Pou 2-1 (8-99) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 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 8 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during June (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 3.09 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in June 1998. Updated totals for May 1999 show that 2.97 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during June 1999 was 4.17 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.50 billion pounds of young chickens, 80.7 million pounds of mature chickens, 576 million pounds of turkeys, and 12.3 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during June 1999 averaged 5.00 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from June 1998. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.28 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 1999 averaged 25.8 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from June 1998. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 1999 totaled 19.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.46 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.50 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 65.5 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.75 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.80 percent a year earlier. June 1999 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as June 1998. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : May 1999 : 670,631 15,321 685,951 1,801 ----- Jun 1998 : 668,284 14,967 683,251 2,034 ----- Jun 1999 : 698,515 15,298 713,813 1,890 ----- : Jan-Jun 1998 : 3,894,383 86,604 3,980,987 11,427 ----- Jan-Jun 1999 : 4,042,829 91,067 4,133,895 11,384 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : May 1999 : 3,376,399 77,879 3,454,279 12,036 874 Jun 1998 : 3,190,130 77,319 3,267,449 13,338 1,071 Jun 1999 : 3,495,221 80,731 3,575,952 12,329 1,051 : Jan-Jun 1998 : 18,894,609 438,914 19,333,522 75,815 6,349 Jan-Jun 1999 : 20,267,107 463,932 20,731,039 75,588 5,198 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : May 1999 : 5.03 5.08 5.04 6.68 ----- Jun 1998 : 4.77 5.17 4.78 6.56 ----- Jun 1999 : 5.00 5.28 5.01 6.52 ----- : Jan-Jun 1998 : 4.85 5.07 4.86 6.63 ----- Jan-Jun 1999 : 5.01 5.09 5.01 6.64 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : May 1999 : 27 21,668 107 21,802 ----- Jun 1998 : --- 23,186 193 23,379 ----- Jun 1999 : 28 22,172 154 22,355 ----- : Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 131,106 908 132,014 ----- Jan-Jun 1999 : 56 124,864 814 125,733 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : May 1999 : 236 557,558 2,798 560,592 4,027,781 Jun 1998 : --- 575,209 4,890 580,099 3,861,958 Jun 1999 : 255 571,838 4,110 576,204 4,165,535 : Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 3,291,651 24,120 3,315,771 22,731,457 Jan-Jun 1999 : 491 3,203,317 21,801 3,225,609 24,037,434 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : May 1999 : 8.72 25.73 26.24 25.71 ----- Jun 1998 : --- 24.81 25.33 24.81 ----- Jun 1999 : 8.97 25.79 26.69 25.78 ----- : Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 25.11 26.56 25.12 ----- Jan-Jun 1999 : 8.85 25.65 26.79 25.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998: 5,901, June 1999: 6,309. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: June 1998: 69, June 1999: 42. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds May 1999 : Chilled : 2,259,360 43,422 2,302,782 3,266 301 Frozen : 209,534 3,547 213,081 5,159 199 : Total : 2,468,894 46,970 2,515,864 8,425 500 : Jun 1998 : Chilled : 2,144,471 42,857 2,187,328 3,383 409 Frozen : 202,878 4,143 207,021 6,321 190 : Total : 2,347,349 47,000 2,394,349 9,704 600 : Jun 1999 : Chilled : 2,350,690 44,648 2,395,339 3,291 339 Frozen : 223,003 3,635 226,638 5,423 264 : Total : 2,573,693 48,284 2,621,977 8,714 602 : : Jan-Jun 1998 : Chilled : 12,597,489 242,754 12,840,244 18,811 2,330 Frozen : 1,238,652 21,899 1,260,552 35,336 1,194 : Total : 13,836,142 264,653 14,100,795 54,147 3,524 : Jan-Jun 1999 : Chilled : 13,578,946 258,651 13,837,597 20,662 1,864 Frozen : 1,282,027 20,477 1,302,504 32,345 1,119 : Total : 14,860,973 279,128 15,140,101 53,008 2,983 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds May 1999 : Chilled : 21 190,682 1,514 192,216 2,498,566 Frozen : 146 247,795 603 248,544 466,983 : Total : 166 438,477 2,117 440,760 2,965,549 : Jun 1998 : Chilled : --- 208,410 2,930 211,340 2,402,460 Frozen : --- 245,806 784 246,590 460,123 : Total : --- 454,216 3,713 457,930 2,862,583 : Jun 1999 : Chilled : 14 204,066 1,809 205,889 2,604,857 Frozen : 167 247,143 1,230 248,541 480,866 : Total : 182 451,209 3,039 454,430 3,085,723 : : Jan-Jun 1998 : Chilled : --- 1,236,772 12,536 1,249,308 14,110,692 Frozen : --- 1,356,584 5,630 1,362,214 2,659,296 : Total : --- 2,593,356 18,166 2,611,522 16,769,988 : Jan-Jun 1999 : Chilled : 35 1,163,426 11,463 1,174,923 15,035,047 Frozen : 313 1,360,721 4,832 1,365,866 2,701,835 : Total : 348 2,524,147 16,294 2,540,789 17,736,882 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : May 1999 : 12,794 1,067 13,861 16 4 Jun 1998 : 15,793 1,882 17,675 17 7 Jun 1999 : 15,178 1,955 17,133 20 9 : Jan-Jun 1998 : 76,075 7,483 83,558 75 28 Jan-Jun 1999 : 84,006 7,812 91,818 100 34 : Percent 2/ : : Jun 1998 : 0.50 2.43 0.54 0.13 0.69 Jun 1999 : 0.43 2.42 0.48 0.16 0.89 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : May 1999 : 48,534 4,897 53,431 291 8 Jun 1998 : 47,367 4,102 51,469 295 13 Jun 1999 : 48,956 5,050 54,006 260 8 : Jan-Jun 1998 : 301,497 25,346 326,843 1,589 61 Jan-Jun 1999 : 312,341 28,847 341,188 1,773 39 : Percent 3/ : : Jun 1998 : 1.65 5.90 1.75 2.46 1.31 Jun 1999 : 1.56 6.95 1.68 2.35 0.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : May 1999 : --- 1,318 24 1,343 15,225 Jun 1998 : --- 1,702 45 1,748 19,448 Jun 1999 : --- 2,074 59 2,133 19,295 : Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 9,124 190 9,314 92,975 Jan-Jun 1999 : 1 8,885 221 9,107 101,059 : Percent 2/ : : Jun 1998 : --- 0.30 0.93 0.30 0.50 Jun 1999 : 0.15 0.36 1.45 0.37 0.46 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : May 1999 : 2 10,538 275 10,815 64,545 Jun 1998 : --- 10,515 308 10,823 62,600 Jun 1999 : 3 10,924 320 11,247 65,520 : Jan-Jun 1998 : --- 65,706 1,689 67,395 395,887 Jan-Jun 1999 : 5 63,622 1,629 65,256 408,256 : Percent 3/ : : Jun 1998 : 8.77 2.03 7.01 2.07 1.80 Jun 1999 : 1.16 2.12 8.64 2.17 1.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 : 71,092 79,574 348,454 407,287 4.90 5.12 AR : 97,869 97,506 462,413 476,463 4.72 4.89 DE : 23,742 22,854 135,715 130,672 5.72 5.72 FL : 10,726 10,880 48,880 57,774 4.56 5.31 GA : 95,492 100,133 455,879 501,473 4.77 5.01 LA : 13,096 15,340 59,094 68,313 4.51 4.45 MD : 18,747 17,776 87,829 85,461 4.68 4.81 MS : 57,377 60,450 265,495 300,458 4.63 4.97 MO : 30,741 31,328 133,354 141,460 4.34 4.52 NC : 55,445 56,199 300,304 323,931 5.42 5.76 PA : 9,590 9,419 48,936 48,633 5.10 5.16 SC : 19,873 19,680 88,692 92,496 4.46 4.70 TN : 15,991 18,622 73,735 91,052 4.61 4.89 TX : 41,119 46,789 176,836 217,955 4.30 4.66 VA : 32,732 30,580 155,023 151,656 4.74 4.96 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 668,284 698,515 3,190,130 3,495,221 4.77 5.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 256,726 302,687 6,423 8,040 2.05 2.19 AR : 331,329 347,339 6,085 5,772 1.46 1.35 DE : 96,529 94,538 2,772 2,554 2.27 2.17 FL : 35,581 40,752 927 1,053 2.11 2.02 GA : 341,967 368,161 6,252 7,109 1.52 1.58 LA : 41,045 47,348 1,087 1,509 2.04 2.45 MD : 62,664 60,503 1,095 1,476 1.39 1.92 MS : 208,199 231,968 3,633 2,758 1.52 1.02 MO : 96,046 104,312 1,361 1,503 1.13 1.18 NC : 226,364 245,446 4,893 4,819 1.81 1.65 PA : 34,007 34,330 1,456 1,217 3.31 2.78 SC : 65,123 67,896 1,505 1,476 1.88 1.77 TN : 53,128 65,867 795 1,050 1.20 1.28 TX : 134,447 166,650 1,936 2,294 1.22 1.17 VA : 107,544 105,380 1,854 1,372 1.33 1.00 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,347,349 2,573,693 47,367 48,956 1.65 1.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,793 218,666 396,515 2,109 11,824 AR : --- 3,025 303,532 108,779 18,618 5,466 DE : --- 5,859 121,806 71,803 154 15,880 FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 13,634 150,653 289,603 1,117 8,888 LA : --- 257 47,614 44,598 --- 1,521 MD : --- 9,759 110,896 44,753 76 9,132 MS : --- 1,625 120,702 39,519 1,160 2,560 MO : --- 2,755 81,715 --- 2,929 1,951 NC : --- --- 155,489 77,554 --- --- PA : --- --- 37,246 22,092 255 --- SC : --- 1,270 36,510 67,904 71 --- TN : --- 354 47,769 15,262 --- --- TX : --- --- 124,569 45,424 1,159 2,228 VA : --- --- 73,819 26,382 59 --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 93,227 1,981,751 1,381,455 44,475 150,214 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 11,302 45,212 73,390 14,112 243,787 1,018,710 AR : 13,052 36,616 56,960 9,625 111,859 667,532 DE : 2,706 17,552 18,265 8,696 51,653 314,374 FL : 2,344 --- 7,807 --- --- 10,151 GA : 13,211 40,640 71,932 11,264 327,193 928,135 LA : 2,225 11,032 12,178 2,331 32,042 153,798 MD : 1,742 15,604 --- 2,205 31,955 226,122 MS : 5,672 27,319 23,127 2,058 79,222 302,964 MO : 2,285 14,425 19,225 1,891 34,144 161,320 NC : 7,705 46,085 42,240 9,852 109,604 448,529 PA : 2,469 4,222 --- --- 35,442 101,726 SC : 4,665 19,487 --- --- 45,932 175,839 TN : 2,259 10,835 --- 1,622 20,390 98,491 TX : 2,099 16,022 17,863 1,315 11,718 222,397 VA : 2,198 11,422 7,020 --- 41,223 162,123 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 82,666 357,219 499,130 81,886 1,345,895 6,017,918 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 14,967 15,298 77,319 80,731 5.17 5.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 47,000 48,284 4,102 5,050 5.90 6.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- 138 51 --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 3,287 10,446 341,817 22,362 1,210 150,857 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : 81 70 316 --- 585 1,241 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 40,799 64,870 204,207 2,565 63,593 906,013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 2,194 2,224 38,347 41,965 17.48 18.87 CA : 1,292 1,604 31,034 36,435 24.02 22.71 IA : 1,249 1,548 34,772 45,679 27.84 29.50 MN : 3,830 3,680 88,328 90,061 23.06 24.47 MO : 2,057 2,022 56,706 58,522 27.57 28.94 NC : 3,515 2,537 92,094 64,838 26.20 25.55 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,025 2,757 60,309 61,039 19.94 22.14 : US : 23,186 22,172 575,209 571,838 24.81 25.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, June 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 : 31,184 33,903 581 606 1.68 1.60 CA : 25,042 29,543 373 448 1.33 1.36 IA : 26,646 35,610 850 1,097 2.72 2.67 MN : 70,077 71,533 1,946 2,292 2.45 2.83 MO : 44,594 46,197 1,054 1,212 2.07 2.30 NC : 73,662 51,259 1,611 1,228 1.94 2.10 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 47,297 47,687 724 811 1.33 1.48 : US : 454,216 451,209 10,515 10,924 2.03 2.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 4,965 298 --- --- CA : --- --- 5,432 60 --- --- IA : --- --- 6,019 2,024 --- 4 MN : --- --- 15,515 --- 1,159 22 MO : --- --- 15,436 --- --- --- NC : --- --- --- --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- 720 --- --- VA : --- --- 3,083 232 --- --- : US : --- 678 77,198 13,169 5,792 92 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : 29 --- --- --- 1,395 6,687 CA : 29 --- 207 9 --- 5,737 IA : 45 --- --- --- 1,289 9,381 MN : 210 978 915 --- 1,424 20,223 MO : 66 321 --- --- 1,884 17,707 NC : --- --- 2,199 --- 567 2,766 PA : --- --- --- --- --- 720 VA : 30 --- 172 --- 1,192 4,709 : US : 854 8,379 8,575 3,099 11,753 129,589 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, June 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- 5 2,820 862 16 95 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 18 163 417 5 1,003 5,404 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (FSIS 6000-21) completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA. This form provides actual counts of birds slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Annual totals of poultry slaughtered under State-administered Non-Federal Inspection (NFI) are published in the April release. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revision were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database. A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. The program also generates a missing reports listing for a telephone follow-up. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. Major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there will continue to be a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it is expected to have only a minimal impact on the final totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no State data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total head for that species. These data are included in the U.S. totals. Definitions Used To Report Federally Inspected Slaughter Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood are removed. This weight is approximately 90% of live weight. Old Turkeys (Breeders) - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry - Includes all other ready-to-cook products which bear the U.S.D.A. Inspected for Wholesomeness legend. Post-Mortem Condemnations - Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Young Chickens - Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, U.S., June 1998-1999.................................................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1998-1999................................ 11 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., June 1998-1999.................................................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., June 1998-1999.................................................... 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., June 1998......................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., June 1998................................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., June 1998.................................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., June 1998-1999................................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1998-1999................................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., June 1998-1999................................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., June 1998-1999................... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., June 1998-1999................................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., June 1998-1999................................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 3, 1999. 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