Pou 2-1 (9-01) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 7, 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 6 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during July 2001 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.06 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in July 2000. Updated totals for June 2001 show that 3.14 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during July 2001 was 4.13 billion pounds, up 6 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.44 billion pounds of young chickens, 5 percent above last year; 69.3 million pounds of mature chickens, down 5 percent; 612 million pounds of turkeys, up 13 percent; and 15.2 million pounds of ducks, up 24 percent from July 2000. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2001 averaged 4.94 pounds per bird, down slightly from July 2000. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.59 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2001 averaged 26.6 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from July 2000. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2001 totaled 22.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.54 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.51 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 52.9 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.42 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.56 percent a year earlier. July 2001 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday)and four Saturdays. July 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday)and five Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jun 2001 : 704,722 13,522 718,244 2,216 ----- Jul 2000 : 662,247 13,247 675,494 1,865 ----- Jul 2001 : 696,101 12,382 708,483 2,304 ----- : Jan-Jul 2000 : 4,842,853 100,297 4,943,150 13,773 ----- Jan-Jul 2001 : 4,859,297 93,703 4,953,000 15,584 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jun 2001 : 3,533,581 73,043 3,606,624 14,652 885 Jul 2000 : 3,279,670 73,210 3,352,880 12,296 888 Jul 2001 : 3,436,064 69,261 3,505,325 15,221 928 : Jan-Jul 2000 : 24,171,527 527,046 24,698,573 91,361 6,770 Jan-Jul 2001 : 24,372,700 498,002 24,870,702 102,916 5,849 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jun 2001 : 5.01 5.40 5.02 6.61 ----- Jul 2000 : 4.95 5.53 4.96 6.59 ----- Jul 2001 : 4.94 5.59 4.95 6.61 ----- : Jan-Jul 2000 : 4.99 5.25 5.00 6.63 ----- Jan-Jul 2001 : 5.02 5.31 5.02 6.60 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jun 2001 : --- 22,417 160 22,577 ----- Jul 2000 : --- 21,256 156 21,412 ----- Jul 2001 : 12 22,773 247 23,032 ----- : Jan-Jul 2000 : 81 150,128 1,096 151,304 ----- Jan-Jul 2001 : 12 150,642 1,203 151,856 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jun 2001 : --- 582,460 4,202 586,662 4,208,824 Jul 2000 : --- 536,726 3,974 540,700 3,906,764 Jul 2001 : 94 605,218 6,397 611,709 4,133,184 : Jan-Jul 2000 : 657 3,908,355 28,770 3,937,781 28,734,485 Jan-Jul 2001 : 94 4,016,128 31,995 4,048,217 29,027,684 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jun 2001 : --- 25.98 26.30 25.99 ----- Jul 2000 : --- 25.25 25.41 25.25 ----- Jul 2001 : 7.94 26.58 25.89 26.56 ----- : Jan-Jul 2000 : 8.13 26.03 26.26 26.03 ----- Jan-Jul 2001 : 7.94 26.66 26.60 26.66 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2000: 6,244, July 2001: 5,867. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: July 2000: 57, July 2001: 87. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jun 2001 : Chilled : 2,393,291 42,403 2,435,694 4,014 265 Frozen : 225,492 1,616 227,108 6,400 272 : Total : 2,618,783 44,020 2,662,803 10,414 537 : Jul 2000 : Chilled : 2,208,768 41,287 2,250,054 3,471 296 Frozen : 208,979 3,293 212,272 5,425 243 : Total : 2,417,746 44,580 2,462,326 8,896 540 : Jul 2001 : Chilled : 2,311,843 40,368 2,352,210 4,116 220 Frozen : 227,386 1,452 228,839 6,426 327 : Total : 2,539,229 41,820 2,581,049 10,541 547 : : Jan-Jul 2000 : Chilled : 16,229,700 294,875 16,524,575 25,282 2,009 Frozen : 1,545,717 22,363 1,568,080 40,038 2,138 : Total : 17,775,418 317,238 18,092,656 65,320 4,147 : Jan-Jul 2001 : Chilled : 16,436,345 292,115 16,728,460 28,539 1,485 Frozen : 1,576,394 8,336 1,584,731 45,145 1,970 : Total : 18,012,739 300,451 18,313,191 73,684 3,455 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jun 2001 : Chilled : --- 205,005 2,557 207,562 2,647,535 Frozen : --- 255,717 599 256,316 490,096 : Total : --- 460,722 3,156 463,877 3,137,631 : Jul 2000 : Chilled : --- 193,794 1,822 195,616 2,449,438 Frozen : --- 229,049 1,242 230,291 448,231 : Total : --- 422,843 3,064 425,907 2,897,669 : Jul 2001 : Chilled : 8 207,115 4,115 211,237 2,567,783 Frozen : 61 258,809 878 259,748 495,339 : Total : 68 465,923 4,993 470,985 3,063,122 : : Jan-Jul 2000 : Chilled : 219 1,474,195 15,063 1,489,477 18,041,343 Frozen : 276 1,606,273 6,469 1,613,018 3,223,275 : Total : 495 3,080,469 21,532 3,102,496 21,264,618 : Jan-Jul 2001 : Chilled : 8 1,507,662 20,366 1,528,036 18,286,520 Frozen : 61 1,649,670 4,149 1,653,879 3,285,725 : Total : 68 3,157,332 24,515 3,181,915 21,572,245 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jun 2001 : 15,504 1,521 17,025 36 1 Jul 2000 : 16,441 1,593 18,035 21 3 Jul 2001 : 17,803 2,012 19,815 45 3 : Jan-Jul 2000 : 96,280 7,959 104,239 147 26 Jan-Jul 2001 : 102,139 9,045 111,183 205 18 : Percent 2/ : : Jul 2000 : 0.50 2.18 0.54 0.17 0.36 Jul 2001 : 0.52 2.90 0.57 0.29 0.29 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jun 2001 : 37,625 3,879 41,504 317 11 Jul 2000 : 39,705 4,102 43,807 256 7 Jul 2001 : 37,886 3,544 41,430 287 13 : Jan-Jul 2000 : 331,742 33,492 365,235 1,993 70 Jan-Jul 2001 : 300,335 26,359 326,694 2,286 64 : Percent 3/ : : Jul 2000 : 1.35 6.23 1.45 2.31 0.82 Jul 2001 : 1.23 5.69 1.31 2.10 1.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jun 2001 : --- 1,869 63 1,932 18,995 Jul 2000 : --- 1,789 23 1,812 19,871 Jul 2001 : --- 2,422 73 2,495 22,358 : Jan-Jul 2000 : 17 10,822 284 11,123 115,534 Jan-Jul 2001 : --- 13,854 435 14,289 125,696 : Percent 2/ : : Jul 2000 : --- 0.33 0.59 0.34 0.51 Jul 2001 : 0.11 0.40 1.14 0.41 0.54 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jun 2001 : --- 13,355 295 13,651 55,481 Jul 2000 : --- 10,688 231 10,919 54,989 Jul 2001 : 1 10,868 348 11,217 52,947 : Jan-Jul 2000 : 9 80,842 1,937 82,788 450,085 Jan-Jul 2001 : 1 85,120 2,159 87,280 416,324 : Percent 3/ : : Jul 2000 : --- 2.21 6.46 2.24 1.56 Jul 2001 : 0.79 2.00 6.05 2.04 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 76,512 82,074 377,710 409,773 4.94 4.99 AR : 93,484 96,882 445,556 455,980 4.77 4.71 DE : 21,033 21,349 124,734 126,422 5.93 5.92 FL : 10,211 10,054 53,413 53,799 5.23 5.35 GA : 92,961 102,581 458,947 502,181 4.94 4.90 LA : 14,492 13,660 64,679 61,551 4.46 4.51 MD : 16,758 16,808 79,537 80,347 4.75 4.78 MS : 57,215 64,000 280,969 314,336 4.91 4.91 MO : 28,281 29,753 124,344 133,030 4.40 4.47 NC : 55,001 55,819 320,651 321,708 5.83 5.76 PA : 8,926 9,277 46,492 48,007 5.21 5.17 SC : 18,024 19,532 89,371 99,686 4.96 5.10 TN : 18,627 19,707 86,567 91,153 4.65 4.63 TX : 48,926 51,843 228,980 243,612 4.68 4.70 VA : 28,309 29,168 138,781 140,598 4.90 4.82 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 662,247 696,101 3,279,670 3,436,064 4.95 4.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 275,240 300,664 5,758 4,974 1.69 1.35 AR : 329,154 329,511 5,337 5,579 1.33 1.36 DE : 90,651 91,714 2,060 1,838 1.83 1.62 FL : 38,406 38,973 890 684 1.85 1.41 GA : 337,911 366,869 5,084 4,273 1.23 0.95 LA : 45,608 44,300 660 496 1.13 0.90 MD : 55,852 57,120 1,041 790 1.45 1.09 MS : 218,668 240,425 2,150 3,664 0.85 1.30 MO : 90,598 96,547 1,482 1,574 1.32 1.31 NC : 243,552 250,184 4,531 3,506 1.57 1.21 PA : 32,098 35,174 1,016 1,166 2.43 2.70 SC : 65,950 70,557 1,386 858 1.72 0.96 TN : 62,780 65,863 695 989 0.89 1.20 TX : 176,276 190,224 2,629 2,962 1.28 1.35 VA : 93,028 100,609 1,102 1,133 0.88 0.90 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,417,746 2,539,229 39,705 37,886 1.35 1.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,201 147,132 63,029 1,739 5,737 AR : --- 2,423 253,766 94,790 6,126 3,706 DE : --- 6,898 91,210 25,754 84 7,863 FL : --- 223 --- --- --- --- GA : --- 1,114 118,454 79,047 361 8,110 LA : --- --- 19,959 --- --- 930 MD : --- 9,661 55,199 17,005 --- 4,066 MS : --- --- 81,286 19,816 --- 1,826 MO : --- 1,920 88,924 38,011 1,863 --- NC : --- 1,344 115,309 39,418 355 13,674 PA : --- 876 28,417 8,977 --- 1,190 SC : --- --- 18,737 12,870 --- --- TN : --- 302 39,899 11,421 791 1,182 TX : --- --- 150,102 68,292 550 2,395 VA : --- --- 60,757 22,083 --- --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 246,466 1,526,753 555,614 17,016 70,198 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 7,084 34,341 46,402 12,159 110,125 428,949 AR : 9,030 41,045 41,859 9,044 96,839 558,628 DE : 2,566 11,479 12,424 --- 18,880 177,158 FL : --- 3,516 3,971 --- 10,969 18,679 GA : 7,281 36,038 24,496 5,097 117,427 397,425 LA : 596 5,563 3,012 370 8,612 39,042 MD : 1,656 --- --- 1,338 22,991 111,916 MS : 3,815 12,576 10,632 862 77,091 207,904 MO : 2,503 11,931 15,902 2,512 --- 163,566 NC : 5,543 34,216 31,155 14,763 63,178 318,955 PA : 1,735 4,295 6,336 264 35,479 87,569 SC : 1,844 3,166 5,665 4,690 9,222 56,194 TN : 1,624 10,102 8,803 1,765 11,361 87,250 TX : 1,969 12,548 21,149 1,051 12,523 270,579 VA : 1,955 12,122 --- --- 21,737 118,654 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 54,068 280,264 318,418 68,788 789,349 3,926,934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 13,247 12,382 73,210 69,261 5.53 5.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 44,580 41,820 4,102 3,544 6.23 5.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 5,575 216,769 10,835 1,226 105,763 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- 1,124 1,124 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 18,354 31,642 117,675 2,452 83,245 593,536 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 2,014 2,421 36,683 42,446 18.21 17.53 CA : 1,439 1,401 32,893 51,844 22.86 37.01 IA : 1,356 1,431 38,925 43,317 28.70 30.27 MN : 3,453 3,682 82,652 89,030 23.94 24.18 MO : 2,025 1,871 53,556 51,937 26.44 27.76 NC : 2,671 2,954 65,205 79,776 24.41 27.00 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,903 3,025 63,201 66,579 21.77 22.01 : US : 21,256 22,773 536,726 605,218 25.25 26.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 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 : 30,284 35,216 726 732 2.20 1.92 CA : 26,065 30,292 504 536 1.70 1.15 IA : 30,427 33,768 889 1,065 2.54 2.73 MN : 65,860 70,562 1,946 2,303 2.62 2.87 MO : 41,622 40,497 1,094 1,042 2.27 2.23 NC : 51,301 63,086 1,329 1,110 2.26 1.55 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 49,646 51,185 983 723 1.73 1.21 : US : 422,843 465,923 10,688 10,868 2.21 2.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 5,676 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 5,468 421 --- --- IA : --- --- 4,962 1,792 1,991 --- MN : --- --- 12,529 2,083 1,163 14 MO : --- --- 10,684 --- --- --- NC : --- --- 3,549 --- --- --- PA : --- 9 --- 790 --- --- VA : --- --- 2,235 218 --- --- : US : --- 467 70,985 13,602 5,393 311 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 469 --- --- --- 6,145 CA : 32 --- 194 --- 296 6,411 IA : --- --- --- --- --- 8,745 MN : 121 881 663 --- 2,609 20,063 MO : --- 229 698 --- --- 11,611 NC : 90 1,432 --- --- 1,030 6,101 PA : 128 --- --- --- 1,567 2,494 VA : --- --- 376 --- 1,348 4,177 : US : 739 8,327 10,062 4,171 16,466 130,523 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, July 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- 216 3,678 1,071 53 144 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 11 185 196 70 520 6,144 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2001............................ 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 2000-2001....................... 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 2000-2001........ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, July 2001............................................... 15 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2001 with comparisons............................... 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2001 with comparisons............................... 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2001 with comparisons............................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, July 2001............................ 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 2000-2001....................... 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 2000-2001....................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, July 2001............................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, July 2000-2001.......... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, July 2000-2001....... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on October 5, 2001. 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