Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 3, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call Jim Brewster (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during February (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.60 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in February 1997. Updated totals for January 1998 show that 2.85 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during February 1998 was 3.53 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.93 billion pounds of young chickens, 64.4 million pounds of mature chickens, 522 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.5 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during February 1998 averaged 4.83 pounds per bird. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.09 pounds per bird. Both were down slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 1998 averaged 25.1 pounds per bird, up four percent from February 1997. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 1998 totaled 13.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.38 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.36 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 64.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 2.04 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 2.09 percent a year earlier. February 1998 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as February 1997. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. 1997 Poultry Slaughter up 3 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome under Federal Inspection during 1997 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 33.4 billion pounds, up 3 percent form the total amount certified during 1996. Young chickens, at 27.3 billion pounds, accounted for 82 percent of the total pounds certified ready-to-cook and were up 4 percent from 1996. The average live weight for young chickens increased 1 percent to 4.81 pounds. Total turkeys, at 5.48 billion pounds, represented 16 percent of the overall total and were up slightly from 1996. The average live weight for total turkeys increased 1 percent to 24.0 pounds per bird. The remaining 2 percent of pounds certified ready-to-cook were mature chickens, ducks, and other poultry. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1998 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1998 : 665,967 14,769 680,736 2,026 ----- Feb 1997 : 593,081 12,452 605,533 1,582 ----- Feb 1998 : 605,655 12,653 618,308 1,718 ----- : Jan-Feb 1997 : 1,260,965 27,412 1,288,377 3,477 ----- Jan-Feb 1998 : 1,271,621 27,423 1,299,044 3,744 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1998 : 3,227,987 74,207 3,302,194 13,560 1,151 Feb 1997 : 2,872,314 63,527 2,935,841 10,491 1,023 Feb 1998 : 2,927,878 64,359 2,992,237 11,466 839 : Jan-Feb 1997 : 6,127,140 137,521 6,264,661 23,134 2,247 Jan-Feb 1998 : 6,155,865 138,566 6,294,431 25,027 1,989 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1998 : 4.85 5.02 4.85 6.69 ----- Feb 1997 : 4.84 5.10 4.85 6.63 ----- Feb 1998 : 4.83 5.09 4.84 6.67 ----- : Jan-Feb 1997 : 4.86 5.02 4.86 6.65 ----- Jan-Feb 1998 : 4.84 5.05 4.85 6.68 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1998 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1998 : --- 21,521 158 21,679 ----- Feb 1997 : --- 20,538 107 20,645 ----- Feb 1998 : --- 20,627 166 20,793 ----- : Jan-Feb 1997 : 15 43,337 210 43,562 ----- Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 42,147 324 42,472 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1998 : --- 546,428 4,267 550,695 3,867,600 Feb 1997 : --- 496,155 2,912 499,067 3,446,423 Feb 1998 : --- 517,883 4,340 522,223 3,526,765 : Jan-Feb 1997 : 184 1,057,116 5,812 1,063,111 7,353,154 Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 1,064,311 8,607 1,072,918 7,394,365 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1998 : --- 25.39 27.02 25.40 ----- Feb 1997 : --- 24.16 27.15 24.17 ----- Feb 1998 : --- 25.11 26.12 25.12 ----- : Jan-Feb 1997 : 12.00 24.39 27.73 24.40 ----- Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 25.25 26.56 25.26 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997: 4,919, February 1998: 4,952. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: February 1997: 81, February 1998: 72. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1998 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1998 : Chilled : 2,155,280 40,133 2,195,413 3,422 435 Frozen : 206,312 4,131 210,443 6,232 244 : Total : 2,361,592 44,264 2,405,856 9,654 679 : Feb 1997 : Chilled : 1,930,436 36,044 1,966,480 2,980 356 Frozen : 167,392 1,985 169,377 4,543 194 : Total : 2,097,828 38,029 2,135,857 7,523 551 : Feb 1998 : Chilled : 1,949,289 36,198 1,985,487 2,761 272 Frozen : 191,336 2,589 193,925 5,319 203 : Total : 2,140,625 38,787 2,179,412 8,081 475 : : Jan-Feb 1997 : Chilled : 4,096,741 78,880 4,175,621 6,363 786 Frozen : 371,240 3,339 374,579 10,281 429 : Total : 4,467,981 82,218 4,550,199 16,644 1,215 : Jan-Feb 1998 : Chilled : 4,104,569 76,331 4,180,900 6,183 707 Frozen : 397,649 6,720 404,368 11,551 448 : Total : 4,502,217 83,051 4,585,268 17,734 1,155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1998 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1998 : Chilled : --- 208,403 1,871 210,275 2,409,544 Frozen : --- 221,032 1,319 222,351 439,270 : Total : --- 429,435 3,190 432,625 2,848,814 : Feb 1997 : Chilled : --- 194,320 2,039 196,360 2,166,176 Frozen : --- 195,152 171 195,323 369,437 : Total : --- 389,472 2,210 391,683 2,535,613 : Feb 1998 : Chilled : --- 195,081 2,167 197,248 2,185,768 Frozen : --- 212,880 1,009 213,889 413,337 : Total : --- 407,961 3,176 411,137 2,599,105 : : Jan-Feb 1997 : Chilled : 67 411,938 3,787 415,791 4,598,561 Frozen : 69 417,281 666 418,017 803,305 : Total : 136 829,219 4,453 833,808 5,401,866 : Jan-Feb 1998 : Chilled : --- 403,485 4,038 407,522 4,595,312 Frozen : --- 433,911 2,328 436,239 852,607 : Total : --- 837,396 6,366 843,762 5,447,919 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1998 : 13,750 1,223 14,973 14 3 Feb 1997 : 9,856 1,035 10,891 8 6 Feb 1998 : 11,139 1,008 12,147 10 1 : Jan-Feb 1997 : 23,030 2,643 25,673 17 9 Jan-Feb 1998 : 24,888 2,231 27,120 24 4 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1997 : 0.34 1.63 0.37 0.07 0.58 Feb 1998 : 0.38 1.57 0.41 0.09 0.15 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1998 : 50,423 4,238 54,662 284 9 Feb 1997 : 49,843 3,651 53,494 218 12 Feb 1998 : 48,806 3,983 52,789 234 8 : Jan-Feb 1997 : 101,908 8,237 110,144 505 23 Jan-Feb 1998 : 99,229 8,222 107,451 518 17 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1997 : 1.93 6.39 2.02 2.31 1.27 Feb 1998 : 1.85 6.88 1.96 2.27 1.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 1998 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1998 : --- 1,588 30 1,617 16,607 Feb 1997 : --- 1,495 20 1,515 12,420 Feb 1998 : --- 1,371 38 1,410 13,567 : Jan-Feb 1997 : --- 4,816 80 4,895 30,595 Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 2,959 68 3,027 30,174 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1997 : --- 0.30 0.68 0.30 0.36 Feb 1998 : --- 0.26 0.88 0.27 0.38 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1998 : --- 11,384 320 11,704 66,660 Feb 1997 : --- 10,937 145 11,081 64,805 Feb 1998 : --- 11,270 337 11,607 64,638 : Jan-Feb 1997 : 7 23,618 293 23,918 134,590 Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 22,654 658 23,311 131,298 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1997 : --- 2.45 5.53 2.47 2.09 Feb 1998 : --- 2.42 8.63 2.47 2.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 68,712 67,518 333,659 334,700 4.86 4.96 AR : 88,401 91,384 429,542 436,670 4.86 4.78 CA : 18,499 17,973 96,684 94,749 5.23 5.27 DE : 20,424 20,173 112,835 113,529 5.52 5.63 FL : 9,872 10,587 44,503 49,457 4.51 4.67 GA : 88,362 87,825 445,597 428,366 5.04 4.88 LA : 11,053 10,848 47,061 50,406 4.26 4.65 MD : 15,507 15,662 74,352 74,238 4.79 4.74 MS : 53,117 53,797 241,635 257,805 4.55 4.79 MO : 26,224 27,395 113,345 120,698 4.32 4.41 NC : 47,992 48,552 261,274 264,963 5.44 5.46 PA : 8,310 8,824 42,451 44,854 5.11 5.08 SC : 17,390 16,832 77,825 80,223 4.48 4.77 TN : 13,437 12,254 61,355 54,043 4.57 4.41 TX : 35,866 37,881 164,504 170,563 4.59 4.50 VA : 28,328 27,209 135,640 129,526 4.79 4.76 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 593,081 605,655 2,872,314 2,927,878 4.84 4.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 245,865 244,493 7,502 8,268 2.50 2.74 AR : 308,626 311,969 8,832 5,671 2.28 1.44 CA : 70,385 69,387 1,489 1,697 1.71 1.99 DE : 81,782 80,617 2,450 2,509 2.41 2.46 FL : 31,707 32,222 858 893 2.14 2.01 GA : 326,438 319,331 7,415 6,510 1.85 1.69 LA : 33,466 36,001 825 1,036 1.95 2.28 MD : 52,764 53,171 1,536 1,206 2.30 1.80 MS : 184,609 194,899 2,440 4,200 1.12 1.81 MO : 82,561 88,606 1,492 1,466 1.46 1.35 NC : 194,941 193,985 4,606 4,608 1.96 1.93 PA : 29,772 31,037 1,008 1,271 2.64 3.15 SC : 56,956 58,667 1,384 1,528 1.98 2.12 TN : 44,071 39,359 661 542 1.20 1.12 TX : 124,234 135,845 2,399 2,405 1.62 1.57 VA : 93,894 90,265 2,004 1,573 1.64 1.35 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,097,828 2,140,625 49,843 48,806 1.93 1.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,782 242,281 377,122 2,550 12,933 AR : --- 7,575 327,371 148,869 9,071 8,274 CA : --- --- 106,254 --- 867 --- DE : --- --- 110,455 81,164 77 --- FL : --- --- 18,546 --- --- --- GA : --- --- 160,124 255,208 972 14,940 LA : --- 208 45,945 26,803 --- 1,504 MD : --- 20,708 93,262 44,349 103 7,358 MS : --- --- 117,557 101,318 2,243 6,978 MO : --- 11,508 100,963 17,304 2,007 2,094 NC : --- 14,980 149,383 107,014 --- --- PA : --- --- 35,026 34,693 --- --- SC : --- 2,092 32,689 --- 64 --- TN : --- 297 45,949 8,794 --- --- TX : --- --- 136,806 63,481 919 2,657 VA : --- --- 76,606 33,719 --- --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 170,014 2,020,042 1,495,675 34,736 158,451 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 12,566 44,885 49,497 9,524 345,446 1,098,586 AR : 12,106 27,700 51,395 5,456 117,165 714,982 CA : 882 4,599 3,161 885 28,431 145,079 DE : 3,204 10,452 14,163 --- 58,158 277,673 FL : 1,329 2,282 7,419 --- --- 29,576 GA : 12,443 34,255 37,569 10,492 250,114 776,117 LA : 1,909 4,505 5,730 --- --- 86,604 MD : 1,773 9,541 --- --- 21,572 198,666 MS : 5,752 18,097 30,485 1,690 209,929 494,049 MO : 2,459 8,898 19,206 --- 28,651 193,090 NC : 11,800 31,379 42,843 4,824 161,503 523,726 PA : 1,878 4,086 --- 258 27,206 103,147 SC : 3,497 16,608 15,321 --- 74,250 144,521 TN : 2,606 5,978 10,927 471 21,494 96,516 TX : 1,596 14,472 14,129 1,255 23,881 259,196 VA : 2,863 9,417 16,259 3,934 101,880 244,678 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 85,195 272,900 392,312 55,181 1,688,901 6,373,407 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 12,452 12,653 63,527 64,359 5.10 5.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 38,029 38,787 3,651 3,983 6.39 6.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 5,797 232,844 23,701 3,459 111,822 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 87 861 297 --- 1,245 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 29,269 30,288 143,656 1,600 43,572 626,008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,110 2,130 37,603 37,857 17.82 17.78 CA : 1,344 1,306 30,507 31,043 22.70 23.76 IA : 898 1,164 24,526 31,731 27.32 27.26 MN : 2,983 2,916 71,888 67,716 24.10 23.22 MO : 1,846 2,063 49,017 55,115 26.55 26.72 NC : 3,296 3,182 82,334 83,314 24.98 26.18 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,540 2,430 48,907 48,245 19.25 19.85 : US : 20,538 20,627 496,155 517,883 24.16 25.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 30,853 31,314 582 573 1.72 1.68 CA : 24,686 25,079 436 425 1.59 1.52 IA : 18,599 24,557 682 809 3.09 2.83 MN : 56,394 52,931 2,449 2,277 3.79 3.74 MO : 38,616 43,243 1,151 1,305 2.61 2.63 NC : 64,488 66,582 1,796 1,509 2.42 2.01 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 37,623 36,292 847 758 1.92 1.75 : US : 389,472 407,961 10,936 11,270 2.45 2.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 5,318 481 --- 7 CA : --- --- 6,363 --- --- --- IA : --- --- --- 4,131 1,984 4 MN : --- --- 14,169 3,635 --- --- MO : --- --- 23,128 4,373 249 11 NC : --- --- 5,216 --- --- 14 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : --- --- 5,288 --- --- --- : US : --- 151 97,005 24,002 5,769 85 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 425 604 --- 872 7,707 CA : 21 --- --- --- --- 6,384 IA : 63 --- 580 --- --- 6,762 MN : 206 898 995 53 1,546 21,502 MO : 118 --- 520 --- 2,342 30,741 NC : 63 1,751 1,905 670 1,075 10,694 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 15 781 --- --- 889 6,973 : US : 1,043 7,892 7,450 3,026 10,129 156,552 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 4,342 759 16 73 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 22 119 187 --- 1,971 7,489 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1997 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 667,884 14,960 682,844 1,895 ----- Feb : 593,081 12,452 605,533 1,582 ----- Mar : 615,572 14,044 629,615 1,715 ----- Apr : 663,266 15,945 679,211 1,834 ----- May : 667,566 15,743 683,309 1,906 ----- Jun : 639,961 15,223 655,184 1,689 ----- Jul : 670,043 14,166 684,210 1,910 ----- Aug : 655,008 12,586 667,594 1,881 ----- Sep : 648,473 12,478 660,950 1,856 ----- Oct : 703,034 14,523 717,557 2,114 ----- Nov : 564,133 11,894 576,027 1,555 ----- Dec : 647,883 13,621 661,504 2,042 ----- : Total 2/ : 7,735,903 167,635 7,903,539 21,978 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 3,254,827 73,993 3,328,820 12,643 1,224 Feb : 2,872,314 63,527 2,935,841 10,491 1,023 Mar : 2,972,577 67,324 3,039,901 11,561 1,158 Apr : 3,224,981 74,545 3,299,526 12,455 1,077 May : 3,214,609 76,626 3,291,235 12,907 1,195 Jun : 3,052,482 77,218 3,129,700 11,307 1,264 Jul : 3,135,406 73,294 3,208,700 12,347 1,558 Aug : 3,060,803 64,342 3,125,145 12,338 1,987 Sep : 3,122,243 66,745 3,188,988 12,300 2,419 Oct : 3,400,499 74,788 3,475,288 14,183 2,786 Nov : 2,748,232 61,070 2,809,302 10,409 1,004 Dec : 3,148,429 65,728 3,214,157 13,592 1,038 : Total 2/ : 37,207,401 839,202 38,046,603 146,534 17,733 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1997 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 15 22,799 102 22,917 ----- Feb : --- 20,538 107 20,645 ----- Mar : --- 21,352 114 21,466 ----- Apr : 35 23,396 148 23,580 ----- May : 14 24,011 140 24,165 ----- Jun : 1 24,935 100 25,036 ----- Jul : --- 26,439 166 26,605 ----- Aug : --- 24,727 172 24,899 ----- Sep : --- 25,081 264 25,345 ----- Oct : 2 27,265 185 27,453 ----- Nov : --- 24,385 138 24,523 ----- Dec : --- 23,472 125 23,597 ----- : Total 2/ : 68 288,400 1,762 290,230 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 184 560,960 2,900 564,044 3,906,731 Feb : --- 496,155 2,912 499,067 3,446,423 Mar : 4 508,420 2,934 511,358 3,563,978 Apr : 318 568,537 4,095 572,950 3,886,008 May : 121 592,683 3,551 596,355 3,901,692 Jun : 13 600,526 2,584 603,123 3,745,394 Jul : --- 619,000 3,991 622,990 3,845,596 Aug : --- 575,390 4,306 579,696 3,719,165 Sep : --- 579,854 6,413 586,267 3,789,975 Oct : 19 651,705 4,599 656,323 4,148,579 Nov : --- 574,354 3,787 578,140 3,398,856 Dec : --- 580,854 3,316 584,171 3,812,957 : Total 2/ : 658 6,908,440 45,387 6,954,485 45,165,355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 4.87 4.95 4.87 6.67 ----- Feb : 4.84 5.10 4.85 6.63 ----- Mar : 4.83 4.79 4.83 6.74 ----- Apr : 4.86 4.68 4.86 6.79 ----- May : 4.82 4.87 4.82 6.77 ----- Jun : 4.77 5.07 4.78 6.69 ----- Jul : 4.68 5.17 4.69 6.46 ----- Aug : 4.67 5.11 4.68 6.56 ----- Sep : 4.81 5.35 4.82 6.63 ----- Oct : 4.84 5.15 4.84 6.71 ----- Nov : 4.87 5.13 4.88 6.69 ----- Dec : 4.86 4.83 4.86 6.66 ----- : Total : 4.81 5.01 4.81 6.67 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1997 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 12.00 24.60 28.34 24.61 ----- Feb : --- 24.16 27.15 24.17 ----- Mar : 8.89 23.81 25.70 23.82 ----- Apr : 9.01 24.30 27.62 24.30 ----- May : 8.69 24.68 25.40 24.68 ----- Jun : 12.33 24.08 25.84 24.09 ----- Jul : --- 23.41 24.05 23.42 ----- Aug : --- 23.27 25.03 23.28 ----- Sep : --- 23.12 24.27 23.13 ----- Oct : 7.75 23.90 24.83 23.91 ----- Nov : --- 23.55 27.35 23.58 ----- Dec : --- 24.75 26.59 24.76 ----- : Total : 9.62 23.95 25.75 23.96 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Averages calculated from unrounded data. Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1997 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 2,166,305 42,836 2,209,141 3,383 430 Feb : 1,930,436 36,044 1,966,480 2,980 356 Mar : 1,982,231 39,311 2,021,541 3,063 393 Apr : 2,151,288 42,978 2,194,266 3,201 361 May : 2,142,756 44,400 2,187,156 3,083 403 Jun : 2,013,063 43,823 2,056,887 2,870 411 Jul : 2,088,975 42,211 2,131,186 2,931 510 Aug : 2,068,035 35,328 2,103,363 2,996 530 Sep : 2,080,358 38,205 2,118,562 2,833 828 Oct : 2,268,648 42,233 2,310,881 3,246 688 Nov : 1,825,960 35,999 1,861,959 2,625 352 Dec : 2,079,478 38,133 2,117,611 3,736 393 : Total 2/ : 24,797,531 481,501 25,279,032 36,948 5,654 : Frozen : : Jan : 203,848 1,354 205,201 5,738 235 Feb : 167,392 1,985 169,377 4,543 194 Mar : 188,324 1,337 189,661 5,121 250 Apr : 202,611 1,686 204,297 5,662 247 May : 201,081 2,567 203,648 6,093 243 Jun : 226,625 2,889 229,514 5,247 268 Jul : 218,295 2,798 221,093 5,864 379 Aug : 204,404 2,429 206,833 5,764 627 Sep : 203,582 2,658 206,241 5,937 611 Oct : 231,376 3,698 235,075 6,799 955 Nov : 199,540 1,912 201,452 4,788 217 Dec : 226,131 2,432 228,563 5,911 254 : Total 2/ : 2,473,210 27,745 2,500,955 67,466 4,480 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1997 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 67 217,618 1,747 219,432 2,432,385 Feb : --- 194,320 2,039 196,360 2,166,176 Mar : 3 199,524 1,584 201,111 2,226,109 Apr : --- 213,033 2,407 215,441 2,413,268 May : --- 225,340 1,935 227,275 2,417,917 Jun : 4 228,220 1,454 229,677 2,289,845 Jul : --- 227,254 1,880 229,134 2,363,760 Aug : --- 208,112 1,254 209,365 2,316,255 Sep : --- 209,196 2,981 212,177 2,334,401 Oct : 13 245,557 2,078 247,648 2,562,463 Nov : --- 239,205 1,332 240,537 2,105,472 Dec : --- 236,488 1,383 237,871 2,359,611 : Total 2/ : 86 2,643,868 22,073 2,666,027 27,987,661 : Frozen : : Jan : 69 222,129 495 222,693 433,867 Feb : --- 195,152 171 195,323 369,437 Mar : --- 200,084 674 200,758 395,789 Apr : 232 235,788 712 236,732 446,938 May : 88 240,472 707 241,267 451,250 Jun : 6 253,179 439 253,624 488,653 Jul : --- 261,501 1,129 262,630 489,966 Aug : --- 244,928 1,983 246,912 460,136 Sep : --- 248,431 1,951 250,382 463,170 Oct : --- 264,451 1,574 266,025 508,853 Nov : --- 211,416 1,554 212,970 419,428 Dec : --- 221,438 1,135 222,573 457,301 : Total 2/ : 395 2,798,967 12,524 2,811,887 5,384,788 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 2,370,153 44,189 2,414,342 9,121 664 Feb : 2,097,828 38,029 2,135,857 7,523 551 Mar : 2,170,554 40,648 2,211,202 8,184 643 Apr : 2,353,899 44,664 2,398,563 8,863 608 May : 2,343,837 46,967 2,390,804 9,176 646 Jun : 2,239,689 46,712 2,286,401 8,117 679 Jul : 2,307,270 45,008 2,352,278 8,795 888 Aug : 2,272,438 37,758 2,310,196 8,761 1,157 Sep : 2,283,940 40,863 2,324,803 8,770 1,439 Oct : 2,500,024 45,932 2,545,956 10,045 1,643 Nov : 2,025,500 37,911 2,063,411 7,413 569 Dec : 2,305,609 40,565 2,346,175 9,646 647 : Total 2/ : 27,270,741 509,247 27,779,987 104,414 10,134 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1997 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 136 439,746 2,243 442,125 2,866,253 Feb : --- 389,472 2,210 391,683 2,535,613 Mar : 3 399,608 2,257 401,868 2,621,898 Apr : 233 448,821 3,119 452,172 2,860,206 May : 88 465,812 2,642 468,542 2,869,167 Jun : 9 481,399 1,893 483,301 2,778,498 Jul : --- 488,755 3,008 491,763 2,853,725 Aug : --- 453,040 3,237 456,277 2,776,391 Sep : --- 457,627 4,932 462,559 2,797,571 Oct : 13 510,008 3,652 513,673 3,071,316 Nov : --- 450,621 2,886 453,507 2,524,900 Dec : --- 457,926 2,518 460,444 2,816,911 : Total 2/ : 482 5,442,835 34,597 5,477,914 33,372,449 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :----------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : 13,174 1,608 14,782 10 3 Feb : 9,856 1,035 10,891 8 6 Mar : 9,471 902 10,372 9 7 Apr : 10,391 1,057 11,448 12 3 May : 9,628 1,012 10,641 13 4 Jun : 10,315 1,420 11,735 11 9 Jul : 13,064 1,886 14,949 12 9 Aug : 12,281 1,208 13,489 16 8 Sep : 10,797 1,028 11,824 18 6 Oct : 10,833 919 11,752 17 31 Nov : 9,169 844 10,013 11 2 Dec : 11,553 973 12,526 13 6 : Total 2/ : 130,531 13,893 144,424 149 94 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 52,065 4,586 56,651 287 11 Feb : 49,843 3,651 53,494 218 12 Mar : 46,475 4,239 50,714 233 10 Apr : 50,611 4,681 55,293 242 10 May : 48,692 4,695 53,386 257 11 Jun : 44,274 4,950 49,224 221 12 Jul : 48,233 4,330 52,563 279 17 Aug : 45,526 4,908 50,434 214 21 Sep : 45,888 3,953 49,841 215 23 Oct : 51,041 4,341 55,382 278 33 Nov : 41,690 3,514 45,204 213 9 Dec : 47,400 3,658 51,058 295 10 : Total 2/ : 571,738 51,506 623,244 2,954 177 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1997 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :----------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : --- 3,321 60 3,381 18,175 Feb : --- 1,495 20 1,515 12,420 Mar : --- 1,812 18 1,829 12,218 Apr : 1 1,251 20 1,272 12,736 May : --- 1,312 29 1,342 11,999 Jun : --- 1,885 20 1,905 13,660 Jul : --- 2,003 39 2,041 17,012 Aug : --- 1,608 21 1,629 15,142 Sep : --- 1,363 25 1,388 13,237 Oct : --- 1,303 17 1,320 13,119 Nov : --- 1,287 23 1,310 11,335 Dec : --- 1,412 23 1,435 13,980 : Total 2/ : 2 20,052 313 20,367 165,033 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 7 12,681 149 12,836 69,786 Feb : --- 10,937 145 11,081 64,805 Mar : --- 9,934 162 10,097 61,054 Apr : 8 11,084 250 11,342 66,886 May : 4 10,971 252 11,226 64,881 Jun : 1 11,443 204 11,648 61,104 Jul : --- 12,284 254 12,538 65,396 Aug : --- 11,765 249 12,014 62,683 Sep : --- 11,226 306 11,532 61,611 Oct : 1 12,297 190 12,489 68,182 Nov : --- 10,585 156 10,741 56,167 Dec : --- 11,105 224 11,328 62,691 : Total 2/ : 21 136,311 2,540 138,872 765,246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1996 and 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Federal : Non-Federal : Total Year : Inspection 1/ : Inspection 2/ : Inspection ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : (Million Pounds) 1996 : 32,395 46 32,441 1997 : 33,372 40 33,412 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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 1997-1998 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 1997-1998 ............................................... 14 Poultry by Type, U.S., February 1998 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 1997-1998 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 1997-1998 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 1997 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 3:00 p.m. ET on May 4, 1998. 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