Washington, D.C. Poultry Slaughter Released April 6, 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 Down 7 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during February (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.76 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the amount certified in February 2000. Updated totals for January 2001 show that 3.12 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during February 2001 was 3.72 billion pounds, down 7 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.12 billion pounds of young chickens, down 8 percent; 66.1 million pounds of mature chickens, down 5 percent; 517 million pounds of turkeys, down 2 percent; and 13.2 million pounds of ducks, up 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2001 averaged 5.02 pounds per bird, down slightly from 2000. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.22 pounds per bird up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2001 averaged 26.9 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from February 2000. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2001 totaled 15.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.42 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.38 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 56.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.67 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.99 percent a year earlier. February 2001 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Due to leap-year, February 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. 2000 Poultry Slaughter up 2 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome under Federal Inspection during 2000 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 36.6 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the total amount certified during 1999. Young chickens, at 30.5 billion pounds, accounted for 83 percent of the total pounds certified ready-to-cook and were up 3 percent from 1999. The average live weight for young chickens increased slightly from 4.99 pounds to 5.00 pounds. Total turkeys, at 5.40 billion pounds, represented 15 percent of the overall total and were up 2 percent from 1999. The average live weight for total turkeys increased 1 percent to 25.6 pounds per bird. The remaining 2 percent of pounds certified ready-to-cook were mature chickens, ducks, and other poultry. Note: Collection of Non-Federally Inspected data was discontinued in 1999. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 2001 : 708,517 13,999 722,516 2,325 ----- Feb 2000 : 672,899 13,595 686,494 1,873 ----- Feb 2001 : 621,238 12,679 633,917 1,994 ----- : Jan-Feb 2000 : 1,328,778 27,351 1,356,128 3,975 ----- Jan-Feb 2001 : 1,329,755 26,677 1,356,433 4,320 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 2001 : 3,559,968 72,082 3,632,050 15,406 775 Feb 2000 : 3,382,087 69,443 3,451,530 12,441 942 Feb 2001 : 3,118,485 66,138 3,184,623 13,209 798 : Jan-Feb 2000 : 6,689,052 139,578 6,828,630 26,461 1,942 Jan-Feb 2001 : 6,678,453 138,220 6,816,673 28,616 1,573 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 2001 : 5.02 5.15 5.03 6.63 ----- Feb 2000 : 5.03 5.11 5.03 6.64 ----- Feb 2001 : 5.02 5.22 5.02 6.62 ----- : Jan-Feb 2000 : 5.03 5.10 5.04 6.66 ----- Jan-Feb 2001 : 5.02 5.18 5.03 6.62 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jan 2001 : --- 21,050 132 21,182 ----- Feb 2000 : --- 20,148 123 20,272 ----- Feb 2001 : --- 19,043 170 19,213 ----- : Jan-Feb 2000 : 24 39,163 269 39,456 ----- Jan-Feb 2001 : --- 40,093 302 40,395 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan 2001 : --- 572,269 3,644 575,912 4,224,143 Feb 2000 : --- 523,407 3,232 526,639 3,991,552 Feb 2001 : --- 512,615 4,389 517,004 3,715,634 : Jan-Feb 2000 : 194 1,029,058 7,082 1,036,335 7,893,368 Jan-Feb 2001 : --- 1,084,884 8,032 1,092,916 7,939,777 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jan 2001 : --- 27.19 27.64 27.19 ----- Feb 2000 : --- 25.98 26.26 25.98 ----- Feb 2001 : --- 26.92 25.80 26.91 ----- : Jan-Feb 2000 : 8.09 26.28 26.36 26.27 ----- Jan-Feb 2001 : --- 27.06 26.60 27.06 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Of the Mature Chickens inspected, the number reported in thousands as heavy fowl (broiler breeding stock) was: February 2000: 5,355, February 2001: 5,236. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: February 2000: 19, February 2001: 37. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 2001 : Chilled : 2,393,396 41,736 2,435,132 4,229 191 Frozen : 218,897 939 219,835 6,752 296 : Total : 2,612,292 42,675 2,654,967 10,981 488 : Feb 2000 : Chilled : 2,269,887 39,416 2,309,303 3,655 272 Frozen : 218,045 2,628 220,673 5,246 305 : Total : 2,487,932 42,045 2,529,977 8,900 577 : Feb 2001 : Chilled : 2,095,553 38,736 2,134,290 3,624 141 Frozen : 204,627 794 205,422 5,894 268 : Total : 2,300,181 39,531 2,339,711 9,518 409 : : Jan-Feb 2000 : Chilled : 4,488,796 78,050 4,566,847 7,404 599 Frozen : 426,698 6,030 432,727 11,446 588 : Total : 4,915,494 84,080 4,999,574 18,851 1,187 : Jan-Feb 2001 : Chilled : 4,488,949 80,473 4,569,421 7,853 332 Frozen : 423,524 1,733 425,257 12,647 565 : Total : 4,912,473 82,206 4,994,679 20,500 897 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jan 2001 : Chilled : --- 225,413 2,553 227,966 2,667,518 Frozen : --- 229,946 318 230,263 457,147 : Total : --- 455,358 2,871 458,229 3,124,666 : Feb 2000 : Chilled : --- 200,113 2,077 202,190 2,515,420 Frozen : --- 212,319 355 212,674 438,898 : Total : --- 412,432 2,431 414,863 2,954,317 : Feb 2001 : Chilled : --- 200,466 2,784 203,250 2,341,305 Frozen : --- 203,960 587 204,547 416,132 : Total : --- 404,426 3,371 407,797 2,757,436 : : Jan-Feb 2000 : Chilled : 143 395,889 4,233 400,265 4,975,115 Frozen : 12 413,430 1,034 414,476 859,237 : Total : 155 809,318 5,267 814,741 5,834,352 : Jan-Feb 2001 : Chilled : --- 425,879 5,338 431,217 5,008,823 Frozen : --- 433,906 904 434,810 873,279 : Total : --- 859,785 6,242 866,027 5,882,102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 2001 : 16,587 1,236 17,823 23 4 Feb 2000 : 12,799 998 13,797 21 3 Feb 2001 : 12,512 1,142 13,654 19 1 : Jan-Feb 2000 : 28,279 2,020 30,298 40 5 Jan-Feb 2001 : 29,100 2,377 31,477 42 5 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 2000 : 0.38 1.44 0.40 0.17 0.27 Feb 2001 : 0.40 1.73 0.43 0.14 0.12 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 2001 : 46,851 3,749 50,600 390 8 Feb 2000 : 54,318 4,713 59,031 285 10 Feb 2001 : 39,719 3,533 43,252 311 7 : Jan-Feb 2000 : 103,061 9,041 112,102 608 19 Jan-Feb 2001 : 86,571 7,282 93,853 701 15 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 2000 : 1.78 7.54 1.90 2.55 1.14 Feb 2001 : 1.42 5.94 1.51 2.62 0.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan 2001 : --- 2,039 62 2,100 19,951 Feb 2000 : --- 1,450 25 1,475 15,296 Feb 2001 : --- 1,737 46 1,783 15,456 : Jan-Feb 2000 : 16 2,850 89 2,955 33,298 Jan-Feb 2001 : --- 3,775 108 3,883 35,407 : Percent 2/ : : Feb 2000 : --- 0.28 0.78 0.28 0.38 Feb 2001 : --- 0.34 1.05 0.34 0.42 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jan 2001 : --- 12,494 241 12,735 63,733 Feb 2000 : --- 11,803 202 12,005 71,331 Feb 2001 : --- 12,107 279 12,387 55,957 : Jan-Feb 2000 : 4 22,386 431 22,820 135,549 Jan-Feb 2001 : --- 24,602 520 25,121 119,691 : Percent 3/ : : Feb 2000 : --- 2.51 6.96 2.53 1.99 Feb 2001 : --- 2.62 7.07 2.66 1.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds (live weight) inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 75,771 72,283 385,365 363,711 5.09 5.03 AR : 96,864 88,464 472,661 431,990 4.88 4.88 DE : 22,707 18,980 136,926 109,553 6.03 5.77 FL : 10,255 8,954 55,810 48,239 5.44 5.39 GA : 93,152 88,795 466,674 438,739 5.01 4.94 LA : 15,467 12,688 68,681 58,731 4.44 4.63 MD : 16,765 14,439 80,835 68,946 4.82 4.78 MS : 56,819 53,352 291,170 259,531 5.12 4.86 MO : 29,329 27,202 133,720 123,538 4.56 4.54 NC : 55,890 51,973 326,275 305,117 5.84 5.87 PA : 8,942 8,547 46,978 44,248 5.25 5.18 SC : 18,198 16,862 90,859 89,725 4.99 5.32 TN : 17,639 18,211 82,118 84,618 4.66 4.65 TX : 44,888 44,506 211,093 217,453 4.70 4.89 VA : 29,463 25,791 143,595 125,236 4.87 4.86 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 672,899 621,238 3,382,087 3,118,485 5.03 5.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 280,713 268,031 8,763 4,956 2.53 1.51 AR : 343,173 310,005 6,855 5,959 1.61 1.53 DE : 99,248 79,677 2,594 2,207 2.11 2.24 FL : 40,055 34,599 1,045 795 2.08 1.83 GA : 342,737 324,948 9,041 4,963 2.15 1.26 LA : 48,005 41,506 842 498 1.36 0.94 MD : 56,620 48,922 1,132 1,042 1.56 1.68 MS : 226,562 199,615 3,108 2,368 1.19 1.01 MO : 97,687 90,098 1,914 1,656 1.59 1.49 NC : 245,289 225,330 5,498 4,410 1.87 1.61 PA : 32,600 31,296 1,336 1,022 3.16 2.57 SC : 67,166 65,904 2,178 1,196 2.66 1.48 TN : 59,539 60,268 688 785 0.93 1.03 TX : 162,567 167,625 2,737 2,529 1.44 1.29 VA : 98,435 90,799 1,511 1,518 1.17 1.35 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,487,932 2,300,181 54,318 39,719 1.78 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,345 155,895 105,499 1,374 15,194 AR : --- 7,799 294,800 152,514 7,704 7,248 CA : --- --- 112,272 --- 438 2,594 DE : --- 7,332 100,948 56,091 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,188 116,907 162,590 473 19,350 LA : --- 105 18,010 20,993 143 812 MD : --- 26,590 52,734 38,901 114 10,913 MS : --- 1,585 78,965 63,677 374 3,165 MO : --- 3,204 100,546 74,662 2,564 --- NC : --- 2,522 177,255 113,569 339 55,849 PA : --- --- 37,075 23,925 287 --- SC : --- 400 19,319 44,390 --- --- TN : --- 220 46,819 25,873 429 1,980 TX : --- 680 166,999 68,994 820 4,689 VA : --- 2,609 59,523 44,673 --- --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 67,125 1,714,699 1,057,233 18,623 204,516 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 7,791 27,623 45,545 9,583 79,652 449,501 AR : 8,702 35,057 34,946 2,749 118,064 669,583 CA : 244 5,384 2,159 --- --- 123,091 DE : 2,598 8,236 8,872 --- 30,231 214,308 FL : 1,086 3,007 3,288 --- --- 7,381 GA : 8,565 36,931 26,645 6,695 153,147 532,491 LA : 682 4,386 4,507 112 4,563 54,313 MD : 1,860 12,864 --- 2,073 21,114 167,163 MS : 3,458 14,101 9,841 1,120 76,616 252,902 MO : 2,320 12,755 14,491 1,038 59,916 271,496 NC : 5,879 36,075 27,221 5,368 81,687 505,764 PA : 1,628 5,733 7,217 71 41,448 117,384 SC : 1,562 --- 10,763 --- 13,747 90,181 TN : 2,693 8,210 8,806 1,917 --- 96,947 TX : 1,876 14,562 14,176 528 16,752 290,076 VA : 1,679 6,979 --- --- 18,790 134,253 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 56,097 272,084 291,483 43,099 840,425 4,565,384 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 13,595 12,679 69,443 66,138 5.11 5.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 42,045 39,531 4,713 3,533 7.54 5.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 4,351 285,106 11,645 1,356 117,016 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- 271 --- --- 271 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 36,724 26,694 163,098 1,567 64,290 711,847 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,101 2,050 39,587 36,932 18.85 18.02 CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- IA : 1,160 1,317 36,428 41,778 31.40 31.72 MN : 2,938 2,667 72,403 68,344 24.65 25.63 MO : 1,955 1,733 54,170 47,987 27.71 27.69 NC : 2,825 2,545 69,406 67,603 24.57 26.56 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,003 2,819 65,386 62,030 21.77 22.00 : US : 20,148 19,043 523,407 512,615 25.98 26.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 32,388 30,265 861 711 2.42 2.14 CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- IA : 28,299 32,339 1,115 1,379 3.40 3.67 MN : 57,070 53,869 2,384 2,042 3.66 3.32 MO : 42,355 37,467 1,199 1,580 2.46 3.66 NC : 55,021 53,343 1,406 1,098 2.25 1.80 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 51,159 48,006 1,137 821 1.93 1.47 : US : 412,432 404,426 11,803 12,107 2.51 2.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- --- --- --- --- CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- IA : --- --- 6,598 --- --- --- MN : --- --- 13,793 4,409 --- 22 MO : --- --- 19,687 --- --- --- NC : --- --- 5,947 --- 4 --- PA : --- 4 --- --- --- 6 VA : --- 5 4,935 --- --- --- : US : --- 824 87,826 20,313 4,440 119 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 235 --- --- --- 235 CA : --- --- --- --- 387 387 IA : 70 --- 518 --- 901 8,087 MN : 108 889 777 --- 877 20,875 MO : --- --- --- --- --- 19,687 NC : 137 --- --- --- --- 6,088 PA : 105 --- --- --- --- 115 VA : --- 1,184 --- --- --- 6,124 : US : 990 8,223 10,651 1,766 12,424 147,576 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- 889 3,557 991 37 170 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 18 102 243 72 567 6,646 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 655,879 13,755 669,634 2,102 ----- Feb : 672,899 13,595 686,494 1,873 ----- Mar : 730,560 15,709 746,269 2,057 ----- Apr : 635,886 13,351 649,237 1,839 ----- May : 751,778 15,521 767,299 1,953 ----- Jun : 733,604 15,118 748,722 2,084 ----- Jul : 662,247 13,247 675,494 1,865 ----- Aug : 760,702 15,229 775,930 2,147 ----- Sep : 657,987 12,438 670,426 2,068 ----- Oct : 706,499 13,155 719,654 2,069 ----- Nov : 662,168 12,757 674,925 2,192 ----- Dec : 630,905 11,152 642,057 2,245 ----- : Total 2/ : 8,261,114 165,027 8,426,141 24,494 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 3,306,965 70,135 3,377,100 14,020 1,000 Feb : 3,382,087 69,443 3,451,530 12,441 942 Mar : 3,646,424 81,749 3,728,173 13,779 1,089 Apr : 3,181,703 68,442 3,250,145 12,251 760 May : 3,732,923 82,120 3,815,043 12,904 1,026 Jun : 3,641,755 81,946 3,723,702 13,671 1,065 Jul : 3,279,670 73,210 3,352,880 12,296 888 Aug : 3,745,636 84,206 3,829,842 13,960 1,307 Sep : 3,272,702 66,778 3,339,480 13,527 1,914 Oct : 3,555,861 72,508 3,628,368 13,659 2,348 Nov : 3,357,190 68,754 3,425,943 14,371 1,103 Dec : 3,190,610 57,394 3,248,004 14,874 864 : Total 2/ : 41,293,525 876,685 42,170,210 161,752 14,307 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number : : Jan : 24 19,015 146 19,184 ----- Feb : --- 20,148 123 20,272 ----- Mar : 10 22,452 173 22,634 ----- Apr : --- 19,889 154 20,043 ----- May : 16 23,704 149 23,869 ----- Jun : 31 23,664 194 23,889 ----- Jul : --- 21,256 156 21,412 ----- Aug : --- 24,917 261 25,178 ----- Sep : --- 21,625 234 21,859 ----- Oct : --- 25,173 245 25,418 ----- Nov : --- 24,354 205 24,558 ----- Dec : --- 19,445 306 19,751 ----- : Total 2/ : 81 265,642 2,347 268,069 ----- : : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jan : 194 505,651 3,851 509,696 3,901,815 Feb : --- 523,407 3,232 526,639 3,991,552 Mar : 76 592,974 4,652 597,703 4,340,744 Apr : --- 520,945 4,067 525,013 3,788,169 May : 130 619,687 4,049 623,866 4,452,838 Jun : 255 608,965 4,945 614,165 4,352,603 Jul : --- 536,726 3,974 540,700 3,906,764 Aug : --- 612,861 6,559 619,420 4,464,529 Sep : --- 538,521 6,325 544,846 3,899,767 Oct : --- 627,042 6,411 633,453 4,277,828 Nov : --- 606,638 5,405 612,043 4,053,461 Dec : --- 505,404 8,241 513,645 3,777,387 : Total 2/ : 657 6,798,821 61,711 6,861,188 49,207,458 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 5.04 5.10 5.04 6.67 ----- Feb : 5.03 5.11 5.03 6.64 ----- Mar : 4.99 5.20 5.00 6.70 ----- Apr : 5.00 5.13 5.01 6.66 ----- May : 4.97 5.29 4.97 6.61 ----- Jun : 4.96 5.42 4.97 6.56 ----- Jul : 4.95 5.53 4.96 6.59 ----- Aug : 4.92 5.53 4.94 6.50 ----- Sep : 4.97 5.37 4.98 6.54 ----- Oct : 5.03 5.51 5.04 6.60 ----- Nov : 5.07 5.39 5.08 6.56 ----- Dec : 5.06 5.15 5.06 6.62 ----- : Total : 5.00 5.31 5.00 6.60 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds 2/ Average : Live Weight : : Jan : 8.09 26.59 26.45 26.57 ----- Feb : --- 25.98 26.26 25.98 ----- Mar : 7.81 26.41 26.91 26.41 ----- Apr : --- 26.19 26.39 26.19 ----- May : 8.13 26.14 27.09 26.14 ----- Jun : 8.26 25.73 25.49 25.71 ----- Jul : --- 25.25 25.41 25.25 ----- Aug : --- 24.60 25.13 24.60 ----- Sep : --- 24.90 26.98 24.92 ----- Oct : --- 24.91 26.15 24.92 ----- Nov : --- 24.91 26.42 24.92 ----- Dec : --- 25.99 26.95 26.01 ----- : Total : 8.13 25.59 26.30 25.59 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Averages calculated from unrounded data. Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 2,218,910 38,634 2,257,544 3,750 327 Feb : 2,269,887 39,416 2,309,303 3,655 272 Mar : 2,449,782 45,137 2,494,919 3,628 345 Apr : 2,134,884 38,733 2,173,617 3,463 192 May : 2,510,056 46,230 2,556,286 3,648 262 Jun : 2,437,414 45,438 2,482,853 3,666 315 Jul : 2,208,768 41,287 2,250,054 3,471 296 Aug : 2,521,279 47,525 2,568,805 4,015 264 Sep : 2,223,614 37,682 2,261,296 3,794 353 Oct : 2,406,482 41,407 2,447,889 3,731 422 Nov : 2,341,372 40,193 2,381,566 4,072 249 Dec : 2,168,094 33,282 2,201,376 4,457 265 : Total 2/ : 27,890,542 494,964 28,385,507 45,351 3,562 : Frozen : : Jan : 208,652 3,401 212,054 6,201 283 Feb : 218,045 2,628 220,673 5,246 305 Mar : 238,092 3,181 241,273 6,292 340 Apr : 205,493 2,559 208,052 5,140 275 May : 231,690 3,309 235,000 5,478 358 Jun : 234,765 3,991 238,757 6,257 334 Jul : 208,979 3,293 212,272 5,425 243 Aug : 233,114 3,829 236,944 6,118 522 Sep : 198,201 2,431 200,632 6,035 803 Oct : 226,047 2,727 228,773 6,132 1,014 Nov : 211,921 1,500 213,421 6,213 434 Dec : 189,628 1,528 191,156 6,093 290 : Total 2/ : 2,604,629 34,377 2,639,006 70,629 5,201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : : Jan : 143 195,776 2,157 198,075 2,459,695 Feb : --- 200,113 2,077 202,190 2,515,420 Mar : 56 232,062 1,989 234,108 2,733,000 Apr : --- 206,227 2,100 208,327 2,385,600 May : 5 229,883 2,062 231,950 2,792,146 Jun : 15 216,340 2,857 219,211 2,706,045 Jul : --- 193,794 1,822 195,616 2,449,438 Aug : --- 217,326 3,105 220,430 2,793,513 Sep : --- 201,114 2,828 203,942 2,469,386 Oct : --- 246,626 3,105 249,730 2,701,772 Nov : --- 254,523 2,767 257,290 2,643,176 Dec : --- 200,959 4,788 205,748 2,411,847 : Total 2/ : 219 2,594,744 31,656 2,626,618 31,061,038 : Frozen : : Jan : 12 201,110 679 201,802 420,340 Feb : --- 212,319 355 212,674 438,898 Mar : 5 234,112 1,479 235,596 483,501 Apr : --- 207,307 870 208,178 421,644 May : 91 259,275 939 260,304 501,141 Jun : 167 263,101 906 264,174 509,521 Jul : --- 229,049 1,242 230,291 448,231 Aug : --- 264,249 1,876 266,124 509,708 Sep : --- 221,871 2,002 223,872 431,343 Oct : --- 248,073 1,812 249,885 485,804 Nov : --- 223,721 1,319 225,040 445,108 Dec : --- 195,503 2,127 197,629 395,168 : Total 2/ : 276 2,759,690 15,604 2,775,569 5,490,405 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 2,427,562 42,035 2,469,597 9,950 610 Feb : 2,487,932 42,045 2,529,977 8,900 577 Mar : 2,687,874 48,318 2,736,192 9,920 684 Apr : 2,340,377 41,292 2,381,669 8,603 468 May : 2,741,747 49,539 2,791,285 9,127 620 Jun : 2,672,180 49,430 2,721,609 9,923 648 Jul : 2,417,746 44,580 2,462,326 8,896 540 Aug : 2,754,393 51,355 2,805,748 10,132 786 Sep : 2,421,816 40,113 2,461,929 9,830 1,156 Oct : 2,632,529 44,133 2,676,662 9,863 1,436 Nov : 2,553,293 41,693 2,594,986 10,285 683 Dec : 2,357,723 34,810 2,392,532 10,550 556 : Total 2/ : 30,495,172 529,342 31,024,513 115,979 8,763 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Chilled : plus Frozen : : Jan : 155 396,886 2,836 399,877 2,880,035 Feb : --- 412,432 2,431 414,863 2,954,317 Mar : 61 466,175 3,468 469,704 3,216,500 Apr : --- 413,534 2,970 416,505 2,807,244 May : 96 489,158 3,001 492,255 3,293,286 Jun : 182 479,441 3,763 483,385 3,215,566 Jul : --- 422,843 3,064 425,907 2,897,669 Aug : --- 481,574 4,981 486,555 3,303,221 Sep : --- 422,985 4,829 427,815 2,900,729 Oct : --- 494,699 4,916 499,615 3,187,576 Nov : --- 478,244 4,086 482,330 3,088,284 Dec : --- 396,462 6,915 403,377 2,807,015 : Total 2/ : 495 5,354,433 47,260 5,402,188 36,551,443 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : : Month :----------------------------------------: Ducks : Other : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : 15,479 1,022 16,501 19 2 Feb : 12,799 998 13,797 21 3 Mar : 12,851 965 13,816 20 3 Apr : 10,870 840 11,710 18 4 May : 13,366 1,166 14,532 20 2 Jun : 14,472 1,375 15,847 28 8 Jul : 16,441 1,593 18,035 21 3 Aug : 19,869 2,753 22,622 30 5 Sep : 12,058 1,550 13,607 28 5 Oct : 11,746 948 12,694 23 12 Nov : 12,794 838 13,632 28 6 Dec : 18,497 1,189 19,686 24 6 : Total 2/ : 171,243 15,237 186,480 279 60 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 48,743 4,328 53,071 323 9 Feb : 54,318 4,713 59,031 285 10 Mar : 55,919 5,618 61,537 284 12 Apr : 42,486 4,826 47,312 259 9 May : 47,038 5,147 52,185 283 11 Jun : 43,534 4,757 48,291 303 12 Jul : 39,705 4,102 43,807 256 7 Aug : 45,169 4,630 49,800 332 12 Sep : 36,647 3,782 40,429 356 22 Oct : 42,874 3,877 46,751 347 21 Nov : 43,271 3,684 46,955 422 9 Dec : 41,080 2,881 43,960 416 8 : Total 2/ : 540,784 52,346 593,130 3,866 142 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :----------------------------------------------: Total Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jan : 16 1,400 64 1,480 18,002 Feb : --- 1,450 25 1,475 15,296 Mar : --- 1,491 35 1,526 15,366 Apr : --- 1,168 52 1,220 12,953 May : --- 1,752 50 1,802 16,357 Jun : 1 1,773 34 1,808 17,691 Jul : --- 1,789 23 1,812 19,871 Aug : --- 2,254 74 2,328 24,986 Sep : --- 1,616 56 1,672 15,312 Oct : --- 1,417 35 1,452 14,181 Nov : --- 1,514 20 1,534 15,200 Dec : --- 1,700 34 1,734 21,449 : Total 2/ : 17 19,323 503 19,844 206,663 : Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed : Weight) : : Jan : 4 10,583 228 10,815 64,218 Feb : --- 11,803 202 12,005 71,331 Mar : 1 13,010 301 13,312 75,145 Apr : --- 10,701 342 11,044 58,623 May : 1 12,126 327 12,455 64,935 Jun : 3 11,930 305 12,238 60,845 Jul : --- 10,688 231 10,919 54,989 Aug : --- 12,134 371 12,504 62,648 Sep : --- 11,136 352 11,487 52,294 Oct : --- 11,507 304 11,811 58,929 Nov : --- 11,421 295 11,716 59,102 Dec : --- 10,578 422 11,000 55,385 : Total 2/ : 9 137,616 3,681 141,306 738,443 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data. Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (FSIS 6000-21) completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA. This form provides actual counts of birds slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Annual totals of poultry slaughtered under State-administered Non-Federal Inspection (NFI) are published in the April release. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revision were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database. A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. The program also generates a missing reports listing for a telephone follow-up. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. Major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there will continue to be a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it is expected to have only a minimal impact on the final totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no State data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total head for that species. These data are included in the U.S. totals. Definitions Used To Report Federally Inspected Slaughter Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood are removed. This weight is approximately 90% of live weight. Old Turkeys (Breeders) - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry - Includes all other ready-to-cook products which bear the U.S.D.A. Inspected for Wholesomeness legend. Post-Mortem Condemnations - Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Young Chickens - Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. Index Monthly Tables Page Definitions.............................................................. 27 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2001........................ 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001................... 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001.... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, February 2001........................................... 14 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2001 with comparisons........................... 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2001 with comparisons........................... 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2001 with comparisons........................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 26 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2001........................ 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001................... 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, February 2001........................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001....... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 2000-2001.... 13 Annual Tables Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000..................................................... 19 Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000........................................... 21 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, Month, and Total, United States 2000.................................... 23 Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000..................................................... 17 Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 2000..................................................... 15 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 4, 2001. 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