Pou 2-1 (6-01) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 1, 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 5 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during April 2001 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 2.95 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in April 2000. Updated totals for March 2001 show that 3.12 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during April 2001 was 4.00 billion pounds, up 6 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.37 billion pounds of young chickens, 6 percent above last year; 68.9 million pounds of mature chickens, up 1 percent; 543 million pounds of turkeys, up 3 percent; and 14.8 million pounds of ducks, up 21 percent from April 2000. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2001 averaged 5.04 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2000. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.33 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2001 averaged 26.9 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from April 2000. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2001 totaled 14.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.36 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.34 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 61.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.71 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.72 percent a year earlier. April 2001 contained 21 weekdays and four Saturdays. April 2000 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Mar 2001 : 697,430 14,302 711,731 2,130 ----- Apr 2000 : 635,886 13,351 649,237 1,839 ----- Apr 2001 : 668,827 12,925 681,752 2,247 ----- : Jan-Apr 2000 : 2,695,223 56,411 2,751,634 7,872 ----- Jan-Apr 2001 : 2,703,978 53,960 2,757,938 8,704 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Mar 2001 : 3,492,469 73,630 3,566,098 14,015 763 Apr 2000 : 3,181,703 68,442 3,250,145 12,251 760 Apr 2001 : 3,369,250 68,904 3,438,154 14,843 559 : Jan-Apr 2000 : 13,517,179 289,769 13,806,948 52,491 3,791 Jan-Apr 2001 : 13,578,097 280,985 13,859,082 57,516 2,908 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Mar 2001 : 5.01 5.15 5.01 6.58 ----- Apr 2000 : 5.00 5.13 5.01 6.66 ----- Apr 2001 : 5.04 5.33 5.04 6.60 ----- : Jan-Apr 2000 : 5.02 5.14 5.02 6.67 ----- Jan-Apr 2001 : 5.02 5.21 5.03 6.61 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Mar 2001 : --- 21,551 152 21,703 ----- Apr 2000 : --- 19,889 154 20,043 ----- Apr 2001 : --- 20,001 177 20,178 ----- : Jan-Apr 2000 : 34 81,504 596 82,133 ----- Jan-Apr 2001 : --- 81,644 631 82,275 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Mar 2001 : --- 579,032 4,259 583,291 4,164,167 Apr 2000 : --- 520,945 4,067 525,013 3,788,169 Apr 2001 : --- 538,484 4,733 543,217 3,996,773 : Jan-Apr 2000 : 271 2,142,978 15,802 2,159,050 16,022,281 Jan-Apr 2001 : --- 2,202,399 17,025 2,219,424 16,138,931 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Mar 2001 : --- 26.87 28.01 26.88 ----- Apr 2000 : --- 26.19 26.39 26.19 ----- Apr 2001 : --- 26.92 26.70 26.92 ----- : Jan-Apr 2000 : 8.01 26.29 26.53 26.29 ----- Jan-Apr 2001 : --- 26.98 26.97 26.98 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2000: 5,301, April 2001: 5,532. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: April 2000: 39, April 2001: 38. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Mar 2001 : Chilled : 2,373,808 43,729 2,417,538 3,864 181 Frozen : 227,656 658 228,314 6,341 279 : Total : 2,601,464 44,388 2,645,852 10,206 459 : Apr 2000 : Chilled : 2,134,884 38,733 2,173,617 3,463 192 Frozen : 205,493 2,559 208,052 5,140 275 : Total : 2,340,377 41,292 2,381,669 8,603 468 : Apr 2001 : Chilled : 2,247,750 40,519 2,288,269 4,268 126 Frozen : 230,326 1,265 231,591 6,543 209 : Total : 2,478,075 41,784 2,519,860 10,811 335 : : Jan-Apr 2000 : Chilled : 9,073,462 161,920 9,235,383 14,496 1,136 Frozen : 870,283 11,769 882,052 22,878 1,203 : Total : 9,943,745 173,689 10,117,435 37,374 2,339 : Jan-Apr 2001 : Chilled : 9,140,788 164,873 9,305,662 15,990 641 Frozen : 882,019 3,658 885,677 25,562 1,062 : Total : 10,022,808 168,531 10,191,339 41,552 1,702 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Mar 2001 : Chilled : --- 232,131 2,498 234,629 2,656,212 Frozen : --- 225,284 782 226,066 461,000 : Total : --- 457,415 3,280 460,695 3,117,212 : Apr 2000 : Chilled : --- 206,227 2,100 208,327 2,385,600 Frozen : --- 207,307 870 208,178 421,644 : Total : --- 413,534 2,970 416,505 2,807,244 : Apr 2001 : Chilled : --- 208,872 3,052 211,924 2,504,587 Frozen : --- 207,903 488 208,391 446,734 : Total : --- 416,775 3,540 420,315 2,951,321 : : Jan-Apr 2000 : Chilled : 199 834,178 8,322 842,700 10,093,714 Frozen : 17 854,849 3,383 858,249 1,764,382 : Total : 217 1,689,027 11,705 1,700,949 11,858,097 : Jan-Apr 2001 : Chilled : --- 866,882 10,888 877,770 10,200,062 Frozen : --- 867,092 2,174 869,267 1,781,567 : Total : --- 1,733,975 13,062 1,747,037 11,981,629 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Mar 2001 : 13,713 1,125 14,838 20 4 Apr 2000 : 10,870 840 11,710 18 4 Apr 2001 : 11,513 1,076 12,589 31 1 : Jan-Apr 2000 : 52,000 3,825 55,825 78 12 Jan-Apr 2001 : 54,345 4,575 58,920 94 9 : Percent 2/ : : Apr 2000 : 0.34 1.23 0.36 0.15 0.55 Apr 2001 : 0.34 1.56 0.37 0.21 0.13 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Mar 2001 : 46,122 4,081 50,203 305 9 Apr 2000 : 42,486 4,826 47,312 259 9 Apr 2001 : 46,116 3,644 49,760 324 7 : Jan-Apr 2000 : 201,465 19,486 220,951 1,151 39 Jan-Apr 2001 : 179,174 15,025 194,199 1,330 31 : Percent 3/ : : Apr 2000 : 1.48 7.84 1.62 2.34 1.29 Apr 2001 : 1.52 5.88 1.61 2.42 1.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Mar 2001 : --- 2,604 50 2,655 17,517 Apr 2000 : --- 1,168 52 1,220 12,953 Apr 2001 : --- 1,563 54 1,617 14,238 : Jan-Apr 2000 : 16 5,509 176 5,701 61,616 Jan-Apr 2001 : --- 7,943 212 8,155 67,178 : Percent 2/ : : Apr 2000 : --- 0.22 1.28 0.23 0.34 Apr 2001 : --- 0.29 1.15 0.30 0.36 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Mar 2001 : --- 13,055 305 13,360 63,876 Apr 2000 : --- 10,701 342 11,044 58,623 Apr 2001 : --- 11,116 345 11,461 61,551 : Jan-Apr 2000 : 5 46,097 1,073 47,176 269,317 Jan-Apr 2001 : --- 48,772 1,170 49,942 245,502 : Percent 3/ : : Apr 2000 : --- 2.28 9.35 2.34 1.72 Apr 2001 : --- 2.29 8.10 2.34 1.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 73,743 78,179 374,775 399,842 5.08 5.11 AR : 91,263 95,257 440,742 460,015 4.83 4.83 DE : 19,277 20,427 113,841 117,984 5.91 5.78 FL : 9,541 9,926 51,844 55,020 5.43 5.54 GA : 91,508 96,196 451,415 475,256 4.93 4.94 LA : 14,850 13,404 65,741 61,573 4.43 4.59 MD : 15,205 15,645 71,850 72,808 4.73 4.65 MS : 53,214 56,399 270,348 284,560 5.08 5.05 MO : 27,899 28,576 125,747 130,703 4.51 4.57 NC : 49,641 53,691 289,075 319,091 5.82 5.94 PA : 7,994 8,285 42,206 43,962 5.28 5.31 SC : 18,383 17,527 92,335 92,285 5.02 5.27 TN : 17,053 19,018 80,392 90,457 4.71 4.76 TX : 44,834 48,452 217,334 232,272 4.85 4.79 VA : 27,311 28,767 134,165 141,319 4.91 4.91 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 635,886 668,827 3,181,703 3,369,250 5.00 5.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 272,380 284,037 6,896 5,828 2.04 1.62 AR : 321,104 332,763 5,283 8,137 1.33 1.97 DE : 83,427 84,693 2,202 2,364 2.15 2.23 FL : 37,310 39,567 852 743 1.83 1.50 GA : 332,126 351,919 5,784 6,607 1.42 1.54 LA : 45,612 44,096 567 472 0.96 0.85 MD : 51,727 51,709 1,080 1,080 1.67 1.65 MS : 209,732 217,597 2,507 2,258 1.03 0.88 MO : 92,673 95,958 1,740 1,885 1.54 1.60 NC : 218,471 239,769 4,507 4,375 1.73 1.52 PA : 29,712 31,445 1,069 888 2.81 2.24 SC : 67,712 66,747 1,933 993 2.33 1.20 TN : 58,023 65,072 696 796 0.96 0.98 TX : 165,838 180,320 2,369 3,546 1.21 1.70 VA : 91,945 100,433 1,100 1,387 0.91 1.09 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,340,377 2,478,075 42,486 46,116 1.48 1.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 3,011 155,621 127,069 2,517 --- AR : --- 5,391 294,573 168,569 7,443 7,368 DE : --- 12,940 108,349 55,848 --- --- FL : --- 183 --- --- --- --- GA : --- 949 118,718 157,258 647 18,059 LA : --- 245 18,588 9,918 244 1,281 MD : --- 22,239 56,260 35,184 --- 11,474 MS : --- 982 78,044 38,866 392 3,357 MO : --- 2,715 107,739 73,809 1,846 --- NC : --- 3,431 136,978 79,446 --- 60,284 PA : --- 628 31,580 18,682 331 2,029 SC : --- --- 17,892 36,747 --- --- TN : --- 927 46,762 17,747 864 2,457 TX : --- --- 166,157 63,638 698 4,327 VA : --- --- 62,848 43,825 --- --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 68,401 1,732,777 973,182 19,977 217,332 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 7,189 34,196 53,051 12,333 103,679 498,666 AR : 8,457 32,163 39,234 5,348 101,229 669,775 DE : 2,418 10,210 11,143 1,041 33,158 235,107 FL : --- 3,118 --- 1,067 13,501 17,869 GA : 7,368 35,251 25,315 4,892 160,868 529,325 LA : 676 2,853 3,622 260 7,365 45,052 MD : 1,867 19,242 --- 1,585 27,344 175,195 MS : 3,242 14,160 12,995 755 55,551 208,344 MO : 2,293 17,248 14,933 931 --- 221,514 NC : 5,685 36,960 28,215 5,721 77,364 434,084 PA : 1,596 4,600 6,390 255 34,431 100,522 SC : --- 2,778 7,373 --- 12,141 76,931 TN : 2,639 10,387 7,214 --- 21,576 110,573 TX : 1,865 12,882 15,682 1,848 13,141 280,238 VA : 1,819 9,632 --- 997 18,204 137,325 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 54,423 276,146 307,095 45,567 929,456 4,624,356 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 13,351 12,925 68,442 68,904 5.13 5.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 41,292 41,784 4,826 3,644 7.84 5.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,995 273,073 9,992 407 144,244 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 22,332 31,433 148,951 1,584 62,490 698,501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 2,123 2,189 38,594 37,306 18.18 17.04 CA : 1,438 1,169 37,254 28,759 25.91 24.61 IA : 1,208 1,262 38,583 40,381 31.93 31.99 MN : 3,065 3,083 77,939 82,476 25.43 26.75 MO : 1,958 1,783 55,455 49,089 28.32 27.54 NC : 2,555 2,771 66,683 72,917 26.10 26.32 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,807 2,826 61,744 64,881 22.00 22.96 : US : 19,889 20,001 520,945 538,484 26.19 26.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 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 : 31,436 29,270 693 554 2.00 1.65 CA : 29,913 24,220 509 531 1.52 2.05 IA : 30,042 31,276 1,025 1,087 2.95 2.99 MN : 62,008 64,053 2,035 2,337 2.90 3.15 MO : 43,514 38,386 1,173 1,086 2.35 2.46 NC : 52,780 57,664 1,416 1,310 2.36 2.00 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 48,827 48,977 883 789 1.59 1.35 : US : 413,534 416,775 10,701 11,116 2.28 2.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 5,705 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 5,089 --- 4 --- IA : --- --- 4,833 3,116 --- 7 MN : --- --- 14,559 3,060 --- --- MO : --- --- 13,746 --- --- --- NC : --- --- 5,119 --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- --- 41 --- VA : --- --- 2,839 118 --- --- : US : --- 99 76,006 13,824 4,775 119 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 227 --- --- --- 5,932 CA : 23 --- 76 63 --- 5,255 IA : 51 --- 396 --- --- 8,403 MN : --- 748 865 --- 1,413 20,645 MO : --- 116 340 --- --- 14,202 NC : 160 1,318 --- --- 1,297 7,894 PA : 126 --- --- --- 828 995 VA : 38 --- --- 612 --- 3,607 : US : 1,009 6,758 10,963 2,365 10,986 126,904 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, April 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,667 1,545 --- 296 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 23 316 219 48 780 6,894 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2001........................... 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, April 2000-2001...................... 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 2000-2001....... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, April 2001.............................................. 15 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2001 with comparisons.............................. 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2001 with comparisons.............................. 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2001 with comparisons.............................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, April 2001........................... 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, April 2000-2001...................... 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 2000-2001...................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, April 2001........................... 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, April 2000-2001......... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, April 2000-2001...... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 6, 2001. 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