Pou 2-1 (10-00) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 6, 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 7 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during August (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 3.26 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in August 1999. Updated totals for July 2000 show that 2.89 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during August 2000 was 4.41 billion pounds, up 8 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.70 billion pounds of young chickens, 8 percent above last year; 82.2 million pounds of mature chickens, up 6 percent; 617 million pounds of turkeys, up 4 percent; and 13.7 million pounds of ducks, up 8 percent from August 1999. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2000 averaged 4.91 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from 4.82 pounds per bird in August 1999. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.49 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2000 averaged 24.7 pounds per bird, down slightly from August 1999. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2000 totaled 24.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.56 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.51 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 61.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.55 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.81 percent a year earlier. August 2000 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. August 1999 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jul 2000 : 661,589 13,100 674,689 1,865 ----- Aug 1999 : 708,119 14,211 722,331 1,988 ----- Aug 2000 : 752,777 14,958 767,736 2,111 ----- : Jan-Aug 1999 : 5,446,489 120,322 5,566,811 15,319 ----- Jan-Aug 2000 : 5,594,789 114,781 5,709,570 15,883 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jul 2000 : 3,276,876 72,159 3,349,036 12,296 887 Aug 1999 : 3,412,248 77,169 3,489,417 12,694 1,960 Aug 2000 : 3,697,118 82,161 3,779,279 13,744 1,230 : Jan-Aug 1999 : 27,073,507 619,492 27,692,998 100,905 8,288 Jan-Aug 2000 : 27,864,750 605,593 28,470,343 105,105 7,900 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jul 2000 : 4.95 5.51 4.96 6.59 ----- Aug 1999 : 4.82 5.43 4.83 6.38 ----- Aug 2000 : 4.91 5.49 4.92 6.51 ----- : Jan-Aug 1999 : 4.97 5.15 4.97 6.59 ----- Jan-Aug 2000 : 4.98 5.28 4.99 6.62 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jul 2000 : --- 21,191 156 21,347 ----- Aug 1999 : --- 23,842 235 24,077 ----- Aug 2000 : --- 24,704 254 24,958 ----- : Jan-Aug 1999 : 56 170,849 1,224 172,128 ----- Jan-Aug 2000 : 81 174,758 1,349 176,188 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jul 2000 : --- 535,933 3,974 539,907 3,902,126 Aug 1999 : --- 589,965 6,020 595,984 4,100,055 Aug 2000 : --- 610,668 6,383 617,052 4,411,305 : Jan-Aug 1999 : 491 4,347,731 32,365 4,380,587 32,182,778 Jan-Aug 2000 : 657 4,518,364 35,153 4,554,173 33,137,521 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jul 2000 : --- 25.29 25.41 25.29 ----- Aug 1999 : --- 24.74 25.57 24.75 ----- Aug 2000 : --- 24.72 25.17 24.72 ----- : Jan-Aug 1999 : 8.85 25.45 26.44 25.45 ----- Jan-Aug 2000 : 8.13 25.85 26.05 25.85 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 1999: 6,385, August 2000: 6,868. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: August 1999: 79, August 2000: 68. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jul 2000 : Chilled : 2,206,608 40,639 2,247,247 3,471 296 Frozen : 209,086 3,293 212,379 5,425 243 : Total : 2,415,693 43,932 2,459,626 8,896 539 : Aug 1999 : Chilled : 2,299,426 43,528 2,342,954 3,395 469 Frozen : 216,967 3,173 220,139 5,506 655 : Total : 2,516,392 46,700 2,563,093 8,901 1,124 : Aug 2000 : Chilled : 2,488,025 46,219 2,534,244 3,894 229 Frozen : 229,912 3,500 233,412 6,051 513 : Total : 2,717,937 49,719 2,767,657 9,944 743 : : Jan-Aug 1999 : Chilled : 18,141,687 345,918 18,487,605 27,249 2,720 Frozen : 1,734,695 26,984 1,761,679 43,566 2,035 : Total : 19,876,382 372,902 20,249,284 70,816 4,755 : Jan-Aug 2000 : Chilled : 18,715,274 338,962 19,054,236 29,175 2,185 Frozen : 1,775,736 25,863 1,801,599 46,089 2,652 : Total : 20,491,010 364,825 20,855,835 75,264 4,837 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jul 2000 : Chilled : --- 193,043 1,822 194,865 2,445,879 Frozen : --- 229,214 1,242 230,456 448,503 : Total : --- 422,257 3,064 425,321 2,894,382 : Aug 1999 : Chilled : --- 205,236 2,596 207,832 2,554,649 Frozen : --- 259,074 1,877 260,951 487,251 : Total : --- 464,310 4,473 468,783 3,041,901 : Aug 2000 : Chilled : --- 218,904 2,964 221,869 2,760,236 Frozen : --- 261,473 1,876 263,348 503,325 : Total : --- 480,377 4,840 485,217 3,263,561 : : Jan-Aug 1999 : Chilled : 35 1,550,750 16,095 1,566,880 20,084,455 Frozen : 313 1,873,697 8,099 1,882,109 3,689,389 : Total : 348 3,424,447 24,194 3,448,989 23,773,843 : Jan-Aug 2000 : Chilled : 219 1,692,348 18,028 1,710,595 20,796,191 Frozen : 276 1,867,959 8,345 1,876,579 3,726,919 : Total : 495 3,560,307 26,373 3,587,174 24,523,110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jul 2000 : 16,449 1,580 18,028 21 3 Aug 1999 : 17,244 1,935 19,179 26 9 Aug 2000 : 19,705 2,715 22,419 30 5 : Jan-Aug 1999 : 121,576 12,422 133,998 144 48 Jan-Aug 2000 : 115,989 10,651 126,640 177 31 : Percent 2/ : : Aug 1999 : 0.51 2.51 0.55 0.20 0.45 Aug 2000 : 0.53 3.30 0.59 0.22 0.43 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jul 2000 : 39,705 4,090 43,795 256 7 Aug 1999 : 49,242 4,702 53,943 275 16 Aug 2000 : 44,331 4,494 48,825 331 12 : Jan-Aug 1999 : 409,942 38,352 448,294 2,303 66 Jan-Aug 2000 : 376,069 37,931 414,000 2,324 82 : Percent 3/ : : Aug 1999 : 1.60 6.77 1.72 2.41 0.92 Aug 2000 : 1.33 6.08 1.44 2.67 1.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jul 2000 : --- 1,821 23 1,844 19,896 Aug 1999 : --- 1,701 55 1,756 20,970 Aug 2000 : --- 2,333 74 2,406 24,861 : Jan-Aug 1999 : 1 12,448 351 12,799 146,989 Jan-Aug 2000 : 17 13,213 357 13,588 140,436 : Percent 2/ : : Aug 1999 : --- 0.29 0.92 0.29 0.51 Aug 2000 : --- 0.38 1.15 0.39 0.56 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jul 2000 : --- 10,687 231 10,918 54,976 Aug 1999 : --- 12,242 326 12,568 66,802 Aug 2000 : --- 12,112 363 12,475 61,643 : Jan-Aug 1999 : 5 87,062 2,238 89,304 539,967 Jan-Aug 2000 : 9 92,968 2,300 95,277 511,683 : Percent 3/ : : Aug 1999 : --- 2.31 6.01 2.34 1.81 Aug 2000 : --- 2.20 6.32 2.25 1.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 82,041 88,589 409,299 442,772 4.99 5.00 AR : 104,785 105,666 481,871 495,630 4.60 4.69 DE : 24,155 24,406 134,243 141,575 5.56 5.80 FL : 10,718 11,451 54,615 60,513 5.10 5.28 GA : 101,196 104,170 486,811 514,061 4.81 4.93 LA : 13,763 17,101 58,628 71,568 4.26 4.19 MD : 18,091 19,470 84,814 92,307 4.69 4.74 MS : 60,377 64,810 288,957 317,351 4.79 4.90 MO : 31,693 32,559 139,801 141,626 4.41 4.35 NC : 55,789 57,862 302,936 333,153 5.43 5.76 PA : 10,064 10,078 51,598 52,409 5.13 5.20 SC : 18,174 19,375 83,638 96,567 4.60 4.98 TN : 17,472 20,810 79,565 94,094 4.55 4.52 TX : 46,705 53,354 209,266 243,104 4.48 4.56 VA : 30,946 33,158 147,938 163,266 4.78 4.92 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 708,119 752,777 3,412,248 3,697,118 4.82 4.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 301,794 322,708 7,678 6,828 2.08 1.71 AR : 352,293 359,008 6,212 5,940 1.43 1.33 DE : 97,782 102,807 2,380 2,245 1.97 1.76 FL : 39,054 43,327 1,159 956 2.36 1.76 GA : 357,600 378,179 6,876 5,185 1.57 1.12 LA : 41,793 50,086 1,632 661 3.09 1.03 MD : 59,764 65,171 1,809 988 2.37 1.19 MS : 224,478 248,893 3,120 2,486 1.20 0.87 MO : 102,468 102,984 1,737 1,780 1.38 1.40 NC : 231,154 250,615 4,200 4,318 1.54 1.44 PA : 36,210 36,233 1,214 1,114 2.61 2.36 SC : 60,519 70,862 1,593 1,316 2.12 1.51 TN : 57,721 67,875 642 711 0.90 0.84 TX : 161,931 191,017 2,464 2,553 1.31 1.17 VA : 102,937 109,612 1,347 1,357 1.01 0.92 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,516,392 2,717,937 49,242 44,331 1.60 1.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, August 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 2,461 197,209 127,432 2,409 11,446 AR : --- 5,296 269,583 87,195 9,570 4,458 DE : --- 3,138 115,117 26,000 270 --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,785 139,758 107,618 1,016 11,720 LA : --- --- 31,713 11,264 228 --- MD : --- 2,988 77,610 14,357 41 9,659 MS : --- 721 95,396 27,699 483 1,743 MO : --- 2,164 84,111 26,996 2,194 --- NC : --- 3,522 151,429 53,957 185 41,647 PA : --- 943 34,353 11,999 --- --- SC : --- 861 28,983 --- 26 --- TN : --- 382 46,472 16,674 465 808 TX : --- 498 159,875 40,809 742 2,402 VA : --- --- 65,696 15,753 26 --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 34,614 1,824,955 653,801 25,457 141,119 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 12,011 68,139 55,556 13,313 150,274 640,250 AR : 10,341 34,194 54,026 4,255 127,894 606,812 DE : 4,153 16,734 14,498 4,099 42,964 226,973 FL : 2,089 --- 4,820 --- --- 6,909 GA : 12,501 36,617 32,209 21,312 173,718 538,254 LA : --- 5,258 5,285 106 9,016 62,870 MD : 2,285 15,210 --- 2,005 20,903 145,058 MS : 4,726 17,107 --- 741 53,677 202,293 MO : 2,772 22,148 20,835 1,475 63,085 225,780 NC : 9,168 44,355 38,850 7,097 98,777 448,987 PA : 2,084 4,490 --- 464 33,598 87,931 SC : 4,363 19,384 10,896 5,399 31,331 101,243 TN : 2,532 12,899 13,627 2,400 30,554 126,813 TX : 2,074 16,286 17,191 1,600 16,873 258,350 VA : 2,327 12,040 --- 1,198 18,206 115,246 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 79,778 373,481 393,415 72,538 1,017,713 4,616,871 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 14,211 14,958 77,169 82,161 5.43 5.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 46,700 49,719 4,702 4,494 6.77 6.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- 38 --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 6,075 297,988 15,591 1,572 129,319 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 26 --- --- 667 731 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 33,560 43,501 176,394 2,684 84,686 791,370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 2,279 2,349 40,168 40,752 17.63 17.35 CA : 2,189 1,854 54,407 40,803 24.86 22.01 IA : 1,448 1,481 40,957 42,297 28.28 28.56 MN : 4,108 3,890 97,523 90,536 23.74 23.28 MO : 2,120 2,468 58,036 61,789 27.37 25.04 NC : 2,636 2,962 63,085 74,168 23.94 25.04 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 23,842 24,704 589,965 610,668 24.74 24.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 32,837 33,949 832 615 2.30 1.68 CA : 43,248 33,113 787 569 1.61 1.55 IA : 31,751 32,965 1,045 1,071 2.83 2.81 MN : 77,172 71,027 2,647 2,370 3.02 2.91 MO : 45,256 48,812 1,310 1,290 2.51 2.32 NC : 49,752 58,387 1,328 1,646 2.34 2.47 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 464,310 480,377 12,242 12,112 2.31 2.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 4,357 --- --- --- CA : --- 8 --- 297 --- 6 IA : --- --- 6,697 2,240 --- --- MN : --- --- 14,726 1,821 1,479 --- MO : --- --- 17,937 3,535 --- --- NC : --- --- 4,474 --- --- --- PA : --- --- 2,782 --- 22 --- VA : --- 27 4,642 --- --- --- : US : --- 638 83,678 17,304 6,734 128 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 436 --- --- --- 4,793 CA : --- --- 250 --- 161 722 IA : 97 --- 741 --- --- 9,775 MN : 238 1,038 943 458 1,345 22,048 MO : 79 497 623 10 --- 22,681 NC : 100 2,010 --- --- 1,439 8,023 PA : 65 --- --- --- --- 2,869 VA : 84 --- --- --- 2,027 6,780 : US : 960 8,765 10,080 3,136 13,186 144,609 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, August 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,879 665 34 106 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 11 228 165 40 715 4,843 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2000.......................... 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 1999-2000..................... 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 1999-2000...... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, August 2000............................................. 15 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2000 with comparisons............................. 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2000 with comparisons............................. 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2000 with comparisons............................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, August 2000.......................... 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 1999-2000..................... 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 1999-2000..................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, August 2000.......................... 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 1999-2000........ 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 1999-2000..... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on November 4 2000. 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