 1,922 271,282 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 1996 : 175 659,016 6,875 666,066 4,046,057 Nov 1995 : 265 585,790 4,742 590,796 3,510,204 Nov 1996 : 72 588,512 3,232 591,816 3,371,507 : Jan-Nov 1995 : 2,996 5,956,323 43,396 6,002,716 38,462,716 Jan-Nov 1996 : 1,574 6,359,810 49,451 6,410,835 40,390,848 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 1996 : 10.14 23.75 24.40 23.74 ----- Nov 1995 : 9.88 22.84 26.59 22.85 ----- Nov 1996 : 9.82 22.86 24.55 22.87 ----- : Jan-Nov 1995 : 8.78 23.12 24.78 23.11 ----- Jan-Nov 1996 : 8.87 23.63 25.72 23.63 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 1995: 5,091, November 1996: 3,856. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: November 1995: 59, November 1996: 74. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 1996 : Chilled : 2,191,903 45,310 2,237,213 3,074 372 Frozen : 208,352 1,533 209,885 6,272 1,218 : Total : 2,400,255 46,843 2,447,098 9,346 1,590 : Nov 1995 : Chilled : 1,885,510 36,259 1,921,769 3,128 151 Frozen : 197,345 2,697 200,042 5,088 613 : Total : 2,082,855 38,956 2,121,811 8,216 764 : Nov 1996 : Chilled : 1,809,840 29,794 1,839,634 3,356 399 Frozen : 173,458 718 174,177 5,088 496 : Total : 1,983,299 30,512 2,013,811 8,444 895 : : Jan-Nov 1995 : Chilled : 20,997,953 429,245 21,427,198 27,411 1,031 Frozen : 2,004,383 28,974 2,033,356 57,454 3,730 : Total : 23,002,335 458,219 23,460,554 84,865 4,761 : Jan-Nov 1996 : Chilled : 22,163,603 431,357 22,594,960 32,340 2,623 Frozen : 2,028,374 20,084 2,048,458 57,735 4,467 : Total : 24,191,977 451,441 24,643,418 90,075 7,090 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 1996 : Chilled : 0 244,162 3,053 247,215 2,487,874 Frozen : 136 273,962 2,121 276,219 493,594 : Total : 136 518,124 5,174 523,435 2,981,468 : Nov 1995 : Chilled : 1 249,698 2,612 252,311 2,177,359 Frozen : 178 213,320 906 214,405 420,147 : Total : 179 463,018 3,518 466,716 2,597,506 : Nov 1996 : Chilled : 0 247,998 1,492 249,490 2,092,879 Frozen : 53 217,852 987 218,892 398,653 : Total : 53 465,850 2,479 468,382 2,491,531 : : Jan-Nov 1995 : Chilled : 1 2,293,205 22,694 2,315,900 23,771,540 Frozen : 2,252 2,403,684 10,136 2,416,071 4,510,612 : Total : 2,253 4,696,889 32,831 4,731,972 28,282,152 : Jan-Nov 1996 : Chilled : 3 2,402,514 25,171 2,427,688 25,057,611 Frozen : 1,203 2,613,594 12,132 2,626,929 4,737,589 : Total : 1,207 5,016,108 37,302 5,054,617 29,795,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 1996 : 9,930 987 10,917 9 11 Nov 1995 : 9,539 731 10,270 9 5 Nov 1996 : 9,526 666 10,192 11 10 : Jan-Nov 1995 : 117,430 12,877 130,308 156 36 Jan-Nov 1996 : 124,404 11,829 136,232 121 70 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1995 : 0.34 1.15 0.35 0.08 0.36 Nov 1996 : 0.35 1.35 0.37 0.09 0.63 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 1996 : 46,163 4,542 50,705 224 42 Nov 1995 : 41,527 3,282 44,809 190 14 Nov 1996 : 40,126 2,872 42,998 254 15 : Jan-Nov 1995 : 484,829 36,894 521,723 2,010 119 Jan-Nov 1996 : 506,114 42,831 548,945 2,042 145 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1995 : 1.62 5.75 1.71 1.84 1.21 Nov 1996 : 1.64 6.46 1.73 2.38 1.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 1996 : 1 1,616 47 1,664 12,601 Nov 1995 : 12 1,359 36 1,406 11,690 Nov 1996 : 0 1,517 18 1,535 11,748 : Jan-Nov 1995 : 24 15,623 372 16,019 146,519 Jan-Nov 1996 : 7 18,859 465 19,332 155,755 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1995 : 4.45 0.23 0.75 0.24 0.33 Nov 1996 : 0.24 0.26 0.57 0.26 0.35 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 1996 : 5 12,359 388 12,751 63,722 Nov 1995 : 13 10,299 312 10,624 55,637 Nov 1996 : 1 10,841 197 11,039 54,306 : Jan-Nov 1995 : 49 112,021 2,906 114,976 638,828 Jan-Nov 1996 : 30 122,717 3,060 125,806 676,937 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1995 : 5.33 1.95 7.32 2.00 1.76 Nov 1996 : 1.58 2.05 6.78 2.07 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, November 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 : 70,799 63,594 339,920 305,083 4.80 4.80 AR : 92,556 86,504 437,046 420,399 4.72 4.86 CA : 18,151 16,148 90,651 79,547 4.99 4.93 DE : 24,063 20,162 132,872 111,810 5.52 5.55 FL : 11,847 10,203 51,548 47,146 4.35 4.62 GA : 80,495 78,871 383,125 389,761 4.76 4.94 LA : 12,804 8,848 58,980 40,328 4.61 4.56 MD : 16,916 16,016 80,938 76,768 4.78 4.79 MS : 51,242 49,837 240,384 225,662 4.69 4.53 MO : 23,536 26,401 98,779 114,267 4.20 4.33 NC : 52,587 45,409 276,276 241,195 5.25 5.31 PA : 7,719 8,021 38,601 40,436 5.00 5.04 SC : 18,734 16,733 82,351 74,441 4.40 4.45 TN : 12,947 12,713 57,634 56,869 4.45 4.47 TX : 34,971 38,284 159,477 176,608 4.56 4.61 VA : 27,305 26,291 130,788 126,374 4.79 4.81 WA : 2,443 2,241 12,470 11,603 5.10 5.18 : US : 596,524 564,701 2,843,278 2,716,794 4.77 4.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 251,095 223,463 6,483 5,441 2.12 1.98 AR : 310,565 300,516 5,648 5,198 1.44 1.37 CA : 66,132 58,566 1,710 1,213 2.10 1.69 DE : 96,576 79,537 2,240 1,869 1.87 1.86 FL : 36,789 33,965 536 676 1.15 1.59 GA : 285,107 288,128 5,515 7,208 1.60 2.05 LA : 43,372 28,971 860 529 1.62 1.46 MD : 57,477 54,806 1,063 1,343 1.46 1.94 MS : 184,264 172,828 2,586 2,013 1.20 0.99 MO : 71,749 84,251 1,551 1,501 1.74 1.46 NC : 205,809 179,456 3,852 3,448 1.55 1.59 PA : 27,448 27,956 1,007 1,133 2.90 3.11 SC : 61,324 54,875 1,196 1,281 1.61 1.91 TN : 41,876 40,374 641 607 1.24 1.19 TX : 120,048 130,624 1,784 2,294 1.24 1.44 VA : 91,817 87,804 1,553 1,505 1.32 1.32 WA : 9,307 8,562 337 335 3.00 3.21 : US : 2,082,855 1,983,299 41,527 40,126 1.62 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, November 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- --- 195,150 155,505 7,052 12,938 AR : --- 7,345 272,801 153,170 6,280 7,164 CA : --- 5,588 80,757 10,408 1,232 8,568 DE : --- 5,611 94,158 74,780 --- --- FL : --- 1,159 --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,553 141,728 569,933 1,060 14,350 LA : --- --- 28,426 12,240 532 --- MD : --- 5,042 88,409 --- 63 6,108 MS : --- 2,303 73,688 26,832 1,087 10,171 MO : --- 5,330 98,133 29,716 2,117 1,974 NC : --- 4,357 114,010 78,279 477 35,245 PA : --- 1,051 36,084 52,852 378 --- SC : --- 1,405 29,257 --- 48 3,556 TN : --- --- 46,341 16,826 --- --- TX : --- 632 130,892 55,109 --- 2,187 VA : --- 5,133 68,197 51,052 134 --- WA : --- --- --- 530 260 --- : US : --- 77,887 1,713,561 1,455,049 31,825 144,366 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 12,001 26,868 75,094 8,176 179,378 672,162 AR : 13,538 36,575 58,534 3,660 123,485 682,552 CA : 712 5,823 2,292 --- 40,804 156,184 DE : 3,900 6,536 14,962 1,513 41,929 243,389 FL : 1,624 2,819 7,248 1,517 --- 14,367 GA : 12,210 39,348 45,600 8,086 192,772 1,026,640 LA : 1,099 --- --- --- --- 42,297 MD : 1,871 11,868 --- --- 19,546 132,907 MS : 4,591 16,609 19,381 1,138 107,588 263,388 MO : 2,566 12,078 16,910 --- 27,794 196,618 NC : 5,892 27,286 53,955 2,639 158,853 480,993 PA : 2,023 5,171 --- --- --- 97,559 SC : 3,055 15,815 18,763 1,295 58,713 131,907 TN : 2,058 4,772 9,566 750 25,017 105,330 TX : 1,233 7,205 13,314 1,738 16,840 229,150 VA : 2,693 7,632 25,592 --- 70,861 231,294 WA : --- 902 418 --- 18,221 20,331 : US : 77,391 249,111 430,733 40,914 1,234,810 5,455,647 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 11,972 9,727 63,385 49,400 5.29 5.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 38,956 30,512 3,282 2,872 5.75 6.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 4,401 169,086 11,829 1,235 91,641 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 22,963 31,861 131,003 1,473 30,761 496,253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 2,232 2,261 46,182 39,799 20.69 17.61 CA : 2,477 2,594 52,232 58,916 21.09 22.71 IA : 1,228 1,163 34,204 30,371 27.85 26.12 MN : 3,758 3,747 80,245 81,781 21.35 21.83 MO : 1,945 1,940 44,558 50,231 22.91 25.89 NC : 4,128 3,967 90,534 94,325 21.93 23.78 PA : 1,090 1,118 22,146 22,683 20.32 20.29 VA : 3,087 3,077 56,270 56,694 18.23 18.43 : US : 25,652 25,741 585,790 588,512 22.84 22.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 36,937 32,646 815 644 1.96 1.80 CA : 42,212 46,364 649 815 1.38 1.54 IA : 26,962 23,219 766 610 2.49 2.23 MN : 63,211 64,739 2,044 2,103 2.83 2.86 MO : 34,869 40,731 907 988 2.26 2.19 NC : 71,843 74,198 1,255 1,708 1.54 2.01 PA : 17,638 17,780 298 235 1.50 1.15 VA : 44,202 45,479 669 858 1.32 1.68 : US : 463,018 465,850 10,299 10,841 1.95 2.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 8,851 802 --- --- CA : --- --- 10,670 492 --- --- IA : --- --- --- --- --- --- MN : --- --- 21,444 8,400 1,690 57 MO : --- --- 17,676 --- --- 5 NC : --- --- 9,773 --- --- --- PA : --- --- 4,380 507 --- --- VA : --- --- 9,314 437 --- 9 : US : --- 410 123,834 19,287 7,519 162 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 507 1,322 554 3,127 15,163 CA : 29 752 --- 28 --- 11,971 IA : --- --- --- --- --- --- MN : 198 1,330 2,072 --- 3,283 38,474 MO : --- 270 706 --- 799 19,456 NC : --- 2,269 2,309 --- 2,939 17,290 PA : 37 --- --- 8 --- 4,932 VA : --- 972 --- --- --- 10,732 : US : 1,273 8,412 10,157 2,262 17,346 190,662 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, November 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,302 426 --- 32 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 8 102 107 13 564 4,554 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., November 1995-1996................................................ 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1995-1996............................ 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., November 1995-1996................................................ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., November 1995-1996................................................ 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., November 1996..................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., November 1996............................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., November 1996................................ 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1995-1996............................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1995-1996............................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1995-1996............................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1995-1996............... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1995-1996............................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1995-1996............................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 P.M. 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