Pou 2-1 (6-02) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 7, 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 10 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during April 2002 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.30 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the amount certified in April 2001. Updated totals for March 2002 show that 3.10 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during April 2002 was 4.43 billion pounds, up 10 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.71 billion pounds, up 9 percent from April 2001, and mature chickens totaled 79.3 million pounds, up 14 percent. Turkey inspections totaled 626 million pounds, up 14 percent, while ducks totaled 12.9 million pounds, a 13 percent decrease. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2002 averaged 5.08 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2001. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.12 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2002 averaged 27.2 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2001. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2002 totaled 16.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.37 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.36 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 51.1 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.28 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.71 percent a year earlier. April 2002 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. April 2001 contained 21 weekdays and four Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2002 . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2002. 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2002. . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2002. . 12 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2002. 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2002. . 15 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Apr : Mar : : : : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 675,819 688,128 730,368 108 106 Mature : 13,041 13,854 15,487 119 112 Light : 7,434 8,378 9,629 130 115 Heavy : 5,607 5,476 5,858 104 107 Total : 688,860 701,982 745,855 108 106 : Turkeys : Young : 20,279 20,725 22,783 112 110 Old : 184 138 233 127 169 Total : 20,463 20,863 23,016 112 110 : Ducks : 2,247 2,064 1,919 85 93 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,411,201 3,510,434 3,712,712 109 106 Mature : 69,674 71,498 79,291 114 111 Light : 25,735 28,463 32,990 128 116 Heavy : 43,939 43,035 46,301 105 108 Total : 3,480,875 3,581,932 3,792,003 109 106 : Turkeys : Young : 544,561 564,137 619,472 114 110 Old : 4,902 3,867 6,450 132 167 Total : 549,463 568,004 625,922 114 110 : Ducks : 14,843 13,956 12,851 87 92 Other Poultry : 611 687 757 124 110 : Total Poultry : 4,045,792 4,164,579 4,431,533 110 106 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.05 5.10 5.08 101 100 Mature : 5.34 5.16 5.12 96 99 Light : 3.46 3.40 3.43 99 101 Heavy : 7.84 7.86 7.90 101 101 Total : 5.05 5.10 5.08 101 100 : Turkeys : Young : 26.85 27.22 27.19 101 100 Old : 26.69 27.94 27.69 104 99 Total : 26.85 27.23 27.19 101 100 : Ducks : 6.60 6.76 6.70 102 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 2,695,221 2,714,698 2,811,443 104 104 Mature : 56,414 54,076 58,518 104 108 Light : 34,115 31,977 36,008 106 113 Heavy : 22,299 22,099 22,510 101 102 Total : 2,751,635 2,768,774 2,869,961 104 104 : Turkeys : Young : 81,536 82,196 85,573 105 104 Old : 596 638 759 127 119 Total : 82,132 82,834 86,332 105 104 : Ducks : 7,871 8,703 7,967 101 92 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 13,517,178 13,644,701 14,329,353 106 105 Mature : 289,770 281,754 299,368 103 106 Light : 116,042 109,678 122,700 106 112 Heavy : 173,728 172,076 176,668 102 103 Total : 13,806,948 13,926,455 14,628,721 106 105 : Turkeys : Young : 2,143,251 2,215,643 2,356,925 110 106 Old : 15,803 17,194 21,251 134 124 Total : 2,159,054 2,232,837 2,378,176 110 107 : Ducks : 52,492 57,516 53,841 103 94 Other Poultry : 3,792 3,131 2,842 75 91 : Total Poultry : 16,022,286 16,219,939 17,063,580 106 105 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.02 5.03 5.10 102 101 Mature : 5.14 5.21 5.12 100 98 Light : 3.40 3.43 3.41 100 99 Heavy : 7.79 7.79 7.85 101 101 Total : 5.02 5.03 5.10 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 26.29 26.96 27.54 105 102 Old : 26.52 26.96 28.01 106 104 Total : 26.29 26.96 27.55 105 102 : Ducks : 6.67 6.61 6.76 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Apr : Mar : : : : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,282,941 2,369,809 2,507,644 110 106 Mature : 40,983 41,303 45,784 112 111 Light : 12,222 13,263 15,665 128 118 Heavy : 28,761 28,040 30,119 105 107 Total : 2,323,924 2,411,112 2,553,428 110 106 : Turkeys : Young : 211,287 224,419 232,369 110 104 Old : 3,170 2,325 4,284 135 184 Total : 214,457 226,744 236,653 110 104 : Ducks : 4,268 3,852 3,354 79 87 Other Poultry : 149 200 198 133 99 : Total Poultry : 2,542,798 2,641,908 2,793,633 110 106 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 232,721 223,834 244,322 105 109 Mature : 1,264 1,516 1,556 123 103 Light : 1,060 1,395 1,350 127 97 Heavy : 204 121 206 101 170 Total : 233,985 225,350 245,878 105 109 : Turkeys : Young : 213,845 222,484 254,804 119 115 Old : 504 636 623 124 98 Total : 214,349 223,120 255,427 119 114 : Ducks : 6,543 6,555 5,973 91 91 Other Poultry : 215 223 263 122 118 : Total Poultry : 455,092 455,248 507,541 112 111 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,515,662 2,593,643 2,751,966 109 106 Mature : 42,247 42,819 47,340 112 111 Light : 13,282 14,658 17,015 128 116 Heavy : 28,965 28,161 30,325 105 108 Total : 2,557,909 2,636,462 2,799,306 109 106 : Turkeys : Young : 425,132 446,903 487,173 115 109 Old : 3,674 2,961 4,907 134 166 Total : 428,806 449,864 492,080 115 109 : Ducks : 10,811 10,407 9,327 86 90 Other Poultry : 364 423 461 127 109 : Total Poultry : 2,997,890 3,097,156 3,301,174 110 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 9,073,461 9,162,632 9,663,787 107 105 Mature : 161,922 165,337 173,407 107 105 Light : 53,789 53,210 58,643 109 110 Heavy : 108,133 112,127 114,764 106 102 Total : 9,235,383 9,327,969 9,837,194 107 105 : Turkeys : Young : 834,375 869,296 911,968 109 105 Old : 8,323 11,005 13,484 162 123 Total : 842,698 880,301 925,452 110 105 : Ducks : 14,497 16,011 14,898 103 93 Other Poultry : 1,131 754 766 68 102 : Total Poultry : 10,093,709 10,225,035 10,778,310 107 105 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 870,282 886,023 943,462 108 106 Mature : 11,769 3,656 5,535 47 151 Light : 6,259 3,003 4,730 76 158 Heavy : 5,510 653 805 15 123 Total : 882,051 889,679 948,997 108 107 : Turkeys : Young : 854,864 878,802 949,436 111 108 Old : 3,384 2,191 2,629 78 120 Total : 858,248 880,993 952,065 111 108 : Ducks : 22,879 25,561 25,407 111 99 Other Poultry : 1,202 1,068 984 82 92 : Total Poultry : 1,764,380 1,797,301 1,927,453 109 107 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 9,943,743 10,048,655 10,607,249 107 106 Mature : 173,691 168,993 178,942 103 106 Light : 60,048 56,213 63,373 106 113 Heavy : 113,643 112,780 115,569 102 102 Total : 10,117,434 10,217,648 10,786,191 107 106 : Turkeys : Young : 1,689,239 1,748,098 1,861,404 110 106 Old : 11,707 13,196 16,113 138 122 Total : 1,700,946 1,761,294 1,877,517 110 107 : Ducks : 37,376 41,572 40,305 108 97 Other Poultry : 2,333 1,822 1,750 75 96 : Total Poultry : 11,858,089 12,022,336 12,705,763 107 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :11,632 16,010 13,133 113 82 54,544 59,388 109 Mature : 1,093 1,234 1,438 132 117 4,593 5,090 111 Light : 471 477 765 162 160 2,119 2,348 111 Heavy : 622 757 673 108 89 2,474 2,742 111 Total :12,725 17,244 14,571 115 84 59,137 64,478 109 : Turkeys : Young : 1,577 1,617 1,770 112 109 7,965 6,991 88 Old : 59 50 70 119 140 217 227 105 Total : 1,636 1,667 1,840 112 110 8,182 7,218 88 : Ducks : 31 50 17 55 34 93 155 167 Other Poultry : 2 3 2 100 67 13 8 62 : Total Poultry :14,394 18,964 16,430 114 87 67,425 71,859 107 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.34 0.46 0.35 103 76 0.40 0.41 103 Mature : 1.57 1.73 1.81 115 105 1.63 1.70 104 Light : 1.83 1.68 2.32 127 138 1.93 1.91 99 Heavy : 1.42 1.76 1.45 102 82 1.44 1.55 108 Total : 0.37 0.48 0.38 103 79 0.42 0.44 105 : Turkeys : Young : 0.29 0.29 0.29 100 100 0.36 0.30 83 Old : 1.21 1.28 1.09 90 85 1.26 1.07 85 Total : 0.30 0.29 0.29 97 100 0.37 0.30 81 : Ducks : 0.21 0.36 0.13 62 36 0.16 0.28 175 Other Poultry : 0.25 0.48 0.31 124 65 0.42 0.30 71 : Total Poultry : 0.36 0.46 0.37 103 80 0.42 0.42 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :46,695 35,275 35,078 75 99 179,927 140,749 78 Mature : 3,659 3,252 3,915 107 120 15,041 15,025 100 Light : 1,789 1,811 2,178 122 120 8,126 8,514 105 Heavy : 1,870 1,441 1,737 93 121 6,915 6,511 94 Total :50,354 38,527 38,993 77 101 194,968 155,774 80 : Turkeys : Young :11,196 10,537 11,420 102 108 48,985 43,882 90 Old : 357 295 425 119 144 1,182 1,462 124 Total :11,553 10,832 11,845 103 109 50,167 45,344 90 : Ducks : 324 255 243 75 95 1,331 994 75 Other Poultry : 7 8 9 129 113 32 33 103 : Total Poultry :62,238 49,622 51,090 82 103 246,498 202,145 82 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.52 1.12 1.05 69 94 1.47 1.09 74 Mature : 5.84 5.05 5.49 94 109 5.93 5.58 94 Light : 7.73 7.07 7.33 95 104 8.23 7.71 94 Heavy : 4.73 3.72 4.17 88 112 4.46 4.09 92 Total : 1.61 1.20 1.14 71 95 1.56 1.18 76 : Turkeys : Young : 2.28 2.08 2.05 90 99 2.46 2.07 84 Old : 8.09 8.47 7.33 91 87 7.63 7.65 100 Total : 2.34 2.12 2.10 90 99 2.50 2.12 85 : Ducks : 2.42 2.03 2.10 87 103 2.57 2.05 80 Other Poultry : 1.27 1.36 1.34 106 99 1.11 1.35 122 : Total Poultry : 1.71 1.32 1.28 75 97 1.69 1.32 78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 78,068 85,773 398,331 435,102 5.10 5.07 AR : 95,272 101,490 460,072 496,936 4.83 4.90 CA : * * * * * * DE : 20,427 21,901 117,984 131,650 5.78 6.01 FL : 9,926 10,586 55,020 58,113 5.54 5.49 GA : 95,722 106,245 473,135 525,036 4.94 4.94 KY : 18,970 21,332 97,850 108,185 5.16 5.07 LA : 13,965 15,256 65,167 71,665 4.67 4.70 MD : 15,645 17,683 72,808 82,769 4.65 4.68 MS : 56,416 64,129 284,701 336,928 5.05 5.25 MO : 28,576 30,387 130,703 139,059 4.57 4.58 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 55,696 57,833 331,531 350,112 5.95 6.05 OH : 2,683 3,951 15,495 21,591 5.77 5.46 PA : 8,880 8,378 46,564 45,232 5.24 5.40 SC : 17,527 20,742 92,285 115,711 5.27 5.58 TN : 19,018 19,852 90,457 92,620 4.76 4.67 TX : 48,452 53,306 232,272 260,467 4.79 4.89 VA : 28,767 31,238 141,319 145,704 4.91 4.66 WA : * 4,935 * 26,663 * 5.40 : Oth Sts : 61,809 55,351 305,507 269,169 4.94 4.86 : US : 675,819 730,368 3,411,201 3,712,712 5.05 5.08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, April 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 : 291,224 321,498 5,807 4,132 1.62 1.06 AR : 332,805 360,389 8,137 5,254 1.97 1.17 CA : * * * * * * DE : 84,693 95,385 2,364 1,992 2.23 1.68 FL : 39,567 40,509 743 555 1.50 1.06 GA : 349,974 382,812 6,623 4,758 1.56 1.01 KY : 73,817 79,650 683 765 0.78 0.79 LA : 46,518 51,238 530 439 0.90 0.68 MD : 51,709 59,448 1,080 1,025 1.65 1.38 MS : 217,636 258,862 2,259 2,069 0.88 0.68 MO : 95,958 100,934 1,885 1,597 1.60 1.28 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 249,197 275,499 4,550 3,499 1.52 1.11 OH : 11,280 15,675 298 439 2.14 2.26 PA : 33,259 31,949 939 941 2.24 2.31 SC : 66,747 83,262 993 1,101 1.20 1.06 TN : 65,072 66,630 796 651 0.98 0.78 TX : 180,320 205,201 3,546 1,906 1.70 0.81 VA : 100,434 105,437 1,387 1,407 1.09 1.07 WA : * 19,943 * 431 * 1.80 : Oth Sts : 225,452 197,645 4,075 2,117 1.48 0.87 : US : 2,515,662 2,751,966 46,695 35,078 1.52 1.05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, April 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 932 123,224 63,859 2,178 5,909 AR : 2,741 257,763 118,936 4,652 2,751 CA : 5,968 * * 144 1,233 DE : 4,357 97,728 42,827 42 4,607 FL : 177 * * * * GA : 815 103,783 94,939 291 8,660 IN : * * * * * KY : * 29,029 * * * LA : * 22,410 12,454 230 731 MD : 8,247 61,112 31,333 78 * MS : 417 67,569 36,338 515 1,208 MO : 1,519 74,075 27,119 1,737 2,941 NJ : * * * * * NY : 297 * * * * NC : 1,782 109,321 57,461 40 16,805 OH : * 27,493 * * 554 PA : * 27,753 20,885 202 * SC : 154 21,893 18,306 * 1,310 TN : 258 43,237 13,536 338 666 TX : * 110,057 60,381 345 1,558 VA : * 63,473 48,650 51 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,573 206,508 51,050 2,542 16,077 : US : 31,237 1,446,428 698,074 13,385 65,010 : Mature Birds : Light : 2 3,034 243,489 14,641 2,773 133,893 Heavy : 1,081 83,367 3,382 288 10,792 : US : 2 4,115 326,856 18,023 3,061 144,685 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 5,383 25,306 31,323 5,312 105,234 368,660 AR : 7,232 31,250 31,522 3,734 54,331 514,912 CA : 424 * 1,472 * 19,331 146,803 DE : 2,391 7,213 8,797 3,676 25,971 197,609 FL : * 3,022 * * * 49,750 GA : 6,114 36,384 18,190 4,830 147,104 421,110 IN : * * * * * 11,951 KY : 270 * 4,156 * 10,102 79,538 LA : 660 3,478 3,732 * * 49,093 MD : 2,019 13,819 * 428 24,357 175,226 MS : 2,724 16,090 11,485 309 48,507 185,162 MO : 1,545 11,574 9,051 1,176 31,741 162,478 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 669 * 4,332 * * * NC : 4,444 23,242 21,305 6,928 67,271 308,599 OH : 242 1,971 1,263 * * 52,778 PA : 1,583 4,894 5,708 267 33,040 95,640 SC : * 6,097 2,308 3,396 8,962 65,039 TN : 1,328 7,180 3,922 2,311 15,275 88,051 TX : 1,062 7,031 13,432 * 21,090 217,070 VA : 1,583 9,723 * 2,292 23,844 170,109 WA : * * * * * 37,342 : Oth Sts : 5,733 29,054 73,020 11,907 48,962 116,654 : US : 45,406 237,328 245,018 46,566 685,122 3,513,574 : Mature Birds : Light : 21,441 27,661 163,651 2,385 41,607 654,577 Heavy : 2,140 17,878 18,303 990 44,171 182,392 : US : 23,581 45,539 181,954 3,375 85,778 836,969 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, April 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,189 2,933 37,306 53,540 17.04 18.25 CA : 1,204 1,241 29,699 30,718 24.67 24.74 IA : 1,262 1,476 40,381 46,496 31.99 31.49 MN : 3,083 3,076 82,476 79,239 26.75 25.76 MO : 1,783 1,986 49,089 63,149 27.54 31.80 NC : 2,771 3,213 72,917 82,829 26.32 25.78 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 2,826 3,292 64,881 72,557 22.96 22.04 : Oth Sts : 5,161 5,566 167,812 190,944 32.52 34.31 : US : 20,279 22,783 544,561 619,472 26.85 27.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 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 : 29,270 45,390 554 885 1.65 1.84 CA : 25,072 27,351 551 553 2.06 2.00 IA : 31,276 35,971 1,087 1,289 2.99 3.08 MN : 64,054 62,860 2,337 1,890 3.15 2.65 MO : 38,386 48,930 1,086 1,415 2.46 2.49 NC : 57,664 64,499 1,310 1,377 2.00 1.85 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 48,977 52,743 789 959 1.35 1.47 : Oth Sts : 130,433 149,429 3,482 3,052 2.31 1.78 : US : 425,132 487,173 11,196 11,420 2.28 2.05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, April 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 7,444 * * * CA : * * 108 * * IA : 7,470 2,532 * * MN : * 19,189 2,458 * * MO : 16,511 * * * NC : 3,968 821 * OH : * * * * * PA : * * * * VA : * 2,985 * * : Other States : 109 33,074 7,001 5,596 58 : US : 109 90,641 12,920 5,596 58 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 191 7,287 1,608 156 165 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * * * CA : 30 416 * * * * IA : 57 * 329 * * 15,180 MN : 177 538 623 * 1,901 25,964 MO : * * 509 * 21,608 NC : 117 * * 95 1,238 12,047 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 832 * VA : * * 375 * * 7,459 : Other States : 503 8,267 6,630 2,168 10,704 62,575 : US : 884 9,221 8,466 2,263 14,675 144,833 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 24 114 198 17 766 10,526 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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