HDR1012000150080304971500Poultry Slaughter Released March 4, 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 Up 2 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during January (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.81 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in January 1996. Updated totals for December 1996 show that 2.55 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during January 1997 was 3.84 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.19 billion pounds of young chickens, 71.4 million pounds of mature chickens, 564 million pounds of turkeys, and 12.6 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during January 1997 averaged 4.88 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was down 6 percent from 5.17 pounds per bird the previous year to 4.88 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during January 1997 averaged 24.6 pounds per bird, virtually unchanged from January 1996. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 1997 totaled 17.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.47 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.50 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 68.8 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.99 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 2.05 percent a year earlier. January 1997 contained 24 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays, while January 1996 contained 23 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, January 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Dec 1996 : 594,616 12,201 606,817 1,852 ----- Jan 1996 : 644,121 14,154 658,275 1,705 ----- Jan 1997 : 653,336 14,627 667,963 1,895 ----- : Jan-Jan 1996 : 644,121 14,154 658,275 1,705 ----- Jan-Jan 1997 : 653,336 14,627 667,963 1,895 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Dec 1996 : 2,875,265 58,881 2,934,146 12,563 856 Jan 1996 : 3,116,733 73,120 3,189,853 11,429 633 Jan 1997 : 3,186,371 71,427 3,257,799 12,643 1,145 : Jan-Jan 1996 : 3,116,733 73,120 3,189,853 11,429 633 Jan-Jan 1997 : 3,186,371 71,427 3,257,799 12,643 1,145 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Dec 1996 : 4.84 4.83 4.84 6.78 ----- Jan 1996 : 4.84 5.17 4.85 6.70 ----- Jan 1997 : 4.88 4.88 4.88 6.67 ----- : Jan-Jan 1996 : 4.84 5.17 4.85 6.70 ----- Jan-Jan 1997 : 4.88 4.88 4.88 6.67 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Dec 1996 : 10 21,849 146 22,005 ----- Jan 1996 : --- 21,384 173 21,557 ----- Jan 1997 : 15 22,799 102 22,917 ----- : Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 21,384 173 21,557 ----- Jan-Jan 1997 : 15 22,799 102 22,917 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Dec 1996 : 122 521,240 3,851 525,213 3,472,779 Jan 1996 : --- 525,102 4,419 529,521 3,731,437 Jan 1997 : 184 560,960 2,900 564,044 3,835,630 : Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 525,102 4,419 529,521 3,731,437 Jan-Jan 1997 : 184 560,960 2,900 564,044 3,835,630 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Dec 1996 : 12.00 23.86 26.45 23.87 ----- Jan 1996 : --- 24.56 25.57 24.56 ----- Jan 1997 : 12.00 24.60 28.34 24.61 ----- : Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 24.56 25.57 24.56 ----- Jan-Jan 1997 : 12.00 24.60 28.34 24.61 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 1996: 5,697, January 1997: 5,173. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: January 1996: 49, January 1997: 104. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Dec 1996 : Chilled : 1,915,137 34,725 1,949,861 3,732 274 Frozen : 182,878 646 183,524 5,233 206 : Total : 2,098,015 35,371 2,133,385 8,965 480 : Jan 1996 : Chilled : 2,084,089 42,299 2,126,388 2,982 165 Frozen : 202,369 2,157 204,526 5,238 211 : Total : 2,286,458 44,456 2,330,915 8,220 376 : Jan 1997 : Chilled : 2,126,682 41,329 2,168,011 3,383 388 Frozen : 191,878 1,272 193,150 5,738 235 : Total : 2,318,560 42,601 2,361,161 9,121 622 : : Jan-Jan 1996 : Chilled : 2,084,089 42,299 2,126,388 2,982 165 Frozen : 202,369 2,157 204,526 5,238 211 : Total : 2,286,458 44,456 2,330,915 8,220 376 : Jan-Jan 1997 : Chilled : 2,126,682 41,329 2,168,011 3,383 388 Frozen : 191,878 1,272 193,150 5,738 235 : Total : 2,318,560 42,601 2,361,161 9,121 622 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Dec 1996 : Chilled : 44 211,540 1,061 212,646 2,166,514 Frozen : 46 196,407 1,845 198,298 387,261 : Total : 91 407,948 2,906 410,945 2,553,775 : Jan 1996 : Chilled : --- 211,044 2,309 213,352 2,342,887 Frozen : --- 201,353 1,101 202,454 412,430 : Total : --- 412,396 3,410 415,806 2,755,317 : Jan 1997 : Chilled : 67 217,618 1,747 219,432 2,391,213 Frozen : 69 222,129 495 222,693 421,816 : Total : 136 439,746 2,243 442,125 2,813,029 : : Jan-Jan 1996 : Chilled : --- 211,044 2,309 213,352 2,342,887 Frozen : --- 201,353 1,101 202,454 412,430 : Total : --- 412,396 3,410 415,806 2,755,317 : Jan-Jan 1997 : Chilled : 67 217,618 1,747 219,432 2,391,213 Frozen : 69 222,129 495 222,693 421,816 : Total : 136 439,746 2,243 442,125 2,813,029 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Dec 1996 : 10,921 1,057 11,977 9 3 Jan 1996 : 15,648 1,105 16,753 8 5 Jan 1997 : 12,965 1,584 14,549 10 3 : Jan-Jan 1996 : 15,648 1,105 16,753 8 5 Jan-Jan 1997 : 12,965 1,584 14,549 10 3 : Percent 2/ : : Jan 1996 : 0.50 1.51 0.53 0.07 0.82 Jan 1997 : 0.41 2.22 0.45 0.08 0.25 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Dec 1996 : 44,923 3,516 48,438 265 10 Jan 1996 : 52,434 4,048 56,482 159 12 Jan 1997 : 51,278 4,376 55,654 287 11 : Jan-Jan 1996 : 52,434 4,048 56,482 159 12 Jan-Jan 1997 : 51,278 4,376 55,654 287 11 : Percent 3/ : : Jan 1996 : 1.87 6.15 1.97 1.55 2.03 Jan 1997 : 1.79 6.81 1.90 2.52 1.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Dec 1996 : --- 1,420 25 1,445 13,435 Jan 1996 : --- 1,840 56 1,896 18,663 Jan 1997 : --- 3,321 60 3,381 17,942 : Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 1,840 56 1,896 18,663 Jan-Jan 1997 : --- 3,321 60 3,381 17,942 : Percent 2/ : : Jan 1996 : --- 0.35 1.27 0.36 0.50 Jan 1997 : 0.07 0.59 2.07 0.60 0.47 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Dec 1996 : 5 10,244 243 10,492 59,205 Jan 1996 : --- 11,909 229 12,139 68,791 Jan 1997 : 7 12,681 149 12,836 68,789 : Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 11,909 229 12,139 68,791 Jan-Jan 1997 : 7 12,681 149 12,836 68,789 : Percent 3/ : : Jan 1996 : --- 2.52 5.77 2.55 2.05 Jan 1997 : 4.13 2.51 5.69 2.53 1.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 73,661 70,642 362,130 344,526 4.92 4.88 AR : 98,972 98,690 468,673 477,603 4.74 4.84 CA : 22,807 22,360 116,011 117,492 5.09 5.25 DE : 23,889 24,118 134,121 132,549 5.61 5.50 FL : 12,353 11,515 55,963 52,535 4.53 4.56 GA : 92,462 95,077 448,526 482,703 4.85 5.08 LA : 12,771 10,180 59,807 45,242 4.68 4.44 MD : 17,001 17,414 81,200 85,121 4.78 4.89 MS : 51,678 59,205 245,653 276,442 4.75 4.67 MO : 25,834 29,542 111,059 126,507 4.30 4.28 NC : 56,464 52,454 302,125 287,263 5.35 5.48 PA : 8,415 9,336 44,453 47,607 5.28 5.10 SC : 18,646 18,922 82,717 84,636 4.44 4.47 TN : 14,331 14,916 66,375 68,980 4.63 4.62 TX : 39,980 42,266 183,376 195,159 4.59 4.62 VA : 30,746 31,027 149,150 149,858 4.85 4.83 WA : 2,987 2,921 14,666 15,063 4.91 5.16 : US : 644,121 653,336 3,116,733 3,186,371 4.84 4.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 276,440 251,798 8,057 7,394 2.47 2.38 AR : 335,800 339,191 6,734 6,428 1.60 1.50 CA : 86,225 86,264 2,313 1,639 2.21 1.55 DE : 97,110 95,015 3,039 2,639 2.52 2.21 FL : 41,895 38,541 658 869 1.31 1.84 GA : 331,619 353,186 7,059 8,139 1.75 1.87 LA : 44,857 32,405 986 629 1.83 1.55 MD : 57,706 59,437 1,453 1,611 1.99 2.10 MS : 182,906 211,775 3,139 2,701 1.42 1.09 MO : 80,163 91,805 1,947 1,854 1.95 1.63 NC : 224,588 213,081 4,657 5,048 1.71 1.95 PA : 31,364 32,729 1,278 1,209 3.19 2.82 SC : 62,544 61,440 1,570 1,811 2.11 2.38 TN : 46,986 49,134 751 705 1.26 1.14 TX : 139,339 145,738 2,425 3,119 1.47 1.78 VA : 102,004 104,362 2,335 2,038 1.74 1.51 WA : 10,983 11,098 382 477 2.89 3.52 : US : 2,286,458 2,318,560 52,434 51,278 1.87 1.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- --- 219,615 372,367 5,225 16,428 AR : --- 7,871 358,165 159,505 11,201 9,861 CA : --- 6,256 95,230 14,419 1,945 9,560 DE : --- 19,264 116,767 138,198 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 2,005 191,853 402,351 3,104 18,235 LA : --- --- 35,426 17,419 309 3,143 MD : --- --- 104,096 75,327 92 8,561 MS : --- 3,251 109,581 41,025 1,590 14,377 MO : --- 7,447 139,670 29,114 2,212 2,520 NC : --- 14,718 158,257 136,381 435 43,504 PA : --- --- 39,682 56,123 314 --- SC : --- 3,220 32,980 --- 53 4,253 TN : --- --- 47,041 14,487 --- --- TX : --- 979 168,197 67,435 555 2,929 VA : --- 6,540 104,876 77,208 159 --- WA : --- --- 33,522 --- --- 1,133 : US : --- 108,273 2,200,097 1,799,043 43,200 180,619 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 12,930 32,599 71,036 10,417 250,437 991,054 AR : 15,755 52,445 73,465 5,554 114,197 808,019 CA : 1,164 9,368 2,939 --- 37,027 177,908 DE : 4,186 9,070 15,993 1,902 43,422 348,802 FL : 1,638 2,765 8,392 1,074 --- 13,869 GA : 17,488 52,153 52,396 15,578 240,471 995,634 LA : 1,363 5,804 --- --- --- 63,464 MD : 2,222 10,306 --- 273 27,456 228,333 MS : 5,680 22,550 25,264 2,359 120,277 345,954 MO : 3,288 19,033 19,008 --- 38,795 261,087 NC : 8,390 29,993 60,113 3,092 205,072 659,955 PA : 2,025 3,630 --- --- 41,956 143,730 SC : 4,904 15,646 19,472 2,406 75,211 158,145 TN : 2,336 7,486 --- --- 25,190 96,540 TX : 1,638 12,978 18,992 1,195 27,195 302,093 VA : 3,993 9,172 28,749 1,365 108,507 340,569 WA : --- 1,028 569 --- --- 36,252 : US : 96,415 321,297 505,013 52,754 1,515,802 6,822,513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, January 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 14,154 14,627 73,120 71,427 5.17 4.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 44,456 42,601 4,048 4,376 6.15 6.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 18 --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,670 291,070 15,381 844 155,005 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 26 --- --- --- 44 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 30,296 63,479 214,124 1,802 53,727 829,398 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, January 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,177 2,350 44,919 40,651 20.64 17.30 CA : 1,560 1,568 35,408 35,968 22.70 22.94 IA : 971 946 30,068 27,285 30.97 28.84 MN : 2,649 2,903 59,492 68,253 22.46 23.51 MO : 1,863 2,097 46,391 57,252 24.90 27.30 NC : 3,907 3,795 97,269 99,297 24.89 26.17 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,937 3,061 55,244 57,465 18.81 18.77 : US : 21,384 22,799 525,102 560,960 24.56 24.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 36,502 33,314 937 628 2.32 1.72 CA : 27,485 28,992 448 470 1.41 1.45 IA : 23,458 21,309 1,082 744 4.00 3.03 MN : 46,798 53,248 1,806 2,440 3.37 3.97 MO : 36,123 44,758 1,270 1,636 3.04 3.17 NC : 77,097 77,596 1,790 2,244 2.05 2.51 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 42,786 43,965 827 922 1.66 1.78 : US : 412,396 439,746 11,909 12,681 2.52 2.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 8,295 --- 131 --- CA : --- --- 5,666 185 --- --- IA : --- --- --- 4,289 --- --- MN : --- --- 19,579 8,313 --- 19 MO : --- --- 29,032 4,846 --- --- NC : --- --- 9,632 --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- 1,052 --- --- VA : --- 10 --- 528 --- --- : US : --- 670 119,319 30,060 6,017 172 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 1,051 --- 851 10,328 CA : 27 --- --- --- --- 5,878 IA : 36 --- --- --- --- 4,325 MN : --- 1,328 1,650 --- --- 30,889 MO : 139 --- 1,550 --- 1,231 36,798 NC : 317 2,311 --- --- 2,400 14,660 PA : 112 --- --- --- --- 1,164 VA : 22 978 298 255 --- 2,091 : US : 1,469 9,760 12,355 3,411 16,130 199,363 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, January 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,267 374 --- 31 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 18 85 110 29 430 3,344 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., January 1996-1997................................................. 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1996-1997............................. 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., January 1996-1997................................................. 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., January 1996-1997................................................. 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., January 1997...................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., January 1997............................................. 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., January 1997................................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., January 1996-1997............................. 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1996-1997............................. 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., January 1996-1997............................. 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., January 1996-1997................ 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1996-1997............................. 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., January 1996-1997............................. 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 P.M. 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