Pou 2-1 (8-02) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 2, 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 3 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during June 2002 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.06 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in June 2001. Updated totals for May 2002 show that 3.46 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during June 2002 was 4.11 billion pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.46 billion pounds, down 3 percent from June 2001, while mature chickens totaled 73.3 million pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 572 million pounds, down 3 percent, and ducks totaled 11.7 million pounds, a 20 percent decrease. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2002 averaged 5.10 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2001. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.51 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2002 averaged 26.8 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from June 2001. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2002 totaled 18.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.45 percent of the live weight inspected, the same as a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 43.4 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.17 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.46 percent a year earlier. June 2002 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. June 2001 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jun : May : : : : 2001 : 2002- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 709,053 759,587 678,252 96 89 Mature : 13,522 14,505 13,305 98 92 Light : 7,676 8,341 7,273 95 87 Heavy : 5,846 6,164 6,032 103 98 Total : 722,575 774,092 691,557 96 89 : Turkeys : Young : 22,414 23,503 21,204 95 90 Old : 160 108 169 106 156 Total : 22,574 23,611 21,373 95 91 : Ducks : 2,216 2,176 1,762 80 81 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,560,370 3,895,481 3,456,386 97 89 Mature : 73,043 76,992 73,283 100 95 Light : 26,687 28,366 25,124 94 89 Heavy : 46,356 48,626 48,159 104 99 Total : 3,633,413 3,972,473 3,529,669 97 89 : Turkeys : Young : 582,459 625,245 567,532 97 91 Old : 4,202 2,997 4,423 105 148 Total : 586,661 628,242 571,955 97 91 : Ducks : 14,652 14,526 11,725 80 81 Other Poultry : 885 812 640 72 79 : Total Poultry : 4,235,611 4,616,053 4,113,989 97 89 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.02 5.13 5.10 102 99 Mature : 5.40 5.31 5.51 102 104 Light : 3.48 3.40 3.45 99 101 Heavy : 7.93 7.89 7.98 101 101 Total : 5.03 5.13 5.10 101 99 : Turkeys : Young : 25.98 26.60 26.76 103 101 Old : 26.30 27.68 26.10 99 94 Total : 25.99 26.61 26.76 103 101 : Ducks : 6.61 6.68 6.65 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 4,180,602 4,179,391 4,252,689 102 102 Mature : 87,055 81,320 86,329 99 106 Light : 51,254 47,152 51,623 101 109 Heavy : 35,801 34,168 34,706 97 102 Total : 4,267,657 4,260,711 4,339,018 102 102 : Turkeys : Young : 128,952 127,864 130,441 101 102 Old : 938 956 1,036 110 108 Total : 129,890 128,820 131,477 101 102 : Ducks : 11,908 13,280 11,934 100 90 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 20,891,858 21,037,964 21,703,935 104 103 Mature : 453,834 428,740 449,641 99 105 Light : 174,868 161,382 176,195 101 109 Heavy : 278,966 267,358 273,446 98 102 Total : 21,345,692 21,466,704 22,153,576 104 103 : Turkeys : Young : 3,372,289 3,410,906 3,551,684 105 104 Old : 24,798 25,599 28,671 116 112 Total : 3,397,087 3,436,505 3,580,355 105 104 : Ducks : 79,064 87,694 80,299 102 92 Other Poultry : 5,881 4,924 4,410 75 90 : Total Poultry : 24,827,724 24,995,827 25,818,640 104 103 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.00 5.03 5.10 102 101 Mature : 5.21 5.27 5.21 100 99 Light : 3.41 3.42 3.41 100 100 Heavy : 7.79 7.82 7.88 101 101 Total : 5.00 5.04 5.11 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 26.15 26.68 27.23 104 102 Old : 26.44 26.79 27.67 105 103 Total : 26.15 26.68 27.23 104 102 : Ducks : 6.64 6.60 6.73 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jun : May : : : : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,411,609 2,618,878 2,307,539 96 88 Mature : 42,403 44,457 42,475 100 96 Light : 12,464 12,745 11,627 93 91 Heavy : 29,939 31,712 30,848 103 97 Total : 2,454,012 2,663,335 2,350,014 96 88 : Turkeys : Young : 205,003 245,105 218,106 106 89 Old : 2,557 1,905 3,046 119 160 Total : 207,560 247,010 221,152 107 90 : Ducks : 4,014 3,709 3,009 75 81 Other Poultry : 265 220 177 67 80 : Total Poultry : 2,665,851 2,914,274 2,574,352 97 88 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 225,019 280,189 251,547 112 90 Mature : 1,616 2,039 1,557 96 76 Light : 1,420 1,752 1,103 78 63 Heavy : 196 287 454 232 158 Total : 226,635 282,228 253,104 112 90 : Turkeys : Young : 255,717 252,309 229,881 90 91 Old : 599 361 379 63 105 Total : 256,316 252,670 230,260 90 91 : Ducks : 6,400 6,692 5,328 83 80 Other Poultry : 272 284 231 85 81 : Total Poultry : 489,623 541,874 488,923 100 90 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,636,628 2,899,067 2,559,086 97 88 Mature : 44,019 46,496 44,032 100 95 Light : 13,884 14,497 12,730 92 88 Heavy : 30,135 31,999 31,302 104 98 Total : 2,680,647 2,945,563 2,603,118 97 88 : Turkeys : Young : 460,720 497,414 447,987 97 90 Old : 3,156 2,266 3,425 109 151 Total : 463,876 499,680 451,412 97 90 : Ducks : 10,414 10,401 8,337 80 80 Other Poultry : 537 504 408 76 81 : Total Poultry : 3,155,474 3,456,148 3,063,275 97 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 14,020,934 14,171,771 14,599,685 104 103 Mature : 253,591 251,747 260,340 103 103 Light : 81,062 77,894 83,019 102 107 Heavy : 172,529 173,853 177,321 103 102 Total : 14,274,525 14,423,518 14,860,025 104 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,280,618 1,302,249 1,375,927 107 106 Old : 13,243 16,251 18,435 139 113 Total : 1,293,861 1,318,500 1,394,362 108 106 : Ducks : 21,813 24,445 21,627 99 88 Other Poultry : 1,707 1,265 1,219 71 96 : Total Poultry : 15,591,906 15,767,728 16,277,233 104 103 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,336,739 1,349,147 1,478,697 111 110 Mature : 19,069 6,883 9,131 48 133 Light : 9,311 5,518 7,585 81 137 Heavy : 9,758 1,365 1,546 16 113 Total : 1,355,808 1,356,030 1,487,828 110 110 : Turkeys : Young : 1,377,501 1,391,685 1,432,936 104 103 Old : 5,229 3,272 3,369 64 103 Total : 1,382,730 1,394,957 1,436,305 104 103 : Ducks : 34,614 38,718 37,584 109 97 Other Poultry : 1,893 1,643 1,527 81 93 : Total Poultry : 2,775,045 2,791,348 2,963,244 107 106 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 15,357,673 15,520,918 16,078,382 105 104 Mature : 272,660 258,630 269,471 99 104 Light : 90,373 83,412 90,604 100 109 Heavy : 182,287 175,218 178,867 98 102 Total : 15,630,333 15,779,548 16,347,853 105 104 : Turkeys : Young : 2,658,119 2,693,934 2,808,863 106 104 Old : 18,472 19,523 21,804 118 112 Total : 2,676,591 2,713,457 2,830,667 106 104 : Ducks : 56,427 63,163 59,211 105 94 Other Poultry : 3,600 2,908 2,746 76 94 : Total Poultry : 18,366,951 18,559,076 19,240,477 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :15,582 13,224 14,876 95 112 84,603 87,576 104 Mature : 1,521 1,207 1,684 111 140 7,034 7,976 113 Light : 694 552 761 110 138 3,212 3,662 114 Heavy : 827 655 923 112 141 3,822 4,314 113 Total :17,103 14,431 16,560 97 115 91,637 95,552 104 : Turkeys : Young : 1,872 2,176 1,968 105 90 11,431 11,137 97 Old : 63 35 54 86 154 362 316 87 Total : 1,935 2,211 2,022 104 91 11,793 11,453 97 : Ducks : 36 17 19 53 112 160 191 119 Other Poultry : 1 10 5 500 50 15 26 173 : Total Poultry :19,075 16,669 18,606 98 112 103,605 107,222 103 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.44 0.34 0.43 98 126 0.40 0.40 100 Mature : 2.08 1.57 2.30 111 146 1.64 1.77 108 Light : 2.60 1.95 3.03 117 155 1.99 2.08 105 Heavy : 1.78 1.35 1.92 108 142 1.43 1.58 110 Total : 0.47 0.36 0.47 100 131 0.43 0.43 100 : Turkeys : Young : 0.32 0.35 0.35 109 100 0.34 0.31 91 Old : 1.49 1.15 1.22 82 106 1.41 1.10 78 Total : 0.33 0.35 0.35 106 100 0.34 0.32 94 : Ducks : 0.25 0.12 0.16 64 133 0.18 0.24 133 Other Poultry : 0.12 1.18 0.80 667 68 0.31 0.59 190 : Total Poultry : 0.45 0.36 0.45 100 125 0.41 0.42 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :37,918 34,111 29,114 77 85 263,503 204,401 78 Mature : 3,878 4,108 3,667 95 89 22,815 22,802 100 Light : 1,882 2,085 1,663 88 80 11,610 12,262 106 Heavy : 1,996 2,023 2,004 100 99 11,205 10,540 94 Total :41,796 38,219 32,781 78 86 286,318 227,203 79 : Turkeys : Young :13,356 11,147 10,081 75 90 74,259 65,075 88 Old : 295 280 288 98 103 1,812 2,030 112 Total :13,651 11,427 10,369 76 91 76,071 67,105 88 : Ducks : 316 289 211 67 73 1,999 1,495 75 Other Poultry : 11 11 8 73 73 52 54 104 : Total Poultry :55,774 49,946 43,369 78 87 364,440 295,857 81 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.18 0.97 0.94 80 97 1.39 1.05 76 Mature : 5.90 5.93 5.56 94 94 5.91 5.63 95 Light : 7.84 8.17 7.36 94 90 7.99 7.73 97 Heavy : 4.78 4.62 4.63 97 100 4.66 4.28 92 Total : 1.28 1.07 1.03 80 96 1.48 1.14 77 : Turkeys : Young : 2.55 1.98 1.97 77 99 2.42 2.04 84 Old : 7.81 10.40 7.25 93 70 7.86 7.87 100 Total : 2.59 2.02 2.01 78 100 2.46 2.08 85 : Ducks : 2.40 2.21 2.00 83 90 2.53 2.07 82 Other Poultry : 1.35 1.54 1.37 101 89 1.15 1.39 121 : Total Poultry : 1.46 1.20 1.17 80 98 1.62 1.27 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, June 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 85,176 80,013 433,091 402,537 5.08 5.03 AR : 97,497 92,801 470,463 457,683 4.83 4.93 CA : * * * * * * DE : 21,938 20,268 129,437 121,365 5.90 5.99 FL : 10,288 9,881 55,859 52,399 5.43 5.30 GA : 100,581 97,988 496,276 485,177 4.93 4.95 KY : 20,161 15,874 105,462 86,265 5.23 5.43 LA : 15,574 15,762 74,461 70,411 4.78 4.47 MD : 16,441 15,937 77,341 74,636 4.70 4.68 MS : 62,627 58,375 312,719 311,274 4.99 5.33 MO : 30,264 29,940 137,935 140,035 4.56 4.68 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 57,144 53,426 333,109 324,872 5.83 6.08 OH : 3,208 3,544 17,373 19,217 5.42 5.42 PA : 9,219 8,603 47,960 45,522 5.20 5.29 SC : 19,638 19,725 101,761 110,282 5.18 5.59 TN : 20,160 18,812 95,758 91,174 4.75 4.85 TX : 50,153 50,168 238,447 243,727 4.75 4.86 VA : 30,235 28,620 148,597 138,956 4.91 4.86 WA : * 4,894 * 26,060 * 5.32 : Oth Sts : 58,749 53,621 284,321 254,794 4.84 4.75 : US : 709,053 678,252 3,560,370 3,456,386 5.02 5.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, June 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 : 320,107 297,924 5,074 3,588 1.30 0.99 AR : 341,974 333,542 5,863 4,357 1.38 1.06 CA : * * * * * * DE : 94,455 87,290 2,013 1,640 1.73 1.50 FL : 40,759 36,991 731 514 1.45 1.09 GA : 369,073 355,480 4,166 3,398 0.93 0.78 KY : 78,201 62,359 679 737 0.71 0.95 LA : 53,188 50,733 565 311 0.84 0.49 MD : 55,497 53,488 926 781 1.33 1.16 MS : 237,825 233,960 2,339 1,826 0.83 0.65 MO : 100,280 101,803 2,016 1,015 1.62 0.81 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 256,971 253,447 3,911 2,966 1.30 1.01 OH : 12,575 13,797 254 355 1.63 2.05 PA : 34,093 31,382 975 1,008 2.26 2.46 SC : 72,713 81,074 842 1,010 0.92 1.02 TN : 68,767 66,242 731 605 0.85 0.74 TX : 184,759 192,993 2,406 1,610 1.12 0.73 VA : 106,264 98,042 1,484 1,234 1.11 0.99 WA : * 19,442 * 372 * 1.59 : Oth Sts : 209,127 189,097 2,943 1,787 1.15 0.78 : US : 2,636,628 2,559,086 37,918 29,114 1.18 0.94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, June 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 767 105,587 39,369 1,876 4,155 AR : 4,106 195,375 62,008 5,724 2,398 CA : 4,389 * 2,570 175 799 DE : 2,282 77,295 16,669 * 5,172 FL : 118 * 4,528 * * GA : 558 88,616 60,901 299 5,640 IN : 24 4,530 * * * KY : * 27,039 * * * LA : 97 13,015 7,579 * 277 MD : 7,403 45,602 16,052 * * MS : * 63,794 16,515 518 * MO : 1,816 63,963 13,520 797 * NJ : * * * * * NY : 215 * * 237 * NC : 1,095 98,030 34,190 * * OH : * 21,812 * 58 391 PA : 587 26,138 11,735 248 * SC : 162 20,431 * * * TN : 591 39,028 7,662 310 542 TX : * 95,856 48,638 233 1,374 VA : * 47,577 * 28 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 386,753 157,278 69,883 2,312 38,922 : US : 410,963 1,190,966 411,819 12,815 59,670 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,552 172,707 12,784 99 100,364 Heavy : 993 79,052 3,529 345 10,868 : US : 3,545 251,759 16,313 444 111,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 5,160 22,405 26,416 6,311 74,814 286,860 AR : 7,072 21,733 29,293 4,144 45,998 377,851 CA : 233 * 1,335 814 20,331 118,038 DE : 2,296 9,926 10,411 * 19,891 154,263 FL : * 3,223 * 2,269 * 38,352 GA : 5,190 36,516 17,760 5,817 119,556 340,853 IN : 110 * * * * 11,501 KY : 220 * 3,245 * 5,370 73,846 LA : 540 3,330 3,361 * * 32,356 MD : * 17,021 * 1,248 13,933 127,993 MS : 2,904 17,783 14,070 829 39,759 158,041 MO : 1,404 9,301 11,723 * 30,231 139,994 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 688 * 3,971 * * * NC : 3,996 23,119 20,761 6,842 60,672 265,391 OH : 272 * * 75 * 39,995 PA : 1,418 5,250 4,855 * 53,645 104,733 SC : * 4,670 2,306 2,826 5,535 53,715 TN : 1,167 9,219 4,529 662 13,590 77,300 TX : 1,025 6,104 13,499 * 9,776 * VA : 1,434 10,891 * * 27,022 136,780 WA : * * * * * 30,966 : Oth Sts : 6,701 29,597 63,375 24,970 54,458 671,621 : US : 41,830 230,088 230,910 56,807 594,581 3,240,449 : Mature Birds : Light : 11,885 31,820 126,311 774 32,775 492,071 Heavy : 1,703 23,814 13,691 4,593 52,648 191,236 : US : 13,588 55,634 140,002 5,367 85,423 683,307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, June 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,393 2,790 40,965 49,124 17.12 17.61 CA : 1,328 1,296 30,199 31,303 22.74 24.15 IA : 1,466 1,458 44,148 44,830 30.12 30.76 MN : 3,640 3,268 89,668 82,898 24.63 25.37 MO : 1,778 1,684 50,701 54,829 28.51 32.56 NC : 2,855 3,097 76,129 78,109 26.67 25.22 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 3,076 2,134 69,287 46,589 22.52 21.83 : Oth Sts : 5,878 5,477 181,362 179,850 30.85 32.84 : US : 22,414 21,204 582,459 567,532 25.98 26.76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 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 : 33,087 40,693 564 702 1.53 1.59 CA : 26,366 26,117 461 477 1.70 1.69 IA : 34,619 34,960 1,025 1,115 2.58 2.76 MN : 70,815 66,075 2,174 1,811 2.69 2.43 MO : 39,726 42,905 1,053 1,226 2.31 2.48 NC : 60,212 61,176 1,272 1,171 1.86 1.67 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 53,457 36,010 3,461 649 5.55 1.55 : Oth Sts : 142,438 140,051 3,346 2,930 2.05 1.81 : US : 460,720 447,987 13,356 10,081 2.55 1.97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, June 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * CA : 12 * * 5 * IA : 6,580 1,564 * * MN : * 15,794 * * * MO : * * * * NC : * * * * OH : * * * * * PA : 19 * * * 4 VA : * 1,289 75 7 : Other States : 23 53,371 7,361 4,576 126 : US : 54 77,034 9,000 4,581 137 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 4,637 706 60 91 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 965 * * * * CA : * 309 * * * * IA : 75 * 360 * * 17,268 MN : 242 1,460 * * 2,063 24,459 MO : 49 * 373 * * 16,806 NC : 86 1,518 * * 1,126 9,589 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 7,362 VA : 14 * * * * 3,527 : Other States : 387 6,195 6,766 2,115 18,674 54,572 : US : 853 10,447 7,499 2,115 21,863 133,583 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 21 179 164 66 1,110 7,035 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 6, 2002. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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