HDR1012000150080203971500POULTRY SLAUGHTER Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 3, 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. OV. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during December (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.52 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in December 1995. Updated totals for November 1996 show that 2.52 billion pounds were certified. The January through December cumulative total of pounds certified, at 32.4 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during December 1996 was 3.43 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.84 billion pounds of young chickens, 58.9 million pounds of mature chickens, 523 million pounds of turkeys, and 12.6 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during December 1996 averaged 4.84 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was down 3 percent from 4.98 pounds per bird the previous year to 4.83 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during December 1996 averaged 23.9 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from December 1995. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 1996 totaled 13.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.39 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.37 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 58.8 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.90 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.88 percent a year earlier. December 1996 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, while December 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, December 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Nov 1996 : 571,724 9,727 581,450 1,781 ----- Dec 1995 : 577,239 11,995 589,234 1,692 ----- Dec 1996 : 587,028 12,201 599,229 1,852 ----- : Jan-Dec 1995 : 7,371,429 159,418 7,530,847 19,528 ----- Jan-Dec 1996 : 7,535,351 153,609 7,688,959 20,663 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Nov 1996 : 2,749,467 49,400 2,798,867 11,857 1,643 Dec 1995 : 2,771,680 59,766 2,831,446 11,422 547 Dec 1996 : 2,838,816 58,881 2,897,696 12,563 848 : Jan-Dec 1995 : 34,352,980 812,220 35,165,199 129,875 8,340 Jan-Dec 1996 : 35,977,796 800,594 36,778,390 137,624 13,403 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Nov 1996 : 4.81 5.08 4.81 6.66 ----- Dec 1995 : 4.80 4.98 4.81 6.75 ----- Dec 1996 : 4.84 4.83 4.84 6.78 ----- : Jan-Dec 1995 : 4.66 5.09 4.67 6.65 ----- Jan-Dec 1996 : 4.77 5.21 4.78 6.66 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, December 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Nov 1996 : 7 25,745 132 25,884 ----- Dec 1995 : 17 21,143 117 21,277 ----- Dec 1996 : 10 21,710 144 21,864 ----- : Jan-Dec 1995 : 358 278,806 1,868 281,032 ----- Jan-Dec 1996 : 188 290,896 2,066 293,150 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Nov 1996 : 72 588,585 3,232 591,890 3,404,256 Dec 1995 : 140 500,256 3,019 503,415 3,346,830 Dec 1996 : 122 518,857 3,811 522,790 3,433,898 : Jan-Dec 1995 : 3,137 6,456,579 46,415 6,506,131 41,809,546 Jan-Dec 1996 : 1,697 6,878,740 53,261 6,933,698 43,863,115 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Nov 1996 : 9.82 22.86 24.55 22.87 ----- Dec 1995 : 8.15 23.66 25.89 23.66 ----- Dec 1996 : 12.00 23.90 26.48 23.91 ----- : Jan-Dec 1995 : 8.75 23.16 24.85 23.15 ----- Jan-Dec 1996 : 9.04 23.65 25.78 23.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 1995: 4,162, December 1996: 4,129. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: December 1995: 59, December 1996: 95. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, December 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Nov 1996 : Chilled : 1,825,200 29,794 1,854,994 3,356 401 Frozen : 182,247 718 182,966 5,088 496 : Total : 2,007,447 30,512 2,037,960 8,444 897 : Dec 1995 : Chilled : 1,831,199 34,846 1,866,045 3,163 140 Frozen : 187,256 1,453 188,710 5,032 232 : Total : 2,018,455 36,299 2,054,754 8,196 372 : Dec 1996 : Chilled : 1,888,942 34,725 1,923,667 3,732 271 Frozen : 181,965 646 182,611 5,233 205 : Total : 2,070,907 35,371 2,106,278 8,965 476 : : Jan-Dec 1995 : Chilled : 22,829,151 464,091 23,293,242 30,574 1,172 Frozen : 2,191,639 30,427 2,222,066 62,487 3,962 : Total : 25,020,790 494,518 25,515,308 93,061 5,133 : Jan-Dec 1996 : Chilled : 24,069,034 466,082 24,535,116 36,072 2,896 Frozen : 2,225,048 20,730 2,245,777 62,968 4,672 : Total : 26,294,082 486,812 26,780,893 99,040 7,568 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, December 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Nov 1996 : Chilled : --- 248,053 1,492 249,545 2,108,295 Frozen : 53 217,852 987 218,892 407,442 : Total : 53 465,904 2,479 468,437 2,515,737 : Dec 1995 : Chilled : 3 203,346 1,662 205,012 2,074,359 Frozen : 86 191,101 646 191,832 385,806 : Total : 89 394,447 2,308 396,844 2,460,165 : Dec 1996 : Chilled : 44 211,186 1,046 212,276 2,139,946 Frozen : 46 194,825 1,829 196,701 384,750 : Total : 91 406,011 2,875 408,976 2,524,695 : : Jan-Dec 1995 : Chilled : 4 2,496,552 24,356 2,520,912 25,845,900 Frozen : 2,337 2,594,784 10,782 2,607,904 4,896,418 : Total : 2,341 5,091,336 35,138 5,128,816 30,742,318 : Jan-Dec 1996 : Chilled : 48 2,613,755 26,217 2,640,019 27,214,103 Frozen : 1,250 2,808,419 13,961 2,823,630 5,137,047 : Total : 1,297 5,422,174 40,177 5,463,649 32,351,150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, December 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Nov 1996 : 9,635 666 10,301 11 10 Dec 1995 : 10,123 841 10,964 9 1 Dec 1996 : 10,833 1,057 11,890 9 3 : Jan-Dec 1995 : 127,553 13,719 141,272 165 38 Jan-Dec 1996 : 135,417 12,885 148,302 130 74 : Percent 2/ : : Dec 1995 : 0.37 1.41 0.39 0.08 0.27 Dec 1996 : 0.38 1.79 0.41 0.07 0.40 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Nov 1996 : 40,489 2,872 43,361 254 15 Dec 1995 : 43,119 3,390 46,509 172 6 Dec 1996 : 44,434 3,516 47,950 265 10 : Jan-Dec 1995 : 527,948 40,283 568,232 2,182 125 Jan-Dec 1996 : 550,938 46,347 597,284 2,307 155 : Percent 3/ : : Dec 1995 : 1.73 6.30 1.83 1.67 1.17 Dec 1996 : 1.74 6.63 1.84 2.34 1.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, December 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Nov 1996 : --- 1,518 18 1,536 11,858 Dec 1995 : 1 1,340 44 1,386 12,361 Dec 1996 : --- 1,411 25 1,436 13,339 : Jan-Dec 1995 : 25 16,963 417 17,405 158,879 Jan-Dec 1996 : 7 20,271 490 20,769 169,275 : Percent 2/ : : Dec 1995 : 1.05 0.27 1.47 0.28 0.37 Dec 1996 : 0.07 0.27 0.66 0.27 0.39 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Nov 1996 : 1 10,841 197 11,039 54,670 Dec 1995 : 29 9,714 188 9,931 56,618 Dec 1996 : 5 10,351 242 10,598 58,822 : Jan-Dec 1995 : 78 121,736 3,094 124,907 695,446 Jan-Dec 1996 : 34 133,069 3,301 136,405 736,150 : Percent 3/ : : Dec 1995 : 23.02 2.16 6.92 2.19 1.88 Dec 1996 : 4.13 2.22 7.05 2.25 1.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 68,019 61,775 327,880 301,542 4.82 4.88 AR : 90,348 91,968 425,177 446,397 4.71 4.85 CA : 17,291 17,788 88,713 91,042 5.13 5.12 DE : 22,523 21,895 125,594 122,185 5.58 5.58 FL : 11,833 10,752 53,316 49,301 4.51 4.59 GA : 81,198 84,194 391,079 417,077 4.82 4.95 LA : 12,217 11,572 55,812 52,100 4.57 4.50 MD : 16,407 16,404 78,414 77,254 4.78 4.71 MS : 46,578 53,990 221,938 247,079 4.76 4.58 MO : 23,660 27,301 101,159 120,113 4.28 4.40 NC : 49,998 44,827 263,253 241,974 5.27 5.40 PA : 7,378 8,089 37,824 40,936 5.13 5.06 SC : 17,637 17,013 77,553 75,792 4.40 4.46 TN : 12,365 13,472 55,772 63,086 4.51 4.68 TX : 33,644 37,255 156,083 170,299 4.64 4.57 VA : 28,121 26,823 136,342 128,373 4.85 4.79 WA : 2,436 2,267 12,420 11,510 5.10 5.08 : US : 577,239 587,028 2,771,680 2,838,816 4.80 4.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, December 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 : 240,063 221,819 6,501 6,022 2.20 2.22 AR : 301,332 320,590 5,689 5,949 1.49 1.48 CA : 64,775 66,448 1,612 1,481 2.02 1.81 DE : 90,045 86,901 2,902 2,623 2.57 2.39 FL : 39,152 35,006 601 747 1.25 1.68 GA : 289,760 305,722 5,795 7,120 1.65 1.90 LA : 41,310 36,004 864 716 1.72 1.53 MD : 55,371 52,469 1,353 1,569 1.92 2.26 MS : 166,962 192,099 2,456 2,321 1.23 1.04 MO : 72,686 87,106 1,588 1,690 1.74 1.56 NC : 193,683 179,022 3,848 3,537 1.62 1.62 PA : 26,734 28,422 1,034 1,232 3.04 3.34 SC : 56,966 55,172 1,267 1,430 1.82 2.10 TN : 40,061 45,782 645 706 1.29 1.24 TX : 118,043 128,209 1,873 2,606 1.33 1.70 VA : 95,619 90,140 1,921 1,708 1.57 1.48 WA : 9,385 8,603 325 343 2.91 3.31 : US : 2,018,455 2,070,907 43,119 44,434 1.73 1.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- --- 194,539 223,260 5,189 15,864 AR : --- 8,119 308,260 163,415 14,604 8,050 CA : --- 6,586 85,230 16,811 1,691 8,108 DE : --- --- 111,470 129,473 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,866 161,053 415,715 1,588 16,436 LA : --- 430 38,493 --- 414 2,699 MD : --- --- 100,486 --- 97 7,215 MS : --- 3,438 91,414 35,412 1,172 14,830 MO : --- 7,936 124,326 31,052 2,489 2,277 NC : --- 8,393 115,897 83,785 289 38,845 PA : --- 2,336 34,914 68,405 393 --- SC : --- 1,791 32,123 88,581 38 3,361 TN : --- --- 48,573 --- --- --- TX : --- 906 146,308 71,063 704 2,329 VA : --- 3,506 76,562 61,116 157 --- WA : --- --- 21,119 524 --- 828 : US : --- 91,976 1,892,292 1,593,528 41,522 167,665 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 12,297 26,126 66,453 4,975 225,578 774,281 AR : 14,119 38,908 60,922 5,305 120,268 741,970 CA : 913 7,720 2,483 --- 29,376 158,918 DE : 4,050 6,731 16,565 1,868 --- 270,157 FL : 1,374 2,268 7,461 658 --- 11,761 GA : 15,256 48,715 52,828 8,221 224,861 946,539 LA : --- --- --- --- --- 42,036 MD : 1,790 7,889 --- 460 21,931 139,868 MS : 4,810 16,912 21,368 1,703 111,497 302,556 MO : 3,285 10,685 18,004 --- 36,791 236,845 NC : 5,671 23,365 46,278 3,133 106,826 432,482 PA : 2,092 3,476 --- 350 43,012 154,978 SC : 4,052 18,436 --- --- 66,197 214,579 TN : 2,486 5,177 --- 347 21,902 78,485 TX : 1,280 9,455 13,273 1,059 27,571 273,948 VA : 3,150 8,604 24,895 949 100,587 279,526 WA : --- 1,224 503 300 20,711 45,209 : US : 84,953 261,749 442,275 36,866 1,342,472 5,955,298 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, December 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 : 11,995 12,201 59,766 58,881 4.98 4.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, December 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 : 36,299 35,371 3,390 3,516 6.30 6.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, December 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 5,765 213,285 15,112 538 135,269 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 23,054 49,102 177,243 1,380 42,193 662,941 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, December 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 1,952 1,995 39,524 34,126 20.25 17.11 CA : 1,843 1,883 38,111 41,681 20.68 22.13 IA : 1,019 1,137 30,533 31,827 29.96 27.98 MN : 2,784 3,072 57,995 70,252 20.83 22.87 MO : 1,625 1,732 41,049 47,861 25.26 27.64 NC : 3,571 3,295 83,772 81,572 23.46 24.75 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,613 2,871 49,202 51,526 18.83 17.94 : US : 21,143 21,710 500,256 518,857 23.66 23.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, December 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 : 31,900 27,790 716 521 2.01 1.70 CA : 30,865 32,789 467 552 1.36 1.47 IA : 23,755 24,674 895 793 3.26 2.77 MN : 46,305 54,661 1,454 2,018 2.79 3.19 MO : 32,271 37,713 1,025 1,127 2.77 2.62 NC : 66,131 63,834 1,381 1,496 1.83 2.04 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 37,555 39,155 643 841 1.45 1.81 : US : 394,447 406,011 9,714 10,351 2.16 2.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, December 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 7,964 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 6,968 253 51 --- IA : --- --- --- 5,647 --- --- MN : --- --- 19,196 12,627 1,623 16 MO : --- --- --- --- --- 9 NC : --- --- 8,300 675 --- 13 PA : --- --- --- 1,177 66 --- VA : --- --- --- 463 --- --- : US : --- 236 114,286 29,325 6,917 136 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 373 1,366 355 956 11,014 CA : 13 544 298 21 127 8,275 IA : --- --- --- --- --- 5,647 MN : 267 1,124 1,706 --- --- 36,559 MO : --- 304 492 --- 763 1,568 NC : 252 1,597 1,602 --- 1,454 13,893 PA : --- --- --- --- --- 1,243 VA : 35 929 --- 119 --- 1,546 : US : 1,207 7,254 9,016 1,984 11,919 182,280 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, December 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 1,516 646 --- 76 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- 133 129 --- 1,273 3,773 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., December 1995-1996................................................ 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., December 1995-1996............................ 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., December 1995-1996................................................ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., December 1995-1996................................................ 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., December 1996..................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., December 1996............................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., December 1996................................ 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., December 1995-1996............................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., December 1995-1996............................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., December 1995-1996............................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., December 1995-1996............... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., December 1995-1996............................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., December 1995-1996............................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on March 4, 1997. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD). To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C., 20250, or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer. SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are now available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and select: 1. Worldwide Web: http://www.usda.gov/nass/ OR 2. For Gopher/Telenet/FTP access: HOST=usda.mannlib.cornell.edu OR 3. For a subscription direct to your e-mail address, send an e-mail message to: usda-reports@usda.mannlib.cornell.edu and in the body of the message type the word: list AUTOFAX ACCESS NASSFax service is available for some reports from your fax machine. Please call 202-720-2000, using the handset attached to your fax. Respond to the voice prompts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 1-800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call l-703-834-0125 FAX: 1-703-834-0110 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. USDA Announces Agricultural Outlook Forum 97 February 24 and 25, 1997 Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. 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