Pou 2-1 (1-00) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 7, 2000, 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 November (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.93 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in November 1998. Updated totals for October 1999 show that 3.00 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during November 1999 was 3.92 billion pounds, up 7 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.22 billion pounds of young chickens, up 7 percent; 66.7 million pounds of mature chickens, up 11 percent; 624 million pounds of turkeys, up 6 percent; and 12.7 million pounds of ducks, unchanged from November 1998. Young chickens slaughtered during November 1999 averaged 5.01 pounds per bird, up slightly from 4.99 pounds per bird in November 1998. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.23 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 1999 averaged 25.1 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from November 1998. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 1999 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.32 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.36 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 59.2 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.68 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.91 percent a year earlier. November 1999 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. November 1998 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 1999 : 665,163 14,107 679,269 1,869 ----- Nov 1998 : 601,105 11,135 612,240 1,931 ----- Nov 1999 : 642,481 12,760 655,241 1,917 ----- : Jan-Nov 1998 : 7,176,571 154,194 7,330,766 21,434 ----- Jan-Nov 1999 : 7,436,618 160,869 7,597,487 21,099 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 1999 : 3,355,857 77,323 3,433,180 12,380 1,659 Nov 1998 : 3,001,420 60,237 3,061,657 12,676 956 Nov 1999 : 3,219,178 66,705 3,285,883 12,678 1,193 : Jan-Nov 1998 : 34,763,658 789,617 35,553,275 141,102 13,747 Jan-Nov 1999 : 37,043,959 838,091 37,882,050 139,131 13,061 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 1999 : 5.05 5.48 5.05 6.62 ----- Nov 1998 : 4.99 5.41 5.00 6.57 ----- Nov 1999 : 5.01 5.23 5.01 6.61 ----- : Jan-Nov 1998 : 4.84 5.12 4.85 6.58 ----- Jan-Nov 1999 : 4.98 5.21 4.99 6.59 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 1999 : --- 23,480 194 23,674 ----- Nov 1998 : 2 24,279 101 24,383 ----- Nov 1999 : 1 24,688 123 24,812 ----- : Jan-Nov 1998 : 43 249,169 1,743 250,955 ----- Jan-Nov 1999 : 56 241,965 1,726 243,747 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 1999 : --- 595,248 5,145 600,394 4,047,613 Nov 1998 : 18 587,112 2,756 589,887 3,665,176 Nov 1999 : 15 620,583 3,274 623,872 3,923,626 : Jan-Nov 1998 : 380 6,131,689 45,552 6,177,621 41,885,745 Jan-Nov 1999 : 506 6,139,846 45,659 6,186,012 44,220,254 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 1999 : 5.60 25.35 26.54 25.36 ----- Nov 1998 : 7.41 24.18 27.28 24.19 ----- Nov 1999 : --- 25.14 26.59 25.14 ----- : Jan-Nov 1998 : 8.89 24.61 26.13 24.62 ----- Jan-Nov 1999 : 9.00 25.37 26.46 25.38 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 1998: 4,778, November 1999: 5,204. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: November 1998: 43, November 1999: 59. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 1999 : Chilled : 2,256,936 43,617 2,300,553 3,630 343 Frozen : 217,785 3,611 221,396 5,156 645 : Total : 2,474,721 47,228 2,521,949 8,785 987 : Nov 1998 : Chilled : 1,987,459 35,276 2,022,735 3,634 305 Frozen : 204,987 1,614 206,600 5,248 270 : Total : 2,192,446 36,890 2,229,335 8,881 574 : Nov 1999 : Chilled : 2,182,627 38,037 2,220,663 3,888 283 Frozen : 204,149 2,537 206,686 5,109 433 : Total : 2,386,776 40,573 2,427,349 8,997 716 : : Jan-Nov 1998 : Chilled : 23,176,899 438,762 23,615,661 35,171 4,444 Frozen : 2,290,467 38,820 2,329,287 65,247 3,424 : Total : 25,467,366 477,582 25,944,948 100,418 7,869 : Jan-Nov 1999 : Chilled : 24,872,381 469,760 25,342,140 38,317 3,702 Frozen : 2,363,446 36,253 2,399,699 59,386 3,878 : Total : 27,235,827 506,013 27,741,839 97,703 7,580 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 1999 : Chilled : --- 219,380 2,215 221,596 2,526,121 Frozen : --- 249,076 1,658 250,734 477,930 : Total : --- 468,456 3,874 472,329 3,004,051 : Nov 1998 : Chilled : 14 249,193 1,558 250,765 2,277,438 Frozen : --- 210,306 554 210,860 422,978 : Total : 14 459,499 2,112 461,625 2,700,416 : Nov 1999 : Chilled : 11 251,994 1,357 253,362 2,478,196 Frozen : --- 235,240 1,096 236,336 448,563 : Total : 11 487,234 2,453 489,698 2,926,760 : : Jan-Nov 1998 : Chilled : 48 2,286,504 24,033 2,310,585 25,965,861 Frozen : 215 2,528,062 10,648 2,538,925 4,936,883 : Total : 263 4,814,566 34,681 4,849,510 30,902,744 : Jan-Nov 1999 : Chilled : 46 2,224,166 21,572 2,245,784 27,629,943 Frozen : 313 2,607,300 12,513 2,620,125 5,083,089 : Total : 359 4,831,466 34,084 4,865,910 32,713,032 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 1999 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 1999 : 11,894 859 12,753 19 18 Nov 1998 : 11,233 690 11,924 15 2 Nov 1999 : 10,634 675 11,309 16 3 : Jan-Nov 1998 : 149,362 14,312 163,674 165 52 Jan-Nov 1999 : 157,656 14,909 172,565 223 77 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1998 : 0.37 1.15 0.39 0.12 0.16 Nov 1999 : 0.33 1.01 0.34 0.13 0.24 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 1999 : 44,270 4,640 48,909 279 32 Nov 1998 : 48,462 3,595 52,057 300 13 Nov 1999 : 43,432 4,103 47,535 273 21 : Jan-Nov 1998 : 550,071 46,241 596,312 2,979 148 Jan-Nov 1999 : 543,157 51,331 594,488 3,116 146 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1998 : 1.79 6.63 1.89 2.63 1.53 Nov 1999 : 1.50 6.83 1.61 2.39 1.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 1999 : --- 1,346 32 1,378 14,168 Nov 1998 : --- 1,087 15 1,103 13,043 Nov 1999 : --- 1,221 27 1,247 12,576 : Jan-Nov 1998 : 1 17,042 384 17,428 181,319 Jan-Nov 1999 : 1 16,434 437 16,872 189,737 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1998 : 2.22 0.19 0.56 0.19 0.36 Nov 1999 : --- 0.20 0.82 0.20 0.32 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 1999 : --- 11,134 340 11,475 60,695 Nov 1998 : --- 10,496 146 10,642 63,013 Nov 1999 : --- 11,164 214 11,378 59,206 : Jan-Nov 1998 : 8 120,410 2,775 123,193 722,631 Jan-Nov 1999 : 5 121,133 3,093 124,231 721,980 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1998 : 2.83 1.99 5.88 2.00 1.91 Nov 1999 : 0.84 2.00 7.25 2.03 1.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1998-1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 68,748 74,330 347,870 381,084 5.06 5.13 AR : 87,226 92,248 423,894 439,653 4.86 4.77 DE : 21,165 21,479 118,733 125,743 5.61 5.85 FL : 10,082 9,879 54,030 54,082 5.36 5.47 GA : 85,520 88,350 429,679 437,746 5.02 4.95 LA : 12,138 12,601 54,087 54,431 4.46 4.32 MD : 15,953 16,472 75,449 79,039 4.73 4.80 MS : 52,888 56,713 263,517 288,034 4.98 5.08 MO : 27,150 28,620 119,638 128,367 4.41 4.49 NC : 46,961 51,145 274,357 298,199 5.84 5.83 PA : 7,967 9,035 40,889 47,521 5.13 5.26 SC : 17,532 17,385 82,949 88,830 4.73 5.11 TN : 14,466 15,960 71,026 74,087 4.91 4.64 TX : 40,534 45,479 192,431 214,171 4.75 4.71 VA : 26,713 27,733 129,616 134,049 4.85 4.83 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 601,105 642,481 3,001,420 3,219,178 4.99 5.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1998-1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 258,386 281,889 8,840 6,685 2.82 1.95 AR : 303,163 321,067 6,161 4,977 1.61 1.26 DE : 86,332 90,856 2,167 1,755 2.03 1.55 FL : 36,108 47,766 1,969 881 4.05 1.81 GA : 314,491 320,940 6,256 6,891 1.62 1.75 LA : 37,405 38,496 1,079 639 2.22 1.30 MD : 53,688 55,658 1,069 1,153 1.57 1.62 MS : 195,866 225,710 3,853 2,733 1.62 1.05 MO : 88,561 94,966 1,082 1,412 1.01 1.22 NC : 205,307 225,370 4,232 4,319 1.71 1.61 PA : 28,814 33,046 1,223 1,245 3.32 2.91 SC : 60,988 65,512 1,601 1,611 2.15 2.01 TN : 52,518 53,523 722 631 1.13 0.95 TX : 143,912 163,849 1,873 2,311 1.08 1.20 VA : 90,828 93,811 1,397 1,144 1.20 0.95 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,192,446 2,386,776 48,462 43,432 1.79 1.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,237 193,883 288,426 2,966 11,176 AR : --- 3,488 255,995 116,125 --- 4,495 DE : --- --- 98,767 34,774 94 --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,330 148,043 265,954 1,095 8,767 LA : --- --- 21,334 20,025 --- 674 MD : --- 2,449 87,593 31,295 48 5,926 MS : --- 1,279 105,658 63,151 1,055 1,851 MO : --- 2,698 80,038 32,176 1,632 1,551 NC : --- 2,746 135,923 68,862 552 39,349 PA : --- --- 40,192 41,069 300 --- SC : --- --- 35,780 83,463 81 --- TN : --- 282 41,898 13,851 340 --- TX : --- --- 131,296 28,944 768 2,180 VA : --- 1,496 64,271 32,110 141 --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 40,634 1,762,335 1,195,485 28,498 123,707 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 9,996 50,462 60,141 12,585 161,652 792,524 AR : 10,320 27,486 45,648 2,758 95,423 561,738 DE : 2,381 9,222 11,713 4,473 33,525 194,949 FL : 1,759 --- 6,608 --- --- 8,367 GA : 11,525 47,262 64,246 13,595 308,487 870,304 LA : 728 4,383 4,173 214 --- 51,531 MD : 1,711 9,517 --- 2,040 24,918 165,497 MS : 4,661 22,177 24,890 1,533 94,079 320,334 MO : 1,805 14,680 11,622 --- 35,845 182,047 NC : 6,113 33,672 32,571 7,238 101,976 429,002 PA : 1,838 3,698 --- 279 35,747 123,123 SC : 4,415 13,166 --- 3,668 64,107 204,680 TN : 1,915 9,095 --- --- 18,805 86,186 TX : 1,751 16,457 15,945 2,065 10,595 210,001 VA : 1,776 12,222 6,639 3,044 31,232 152,931 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 69,469 312,619 426,715 62,267 1,230,503 5,252,232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 1998-1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 : 11,135 12,760 60,237 66,705 5.41 5.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1998-1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 : 36,890 40,573 3,595 4,103 6.63 6.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 5,861 285,747 13,734 1,447 110,242 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 59 431 --- --- 490 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 38,808 45,927 190,100 2,070 103,583 797,519 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 1998-1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,345 2,286 42,593 39,768 18.16 17.40 CA : 2,493 2,715 59,052 67,405 23.69 24.82 IA : 1,275 1,490 35,238 44,270 27.64 29.71 MN : 3,620 3,876 85,663 96,169 23.66 24.81 MO : 1,778 2,187 49,005 58,853 27.56 26.91 NC : 3,175 3,006 68,580 71,366 21.60 23.74 PA : 1,188 1,201 25,929 26,531 21.83 22.09 VA : 3,164 3,248 66,803 69,127 21.12 21.28 : US : 24,279 24,688 587,112 620,583 24.18 25.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1998-1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 33,739 32,458 602 547 1.57 1.53 CA : 46,817 52,373 654 902 1.23 1.49 IA : 28,040 34,005 741 1,067 2.34 2.68 MN : 67,127 76,429 2,090 2,360 2.71 2.73 MO : 38,999 47,165 940 1,043 2.13 1.97 NC : 54,600 55,335 940 1,201 1.52 1.87 PA : 19,873 21,019 379 442 1.62 1.85 VA : 50,742 53,711 855 883 1.42 1.42 : US : 459,499 487,234 10,496 11,164 1.99 2.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 6,531 557 --- --- CA : --- --- 11,749 865 --- --- IA : --- --- --- 1,987 --- 10 MN : --- 12 21,272 6,257 1,803 37 MO : --- --- 14,262 --- 15 --- NC : --- --- 5,555 --- --- 15 PA : --- --- 6,921 1,878 104 --- VA : --- 13 4,461 195 --- --- : US : --- 90 100,408 16,691 6,596 121 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 551 --- --- 2,039 9,678 CA : 41 --- --- --- 960 13,615 IA : 44 --- --- 103 --- 2,144 MN : 410 1,266 903 39 2,352 34,351 MO : --- --- --- --- 1,436 15,713 NC : 128 --- --- --- 1,574 7,272 PA : 86 --- --- 24 --- 9,013 VA : 19 2,604 320 --- --- 7,612 : US : 1,068 11,370 10,993 1,746 14,509 163,592 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, November 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,566 531 --- 61 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 17 198 193 9 591 4,166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., November 1998-1999................................................ 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1998-1999............................ 11 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., November 1998-1999................................................ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., November 1998-1999................................................ 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., November 1998..................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., November 1998............................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., November 1998................................ 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1998-1999............................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1998-1999............................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1998-1999............................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1998-1999............... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1998-1999............................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1998-1999............................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 4, 2000. 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