HDR1012000150080404971500Poultry Slaughter Released April 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. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 5 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during February (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.51 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the amount certified in February 1996. Updated totals for January 1997 show that 2.85 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during February 1997 was 3.41 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.83 billion pounds of young chickens, 63.1 million pounds of mature chickens, 499 million pounds of turkeys, and 10.5 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during February 1997 averaged 4.85 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was down slightly from 5.11 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.09 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during February 1997 averaged 24.2 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 1996. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 1997 totaled 12.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.36 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.44 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 64.2 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 2.09 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 2.04 percent a year earlier. February 1997 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, while February 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including one holidays) and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. 1996 Poultry Slaughter Up 5 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome under Federal Inspection during 1996 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 32.4 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the total amount certified during 1995. Young chickens, at 26.3 billion pounds, accounted for 81 percent of the total pounds certified ready-to-cook and were up 5 percent from 1995. The average live weight for young chickens increased 3 percent to 4.78 pounds. Total turkeys, at 5.47 billion pounds, represented 17 percent of the overall total and were 7 percent above the previous year. Total turkeys average live weight increased 2 percent to 23.7 pounds per bird. The remaining 2 percent of pounds certified ready-to-cook were mature chickens, ducks, and other poultry. Pou 2-1 (4-97) Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1997 : 661,931 14,960 676,890 1,895 ----- Feb 1996 : 618,637 13,349 631,986 1,591 ----- Feb 1997 : 584,540 12,408 596,948 1,582 ----- : Jan-Feb 1996 : 1,262,758 27,503 1,290,261 3,296 ----- Jan-Feb 1997 : 1,246,470 27,368 1,273,838 3,477 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1997 : 3,229,899 73,993 3,303,892 12,643 1,146 Feb 1996 : 2,969,421 68,246 3,037,667 10,609 542 Feb 1997 : 2,833,908 63,125 2,897,033 10,491 1,001 : Jan-Feb 1996 : 6,086,154 141,366 6,227,520 22,038 1,175 Jan-Feb 1997 : 6,063,807 137,118 6,200,925 23,134 2,147 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1997 : 4.88 4.95 4.88 6.67 ----- Feb 1996 : 4.80 5.11 4.81 6.67 ----- Feb 1997 : 4.85 5.09 4.85 6.63 ----- : Jan-Feb 1996 : 4.82 5.14 4.83 6.69 ----- Jan-Feb 1997 : 4.86 5.01 4.87 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1997 : 15 22,799 102 22,917 ----- Feb 1996 : 29 22,654 138 22,820 ----- Feb 1997 : --- 20,538 107 20,645 ----- : Jan-Feb 1996 : 29 44,038 310 44,377 ----- Jan-Feb 1997 : 15 43,337 210 43,562 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1997 : 184 560,960 2,900 564,044 3,881,725 Feb 1996 : 286 539,728 3,512 543,526 3,592,343 Feb 1997 : --- 496,147 2,912 499,059 3,407,584 : Jan-Feb 1996 : 286 1,064,829 7,932 1,073,047 7,323,780 Jan-Feb 1997 : 184 1,057,107 5,812 1,063,103 7,289,309 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1997 : 12.00 24.60 28.34 24.61 ----- Feb 1996 : 9.88 23.83 25.52 23.82 ----- Feb 1997 : --- 24.16 27.15 24.17 ----- : Jan-Feb 1996 : 9.88 24.18 25.55 24.18 ----- Jan-Feb 1997 : 12.00 24.39 27.73 24.40 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 1996: 5,141, February 1997: 4,875. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: February 1996: 103, February 1997: 81. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1997 : Chilled : 2,153,872 42,836 2,196,708 3,383 389 Frozen : 197,591 1,354 198,944 5,738 235 : Total : 2,351,463 44,189 2,395,652 9,121 623 : Feb 1996 : Chilled : 1,981,174 39,809 2,020,983 3,342 121 Frozen : 187,257 1,647 188,905 4,311 194 : Total : 2,168,431 41,456 2,209,887 7,653 315 : Feb 1997 : Chilled : 1,908,845 35,753 1,944,598 2,980 345 Frozen : 160,211 1,985 162,196 4,543 194 : Total : 2,069,056 37,738 2,106,794 7,523 539 : : Jan-Feb 1996 : Chilled : 4,065,263 82,108 4,147,371 6,324 286 Frozen : 389,627 3,804 393,431 9,549 405 : Total : 4,454,890 85,912 4,540,802 15,873 691 : Jan-Feb 1997 : Chilled : 4,062,718 78,588 4,141,306 6,363 733 Frozen : 357,802 3,339 361,140 10,281 429 : Total : 4,420,519 81,927 4,502,446 16,644 1,162 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1997 : Chilled : 67 217,618 1,747 219,432 2,419,911 Frozen : 69 222,129 495 222,693 427,610 : Total : 136 439,746 2,243 442,125 2,847,521 : Feb 1996 : Chilled : --- 206,057 1,632 207,689 2,232,135 Frozen : 227 220,461 995 221,682 415,092 : Total : 227 426,518 2,627 429,371 2,647,227 : Feb 1997 : Chilled : --- 194,313 2,039 196,353 2,144,275 Frozen : --- 195,152 171 195,323 362,256 : Total : --- 389,465 2,210 391,676 2,506,532 : : Jan-Feb 1996 : Chilled : --- 417,100 3,941 421,041 4,575,022 Frozen : 227 421,814 2,095 424,136 827,521 : Total : 227 838,915 6,036 845,177 5,402,544 : Jan-Feb 1997 : Chilled : 67 411,931 3,787 415,784 4,564,187 Frozen : 69 417,281 666 418,017 789,866 : Total : 136 829,212 4,453 833,801 5,354,053 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1997 : 13,079 1,608 14,687 10 3 Feb 1996 : 12,674 1,243 13,917 9 1 Feb 1997 : 9,732 1,030 10,761 8 6 : Jan-Feb 1996 : 28,322 2,348 30,671 17 6 Jan-Feb 1997 : 22,811 2,638 25,449 17 9 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1996 : 0.43 1.82 0.46 0.08 0.09 Feb 1997 : 0.34 1.63 0.37 0.07 0.60 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1997 : 51,788 4,586 56,373 287 11 Feb 1996 : 49,968 4,008 53,976 165 8 Feb 1997 : 49,275 3,642 52,917 218 12 : Jan-Feb 1996 : 102,402 8,056 110,457 324 19 Jan-Feb 1997 : 101,063 8,228 109,290 505 23 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1996 : 1.87 6.53 1.97 1.73 1.61 Feb 1997 : 1.93 6.41 2.03 2.31 1.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1997 : --- 3,321 60 3,381 18,081 Feb 1996 : 2 1,763 57 1,822 15,749 Feb 1997 : --- 1,495 20 1,515 12,290 : Jan-Feb 1996 : 2 3,603 113 3,718 34,411 Jan-Feb 1997 : --- 4,816 80 4,895 30,370 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1996 : 0.65 0.33 1.62 0.34 0.44 Feb 1997 : --- 0.30 0.68 0.30 0.36 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1997 : 7 12,681 149 12,836 69,508 Feb 1996 : 3 11,392 257 11,651 65,800 Feb 1997 : --- 10,936 145 11,081 64,228 : Jan-Feb 1996 : 3 23,301 486 23,790 134,591 Jan-Feb 1997 : 7 23,617 293 23,918 133,736 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1996 : 1.04 2.35 8.12 2.38 2.04 Feb 1997 : --- 2.45 5.53 2.47 2.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 72,388 62,793 355,638 307,134 4.91 4.89 AR : 95,051 88,401 448,485 429,542 4.72 4.86 CA : 19,928 18,478 99,086 96,588 4.97 5.23 DE : 23,491 20,424 131,747 112,835 5.61 5.52 FL : 11,854 9,872 53,522 44,503 4.52 4.51 GA : 86,665 88,362 421,771 445,597 4.87 5.04 LA : 12,539 11,053 57,580 47,061 4.59 4.26 MD : 16,802 15,507 79,354 74,352 4.72 4.79 MS : 52,509 53,117 250,107 241,635 4.76 4.55 MO : 25,334 26,224 108,881 113,345 4.30 4.32 NC : 53,676 47,427 281,292 257,577 5.24 5.43 PA : 8,007 8,302 41,108 42,407 5.13 5.11 SC : 18,591 15,989 81,788 72,261 4.40 4.52 TN : 13,609 13,437 61,010 61,355 4.48 4.57 TX : 37,209 35,866 169,516 164,504 4.56 4.59 VA : 28,981 28,328 137,482 135,640 4.74 4.79 WA : 2,721 2,543 13,732 13,011 5.05 5.12 : US : 618,637 584,540 2,969,421 2,833,908 4.80 4.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 266,176 226,057 8,502 7,100 2.66 2.57 AR : 318,915 308,626 6,755 8,832 1.67 2.28 CA : 72,275 70,334 1,396 1,488 1.57 1.71 DE : 95,448 81,782 3,311 2,450 2.79 2.41 FL : 37,024 31,707 599 858 1.24 2.14 GA : 311,787 326,438 6,236 7,415 1.64 1.85 LA : 41,557 33,466 1,336 825 2.58 1.95 MD : 55,564 52,764 1,370 1,536 1.92 2.30 MS : 189,305 184,609 3,052 2,440 1.36 1.12 MO : 78,131 82,561 2,136 1,492 2.18 1.46 NC : 208,797 192,189 4,364 4,515 1.72 1.95 PA : 28,984 29,739 1,147 1,007 3.10 2.64 SC : 60,829 52,671 1,440 1,328 1.96 2.04 TN : 44,359 44,071 676 661 1.23 1.20 TX : 128,712 124,234 1,952 2,399 1.28 1.62 VA : 94,802 93,894 2,074 2,004 1.68 1.64 WA : 10,233 9,315 373 348 3.02 2.97 : US : 2,168,431 2,069,056 49,968 49,275 1.87 1.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 7,618 190,976 389,607 4,456 12,660 AR : --- 8,611 331,088 142,981 10,033 10,063 CA : --- 7,058 86,848 13,601 1,620 8,757 DE : --- 12,987 105,440 156,941 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,850 165,772 387,939 2,628 17,520 LA : --- --- 40,160 --- 378 3,204 MD : --- 10,478 104,424 71,248 57 8,489 MS : --- 3,833 100,456 37,647 1,829 9,287 MO : --- 7,863 117,239 26,393 2,527 2,286 NC : --- 16,613 144,570 146,457 325 35,240 PA : --- 1,468 31,613 35,664 309 --- SC : --- 2,592 26,328 --- 52 3,543 TN : --- --- 45,427 21,986 --- --- TX : --- --- 137,606 55,152 393 3,046 VA : --- --- 90,309 84,398 --- --- WA : --- 128 28,494 --- 241 1,189 : US : --- 103,501 1,945,080 1,750,778 36,647 160,092 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 10,968 24,905 65,134 7,556 237,382 951,262 AR : 13,499 41,262 65,073 5,552 105,052 733,214 CA : 1,529 8,339 2,751 --- 49,626 180,129 DE : 3,716 5,921 13,482 --- --- 298,487 FL : 1,479 2,062 9,038 --- --- 12,579 GA : 17,255 46,350 57,543 15,971 226,395 939,223 LA : --- 4,932 --- --- 16,552 65,226 MD : 2,170 --- --- 1,656 28,993 227,515 MS : 5,131 26,118 27,928 --- 118,211 330,440 MO : 2,948 10,407 16,286 --- 33,330 219,279 NC : 7,130 21,516 61,974 2,208 155,864 591,897 PA : 1,947 2,660 --- --- --- 73,661 SC : 3,321 11,025 15,212 5,693 59,656 127,422 TN : 2,320 5,345 10,643 2,949 32,256 120,926 TX : 1,115 11,960 14,366 449 20,004 244,091 VA : 3,793 8,466 29,519 --- 102,095 318,580 WA : --- 959 402 760 --- 32,173 : US : 86,975 257,225 471,813 59,876 1,399,413 6,271,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 13,349 12,408 68,246 63,125 5.11 5.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 41,456 37,738 4,008 3,642 6.53 6.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 10 --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 2,789 229,815 15,018 953 119,140 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 59 --- --- --- 69 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 30,352 42,100 199,026 1,294 37,621 678,108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 2,282 2,110 47,664 37,603 20.88 17.82 CA : 1,512 1,344 32,521 30,507 21.51 22.70 IA : 1,045 898 29,898 24,526 28.60 27.32 MN : 3,052 2,983 65,898 71,888 21.59 24.10 MO : 2,100 1,846 50,617 49,017 24.10 26.55 NC : 3,995 3,296 97,418 82,334 24.39 24.98 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,081 2,540 58,448 48,907 18.97 19.25 : US : 22,654 20,538 539,728 496,147 23.83 24.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 38,945 30,853 809 582 1.89 1.72 CA : 26,623 24,686 353 436 1.20 1.59 IA : 23,276 18,599 983 682 3.65 3.09 MN : 52,120 56,394 2,048 2,449 3.45 3.79 MO : 40,020 38,616 1,414 1,151 3.10 2.61 NC : 76,377 64,488 1,674 1,796 1.91 2.42 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 46,314 37,623 879 847 1.67 1.92 : US : 426,518 389,465 11,392 10,936 2.35 2.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 6,831 641 --- --- CA : --- --- 6,273 50 --- --- IA : --- --- --- 6,918 --- 8 MN : --- --- 17,910 10,451 929 --- MO : --- --- 18,467 3,681 --- 12 NC : --- --- 7,697 --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- 1,487 --- --- VA : --- --- --- 657 --- --- : US : --- 419 98,571 33,101 5,559 100 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 397 1,255 404 1,867 11,395 CA : 27 347 --- 21 --- 6,718 IA : --- --- --- --- --- 6,926 MN : --- 876 1,793 203 --- 32,162 MO : --- 206 361 --- 900 23,627 NC : 192 1,883 --- 199 2,710 12,681 PA : --- --- --- --- --- 1,487 VA : 31 682 287 --- --- 1,657 : US : 1,204 6,533 10,131 1,435 13,306 170,359 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,055 185 --- 126 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- 88 64 --- 138 2,656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 644,121 14,154 658,275 1,705 ----- Feb : 618,637 13,349 631,986 1,591 ----- Mar : 617,555 13,243 630,798 1,514 ----- Apr : 626,220 14,136 640,356 1,621 ----- May : 663,234 13,697 676,931 1,732 ----- Jun : 599,799 12,098 611,897 1,579 ----- Jul : 655,381 12,744 668,125 1,746 ----- Aug : 660,370 11,176 671,546 1,810 ----- Sep : 606,694 12,556 619,250 1,759 ----- Oct : 686,141 14,527 700,669 1,973 ----- Nov : 573,057 9,727 582,784 1,781 ----- Dec : 595,041 12,201 607,242 1,852 ----- : Total 2/ : 7,546,250 153,609 7,699,858 20,663 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 3,116,733 73,120 3,189,853 11,429 633 Feb : 2,969,421 68,246 3,037,667 10,609 542 Mar : 2,956,400 71,281 3,027,681 10,212 602 Apr : 3,015,292 71,822 3,087,114 10,962 605 May : 3,148,746 69,794 3,218,539 11,607 912 Jun : 2,830,429 66,389 2,896,819 10,538 903 Jul : 3,053,970 68,401 3,122,370 11,530 853 Aug : 3,110,728 58,796 3,169,524 11,797 1,070 Sep : 2,895,500 67,614 2,963,114 11,513 1,983 Oct : 3,302,868 76,851 3,379,718 13,008 2,815 Nov : 2,757,260 49,400 2,806,660 11,857 1,643 Dec : 2,877,468 58,881 2,936,349 12,563 856 : Total 2/ : 36,034,815 800,594 36,835,409 137,624 13,417 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : --- 21,384 173 21,557 ----- Feb : 29 22,654 138 22,820 ----- Mar : 16 22,483 116 22,615 ----- Apr : 24 22,758 255 23,036 ----- May : 21 25,345 103 25,469 ----- Jun : --- 24,248 67 24,315 ----- Jul : 51 26,239 208 26,498 ----- Aug : --- 26,510 264 26,774 ----- Sep : 13 24,068 185 24,267 ----- Oct : 17 27,752 282 28,051 ----- Nov : 7 25,745 132 25,884 ----- Dec : 10 21,849 146 22,005 ----- : Total 2/ : 188 291,034 2,068 293,290 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : --- 525,102 4,419 529,521 3,731,437 Feb : 286 539,728 3,512 543,526 3,592,343 Mar : 138 533,780 3,024 536,942 3,575,437 Apr : 201 546,816 7,382 554,400 3,653,080 May : 178 610,666 2,847 613,692 3,844,750 Jun : --- 577,247 1,880 579,127 3,487,387 Jul : 439 613,254 5,210 618,903 3,753,657 Aug : --- 605,319 6,507 611,825 3,794,216 Sep : 85 560,370 4,561 565,016 3,541,627 Oct : 175 659,016 6,875 666,066 4,061,608 Nov : 72 588,585 3,232 591,890 3,412,049 Dec : 122 521,240 3,851 525,213 3,474,982 : Total 2/ : 1,697 6,881,123 53,301 6,936,121 43,922,572 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 4.84 5.17 4.85 6.70 ----- Feb : 4.80 5.11 4.81 6.67 ----- Mar : 4.79 5.38 4.80 6.75 ----- Apr : 4.82 5.08 4.82 6.76 ----- May : 4.75 5.10 4.75 6.70 ----- Jun : 4.72 5.49 4.73 6.67 ----- Jul : 4.66 5.37 4.67 6.60 ----- Aug : 4.71 5.26 4.72 6.52 ----- Sep : 4.77 5.39 4.79 6.54 ----- Oct : 4.81 5.29 4.82 6.59 ----- Nov : 4.81 5.08 4.82 6.66 ----- Dec : 4.84 4.83 4.84 6.78 ----- : Total : 4.78 5.21 4.78 6.66 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : --- 24.56 25.57 24.56 ----- Feb : 9.88 23.83 25.53 23.82 ----- Mar : 8.89 23.74 26.08 23.74 ----- Apr : 8.53 24.03 28.98 24.07 ----- May : 8.52 24.09 27.72 24.10 ----- Jun : --- 23.81 28.05 23.82 ----- Jul : 8.68 23.37 24.99 23.36 ----- Aug : --- 22.83 24.62 22.85 ----- Sep : 6.35 23.28 24.60 23.28 ----- Oct : 10.14 23.75 24.40 23.74 ----- Nov : 9.82 22.86 24.55 22.87 ----- Dec : 12.00 23.86 26.45 23.87 ----- : Total : 9.04 23.64 25.77 23.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Averages calculated from unrounded data. Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 2,084,089 42,299 2,126,388 2,982 165 Feb : 1,981,174 39,809 2,020,983 3,342 121 Mar : 1,977,572 40,899 2,018,471 2,663 150 Apr : 2,027,759 41,760 2,069,519 2,895 160 May : 2,116,409 40,352 2,156,761 3,031 235 Jun : 1,902,017 38,496 1,940,513 2,687 245 Jul : 2,044,291 39,441 2,083,732 2,614 234 Aug : 2,091,018 33,099 2,124,118 2,890 240 Sep : 1,937,749 40,097 1,977,847 2,807 303 Oct : 2,200,362 45,310 2,245,672 3,074 375 Nov : 1,830,776 29,794 1,860,570 3,356 401 Dec : 1,916,707 34,725 1,951,431 3,732 274 : Total 2/ : 24,109,922 466,082 24,576,004 36,072 2,902 : Frozen : : Jan : 202,369 2,157 204,526 5,238 211 Feb : 187,257 1,647 188,905 4,311 194 Mar : 177,610 2,065 179,675 4,695 197 Apr : 173,906 1,786 175,692 5,042 188 May : 182,987 2,287 185,275 5,418 262 Jun : 167,760 1,903 169,663 4,958 241 Jul : 189,017 2,610 191,627 5,672 254 Aug : 186,770 2,174 188,944 5,604 376 Sep : 179,233 1,202 180,435 5,437 829 Oct : 213,926 1,533 215,459 6,272 1,218 Nov : 182,461 718 183,179 5,088 496 Dec : 183,085 646 183,731 5,233 206 : Total 2/ : 2,226,381 20,730 2,247,111 62,968 4,673 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : --- 211,044 2,309 213,352 2,342,887 Feb : --- 206,057 1,632 207,689 2,232,135 Mar : --- 212,805 1,634 214,439 2,235,724 Apr : 1 205,112 4,847 209,960 2,282,535 May : 2 227,676 1,431 229,109 2,389,136 Jun : --- 208,241 1,059 209,299 2,152,744 Jul : --- 222,855 1,914 224,769 2,311,349 Aug : --- 214,532 3,568 218,100 2,345,347 Sep : --- 202,032 2,232 204,264 2,185,220 Oct : --- 244,162 3,053 247,215 2,496,336 Nov : --- 248,053 1,492 249,545 2,113,871 Dec : 44 211,540 1,061 212,646 2,168,083 : Total 2/ : 48 2,614,109 26,232 2,640,389 27,255,367 : Frozen : : Jan : --- 201,353 1,101 202,454 412,430 Feb : 227 220,461 995 221,682 415,092 Mar : 109 209,524 602 210,235 394,802 Apr : 157 225,802 685 226,643 407,565 May : 138 255,276 699 256,113 447,068 Jun : --- 246,437 376 246,813 421,676 Jul : 325 261,964 1,950 264,238 461,791 Aug : --- 262,067 1,392 263,459 458,384 Sep : 59 238,897 1,225 240,181 426,882 Oct : 136 273,962 2,121 276,219 499,167 Nov : 53 217,852 987 218,892 407,655 Dec : 46 196,407 1,845 198,298 387,468 : Total 2/ : 1,250 2,810,002 13,976 2,825,228 5,139,979 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 2,286,458 44,456 2,330,915 8,220 376 Feb : 2,168,431 41,456 2,209,887 7,653 315 Mar : 2,155,182 42,964 2,198,146 7,358 347 Apr : 2,201,664 43,546 2,245,211 7,937 349 May : 2,299,396 42,640 2,342,036 8,448 497 Jun : 2,069,777 40,399 2,110,176 7,645 486 Jul : 2,233,307 42,052 2,275,359 8,285 488 Aug : 2,277,789 35,273 2,313,062 8,494 616 Sep : 2,116,982 41,299 2,158,281 8,244 1,132 Oct : 2,414,287 46,843 2,461,130 9,346 1,592 Nov : 2,013,236 30,512 2,043,748 8,444 897 Dec : 2,099,792 35,371 2,135,163 8,965 480 : Total 2/ : 26,336,303 486,812 26,823,115 99,040 7,575 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : --- 412,396 3,410 415,806 2,755,317 Feb : 227 426,518 2,627 429,371 2,647,227 Mar : 109 422,330 2,236 424,675 2,630,526 Apr : 158 430,913 5,532 436,603 2,690,099 May : 139 482,953 2,131 485,223 2,836,204 Jun : --- 454,677 1,435 456,112 2,574,420 Jul : 325 484,819 3,864 489,007 2,773,140 Aug : --- 476,600 4,959 481,559 2,803,731 Sep : 59 440,928 3,457 444,445 2,612,102 Oct : 136 518,124 5,174 523,435 2,995,503 Nov : 53 465,904 2,479 468,437 2,521,526 Dec : 91 407,948 2,906 410,945 2,555,552 : Total 2/ : 1,297 5,424,111 40,208 5,465,617 32,395,346 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :----------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : 15,648 1,105 16,753 8 5 Feb : 12,674 1,243 13,917 9 1 Mar : 11,862 1,114 12,976 7 3 Apr : 10,423 979 11,402 6 4 May : 10,454 1,153 11,608 9 6 Jun : 10,068 1,261 11,329 13 4 Jul : 12,894 1,396 14,290 16 3 Aug : 11,603 989 12,592 22 7 Sep : 9,328 934 10,262 10 15 Oct : 10,109 987 11,096 9 11 Nov : 9,668 666 10,334 11 10 Dec : 10,931 1,057 11,987 9 3 : Total 2/ : 135,661 12,885 148,546 130 74 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 52,434 4,048 56,482 159 12 Feb : 49,968 4,008 53,976 165 8 Mar : 47,950 4,259 52,209 154 5 Apr : 47,878 3,993 51,871 162 5 May : 47,993 3,803 51,796 176 9 Jun : 40,181 3,843 44,024 171 8 Jul : 44,877 3,827 48,704 181 8 Aug : 45,702 3,481 49,183 189 13 Sep : 42,850 4,155 47,005 206 20 Oct : 46,232 4,542 50,775 224 42 Nov : 40,523 2,872 43,395 254 15 Dec : 44,972 3,516 48,487 265 10 : Total 2/ : 551,558 46,347 597,905 2,307 155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :----------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : --- 1,840 56 1,896 18,663 Feb : 2 1,763 57 1,822 15,749 Mar : --- 1,555 40 1,595 14,581 Apr : --- 1,346 44 1,390 12,802 May : 2 1,602 25 1,629 13,251 Jun : --- 1,895 47 1,943 13,289 Jul : 1 1,923 44 1,968 16,277 Aug : --- 1,838 51 1,889 14,510 Sep : 1 1,965 35 2,001 12,288 Oct : 1 1,616 47 1,664 12,781 Nov : --- 1,518 18 1,536 11,891 Dec : --- 1,420 25 1,445 13,446 : Total 2/ : 7 20,280 491 20,778 169,528 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : --- 11,909 229 12,139 68,791 Feb : 3 11,392 257 11,651 65,800 Mar : 1 10,713 247 10,961 63,329 Apr : 3 10,368 438 10,810 62,847 May : 4 11,494 202 11,699 63,681 Jun : --- 10,174 116 10,289 54,492 Jul : 7 11,099 379 11,485 60,378 Aug : --- 11,482 335 11,817 61,201 Sep : 6 10,887 272 11,166 58,397 Oct : 5 12,359 388 12,751 63,792 Nov : 1 10,841 197 11,039 54,704 Dec : 5 10,244 243 10,492 59,254 : Total 2/ : 34 132,962 3,303 136,299 736,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Total Poultry Slaughtered (Ready-to-cook Weights), United States, 1995 and 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Federal : Non-Federal : Total Year : Inspection 1/ : Inspection 2/ : Inspection ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : (Million Pounds) 1995 : 30,725 46 30,771 1996 : 32,395 46 32,441 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes chickens, turkeys, ducks and other poultry. 2/ Includes chickens and turkeys only. 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. This issue of "Poultry Slaughter" also contains revised monthly data on selected items for 1996. These revisions are shown on pages 15 through 24. 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.............................................................. 27 Mature Chickens, Selected States and U.S., February 1996-1997 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 11 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 12 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., February 1996-1997 ............................................... 14 Poultry by Type, U.S., February 1996 with Comparisons Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations ............................ 6 Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................ 4 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ............... 2 Reliability Statement................................................... 26 Young Chickens, Selected States and U.S., February 1996-1997 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 8 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 10 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature), Selected States and U.S., February 1996-1997 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 13 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 14 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 13 1996-97 Poultry Slaughter: Total Pounds Certified (RTC), Federal Inspection and Non-Federal Inspection, U.S ..................... 25 1996 Poultry by Type, Month, and Total, U.S. Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations ............................ 23 Average Live Weight ................................................... 17 Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................. 19 Chilled Plus Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................ 21 Number Inspected and Live Weight ...................................... 15 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 P.M. 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