Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 5, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call John Lange (202) 720-0585 or Mike Barker (202 )720-3243, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during February (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.66 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in February 1998. Updated totals for January 1999 show that 2.89 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during February 1999 was 3.61 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.07 billion pounds of young chickens, 69.2 million pounds of mature chickens, 455 million pounds of turkeys, and 12.3 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during February 1999 averaged 4.99 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from 1998. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.16 pounds per bird up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 1998 averaged 25.7 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 1998. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 1999 totaled 14.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.41 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.38 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 62.3 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.92 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 2.05 percent a year earlier. February 1999 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as February 1998. 1998 Poultry Slaughter up 1 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome under Federal Inspection during 1998 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 33.8 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the total amount certified during 1997. Young chickens, at 27.9 billion pounds, accounted for 82 percent of the total pounds certified ready-to-cook and were up 2 percent from 1997. The average live weight for young chickens increased 1 percent to 4.86 pounds. Total turkeys, at 5.28 billion pounds, represented 16 percent of the overall total and were down 4 percent from 1997. The average live weight for total turkeys increased 3 percent to 24.6 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 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1999 : 663,524 15,218 678,742 1,927 ----- Feb 1998 : 607,389 12,692 620,081 1,718 ----- Feb 1999 : 615,670 13,412 629,082 1,841 ----- : Jan-Feb 1998 : 1,276,280 27,462 1,303,741 3,744 ----- Jan-Feb 1999 : 1,279,194 28,630 1,307,824 3,768 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1999 : 3,318,603 75,365 3,393,967 12,969 784 Feb 1998 : 2,929,823 64,655 2,994,478 11,466 965 Feb 1999 : 3,073,441 69,155 3,142,597 12,292 575 : Jan-Feb 1998 : 6,163,528 138,861 6,302,390 25,027 2,122 Jan-Feb 1999 : 6,392,044 144,520 6,536,564 25,261 1,359 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1999 : 5.00 4.95 5.00 6.73 ----- Feb 1998 : 4.82 5.09 4.83 6.67 ----- Feb 1999 : 4.99 5.16 5.00 6.68 ----- : Jan-Feb 1998 : 4.83 5.06 4.83 6.68 ----- Jan-Feb 1999 : 5.00 5.05 5.00 6.70 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 1999 : --- 19,775 97 19,873 ----- Feb 1998 : --- 20,668 166 20,834 ----- Feb 1999 : --- 17,605 140 17,745 ----- : Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 42,276 324 42,600 ----- Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 37,380 238 37,618 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 1999 : --- 518,976 2,641 521,617 3,929,337 Feb 1998 : --- 518,165 4,340 522,505 3,529,414 Feb 1999 : --- 451,725 3,759 455,484 3,610,948 : Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 1,065,950 8,607 1,074,557 7,404,096 Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 970,701 6,400 977,101 7,540,285 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 1999 : --- 26.24 27.10 26.25 ----- Feb 1998 : --- 25.07 26.12 25.08 ----- Feb 1999 : --- 25.66 26.82 25.67 ----- : Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 25.21 26.56 25.22 ----- Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 25.97 26.94 25.97 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998: 4,988, February 1999: 5,024. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: February 1998: 72, February 1999: 49. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1999 : Chilled : 2,218,167 42,404 2,260,571 3,365 324 Frozen : 208,728 3,086 211,814 5,750 122 : Total : 2,426,895 45,490 2,472,385 9,116 445 : Feb 1998 : Chilled : 1,945,503 36,386 1,981,889 2,761 344 Frozen : 199,373 2,589 201,962 5,319 203 : Total : 2,144,875 38,975 2,183,851 8,081 548 : Feb 1999 : Chilled : 2,058,564 37,724 2,096,288 3,611 220 Frozen : 192,382 3,777 196,159 4,904 98 : Total : 2,250,946 41,500 2,292,446 8,514 318 : : Jan-Feb 1998 : Chilled : 4,102,527 76,519 4,179,046 6,183 784 Frozen : 410,889 6,720 417,609 11,551 448 : Total : 4,513,416 83,239 4,596,655 17,734 1,232 : Jan-Feb 1999 : Chilled : 4,276,731 80,128 4,356,859 6,976 544 Frozen : 401,110 6,863 407,973 10,654 220 : Total : 4,677,841 86,990 4,764,831 17,630 763 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 1999 : Chilled : --- 199,430 1,466 200,896 2,465,156 Frozen : --- 209,495 482 209,978 427,664 : Total : --- 408,925 1,949 410,874 2,892,820 : Feb 1998 : Chilled : --- 195,371 2,167 197,538 2,182,533 Frozen : --- 212,332 1,009 213,341 420,826 : Total : --- 407,703 3,176 410,879 2,603,358 : Feb 1999 : Chilled : --- 164,395 2,002 166,398 2,266,516 Frozen : --- 192,749 803 193,552 394,712 : Total : --- 357,144 2,806 359,950 2,661,228 : : Jan-Feb 1998 : Chilled : --- 403,765 4,038 407,803 4,593,816 Frozen : --- 434,481 2,328 436,809 866,417 : Total : --- 838,246 6,366 844,612 5,460,234 : Jan-Feb 1999 : Chilled : --- 363,825 3,469 367,294 4,731,672 Frozen : --- 402,244 1,285 403,530 822,376 : Total : --- 766,069 4,754 770,824 5,554,048 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1999 : 16,219 1,216 17,436 18 4 Feb 1998 : 11,039 1,011 12,050 10 1 Feb 1999 : 12,639 849 13,488 13 4 : Jan-Feb 1998 : 24,675 2,235 26,909 24 4 Jan-Feb 1999 : 28,858 2,066 30,924 32 8 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1998 : 0.38 1.56 0.40 0.09 0.15 Feb 1999 : 0.41 1.23 0.43 0.11 0.73 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1999 : 55,098 4,649 59,747 291 5 Feb 1998 : 49,126 4,001 53,127 234 9 Feb 1999 : 48,203 4,301 52,504 294 4 : Jan-Feb 1998 : 99,554 8,239 107,793 518 18 Jan-Feb 1999 : 103,300 8,950 112,251 584 9 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1998 : 1.86 6.88 1.97 2.27 1.02 Feb 1999 : 1.74 6.91 1.86 2.65 0.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 1999 : --- 1,743 30 1,773 19,230 Feb 1998 : --- 1,373 38 1,411 13,472 Feb 1999 : --- 1,123 35 1,157 14,663 : Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 2,962 68 3,031 29,968 Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 2,866 64 2,930 33,893 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1998 : --- 0.26 0.88 0.27 0.38 Feb 1999 : --- 0.25 0.92 0.25 0.41 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 1999 : --- 10,582 236 10,818 70,861 Feb 1998 : --- 11,321 337 11,658 65,028 Feb 1999 : --- 9,269 227 9,495 62,297 : Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 22,710 658 23,367 131,697 Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 19,851 463 20,313 133,157 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1998 : --- 2.43 8.63 2.48 2.05 Feb 1999 : --- 2.28 6.70 2.32 1.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998-99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 68,297 71,201 330,909 362,627 4.85 5.09 AR : 92,032 90,822 439,839 439,982 4.78 4.84 CA : 17,973 19,162 94,749 98,265 5.27 5.13 DE : 20,173 20,116 113,529 115,333 5.63 5.73 FL : 9,539 9,587 43,888 51,444 4.60 5.37 GA : 87,814 89,387 428,241 442,860 4.88 4.95 LA : 11,322 12,708 52,843 56,702 4.67 4.46 MD : 15,662 15,563 74,238 73,711 4.74 4.74 MS : 54,179 52,047 259,242 259,554 4.78 4.99 MO : 27,080 27,499 119,764 125,672 4.42 4.57 NC : 48,834 49,506 266,864 284,639 5.46 5.75 PA : 8,824 8,038 44,854 41,300 5.08 5.14 SC : 16,315 17,128 76,944 83,624 4.72 4.88 TN : 12,527 15,252 55,593 75,862 4.44 4.97 TX : 38,004 40,697 172,993 192,496 4.55 4.73 VA : 27,209 27,145 129,526 132,165 4.76 4.87 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 607,389 615,670 2,929,823 3,073,441 4.82 4.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1998-99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 244,900 273,469 8,411 7,626 2.82 2.34 AR : 314,323 320,942 5,695 5,755 1.44 1.45 CA : 69,387 70,941 1,697 1,178 1.99 1.33 DE : 80,617 82,875 2,509 2,550 2.46 2.46 FL : 29,692 35,959 739 1,038 1.87 2.24 GA : 319,707 326,701 6,546 7,460 1.70 1.87 LA : 37,626 40,543 1,096 1,310 2.30 2.57 MD : 53,171 51,944 1,206 1,125 1.80 1.70 MS : 195,024 188,001 4,233 3,208 1.81 1.37 MO : 87,911 93,045 1,442 1,590 1.34 1.41 NC : 195,481 213,158 4,669 5,037 1.94 1.97 PA : 31,037 29,108 1,271 1,056 3.15 2.84 SC : 56,260 61,365 1,577 1,462 2.28 1.94 TN : 40,506 55,271 583 849 1.17 1.24 TX : 136,205 144,429 2,433 2,086 1.56 1.20 VA : 90,265 92,671 1,573 1,571 1.35 1.32 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,144,875 2,250,946 49,126 48,203 1.86 1.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,573 198,763 315,613 1,435 18,648 AR : --- 3,918 308,297 143,397 5,449 6,690 CA : --- 7,415 90,915 5,822 --- 4,392 DE : --- 7,466 105,803 94,187 193 --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 5,503 147,175 424,370 --- 11,522 LA : --- --- 39,234 46,603 --- 2,243 MD : --- 5,628 90,833 57,222 179 10,469 MS : --- 3,556 130,883 104,139 1,713 4,688 MO : --- 4,990 93,695 42,461 2,684 1,853 NC : --- --- 147,978 119,378 327 50,207 PA : --- --- 38,108 27,832 145 --- SC : --- 1,210 34,866 71,654 72 5,579 TN : --- 271 53,894 17,474 --- --- TX : --- --- 121,962 53,732 630 2,633 VA : --- --- 72,842 64,566 --- --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 74,538 1,898,509 1,655,802 37,127 172,260 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 10,337 38,546 53,289 11,078 268,014 917,296 AR : 10,131 34,927 45,569 3,827 117,817 680,022 CA : 739 5,474 2,450 981 15,956 134,144 DE : 2,553 11,713 14,362 2,439 55,904 294,620 FL : 1,475 3,197 7,271 --- --- 11,943 GA : 12,443 46,386 67,475 11,403 331,224 1,057,501 LA : 1,547 6,405 --- --- 28,998 125,030 MD : 1,895 8,936 --- 1,641 25,561 202,364 MS : 4,752 26,296 28,648 1,162 151,019 456,856 MO : 2,410 12,427 14,944 1,113 37,076 213,653 NC : 8,339 46,930 45,701 4,578 148,698 572,136 PA : 2,305 2,539 --- --- 35,206 106,135 SC : 4,096 14,715 11,269 6,531 42,376 192,368 TN : 2,664 8,808 --- --- 18,608 101,719 TX : 1,564 10,753 13,069 1,118 11,316 216,777 VA : 2,019 8,595 7,809 2,753 68,735 227,319 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 75,221 311,254 437,206 59,185 1,493,412 6,214,514 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1998-99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 12,692 13,412 64,655 69,155 5.09 5.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1998-99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 38,975 41,500 4,001 4,301 6.88 6.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 9,539 363,352 18,081 697 134,206 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 35,330 37,425 205,846 2,422 52,066 858,964 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1998-99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,127 1,905 37,944 33,954 17.84 17.82 CA : 1,306 976 31,043 23,712 23.76 24.28 IA : 1,164 1,024 31,731 32,475 27.26 31.70 MN : 2,916 2,509 67,716 62,672 23.22 24.97 MO : 2,063 1,728 55,115 50,635 26.72 29.30 NC : 3,226 2,013 83,509 49,402 25.88 24.55 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,430 3,001 48,245 66,514 19.85 22.17 : US : 20,668 17,605 518,165 451,725 25.07 25.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1998-99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 31,383 27,859 612 498 1.79 1.63 CA : 25,079 19,163 425 330 1.52 1.55 IA : 24,557 24,585 809 896 2.83 3.07 MN : 52,931 49,680 2,277 1,549 3.74 2.75 MO : 43,243 39,881 1,305 1,168 2.63 2.56 NC : 66,255 39,204 1,522 912 2.03 2.05 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 36,292 52,442 758 964 1.75 1.61 : US : 407,703 357,144 11,321 9,269 2.43 2.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 4,446 418 --- --- CA : --- --- 5,183 18 --- --- IA : --- --- 4,231 4,535 --- --- MN : --- --- 13,046 2,859 --- --- MO : --- --- 18,889 2,869 --- --- NC : --- --- --- --- --- --- PA : --- --- 3,580 --- --- --- VA : --- --- 4,572 309 --- --- : US : --- 73 78,130 17,835 3,828 98 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- --- --- --- 4,864 CA : 11 --- 268 --- --- 5,480 IA : 45 --- --- --- --- 8,811 MN : 154 448 839 --- 952 18,298 MO : --- --- --- --- 1,259 23,017 NC : --- 1,105 1,343 --- 461 2,909 PA : --- --- --- --- --- 3,580 VA : 43 1,588 177 --- 1,269 7,958 : US : 912 7,667 6,990 1,936 9,666 127,135 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,540 404 --- 53 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 10 124 102 --- 570 4,803 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 668,891 14,769 683,661 2,026 ----- Feb : 607,389 12,692 620,081 1,718 ----- Mar : 653,139 13,014 666,154 1,887 ----- Apr : 660,982 16,448 677,430 1,895 ----- May : 635,698 14,713 650,411 1,867 ----- Jun : 668,284 14,967 683,251 2,034 ----- Jul : 686,198 14,950 701,148 2,009 ----- Aug : 651,038 14,169 665,207 1,962 ----- Sep : 656,130 13,501 669,631 2,051 ----- Oct : 687,719 13,834 701,553 2,055 ----- Nov : 601,105 11,135 612,240 1,931 ----- Dec : 661,113 15,102 676,215 2,042 ----- : Total 2/ : 7,837,684 169,297 8,006,980 23,477 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 3,233,705 74,207 3,307,912 13,560 1,157 Feb : 2,929,823 64,655 2,994,478 11,466 965 Mar : 3,197,296 66,330 3,263,626 12,575 1,070 Apr : 3,258,011 80,287 3,338,298 12,657 1,088 May : 3,085,643 76,117 3,161,759 12,218 997 Jun : 3,190,130 77,319 3,267,449 13,338 1,071 Jul : 3,211,453 76,438 3,287,891 12,978 1,074 Aug : 3,093,523 72,941 3,166,464 12,547 1,486 Sep : 3,176,068 70,349 3,246,417 13,557 1,955 Oct : 3,386,585 70,739 3,457,323 13,529 1,929 Nov : 3,001,420 60,237 3,061,657 12,676 956 Dec : 3,291,191 75,764 3,366,955 13,694 835 : Total 2/ : 38,054,849 865,381 38,920,229 154,796 14,582 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : --- 21,608 158 21,766 ----- Feb : --- 20,668 166 20,834 ----- Mar : --- 22,320 136 22,456 ----- Apr : --- 22,144 147 22,291 ----- May : --- 21,180 108 21,288 ----- Jun : --- 23,186 193 23,379 ----- Jul : --- 24,174 168 24,342 ----- Aug : 40 22,162 158 22,360 ----- Sep : --- 22,833 213 23,047 ----- Oct : 1 24,614 194 24,809 ----- Nov : 2 24,279 101 24,383 ----- Dec : 33 21,886 139 22,058 ----- : Total 2/ : 76 271,055 1,882 273,013 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : --- 547,785 4,267 552,052 3,874,681 Feb : --- 518,165 4,340 522,505 3,529,414 Mar : --- 559,013 4,009 563,022 3,840,293 Apr : --- 562,575 3,865 566,440 3,918,482 May : --- 528,904 2,750 531,654 3,706,629 Jun : --- 575,209 4,890 580,099 3,861,958 Jul : --- 579,867 4,251 584,119 3,886,062 Aug : 356 534,616 4,040 539,012 3,719,509 Sep : --- 543,748 5,342 549,089 3,811,018 Oct : 5 594,694 5,043 599,742 4,072,523 Nov : 18 587,112 2,756 589,887 3,665,176 Dec : 280 543,173 3,583 547,036 3,928,520 : Total 2/ : 660 6,674,862 49,135 6,724,657 45,814,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 4.83 5.02 4.84 6.69 ----- Feb : 4.82 5.09 4.83 6.67 ----- Mar : 4.90 5.10 4.90 6.66 ----- Apr : 4.93 4.88 4.93 6.68 ----- May : 4.85 5.17 4.86 6.54 ----- Jun : 4.77 5.17 4.78 6.56 ----- Jul : 4.68 5.11 4.69 6.46 ----- Aug : 4.75 5.15 4.76 6.40 ----- Sep : 4.84 5.21 4.85 6.61 ----- Oct : 4.92 5.11 4.93 6.58 ----- Nov : 4.99 5.41 5.00 6.57 ----- Dec : 4.98 5.02 4.98 6.70 ----- : Total : 4.86 5.11 4.86 6.59 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : --- 25.35 27.02 25.36 ----- Feb : --- 25.07 26.12 25.08 ----- Mar : --- 25.05 29.40 25.07 ----- Apr : --- 25.41 26.34 25.41 ----- May : --- 24.97 25.45 24.97 ----- Jun : --- 24.81 25.33 24.81 ----- Jul : --- 23.99 25.24 24.00 ----- Aug : 8.96 24.12 25.53 24.11 ----- Sep : --- 23.81 25.05 23.83 ----- Oct : 10.25 24.16 25.98 24.17 ----- Nov : 7.41 24.18 27.28 24.19 ----- Dec : 8.43 24.82 25.83 24.80 ----- : Total : 8.69 24.63 26.11 24.63 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Averages calculated from unrounded data. Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 2,157,025 40,133 2,197,157 3,422 440 Feb : 1,945,503 36,386 1,981,889 2,761 344 Mar : 2,115,387 37,317 2,152,703 3,051 370 Apr : 2,166,543 43,994 2,210,537 3,168 394 May : 2,068,562 42,067 2,110,629 3,026 371 Jun : 2,144,471 42,857 2,187,328 3,383 409 Jul : 2,154,622 41,666 2,196,288 3,012 379 Aug : 2,059,652 39,947 2,099,599 2,962 452 Sep : 2,108,020 39,213 2,147,233 3,341 476 Oct : 2,269,656 39,906 2,309,562 3,410 503 Nov : 1,987,459 35,276 2,022,735 3,634 305 Dec : 2,181,597 42,358 2,223,955 4,249 326 : Total 2/ : 25,358,496 481,120 25,839,616 39,419 4,771 : Frozen : : Jan : 211,516 4,131 215,647 6,232 244 Feb : 199,373 2,589 201,962 5,319 203 Mar : 217,191 2,894 220,085 5,870 211 Apr : 216,633 4,099 220,732 5,941 203 May : 191,061 4,043 195,105 5,652 142 Jun : 202,878 4,143 207,021 6,321 190 Jul : 199,466 3,989 203,456 6,315 243 Aug : 206,038 3,357 209,395 5,986 401 Sep : 214,054 2,942 216,996 6,083 660 Oct : 227,269 5,018 232,288 6,280 656 Nov : 204,987 1,614 206,600 5,248 270 Dec : 213,717 3,652 217,369 5,409 172 : Total 2/ : 2,504,184 42,472 2,546,655 70,656 3,596 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : --- 208,394 1,871 210,265 2,411,284 Feb : --- 195,371 2,167 197,538 2,182,533 Mar : --- 214,576 2,357 216,933 2,373,059 Apr : --- 214,439 1,973 216,413 2,430,511 May : --- 195,582 1,238 196,820 2,310,846 Jun : --- 208,410 2,930 211,340 2,402,460 Jul : --- 205,084 2,596 207,680 2,407,360 Aug : 30 189,222 2,239 191,491 2,294,505 Sep : --- 192,616 2,712 195,328 2,346,378 Oct : 4 213,616 2,392 216,012 2,529,488 Nov : 14 249,193 1,558 250,765 2,277,438 Dec : 209 215,620 1,677 217,506 2,446,036 : Total 2/ : 257 2,502,124 25,710 2,528,091 28,411,897 : Frozen : : Jan : --- 222,149 1,319 223,468 445,591 Feb : --- 212,332 1,009 213,341 420,826 Mar : --- 223,193 801 223,994 450,160 Apr : --- 229,544 938 230,482 457,359 May : --- 223,558 780 224,338 425,237 Jun : --- 245,806 784 246,590 460,123 Jul : --- 250,950 687 251,636 461,649 Aug : 215 220,657 821 221,693 437,475 Sep : --- 232,727 1,463 234,190 457,930 Oct : --- 256,839 1,493 258,332 497,555 Nov : --- 210,306 554 210,860 422,978 Dec : --- 212,534 1,043 213,577 436,526 : Total 2/ : 215 2,740,597 11,691 2,752,502 5,373,409 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 2,368,541 44,264 2,412,804 9,654 684 Feb : 2,144,875 38,975 2,183,851 8,081 548 Mar : 2,332,577 40,211 2,372,789 8,921 582 Apr : 2,383,176 48,093 2,431,269 9,109 597 May : 2,259,623 46,110 2,305,734 8,678 513 Jun : 2,347,349 47,000 2,394,349 9,704 600 Jul : 2,354,089 45,655 2,399,744 9,327 622 Aug : 2,265,690 43,304 2,308,994 8,948 854 Sep : 2,322,074 42,155 2,364,229 9,425 1,136 Oct : 2,496,925 44,924 2,541,850 9,690 1,159 Nov : 2,192,446 36,890 2,229,335 8,881 574 Dec : 2,395,314 46,010 2,441,324 9,657 498 : Total 2/ : 27,862,680 523,592 28,386,272 110,075 8,367 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : --- 430,543 3,190 433,733 2,856,875 Feb : --- 407,703 3,176 410,879 2,603,358 Mar : --- 437,769 3,158 440,927 2,823,219 Apr : --- 443,984 2,911 446,895 2,887,870 May : --- 419,141 2,018 421,158 2,736,083 Jun : --- 454,216 3,713 457,930 2,862,583 Jul : --- 456,034 3,283 459,316 2,869,009 Aug : 245 409,879 3,061 413,184 2,731,980 Sep : --- 425,344 4,174 429,518 2,804,308 Oct : 4 470,456 3,885 474,344 3,027,043 Nov : 14 459,499 2,112 461,625 2,700,416 Dec : 209 428,154 2,720 431,083 2,882,562 : Total 2/ : 472 5,242,720 37,400 5,280,593 33,785,306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :----------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : 13,636 1,223 14,859 14 3 Feb : 11,039 1,011 12,050 10 1 Mar : 13,392 774 14,165 11 1 Apr : 11,117 1,108 12,224 11 4 May : 11,099 1,485 12,584 13 11 Jun : 15,793 1,882 17,675 17 7 Jul : 18,553 2,028 20,582 19 3 Aug : 16,351 2,113 18,464 19 6 Sep : 15,155 1,243 16,398 20 6 Oct : 11,994 754 12,748 18 7 Nov : 11,233 690 11,924 15 2 Dec : 18,292 1,143 19,435 23 4 : Total 2/ : 167,654 15,455 183,109 188 56 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 50,428 4,238 54,666 284 9 Feb : 49,126 4,001 53,127 234 9 Mar : 53,817 4,389 58,206 266 9 Apr : 53,153 4,534 57,687 249 12 May : 47,607 4,082 51,688 260 8 Jun : 47,367 4,102 51,469 295 13 Jul : 50,838 4,469 55,306 245 12 Aug : 50,056 4,312 54,368 268 18 Sep : 48,669 4,242 52,911 285 15 Oct : 50,550 4,277 54,827 292 29 Nov : 48,462 3,595 52,057 300 13 Dec : 50,589 4,563 55,153 311 8 : Total 2/ : 600,661 50,805 651,465 3,289 155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :----------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : --- 1,590 30 1,620 16,495 Feb : --- 1,373 38 1,411 13,472 Mar : --- 1,756 31 1,787 15,964 Apr : --- 1,353 25 1,377 13,616 May : --- 1,350 21 1,371 13,979 Jun : --- 1,702 45 1,748 19,448 Jul : --- 2,124 38 2,162 22,766 Aug : 1 1,832 72 1,905 20,393 Sep : --- 1,636 40 1,676 18,101 Oct : --- 1,239 29 1,268 14,041 Nov : --- 1,087 15 1,103 13,043 Dec : 2 1,475 29 1,506 20,968 : Total 2/ : 3 18,517 413 18,934 202,287 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : --- 11,389 320 11,709 66,669 Feb : --- 11,321 337 11,658 65,028 Mar : --- 12,044 243 12,287 70,768 Apr : --- 11,043 262 11,305 69,253 May : --- 9,395 218 9,613 61,570 Jun : --- 10,515 308 10,823 62,600 Jul : --- 11,031 221 11,252 66,815 Aug : 7 10,909 229 11,145 65,799 Sep : --- 11,045 225 11,269 64,480 Oct : --- 11,223 266 11,489 66,638 Nov : --- 10,496 146 10,642 63,013 Dec : 14 10,148 215 10,376 65,847 : Total 2/ : 22 130,558 2,990 133,569 788,479 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997 and 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Federal : Non-Federal : Total Year : Inspection 1/ : Inspection 2/ : Inspection ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : (Million Pounds) 1997 : 33,372 40 33,412 1998 : 33,785 29 33,814 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1998-1999 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 1998-1999 ............................................... 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 1998-1999 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 1998-1999 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 13 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 14 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 13 1997-98 Poultry Slaughter: Total Pounds Certified (RTC), Federal Inspection and Non-Federal Inspection, U.S ..................... 25 1998 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, 1999. 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