Pou 2-1 (9-00) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 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 Down 3 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during July (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.89 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in July 1999. Updated totals for June 2000 show that 3.22 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during July 2000 was 3.89 billion pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.27 billion pounds of young chickens, 3 percent below last year; 72.2 million pounds of mature chickens, down 7 percent; 540 million pounds of turkeys, down 3 percent; and 12.3 million pounds of ducks, up 1 percent from July 1999. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2000 averaged 4.95 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from 4.88 pounds per bird in July 1999. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.51 pounds per bird, up 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2000 averaged 25.3 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 1999. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2000 totaled 19.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.51 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.63 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 55.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.57 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.79 percent a year earlier. July 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. July 1999 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jun 2000 : 733,367 15,118 748,485 2,084 ----- Jul 1999 : 688,068 14,921 702,989 1,876 ----- Jul 2000 : 659,808 13,100 672,908 1,865 ----- : Jan-Jul 1999 : 4,738,370 106,111 4,844,480 13,331 ----- Jan-Jul 2000 : 4,839,928 99,823 4,939,750 13,773 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jun 2000 : 3,640,423 81,946 3,722,369 13,671 1,057 Jul 1999 : 3,359,024 77,804 3,436,828 12,123 1,061 Jul 2000 : 3,265,748 72,159 3,337,907 12,296 848 : Jan-Jul 1999 : 23,661,259 542,323 24,203,582 88,211 6,328 Jan-Jul 2000 : 24,154,939 523,431 24,678,370 91,361 6,631 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jun 2000 : 4.96 5.42 4.97 6.56 ----- Jul 1999 : 4.88 5.21 4.89 6.46 ----- Jul 2000 : 4.95 5.51 4.96 6.59 ----- : Jan-Jul 1999 : 4.99 5.11 5.00 6.62 ----- Jan-Jul 2000 : 4.99 5.24 5.00 6.63 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jun 2000 : 31 23,641 194 23,866 ----- Jul 1999 : --- 21,964 175 22,139 ----- Jul 2000 : --- 21,182 156 21,339 ----- : Jan-Jul 1999 : 56 147,007 988 148,051 ----- Jan-Jul 2000 : 81 150,030 1,096 151,207 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jun 2000 : 255 608,974 4,945 614,175 4,351,272 Jul 1999 : --- 552,810 4,544 557,354 4,007,366 Jul 2000 : --- 536,099 3,974 540,073 3,891,124 : Jan-Jul 1999 : 491 3,757,766 26,345 3,784,603 28,082,723 Jan-Jul 2000 : 657 3,907,738 28,770 3,937,164 28,713,526 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jun 2000 : 8.26 25.76 25.49 25.73 ----- Jul 1999 : --- 25.17 26.01 25.18 ----- Jul 2000 : --- 25.31 25.41 25.31 ----- : Jan-Jul 1999 : 8.85 25.56 26.65 25.56 ----- Jan-Jul 2000 : 8.13 26.05 26.26 26.04 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 1999: 6,059, July 2000: 6,116. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: July 1999: 95, July 2000: 57. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jun 2000 : Chilled : 2,436,949 45,438 2,482,388 3,666 310 Frozen : 234,765 3,991 238,757 6,257 334 : Total : 2,671,714 49,430 2,721,144 9,923 644 : Jul 1999 : Chilled : 2,248,787 43,410 2,292,197 3,144 342 Frozen : 222,578 3,334 225,913 5,366 260 : Total : 2,471,365 46,745 2,518,109 8,510 602 : Jul 2000 : Chilled : 2,199,032 40,639 2,239,671 3,471 277 Frozen : 207,597 3,293 210,890 5,425 237 : Total : 2,406,628 43,932 2,450,561 8,896 514 : : Jan-Jul 1999 : Chilled : 15,842,261 302,391 16,144,652 23,854 2,252 Frozen : 1,517,728 23,811 1,541,540 38,060 1,379 : Total : 17,359,989 326,202 17,686,191 61,914 3,631 : Jan-Jul 2000 : Chilled : 16,218,515 292,743 16,511,258 25,282 1,937 Frozen : 1,544,335 22,363 1,566,698 40,038 2,131 : Total : 17,762,851 315,106 18,077,956 65,320 4,068 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jun 2000 : Chilled : 15 216,340 2,857 219,211 2,705,575 Frozen : 167 263,046 906 264,120 509,466 : Total : 182 479,386 3,763 483,331 3,215,042 : Jul 1999 : Chilled : --- 182,271 2,036 184,307 2,479,990 Frozen : --- 252,467 1,390 253,857 485,396 : Total : --- 434,738 3,426 438,164 2,965,386 : Jul 2000 : Chilled : --- 193,032 1,822 194,854 2,438,273 Frozen : --- 229,484 1,242 230,725 447,277 : Total : --- 422,515 3,064 425,579 2,885,550 : : Jan-Jul 1999 : Chilled : 35 1,345,514 13,499 1,359,048 17,529,806 Frozen : 313 1,614,623 6,222 1,621,158 3,202,137 : Total : 348 2,960,138 19,721 2,980,206 20,731,943 : Jan-Jul 2000 : Chilled : 219 1,473,433 15,063 1,488,715 18,027,192 Frozen : 276 1,606,654 6,469 1,613,399 3,222,266 : Total : 495 3,080,087 21,532 3,102,114 21,249,458 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jun 2000 : 14,469 1,375 15,844 28 8 Jul 1999 : 19,976 2,651 22,626 17 5 Jul 2000 : 16,420 1,580 18,000 21 3 : Jan-Jul 1999 : 104,332 10,487 114,819 118 39 Jan-Jul 2000 : 96,253 7,937 104,189 147 26 : Percent 2/ : : Jul 1999 : 0.59 3.41 0.66 0.14 0.46 Jul 2000 : 0.50 2.19 0.54 0.17 0.37 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jun 2000 : 43,528 4,757 48,285 303 12 Jul 1999 : 48,084 4,755 52,839 251 9 Jul 2000 : 39,678 4,090 43,768 256 6 : Jan-Jul 1999 : 360,700 33,651 394,350 2,028 50 Jan-Jul 2000 : 331,693 33,437 365,130 1,993 69 : Percent 3/ : : Jul 1999 : 1.59 6.79 1.71 2.30 0.90 Jul 2000 : 1.35 6.30 1.46 2.31 0.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jun 2000 : 1 1,851 34 1,886 17,765 Jul 1999 : --- 2,363 74 2,437 25,086 Jul 2000 : --- 1,902 23 1,926 19,949 : Jan-Jul 1999 : 1 10,747 295 11,043 126,019 Jan-Jul 2000 : 17 11,013 284 11,315 115,676 : Percent 2/ : : Jul 1999 : --- 0.43 1.63 0.44 0.63 Jul 2000 : --- 0.35 0.59 0.36 0.51 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jun 2000 : 3 11,962 305 12,271 60,871 Jul 1999 : --- 11,181 283 11,464 64,562 Jul 2000 : --- 10,714 231 10,945 54,975 : Jan-Jul 1999 : 5 74,820 1,912 76,736 473,164 Jan-Jul 2000 : 9 80,900 1,937 82,846 450,039 : Percent 3/ : : Jul 1999 : --- 2.25 6.91 2.29 1.79 Jul 2000 : --- 2.22 6.46 2.25 1.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 80,063 76,445 403,831 377,230 5.04 4.93 AR : 99,059 93,466 473,183 445,487 4.78 4.77 DE : 22,146 21,033 123,217 124,734 5.56 5.93 FL : 10,261 10,012 53,201 52,166 5.18 5.21 GA : 100,902 92,353 490,660 456,404 4.86 4.94 LA : 14,708 14,492 61,948 64,679 4.21 4.46 MD : 17,058 16,758 78,648 79,537 4.61 4.75 MS : 58,251 57,100 290,191 279,064 4.98 4.89 MO : 29,189 28,281 131,445 124,344 4.50 4.40 NC : 53,142 53,551 297,248 312,761 5.59 5.84 PA : 9,003 8,926 45,289 46,492 5.03 5.21 SC : 20,583 18,048 96,413 89,610 4.68 4.97 TN : 17,939 18,639 83,625 86,596 4.66 4.65 TX : 46,707 48,926 216,678 228,980 4.64 4.68 VA : 30,244 28,295 142,482 138,726 4.71 4.90 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 688,068 659,808 3,359,024 3,265,748 4.88 4.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 296,675 273,694 8,150 5,854 2.24 1.72 AR : 345,299 329,106 6,091 5,337 1.43 1.33 DE : 88,770 90,651 2,431 2,060 2.19 1.83 FL : 37,251 37,540 1,048 862 2.19 1.84 GA : 358,640 336,134 6,888 5,078 1.56 1.24 LA : 43,598 45,608 1,616 660 2.90 1.13 MD : 55,665 55,852 1,194 1,041 1.69 1.45 MS : 224,930 217,825 2,822 2,154 1.08 0.86 MO : 96,588 90,598 1,436 1,482 1.21 1.32 NC : 223,324 237,382 4,420 4,429 1.65 1.57 PA : 32,101 32,098 1,087 1,016 2.67 2.43 SC : 71,159 66,112 1,458 1,400 1.68 1.74 TN : 60,017 62,791 740 691 0.98 0.89 TX : 165,256 176,276 2,470 2,629 1.27 1.28 VA : 98,931 92,988 1,369 1,101 1.07 0.88 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,471,365 2,406,628 48,084 39,678 1.59 1.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,940 178,901 137,137 3,545 8,445 AR : --- 1,998 235,233 82,651 --- 3,984 DE : --- 3,177 112,063 28,076 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 2,783 130,012 118,330 721 9,626 LA : --- --- 31,983 15,840 --- 373 MD : --- 4,609 69,116 15,080 37 7,204 MS : --- 677 85,878 24,282 441 1,399 MO : --- 1,677 69,506 27,537 2,060 --- NC : --- 3,013 156,936 55,754 678 28,916 PA : --- 1,357 32,129 12,029 282 --- SC : --- 1,207 35,837 59,624 --- --- TN : --- 333 43,589 16,924 586 826 TX : --- 714 165,756 47,588 749 3,815 VA : --- --- 56,301 16,160 25 --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 32,242 1,674,878 703,384 27,329 104,316 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 10,241 41,610 45,758 17,709 149,881 595,167 AR : 9,032 29,281 43,807 4,343 96,376 506,705 DE : 3,061 15,863 13,588 7,318 35,837 218,983 FL : 1,978 --- 5,614 --- --- 7,592 GA : 11,586 30,321 29,595 24,492 152,578 510,044 LA : 824 3,619 4,070 237 --- 56,946 MD : 1,819 20,080 --- 2,324 19,786 140,055 MS : 3,975 17,242 --- 1,022 47,748 182,664 MO : 2,264 15,205 16,464 2,116 43,966 180,795 NC : 9,861 46,147 37,362 8,233 123,507 470,407 PA : 2,214 3,412 9,591 --- 29,291 90,305 SC : 4,870 16,661 12,191 8,972 35,237 174,599 TN : 2,308 13,259 12,765 1,611 25,941 118,142 TX : 1,851 11,311 14,441 1,228 15,777 263,230 VA : 1,769 8,352 --- 1,260 18,911 102,778 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 71,980 311,293 347,081 86,128 909,216 4,267,847 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 14,921 13,100 77,804 72,159 5.21 5.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 46,745 43,932 4,755 4,090 6.79 6.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,434 263,754 19,061 1,331 105,950 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- 213 75 --- 288 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 38,063 48,976 175,072 2,508 83,009 741,158 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 2,055 2,014 36,919 36,683 17.97 18.21 CA : 1,668 1,439 39,659 32,893 23.78 22.86 IA : 1,471 1,356 43,274 38,925 29.43 28.70 MN : 3,733 3,453 89,651 82,651 24.01 23.94 MO : 1,902 2,025 54,324 53,556 28.57 26.44 NC : 2,625 2,633 62,560 65,494 23.83 24.87 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,940 2,903 65,155 63,201 22.16 21.77 : US : 21,964 21,182 552,810 536,099 25.17 25.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 29,847 30,284 697 726 2.10 2.20 CA : 31,784 26,065 538 504 1.51 1.70 IA : 33,612 30,427 1,081 889 2.78 2.54 MN : 71,282 65,860 2,386 1,946 2.96 2.62 MO : 42,606 41,622 1,192 1,094 2.44 2.27 NC : 48,653 51,721 1,171 1,370 2.08 2.33 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 50,803 49,646 981 983 1.67 1.73 : US : 434,738 422,515 11,181 10,714 2.25 2.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 4,269 --- --- --- CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- IA : --- --- 5,699 --- --- --- MN : --- --- 12,228 1,917 1,112 --- MO : --- --- 15,978 2,254 --- --- NC : --- --- 3,793 3,047 --- --- PA : --- --- --- 480 27 --- VA : --- --- --- 291 --- --- : US : --- 1,264 71,980 12,540 5,489 104 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 249 --- --- --- 4,518 CA : --- --- --- --- 112 112 IA : 84 --- --- --- --- 5,783 MN : 149 891 937 --- --- 17,234 MO : 70 359 669 --- --- 19,330 NC : --- 865 --- --- 1,250 8,955 PA : --- --- --- --- 887 1,394 VA : 25 --- --- --- --- 316 : US : 709 6,990 9,582 2,562 14,165 125,385 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, July 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,440 742 70 42 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 15 118 178 --- 656 4,261 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, July 2000............................ 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 1999-2000....................... 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 1999-2000........ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, July 2000............................................... 15 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2000 with comparisons............................... 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2000 with comparisons............................... 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2000 with comparisons............................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, July 2000............................ 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 1999-2000....................... 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 1999-2000....................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, July 2000............................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 1999-2000.......... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 1999-2000....... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on October 6, 2000. 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