Pou 2-1 (9-03) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 5, 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 Up 2 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during July 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.44 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in July 2002. Updated totals for June 2003 show that 3.27 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during July 2003 was 4.61 billion pounds, up 2 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.90 billion pounds, up 2 percent from July 2002, and mature chickens at 74.4 million pounds, were down 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 623 million pounds, up 1 percent, and ducks totaled 12.5 million pounds, down 2 percent. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2003 averaged 5.12 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.93 pounds per bird, up 8 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2003 averaged 26.3 pounds per bird, up slightly from July 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2003 totaled 21.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.47 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.53 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 44.3 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.07 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.16 percent a year earlier. July 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as July last year. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul : Jun : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 755,730 706,647 761,780 101 108 Mature : 14,645 12,744 12,548 86 98 Light : 8,038 6,440 5,605 70 87 Heavy : 6,607 6,304 6,943 105 110 Total : 770,375 719,391 774,328 101 108 : Turkeys : Young : 23,200 22,054 23,275 100 106 Old : 195 248 380 195 153 Total : 23,395 22,302 23,655 101 106 : Ducks : 1,964 1,888 1,917 98 102 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,826,215 3,692,596 3,899,665 102 106 Mature : 80,116 72,652 74,424 93 102 Light : 27,742 22,294 19,285 70 87 Heavy : 52,374 50,358 55,139 105 109 Total : 3,906,331 3,765,248 3,974,089 102 106 : Turkeys : Young : 609,889 603,821 612,894 100 102 Old : 5,086 6,522 10,136 199 155 Total : 614,975 610,343 623,030 101 102 : Ducks : 12,752 12,203 12,493 98 102 Other Poultry : 963 451 596 62 132 : Total Poultry : 4,535,021 4,388,245 4,610,208 102 105 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.06 5.23 5.12 101 98 Mature : 5.47 5.70 5.93 108 104 Light : 3.45 3.46 3.44 100 99 Heavy : 7.93 7.99 7.94 100 99 Total : 5.07 5.23 5.13 101 98 : Turkeys : Young : 26.29 27.38 26.33 100 96 Old : 26.05 26.29 26.64 102 101 Total : 26.29 27.37 26.34 100 96 : Ducks : 6.49 6.46 6.52 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 4,888,782 5,018,239 4,945,662 101 99 Mature : 93,827 100,974 91,461 97 91 Light : 53,668 59,661 49,545 92 83 Heavy : 40,159 41,313 41,916 104 101 Total : 4,982,609 5,119,213 5,037,123 101 98 : Turkeys : Young : 150,676 153,747 152,341 101 99 Old : 1,203 1,232 1,729 144 140 Total : 151,879 154,979 154,070 101 99 : Ducks : 15,543 13,950 14,034 90 101 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 24,547,385 25,586,488 25,588,680 104 100 Mature : 498,963 529,757 500,797 100 95 Light : 184,004 203,937 169,059 92 83 Heavy : 314,959 325,820 331,738 105 102 Total : 25,046,348 26,116,245 26,089,477 104 100 : Turkeys : Young : 3,997,970 4,164,276 4,152,199 104 100 Old : 31,996 33,814 46,720 146 138 Total : 4,029,966 4,198,090 4,198,919 104 100 : Ducks : 102,555 93,419 91,600 89 98 Other Poultry : 5,992 5,429 5,092 85 94 : Total Poultry : 29,184,861 30,413,183 30,385,088 104 100 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.02 5.10 5.17 103 101 Mature : 5.32 5.25 5.48 103 104 Light : 3.43 3.42 3.41 99 100 Heavy : 7.84 7.89 7.92 101 100 Total : 5.03 5.10 5.18 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26.53 27.09 27.25 103 101 Old : 26.60 27.44 27.00 102 98 Total : 26.53 27.09 27.25 103 101 : Ducks : 6.60 6.70 6.53 99 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul : Jun : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,547,609 2,459,424 2,611,162 102 106 Mature : 46,511 43,442 45,808 98 105 Light : 13,084 10,643 9,810 75 92 Heavy : 33,427 32,799 35,998 108 110 Total : 2,594,120 2,502,866 2,656,970 102 106 : Turkeys : Young : 246,578 245,947 241,609 98 98 Old : 3,186 4,424 6,899 217 156 Total : 249,764 250,371 248,508 99 99 : Ducks : 3,227 3,041 2,970 92 98 Other Poultry : 231 213 273 118 128 : Total Poultry : 2,847,342 2,756,491 2,908,721 102 106 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 278,850 269,773 284,444 102 105 Mature : 1,751 1,086 294 17 27 Light : 1,311 695 42 3 6 Heavy : 440 391 252 57 64 Total : 280,601 270,859 284,738 101 105 : Turkeys : Young : 235,119 232,060 242,063 103 104 Old : 714 507 879 123 173 Total : 235,833 232,567 242,942 103 104 : Ducks : 5,905 5,793 6,103 103 105 Other Poultry : 333 80 104 31 130 : Total Poultry : 522,672 509,299 533,887 102 105 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,826,459 2,729,197 2,895,606 102 106 Mature : 48,262 44,528 46,102 96 104 Light : 14,395 11,338 9,852 68 87 Heavy : 33,867 33,190 36,250 107 109 Total : 2,874,721 2,773,725 2,941,708 102 106 : Turkeys : Young : 481,697 478,007 483,672 100 101 Old : 3,900 4,931 7,778 199 158 Total : 485,597 482,938 491,450 101 102 : Ducks : 9,132 8,834 9,073 99 103 Other Poultry : 564 293 377 67 129 : Total Poultry : 3,370,014 3,265,790 3,442,608 102 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 16,535,599 17,122,695 17,054,664 103 100 Mature : 292,737 306,851 297,073 101 97 Light : 88,200 96,103 80,416 91 84 Heavy : 204,537 210,748 216,657 106 103 Total : 16,828,336 17,429,546 17,351,737 103 100 : Turkeys : Young : 1,507,972 1,611,800 1,703,335 113 106 Old : 20,366 21,664 30,849 151 142 Total : 1,528,338 1,633,464 1,734,184 113 106 : Ducks : 28,562 24,870 22,428 79 90 Other Poultry : 1,586 1,490 1,402 88 94 : Total Poultry : 18,386,822 19,089,370 19,109,751 104 100 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,578,123 1,756,072 1,849,237 117 105 Mature : 8,371 10,882 6,925 83 64 Light : 6,800 8,896 5,284 78 59 Heavy : 1,571 1,986 1,641 104 83 Total : 1,586,494 1,766,954 1,856,162 117 105 : Turkeys : Young : 1,651,087 1,667,174 1,570,576 95 94 Old : 4,150 4,083 3,805 92 93 Total : 1,655,237 1,671,257 1,574,381 95 94 : Ducks : 45,188 43,768 43,263 96 99 Other Poultry : 1,970 1,860 1,724 88 93 : Total Poultry : 3,288,889 3,483,839 3,475,530 106 100 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 18,113,722 18,878,767 18,903,901 104 100 Mature : 301,108 317,733 303,998 101 96 Light : 95,000 104,999 85,700 90 82 Heavy : 206,108 212,734 218,298 106 103 Total : 18,414,830 19,196,500 19,207,899 104 100 : Turkeys : Young : 3,159,059 3,278,974 3,273,911 104 100 Old : 24,516 25,747 34,654 141 135 Total : 3,183,575 3,304,721 3,308,565 104 100 : Ducks : 73,750 68,638 65,691 89 96 Other Poultry : 3,556 3,350 3,126 88 93 : Total Poultry : 21,675,711 22,573,209 22,585,281 104 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :18,949 13,836 17,296 91 125 107,149 102,730 96 Mature : 2,442 1,310 1,612 66 123 10,418 8,209 79 Light : 1,180 543 590 50 109 4,842 4,048 84 Heavy : 1,262 767 1,022 81 133 5,576 4,161 75 Total :21,391 15,146 18,908 88 125 117,567 110,939 94 : Turkeys : Young : 2,390 2,473 2,579 108 104 13,536 16,083 119 Old : 51 85 164 322 193 370 919 248 Total : 2,441 2,558 2,743 112 107 13,906 17,002 122 : Ducks : 26 31 25 96 81 217 192 88 Other Poultry : 2 1 2 100 200 28 15 54 : Total Poultry :23,860 17,736 21,678 91 122 131,718 128,148 97 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.50 0.37 0.44 88 119 0.42 0.40 95 Mature : 3.05 1.80 2.17 71 121 1.97 1.64 83 Light : 4.25 2.44 3.06 72 125 2.37 2.39 101 Heavy : 2.41 1.52 1.85 77 122 1.71 1.26 74 Total : 0.55 0.40 0.48 87 120 0.45 0.43 96 : Turkeys : Young : 0.39 0.41 0.42 108 102 0.32 0.39 122 Old : 1.01 1.30 1.61 159 124 1.09 1.97 181 Total : 0.40 0.42 0.44 110 105 0.33 0.40 121 : Ducks : 0.21 0.25 0.20 95 80 0.23 0.21 91 Other Poultry : 0.25 0.18 0.39 156 217 0.53 0.34 64 : Total Poultry : 0.53 0.40 0.47 89 118 0.43 0.42 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :31,640 31,122 29,996 95 96 235,991 218,114 92 Mature : 4,040 3,576 3,555 88 99 26,842 27,066 101 Light : 1,979 1,934 1,585 80 82 14,241 14,838 104 Heavy : 2,061 1,642 1,970 96 120 12,601 12,228 97 Total :35,680 34,698 33,551 94 97 262,833 245,180 93 : Turkeys : Young :10,932 10,011 9,939 91 99 76,050 73,281 96 Old : 286 421 533 186 127 2,319 3,102 134 Total :11,218 10,432 10,472 93 100 78,369 76,383 97 : Ducks : 242 275 251 104 91 1,741 2,027 116 Other Poultry : 11 7 7 64 100 65 85 131 : Total Poultry :47,151 45,412 44,281 94 98 343,008 323,675 94 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.92 0.94 0.85 92 90 1.02 0.95 93 Mature : 5.60 5.47 5.31 95 97 5.63 6.01 107 Light : 7.93 9.64 9.13 115 95 7.76 9.75 126 Heavy : 4.37 3.62 3.97 91 110 4.30 4.10 95 Total : 1.01 1.02 0.94 93 92 1.12 1.04 93 : Turkeys : Young : 1.99 1.84 1.80 90 98 2.03 1.96 97 Old : 6.23 7.17 5.85 94 82 7.62 7.38 97 Total : 2.03 1.90 1.87 92 98 2.07 2.02 98 : Ducks : 2.11 2.51 2.23 106 89 2.07 2.46 119 Other Poultry : 1.31 1.89 1.27 97 67 1.36 1.91 140 : Total Poultry : 1.16 1.15 1.07 92 93 1.25 1.18 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, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 84,060 90,695 437,636 464,050 5.21 5.12 AR : 95,731 105,831 472,641 492,239 4.94 4.65 CA : * * * * * * DE : 22,701 24,476 140,784 153,614 6.20 6.28 FL : 9,685 10,828 53,290 59,900 5.50 5.53 GA : 100,878 108,260 506,431 540,970 5.02 5.00 KY : 16,859 21,310 94,820 111,441 5.62 5.23 LA : 14,547 15,996 74,060 78,840 5.09 4.93 MD : 16,195 14,996 76,399 72,681 4.72 4.85 MS : 61,985 66,852 336,134 353,078 5.42 5.28 MO : 32,217 34,438 151,661 162,148 4.71 4.71 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 58,860 62,964 367,614 382,363 6.25 6.07 OH : 3,086 3,635 16,497 19,463 5.35 5.35 PA : 9,094 9,647 47,968 49,196 5.27 5.10 SC : 20,455 20,112 119,757 115,228 5.85 5.73 TN : 18,286 19,871 94,167 100,332 5.15 5.05 TX : 52,460 57,486 257,400 283,428 4.91 4.93 VA : 28,640 29,328 143,002 142,823 4.99 4.87 WA : 4,900 * 26,694 * 5.45 * : Oth Sts : 56,008 65,055 275,641 317,871 4.92 4.89 : US : 706,647 761,780 3,692,596 3,899,665 5.23 5.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 325,266 342,470 3,426 3,579 0.87 0.86 AR : 342,106 354,925 3,573 3,369 0.84 0.76 CA : * * * * * * DE : 102,005 110,248 1,955 2,162 1.54 1.56 FL : 38,445 43,015 598 699 1.25 1.30 GA : 367,379 394,032 2,983 3,593 0.65 0.74 KY : 68,997 82,848 666 667 0.78 0.67 LA : 55,418 58,621 303 294 0.46 0.41 MD : 55,146 52,270 1,098 989 1.60 1.51 MS : 248,911 264,805 3,956 2,513 1.31 0.79 MO : 111,512 118,831 955 1,090 0.70 0.75 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 285,539 307,305 3,792 3,628 1.15 1.05 OH : 11,899 13,985 218 264 1.47 1.51 PA : 34,598 35,504 681 673 1.58 1.52 SC : 86,321 84,845 882 746 0.82 0.72 TN : 67,785 73,018 566 569 0.67 0.63 TX : 202,648 221,901 2,087 1,921 0.90 0.75 VA : 103,032 103,296 1,130 1,036 0.88 0.81 WA : 19,456 * 285 * 1.19 * : Oth Sts : 202,734 233,687 1,968 2,204 0.79 0.77 : US : 2,729,197 2,895,606 31,122 29,996 0.94 0.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 108,308 28,371 2,198 * AR : 1,419 154,858 59,981 3,226 2,289 CA : * 90,569 2,925 463 700 DE : 6,898 101,231 30,176 * * FL : 99 * * * * GA : 425 76,898 41,577 457 3,060 IN : * 5,134 * * * KY : * 28,434 7,352 * 1,822 LA : * 13,516 4,688 90 76 MD : 3,792 60,186 23,967 79 * MS : 224 63,163 15,737 405 617 MO : 983 68,829 * 625 * NJ : * * * * * NY : 192 * * * * NC : 581 90,749 43,190 * * OH : * 12,922 * * * PA : 203 17,072 10,540 128 259 SC : 93 16,648 * 27 1,020 TN : 177 36,059 6,058 125 412 TX : 101 115,273 * * 1,966 VA : * 51,423 * 36 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,339 87,008 112,160 3,261 43,864 : US : 18,554 1,198,280 386,722 11,120 56,085 : Mature Birds : Light : 1,701 176,781 12,001 72 93,211 Heavy : 857 72,644 4,866 194 11,110 : US : 2,558 249,425 16,867 266 104,321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,472 25,867 28,593 7,408 77,114 287,051 AR : 6,904 15,878 29,599 4,450 35,671 314,275 CA : 364 8,097 1,986 * * 118,028 DE : 2,607 13,570 11,270 3,860 26,138 201,720 FL : * 2,719 2,727 * 13,273 48,097 GA : 3,588 30,082 19,564 4,532 47,614 227,797 IN : * * * * * * KY : 163 11,064 * 1,924 * 62,377 LA : 315 1,763 2,175 * 1,576 24,721 MD : 1,826 24,952 * 1,948 16,747 164,197 MS : 3,887 19,426 15,052 609 39,263 158,383 MO : 1,391 11,936 11,142 762 29,338 146,027 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 584 187 2,754 312 * * NC : 4,166 24,961 19,528 8,490 * 349,060 OH : 120 * * * * 24,568 PA : 1,114 3,212 4,045 104 13,698 50,375 SC : * 4,862 1,874 * 4,371 53,394 TN : 992 9,420 4,752 795 7,665 66,455 TX : 988 9,041 7,900 816 9,284 179,745 VA : 1,613 9,972 * * 12,394 118,344 WA : * 671 * * * 24,637 : Oth Sts : 4,424 5,258 71,335 18,064 201,356 147,838 : US : 39,518 232,938 234,296 54,074 535,502 2,767,089 : Mature Birds : Light : 13,812 34,775 137,134 1,065 48,791 519,343 Heavy : 1,663 19,479 20,774 2,444 60,934 194,965 : US : 15,475 54,254 157,908 3,509 109,725 714,308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 477 117,654 27,274 * * AR : 1,343 155,570 59,687 3,009 2,298 CA : 1,114 * 3,488 694 609 DE : 4,263 112,604 24,971 82 6,227 FL : 97 * * * * GA : 1,207 86,247 37,663 482 3,568 IN : * 4,927 * * * KY : * 35,220 * 56 2,130 LA : * 13,584 4,233 * 145 MD : 1,480 57,398 18,679 88 * MS : * 76,008 18,795 412 700 MO : 936 73,483 18,133 * * NJ : * * * * * NY : 246 * * 162 * NC : 670 94,624 30,559 * * OH : * 16,150 1,969 53 1,322 PA : * 17,269 9,355 170 310 SC : * 13,602 9,231 * * TN : 126 35,054 6,824 117 340 TX : * 116,080 * 385 2,378 VA : 344 53,166 14,634 17 * WA : 78 * * * * : Oth Sts : 59,671 175,305 62,227 6,119 39,865 : US : 72,052 1,253,945 347,722 11,846 59,892 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,703 158,021 15,481 64 80,803 Heavy : 1,182 78,076 5,023 405 12,448 : US : 3,885 236,097 20,504 469 93,251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,824 31,049 30,508 12,304 71,373 302,434 AR : 7,502 16,420 30,724 3,615 35,491 315,659 CA : 328 7,951 2,679 * * 121,875 DE : 3,053 18,552 14,020 8,052 24,448 216,272 FL : * 3,591 * 830 14,523 54,561 GA : 4,047 32,979 15,853 8,672 49,673 240,391 IN : 121 * 282 * * * KY : 287 10,293 * * 4,917 67,535 LA : 413 2,380 * * 1,749 26,013 MD : 1,608 22,172 * 1,682 * 151,057 MS : 4,042 15,170 16,139 * 36,804 169,632 MO : 1,845 17,590 14,077 1,249 38,544 168,718 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 762 * 3,314 402 * * NC : 4,540 27,172 25,483 10,597 91,780 301,835 OH : 133 1,399 * * * 31,661 PA : 1,117 4,329 4,705 373 * 50,463 SC : * * * * 3,670 40,907 TN : 1,019 10,754 4,246 1,034 8,824 68,338 TX : 1,148 9,909 7,878 370 9,007 179,429 VA : 1,539 13,580 * * 12,738 120,772 WA : * 947 * * * 22,166 : Oth Sts : 4,277 8,866 77,312 16,273 100,356 210,017 : US : 42,605 255,103 247,220 65,453 503,897 2,859,735 : Mature Birds : Light : 11,254 44,145 129,926 820 48,277 491,494 Heavy : 1,887 32,405 22,128 4,075 72,128 229,757 : US : 13,141 76,550 152,054 4,895 120,405 721,251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,859 2,965 51,884 52,056 18.15 17.56 CA : * * * * * * IA : 1,574 1,569 49,779 49,470 31.62 31.53 MN : 3,200 3,562 84,353 89,208 26.36 25.04 MO : 1,511 1,500 48,626 45,830 32.18 30.55 NC : * * * * * * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 12,910 13,679 369,179 376,330 28.60 27.51 : US : 22,054 23,275 603,821 612,894 27.38 26.33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 42,834 43,355 797 802 1.71 1.71 CA : * * * * * * IA : 38,761 38,518 1,057 1,136 2.36 2.55 MN : 67,095 70,834 1,502 1,629 1.98 2.03 MO : 37,191 35,198 1,143 1,054 2.61 2.56 NC : * * * * * * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 292,126 295,767 5,512 5,318 1.66 1.57 : US : 478,007 483,672 10,011 9,939 1.84 1.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 5,693 * * * CA : * * * * * IA : 5,495 1,572 * 3 MN : * 16,378 * * 27 MO : 13,552 * * NC : * * 2 OH : * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 33 36,162 6,270 4,517 136 : US : 33 77,280 7,842 4,517 168 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 14 6,368 1,630 18 153 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 770 * * * * CA : * * 70 * * * IA : 102 * 396 * * 11,720 MN : 118 628 504 * 2,513 23,312 MO : * 255 * * * 16,001 NC : 48 * 322 * 610 6,261 OH : * * * * * * PA : 90 * * * 718 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 248 4,210 2,777 3,127 12,242 62,294 : US : 606 5,863 4,069 3,127 16,083 119,588 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 26 222 267 83 2,496 11,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 5,588 * * 2 CA : 6 4,700 * * * IA : * 5,561 1,877 * MN : * 18,684 * * 27 MO : 10,469 * * NC : * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 188 34,070 7,976 4,191 28 : US : 194 79,072 9,853 4,191 57 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 8,830 891 113 246 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 763 * * * * CA : * * * * * 6,503 IA : 106 476 393 * * 11,748 MN : 102 764 679 219 2,869 26,525 MO : * 434 368 * * 15,502 NC : 62 866 * * 821 7,010 OH : * * * * * * PA : 37 * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 249 2,801 3,109 2,577 13,776 57,550 : US : 556 6,104 4,549 2,796 17,466 124,838 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 30 190 172 29 983 11,485 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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