Pou 2-1 (7-03) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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 4 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during May 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.30 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the amount certified in May 2002. Updated totals for April 2003 show that 3.26 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during May 2003 was 4.46 billion pounds, down 4 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.76 billion pounds, down 4 percent from May 2002, and mature chickens at 71.9 million pounds, were down 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 612 million pounds, down 3 percent, and ducks totaled 13.3 million pounds, down 11 percent. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2003 averaged 5.18 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from May 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.49 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2003 averaged 27.3 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from May 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2003 totaled 15.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.35 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.36 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 45.5 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.13 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.20 percent a year earlier. May 2003 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. May 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, May 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, May 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2003 . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2003 . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, May 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : May : Apr : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 762,101 712,704 725,305 95 102 Mature : 14,505 13,954 13,087 90 94 Light : 8,341 8,334 7,164 86 86 Heavy : 6,164 5,620 5,923 96 105 Total : 776,606 726,658 738,392 95 102 : Turkeys : Young : 23,503 21,915 22,198 94 101 Old : 108 171 244 226 143 Total : 23,611 22,086 22,442 95 102 : Ducks : 2,225 2,034 2,104 95 103 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,907,654 3,691,198 3,758,746 96 102 Mature : 76,992 73,303 71,894 93 98 Light : 28,366 28,539 24,658 87 86 Heavy : 48,626 44,764 47,236 97 106 Total : 3,984,646 3,764,501 3,830,640 96 102 : Turkeys : Young : 625,245 595,946 605,271 97 102 Old : 2,997 4,559 6,695 223 147 Total : 628,242 600,505 611,966 97 102 : Ducks : 14,876 13,574 13,285 89 98 Other Poultry : 812 848 848 104 100 : Total Poultry : 4,628,576 4,379,428 4,456,739 96 102 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.13 5.18 5.18 101 100 Mature : 5.31 5.25 5.49 103 105 Light : 3.40 3.42 3.44 101 101 Heavy : 7.89 7.97 7.98 101 100 Total : 5.13 5.18 5.19 101 100 : Turkeys : Young : 26.60 27.19 27.27 103 100 Old : 27.68 26.58 27.48 99 103 Total : 26.61 27.19 27.27 102 100 : Ducks : 6.68 6.67 6.31 94 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, May 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 3,470,338 3,577,280 3,477,185 100 97 Mature : 67,798 73,024 66,163 98 91 Light : 39,476 44,350 37,500 95 85 Heavy : 28,322 28,674 28,663 101 100 Total : 3,538,136 3,650,304 3,543,348 100 97 : Turkeys : Young : 105,450 109,237 106,888 101 98 Old : 796 867 1,101 138 127 Total : 106,246 110,104 107,989 102 98 : Ducks : 11,064 10,221 10,229 92 100 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 17,477,594 18,265,310 17,987,011 103 98 Mature : 355,697 376,358 353,521 99 94 Light : 134,695 151,071 127,480 95 84 Heavy : 221,002 225,287 226,041 102 100 Total : 17,833,291 18,641,668 18,340,532 103 98 : Turkeys : Young : 2,828,447 2,984,152 2,933,347 104 98 Old : 21,397 24,248 30,062 140 124 Total : 2,849,844 3,008,400 2,963,409 104 99 : Ducks : 73,042 68,924 66,904 92 97 Other Poultry : 4,039 3,770 4,045 100 107 : Total Poultry : 20,760,216 21,722,762 21,374,890 103 98 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.04 5.11 5.17 103 101 Mature : 5.25 5.15 5.34 102 104 Light : 3.41 3.41 3.40 100 100 Heavy : 7.80 7.86 7.89 101 100 Total : 5.04 5.11 5.18 103 101 : Turkeys : Young : 26.82 27.32 27.44 102 100 Old : 26.88 27.97 27.29 102 98 Total : 26.82 27.32 27.43 102 100 : Ducks : 6.60 6.74 6.54 99 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, May 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : May : Apr : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,613,727 2,460,985 2,487,226 95 101 Mature : 44,457 41,958 42,478 96 101 Light : 12,745 12,804 11,493 90 90 Heavy : 31,712 29,154 30,985 98 106 Total : 2,658,184 2,502,943 2,529,704 95 101 : Turkeys : Young : 242,245 248,011 247,762 102 100 Old : 1,905 2,884 4,575 240 159 Total : 244,150 250,895 252,337 103 101 : Ducks : 3,725 3,443 3,239 87 94 Other Poultry : 220 184 216 98 117 : Total Poultry : 2,906,279 2,757,465 2,785,496 96 101 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 281,182 272,005 279,582 99 103 Mature : 2,039 1,639 1,203 59 73 Light : 1,752 1,411 1,063 61 75 Heavy : 287 228 140 49 61 Total : 283,221 273,644 280,785 99 103 : Turkeys : Young : 252,309 223,121 226,234 90 101 Old : 361 413 326 90 79 Total : 252,670 223,534 226,560 90 101 : Ducks : 6,954 6,364 6,253 90 98 Other Poultry : 284 329 303 107 92 : Total Poultry : 543,129 503,871 513,901 95 102 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,894,909 2,732,990 2,766,808 96 101 Mature : 46,496 43,597 43,681 94 100 Light : 14,497 14,215 12,556 87 88 Heavy : 31,999 29,382 31,125 97 106 Total : 2,941,405 2,776,587 2,810,489 96 101 : Turkeys : Young : 494,554 471,132 473,996 96 101 Old : 2,266 3,297 4,901 216 149 Total : 496,820 474,429 478,897 96 101 : Ducks : 10,679 9,807 9,492 89 97 Other Poultry : 504 513 519 103 101 : Total Poultry : 3,449,408 3,261,336 3,299,397 96 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, May 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 11,760,162 12,243,644 11,978,083 102 98 Mature : 209,344 217,865 207,503 99 95 Light : 65,430 71,392 59,963 92 84 Heavy : 143,914 146,473 147,540 103 101 Total : 11,969,506 12,461,509 12,185,586 102 98 : Turkeys : Young : 1,097,246 1,146,201 1,215,187 111 106 Old : 13,694 15,389 19,526 143 127 Total : 1,110,940 1,161,590 1,234,713 111 106 : Ducks : 20,431 18,634 16,417 80 88 Other Poultry : 1,000 1,042 916 92 88 : Total Poultry : 13,101,877 13,642,775 13,437,632 103 98 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,124,128 1,221,607 1,292,189 115 106 Mature : 5,267 7,574 5,515 105 73 Light : 4,098 6,482 4,547 111 70 Heavy : 1,169 1,092 968 83 89 Total : 1,129,395 1,229,181 1,297,704 115 106 : Turkeys : Young : 1,135,968 1,201,655 1,095,192 96 91 Old : 2,673 2,990 2,419 90 81 Total : 1,138,641 1,204,645 1,097,611 96 91 : Ducks : 32,318 32,518 31,367 97 96 Other Poultry : 1,371 1,296 1,540 112 119 : Total Poultry : 2,301,725 2,467,640 2,428,222 105 98 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 12,884,290 13,465,251 13,270,272 103 99 Mature : 214,611 225,439 213,018 99 94 Light : 69,528 77,874 64,510 93 83 Heavy : 145,083 147,565 148,508 102 101 Total : 13,098,901 13,690,690 13,483,290 103 98 : Turkeys : Young : 2,233,214 2,347,856 2,310,379 103 98 Old : 16,367 18,379 21,945 134 119 Total : 2,249,581 2,366,235 2,332,324 104 99 : Ducks : 52,749 51,152 47,784 91 93 Other Poultry : 2,371 2,338 2,456 104 105 : Total Poultry : 15,403,602 16,110,415 15,865,854 103 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, May 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : May : Apr : May : May : Apr :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,250 13,328 12,674 96 95 72,776 71,581 98 Mature : 1,207 1,087 1,033 86 95 6,292 5,188 82 Light : 552 614 595 108 97 2,901 2,915 100 Heavy : 655 473 438 67 93 3,391 2,273 67 Total :14,457 14,415 13,707 95 95 79,068 76,769 97 : Turkeys : Young : 2,176 1,860 1,892 87 102 9,169 11,025 120 Old : 35 84 95 271 113 262 670 256 Total : 2,211 1,944 1,987 90 102 9,431 11,695 124 : Ducks : 17 34 23 135 68 172 136 79 Other Poultry : 10 2 2 20 100 21 12 57 : Total Poultry :16,695 16,395 15,719 94 96 88,692 88,612 100 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.34 0.36 0.34 100 94 0.40 0.40 100 Mature : 1.57 1.48 1.44 92 97 1.67 1.47 88 Light : 1.95 2.15 2.41 124 112 1.92 2.29 119 Heavy : 1.35 1.06 0.93 69 88 1.51 1.01 67 Total : 0.36 0.38 0.36 100 95 0.42 0.42 100 : Turkeys : Young : 0.35 0.31 0.31 89 100 0.31 0.38 123 Old : 1.15 1.83 1.42 123 78 1.08 2.24 207 Total : 0.35 0.32 0.32 91 100 0.31 0.39 126 : Ducks : 0.11 0.25 0.18 164 72 0.25 0.20 80 Other Poultry : 1.18 0.24 0.23 19 96 0.56 0.34 61 : Total Poultry : 0.36 0.37 0.35 97 95 0.41 0.41 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, May 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : May : Apr : May : May : Apr :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :34,126 31,197 30,710 90 98 175,340 156,882 89 Mature : 4,108 4,429 3,636 89 82 19,135 19,914 104 Light : 2,085 2,620 2,140 103 82 10,599 11,319 107 Heavy : 2,023 1,809 1,496 74 83 8,536 8,595 101 Total :38,234 35,626 34,346 90 96 194,475 176,796 91 : Turkeys : Young :11,147 11,105 10,384 93 94 54,994 53,306 97 Old : 280 363 386 138 106 1,742 2,148 123 Total :11,427 11,468 10,770 94 94 56,736 55,454 98 : Ducks : 291 317 353 121 111 1,286 1,501 117 Other Poultry : 11 17 13 118 76 46 71 154 : Total Poultry :49,963 47,428 45,482 91 96 252,543 233,822 93 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.97 0.94 0.91 94 97 1.07 0.97 91 Mature : 5.93 6.71 5.62 95 84 5.65 6.26 111 Light : 8.17 10.20 9.64 118 95 7.80 9.87 127 Heavy : 4.62 4.49 3.52 76 78 4.21 4.22 100 Total : 1.07 1.05 1.00 93 95 1.16 1.07 92 : Turkeys : Young : 1.98 2.07 1.91 96 92 2.05 2.02 99 Old : 10.40 8.85 6.40 62 72 7.99 7.95 99 Total : 2.02 2.12 1.96 97 92 2.10 2.08 99 : Ducks : 2.17 2.59 2.95 136 114 2.07 2.49 120 Other Poultry : 1.54 2.26 1.66 108 73 1.39 2.00 144 : Total Poultry : 1.20 1.20 1.13 94 94 1.29 1.21 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 84,894 85,289 435,675 440,272 5.13 5.16 AR : 98,738 96,481 494,012 480,207 5.00 4.98 CA : * * * * * * DE : 21,768 22,337 130,953 136,147 6.02 6.10 FL : 9,835 10,067 54,173 56,165 5.51 5.58 GA : 102,388 103,575 511,917 521,168 5.00 5.03 KY : 21,609 21,679 114,627 115,396 5.30 5.32 LA : 15,616 16,259 81,179 82,498 5.20 5.07 MD : 16,264 16,278 78,012 78,474 4.80 4.82 MS : 60,782 61,992 322,491 320,275 5.31 5.17 MO : 29,997 32,827 141,663 161,452 4.72 4.92 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 56,101 61,434 340,263 373,865 6.07 6.09 OH : 3,257 3,682 19,375 20,547 5.95 5.58 PA : 8,413 9,105 44,145 48,272 5.25 5.30 SC : 20,739 20,721 115,848 118,645 5.59 5.73 TN : 18,395 18,330 93,862 93,173 5.10 5.08 TX : 54,638 54,970 275,626 271,155 5.04 4.93 VA : 28,280 28,842 139,009 137,963 4.92 4.78 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 60,990 61,437 298,368 303,072 4.89 4.93 : US : 712,704 725,305 3,691,198 3,758,746 5.18 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, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 321,832 316,746 3,617 3,716 0.92 0.94 AR : 357,325 345,294 4,728 3,707 1.06 0.86 CA : * * * * * * DE : 94,793 98,689 2,047 1,912 1.74 1.56 FL : 38,252 40,393 597 618 1.23 1.22 GA : 379,024 381,556 3,113 3,090 0.68 0.66 KY : 83,601 85,640 777 694 0.75 0.67 LA : 58,564 61,061 411 355 0.56 0.48 MD : 55,915 56,278 1,222 1,130 1.74 1.60 MS : 239,748 234,763 2,471 2,373 0.85 0.82 MO : 103,646 115,250 1,230 1,072 0.96 0.74 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 266,992 293,692 3,232 3,797 1.06 1.13 OH : 13,918 15,029 306 310 1.75 1.67 PA : 31,182 34,361 701 700 1.76 1.61 SC : 84,178 87,520 725 736 0.70 0.69 TN : 68,985 66,870 667 615 0.79 0.73 TX : 211,860 208,807 2,041 2,516 0.82 1.03 VA : 101,887 100,516 1,173 1,120 0.94 0.90 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 221,288 224,343 2,139 2,249 0.80 0.82 : US : 2,732,990 2,766,808 31,197 30,710 0.94 0.91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 733 113,384 45,681 * * AR : 2,974 195,988 99,962 4,022 3,357 CA : * * 4,567 497 911 DE : * 97,970 35,240 91 * FL : 143 * * * * GA : 642 82,293 52,914 298 4,816 IN : * 5,868 * * 122 KY : 84 34,116 14,910 50 * LA : * 14,422 8,455 127 258 MD : 4,181 65,322 36,547 * 6,230 MS : 338 64,841 40,457 425 960 MO : 1,076 98,503 * 672 * NJ : * * * * * NY : 177 * * 131 * NC : 818 90,649 47,676 * * OH : * 19,848 * * * PA : * 19,169 13,947 159 383 SC : 57 17,395 12,263 * 1,042 TN : * 45,963 10,185 143 727 TX : * 131,801 41,407 731 2,435 VA : 388 56,592 21,746 22 * WA : * * 3,907 * * : Oth Sts : 9,838 188,154 71,380 4,516 44,351 : US : 21,449 1,342,278 561,244 11,884 65,592 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,577 217,355 19,099 408 96,779 Heavy : 733 72,163 4,869 1,100 8,371 : US : 3,310 289,518 23,968 1,508 105,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,372 24,816 28,978 6,565 87,234 319,140 AR : 6,984 18,425 30,266 3,399 49,905 415,282 CA : 489 * 2,030 * 4,909 * DE : 2,337 17,884 11,429 * 34,360 219,175 FL : * 2,902 3,069 532 13,658 51,664 GA : 3,891 31,602 17,691 6,280 71,559 271,986 IN : 92 * * 7 * * KY : 165 10,311 * 738 * 80,054 LA : 324 2,750 * * * 34,181 MD : 1,913 18,220 * * 22,627 179,461 MS : 2,959 12,644 9,460 777 62,537 195,398 MO : 1,152 11,903 9,580 281 37,345 210,046 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 730 * 2,965 * * * NC : 4,076 24,447 18,302 6,129 70,849 278,174 OH : 142 * * * * 32,803 PA : 1,073 2,362 * 72 12,172 54,269 SC : * 4,632 1,930 1,941 4,900 45,266 TN : 904 9,166 3,921 368 * 91,560 TX : 1,021 8,599 7,398 * 17,260 212,552 VA : 1,479 11,517 * * 14,800 129,239 WA : * 551 * 102 * 26,388 : Oth Sts : 4,721 14,377 75,854 16,099 76,506 268,525 : US : 38,824 227,108 222,873 43,290 580,621 3,115,163 : Mature Birds : Light : 22,604 25,311 178,523 2,912 87,814 653,382 Heavy : 1,531 18,382 24,710 1,241 58,888 191,988 : US : 24,135 43,693 203,233 4,153 146,702 845,370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 534 119,574 39,129 * * AR : * 165,874 74,188 * 2,582 CA : * * 4,898 378 898 DE : 7,364 94,028 29,609 * * FL : 86 * * * * GA : 389 86,946 46,662 425 3,509 IN : * * * * * KY : * 30,855 9,831 34 * LA : * 14,412 6,283 102 176 MD : 2,820 64,653 25,473 86 5,879 MS : * 56,533 21,649 268 883 MO : 1,006 78,643 * 638 * NJ : 5 * * * * NY : 280 * * 144 * NC : 1,000 96,896 40,063 78 * OH : * 19,365 * 52 228 PA : * 18,214 11,744 140 321 SC : 53 16,032 11,091 * * TN : * 43,886 7,527 * 445 TX : 88 127,516 35,889 * 2,513 VA : 281 50,055 18,443 46 * WA : * * 3,703 * * : Oth Sts : 5,033 190,625 49,214 9,705 42,412 : US : 18,939 1,274,107 435,396 12,096 59,846 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,213 183,747 17,421 253 81,586 Heavy : 619 67,947 4,254 130 8,860 : US : 2,832 251,694 21,675 383 90,446 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,862 23,554 35,677 11,311 82,069 324,262 AR : 6,304 16,479 27,663 2,410 38,449 339,095 CA : 438 6,712 2,115 * 6,456 121,958 DE : 2,295 15,465 11,293 5,969 27,380 199,246 FL : * 3,322 3,223 * 14,635 49,908 GA : 4,132 31,171 20,193 5,512 59,009 257,948 IN : 87 * * * * * KY : 186 11,485 * * 6,392 67,881 LA : 434 3,177 2,736 * 2,045 29,866 MD : 1,697 20,698 * * 16,529 168,075 MS : 3,128 18,416 11,880 * 43,745 158,666 MO : 1,429 13,616 10,534 878 37,743 175,184 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 676 * 3,389 * * * NC : 4,601 28,427 20,811 7,654 * 318,431 OH : 186 * 852 * * 36,281 PA : 1,280 2,838 4,523 * * 53,068 SC : 920 4,706 1,914 * * 47,534 TN : 978 8,829 4,175 1,225 9,655 77,622 TX : 1,044 9,454 7,879 * 12,271 198,786 VA : 1,447 8,487 * * 14,231 116,833 WA : * * * * * 28,028 : Oth Sts : 3,155 6,336 67,102 24,324 171,416 141,430 : US : 39,279 233,172 235,959 59,283 542,025 2,910,102 : Mature Birds : Light : 17,138 20,746 153,879 2,551 67,681 547,215 Heavy : 1,543 17,302 19,595 1,253 59,840 181,343 : US : 18,681 38,048 173,474 3,804 127,521 728,558 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,002 3,124 55,846 57,286 18.60 18.33 CA : * 1,254 * 32,399 * 25.83 IA : 1,510 1,566 48,632 50,879 32.21 32.49 MN : 3,031 3,145 83,984 85,850 27.71 27.30 MO : 1,694 1,623 54,291 51,718 32.05 31.87 NC : 3,287 * 82,955 * 25.24 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 9,391 11,486 270,238 327,139 28.78 28.48 : US : 21,915 22,198 595,946 605,271 27.19 27.27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 46,079 47,797 833 837 1.66 1.62 CA : * 26,042 * 568 * 1.95 IA : 37,764 39,619 1,646 1,176 3.76 2.57 MN : 66,209 67,232 1,802 1,674 2.38 2.17 MO : 42,436 36,167 1,168 1,184 2.39 2.54 NC : 65,988 * 1,016 * 1.36 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 212,656 257,139 4,640 4,945 1.91 1.68 : US : 471,132 473,996 11,105 10,384 2.07 1.91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * CA : * * * * * IA : * 7,468 2,108 * * MN : * 18,219 2,370 * 12 MO : * 14,196 * * NC : 4 * * * 4 OH : * * * * * PA : * * 492 * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 194 46,748 6,900 5,480 39 : US : 198 86,631 11,870 5,480 55 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 5,682 1,251 96 250 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 610 * * * * CA : * * 90 * * * IA : * * 479 * * 14,971 MN : 128 607 869 * 1,987 25,594 MO : 51 * * * * 18,547 NC : * 1,049 484 * 630 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 598 4,227 3,208 2,838 12,444 75,421 : US : 777 6,493 5,130 2,838 15,061 134,533 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 26 217 321 79 1,616 9,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 5,461 * * * CA : * 3,189 * * * IA : * 6,450 1,494 * * MN : * 18,147 2,092 * 23 MO : 13,524 * * NC : * * * * OH : * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 141 34,798 5,843 5,205 35 : US : 141 81,569 9,429 5,205 58 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 5,974 1,090 56 124 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 724 * * * * CA : * * * * * * IA : 122 402 431 * * 12,772 MN : 109 842 822 * 2,465 25,961 MO : * 318 * * * 17,344 NC : * 810 365 * 480 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 629 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 438 3,140 3,174 2,740 10,999 69,335 : US : 669 6,236 4,792 2,740 14,573 125,412 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 24 261 274 21 736 8,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 2002, young chickens were killed in 34 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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