Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 3, 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 Down 2 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during January (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.85 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in January 1999. Updated totals for December 1999 show that 2.95 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during January 2000 was 3.86 billion pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.26 billion pounds of young chickens, 2 percent below last year; 70.1 million pounds of mature chickens, down 7 percent; 508 million pounds of turkeys, down 3 percent; and 13.1 million pounds of ducks, up 1 percent from January 1999. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2000 averaged 5.03 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from 5.00 pounds per bird in January 1999. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.10 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2000 averaged 26.5 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 1999. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2000 totaled 17.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.46 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.49 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 63.7 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.84 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 2.01 percent a year earlier. January 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays, January 1999 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays. Pou 2-1 (3-00) Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Dec 1999 : 664,778 14,675 679,453 2,196 ----- Jan 1999 : 663,691 15,236 678,927 1,927 ----- Jan 2000 : 648,905 13,750 662,655 1,972 ----- : Jan-Jan 1999 : 663,691 15,236 678,927 1,927 ----- Jan-Jan 2000 : 648,905 13,750 662,655 1,972 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Dec 1999 : 3,349,720 75,487 3,425,206 14,671 891 Jan 1999 : 3,318,308 75,507 3,393,815 12,969 819 Jan 2000 : 3,263,888 70,119 3,334,007 13,114 636 : Jan-Jan 1999 : 3,318,308 75,507 3,393,815 12,969 819 Jan-Jan 2000 : 3,263,888 70,119 3,334,007 13,114 636 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Dec 1999 : 5.04 5.14 5.04 6.68 ----- Jan 1999 : 5.00 4.96 5.00 6.73 ----- Jan 2000 : 5.03 5.10 5.03 6.65 ----- : Jan-Jan 1999 : 5.00 4.96 5.00 6.73 ----- Jan-Jan 2000 : 5.03 5.10 5.03 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Dec 1999 : --- 21,049 226 21,274 ----- Jan 1999 : --- 19,775 97 19,873 ----- Jan 2000 : 24 18,961 142 19,126 ----- : Jan-Jan 1999 : --- 19,775 97 19,873 ----- Jan-Jan 2000 : 24 18,961 142 19,126 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Dec 1999 : --- 541,630 6,156 547,786 3,988,553 Jan 1999 : --- 518,976 2,641 521,617 3,929,220 Jan 2000 : 194 503,695 3,736 507,626 3,855,383 : Jan-Jan 1999 : --- 518,976 2,641 521,617 3,929,220 Jan-Jan 2000 : 194 503,695 3,736 507,626 3,855,383 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Dec 1999 : --- 25.73 27.27 25.75 ----- Jan 1999 : --- 26.24 27.10 26.25 ----- Jan 2000 : 8.09 26.57 26.39 26.54 ----- : Jan-Jan 1999 : 0.00 26.24 27.10 26.25 ----- Jan-Jan 2000 : 8.09 26.57 26.39 26.54 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 1999: 5,138, January 2000: 5,304. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: January 1999: 78, January 2000: 21. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Dec 1999 : Chilled : 2,255,477 43,941 2,299,418 4,275 296 Frozen : 210,517 2,283 212,801 5,983 246 : Total : 2,465,994 46,225 2,512,219 10,258 542 : Jan 1999 : Chilled : 2,217,328 42,437 2,259,765 3,365 342 Frozen : 208,393 3,122 211,516 5,750 122 : Total : 2,425,721 45,559 2,471,280 9,116 464 : Jan 2000 : Chilled : 2,200,183 38,634 2,238,817 3,700 268 Frozen : 195,748 3,401 199,149 5,602 110 : Total : 2,395,930 42,035 2,437,966 9,302 378 : : Jan-Jan 1999 : Chilled : 2,217,328 42,437 2,259,765 3,365 342 Frozen : 208,393 3,122 211,516 5,750 122 : Total : 2,425,721 45,559 2,471,280 9,116 464 : Jan-Jan 2000 : Chilled : 2,200,183 38,634 2,238,817 3,700 268 Frozen : 195,748 3,401 199,149 5,602 110 : Total : 2,395,930 42,035 2,437,966 9,302 378 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Dec 1999 : Chilled : --- 215,887 3,044 218,931 2,522,920 Frozen : --- 209,483 1,587 211,069 430,099 : Total : --- 425,370 4,631 430,000 2,953,018 : Jan 1999 : Chilled : --- 199,430 1,466 200,896 2,464,368 Frozen : --- 209,495 482 209,978 427,365 : Total : --- 408,925 1,949 410,874 2,891,733 : Jan 2000 : Chilled : 143 195,314 2,084 197,542 2,440,327 Frozen : 12 200,066 679 200,758 405,620 : Total : 155 395,381 2,764 398,300 2,845,946 : : Jan-Jan 1999 : Chilled : --- 199,430 1,466 200,896 2,464,368 Frozen : --- 209,495 482 209,978 427,365 : Total : --- 408,925 1,949 410,874 2,891,733 : Jan-Jan 2000 : Chilled : 143 195,314 2,084 197,542 2,440,327 Frozen : 12 200,066 679 200,758 405,620 : Total : 155 395,381 2,764 398,300 2,845,946 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Dec 1999 : 13,121 883 14,004 18 1 Jan 1999 : 16,213 1,223 17,436 18 4 Jan 2000 : 15,318 1,022 16,340 18 0 : Jan-Jan 1999 : 16,213 1,223 17,436 18 4 Jan-Jan 2000 : 15,318 1,022 16,340 18 0 : Percent 2/ : : Jan 1999 : 0.49 1.62 0.51 0.14 0.43 Jan 2000 : 0.47 1.46 0.49 0.14 0.06 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Dec 1999 : 46,312 4,721 51,033 337 7 Jan 1999 : 55,158 4,656 59,814 291 5 Jan 2000 : 48,303 4,326 52,629 309 6 : Jan-Jan 1999 : 55,158 4,656 59,814 291 5 Jan-Jan 2000 : 48,303 4,326 52,629 309 6 : Percent 3/ : : Jan 1999 : 1.85 6.85 1.96 2.49 0.65 Jan 2000 : 1.64 6.86 1.75 2.62 0.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Dec 1999 : --- 1,287 75 1,362 15,385 Jan 1999 : --- 1,743 30 1,773 19,231 Jan 2000 : 16 1,385 40 1,441 17,799 : Jan-Jan 1999 : --- 1,743 30 1,773 19,231 Jan-Jan 2000 : 16 1,385 40 1,441 17,799 : Percent 2/ : : Jan 1999 : --- 0.34 1.12 0.34 0.49 Jan 2000 : 8.28 0.27 1.08 0.28 0.46 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Dec 1999 : --- 10,823 366 11,189 62,567 Jan 1999 : --- 10,582 236 10,818 70,927 Jan 2000 : 4 10,549 221 10,774 63,718 : Jan-Jan 1999 : --- 10,582 236 10,818 70,927 Jan-Jan 2000 : 4 10,549 221 10,774 63,718 : Percent 3/ : : Jan 1999 : --- 2.27 9.93 2.30 2.01 Jan 2000 : 2.29 2.33 6.58 2.36 1.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1999-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 75,783 73,236 389,537 374,018 5.14 5.11 AR : 94,867 91,040 471,548 447,036 4.97 4.91 DE : 22,517 21,406 130,934 127,987 5.81 5.98 FL : 10,599 10,615 56,760 58,480 5.36 5.51 GA : 94,574 90,324 471,763 449,775 4.99 4.98 LA : 15,404 15,303 70,470 68,261 4.57 4.46 MD : 16,217 16,145 78,411 79,361 4.84 4.92 MS : 59,711 53,212 289,776 266,429 4.85 5.01 MO : 30,343 29,611 137,934 133,758 4.55 4.52 NC : 52,739 49,131 299,526 286,122 5.68 5.82 PA : 8,597 8,882 44,338 46,652 5.16 5.25 SC : 17,496 17,065 84,666 85,758 4.84 5.03 TN : 16,206 17,502 80,801 82,836 4.99 4.73 TX : 43,717 46,630 204,789 220,940 4.68 4.74 VA : 30,159 28,979 143,001 144,990 4.74 5.00 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 663,691 648,905 3,318,308 3,263,888 5.00 5.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1999-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 290,194 274,401 7,375 8,128 2.10 2.41 AR : 338,274 325,993 6,561 5,779 1.55 1.44 DE : 95,305 92,588 3,090 2,560 2.62 2.22 FL : 41,626 40,659 1,278 1,019 2.50 1.94 GA : 345,356 325,177 9,206 7,876 2.17 1.95 LA : 48,038 48,007 1,869 727 2.95 1.18 MD : 55,547 55,820 1,338 1,124 1.90 1.57 MS : 210,890 205,735 4,482 2,787 1.72 1.16 MO : 101,907 98,837 1,554 1,594 1.25 1.32 NC : 225,457 215,688 5,311 4,412 1.97 1.71 PA : 30,317 32,535 1,500 1,347 3.76 3.21 SC : 62,333 63,158 1,574 1,641 2.07 2.13 TN : 59,192 60,023 931 647 1.28 0.87 TX : 155,430 171,569 2,259 2,557 1.23 1.29 VA : 101,530 99,937 1,541 1,538 1.20 1.18 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,425,721 2,395,930 55,158 48,303 1.85 1.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 2,137 209,480 590,232 2,973 11,747 AR : --- 9,045 297,897 148,741 7,615 6,801 DE : --- --- 134,528 64,921 102 --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,852 156,649 413,277 949 10,983 LA : --- --- 25,760 17,176 117 832 MD : --- 4,657 95,842 39,523 36 8,458 MS : --- 914 105,599 64,831 708 1,940 MO : --- 3,779 97,564 46,579 1,752 1,588 NC : --- 2,735 161,097 110,489 507 30,243 PA : --- 2,648 46,659 56,859 562 --- SC : --- --- 47,663 98,970 93 --- TN : --- 195 42,646 16,268 425 1,070 TX : --- --- 156,223 60,197 515 --- VA : --- 2,185 89,656 52,420 100 --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 54,610 2,008,768 1,846,156 25,439 138,045 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 9,264 46,426 44,579 12,035 208,050 1,136,923 AR : 9,170 45,038 42,411 1,811 124,549 693,078 DE : 3,035 12,126 12,981 5,120 58,526 291,339 FL : 1,891 4,955 6,439 --- --- 13,285 GA : 11,581 60,305 57,053 8,249 289,133 1,010,031 LA : 941 4,929 6,107 155 8,035 64,052 MD : 1,964 12,897 19,506 1,119 28,537 212,539 MS : 4,164 27,393 21,190 750 104,797 332,286 MO : 1,992 14,402 14,067 2,542 35,060 219,325 NC : 6,330 40,482 34,355 5,656 119,569 511,463 PA : 1,739 4,111 --- 210 45,015 157,803 SC : 5,143 15,754 --- --- 52,159 219,782 TN : 2,092 10,213 12,707 --- 19,857 105,473 TX : 2,096 15,507 17,847 1,008 14,161 267,554 VA : 2,527 19,586 --- --- 25,511 191,985 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 68,949 379,157 386,636 54,759 1,272,045 6,234,564 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, January 1999-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 15,236 13,750 75,507 70,119 4.96 5.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1999-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 45,559 42,035 4,656 4,326 6.85 6.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, January 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- 14 --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 7,324 304,954 30,403 1,625 149,960 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 43 --- --- --- 57 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 41,833 41,631 181,056 2,641 56,411 817,838 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, January 1999-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,074 2,026 36,873 37,384 17.78 18.46 CA : 1,227 1,209 29,677 31,865 24.18 26.35 IA : 1,027 1,284 33,606 41,346 32.71 32.19 MN : 2,840 2,674 69,717 67,708 24.55 25.32 MO : 1,924 1,892 55,329 53,732 28.76 28.40 NC : 2,694 2,272 68,865 59,100 25.57 26.01 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,081 2,892 68,212 63,492 22.14 21.96 : US : 19,775 18,961 518,976 503,695 26.24 26.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1999-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 30,013 30,116 549 758 1.65 2.25 CA : 23,697 25,329 416 442 1.56 1.54 IA : 26,090 31,506 922 1,192 3.05 3.20 MN : 55,113 53,681 1,965 2,200 3.13 3.61 MO : 43,607 42,252 1,279 915 2.57 1.89 NC : 54,370 45,981 1,119 1,178 1.81 2.21 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 53,429 50,062 1,009 964 1.64 1.69 : US : 408,925 395,381 10,582 10,549 2.27 2.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 6,351 435 --- --- CA : --- --- 6,080 82 --- --- IA : --- --- 6,900 4,442 --- --- MN : --- --- 19,781 14,989 1,504 21 MO : --- --- 13,087 --- --- --- NC : --- --- 5,133 --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- 2,354 --- --- VA : --- --- 5,707 270 --- --- : US : --- 320 87,755 30,241 6,546 50 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : 44 342 --- --- 1,878 9,050 CA : 37 --- 118 --- --- 6,317 IA : 93 --- 801 --- --- 12,236 MN : --- 621 1,009 --- 1,111 39,036 MO : 56 290 596 --- 1,165 15,194 NC : 130 1,220 --- --- 1,380 7,863 PA : 110 --- --- --- --- 2,464 VA : 24 --- --- --- --- 6,001 : US : 1,413 9,242 10,319 2,095 11,449 159,430 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, January 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,486 473 --- 91 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 9 163 188 --- 745 4,155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., January 1998-1999................................................. 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1998-1999............................. 11 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., January 1998-1999................................................. 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., January 1998-1999................................................. 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., January 1998...................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., January 1998............................................. 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., January 1998................................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., January 1998-1999............................. 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1998-1999............................. 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., January 1998-1999............................. 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., January 1998-1999................ 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1998-1999............................. 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., January 1998-1999............................. 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on April 5, 2000. 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