Pou 2-1 (3-02) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 1, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call John Lange at 202-720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during January 2002 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.31 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in January 2001. Updated totals for December 2001 show that 2.93 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during January 2002 was 4.45 billion pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.75 billion pounds, up 5 percent from January 2001, and mature chickens totaled 79.8 million pounds, up 11 percent. Turkey inspections totaled 611 million pounds, up 5 percent, while ducks totaled 14.1 million pounds, a 9 percent decrease. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2002 averaged 5.12 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from January 2001. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.06 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2002 averaged 28.2 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from January 2001. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2002 totaled 19.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.43 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.47 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 53.3 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.33 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.67 percent a year earlier. January 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays, the same as January 2001. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2001 : 2002 : Jan : Dec : : : : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 710,683 650,725 732,372 103 113 Mature : 13,999 13,060 15,762 113 121 Light : 8,379 7,791 9,810 117 126 Heavy : 5,620 5,269 5,952 106 113 Total : 724,682 663,785 748,134 103 113 : Turkeys : Young : 21,171 19,594 21,420 101 109 Old : 133 231 229 172 99 Total : 21,304 19,825 21,649 102 109 : Ducks : 2,325 1,998 2,063 89 103 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,571,736 3,336,797 3,746,771 105 112 Mature : 72,084 68,166 79,814 111 117 Light : 29,091 26,773 33,551 115 125 Heavy : 42,993 41,393 46,263 108 112 Total : 3,643,820 3,404,963 3,826,585 105 112 : Turkeys : Young : 575,976 522,575 604,018 105 116 Old : 3,643 6,645 6,495 178 98 Total : 579,619 529,220 610,513 105 115 : Ducks : 15,406 13,404 14,088 91 105 Other Poultry : 808 585 620 77 106 : Total Poultry : 4,239,653 3,948,172 4,451,806 105 113 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.03 5.13 5.12 102 100 Mature : 5.15 5.22 5.06 98 97 Light : 3.47 3.44 3.42 99 99 Heavy : 7.65 7.86 7.77 102 99 Total : 5.03 5.13 5.11 102 100 : Turkeys : Young : 27.20 26.67 28.20 104 106 Old : 27.64 28.65 28.33 102 99 Total : 27.21 26.69 28.20 104 106 : Ducks : 6.63 6.71 6.83 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 655,879 710,683 732,372 112 103 Mature : 13,756 13,999 15,762 115 113 Light : 8,452 8,379 9,810 116 117 Heavy : 5,304 5,620 5,952 112 106 Total : 669,635 724,682 748,134 112 103 : Turkeys : Young : 19,037 21,171 21,420 113 101 Old : 146 133 229 157 172 Total : 19,183 21,304 21,649 113 102 : Ducks : 2,103 2,325 2,063 98 89 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,306,963 3,571,736 3,746,771 113 105 Mature : 70,133 72,084 79,814 114 111 Light : 28,677 29,091 33,551 117 115 Heavy : 41,456 42,993 46,263 112 108 Total : 3,377,096 3,643,820 3,826,585 113 105 : Turkeys : Young : 505,848 575,976 604,018 119 105 Old : 3,850 3,643 6,495 169 178 Total : 509,698 579,619 610,513 120 105 : Ducks : 14,020 15,406 14,088 100 91 Other Poultry : 1,001 808 620 62 77 : Total Poultry : 3,901,815 4,239,653 4,451,806 114 105 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.04 5.03 5.12 102 102 Mature : 5.10 5.15 5.06 99 98 Light : 3.39 3.47 3.42 101 99 Heavy : 7.82 7.65 7.77 99 102 Total : 5.04 5.03 5.11 101 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26.57 27.21 28.20 106 104 Old : 26.37 27.39 28.36 108 104 Total : 26.57 27.21 28.20 106 104 : Ducks : 6.67 6.63 6.83 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2001 : 2002 : Jan : Dec : : : : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,403,066 2,235,144 2,513,531 105 112 Mature : 41,737 39,683 46,534 111 117 Light : 13,988 12,677 16,461 118 130 Heavy : 27,749 27,006 30,073 108 111 Total : 2,444,803 2,274,827 2,560,065 105 113 : Turkeys : Young : 225,413 209,935 236,084 105 112 Old : 2,553 4,111 4,225 165 103 Total : 227,966 214,046 240,309 105 112 : Ducks : 4,229 4,457 4,154 98 93 Other Poultry : 208 162 145 70 90 : Total Poultry : 2,677,206 2,493,492 2,804,673 105 112 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 219,140 228,462 254,043 116 111 Mature : 939 1,185 1,294 138 109 Light : 714 978 1,110 155 113 Heavy : 225 207 184 82 89 Total : 220,079 229,647 255,337 116 111 : Turkeys : Young : 232,903 204,058 241,071 104 118 Old : 317 1,116 594 187 53 Total : 233,220 205,174 241,665 104 118 : Ducks : 6,752 5,047 6,557 97 130 Other Poultry : 296 198 226 76 114 : Total Poultry : 460,347 440,066 503,785 109 114 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,622,206 2,463,606 2,767,574 106 112 Mature : 42,676 40,868 47,828 112 117 Light : 14,702 13,655 17,571 120 129 Heavy : 27,974 27,213 30,257 108 111 Total : 2,664,882 2,504,474 2,815,402 106 112 : Turkeys : Young : 458,316 413,993 477,155 104 115 Old : 2,870 5,227 4,819 168 92 Total : 461,186 419,220 481,974 105 115 : Ducks : 10,981 9,504 10,711 98 113 Other Poultry : 504 360 371 74 103 : Total Poultry : 3,137,553 2,933,558 3,308,458 105 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,218,909 2,403,066 2,513,531 113 105 Mature : 38,634 41,737 46,534 120 111 Light : 12,748 13,988 16,461 129 118 Heavy : 25,886 27,749 30,073 116 108 Total : 2,257,543 2,444,803 2,560,065 113 105 : Turkeys : Young : 195,919 225,413 236,084 121 105 Old : 2,157 2,553 4,225 196 165 Total : 198,076 227,966 240,309 121 105 : Ducks : 3,750 4,229 4,154 111 98 Other Poultry : 323 208 145 45 70 : Total Poultry : 2,459,692 2,677,206 2,804,673 114 105 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 208,653 219,140 254,043 122 116 Mature : 3,401 939 1,294 38 138 Light : 2,031 714 1,110 55 155 Heavy : 1,370 225 184 13 82 Total : 212,054 220,079 255,337 120 116 : Turkeys : Young : 201,123 232,903 241,071 120 104 Old : 679 317 594 87 187 Total : 201,802 233,220 241,665 120 104 : Ducks : 6,201 6,752 6,557 106 97 Other Poultry : 283 296 226 80 76 : Total Poultry : 420,340 460,347 503,785 120 109 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,427,562 2,622,206 2,767,574 114 106 Mature : 42,035 42,676 47,828 114 112 Light : 14,779 14,702 17,571 119 120 Heavy : 27,256 27,974 30,257 111 108 Total : 2,469,597 2,664,882 2,815,402 114 106 : Turkeys : Young : 397,042 458,316 477,155 120 104 Old : 2,836 2,870 4,819 170 168 Total : 399,878 461,186 481,974 121 105 : Ducks : 9,951 10,981 10,711 108 98 Other Poultry : 606 504 371 61 74 : Total Poultry : 2,880,032 3,137,553 3,308,458 115 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec :---------------: of : 2001 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2001 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :16,588 12,309 15,728 95 128 16,588 15,728 95 Mature : 1,236 947 1,288 104 136 1,236 1,288 104 Light : 604 471 639 106 136 604 639 106 Heavy : 632 476 649 103 136 632 649 103 Total :17,824 13,256 17,016 95 128 17,824 17,016 95 : Turkeys : Young : 2,044 1,310 2,008 98 153 2,044 2,008 98 Old : 61 53 72 118 136 61 72 118 Total : 2,105 1,363 2,080 99 153 2,105 2,080 99 : Ducks : 24 23 68 283 296 24 68 283 Other Poultry : 6 6 : Total Poultry :19,959 14,642 19,164 96 131 19,959 19,164 96 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.46 0.37 0.42 91 114 0.46 0.42 91 Mature : 1.71 1.39 1.61 94 116 1.71 1.61 94 Light : 2.08 1.76 1.91 92 109 2.08 1.91 92 Heavy : 1.47 1.15 1.40 95 122 1.47 1.40 95 Total : 0.49 0.39 0.44 90 113 0.49 0.44 90 : Turkeys : Young : 0.36 0.25 0.33 92 132 0.36 0.33 92 Old : 1.70 0.82 1.10 65 134 1.70 1.10 65 Total : 0.36 0.26 0.34 94 131 0.36 0.34 94 : Ducks : 0.15 0.17 0.49 327 288 0.15 0.49 327 Other Poultry : 0.73 0.13 0.06 8 46 0.73 0.06 8 : Total Poultry : 0.47 0.37 0.43 91 116 0.47 0.43 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec :---------------: of : 2001 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2001 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :46,919 30,873 36,967 79 120 46,919 36,967 79 Mature : 3,747 3,925 4,281 114 109 3,747 4,281 114 Light : 2,244 2,096 2,450 109 117 2,244 2,450 109 Heavy : 1,503 1,829 1,831 122 100 1,503 1,831 122 Total :50,666 34,798 41,248 81 119 50,666 41,248 81 : Turkeys : Young :12,572 9,370 11,352 90 121 12,572 11,352 90 Old : 242 373 441 182 118 242 441 182 Total :12,814 9,743 11,793 92 121 12,814 11,793 92 : Ducks : 389 238 263 68 111 389 263 68 Other Poultry : 8 11 7 88 64 8 7 88 : Total Poultry :63,877 44,790 53,311 83 119 63,877 53,311 83 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.46 1.03 1.10 75 107 1.46 1.10 75 Mature : 5.78 6.40 5.96 103 93 5.78 5.96 103 Light : 8.58 8.71 8.12 95 93 8.58 8.12 95 Heavy : 3.89 4.92 4.40 113 89 3.89 4.40 113 Total : 1.55 1.14 1.20 77 105 1.55 1.20 77 : Turkeys : Young : 2.42 1.99 2.09 86 105 2.42 2.09 86 Old : 7.34 6.23 7.55 103 121 7.34 7.55 103 Total : 2.46 2.05 2.15 87 105 2.46 2.15 87 : Ducks : 2.81 1.99 2.07 74 104 2.81 2.07 74 Other Poultry : 1.15 2.02 1.25 109 62 1.15 1.25 109 : Total Poultry : 1.67 1.26 1.33 80 106 1.67 1.33 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 80,295 85,747 405,756 434,168 5.05 5.06 AR : 102,687 103,425 506,396 508,063 4.93 4.91 CA : * * * * * * DE : 22,425 22,471 129,297 136,979 5.77 6.10 FL : 10,219 11,038 54,287 64,590 5.31 5.85 GA : 98,541 104,937 492,952 521,312 5.00 4.97 KY : 18,277 20,356 94,691 106,133 5.18 5.21 LA : 14,549 15,909 68,456 79,217 4.71 4.98 MD : 16,591 16,802 77,811 79,832 4.69 4.75 MS : 58,955 65,674 288,437 328,703 4.89 5.01 MO : 31,856 31,921 146,176 152,496 4.59 4.78 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 58,240 59,523 335,198 364,444 5.76 6.12 OH : 3,913 3,273 17,022 18,821 4.35 5.75 PA : 9,420 9,778 49,105 52,228 5.21 5.34 SC : 20,069 19,515 106,831 110,489 5.32 5.66 TN : 19,175 20,940 88,709 100,035 4.63 4.78 TX : 50,859 51,355 244,237 250,297 4.80 4.87 VA : 30,415 29,613 149,563 147,284 4.92 4.97 WA : * 4,815 * 25,918 * 5.38 : Oth Sts : 64,197 55,280 316,812 265,762 4.93 4.81 : US : 710,683 732,372 3,571,736 3,746,771 5.03 5.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, January 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total Chilled and Frozen :----------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 Pounds ----------------- Percent : AL : 299,028 321,788 5,769 4,413 1.58 1.13 AR : 362,514 359,578 7,892 6,487 1.73 1.42 CA : * * * * * * DE : 92,813 98,974 2,475 2,489 2.13 2.02 FL : 38,781 43,824 832 830 1.70 1.43 GA : 361,310 376,799 6,070 4,186 1.37 0.89 KY : 70,830 78,618 431 690 0.51 0.72 LA : 48,213 55,395 689 521 1.12 0.73 MD : 55,489 56,983 1,190 1,128 1.70 1.57 MS : 219,731 252,702 2,523 2,011 0.97 0.68 MO : 107,213 111,131 1,738 1,258 1.32 0.92 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 252,515 288,852 5,246 3,897 1.74 1.19 OH : 12,151 13,498 262 323 1.71 1.91 PA : 34,062 35,912 1,225 1,313 2.77 2.79 SC : 77,897 81,508 1,507 898 1.57 0.90 TN : 63,732 73,075 796 777 1.00 0.86 TX : 188,538 194,077 2,844 2,107 1.29 0.94 VA : 105,165 106,940 1,467 1,427 1.09 1.08 WA : * 19,351 * 370 * 1.59 : Oth Sts : 232,224 198,569 3,963 1,842 1.39 0.77 : US : 2,622,206 2,767,574 46,919 36,967 1.46 1.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 802 130,332 103,004 2,395 7,711 AR : 7,395 310,331 170,950 8,519 3,168 CA : * * * 287 1,859 DE : 2,833 118,935 80,081 * * FL : 170 * * * * GA : 913 106,957 124,777 542 5,188 IN : * * * * * KY : * 28,570 * * * LA : 114 21,537 13,492 * 828 MD : 2,786 64,617 46,009 * * MS : 452 67,239 50,076 * 1,736 MO : * 84,293 * * 4,512 NJ : * * * * * NY : 405 * * 338 * NC : 1,237 129,981 86,964 103 16,336 OH : * 17,654 2,255 * * PA : 710 39,166 32,762 330 * SC : 105 21,707 * * 1,157 TN : 1,021 43,629 20,606 * 772 TX : 203 125,532 72,088 291 1,844 VA : * 65,675 52,077 * * WA : * 26,224 2,139 * * : Oth Sts : 9,930 175,262 125,182 6,571 22,028 : US : 29,076 1,577,641 982,462 19,376 67,139 : Mature Birds : Light : 7 1,520 288,324 15,858 151 155,355 Heavy : 1,025 81,804 2,563 271 10,524 : US : 7 2,545 370,128 18,421 422 165,879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 6,255 24,406 29,357 8,561 96,214 409,037 AR : 8,142 41,705 32,996 3,377 67,993 654,576 CA : 372 * 1,263 608 * 114,117 DE : 2,807 10,436 10,220 6,022 28,833 266,113 FL : 887 4,505 3,333 * 12,275 * GA : 6,410 39,148 21,875 5,132 163,301 474,243 IN : * * * * * * KY : 330 11,368 5,046 1,382 6,223 73,369 LA : 571 4,492 5,240 * * 54,225 MD : * * * 958 29,047 199,957 MS : 3,710 13,182 11,636 * 47,738 197,103 MO : 1,782 11,701 10,081 * 25,603 186,115 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 629 * * 309 * * NC : 5,541 35,412 26,268 9,157 68,017 379,016 OH : 282 * 1,437 * * 32,640 PA : 1,909 5,076 6,363 * 57,145 144,903 SC : * * 2,513 3,570 10,157 75,363 TN : 1,698 9,804 5,849 483 * 106,582 TX : 1,271 8,929 13,804 565 16,286 240,813 VA : 1,833 8,005 * * 20,671 167,731 WA : * * * 18 * * : Oth Sts : 6,516 45,520 70,310 7,279 85,280 264,220 : US : 50,945 273,689 257,591 47,421 734,783 4,040,123 : Mature Birds : Light : 27,699 16,777 179,709 1,149 52,734 739,283 Heavy : 1,823 18,153 16,645 1,386 39,510 173,704 : US : 29,522 34,930 196,354 2,535 92,244 912,987 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,281 2,769 39,718 48,654 17.41 17.57 CA : * 1,070 * 27,629 * 25.82 IA : 1,347 1,327 42,851 45,209 31.82 34.08 MN : 2,915 2,686 78,821 76,781 27.04 28.59 MO : 2,187 1,862 58,765 51,677 26.87 27.76 NC : * 2,770 * 85,077 * 30.71 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 3,111 3,346 69,038 78,436 22.19 23.44 : Oth Sts : 9,330 5,590 286,783 190,555 30.74 34.09 : US : 21,171 21,420 575,976 604,018 27.20 28.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total Chilled and Frozen :----------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 Pounds ---------------- Percent : AR : 33,235 40,299 678 702 1.90 1.60 CA : * 24,212 * 441 * 1.78 IA : 33,862 35,025 1,297 1,257 3.36 3.09 MN : 62,499 60,942 2,180 2,040 3.07 2.95 MO : 47,705 39,747 1,319 1,099 2.49 2.36 NC : * 67,256 * 1,505 * 1.96 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 53,512 60,324 898 1,066 1.45 1.51 : Oth Sts : 227,503 149,350 6,200 3,242 2.40 1.89 : US : 458,316 477,155 12,572 11,352 2.42 2.09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 6,688 * 5 2 CA : * 3,887 * * * IA : 6,281 2,886 * * MN : * 18,697 * * * MO : 14,132 * * * NC : 3 * * * OH : * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : 82 3,776 210 * * : Other States : 97 34,292 13,482 5,737 163 : US : 182 87,753 16,578 5,742 165 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 213 6,140 1,419 113 336 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 645 * * * * CA : 19 * 66 * 136 4,562 IA : 50 * 478 * * 13,507 MN : 177 455 * * 1,585 30,941 MO : 51 409 697 4 * 17,783 NC : 133 1,225 * 126 * 13,675 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * 1,870 390 * * 8,300 : Other States : 336 3,920 10,033 1,820 12,073 58,350 : US : 766 8,524 11,664 1,950 13,794 147,118 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 14 300 264 36 792 9,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (FSIS 6000-21). This form is completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all 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. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for 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 is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published 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. State data are published for selected states for young chickens and young turkeys. State data are not 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 live weight for that species. Data for all states not published are included in the "Other States" category. Also included in this category are data for published states that are confidential (denoted by an *). Data for all states are included in the U.S. totals. For 2001, young chickens were killed in 31 states, young turkeys in 21 states. Definitions 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. Included with young turkeys. 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 USDA 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. 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