Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 5, 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 2 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during June(ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.84 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in June 1997. Updated totals for May 1998 show that 2.72 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during June 1998 was 3.83 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.17 billion pounds of young chickens, 75.4 million pounds of mature chickens, 579 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.3 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during June 1998 averaged 4.78 pounds per bird, up slightly from last year. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.21 pounds per bird, 3 percent above last year. Turkeys slaughtered during June 1998 averaged 24.9 pounds per bird, up three percent from June 1997. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 1998 totaled 19.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.50 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.36 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 62.2 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.80 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.81 percent a year earlier. June 1998 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. June 1997 had 21 weekdays and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (8-98) Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 1998 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : May 1998 : 631,973 14,713 646,686 1,867 ----- Jun 1997 : 639,961 15,223 655,184 1,689 ----- Jun 1998 : 662,556 14,464 677,021 1,924 ----- : Jan-Jun 1997 : 3,847,329 88,367 3,935,696 10,621 ----- Jan-Jun 1998 : 3,884,916 86,102 3,971,018 11,317 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : May 1998 : 3,070,905 76,117 3,147,021 12,218 990 Jun 1997 : 3,052,482 77,218 3,129,700 11,307 1,264 Jun 1998 : 3,165,918 75,358 3,241,276 12,669 1,008 : Jan-Jun 1997 : 18,591,789 433,234 19,025,023 71,364 6,942 Jan-Jun 1998 : 18,855,679 436,953 19,292,632 75,146 6,272 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : May 1998 : 4.86 5.17 4.87 6.54 ----- Jun 1997 : 4.77 5.07 4.78 6.69 ----- Jun 1998 : 4.78 5.21 4.79 6.58 ----- : Jan-Jun 1997 : 4.83 4.90 4.83 6.72 ----- Jan-Jun 1998 : 4.85 5.07 4.86 6.64 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 1998 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : May 1998 : --- 21,180 108 21,288 ----- Jun 1997 : 1 24,935 100 25,036 ----- Jun 1998 : --- 23,110 193 23,303 ----- : Jan-Jun 1997 : 66 137,031 712 137,809 ----- Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 131,030 908 131,938 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : May 1998 : --- 528,904 2,750 531,654 3,691,884 Jun 1997 : 13 600,526 2,584 603,123 3,745,394 Jun 1998 : --- 574,129 4,890 579,019 3,833,972 : Jan-Jun 1997 : 640 3,327,282 18,976 3,346,898 22,450,227 Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 3,290,571 24,120 3,314,691 22,688,741 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : May 1998 : --- 24.97 25.45 24.97 ----- Jun 1997 : 12.29 24.08 25.84 24.09 ----- Jun 1998 : --- 24.84 25.33 24.85 ----- : Jan-Jun 1997 : 9.69 24.28 26.66 24.29 ----- Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 25.11 26.56 25.12 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 1997: 5,757, June 1998: 5,838. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: June 1997: 62, June 1998: 69. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 1998 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds May 1998 : Chilled : 2,055,969 42,067 2,098,036 3,026 368 Frozen : 191,061 4,043 195,105 5,652 142 : Total : 2,247,030 46,110 2,293,141 8,678 510 : Jun 1997 : Chilled : 2,013,063 43,823 2,056,887 2,870 411 Frozen : 226,625 2,889 229,514 5,247 268 : Total : 2,239,689 46,712 2,286,401 8,117 679 : Jun 1998 : Chilled : 2,126,814 41,776 2,168,590 3,136 391 Frozen : 202,678 4,143 206,821 5,991 175 : Total : 2,329,491 45,919 2,375,410 9,128 566 : : Jan-Jun 1997 : Chilled : 12,386,078 249,392 12,635,470 18,581 2,354 Frozen : 1,189,881 11,818 1,201,699 32,403 1,437 : Total : 13,575,959 261,210 13,837,169 50,984 3,791 : Jan-Jun 1998 : Chilled : 12,566,969 241,673 12,808,642 18,564 2,304 Frozen : 1,238,452 21,899 1,260,351 35,006 1,180 : Total : 13,805,421 263,572 14,068,993 53,570 3,484 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 1998 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds May 1998 : Chilled : --- 195,582 1,238 196,820 2,298,250 Frozen : --- 223,558 780 224,338 425,237 : Total : --- 419,141 2,018 421,158 2,723,487 : Jun 1997 : Chilled : 4 228,220 1,454 229,677 2,289,845 Frozen : 6 253,179 439 253,624 488,653 : Total : 9 481,399 1,893 483,301 2,778,498 : Jun 1998 : Chilled : --- 208,352 2,930 211,281 2,383,398 Frozen : --- 244,966 784 245,749 458,737 : Total : --- 453,317 3,713 457,031 2,842,135 : : Jan-Jun 1997 : Chilled : 73 1,278,056 11,166 1,289,295 13,945,700 Frozen : 395 1,346,803 3,198 1,350,396 2,585,935 : Total : 469 2,624,859 14,364 2,639,691 16,531,635 : Jan-Jun 1998 : Chilled : --- 1,236,714 12,536 1,249,250 14,078,761 Frozen : --- 1,355,743 5,630 1,361,373 2,657,910 : Total : --- 2,592,457 18,166 2,610,623 16,736,671 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 1998 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : May 1998 : 11,033 1,485 12,518 13 11 Jun 1997 : 10,315 1,420 11,735 11 9 Jun 1998 : 15,496 1,823 17,320 17 7 : Jan-Jun 1997 : 62,835 7,035 69,870 63 32 Jan-Jun 1998 : 75,706 7,424 83,130 75 28 : Percent 2/ : : Jun 1997 : 0.34 1.84 0.37 0.10 0.69 Jun 1998 : 0.49 2.42 0.53 0.13 0.73 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : May 1998 : 47,439 4,082 51,521 260 8 Jun 1997 : 44,274 4,950 49,224 221 12 Jun 1998 : 47,080 3,972 51,052 292 11 : Jan-Jun 1997 : 291,959 26,802 318,761 1,458 65 Jan-Jun 1998 : 301,000 25,216 326,216 1,585 59 : Percent 3/ : : Jun 1997 : 1.61 7.12 1.75 2.17 1.03 Jun 1998 : 1.65 5.86 1.75 2.56 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 1998 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : May 1998 : --- 1,350 21 1,371 13,913 Jun 1997 : --- 1,885 20 1,905 13,660 Jun 1998 : --- 1,701 45 1,746 19,090 : Jan-Jun 1997 : 1 11,075 167 11,243 81,208 Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 9,122 190 9,312 92,545 : Percent 2/ : : Jun 1997 : 0.54 0.31 0.78 0.32 0.36 Jun 1998 : --- 0.30 0.93 0.30 0.50 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : May 1998 : --- 9,395 218 9,613 61,402 Jun 1997 : 1 11,443 204 11,648 61,104 Jun 1998 : --- 10,507 308 10,815 62,170 : Jan-Jun 1997 : 19 67,050 1,161 68,231 388,515 Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 65,698 1,689 67,387 395,248 : Percent 3/ : : Jun 1997 : 5.86 2.12 8.76 2.15 1.81 Jun 1998 : 8.77 2.03 7.01 2.08 1.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 72,438 70,565 344,016 345,845 4.75 4.90 AR : 95,665 97,808 459,463 462,118 4.80 4.72 CA : 20,206 21,979 100,063 109,683 4.95 4.99 DE : 22,898 23,742 123,561 135,715 5.40 5.72 FL : 11,228 10,726 49,570 48,880 4.41 4.56 GA : 91,206 95,433 449,198 458,758 4.93 4.81 LA : 11,792 13,051 49,993 58,885 4.24 4.51 MD : 17,107 18,747 81,787 87,829 4.78 4.68 MS : 58,230 57,419 269,466 265,407 4.63 4.62 MO : 29,313 30,639 124,637 132,969 4.25 4.34 NC : 52,035 51,939 278,982 281,969 5.36 5.43 PA : 9,538 9,590 47,780 48,936 5.01 5.10 SC : 19,042 19,774 85,951 88,527 4.51 4.48 TN : 13,266 15,991 60,354 73,735 4.55 4.61 TX : 39,031 41,238 174,547 177,940 4.47 4.31 VA : 30,046 32,877 141,106 155,994 4.70 4.74 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 639,961 662,556 3,052,482 3,165,918 4.77 4.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 258,687 254,415 6,796 6,347 2.19 2.04 AR : 330,932 331,108 5,561 6,080 1.34 1.46 CA : 76,710 80,734 1,555 1,587 1.73 1.61 DE : 89,351 96,529 2,307 2,772 2.07 2.27 FL : 36,154 35,581 852 927 1.91 2.11 GA : 330,455 345,388 5,627 6,344 1.39 1.54 LA : 38,038 40,912 960 1,080 2.13 2.04 MD : 57,583 62,664 1,403 1,095 1.91 1.39 MS : 202,147 208,170 2,839 3,638 1.17 1.52 MO : 92,168 95,715 2,060 1,358 1.84 1.13 NC : 206,968 212,040 4,584 4,724 1.83 1.86 PA : 32,828 34,007 1,130 1,456 2.63 3.31 SC : 63,013 64,996 1,445 1,474 1.87 1.85 TN : 41,754 53,128 685 795 1.26 1.20 TX : 133,587 135,396 1,975 1,952 1.26 1.22 VA : 95,794 107,858 1,551 1,867 1.22 1.33 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,239,689 2,329,491 44,274 47,080 1.61 1.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,527 193,043 152,202 2,914 12,011 AR : --- 4,373 341,624 112,170 16,972 11,513 CA : --- --- --- 4,962 1,008 5,663 DE : --- 25,698 115,536 72,286 226 --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 7,417 150,720 165,495 2,152 13,011 LA : --- 162 46,411 27,372 --- 1,271 MD : --- 13,475 81,794 23,465 135 9,577 MS : --- --- 128,621 78,978 2,194 6,865 MO : --- 3,966 75,240 19,598 2,062 1,880 NC : --- 4,961 136,781 59,342 665 74,625 PA : --- 1,627 38,407 31,778 383 --- SC : --- 1,828 32,545 --- --- --- TN : --- 370 54,434 8,312 --- --- TX : --- --- 105,475 30,066 1,015 2,279 VA : --- --- 79,277 36,683 67 --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 112,973 1,907,719 959,211 48,349 215,547 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 14,743 30,894 65,984 16,969 240,286 730,573 AR : 13,168 42,474 59,832 7,441 101,838 711,405 CA : --- 6,765 3,302 --- 38,461 60,161 DE : 3,222 15,237 25,552 4,674 93,242 355,673 FL : 1,785 --- 9,370 553 --- 11,708 GA : 14,543 32,348 46,940 17,639 258,078 708,343 LA : 2,594 --- 8,451 --- 30,436 116,697 MD : 2,327 13,290 --- 1,010 --- 145,073 MS : 7,595 27,804 31,242 2,205 156,101 441,605 MO : 2,707 10,287 22,293 --- 31,879 169,912 NC : 7,746 26,119 --- 5,974 192,945 509,158 PA : 2,858 4,153 --- 1,047 40,078 120,331 SC : 5,055 18,895 18,010 --- 83,100 159,433 TN : 3,764 7,189 15,964 1,239 23,128 114,400 TX : 1,826 12,149 13,809 909 --- 167,528 VA : 3,488 9,205 18,311 4,641 113,378 265,050 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 94,981 294,470 515,370 80,143 1,723,980 5,952,743 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 15,223 14,464 77,218 75,358 5.07 5.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 46,712 45,919 4,950 3,972 7.12 5.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 55 --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 8,843 238,939 24,656 714 109,801 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 34 --- 16 690 795 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 28,775 35,938 162,912 2,068 46,786 659,432 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 2,031 2,194 36,338 38,347 17.89 17.48 CA : 1,678 1,292 38,228 31,034 22.78 24.02 IA : 1,183 1,249 32,714 34,772 27.65 27.84 MN : 4,254 3,830 91,516 88,328 21.51 23.06 MO : 2,085 2,057 57,467 56,706 27.57 27.57 NC : 3,835 3,447 98,878 91,245 25.78 26.47 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,087 3,025 61,726 60,309 19.99 19.94 : US : 24,935 23,110 600,526 574,129 24.08 24.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 29,554 31,184 417 581 1.27 1.68 CA : 31,110 25,042 592 373 1.72 1.33 IA : 25,598 26,646 684 850 2.32 2.72 MN : 74,476 70,077 2,588 1,946 3.14 2.45 MO : 46,237 44,594 1,196 1,054 2.31 2.07 NC : 78,220 72,952 1,663 1,606 1.87 1.96 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 47,658 47,297 796 724 1.43 1.33 : US : 481,399 453,317 11,443 10,507 2.12 2.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 3,933 373 --- --- CA : --- --- 7,018 --- --- 5 IA : --- --- 5,420 --- --- --- MN : --- --- 13,092 2,063 1,366 --- MO : --- --- 16,154 --- --- 4 NC : --- --- 5,619 --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : --- 20 3,974 191 --- --- : US : --- 93 86,836 11,524 5,323 71 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 294 --- --- --- 4,600 CA : 8 --- 218 --- --- 7,249 IA : 73 --- 312 --- --- 5,805 MN : --- 1,155 1,052 --- 1,600 20,328 MO : 65 --- --- 51 1,985 18,259 NC : 64 1,735 --- 450 717 8,585 PA : --- --- --- --- 276 276 VA : --- 1,108 169 --- 1,475 6,937 : US : 824 7,394 8,488 1,978 13,730 136,261 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, June 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 4,821 665 37 83 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 12 274 215 139 620 6,866 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.............................................................. 16 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, U.S., June 1997-1998.................................................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1997-1998................................ 11 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., June 1997-1998.................................................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., June 1997-1998.................................................... 14 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., June 1997......................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., June 1997................................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., June 1997.................................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 15 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., June 1997-1998................................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1997-1998................................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., June 1997-1998................................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., June 1997-1998................... 12 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1997-1998................................ 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., June 1997-1998................................ 12 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 4, 1998. 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