Pou 2-1 (3-03) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 7, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call John Lange at 202-720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during January 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.28 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in January 2002. Updated totals for December 2002 show that 3.04 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during January 2003 was 4.42 billion pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.72 billion pounds, down 1 percent from January 2002, and mature chickens at 75.1 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 603 million pounds, down 2 percent, and ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, a slight decrease. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2003 averaged 5.18 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.25 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2003 averaged 28.1 pounds per bird, down slightly from January 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2003 totaled 22.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.51 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.43 percent from a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 50.9 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.28 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.33 percent a year earlier. January 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. The same as January 2002. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2003 . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2003 . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, December 2002. . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2003 . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2003 . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2003 . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, December 2002. . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2003 . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : Jan : Dec : : : : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 737,844 662,504 718,216 97 108 Mature : 15,785 13,130 14,322 91 109 Light : 9,813 7,150 8,184 83 114 Heavy : 5,972 5,980 6,138 103 103 Total : 753,629 675,634 732,538 97 108 : Turkeys : Young : 21,518 21,282 21,148 98 99 Old : 230 274 306 133 112 Total : 21,748 21,556 21,454 99 100 : Ducks : 2,096 2,099 2,133 102 102 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,779,061 3,447,277 3,723,536 99 108 Mature : 80,020 70,736 75,128 94 106 Light : 33,560 24,087 27,883 83 116 Heavy : 46,460 46,649 47,245 102 101 Total : 3,859,081 3,518,013 3,798,664 98 108 : Turkeys : Young : 607,032 582,675 594,911 98 102 Old : 6,523 7,594 8,287 127 109 Total : 613,555 590,269 603,198 98 102 : Ducks : 14,320 13,878 14,262 100 103 Other Poultry : 745 920 889 119 97 : Total Poultry : 4,487,701 4,123,080 4,417,013 98 107 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.12 5.20 5.18 101 100 Mature : 5.07 5.39 5.25 104 97 Light : 3.42 3.37 3.41 100 101 Heavy : 7.78 7.80 7.70 99 99 Total : 5.12 5.21 5.19 101 100 : Turkeys : Young : 28.21 27.38 28.13 100 103 Old : 28.39 27.67 27.08 95 98 Total : 28.21 27.38 28.12 100 103 : Ducks : 6.83 6.61 6.69 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 710,683 737,844 718,216 101 97 Mature : 13,999 15,785 14,322 102 91 Light : 8,379 9,813 8,184 98 83 Heavy : 5,620 5,972 6,138 109 103 Total : 724,682 753,629 732,538 101 97 : Turkeys : Young : 21,171 21,518 21,148 100 98 Old : 132 230 306 232 133 Total : 21,303 21,748 21,454 101 99 : Ducks : 2,325 2,096 2,133 92 102 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,571,736 3,779,061 3,723,536 104 99 Mature : 72,082 80,020 75,128 104 94 Light : 29,090 33,560 27,883 96 83 Heavy : 42,992 46,460 47,245 110 102 Total : 3,643,818 3,859,081 3,798,664 104 98 : Turkeys : Young : 575,976 607,032 594,911 103 98 Old : 3,644 6,523 8,287 227 127 Total : 579,620 613,555 603,198 104 98 : Ducks : 15,406 14,320 14,262 93 100 Other Poultry : 807 745 889 110 119 : Total Poultry : 4,239,651 4,487,701 4,417,013 104 98 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.03 5.12 5.18 103 101 Mature : 5.15 5.07 5.25 102 104 Light : 3.47 3.42 3.41 98 100 Heavy : 7.65 7.78 7.70 101 99 Total : 5.03 5.12 5.19 103 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.20 28.21 28.13 103 100 Old : 27.64 28.39 27.08 98 95 Total : 27.21 28.21 28.12 103 100 : Ducks : 6.63 6.83 6.69 101 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : Jan : Dec : : : : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,531,051 2,273,858 2,479,501 98 109 Mature : 46,526 41,500 44,278 95 107 Light : 16,469 11,752 13,459 82 115 Heavy : 30,057 29,748 30,819 103 104 Total : 2,577,577 2,315,358 2,523,779 98 109 : Turkeys : Young : 234,858 252,348 255,028 109 101 Old : 4,243 4,378 5,255 124 120 Total : 239,101 256,726 260,283 109 101 : Ducks : 4,165 3,641 3,690 89 101 Other Poultry : 189 220 184 97 84 : Total Poultry : 2,821,032 2,575,945 2,787,936 99 108 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 248,861 253,493 268,817 108 106 Mature : 1,451 709 912 63 129 Light : 1,111 549 729 66 133 Heavy : 340 160 183 54 114 Total : 250,312 254,202 269,729 108 106 : Turkeys : Young : 243,039 205,517 214,176 88 104 Old : 594 1,113 775 130 70 Total : 243,633 206,630 214,951 88 104 : Ducks : 6,750 6,521 6,668 99 102 Other Poultry : 261 317 354 136 112 : Total Poultry : 500,956 467,670 491,702 98 105 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,779,912 2,527,351 2,748,318 99 109 Mature : 47,977 42,209 45,190 94 107 Light : 17,580 12,301 14,188 81 115 Heavy : 30,397 29,908 31,002 102 104 Total : 2,827,889 2,569,560 2,793,508 99 109 : Turkeys : Young : 477,897 457,865 469,204 98 102 Old : 4,837 5,491 6,030 125 110 Total : 482,734 463,356 475,234 98 103 : Ducks : 10,915 10,162 10,358 95 102 Other Poultry : 450 537 538 120 100 : Total Poultry : 3,321,988 3,043,615 3,279,638 99 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,403,066 2,531,051 2,479,501 103 98 Mature : 41,736 46,526 44,278 106 95 Light : 13,987 16,469 13,459 96 82 Heavy : 27,749 30,057 30,819 111 103 Total : 2,444,802 2,577,577 2,523,779 103 98 : Turkeys : Young : 225,413 234,858 255,028 113 109 Old : 2,553 4,243 5,255 206 124 Total : 227,966 239,101 260,283 114 109 : Ducks : 4,229 4,165 3,690 87 89 Other Poultry : 209 189 184 88 97 : Total Poultry : 2,677,206 2,821,032 2,787,936 104 99 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 219,140 248,861 268,817 123 108 Mature : 939 1,451 912 97 63 Light : 714 1,111 729 102 66 Heavy : 225 340 183 81 54 Total : 220,079 250,312 269,729 123 108 : Turkeys : Young : 232,903 243,039 214,176 92 88 Old : 318 594 775 244 130 Total : 233,221 243,633 214,951 92 88 : Ducks : 6,752 6,750 6,668 99 99 Other Poultry : 296 261 354 120 136 : Total Poultry : 460,348 500,956 491,702 107 98 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,622,206 2,779,912 2,748,318 105 99 Mature : 42,675 47,977 45,190 106 94 Light : 14,701 17,580 14,188 97 81 Heavy : 27,974 30,397 31,002 111 102 Total : 2,664,881 2,827,889 2,793,508 105 99 : Turkeys : Young : 458,316 477,897 469,204 102 98 Old : 2,871 4,837 6,030 210 125 Total : 461,187 482,734 475,234 103 98 : Ducks : 10,981 10,915 10,358 94 95 Other Poultry : 505 450 538 107 120 : Total Poultry : 3,137,554 3,321,988 3,279,638 105 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec :---------------: of : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :15,890 14,968 19,060 120 127 15,890 19,060 120 Mature : 1,295 1,246 1,185 92 95 1,295 1,185 92 Light : 639 586 691 108 118 639 691 108 Heavy : 656 660 494 75 75 656 494 75 Total :17,185 16,214 20,245 118 125 17,185 20,245 118 : Turkeys : Young : 2,018 2,467 2,130 106 86 2,018 2,130 106 Old : 72 58 260 361 448 72 260 361 Total : 2,090 2,525 2,390 114 95 2,090 2,390 114 : Ducks : 69 27 35 51 130 69 35 51 Other Poultry : 1 6 2 200 33 1 2 200 : Total Poultry :19,345 18,772 22,672 117 121 19,345 22,672 117 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.42 0.43 0.51 121 119 0.42 0.51 121 Mature : 1.62 1.76 1.58 98 90 1.62 1.58 98 Light : 1.90 2.43 2.48 131 102 1.90 2.48 131 Heavy : 1.41 1.41 1.05 74 74 1.41 1.05 74 Total : 0.45 0.46 0.53 118 115 0.45 0.53 118 : Turkeys : Young : 0.33 0.42 0.36 109 86 0.33 0.36 109 Old : 1.11 0.76 3.14 283 413 1.11 3.14 283 Total : 0.34 0.43 0.40 118 93 0.34 0.40 118 : Ducks : 0.48 0.19 0.24 50 126 0.48 0.24 50 Other Poultry : 0.12 0.65 0.24 200 37 0.12 0.24 200 : Total Poultry : 0.43 0.46 0.51 119 111 0.43 0.51 119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec :---------------: of : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :37,374 29,905 34,713 93 116 37,374 34,713 93 Mature : 4,295 3,869 4,610 107 119 4,295 4,610 107 Light : 2,452 1,952 2,560 104 131 2,452 2,560 104 Heavy : 1,843 1,917 2,050 111 107 1,843 2,050 111 Total :41,669 33,774 39,323 94 116 41,669 39,323 94 : Turkeys : Young :11,412 10,529 10,757 94 102 11,412 10,757 94 Old : 446 412 548 123 133 446 548 123 Total :11,858 10,941 11,305 95 103 11,858 11,305 95 : Ducks : 264 280 284 108 101 264 284 108 Other Poultry : 8 13 14 175 108 8 14 175 : Total Poultry :53,799 45,008 50,926 95 113 53,799 50,926 95 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.10 0.96 1.04 95 108 1.10 1.04 95 Mature : 5.96 6.08 6.82 114 112 5.96 6.82 114 Light : 8.12 9.00 10.20 126 113 8.12 10.20 126 Heavy : 4.41 4.57 4.82 109 105 4.41 4.82 109 Total : 1.20 1.07 1.15 96 107 1.20 1.15 96 : Turkeys : Young : 2.09 2.01 2.01 96 100 2.09 2.01 96 Old : 7.60 6.03 7.35 97 122 7.60 7.35 97 Total : 2.15 2.06 2.08 97 101 2.15 2.08 97 : Ducks : 2.05 2.24 2.21 108 99 2.05 2.21 108 Other Poultry : 1.21 1.65 1.82 150 110 1.21 1.82 150 : Total Poultry : 1.33 1.21 1.28 96 106 1.33 1.28 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January :December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 79,889 83,821 404,749 432,792 5.07 5.16 AR : 87,534 95,725 436,033 471,135 4.98 4.92 CA : * * * * * * DE : 21,629 23,666 132,684 143,674 6.13 6.07 FL : 9,969 11,086 55,701 62,633 5.59 5.65 GA : 100,186 106,893 511,323 536,839 5.10 5.02 KY : 19,584 20,085 103,506 108,159 5.29 5.38 LA : 14,585 14,500 74,806 75,908 5.13 5.24 MD : 14,991 16,780 71,783 79,001 4.79 4.71 MS : 57,198 61,881 309,154 329,087 5.40 5.32 MO : 29,405 33,013 137,292 161,302 4.67 4.89 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 51,465 56,379 315,762 345,428 6.14 6.13 OH : 3,094 3,213 17,791 18,869 5.75 5.87 PA : 8,665 9,409 46,157 49,576 5.33 5.27 SC : 19,516 21,145 116,148 121,848 5.95 5.76 TN : 15,641 17,939 83,500 95,815 5.34 5.34 TX : 50,155 53,561 245,695 258,251 4.90 4.82 VA : 25,695 27,480 126,236 134,185 4.91 4.88 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 53,303 61,640 258,957 299,034 4.86 4.85 : US : 662,504 718,216 3,447,277 3,723,536 5.20 5.18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, January 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 292,270 317,010 3,747 4,141 1.03 1.06 AR : 313,072 341,022 3,753 4,261 0.96 1.00 CA : * * * * * * DE : 96,183 104,477 2,061 2,474 1.73 1.91 FL : 39,965 44,314 650 807 1.30 1.43 GA : 376,139 395,829 3,448 3,659 0.75 0.76 KY : 76,144 78,625 812 759 0.87 0.78 LA : 54,981 55,746 502 591 0.75 0.87 MD : 51,478 56,844 890 1,090 1.38 1.53 MS : 226,169 251,169 1,868 2,109 0.67 0.71 MO : 101,634 117,346 1,021 1,547 0.83 1.07 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 239,166 262,855 3,192 4,451 1.12 1.43 OH : 12,668 13,141 391 486 2.44 2.86 PA : 32,183 34,551 938 1,010 2.26 2.26 SC : 85,360 90,157 843 782 0.81 0.71 TN : 61,423 70,179 682 784 0.91 0.91 TX : 186,885 197,478 1,722 2,083 0.78 0.90 VA : 91,334 96,830 1,392 1,251 1.23 1.04 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 190,297 220,745 1,993 2,428 0.86 0.90 : US : 2,527,351 2,748,318 29,905 34,713 0.96 1.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, December 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 125,770 67,558 * * AR : 3,103 194,146 100,253 3,037 2,696 CA : * * 4,447 386 724 DE : 1,558 107,039 33,694 * * FL : * * * * * GA : 561 98,584 79,136 260 5,766 IN : * 5,295 * * 184 KY : * 43,939 * 136 2,073 LA : * 13,335 8,617 * 290 MD : * 56,705 28,535 59 * MS : 424 54,964 32,785 341 1,511 MO : 1,534 77,394 * 486 * NJ : 5 * * 7 * NY : 108 * * * * NC : 529 100,311 63,941 * * OH : * 21,204 2,565 * * PA : 208 28,335 19,147 250 * SC : 120 24,627 * * * TN : 336 37,033 8,336 245 * TX : 89 107,878 59,583 380 1,957 VA : 299 54,772 * * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 8,698 178,572 164,034 3,221 50,797 : US : 17,572 1,329,903 672,631 9,742 65,998 : Mature Birds : Light : 3,462 200,498 15,411 134 80,401 Heavy : 1,752 72,478 3,663 704 10,261 : US : 5,214 272,976 19,074 838 90,662 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, December 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,365 23,336 29,459 * 95,476 358,253 AR : 6,494 24,148 27,473 2,300 39,057 402,707 CA : 353 * 2,373 * 2,843 116,883 DE : 2,837 12,468 11,237 3,682 23,603 203,196 FL : * 2,974 * * 10,072 51,358 GA : 4,541 43,968 22,214 4,814 104,624 364,468 IN : 81 * * * * 14,502 KY : 335 11,977 2,596 * 6,550 92,025 LA : 419 3,825 3,307 * * 36,286 MD : * 18,968 * 1,485 18,308 152,065 MS : 2,405 11,392 9,546 430 57,895 171,693 MO : 1,196 11,189 11,266 1,414 38,996 192,306 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 3,579 218 * * NC : 4,133 22,853 18,391 5,340 68,200 298,844 OH : 330 * 1,022 * * 37,325 PA : 1,343 4,332 5,747 * * 86,340 SC : 917 7,747 2,229 3,007 6,237 * TN : 941 10,726 3,857 * 5,099 68,055 TX : 1,301 12,273 11,173 598 14,719 209,951 VA : 1,650 12,101 * * 23,861 154,032 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,860 15,625 62,616 8,518 46,748 227,718 : US : 39,501 249,902 228,085 36,915 587,758 3,238,007 : Mature Birds : Light : 15,285 22,695 143,286 574 54,453 536,199 Heavy : 2,222 16,666 21,703 1,661 45,552 176,662 : US : 17,507 39,361 164,989 2,235 100,005 712,861 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 134,296 80,379 1,072 * AR : 4,268 217,459 121,510 3,795 3,196 CA : * * 4,259 505 867 DE : 3,946 130,363 45,767 86 9,153 FL : 142 * * * * GA : 682 104,914 87,629 377 5,859 IN : * * * * * KY : * 28,654 * * 2,360 LA : * 14,937 9,201 * 244 MD : 2,524 70,713 41,772 * * MS : 215 56,988 55,660 309 1,633 MO : 1,543 103,924 96,394 811 * NJ : * * * * * NY : 242 * * * * NC : 559 103,523 78,784 * * OH : * 24,985 2,875 * * PA : 198 33,671 24,106 240 * SC : 158 25,214 * 30 1,299 TN : * 43,177 10,844 253 1,169 TX : 121 131,865 81,812 469 2,706 VA : * 54,189 * * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 10,930 218,519 127,412 3,862 50,828 : US : 25,528 1,497,391 868,404 11,869 79,314 : Mature Birds : Light : 4 2,907 252,580 19,052 434 114,606 Heavy : 1,052 77,008 3,199 399 11,794 : US : 4 3,959 329,588 22,251 833 126,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,580 26,664 28,817 4,808 106,019 393,801 AR : 7,435 29,664 30,156 1,617 46,681 465,781 CA : 364 * 2,034 * 2,994 137,602 DE : 2,937 17,548 13,000 2,273 25,978 251,051 FL : * 3,930 * * 16,359 74,591 GA : 4,841 45,968 25,021 6,813 120,002 402,106 IN : 133 * * * * 20,209 KY : 171 10,678 2,553 399 5,367 71,998 LA : 362 2,984 4,286 242 * 35,958 MD : * 25,511 * * 21,516 197,223 MS : 2,883 14,017 9,878 394 58,933 200,910 MO : 1,278 13,892 11,348 * 38,001 272,680 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 747 * 3,578 196 * * NC : 4,366 26,273 19,040 4,776 75,962 331,145 OH : 290 * 1,664 * * 48,218 PA : 1,439 * 6,147 289 * 100,624 SC : 849 * * 2,909 6,654 77,831 TN : 1,297 15,736 4,737 * 9,505 87,201 TX : 1,304 9,685 12,722 846 19,030 260,560 VA : 1,755 12,351 * 4,003 22,609 156,282 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,484 36,212 81,366 9,846 70,524 172,255 : US : 42,515 291,113 256,347 39,411 646,134 3,758,026 : Mature Birds : Light : 15,125 24,875 161,455 1,136 75,727 667,901 Heavy : 2,087 26,289 25,427 798 55,045 203,098 : US : 17,212 51,164 186,882 1,934 130,772 870,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January :December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,028 2,785 53,135 49,313 17.55 17.71 CA : 1,612 914 38,223 23,500 23.71 25.70 IA : 1,390 1,375 43,889 48,927 31.57 35.58 MN : 2,673 2,984 74,663 85,945 27.93 28.80 MO : 1,429 1,543 45,993 48,502 32.19 31.43 NC : * 3,193 * 88,839 * 27.83 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 11,150 8,354 326,772 249,885 29.31 29.91 : US : 21,282 21,148 582,675 594,911 27.38 28.13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 42,898 41,355 1,065 707 2.23 1.59 CA : 30,814 19,015 765 447 2.22 2.12 IA : 33,767 37,868 1,186 1,395 3.00 3.17 MN : 58,825 67,139 1,347 1,839 2.00 2.38 MO : 35,902 37,878 1,001 1,005 2.42 2.30 NC : * 70,019 * 1,320 * 1.65 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 255,659 195,930 5,165 4,044 1.76 1.80 : US : 457,865 469,204 10,529 10,757 2.01 2.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, December 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * CA : 5 6,326 * * 15 IA : 6,562 1,817 * * MN : * 15,245 * * * MO : * * * NC : * * * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * 493 * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 41 62,455 8,272 5,654 48 : US : 46 90,588 10,582 5,654 63 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 165 5,211 1,167 49 311 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * * * CA : * * * * * 8,812 IA : 123 407 598 47 * 12,967 MN : 124 * 605 * 1,217 21,734 MO : 47 * 422 * * 16,020 NC : 200 1,438 * * 1,738 13,105 OH : * * 36 * * * PA : 103 * 319 6 * 7,416 VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 265 6,547 5,725 2,689 13,981 63,516 : US : 862 8,392 7,705 2,742 16,936 143,570 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 26 138 142 2 311 7,522 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 6,216 * * * CA : 2 3,155 72 * * IA : 7,857 2,113 * MN : 19 21,452 4,208 * 29 MO : 13,883 * * NC : 2 * * 10 2 OH : * * * * * PA : * * 684 2 * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 18 41,689 7,773 6,700 81 : US : 41 94,252 14,850 6,712 112 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 64 8,204 2,025 62 550 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 467 * * * * CA : * * * * * 4,471 IA : 142 426 628 * 705 15,770 MN : 151 565 916 * 1,849 30,723 MO : * * 235 * * 17,150 NC : 241 1,741 * 138 1,764 12,441 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * 220 * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 398 4,831 4,919 2,463 12,490 70,701 : US : 932 8,030 6,918 2,601 16,808 151,256 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 26 183 264 29 1,627 13,034 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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