Pou 2-1 (11-00) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 3, 2000, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call John Lange (202) 720-0585 or Mike Barker (202)720-3243, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 7 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during September (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.81 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the amount certified in September 1999. Updated totals for August 2000 show that 3.29 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during September 2000 was 3.79 billion pounds, down 7 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.17 billion pounds of young chickens, 7 percent below last year; 66.1 million pounds of mature chickens, down 11 percent; 538 million pounds of turkeys, down 7 percent; and 12.9 million pounds of ducks, down 2 percent from September 1999. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2000 averaged 4.98 pounds per bird, unchanged from September 1999. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.38 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2000 averaged 25.0 pounds per bird, down slightly from September 1999. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2000 totaled 15.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.40 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.39 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 51.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.50 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.70 percent a year earlier. September 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. September 1999 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Aug 2000 : 758,249 14,959 773,208 2,111 ----- Sep 1999 : 682,486 13,680 696,166 1,994 ----- Sep 2000 : 637,308 12,274 649,582 1,976 ----- : Jan-Sep 1999 : 6,128,975 134,002 6,262,977 17,313 ----- Jan-Sep 2000 : 6,238,331 127,202 6,365,533 17,860 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Aug 2000 : 3,732,233 82,162 3,814,394 13,744 1,247 Sep 1999 : 3,395,418 74,571 3,469,989 13,167 1,920 Sep 2000 : 3,172,379 66,090 3,238,468 12,926 1,557 : Jan-Sep 1999 : 30,468,925 694,063 31,162,988 114,072 10,208 Jan-Sep 2000 : 31,075,628 672,734 31,748,362 118,032 9,474 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Aug 2000 : 4.92 5.49 4.93 6.51 ----- Sep 1999 : 4.98 5.45 4.98 6.60 ----- Sep 2000 : 4.98 5.38 4.99 6.54 ----- : Jan-Sep 1999 : 4.97 5.18 4.98 6.59 ----- Jan-Sep 2000 : 4.98 5.29 4.99 6.61 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Aug 2000 : --- 24,573 254 24,826 ----- Sep 1999 : --- 22,949 185 23,133 ----- Sep 2000 : --- 21,258 227 21,485 ----- : Jan-Sep 1999 : 56 193,797 1,409 195,261 ----- Jan-Sep 2000 : 81 195,884 1,576 197,541 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Aug 2000 : --- 607,693 6,383 614,076 4,443,462 Sep 1999 : --- 576,284 4,875 581,159 4,066,236 Sep 2000 : --- 531,779 6,096 537,874 3,790,826 : Jan-Sep 1999 : 491 4,924,015 37,240 4,961,746 36,249,014 Jan-Sep 2000 : 657 5,047,167 41,248 5,089,072 36,964,939 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Aug 2000 : --- 24.73 25.17 24.73 ----- Sep 1999 : --- 25.11 26.40 25.12 ----- Sep 2000 : --- 25.02 26.85 25.04 ----- : Jan-Sep 1999 : 8.85 25.41 26.44 25.41 ----- Jan-Sep 2000 : 8.13 25.77 26.17 25.76 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 1999: 6,231, September 2000: 5,378. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: September 1999: 62, September 2000: 48. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Aug 2000 : Chilled : 2,513,717 46,219 2,559,936 3,894 232 Frozen : 229,996 3,500 233,496 6,051 522 : Total : 2,743,713 49,719 2,793,432 9,944 755 : Sep 1999 : Chilled : 2,291,131 42,188 2,333,319 3,550 356 Frozen : 206,817 3,121 209,938 5,555 766 : Total : 2,497,948 45,309 2,543,257 9,105 1,122 : Sep 2000 : Chilled : 2,143,217 37,587 2,180,804 3,612 319 Frozen : 195,549 3,152 198,701 5,744 619 : Total : 2,338,766 40,740 2,379,505 9,355 938 : : Jan-Sep 1999 : Chilled : 20,432,818 388,106 20,820,924 30,799 3,076 Frozen : 1,941,512 30,105 1,971,617 49,121 2,801 : Total : 22,374,330 418,211 22,792,541 79,921 5,877 : Jan-Sep 2000 : Chilled : 20,886,240 377,197 21,263,437 32,787 2,507 Frozen : 1,971,262 29,015 2,000,277 51,832 3,279 : Total : 22,857,502 406,212 23,263,715 84,619 5,786 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Aug 2000 : Chilled : --- 216,081 2,964 219,046 2,783,107 Frozen : --- 261,916 1,876 263,792 503,861 : Total : --- 477,998 4,840 482,838 3,286,969 : Sep 1999 : Chilled : --- 202,042 1,905 203,947 2,541,171 Frozen : --- 249,287 1,660 250,947 467,207 : Total : --- 451,329 3,564 454,894 3,008,378 : Sep 2000 : Chilled : --- 199,047 2,782 201,830 2,386,565 Frozen : --- 219,202 1,897 221,099 426,162 : Total : --- 418,249 4,679 422,929 2,812,727 : : Jan-Sep 1999 : Chilled : 35 1,752,792 18,000 1,770,827 22,625,626 Frozen : 313 2,122,985 9,758 2,133,056 4,156,595 : Total : 348 3,875,777 27,758 3,903,883 26,782,222 : Jan-Sep 2000 : Chilled : 219 1,888,573 20,810 1,909,602 23,208,333 Frozen : 276 2,087,604 10,242 2,098,122 4,153,511 : Total : 495 3,976,177 31,052 4,007,724 27,361,843 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Aug 2000 : 19,806 2,715 22,520 30 5 Sep 1999 : 13,552 952 14,505 44 8 Sep 2000 : 11,748 1,561 13,308 27 4 : Jan-Sep 1999 : 135,128 13,375 148,503 188 56 Jan-Sep 2000 : 127,831 12,225 140,057 204 35 : Percent 2/ : : Sep 1999 : 0.40 1.28 0.42 0.34 0.43 Sep 2000 : 0.37 2.36 0.41 0.21 0.27 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Aug 2000 : 44,996 4,494 49,490 331 12 Sep 1999 : 45,513 4,237 49,750 262 27 Sep 2000 : 35,882 3,695 39,576 349 15 : Jan-Sep 1999 : 455,455 42,589 498,043 2,565 93 Jan-Sep 2000 : 412,615 41,638 454,254 2,673 97 : Percent 3/ : : Sep 1999 : 1.49 6.31 1.59 2.21 1.56 Sep 2000 : 1.26 6.21 1.36 3.00 1.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Aug 2000 : --- 2,314 74 2,388 24,943 Sep 1999 : --- 1,419 27 1,447 16,004 Sep 2000 : --- 1,711 51 1,763 15,102 : Jan-Sep 1999 : 1 13,867 378 14,246 162,993 Jan-Sep 2000 : 17 14,906 409 15,332 155,628 : Percent 2/ : : Sep 1999 : --- 0.25 0.56 0.25 0.39 Sep 2000 : --- 0.32 0.84 0.33 0.40 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Aug 2000 : --- 12,051 363 12,414 62,247 Sep 1999 : --- 11,773 302 12,074 62,113 Sep 2000 : --- 10,771 320 11,091 51,031 : Jan-Sep 1999 : 5 98,834 2,539 101,378 602,080 Jan-Sep 2000 : 9 103,678 2,620 106,307 563,330 : Percent 3/ : : Sep 1999 : --- 2.27 6.87 2.31 1.70 Sep 2000 : --- 2.25 5.83 2.29 1.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 81,300 75,580 421,210 386,938 5.18 5.12 AR : 99,356 93,231 480,201 436,785 4.83 4.68 DE : 23,475 20,945 135,905 125,426 5.79 5.99 FL : 10,093 9,979 53,429 53,177 5.29 5.33 GA : 96,617 86,724 482,888 431,257 5.00 4.97 LA : 13,572 11,915 59,403 51,965 4.38 4.36 MD : 17,390 17,010 85,674 82,009 4.93 4.82 MS : 58,426 54,642 293,022 276,216 5.02 5.06 MO : 30,242 27,793 136,242 121,892 4.51 4.39 NC : 48,754 48,857 273,142 284,656 5.60 5.83 PA : 9,276 9,236 49,265 47,956 5.31 5.19 SC : 16,631 15,483 79,715 78,824 4.79 5.09 TN : 18,580 18,197 86,231 83,038 4.64 4.56 TX : 46,241 45,694 212,529 207,147 4.60 4.53 VA : 31,376 28,101 151,592 138,101 4.83 4.91 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 682,486 637,308 3,395,418 3,172,379 4.98 4.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 308,475 281,709 7,753 5,319 2.05 1.53 AR : 352,015 318,980 5,653 5,121 1.31 1.30 DE : 98,683 90,364 2,251 1,919 1.84 1.70 FL : 37,635 37,532 1,088 844 2.26 1.76 GA : 350,637 319,586 6,224 4,102 1.43 1.06 LA : 41,849 38,240 1,157 467 2.16 1.00 MD : 60,597 58,608 1,242 931 1.61 1.26 MS : 225,504 213,016 2,833 2,056 1.07 0.83 MO : 100,904 88,854 1,449 1,494 1.18 1.36 NC : 206,134 216,248 3,837 3,793 1.56 1.48 PA : 34,704 33,492 1,100 1,036 2.48 2.40 SC : 57,725 57,608 1,089 894 1.52 1.26 TN : 63,438 60,185 807 613 1.04 0.82 TX : 165,827 161,877 2,368 2,061 1.24 1.11 VA : 105,686 93,190 1,262 1,117 0.93 0.90 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,497,948 2,338,766 45,513 35,882 1.49 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,393 166,043 82,005 1,788 8,687 AR : --- 3,545 222,421 80,963 13,909 4,637 DE : --- 2,659 111,595 19,949 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,761 111,664 89,308 563 14,684 LA : --- --- 19,987 6,642 160 383 MD : --- 2,497 69,288 14,068 27 7,354 MS : --- --- 79,894 15,431 321 1,579 MO : --- 2,309 75,023 30,165 1,792 --- NC : --- 1,600 129,051 43,692 580 33,277 PA : --- 820 31,643 11,094 377 --- SC : --- 495 19,723 --- --- --- TN : --- 192 39,429 12,440 405 678 TX : --- 434 118,012 31,145 671 2,439 VA : --- --- 57,941 13,638 --- --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 27,963 1,542,281 511,415 27,658 115,795 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 9,199 42,115 46,753 14,795 108,623 481,401 AR : 9,124 30,348 43,886 3,561 94,570 506,964 DE : 2,508 11,747 14,254 2,318 32,111 197,141 FL : 1,830 3,344 4,219 --- --- 9,393 GA : 8,644 30,827 25,785 8,975 129,414 421,625 LA : --- 2,746 3,114 38 7,949 41,019 MD : 1,999 15,333 --- 2,906 17,281 130,753 MS : 3,015 12,593 15,671 686 44,655 173,845 MO : 2,380 20,043 14,177 1,610 35,801 183,300 NC : 7,600 38,715 30,436 6,149 92,701 383,801 PA : 1,906 3,911 11,257 188 32,560 93,756 SC : 3,415 13,004 --- --- 13,338 49,975 TN : 2,222 12,176 12,053 3,289 31,773 114,657 TX : 1,547 14,193 12,855 897 18,863 201,056 VA : 1,725 12,642 --- 1,754 16,348 104,048 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 63,184 298,576 331,149 66,403 802,497 3,786,921 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 13,680 12,274 74,571 66,090 5.45 5.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 1999-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 45,309 40,740 4,237 3,695 6.31 6.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 2,615 254,551 21,381 819 118,035 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 11 --- --- --- 11 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 30,452 24,509 149,245 3,932 72,765 678,304 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 2,205 1,918 40,067 33,967 18.17 17.71 CA : 1,915 1,530 50,402 36,033 26.32 23.56 IA : 1,466 1,395 42,261 40,156 28.84 28.79 MN : 3,993 3,421 94,804 81,482 23.74 23.82 MO : 2,082 1,972 56,864 49,922 27.32 25.32 NC : 2,572 2,746 61,287 67,944 23.83 24.74 PA : 767 587 17,257 13,533 22.50 23.04 VA : 3,147 2,977 69,692 64,488 22.15 21.66 : US : 22,949 21,258 576,284 531,779 25.11 25.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 31,560 28,205 680 613 1.89 2.01 CA : 40,022 28,681 820 582 1.81 1.80 IA : 32,732 31,045 1,028 960 2.70 2.66 MN : 75,326 64,067 2,472 1,877 2.90 2.56 MO : 43,803 38,814 1,343 1,173 2.62 2.61 NC : 48,515 53,436 1,301 1,557 2.36 2.55 PA : 13,565 10,607 435 234 2.80 1.92 VA : 52,994 50,325 999 831 1.59 1.43 : US : 451,329 418,249 11,773 10,771 2.27 2.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 4,457 --- --- --- CA : --- --- --- 267 --- --- IA : --- --- 7,383 1,979 --- --- MN : --- 456 13,165 1,255 --- --- MO : --- --- 16,082 4,200 --- --- NC : --- --- 4,617 3,784 --- --- PA : --- --- 1,988 --- 23 --- VA : --- --- 4,370 308 --- --- : US : --- 1,668 80,300 17,093 5,402 142 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 274 --- --- --- 4,731 CA : --- --- --- --- 208 475 IA : 130 --- 795 88 --- 10,375 MN : 173 651 816 --- 1,524 18,040 MO : 54 534 --- --- 1,379 22,249 NC : 104 1,220 --- --- 1,489 11,214 PA : --- --- --- --- --- 2,011 VA : 14 1,618 --- 79 --- 6,389 : US : 796 7,615 10,020 2,345 11,635 137,016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, September 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,224 853 69 117 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 6 233 304 23 1,113 4,942 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2000....................... 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 1999-2000.................. 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 1999-2000... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, September 2000.......................................... 15 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2000 with comparisons.......................... 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2000 with comparisons.......................... 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2000 with comparisons.......................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, September 2000....................... 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 1999-2000.................. 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 1999-2000.................. 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, September 2000....................... 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 1999-2000..... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 1999-2000.. 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on December 6, 2000. 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