Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 5, 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 10 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during February (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.94 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the amount certified in February 1999. Updated totals for January 2000 show that 2.87 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during February 2000 was 3.97 billion pounds, up 9 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.36 billion pounds of young chickens, up 9 percent; 69.4 million pounds of mature chickens, up slightly; 529 million pounds of turkeys, up 15 percent; and 12.2 million pounds of ducks, down 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2000 averaged 5.02 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from 1999. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.11 pounds per bird down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2000 averaged 26.0 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 1999. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2000 totaled 15.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.38 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.41 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 71.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.98 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.92 percent a year earlier. February 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. February 1999 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. 1999 Poultry Slaughter up 6 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome under Federal Inspection during 1999 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 35.7 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the total amount certified during 1998. Young chickens, at 29.7 billion pounds, accounted for 83 percent of the total pounds certified ready-to-cook and were up 7 percent from 1998. The average live weight for young chickens increased 3 percent to 4.99 pounds. Total turkeys, at 5.30 billion pounds, represented 15 percent of the overall total and were up slightly from 1998. The average live weight for total turkeys increased 3 percent to 25.4 pounds per bird. The remaining 2 percent of pounds certified ready-to-cook were mature chickens, ducks, and other poultry. Note: Collection of Non-Federally Inspected data was discontinued in 1999. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 2000 : 653,704 13,755 667,460 2,102 ----- Feb 1999 : 618,400 13,425 631,824 1,841 ----- Feb 2000 : 669,038 13,592 682,630 1,842 ----- : Jan-Feb 1999 : 1,282,090 28,660 1,310,751 3,768 ----- Jan-Feb 2000 : 1,322,742 27,347 1,350,089 3,944 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 2000 : 3,297,659 70,135 3,367,794 14,020 883 Feb 1999 : 3,088,197 69,253 3,157,450 12,292 633 Feb 2000 : 3,361,010 69,413 3,430,423 12,227 883 : Jan-Feb 1999 : 6,406,505 144,760 6,551,265 25,261 1,452 Jan-Feb 2000 : 6,658,669 139,548 6,798,217 26,246 1,766 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 2000 : 5.04 5.10 5.05 6.67 ----- Feb 1999 : 4.99 5.16 5.00 6.68 ----- Feb 2000 : 5.02 5.11 5.03 6.64 ----- : Jan-Feb 1999 : 5.00 5.05 5.00 6.70 ----- Jan-Feb 2000 : 5.03 5.10 5.04 6.65 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 2000 : 24 19,016 146 19,186 ----- Feb 1999 : --- 17,921 140 18,062 ----- Feb 2000 : --- 20,205 122 20,327 ----- : Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 37,697 238 37,934 ----- Jan-Feb 2000 : 24 39,221 268 39,513 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 2000 : 194 505,661 3,851 509,706 3,892,402 Feb 1999 : --- 456,317 3,759 460,076 3,630,451 Feb 2000 : --- 526,045 3,205 529,250 3,972,784 : Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 975,293 6,400 981,693 7,559,671 Jan-Feb 2000 : 194 1,031,706 7,056 1,038,956 7,865,186 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 2000 : 8.09 26.59 26.45 26.57 ----- Feb 1999 : --- 25.46 26.82 25.47 ----- Feb 2000 : --- 26.04 26.26 26.04 ----- : Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 25.87 26.94 25.88 ----- Jan-Feb 2000 : 8.09 26.30 26.36 26.29 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999: 5,037, February 2000: 5,352. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: February 1999: 49, February 2000: 19. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 2000 : Chilled : 2,212,731 38,634 2,251,365 3,750 268 Frozen : 207,616 3,401 211,018 6,201 281 : Total : 2,420,347 42,035 2,462,382 9,950 549 : Feb 1999 : Chilled : 2,069,264 37,747 2,107,012 3,611 231 Frozen : 194,532 3,822 198,353 4,904 123 : Total : 2,263,796 41,569 2,305,365 8,514 355 : Feb 2000 : Chilled : 2,261,007 39,414 2,300,421 3,633 252 Frozen : 211,351 2,631 213,982 5,097 291 : Total : 2,472,358 42,045 2,514,403 8,731 543 : : Jan-Feb 1999 : Chilled : 4,286,592 80,184 4,366,776 6,976 573 Frozen : 402,925 6,944 409,869 10,654 245 : Total : 4,689,517 87,128 4,776,645 17,630 819 : Jan-Feb 2000 : Chilled : 4,473,737 78,048 4,551,785 7,383 520 Frozen : 418,967 6,032 425,000 11,298 572 : Total : 4,892,705 84,080 4,976,785 18,681 1,091 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 2000 : Chilled : 143 195,753 2,157 198,053 2,453,435 Frozen : 12 201,149 679 201,840 419,340 : Total : 155 396,902 2,836 399,893 2,872,775 : Feb 1999 : Chilled : --- 164,949 2,002 166,951 2,277,805 Frozen : --- 196,008 803 196,811 400,191 : Total : --- 360,957 2,806 363,762 2,677,996 : Feb 2000 : Chilled : --- 201,111 2,077 203,187 2,507,493 Frozen : --- 213,401 336 213,738 433,108 : Total : --- 414,512 2,413 416,925 2,940,601 : : Jan-Feb 1999 : Chilled : --- 364,379 3,469 367,847 4,742,173 Frozen : --- 405,503 1,285 406,788 827,556 : Total : --- 769,882 4,754 774,636 5,569,729 : Jan-Feb 2000 : Chilled : 143 396,864 4,233 401,240 4,960,928 Frozen : 12 414,550 1,015 415,578 852,448 : Total : 155 811,414 5,249 816,818 5,813,376 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 2000 : 15,435 1,022 16,457 19 2 Feb 1999 : 12,738 849 13,587 13 4 Feb 2000 : 12,682 998 13,679 21 2 : Jan-Feb 1999 : 28,951 2,073 31,024 32 8 Jan-Feb 2000 : 28,117 2,020 30,136 40 4 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1999 : 0.41 1.23 0.43 0.11 0.71 Feb 2000 : 0.38 1.44 0.40 0.17 0.24 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 2000 : 48,625 4,328 52,953 323 9 Feb 1999 : 48,658 4,305 52,964 294 5 Feb 2000 : 53,865 4,700 58,565 284 9 : Jan-Feb 1999 : 103,816 8,962 112,777 584 9 Jan-Feb 2000 : 102,490 9,028 111,519 606 18 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1999 : 1.75 6.91 1.86 2.65 0.79 Feb 2000 : 1.78 7.52 1.90 2.58 1.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 2000 : 16 1,400 64 1,480 17,957 Feb 1999 : --- 1,129 35 1,163 14,768 Feb 2000 : --- 1,474 25 1,499 15,201 : Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 2,872 64 2,936 33,999 Jan-Feb 2000 : 16 2,873 89 2,978 33,158 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 1999 : --- 0.25 0.92 0.25 0.41 Feb 2000 : --- 0.28 0.78 0.28 0.38 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 2000 : 4 10,578 228 10,810 64,095 Feb 1999 : --- 9,320 227 9,547 62,808 Feb 2000 : --- 11,911 200 12,111 70,969 : Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 19,902 463 20,365 133,736 Jan-Feb 2000 : 4 22,489 428 22,921 135,065 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 1999 : --- 2.27 6.70 2.31 1.92 Feb 2000 : --- 2.52 6.93 2.54 1.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 : 71,504 76,471 363,826 388,764 5.09 5.08 AR : 90,826 96,642 440,078 471,571 4.85 4.88 DE : 20,116 22,707 115,333 136,926 5.73 6.03 FL : 9,587 10,255 51,444 55,810 5.37 5.44 GA : 90,500 90,840 447,386 454,080 4.94 5.00 LA : 13,357 15,078 59,367 67,352 4.44 4.47 MD : 15,563 16,765 73,711 80,835 4.74 4.82 MS : 52,794 56,167 265,652 287,932 5.03 5.13 MO : 28,633 29,329 130,527 133,720 4.56 4.56 NC : 48,281 55,571 279,931 324,211 5.80 5.83 PA : 8,038 8,856 41,300 46,605 5.14 5.26 SC : 17,128 17,618 83,624 87,070 4.88 4.94 TN : 15,252 17,639 75,862 82,118 4.97 4.66 TX : 40,697 44,888 192,496 211,093 4.73 4.70 VA : 27,145 29,463 132,165 143,595 4.87 4.87 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 618,400 669,038 3,088,197 3,361,010 4.99 5.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 274,586 283,866 7,723 8,806 2.36 2.52 AR : 321,721 342,376 5,773 6,835 1.46 1.61 DE : 82,875 99,248 2,550 2,594 2.46 2.11 FL : 35,959 40,055 1,038 1,045 2.24 2.08 GA : 329,968 333,050 7,473 8,847 1.86 2.16 LA : 41,739 46,902 1,394 805 2.61 1.33 MD : 51,944 56,620 1,125 1,132 1.70 1.56 MS : 194,488 223,919 3,412 3,002 1.43 1.16 MO : 96,730 97,687 1,667 1,914 1.42 1.59 NC : 209,457 243,684 4,997 5,437 1.98 1.86 PA : 29,108 32,343 1,056 1,314 2.84 3.13 SC : 61,365 64,532 1,462 2,122 1.94 2.71 TN : 55,271 59,539 849 688 1.24 0.93 TX : 144,429 162,567 2,086 2,737 1.20 1.44 VA : 92,671 98,435 1,571 1,511 1.32 1.17 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,263,796 2,472,358 48,658 53,865 1.75 1.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 2,902 217,738 640,130 3,110 14,477 AR : --- 5,992 354,830 222,655 9,777 6,669 DE : --- 6,366 136,057 83,756 52 --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 2,017 163,411 535,711 689 12,398 LA : --- --- 26,146 20,077 198 --- MD : --- 7,876 90,738 45,857 50 10,314 MS : --- 1,130 94,957 60,591 628 2,261 MO : --- 3,347 107,561 72,078 2,340 1,697 NC : --- 5,364 190,113 149,884 313 36,669 PA : --- --- 48,589 54,002 281 --- SC : --- --- 42,446 118,766 145 --- TN : --- 986 38,677 28,622 423 --- TX : --- --- 160,444 62,501 681 2,523 VA : --- 4,585 81,209 55,445 --- --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 97,575 2,116,671 2,235,464 26,658 154,213 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 10,322 41,058 46,594 14,047 236,852 1,227,230 AR : 10,138 38,008 50,850 3,127 193,729 895,775 DE : 3,276 9,508 13,150 4,031 46,863 303,059 FL : 1,388 4,153 6,373 --- --- 11,914 GA : 12,975 49,101 49,190 15,433 351,255 1,192,180 LA : 963 5,318 5,424 858 17,886 76,870 MD : 2,046 13,318 --- 1,413 20,208 191,820 MS : 3,866 20,984 14,824 1,686 102,707 303,634 MO : 2,219 14,919 14,360 1,340 73,412 293,273 NC : 8,184 44,239 39,397 4,487 145,865 624,515 PA : 2,075 3,409 --- 122 40,700 149,178 SC : 5,503 14,171 --- 4,961 94,367 280,359 TN : 1,957 10,332 12,467 1,106 24,757 119,327 TX : 2,020 15,063 19,820 1,419 21,767 286,238 VA : 2,242 11,410 --- 2,803 26,271 183,965 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 75,968 328,330 394,267 64,556 1,556,285 7,049,987 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 13,425 13,592 69,253 69,413 5.16 5.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 41,569 42,045 4,305 4,700 6.91 7.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 57 --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 5,946 358,871 17,709 2,257 137,324 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : 62 82 --- --- --- 201 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 39,274 35,542 238,957 4,235 56,589 896,704 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 1,905 2,101 33,954 39,587 17.82 18.85 CA : 976 1,353 23,712 34,281 24.28 25.33 IA : 1,024 1,199 32,475 37,777 31.70 31.52 MN : 2,509 2,938 62,672 72,403 24.97 24.65 MO : 1,728 1,966 50,635 54,645 29.30 27.80 NC : 2,304 2,802 53,382 68,906 23.17 24.60 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,001 3,003 66,514 65,386 22.17 21.77 : US : 17,921 20,205 456,317 526,045 25.46 26.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 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 : 27,859 32,388 498 861 1.63 2.42 CA : 19,163 27,131 330 518 1.55 1.68 IA : 24,585 29,445 896 1,160 3.07 3.41 MN : 49,680 57,070 1,549 2,384 2.75 3.66 MO : 39,881 42,828 1,168 1,211 2.56 2.46 NC : 42,543 54,439 955 1,418 1.99 2.29 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 52,442 51,159 964 1,137 1.61 1.93 : US : 360,957 414,512 9,320 11,911 2.27 2.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 5,862 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 7,221 --- --- --- IA : --- --- 6,575 4,418 --- --- MN : --- 16 18,290 --- 1,915 --- MO : --- --- 23,134 4,553 --- --- NC : --- --- 5,940 --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- --- 116 9 VA : --- 19 5,446 306 --- --- : US : --- 584 99,251 36,701 7,312 61 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : 26 282 719 --- --- 6,889 CA : --- --- --- --- --- 7,221 IA : 92 --- 696 --- --- 11,781 MN : --- 682 976 --- 1,175 23,054 MO : --- 196 --- --- 1,140 29,023 NC : 179 933 --- --- 1,192 8,244 PA : 133 --- --- --- --- 258 VA : 35 --- 343 --- 2,355 8,504 : US : 1,467 7,041 11,236 2,270 12,262 178,185 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,934 549 --- 52 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 8 120 161 --- 531 4,355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 663,691 15,236 678,927 1,927 ----- Feb : 618,400 13,425 631,824 1,841 ----- Mar : 706,124 16,160 722,284 1,995 ----- Apr : 686,932 15,666 702,597 1,929 ----- May : 671,953 15,389 687,342 1,801 ----- Jun : 703,203 15,314 718,517 1,961 ----- Jul : 688,068 14,921 702,989 1,876 ----- Aug : 708,119 14,211 722,331 1,988 ----- Sep : 682,486 13,680 696,166 1,994 ----- Oct : 667,154 14,107 681,260 1,869 ----- Nov : 650,748 12,777 663,525 1,949 ----- Dec : 664,778 14,675 679,453 2,196 ----- : Total 2/ : 8,111,654 175,560 8,287,215 23,327 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 3,318,308 75,507 3,393,815 12,969 819 Feb : 3,088,197 69,253 3,157,450 12,292 633 Mar : 3,554,707 81,487 3,636,193 13,368 924 Apr : 3,442,724 79,358 3,522,083 12,593 900 May : 3,384,721 78,126 3,462,847 12,036 878 Jun : 3,513,578 80,788 3,594,366 12,829 1,113 Jul : 3,359,024 77,804 3,436,828 12,123 1,061 Aug : 3,412,248 77,169 3,489,417 12,694 1,960 Sep : 3,395,418 74,571 3,469,989 13,167 1,920 Oct : 3,364,408 77,323 3,441,731 12,380 1,689 Nov : 3,261,114 66,835 3,327,949 12,911 1,278 Dec : 3,349,720 75,487 3,425,206 14,671 891 : Total 2/ : 40,444,167 913,707 41,357,874 154,035 14,066 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : --- 19,775 97 19,873 ----- Feb : --- 17,921 140 18,062 ----- Mar : --- 21,552 141 21,692 ----- Apr : --- 21,775 175 21,950 ----- May : 27 21,675 107 21,809 ----- Jun : 28 22,344 154 22,526 ----- Jul : --- 21,964 175 22,139 ----- Aug : --- 23,842 235 24,077 ----- Sep : --- 22,949 185 23,133 ----- Oct : --- 23,540 194 23,734 ----- Nov : 1 24,856 123 24,980 ----- Dec : --- 21,049 226 21,274 ----- : Total 2/ : 56 263,242 1,951 265,250 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : --- 518,976 2,641 521,617 3,929,220 Feb : --- 456,317 3,759 460,076 3,630,451 Mar : --- 545,901 3,801 549,701 4,200,187 Apr : --- 552,727 4,693 557,419 4,092,995 May : 236 557,661 2,798 560,695 4,036,456 Jun : 255 573,375 4,110 577,740 4,186,048 Jul : --- 552,810 4,544 557,354 4,007,366 Aug : --- 589,965 6,020 595,984 4,100,055 Sep : --- 576,284 4,875 581,159 4,066,236 Oct : --- 595,635 5,145 600,781 4,056,582 Nov : 15 621,238 3,274 624,527 3,966,665 Dec : --- 541,630 6,156 547,786 3,988,553 : Total 2/ : 506 6,682,518 51,815 6,734,840 48,260,815 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1999 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 5.00 4.96 5.00 6.73 ----- Feb : 4.99 5.16 5.00 6.68 ----- Mar : 5.03 5.04 5.03 6.70 ----- Apr : 5.01 5.07 5.01 6.53 ----- May : 5.04 5.08 5.04 6.68 ----- Jun : 5.00 5.28 5.00 6.54 ----- Jul : 4.88 5.21 4.89 6.46 ----- Aug : 4.82 5.43 4.83 6.38 ----- Sep : 4.98 5.45 4.98 6.60 ----- Oct : 5.04 5.48 5.05 6.62 ----- Nov : 5.01 5.23 5.02 6.62 ----- Dec : 5.04 5.14 5.04 6.68 ----- : Total : 4.99 5.20 4.99 6.60 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : --- 26.24 27.10 26.25 ----- Feb : --- 25.46 26.82 25.47 ----- Mar : --- 25.33 27.04 25.34 ----- Apr : --- 25.38 26.83 25.39 ----- May : 8.72 25.73 26.24 25.71 ----- Jun : 8.97 25.66 26.69 25.65 ----- Jul : --- 25.17 26.01 25.18 ----- Aug : --- 24.74 25.57 24.75 ----- Sep : --- 25.11 26.40 25.12 ----- Oct : 6.00 25.30 26.54 25.31 ----- Nov : --- 24.99 26.59 25.00 ----- Dec : --- 25.73 27.27 25.75 ----- : Total : 9.00 25.39 26.55 25.39 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Averages calculated from unrounded data. Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 2,217,328 42,437 2,259,765 3,365 342 Feb : 2,069,264 37,747 2,107,012 3,611 231 Mar : 2,376,829 46,460 2,423,289 3,703 333 Apr : 2,306,204 44,116 2,350,320 3,426 320 May : 2,262,898 43,543 2,306,440 3,266 303 Jun : 2,360,952 44,678 2,405,629 3,339 380 Jul : 2,248,787 43,410 2,292,197 3,144 342 Aug : 2,299,426 43,528 2,342,954 3,395 469 Sep : 2,291,131 42,188 2,333,319 3,550 356 Oct : 2,261,716 43,617 2,305,333 3,630 358 Nov : 2,204,721 38,141 2,242,862 3,895 321 Dec : 2,255,477 43,941 2,299,418 4,275 296 : Total 2/ : 27,154,732 513,805 27,668,538 42,599 4,052 : Frozen : : Jan : 208,393 3,122 211,516 5,750 122 Feb : 194,532 3,822 198,353 4,904 123 Mar : 230,532 3,130 233,662 5,662 201 Apr : 221,911 3,220 225,131 5,448 211 May : 213,077 3,547 216,625 5,159 199 Jun : 226,705 3,635 230,340 5,772 264 Jul : 222,578 3,334 225,913 5,366 260 Aug : 216,967 3,173 220,139 5,506 655 Sep : 206,817 3,121 209,938 5,555 766 Oct : 219,287 3,611 222,898 5,156 645 Nov : 215,332 2,537 217,869 5,288 440 Dec : 210,517 2,283 212,801 5,983 246 : Total 2/ : 2,586,648 38,536 2,625,184 65,549 4,130 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : --- 199,430 1,466 200,896 2,464,368 Feb : --- 164,949 2,002 166,951 2,277,805 Mar : --- 204,514 2,091 206,605 2,633,930 Apr : --- 199,784 2,581 202,365 2,556,432 May : 21 190,684 1,514 192,218 2,502,228 Jun : 14 203,883 1,809 205,706 2,615,053 Jul : --- 182,271 2,036 184,307 2,479,990 Aug : --- 205,236 2,596 207,832 2,554,649 Sep : --- 202,042 1,905 203,947 2,541,171 Oct : --- 219,440 2,215 221,655 2,530,976 Nov : 11 252,667 1,357 254,035 2,501,114 Dec : --- 215,887 3,044 218,931 2,522,920 : Total 2/ : 46 2,440,786 24,616 2,465,448 30,180,636 : Frozen : : Jan : --- 209,495 482 209,978 427,365 Feb : --- 196,008 803 196,811 400,191 Mar : --- 224,287 779 225,065 464,591 Apr : --- 235,993 934 236,927 467,717 May : 146 247,876 603 248,625 470,608 Jun : 167 248,497 1,230 249,895 486,270 Jul : --- 252,467 1,390 253,857 485,396 Aug : --- 259,074 1,877 260,951 487,251 Sep : --- 249,287 1,660 250,947 467,207 Oct : --- 249,291 1,658 250,949 479,647 Nov : --- 234,898 1,096 235,994 459,591 Dec : --- 209,483 1,587 211,069 430,099 : Total 2/ : 313 2,816,656 14,099 2,831,069 5,525,932 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1999 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 2,425,721 45,559 2,471,280 9,116 464 Feb : 2,263,796 41,569 2,305,365 8,514 355 Mar : 2,607,361 49,591 2,656,951 9,365 534 Apr : 2,528,115 47,336 2,575,451 8,874 531 May : 2,475,975 47,090 2,523,065 8,425 502 Jun : 2,587,657 48,313 2,635,969 9,110 644 Jul : 2,471,365 46,745 2,518,109 8,510 602 Aug : 2,516,392 46,700 2,563,093 8,901 1,124 Sep : 2,497,948 45,309 2,543,257 9,105 1,122 Oct : 2,481,003 47,228 2,528,231 8,785 1,003 Nov : 2,420,053 40,678 2,460,731 9,184 761 Dec : 2,465,994 46,225 2,512,219 10,258 542 : Total 2/ : 29,741,380 552,342 30,293,722 108,147 8,183 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : --- 408,925 1,949 410,874 2,891,733 Feb : --- 360,957 2,806 363,762 2,677,996 Mar : --- 428,801 2,869 431,670 3,098,521 Apr : --- 435,778 3,515 439,293 3,024,149 May : 166 438,560 2,117 440,843 2,972,835 Jun : 182 452,379 3,039 455,600 3,101,323 Jul : --- 434,738 3,426 438,164 2,965,386 Aug : --- 464,310 4,473 468,783 3,041,901 Sep : --- 451,329 3,564 454,894 3,008,378 Oct : --- 468,731 3,874 472,604 3,010,624 Nov : 11 487,565 2,453 490,029 2,960,705 Dec : --- 425,370 4,631 430,000 2,953,018 : Total 2/ : 359 5,257,442 38,715 5,296,516 35,706,568 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1999 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :----------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : 16,213 1,223 17,436 18 4 Feb : 12,738 849 13,587 13 4 Mar : 14,360 995 15,355 18 6 Apr : 12,768 1,734 14,502 16 6 May : 12,857 1,075 13,932 16 4 Jun : 15,420 1,960 17,381 20 10 Jul : 19,976 2,651 22,626 17 5 Aug : 17,244 1,935 19,179 26 9 Sep : 13,552 952 14,505 44 8 Oct : 11,921 859 12,780 19 18 Nov : 10,741 675 11,416 16 3 Dec : 13,121 883 14,004 18 1 : Total 2/ : 170,911 15,792 186,703 242 78 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 55,158 4,656 59,814 291 5 Feb : 48,658 4,305 52,964 294 5 Mar : 58,179 4,919 63,098 313 7 Apr : 52,924 5,039 57,964 324 7 May : 48,647 4,924 53,572 291 8 Jun : 49,049 5,052 54,101 265 9 Jul : 48,084 4,755 52,839 251 9 Aug : 49,242 4,702 53,943 275 16 Sep : 45,513 4,237 49,750 262 27 Oct : 44,352 4,640 48,992 279 32 Nov : 43,840 4,105 47,945 275 21 Dec : 46,312 4,721 51,033 337 7 : Total 2/ : 589,959 56,054 646,013 3,457 154 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :----------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : --- 1,743 30 1,773 19,231 Feb : --- 1,129 35 1,163 14,768 Mar : --- 1,307 38 1,345 16,723 Apr : --- 1,314 35 1,349 15,873 May : --- 1,319 24 1,343 15,295 Jun : --- 1,573 59 1,633 19,043 Jul : --- 2,363 74 2,437 25,086 Aug : --- 1,701 55 1,756 20,970 Sep : --- 1,419 27 1,447 16,004 Oct : --- 1,343 32 1,375 14,192 Nov : --- 1,204 27 1,230 12,666 Dec : --- 1,287 75 1,362 15,385 : Total 2/ : 1 17,701 512 18,213 205,236 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : --- 10,582 236 10,818 70,927 Feb : --- 9,320 227 9,547 62,808 Mar : --- 10,995 236 11,231 74,648 Apr : --- 11,263 336 11,599 69,894 May : 2 10,539 275 10,816 64,687 Jun : 3 10,939 320 11,262 65,637 Jul : --- 11,181 283 11,464 64,562 Aug : --- 12,242 326 12,568 66,802 Sep : --- 11,773 302 12,074 62,113 Oct : --- 11,137 340 11,477 60,780 Nov : --- 11,170 214 11,384 59,625 Dec : --- 10,823 366 11,189 62,567 : Total 2/ : 5 131,965 3,459 135,428 785,052 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. 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 Monthly Tables Page Definitions.............................................................. 27 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2000........................ 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1999-2000................... 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1999-2000.... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 2000........................................... 14 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2000 with comparisons........................... 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2000 with comparisons........................... 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2000 with comparisons........................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 26 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2000........................ 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1999-2000................... 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1999-2000................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2000........................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1999-2000....... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1999-2000.... 13 Annual Tables Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999..................................................... 19 Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999........................................... 21 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States 1999.................................... 23 Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999..................................................... 17 Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1999..................................................... 15 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 5, 2000. 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