Pou 2-1 (10-02) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 4, 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 2 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during August 2002 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.34 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in August 2001. Updated totals for July 2002 show that 3.37 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during August 2002 was 4.50 billion pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.80 billion pounds, down 1 percent from August 2001, while mature chickens at 81.4 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 609 million pounds, down 3 percent, and ducks totaled 13.0 million pounds, a 16 percent decrease. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2002 averaged 5.04 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from August 2001. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.52 pounds per bird, unchanged from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2002 averaged 25.7 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from August 2001. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2002 totaled 21.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.48 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.50 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 46.4 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.14 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.31 percent a year earlier. August 2002 contained 22 weekdays and five Saturdays. August 2001 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, August 2002. . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, August 2002. . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2002. . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2002. . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, August 2002. . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, August 2002. . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2002. . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2002. . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Aug : Jul : : : : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 776,218 755,229 752,774 97 100 Mature : 14,051 14,645 14,747 105 101 Light : 7,682 8,038 7,770 101 97 Heavy : 6,369 6,607 6,977 110 106 Total : 790,269 769,874 767,521 97 100 : Turkeys : Young : 24,780 23,177 23,446 95 101 Old : 258 195 289 112 148 Total : 25,038 23,372 23,735 95 102 : Ducks : 2,391 1,964 1,985 83 101 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,840,728 3,823,285 3,797,171 99 99 Mature : 77,593 80,116 81,425 105 102 Light : 26,252 27,742 26,150 100 94 Heavy : 51,341 52,374 55,275 108 106 Total : 3,918,321 3,903,401 3,878,596 99 99 : Turkeys : Young : 619,621 609,375 601,275 97 99 Old : 6,779 5,086 7,777 115 153 Total : 626,400 614,461 609,052 97 99 : Ducks : 15,492 12,751 12,995 84 102 Other Poultry : 1,837 907 1,244 68 137 : Total Poultry : 4,562,050 4,531,520 4,501,887 99 99 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 4.95 5.06 5.04 102 100 Mature : 5.52 5.47 5.52 100 101 Light : 3.42 3.45 3.37 99 98 Heavy : 8.06 7.93 7.92 98 100 Total : 4.96 5.07 5.05 102 100 : Turkeys : Young : 25.01 26.29 25.64 103 98 Old : 26.25 26.05 26.92 103 103 Total : 25.02 26.29 25.66 103 98 : Ducks : 6.48 6.49 6.55 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 5,603,549 5,665,000 5,768,492 103 102 Mature : 115,530 107,878 115,721 100 107 Light : 66,345 61,350 67,431 102 110 Heavy : 49,185 46,528 48,290 98 104 Total : 5,719,079 5,772,878 5,884,213 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 175,123 175,456 177,143 101 101 Old : 1,357 1,461 1,521 112 104 Total : 176,480 176,917 178,664 101 101 : Ducks : 15,920 17,934 15,883 100 89 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 27,917,167 28,388,113 29,355,110 105 103 Mature : 611,248 576,556 611,182 100 106 Light : 226,844 210,256 230,087 101 109 Heavy : 384,404 366,300 381,095 99 104 Total : 28,528,415 28,964,669 29,966,292 105 103 : Turkeys : Young : 4,521,874 4,617,591 4,764,005 105 103 Old : 35,330 38,775 41,591 118 107 Total : 4,557,204 4,656,366 4,805,596 105 103 : Ducks : 105,320 118,047 106,045 101 90 Other Poultry : 8,077 7,829 6,561 81 84 : Total Poultry : 33,199,016 33,746,911 34,884,494 105 103 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 4.98 5.01 5.09 102 102 Mature : 5.29 5.34 5.28 100 99 Light : 3.42 3.43 3.41 100 99 Heavy : 7.82 7.87 7.89 101 100 Total : 4.99 5.02 5.09 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 25.82 26.32 26.89 104 102 Old : 26.04 26.54 27.34 105 103 Total : 25.82 26.32 26.90 104 102 : Ducks : 6.62 6.58 6.68 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------- Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Aug : Jul : : : : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,602,410 2,547,407 2,517,379 97 99 Mature : 45,198 46,511 47,692 106 103 Light : 12,489 13,084 11,987 96 92 Heavy : 32,709 33,427 35,705 109 107 Total : 2,647,608 2,593,918 2,565,071 97 99 : Turkeys : Young : 237,413 246,978 250,704 106 102 Old : 3,721 3,186 4,401 118 138 Total : 241,134 250,164 255,105 106 102 : Ducks : 4,293 3,227 3,139 73 97 Other Poultry : 473 193 219 46 113 : Total Poultry : 2,893,508 2,847,502 2,823,534 98 99 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 248,254 279,850 283,136 114 101 Mature : 1,357 1,751 1,561 115 89 Light : 1,124 1,311 1,391 124 106 Heavy : 233 440 170 73 39 Total : 249,611 281,601 284,697 114 101 : Turkeys : Young : 252,268 234,707 223,718 89 95 Old : 1,515 714 1,596 105 224 Total : 253,783 235,421 225,314 89 96 : Ducks : 6,682 5,905 6,124 92 104 Other Poultry : 665 333 533 80 160 : Total Poultry : 510,741 523,260 516,668 101 99 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,850,664 2,827,257 2,800,515 98 99 Mature : 46,555 48,262 49,253 106 102 Light : 13,613 14,395 13,378 98 93 Heavy : 32,942 33,867 35,875 109 106 Total : 2,897,219 2,875,519 2,849,768 98 99 : Turkeys : Young : 489,681 481,685 474,422 97 98 Old : 5,236 3,900 5,997 115 154 Total : 494,917 485,585 480,419 97 99 : Ducks : 10,975 9,132 9,263 84 101 Other Poultry : 1,138 526 752 66 143 : Total Poultry : 3,404,249 3,370,762 3,340,202 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 18,750,982 19,138,009 19,686,551 105 103 Mature : 342,405 337,935 354,543 104 105 Light : 104,639 100,689 108,090 103 107 Heavy : 237,766 237,246 246,453 104 104 Total : 19,093,387 19,475,944 20,041,094 105 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,691,740 1,745,385 1,875,688 111 107 Old : 18,170 24,087 26,065 143 108 Total : 1,709,910 1,769,472 1,901,753 111 107 : Ducks : 29,300 32,855 27,993 96 85 Other Poultry : 2,264 2,059 1,631 72 79 : Total Poultry : 20,834,861 21,280,330 21,972,471 105 103 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,778,832 1,826,377 2,045,750 115 112 Mature : 26,193 9,728 12,443 48 128 Light : 12,384 7,924 10,287 83 130 Heavy : 13,809 1,804 2,156 16 120 Total : 1,805,025 1,836,105 2,058,193 114 112 : Turkeys : Young : 1,870,796 1,903,355 1,891,572 101 99 Old : 8,346 5,665 5,679 68 100 Total : 1,879,142 1,909,020 1,897,251 101 99 : Ducks : 46,158 51,870 49,613 107 96 Other Poultry : 2,658 2,635 2,393 90 91 : Total Poultry : 3,732,983 3,799,630 4,007,450 107 105 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 20,529,814 20,964,386 21,732,301 106 104 Mature : 368,598 347,663 366,986 100 106 Light : 117,023 108,613 118,377 101 109 Heavy : 251,575 239,050 248,609 99 104 Total : 20,898,412 21,312,049 22,099,287 106 104 : Turkeys : Young : 3,562,536 3,648,740 3,767,260 106 103 Old : 26,516 29,752 31,744 120 107 Total : 3,589,052 3,678,492 3,799,004 106 103 : Ducks : 75,458 84,725 77,606 103 92 Other Poultry : 4,922 4,694 4,024 82 86 : Total Poultry : 24,567,844 25,079,960 25,979,921 106 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Aug : Jul : Aug : Aug : Jul :---------------: of : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :18,478 18,922 17,361 94 92 121,627 124,007 102 Mature : 1,841 2,442 2,042 111 84 10,897 12,460 114 Light : 877 1,180 654 75 55 4,872 5,496 113 Heavy : 964 1,262 1,388 144 110 6,025 6,964 116 Total :20,319 21,364 19,403 95 91 132,524 136,467 103 : Turkeys : Young : 2,474 2,387 2,189 88 92 16,332 15,719 96 Old : 89 51 56 63 110 524 426 81 Total : 2,563 2,438 2,245 88 92 16,856 16,145 96 : Ducks : 41 26 22 54 85 246 239 97 Other Poultry : 14 2 3 21 150 33 31 94 : Total Poultry :22,937 23,830 21,673 94 91 149,659 152,882 102 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.48 0.49 0.46 96 94 0.43 0.42 98 Mature : 2.37 3.05 2.51 106 82 1.89 2.04 108 Light : 3.34 4.25 2.50 75 59 2.32 2.39 103 Heavy : 1.88 2.41 2.51 134 104 1.64 1.83 112 Total : 0.52 0.55 0.50 96 91 0.46 0.46 100 : Turkeys : Young : 0.40 0.39 0.36 90 92 0.35 0.33 94 Old : 1.32 1.01 0.72 55 71 1.35 1.02 76 Total : 0.41 0.40 0.37 90 93 0.36 0.34 94 : Ducks : 0.27 0.21 0.17 63 81 0.21 0.22 105 Other Poultry : 0.74 0.22 0.25 34 114 0.42 0.48 114 : Total Poultry : 0.50 0.53 0.48 96 91 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, August 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Aug : Jul : Aug : Aug : Jul :---------------: of : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :37,875 31,619 30,004 79 95 339,913 265,945 78 Mature : 3,811 4,040 4,092 107 101 30,190 30,934 102 Light : 1,683 1,979 1,731 103 87 14,710 15,972 109 Heavy : 2,128 2,061 2,361 111 115 15,480 14,962 97 Total :41,686 35,659 34,096 82 96 370,103 296,879 80 : Turkeys : Young :11,446 10,924 11,668 102 107 96,589 87,687 91 Old : 370 286 377 102 132 2,530 2,696 107 Total :11,816 11,210 12,045 102 107 99,119 90,383 91 : Ducks : 316 242 230 73 95 2,603 1,967 76 Other Poultry : 20 11 13 65 118 85 78 92 : Total Poultry :53,838 47,122 46,384 86 98 471,910 389,307 82 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.10 0.92 0.88 80 96 1.33 1.01 76 Mature : 5.46 5.60 5.58 102 100 5.82 5.62 97 Light : 7.13 7.93 7.36 103 93 7.77 7.71 99 Heavy : 4.61 4.37 4.75 103 109 4.70 4.36 93 Total : 1.18 1.02 0.98 83 96 1.42 1.10 77 : Turkeys : Young : 2.05 1.99 2.16 105 109 2.32 2.05 88 Old : 6.06 6.23 5.39 89 87 7.25 7.20 99 Total : 2.10 2.03 2.20 105 108 2.37 2.09 88 : Ducks : 2.27 2.11 1.97 87 93 2.45 2.06 84 Other Poultry : 1.23 1.35 1.19 97 88 1.21 1.34 111 : Total Poultry : 1.31 1.16 1.14 87 98 1.55 1.24 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 89,893 88,872 449,365 445,450 5.00 5.01 AR : 103,826 102,875 516,180 505,603 4.97 4.91 CA : * * * * * * DE : 22,511 22,586 134,741 131,968 5.99 5.84 FL : 11,139 11,127 58,109 59,759 5.22 5.37 GA : 109,104 110,509 545,250 542,243 5.00 4.91 KY : 22,383 20,494 113,670 107,013 5.08 5.22 LA : 16,103 14,979 75,104 70,398 4.66 4.70 MD : 16,957 17,471 78,020 80,718 4.60 4.62 MS : 64,945 64,083 342,728 334,203 5.28 5.22 MO : 32,778 32,800 146,832 146,839 4.48 4.48 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 61,365 57,987 364,318 347,582 5.94 5.99 OH : 3,789 3,934 19,701 20,371 5.20 5.18 PA : 9,468 9,989 49,083 51,504 5.18 5.16 SC : 20,987 21,051 114,450 113,437 5.45 5.39 TN : 20,326 18,732 95,731 87,710 4.71 4.68 TX : 56,037 54,319 272,119 261,406 4.86 4.81 VA : 29,621 30,246 142,966 145,891 4.83 4.82 WA : 5,004 4,850 26,343 25,978 5.26 5.36 : Oth Sts : 58,993 65,870 278,575 319,098 4.72 4.84 : US : 755,229 752,774 3,823,285 3,797,171 5.06 5.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, August 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total Chilled and Frozen :----------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July :August -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 Pounds ----------------- Percent : AL : 328,566 328,666 3,923 3,826 0.97 0.95 AR : 376,649 366,712 4,835 4,397 1.04 0.97 CA : * * * * * * DE : 97,406 95,787 1,875 1,677 1.55 1.41 FL : 40,788 41,927 580 611 1.11 1.14 GA : 400,270 398,546 3,733 3,585 0.76 0.73 KY : 83,717 78,942 804 669 0.79 0.69 LA : 54,600 51,726 318 294 0.47 0.46 MD : 56,344 57,673 732 745 1.04 1.03 MS : 257,658 245,188 2,008 1,980 0.65 0.66 MO : 108,262 107,830 924 911 0.70 0.69 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 277,752 266,457 3,282 3,141 1.00 1.00 OH : 14,402 14,737 297 318 1.68 1.73 PA : 34,356 35,439 1,062 1,007 2.40 2.17 SC : 83,982 81,017 859 715 0.83 0.70 TN : 69,523 64,339 638 632 0.74 0.80 TX : 214,857 204,811 2,464 1,880 1.01 0.80 VA : 102,449 105,170 1,143 1,188 0.89 0.90 WA : 19,689 19,410 328 276 1.38 1.18 : Oth Sts : 205,987 236,138 1,814 2,152 0.72 0.75 : US : 2,827,257 2,800,515 31,619 30,004 0.92 0.88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, July 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 569 122,343 44,358 1,812 4,321 AR : 3,187 226,109 68,134 * * CA : 4,990 * 3,616 * 784 DE : 1,563 88,468 15,552 * 4,656 FL : * * 5,878 * * GA : 745 100,227 59,261 239 5,854 IN : 40 4,855 * * * KY : * 32,658 * * * LA : 104 14,262 6,601 * 281 MD : 7,075 44,357 11,409 26 * MS : * 72,629 18,423 469 * MO : 1,587 64,986 * 977 * NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * 199 * NC : 1,252 108,724 43,501 * * OH : * 19,420 2,048 75 * PA : 326 25,847 8,690 * * SC : * 23,016 * * 1,196 TN : * 42,423 9,522 * 595 TX : * 126,962 69,731 346 1,509 VA : * 52,092 * 35 * WA : * * * * 80 : Oth Sts : 4,992 157,633 85,360 10,946 36,157 : US : 26,430 1,327,011 452,084 15,124 55,433 : Mature Birds : Light : 15,046 1,642 201,228 17,616 1,917 104,424 Heavy : 914 80,410 2,922 374 14,305 : US : 15,046 2,556 281,638 20,538 2,291 118,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 6,618 25,519 29,143 6,532 75,061 316,276 AR : 8,053 29,426 32,403 4,489 51,583 432,994 CA : 251 * 1,578 * 18,682 118,598 DE : 2,607 11,210 12,026 * 17,085 159,084 FL : * 3,827 * * 7,357 45,892 GA : 5,661 39,834 18,366 6,596 109,213 345,996 IN : 69 * * * * * KY : 288 19,551 4,206 1,646 7,000 89,753 LA : 572 3,804 * * * 33,121 MD : * 16,093 * * * 121,958 MS : 2,972 12,861 12,651 620 52,050 174,681 MO : 1,491 12,880 13,852 2,884 36,899 150,913 NJ : * * * 9 * * NY : 687 * 3,950 * * 11,382 NC : 5,331 24,669 25,396 7,966 71,007 301,886 OH : 308 1,962 916 * * 35,254 PA : 1,738 5,087 5,473 344 61,379 109,816 SC : * 4,605 2,385 3,670 6,450 * TN : 1,459 8,631 4,765 826 13,612 82,631 TX : 1,244 8,643 14,194 * 13,483 239,101 VA : 1,652 10,854 * * 21,184 127,084 WA : * * * * * 27,145 : Oth Sts : 6,523 11,713 67,714 17,424 68,463 183,742 : US : 47,524 251,169 249,018 53,006 630,508 3,107,307 : Mature Birds : Light : 11,390 52,913 140,399 1,420 35,053 583,048 Heavy : 1,812 30,408 16,920 1,801 54,299 204,165 : US : 13,202 83,321 157,319 3,221 89,352 787,213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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". Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 118,461 39,572 * 4,652 AR : 1,828 209,248 56,784 5,542 2,391 CA : 5,053 * 4,297 * 784 DE : * 83,340 12,104 * 4,543 FL : 112 * * * * GA : 684 93,868 53,531 528 4,434 IN : 22 3,980 * * 204 KY : * 27,571 * * 1,756 LA : 74 14,033 6,042 * 309 MD : 2,660 46,468 13,632 34 * MS : 332 67,893 16,067 471 1,452 MO : 1,405 63,267 10,006 * * NJ : * * * * * NY : 334 * 1,018 * * NC : * 107,786 34,545 * 11,642 OH : * 19,919 1,808 71 341 PA : 275 25,107 8,932 268 * SC : 240 19,635 * * 1,311 TN : * 40,894 * 367 583 TX : 188 123,936 60,665 362 1,546 VA : * 55,141 * 38 * WA : 37 * * 33 35 : Oth Sts : 5,078 187,169 65,357 6,496 17,752 : US : 18,322 1,307,716 384,360 14,210 53,735 : Mature Birds : Light : 1,763 191,085 17,093 218 82,237 Heavy : 846 84,547 3,478 527 11,961 : US : 2,609 275,632 20,571 745 94,198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 6,353 26,931 28,518 6,150 67,600 300,359 AR : 8,339 31,627 35,229 4,397 46,821 402,206 CA : 275 * 2,496 * * 156,241 DE : 2,662 11,428 11,655 3,275 14,455 144,683 FL : 951 3,447 3,921 * 6,437 45,445 GA : 5,562 35,729 24,024 8,058 100,283 326,701 IN : * * * * * 8,905 KY : 245 15,416 4,978 * 5,491 73,656 LA : 549 3,027 3,331 * * 31,213 MD : 1,752 15,590 * * 12,611 116,430 MS : 3,265 12,832 11,256 581 41,907 156,056 MO : 1,416 14,393 13,130 950 38,673 147,543 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 663 * 3,631 * * * NC : 4,698 24,623 23,406 8,486 62,377 278,699 OH : 358 * * * * 42,097 PA : 1,727 4,726 6,091 * 57,755 105,843 SC : * 6,212 2,792 * 4,785 55,662 TN : 1,243 6,804 4,574 1,614 14,975 79,811 TX : 1,465 8,541 12,390 961 12,407 222,461 VA : 1,877 14,412 * * * 132,184 WA : * * * * * 19,808 : Oth Sts : 4,033 16,561 64,168 18,915 98,118 125,744 : US : 47,433 252,299 255,590 53,387 584,695 2,971,747 : Mature Birds : Light : 14,717 43,266 103,850 3,025 28,488 485,742 Heavy : 2,019 27,056 18,061 2,124 55,300 205,919 : US : 16,736 70,322 121,911 5,149 83,788 691,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, August 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,770 3,024 49,340 53,507 17.81 17.69 CA : * 1,482 * 36,786 * 24.82 IA : 1,718 1,554 50,532 46,204 29.41 29.72 MN : 3,703 3,720 90,560 89,208 24.46 23.98 MO : 1,826 1,808 57,154 54,459 31.30 30.11 NC : 3,430 3,453 85,295 81,556 24.86 23.62 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 2,615 2,695 58,201 58,036 22.26 21.53 : Oth Sts : 7,115 5,710 218,293 181,519 30.68 31.79 : US : 23,177 23,446 609,375 601,275 26.29 25.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, August 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total Chilled and Frozen :----------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July :August -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 Pounds ---------------- Percent : AR : 41,090 44,748 743 819 1.67 1.70 CA : * 30,247 * 643 * 1.94 IA : 39,284 35,988 1,247 1,275 2.74 3.07 MN : 72,031 70,705 2,021 2,175 2.48 2.71 MO : 44,774 42,353 1,366 1,329 2.66 2.71 NC : 66,683 63,290 1,317 1,393 1.72 1.90 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : 45,642 44,536 743 778 1.42 1.49 : Oth Sts : 172,181 142,555 3,487 3,256 1.77 1.99 : US : 481,685 474,422 10,924 11,668 1.99 2.16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, July 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * CA : * 4,825 * 10 * IA : * 7,149 1,996 * * MN : * 20,801 * 815 * MO : 12,373 * * 2 NC : * 3,450 * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * 501 6 * VA : * 1,478 125 * * : Other States : 977 31,061 10,668 4,787 80 : US : 977 81,137 13,290 5,618 82 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 150 3,920 919 11 147 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 794 * * * * CA : * * * * * 6,751 IA : 73 365 592 * * 15,412 MN : 268 1,159 997 281 2,860 31,048 MO : * * 294 * * 16,996 NC : * 1,465 * * 1,126 10,928 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * 2 * 5,253 VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 400 8,281 6,018 1,998 12,212 53,901 : US : 741 12,064 7,901 2,281 16,198 140,289 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 53 176 158 411 5,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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". Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * CA : * 6,856 * 15 * IA : * 6,718 1,859 * * MN : * 25,191 2,585 1,038 * MO : 15,649 * * * NC : * * * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : 2 1,971 * * * : Other States : 203 40,395 11,515 4,307 166 : US : 205 96,780 15,959 5,360 166 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 2 5,018 879 5 311 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 755 * * * * CA : * * * * * 9,228 IA : 98 287 486 * * 14,059 MN : 212 971 999 * 2,986 34,356 MO : 44 * 302 * * 20,110 NC : 75 * * 317 1,603 13,808 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * 6,180 VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 262 11,226 6,945 1,258 12,690 62,245 : US : 691 13,239 8,732 1,575 17,279 159,986 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 20 276 149 16 891 7,567 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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