Pou 2-1 (5-02) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 3, 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 Down 1 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during March 2002 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.09 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in March 2001. Updated totals for February 2002 show that 2.97 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during March 2002 was 4.16 billion pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.51 billion pounds, down slightly from March 2001, and mature chickens totaled 71.5 million pounds, down 3 percent. Turkey inspections totaled 569 million pounds, down 3 percent, while ducks totaled 13.0 million pounds, a 7 percent decrease. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2002 averaged 5.12 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from March 2001. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.16 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2002 averaged 27.2 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2001. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2002 totaled 18.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.45 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.42 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 49.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.32 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.70 percent a year earlier. March 2002 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. March 2001 contained 22 weekdays and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 700,816 653,992 685,473 98 105 Mature : 14,302 13,392 13,854 97 103 Light : 8,679 8,188 8,378 97 102 Heavy : 5,623 5,204 5,476 97 105 Total : 715,118 667,384 699,327 98 105 : Turkeys : Young : 21,638 20,547 20,772 96 101 Old : 152 158 138 91 87 Total : 21,790 20,705 20,910 96 101 : Ducks : 2,130 1,857 1,923 90 104 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,515,792 3,325,731 3,509,044 100 106 Mature : 73,629 68,559 71,498 97 104 Light : 29,377 27,687 28,463 97 103 Heavy : 44,252 40,872 43,035 97 105 Total : 3,589,421 3,394,290 3,580,542 100 105 : Turkeys : Young : 580,622 566,284 565,198 97 100 Old : 4,259 4,411 3,867 91 88 Total : 584,881 570,695 569,065 97 100 : Ducks : 14,015 12,492 13,027 93 104 Other Poultry : 887 653 636 72 97 : Total Poultry : 4,189,204 3,978,130 4,163,270 99 105 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.02 5.09 5.12 102 101 Mature : 5.15 5.12 5.16 100 101 Light : 3.38 3.38 3.40 101 101 Heavy : 7.87 7.85 7.86 100 100 Total : 5.02 5.09 5.12 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 26.83 27.56 27.21 101 99 Old : 28.01 28.00 27.94 100 100 Total : 26.84 27.56 27.22 101 99 : Ducks : 6.58 6.73 6.78 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 2,059,336 2,038,879 2,077,275 101 102 Mature : 43,060 41,035 43,024 100 105 Light : 26,063 24,543 26,375 101 107 Heavy : 16,997 16,492 16,649 98 101 Total : 2,102,396 2,079,914 2,120,299 101 102 : Turkeys : Young : 61,646 61,917 62,805 102 101 Old : 441 454 526 119 116 Total : 62,087 62,371 63,331 102 102 : Ducks : 6,033 6,456 5,844 97 91 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 10,335,474 10,233,500 10,612,900 103 104 Mature : 221,327 212,080 220,055 99 104 Light : 89,031 83,943 89,700 101 107 Heavy : 132,296 128,137 130,355 99 102 Total : 10,556,801 10,445,580 10,832,955 103 104 : Turkeys : Young : 1,622,306 1,671,082 1,738,020 107 104 Old : 11,735 12,292 14,801 126 120 Total : 1,634,041 1,683,374 1,752,821 107 104 : Ducks : 40,241 42,673 39,607 98 93 Other Poultry : 3,032 2,520 2,034 67 81 : Total Poultry : 12,234,115 12,174,147 12,627,417 103 104 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.02 5.02 5.11 102 102 Mature : 5.14 5.17 5.11 99 99 Light : 3.42 3.42 3.40 99 99 Heavy : 7.78 7.77 7.83 101 101 Total : 5.02 5.02 5.11 102 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26.32 26.99 27.67 105 103 Old : 26.61 27.07 28.15 106 104 Total : 26.32 26.99 27.67 105 103 : Ducks : 6.67 6.61 6.78 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,359,358 2,242,990 2,357,862 100 105 Mature : 43,729 39,794 41,303 94 104 Light : 14,638 13,246 13,263 91 100 Heavy : 29,091 26,548 28,040 96 106 Total : 2,403,087 2,282,784 2,399,165 100 105 : Turkeys : Young : 232,131 218,702 224,877 97 103 Old : 2,498 2,632 2,325 93 88 Total : 234,629 221,334 227,202 97 103 : Ducks : 3,886 3,515 3,668 94 104 Other Poultry : 247 179 200 81 112 : Total Poultry : 2,641,849 2,507,812 2,630,235 100 105 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 229,263 222,618 223,653 98 100 Mature : 658 1,012 1,516 230 150 Light : 547 874 1,395 255 160 Heavy : 111 138 121 109 88 Total : 229,921 223,630 225,169 98 101 : Turkeys : Young : 226,596 229,109 222,901 98 97 Old : 782 776 636 81 82 Total : 227,378 229,885 223,537 98 97 : Ducks : 6,341 5,961 6,032 95 101 Other Poultry : 279 237 191 68 81 : Total Poultry : 463,919 459,713 454,929 98 99 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,588,621 2,465,608 2,581,515 100 105 Mature : 44,387 40,806 42,819 96 105 Light : 15,185 14,120 14,658 97 104 Heavy : 29,202 26,686 28,161 96 106 Total : 2,633,008 2,506,414 2,624,334 100 105 : Turkeys : Young : 458,727 447,811 447,778 98 100 Old : 3,280 3,408 2,961 90 87 Total : 462,007 451,219 450,739 98 100 : Ducks : 10,227 9,476 9,700 95 102 Other Poultry : 526 416 391 74 94 : Total Poultry : 3,105,768 2,967,525 3,085,164 99 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 6,938,578 6,879,691 7,134,800 103 104 Mature : 123,188 124,354 127,605 104 103 Light : 40,843 40,988 42,971 105 105 Heavy : 82,345 83,366 84,634 103 102 Total : 7,061,766 7,004,045 7,262,405 103 104 : Turkeys : Young : 628,149 658,009 679,663 108 103 Old : 6,222 7,835 9,200 148 117 Total : 634,371 665,844 688,863 109 103 : Ducks : 11,033 11,743 11,337 103 97 Other Poultry : 941 605 568 60 94 : Total Poultry : 7,708,111 7,682,237 7,963,173 103 104 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 664,790 653,302 698,852 105 107 Mature : 9,210 2,392 3,979 43 166 Light : 5,147 1,943 3,380 66 174 Heavy : 4,063 449 599 15 133 Total : 674,000 655,694 702,831 104 107 : Turkeys : Young : 647,556 664,957 695,049 107 105 Old : 2,513 1,687 2,006 80 119 Total : 650,069 666,644 697,055 107 105 : Ducks : 17,738 19,018 18,551 105 98 Other Poultry : 927 853 689 74 81 : Total Poultry : 1,342,734 1,342,209 1,419,126 106 106 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 7,603,368 7,532,993 7,833,652 103 104 Mature : 132,398 126,746 131,584 99 104 Light : 45,990 42,931 46,351 101 108 Heavy : 86,408 83,815 85,233 99 102 Total : 7,735,766 7,659,739 7,965,236 103 104 : Turkeys : Young : 1,275,705 1,322,966 1,374,712 108 104 Old : 8,735 9,522 11,206 128 118 Total : 1,284,440 1,332,488 1,385,918 108 104 : Ducks : 28,771 30,761 29,888 104 97 Other Poultry : 1,868 1,458 1,257 67 86 : Total Poultry : 9,050,845 9,024,446 9,382,299 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------: of : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,802 14,280 15,938 115 112 42,912 46,107 107 Mature : 1,125 1,123 1,234 110 110 3,500 3,652 104 Light : 496 467 477 96 102 1,648 1,583 96 Heavy : 629 656 757 120 115 1,852 2,069 112 Total :14,927 15,403 17,172 115 111 46,412 49,759 107 : Turkeys : Young : 2,604 1,586 1,622 62 102 6,388 5,224 82 Old : 50 35 50 100 143 158 157 99 Total : 2,654 1,621 1,672 63 103 6,546 5,381 82 : Ducks : 20 19 49 245 258 62 137 221 Other Poultry : 4 2 3 75 150 11 6 55 : Total Poultry :17,605 17,045 18,896 107 111 53,031 55,283 104 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.39 0.43 0.45 115 105 0.42 0.43 102 Mature : 1.53 1.64 1.73 113 105 1.65 1.66 101 Light : 1.69 1.69 1.68 99 99 1.96 1.76 90 Heavy : 1.42 1.61 1.76 124 109 1.45 1.59 110 Total : 0.42 0.45 0.48 114 107 0.44 0.46 105 : Turkeys : Young : 0.45 0.28 0.29 64 104 0.38 0.30 79 Old : 1.18 0.79 1.28 108 162 1.29 1.06 82 Total : 0.45 0.28 0.29 64 104 0.39 0.31 79 : Ducks : 0.15 0.15 0.38 253 253 0.15 0.34 227 Other Poultry : 0.49 0.29 0.46 94 159 0.46 0.28 61 : Total Poultry : 0.42 0.43 0.45 107 105 0.44 0.44 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------: of : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :46,299 33,002 35,281 76 107 133,232 105,654 79 Mature : 4,081 3,563 3,252 80 91 11,382 11,109 98 Light : 2,226 2,073 1,811 81 87 6,337 6,336 100 Heavy : 1,855 1,490 1,441 78 97 5,045 4,773 95 Total :50,380 36,565 38,533 76 105 144,614 116,763 81 : Turkeys : Young :13,071 10,513 10,537 81 100 37,789 32,453 86 Old : 305 296 295 97 100 825 1,037 126 Total :13,376 10,809 10,832 81 100 38,614 33,490 87 : Ducks : 305 230 238 78 103 1,007 730 72 Other Poultry : 9 8 8 89 100 25 24 96 : Total Poultry :64,070 47,612 49,611 77 104 184,260 151,007 82 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.46 1.10 1.12 77 102 1.45 1.11 77 Mature : 6.16 5.77 5.05 82 88 5.96 5.61 94 Light : 8.42 8.32 7.07 84 85 8.39 7.85 94 Heavy : 4.66 4.05 3.72 80 92 4.37 4.07 93 Total : 1.56 1.20 1.20 77 100 1.54 1.20 78 : Turkeys : Young : 2.50 2.06 2.07 83 100 2.51 2.07 82 Old : 7.94 7.46 8.47 107 114 7.45 7.79 105 Total : 2.54 2.10 2.12 83 101 2.55 2.12 83 : Ducks : 2.42 2.05 2.03 84 99 2.62 2.05 78 Other Poultry : 1.09 1.50 1.43 131 95 1.07 1.37 128 : Total Poultry : 1.70 1.33 1.32 78 99 1.68 1.33 79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 82,316 81,279 416,570 424,263 5.06 5.22 AR : 98,182 95,538 472,993 474,507 4.82 4.97 CA : * * * * * * DE : 21,569 21,058 122,701 125,931 5.69 5.98 FL : 10,263 9,980 55,850 56,293 5.44 5.64 GA : 99,260 97,899 495,660 486,088 4.99 4.97 KY : 20,243 20,239 104,670 103,368 5.17 5.11 LA : 14,566 13,740 68,998 66,796 4.74 4.86 MD : 16,692 15,777 78,653 75,421 4.71 4.78 MS : 60,787 60,921 301,293 314,661 4.96 5.17 MO : 30,656 29,089 138,071 137,730 4.50 4.73 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 53,786 53,395 312,657 315,191 5.81 5.90 OH : 2,827 3,018 15,626 16,931 5.53 5.61 PA : 9,506 8,532 49,650 44,619 5.22 5.23 SC : 20,033 19,344 104,307 107,688 5.21 5.57 TN : 19,014 19,002 88,673 89,802 4.66 4.73 TX : 51,645 50,834 252,804 250,198 4.90 4.92 VA : 29,324 27,237 144,762 133,668 4.94 4.91 WA : * 4,412 * 23,631 * 5.36 : Oth Sts : 60,147 54,179 291,854 262,258 4.85 4.84 : US : 700,816 685,473 3,515,792 3,509,044 5.02 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, March 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 : 300,611 304,607 6,146 4,030 1.64 1.06 AR : 343,075 337,800 6,664 5,544 1.57 1.30 CA : * * * * * * DE : 88,844 91,016 2,653 2,060 2.40 1.82 FL : 40,211 39,864 860 611 1.71 1.21 GA : 368,109 350,944 6,062 4,024 1.36 0.92 KY : 77,844 76,524 620 787 0.66 0.85 LA : 48,789 48,200 611 392 0.98 0.65 MD : 55,422 54,724 1,240 985 1.75 1.45 MS : 229,045 235,159 2,838 2,430 1.05 0.86 MO : 98,125 99,200 1,988 1,431 1.60 1.15 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 234,226 251,387 4,822 4,032 1.71 1.42 OH : 11,240 12,293 258 312 1.83 2.05 PA : 34,989 31,174 1,110 1,144 2.48 2.85 SC : 75,635 79,196 1,471 1,087 1.57 1.12 TN : 64,342 65,447 723 633 0.91 0.78 TX : 196,970 195,494 3,065 2,047 1.35 0.91 VA : 104,110 97,449 1,595 1,355 1.22 1.13 WA : * 17,617 * 350 * 1.65 : Oth Sts : 217,034 193,420 3,573 2,027 1.36 0.86 : US : 2,588,621 2,581,515 46,299 35,281 1.46 1.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, March 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 833 124,587 69,047 1,841 5,212 AR : 3,527 275,077 151,685 6,309 2,668 CA : 5,689 121,747 3,696 154 1,420 DE : * 101,429 48,770 * * FL : * * * * * GA : 1,478 96,509 111,851 447 5,596 IN : * * * * * KY : * 31,835 23,022 * * LA : * 16,288 13,774 178 576 MD : 4,915 56,708 33,385 60 * MS : * 77,106 86,411 * 1,179 MO : 1,760 83,487 41,078 1,633 3,039 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * 210 * NC : 2,308 101,220 60,883 84 16,905 OH : * 20,043 3,464 * 446 PA : 418 30,162 27,760 334 * SC : 135 23,907 * 29 1,287 TN : 476 39,177 12,825 300 599 TX : * 111,211 67,169 306 1,738 VA : * 59,248 64,361 * * WA : * 22,295 * * * : Oth Sts : 6,520 81,647 55,088 2,768 21,256 : US : 28,059 1,473,683 874,269 14,653 61,921 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,563 220,941 11,282 260 112,616 Heavy : 1,191 71,029 4,167 167 8,927 : US : 3,754 291,970 15,449 427 121,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 5,319 23,382 27,967 5,440 102,840 366,468 AR : 7,080 32,045 32,553 2,875 66,204 580,023 CA : 303 * 1,268 * 11,586 151,598 DE : 2,199 9,987 8,439 4,655 27,604 211,375 FL : * 3,801 * * 10,128 57,935 GA : 5,682 39,620 17,994 4,752 173,577 457,506 IN : 115 * * 2 * 14,135 KY : 238 12,431 4,040 * 8,738 83,629 LA : 542 4,237 * * 2,175 43,734 MD : * * * 1,082 20,199 173,097 MS : 2,363 13,099 9,874 374 56,967 248,235 MO : * 12,883 10,913 * 32,077 192,845 NJ : * * * * * NY : 730 * 4,275 * * * NC : 4,187 25,916 19,207 5,838 59,184 295,732 OH : 270 * * * * 38,169 PA : 1,619 6,614 5,400 * 48,410 121,786 SC : * 6,163 3,645 * 10,344 78,750 TN : 1,234 6,965 4,527 845 16,694 83,642 TX : 1,181 8,645 15,144 * 24,253 231,560 VA : 1,412 7,169 * 804 21,010 170,980 WA : * * 447 * * * : Oth Sts : 8,515 29,539 79,312 17,073 42,171 159,777 : US : 42,989 242,496 245,005 43,740 734,161 3,760,976 : Mature Birds : Light : 15,441 18,793 116,978 2,173 27,625 528,672 Heavy : 1,679 13,468 15,210 835 42,568 159,241 : US : 17,120 32,261 132,188 3,008 70,193 687,913 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,297 2,591 41,571 45,050 18.10 17.38 CA : 1,122 1,184 28,814 29,779 25.68 25.16 IA : 1,323 1,321 42,447 41,686 32.07 31.55 MN : 3,094 2,526 79,484 71,036 25.69 28.12 MO : 2,070 1,726 53,657 53,647 25.92 31.09 NC : 2,934 3,415 77,278 85,198 26.34 24.95 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 3,069 2,885 69,074 64,019 22.51 22.19 : Oth Sts : 5,729 5,124 188,297 174,783 32.87 34.11 : US : 21,638 20,772 580,622 565,198 26.83 27.21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 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 : 34,677 37,377 628 790 1.68 1.95 CA : 24,689 26,292 610 520 2.35 1.94 IA : 32,300 32,440 1,316 1,213 3.44 3.23 MN : 62,977 56,821 2,637 1,649 3.69 2.58 MO : 42,285 41,556 1,269 1,253 2.63 2.59 NC : 60,889 67,069 1,484 1,298 2.13 1.69 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 53,572 49,900 884 773 1.42 1.34 : Oth Sts : 147,338 136,323 4,243 3,041 2.50 1.93 : US : 458,727 447,778 13,071 10,537 2.50 2.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, March 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 7,847 * * 9 CA : * * * * * IA : 6,990 3,708 * 6 MN : * 15,195 3,012 * * MO : 13,609 * * NC : * * * * OH : * * * * PA : * * 482 * VA : 2,727 * * * : Other States : 133 39,706 6,202 4,565 96 : US : 133 86,074 13,404 4,565 111 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 197 4,998 754 58 144 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 626 * * * 11,556 CA : 74 * 111 * 460 7,238 IA : 43 * 434 * * 15,140 MN : 110 381 479 11 1,121 21,117 MO : * * * * * 18,621 NC : 94 * * * * 12,556 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * 286 354 * 6,726 : Other States : 413 6,976 8,347 1,072 11,352 44,077 : US : 734 7,983 9,657 1,437 12,933 137,031 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 13 97 88 28 297 6,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". 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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