Pou 2-1 (1-01) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Poultry Released January 5, 2001, 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 3 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during November (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 3.04 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in November 1999. Updated totals for October 2000 show that 3.16 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during November 2000 was 3.98 billion pounds, up slightly from a year ago. Inspections included 3.29 billion pounds of young chickens, 1 percent above last year; 67.5 million pounds of mature chickens, up 1 percent; 613 million pounds of turkeys, down 2 percent; and 14.3 million pounds of ducks, up 11 percent from November 1999. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2000 averaged 5.06 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 1999. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.39 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2000 averaged 24.9 pounds per bird, down slightly from November 1999. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2000 totaled 14.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.37 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.32 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 57.5 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.61 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.67 percent a year earlier. November 2000 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as November 1999. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 2000 : 701,893 13,110 715,003 2,069 ----- Nov 1999 : 650,748 12,777 663,525 1,949 ----- Nov 2000 : 649,097 12,534 661,630 2,184 ----- : Jan-Nov 1999 : 7,446,877 160,886 7,607,762 21,132 ----- Jan-Nov 2000 : 7,590,370 152,846 7,743,216 22,113 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 2000 : 3,529,947 72,080 3,602,027 13,659 2,241 Nov 1999 : 3,261,114 66,835 3,327,949 12,911 1,278 Nov 2000 : 3,286,670 67,527 3,354,198 14,338 1,047 : Jan-Nov 1999 : 37,094,447 838,221 37,932,668 139,364 13,175 Jan-Nov 2000 : 37,896,106 812,341 38,708,446 146,029 12,762 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 2000 : 5.03 5.50 5.04 6.60 ----- Nov 1999 : 5.01 5.23 5.02 6.62 ----- Nov 2000 : 5.06 5.39 5.07 6.56 ----- : Jan-Nov 1999 : 4.98 5.21 4.99 6.60 ----- Jan-Nov 2000 : 4.99 5.31 5.00 6.60 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 2000 : --- 25,074 245 25,319 ----- Nov 1999 : 1 24,856 123 24,980 ----- Nov 2000 : --- 24,371 205 24,576 ----- : Jan-Nov 1999 : 56 242,193 1,726 243,975 ----- Jan-Nov 2000 : 81 245,329 2,026 247,436 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 2000 : --- 624,815 6,411 631,226 4,249,153 Nov 1999 : 15 621,238 3,274 624,527 3,966,665 Nov 2000 : --- 607,161 5,405 612,566 3,982,149 : Jan-Nov 1999 : 506 6,140,888 45,659 6,187,054 44,272,262 Jan-Nov 2000 : 657 6,279,143 53,064 6,332,864 45,200,102 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 2000 : --- 24.92 26.15 24.93 ----- Nov 1999 : 22.49 24.99 26.59 25.00 ----- Nov 2000 : --- 24.91 26.42 24.93 ----- : Jan-Nov 1999 : 9.00 25.36 26.46 25.36 ----- Jan-Nov 2000 : 8.13 25.59 26.19 25.59 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 1999: 5,221, November 2000: 5,539. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: November 1999: 59, November 2000: 76. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 2000 : Chilled : 2,389,823 41,117 2,430,940 3,731 347 Frozen : 221,724 2,727 224,451 6,132 1,014 : Total : 2,611,548 43,844 2,655,391 9,863 1,361 : Nov 1999 : Chilled : 2,204,721 38,141 2,242,862 3,895 321 Frozen : 215,332 2,537 217,869 5,288 440 : Total : 2,420,053 40,678 2,460,731 9,184 761 : Nov 2000 : Chilled : 2,296,436 39,431 2,335,867 4,044 222 Frozen : 204,278 1,428 205,705 6,213 421 : Total : 2,500,714 40,859 2,541,572 10,258 642 : : Jan-Nov 1999 : Chilled : 24,899,256 469,864 25,369,120 38,324 3,756 Frozen : 2,376,131 36,253 2,412,384 59,566 3,885 : Total : 27,275,387 506,117 27,781,503 97,889 7,641 : Jan-Nov 2000 : Chilled : 25,574,071 457,745 26,031,816 40,562 3,076 Frozen : 2,398,542 33,169 2,431,711 64,177 4,714 : Total : 27,972,613 490,915 28,463,528 104,740 7,790 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 2000 : Chilled : --- 246,616 3,105 249,721 2,684,739 Frozen : --- 246,278 1,812 248,089 479,686 : Total : --- 492,894 4,916 497,810 3,164,425 : Nov 1999 : Chilled : 11 252,667 1,357 254,035 2,501,114 Frozen : --- 234,898 1,096 235,994 459,591 : Total : 11 487,565 2,453 490,029 2,960,705 : Nov 2000 : Chilled : --- 252,866 2,767 255,632 2,595,766 Frozen : --- 225,938 1,319 227,257 439,596 : Total : --- 478,804 4,086 482,889 3,035,362 : : Jan-Nov 1999 : Chilled : 46 2,224,899 21,572 2,246,517 27,657,716 Frozen : 313 2,607,174 12,513 2,619,999 5,095,834 : Total : 359 4,832,073 34,084 4,866,516 32,753,550 : Jan-Nov 2000 : Chilled : 219 2,388,054 26,681 2,414,955 28,490,410 Frozen : 276 2,559,820 13,373 2,573,468 5,074,070 : Total : 495 4,947,874 40,054 4,988,423 33,564,480 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 2000 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 2000 : 11,630 944 12,575 23 10 Nov 1999 : 10,741 675 11,416 16 3 Nov 2000 : 12,226 830 13,056 28 4 : Jan-Nov 1999 : 157,790 14,909 172,699 223 77 Jan-Nov 2000 : 151,699 14,000 165,699 255 49 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1999 : 0.33 1.01 0.34 0.13 0.23 Nov 2000 : 0.37 1.23 0.39 0.19 0.37 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 2000 : 42,511 3,868 46,379 347 18 Nov 1999 : 43,840 4,105 47,945 275 21 Nov 2000 : 41,710 3,695 45,405 421 8 : Jan-Nov 1999 : 543,647 51,333 594,980 3,119 146 Jan-Nov 2000 : 496,911 49,202 546,112 3,441 123 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1999 : 1.49 6.82 1.60 2.37 1.84 Nov 2000 : 1.41 6.08 1.50 3.26 0.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 2000 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 2000 : --- 1,412 35 1,448 14,056 Nov 1999 : --- 1,204 27 1,230 12,666 Nov 2000 : --- 1,514 20 1,534 14,622 : Jan-Nov 1999 : 1 16,414 437 16,851 189,851 Jan-Nov 2000 : 17 17,832 464 18,314 184,316 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1999 : --- 0.19 0.82 0.20 0.32 Nov 2000 : --- 0.25 0.37 0.25 0.37 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 2000 : --- 11,478 304 11,782 58,526 Nov 1999 : --- 11,170 214 11,384 59,625 Nov 2000 : --- 11,402 295 11,697 57,531 : Jan-Nov 1999 : 5 121,142 3,093 124,239 722,485 Jan-Nov 2000 : 9 126,558 3,219 129,786 679,462 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1999 : 0.84 2.00 7.25 2.03 1.67 Nov 2000 : 0.00 2.09 6.06 2.12 1.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 74,948 76,917 383,596 392,613 5.12 5.10 AR : 92,280 93,085 439,769 460,073 4.77 4.94 DE : 21,479 21,099 125,743 124,730 5.85 5.91 FL : 9,879 9,271 54,082 49,711 5.47 5.36 GA : 92,771 88,354 460,132 439,239 4.96 4.97 LA : 12,601 14,487 54,431 68,830 4.32 4.75 MD : 16,472 15,721 79,039 74,063 4.80 4.71 MS : 56,769 55,623 288,538 281,277 5.08 5.06 MO : 28,620 29,044 128,367 134,437 4.49 4.63 NC : 52,909 51,444 307,707 304,778 5.82 5.92 PA : 9,035 8,838 47,521 46,236 5.26 5.23 SC : 18,712 17,676 95,489 93,005 5.10 5.26 TN : 15,960 18,492 74,087 87,069 4.64 4.71 TX : 45,479 47,838 214,171 228,561 4.71 4.78 VA : 27,733 28,581 134,049 136,419 4.83 4.77 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 650,748 649,097 3,261,114 3,286,670 5.01 5.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 283,898 290,237 6,696 5,308 1.94 1.50 AR : 321,154 335,853 4,978 5,551 1.26 1.34 DE : 90,856 91,073 1,755 1,782 1.55 1.59 FL : 47,766 40,493 881 706 1.81 1.58 GA : 338,673 319,882 7,066 4,223 1.71 1.07 LA : 38,496 48,602 639 965 1.30 1.56 MD : 55,658 52,982 1,153 954 1.62 1.43 MS : 226,226 218,496 2,738 2,311 1.05 0.91 MO : 94,966 98,231 1,412 1,600 1.22 1.32 NC : 233,209 225,967 4,453 4,193 1.61 1.53 PA : 33,046 32,357 1,245 1,150 2.91 2.76 SC : 70,422 67,729 1,688 1,206 1.96 1.44 TN : 53,523 62,078 631 634 0.95 0.81 TX : 163,849 179,871 2,311 6,158 1.20 2.99 VA : 93,811 97,175 1,144 1,229 0.95 1.00 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,420,053 2,500,714 43,840 41,710 1.49 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 861 162,398 128,666 1,082 9,036 AR : --- 6,621 245,971 95,916 4,803 5,773 DE : --- --- 101,923 33,279 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 991 119,079 106,684 589 14,417 LA : --- --- 23,235 22,631 133 587 MD : --- 5,081 60,414 21,624 --- 7,148 MS : --- 681 78,146 27,455 388 1,875 MO : --- 3,229 --- 36,571 2,160 --- NC : --- 1,812 123,426 66,445 --- 32,713 PA : --- 752 37,572 23,144 326 --- SC : --- 412 23,290 --- --- --- TN : --- 270 48,383 17,338 368 737 TX : --- 775 149,493 52,137 612 3,050 VA : --- 1,418 53,426 --- --- --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 42,227 1,678,730 754,118 18,016 121,127 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 7,614 37,818 45,310 7,759 103,569 504,113 AR : 7,950 37,681 37,208 3,439 74,791 520,153 DE : 2,480 11,339 9,836 1,260 22,686 182,803 FL : 1,505 3,325 3,826 --- --- 8,656 GA : 8,126 34,816 29,332 4,410 134,510 452,954 LA : 830 3,273 5,035 82 6,398 62,204 MD : --- 13,384 --- 1,469 16,877 125,997 MS : 2,790 11,953 --- 1,998 66,421 191,707 MO : 2,393 18,438 15,124 --- 45,551 123,466 NC : 6,373 38,133 30,383 8,045 99,674 407,004 PA : 1,489 3,913 9,788 49 43,496 120,529 SC : 2,648 13,781 --- 2,734 22,153 65,018 TN : 2,678 11,466 9,051 1,671 25,548 117,510 TX : 1,659 15,108 13,267 849 14,080 251,030 VA : 1,392 8,946 16,313 870 13,002 95,367 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 55,487 291,875 311,756 40,199 789,519 4,103,054 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 12,777 12,534 66,835 67,527 5.23 5.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 40,678 40,859 4,105 3,695 6.82 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, November 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,063 273,817 10,219 527 109,054 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 30,319 30,408 161,608 1,537 56,691 677,243 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 2,286 2,268 39,768 37,552 17.40 16.56 CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- IA : 1,502 1,428 44,495 41,975 29.62 29.39 MN : 3,876 3,774 96,169 91,099 24.81 24.14 MO : 2,208 2,209 59,681 56,989 27.03 25.80 NC : 3,006 3,308 71,366 82,343 23.74 24.89 PA : 1,236 1,101 27,230 24,049 22.02 21.85 VA : 3,248 3,107 69,127 64,962 21.28 20.91 : US : 24,856 24,371 621,238 607,161 24.99 24.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 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 : 32,458 30,801 547 485 1.53 1.43 CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- IA : 34,173 32,564 1,073 936 2.68 2.48 MN : 76,429 71,810 2,360 2,133 2.73 2.60 MO : 47,731 45,782 1,063 1,342 1.98 2.62 NC : 55,335 64,585 1,201 1,508 1.87 2.03 PA : 21,577 19,009 443 377 1.81 1.74 VA : 53,711 50,494 883 770 1.42 1.32 : US : 487,565 478,804 11,170 11,402 2.00 2.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 5,994 --- --- --- CA : --- --- --- --- --- 20 IA : --- --- 7,660 1,551 --- --- MN : --- --- 18,902 4,627 1,795 --- MO : --- --- 21,602 2,162 --- --- NC : --- --- 6,437 --- --- --- PA : --- --- 4,090 689 40 --- VA : --- --- 7,155 245 --- --- : US : --- 465 103,067 13,496 5,399 219 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 582 --- --- --- 6,576 CA : 40 --- 238 --- 353 651 IA : 90 --- 649 --- --- 9,950 MN : 209 1,285 1,282 --- 1,192 29,292 MO : 52 225 766 --- --- 24,807 NC : 151 2,321 --- --- 1,294 10,203 PA : --- --- --- --- --- 4,819 VA : --- 1,527 --- --- 2,545 11,472 : US : 1,016 10,538 11,956 2,696 14,422 163,274 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, November 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- 7 3,828 815 --- 164 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 21 210 157 29 841 6,072 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2000........................ 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 1999-2000................... 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1999-2000.... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, November 2000........................................... 15 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 2000 with comparisons........................... 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 2000 with comparisons........................... 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 2000 with comparisons........................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, November 2000........................ 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 1999-2000................... 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1999-2000................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, November 2000........................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 1999-2000...... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1999-2000... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on February 7, 2001. 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