Pou 2-1 (10-03) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 3, 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 August 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.23 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the amount certified in August 2002. Updated totals for July 2003 show that 3.44 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during August 2003 was 4.34 billion pounds, down 4 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.69 billion pounds, down 4 percent from August 2002, and mature chickens at 68.4 million pounds, were down 16 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 570 million pounds, down 7 percent, and ducks totaled 12.4 million pounds, down 5 percent. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2003 averaged 5.14 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from August 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.86 pounds per bird, up 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2003 averaged 25.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from August 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2003 totaled 20.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.47 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.48 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 41.9 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.07 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.14 percent a year earlier. August 2003 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. August 2002 contained 22 weekdays and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2003. . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Aug : Jul : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 758,120 761,882 718,073 95 94 Mature : 14,715 12,803 11,667 79 91 Light : 7,724 5,842 5,514 71 94 Heavy : 6,991 6,961 6,153 88 88 Total : 772,835 774,685 729,740 94 94 : Turkeys : Young : 23,554 23,292 21,762 92 93 Old : 289 384 327 113 85 Total : 23,843 23,676 22,089 93 93 : Ducks : 1,987 1,927 1,889 95 98 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,829,661 3,900,693 3,689,032 96 95 Mature : 81,578 75,394 68,399 84 91 Light : 26,001 20,093 19,230 74 96 Heavy : 55,577 55,301 49,169 88 89 Total : 3,911,239 3,976,087 3,757,431 96 95 : Turkeys : Young : 602,904 613,365 561,477 93 92 Old : 7,780 10,256 8,294 107 81 Total : 610,684 623,621 569,771 93 91 : Ducks : 13,009 12,619 12,402 95 98 Other Poultry : 1,295 608 859 66 141 : Total Poultry : 4,536,227 4,612,935 4,340,463 96 94 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.05 5.12 5.14 102 100 Mature : 5.54 5.89 5.86 106 99 Light : 3.37 3.44 3.49 104 101 Heavy : 7.95 7.94 7.99 101 101 Total : 5.06 5.13 5.15 102 100 : Turkeys : Young : 25.59 26.33 25.80 101 98 Old : 26.92 26.73 25.35 94 95 Total : 25.61 26.34 25.79 101 98 : Ducks : 6.55 6.55 6.56 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 5,665,000 5,776,359 5,663,837 100 98 Mature : 107,878 115,689 103,383 96 89 Light : 61,350 67,385 55,296 90 82 Heavy : 46,528 48,304 48,087 103 100 Total : 5,772,878 5,892,048 5,767,220 100 98 : Turkeys : Young : 175,456 177,301 174,120 99 98 Old : 1,461 1,521 2,060 141 135 Total : 176,917 178,822 176,180 100 99 : Ducks : 17,934 15,937 15,933 89 100 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 28,388,113 29,416,149 29,278,740 103 100 Mature : 576,556 611,335 570,166 99 93 Light : 210,256 229,938 189,097 90 82 Heavy : 366,300 381,397 381,069 104 100 Total : 28,964,669 30,027,484 29,848,906 103 99 : Turkeys : Young : 4,617,591 4,767,180 4,714,147 102 99 Old : 38,775 41,594 55,134 142 133 Total : 4,656,366 4,808,774 4,769,281 102 99 : Ducks : 118,047 106,428 104,128 88 98 Other Poultry : 7,829 6,724 5,963 76 89 : Total Poultry : 33,746,911 34,949,410 34,728,278 103 99 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.01 5.09 5.17 103 102 Mature : 5.34 5.28 5.52 103 105 Light : 3.43 3.41 3.42 100 100 Heavy : 7.87 7.90 7.93 101 100 Total : 5.02 5.10 5.17 103 101 : Turkeys : Young : 26.32 26.89 27.07 103 101 Old : 26.54 27.34 26.76 101 98 Total : 26.32 26.89 27.07 103 101 : Ducks : 6.58 6.68 6.54 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Aug : Jul : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,542,696 2,610,477 2,465,603 97 94 Mature : 47,593 46,195 41,016 86 89 Light : 11,878 10,179 9,622 81 95 Heavy : 35,715 36,016 31,394 88 87 Total : 2,590,289 2,656,672 2,506,619 97 94 : Turkeys : Young : 250,867 241,466 225,284 90 93 Old : 4,403 6,987 4,717 107 68 Total : 255,270 248,453 230,001 90 93 : Ducks : 3,140 3,045 3,366 107 111 Other Poultry : 254 283 229 90 81 : Total Poultry : 2,848,953 2,908,453 2,740,215 96 94 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 285,621 284,388 263,875 92 93 Mature : 1,567 304 256 16 84 Light : 1,391 42 90 6 214 Heavy : 176 262 166 94 63 Total : 287,188 284,692 264,131 92 93 : Turkeys : Young : 225,037 242,481 217,288 97 90 Old : 1,596 887 1,433 90 162 Total : 226,633 243,368 218,721 97 90 : Ducks : 6,133 6,103 5,647 92 93 Other Poultry : 533 104 315 59 303 : Total Poultry : 520,487 534,267 488,814 94 91 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,828,317 2,894,865 2,729,478 97 94 Mature : 49,160 46,499 41,272 84 89 Light : 13,269 10,221 9,712 73 95 Heavy : 35,891 36,278 31,560 88 87 Total : 2,877,477 2,941,364 2,770,750 96 94 : Turkeys : Young : 475,904 483,947 442,572 93 91 Old : 5,999 7,874 6,150 103 78 Total : 481,903 491,821 448,722 93 91 : Ducks : 9,273 9,148 9,013 97 99 Other Poultry : 787 387 544 69 141 : Total Poultry : 3,369,440 3,442,720 3,229,029 96 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 19,138,009 19,665,391 19,519,582 102 99 Mature : 337,935 354,444 338,476 100 95 Light : 100,689 107,981 90,407 90 84 Heavy : 237,246 246,463 248,069 105 101 Total : 19,475,944 20,019,835 19,858,058 102 99 : Turkeys : Young : 1,745,385 1,862,667 1,928,476 110 104 Old : 24,087 26,067 35,654 148 137 Total : 1,769,472 1,888,734 1,964,130 111 104 : Ducks : 32,855 28,010 25,869 79 92 Other Poultry : 2,059 1,744 1,641 80 94 : Total Poultry : 21,280,330 21,938,323 21,849,698 103 100 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,826,377 2,041,693 2,113,056 116 103 Mature : 9,728 12,449 7,191 74 58 Light : 7,924 10,287 5,374 68 52 Heavy : 1,804 2,162 1,817 101 84 Total : 1,836,105 2,054,142 2,120,247 115 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,903,355 1,892,211 1,788,282 94 95 Old : 5,665 5,679 5,246 93 92 Total : 1,909,020 1,897,890 1,793,528 94 95 : Ducks : 51,870 49,901 48,910 94 98 Other Poultry : 2,635 2,393 2,039 77 85 : Total Poultry : 3,799,630 4,004,326 3,964,724 104 99 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 20,964,386 21,707,084 21,632,638 103 100 Mature : 347,663 366,893 345,667 99 94 Light : 108,613 118,268 95,781 88 81 Heavy : 239,050 248,625 249,886 105 101 Total : 21,312,049 22,073,977 21,978,305 103 100 : Turkeys : Young : 3,648,740 3,754,878 3,716,758 102 99 Old : 29,752 31,746 40,900 137 129 Total : 3,678,492 3,786,624 3,757,658 102 99 : Ducks : 84,725 77,911 74,779 88 96 Other Poultry : 4,694 4,137 3,680 78 89 : Total Poultry : 25,079,960 25,942,649 25,814,422 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Aug : Jul : Aug : Aug : Jul :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :17,448 17,300 16,215 93 94 124,597 118,949 95 Mature : 2,102 1,656 1,690 80 102 12,520 9,943 79 Light : 679 638 587 86 92 5,521 4,683 85 Heavy : 1,423 1,018 1,103 78 108 6,999 5,260 75 Total :19,550 18,956 17,905 92 94 137,117 128,892 94 : Turkeys : Young : 2,171 2,581 2,274 105 88 15,707 18,359 117 Old : 56 164 97 173 59 426 1,016 238 Total : 2,227 2,745 2,371 106 86 16,133 19,375 120 : Ducks : 22 28 32 145 114 239 227 95 Other Poultry : 3 2 1 33 50 31 16 52 : Total Poultry :21,802 21,731 20,309 93 93 153,520 148,510 97 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.46 0.44 0.44 96 100 0.42 0.41 98 Mature : 2.58 2.20 2.47 96 112 2.05 1.75 85 Light : 2.61 3.18 3.05 117 96 2.40 2.48 103 Heavy : 2.56 1.84 2.24 88 122 1.83 1.39 76 Total : 0.50 0.48 0.48 96 100 0.46 0.43 93 : Turkeys : Young : 0.36 0.42 0.40 111 95 0.33 0.39 118 Old : 0.72 1.60 1.18 164 74 1.02 1.85 181 Total : 0.36 0.44 0.42 117 95 0.34 0.41 121 : Ducks : 0.17 0.22 0.26 153 118 0.22 0.22 100 Other Poultry : 0.26 0.38 0.16 62 42 0.48 0.31 65 : Total Poultry : 0.48 0.47 0.47 98 100 0.44 0.43 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, August 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Aug : Jul : Aug : Aug : Jul :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :30,183 30,092 28,569 95 95 266,174 246,779 93 Mature : 4,115 3,627 2,960 72 82 30,957 30,098 97 Light : 1,725 1,658 1,428 83 86 15,966 16,339 102 Heavy : 2,390 1,969 1,532 64 78 14,991 13,759 92 Total :34,298 33,719 31,529 92 94 297,131 276,877 93 : Turkeys : Young :11,708 9,939 9,690 83 97 87,758 82,971 95 Old : 377 539 417 111 77 2,696 3,525 131 Total :12,085 10,478 10,107 84 96 90,454 86,496 96 : Ducks : 230 256 245 107 96 1,971 2,277 116 Other Poultry : 13 7 9 69 129 78 94 121 : Total Poultry :46,626 44,460 41,890 90 94 389,634 365,744 94 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.88 0.86 0.86 98 100 1.01 0.94 93 Mature : 5.61 5.35 4.81 86 90 5.63 5.87 104 Light : 7.37 9.17 8.25 112 90 7.72 9.60 124 Heavy : 4.78 3.96 3.46 72 87 4.37 4.01 92 Total : 0.97 0.94 0.93 96 99 1.10 1.03 94 : Turkeys : Young : 2.16 1.80 1.92 89 107 2.05 1.96 96 Old : 5.38 5.85 5.58 104 95 7.20 7.11 99 Total : 2.20 1.87 1.97 90 105 2.09 2.02 97 : Ducks : 1.97 2.25 2.20 112 98 2.06 2.43 118 Other Poultry : 1.18 1.25 1.14 97 91 1.33 1.80 135 : Total Poultry : 1.14 1.07 1.07 94 100 1.24 1.17 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, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 90,496 86,516 463,077 438,454 5.12 5.07 AR : 105,831 95,977 492,239 470,466 4.65 4.90 CA : * * * * * * DE : 24,476 23,100 153,614 143,158 6.28 6.20 FL : 10,828 10,273 59,900 55,868 5.53 5.44 GA : 108,291 104,428 541,104 522,091 5.00 5.00 KY : 20,976 17,460 109,537 97,694 5.22 5.60 LA : 16,272 15,862 80,627 78,397 4.95 4.94 MD : 14,968 14,697 72,560 70,765 4.85 4.81 MS : 66,852 63,913 353,078 330,897 5.28 5.18 MO : 34,438 33,599 162,148 155,720 4.71 4.63 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 63,303 58,981 384,267 357,890 6.07 6.07 OH : 3,635 3,592 19,463 19,003 5.35 5.29 PA : 9,647 9,072 49,196 46,717 5.10 5.15 SC : 20,112 18,493 115,228 105,557 5.73 5.71 TN : 19,878 18,962 100,474 94,376 5.05 4.98 TX : 57,486 54,342 283,428 268,567 4.93 4.94 VA : 29,328 27,355 142,823 134,097 4.87 4.90 WA : * 5,038 * 26,665 * 5.29 : Oth Sts : 65,065 56,413 317,930 272,650 4.89 4.83 : US : 761,882 718,073 3,900,693 3,689,032 5.12 5.14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 341,724 325,821 3,637 3,702 0.87 0.94 AR : 354,925 341,618 3,369 3,041 0.76 0.72 CA : * * * * * * DE : 110,248 102,588 2,162 2,038 1.56 1.58 FL : 43,015 40,677 699 702 1.30 1.40 GA : 394,113 381,658 3,596 3,029 0.74 0.64 KY : 80,200 70,586 658 683 0.67 0.78 LA : 59,815 57,438 301 276 0.41 0.39 MD : 52,183 51,194 1,009 909 1.54 1.43 MS : 264,805 242,330 2,513 2,489 0.79 0.84 MO : 118,831 116,039 1,090 1,354 0.75 0.97 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 308,610 283,877 3,647 3,331 1.05 1.03 OH : 13,985 13,919 264 278 1.51 1.63 PA : 35,504 33,797 673 620 1.52 1.48 SC : 84,845 77,610 746 636 0.72 0.67 TN : 73,129 67,743 566 503 0.63 0.59 TX : 221,901 208,362 1,921 1,809 0.75 0.75 VA : 103,296 97,235 1,036 989 0.81 0.82 WA : * 19,887 * 289 * 1.20 : Oth Sts : 233,736 197,099 2,205 1,891 0.77 0.77 : US : 2,894,865 2,729,478 30,092 28,569 0.86 0.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 479 117,813 27,214 * * 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 : 1,203 86,289 37,732 482 3,534 IN : * 4,927 * * * KY : * 34,864 * 55 2,110 LA : * 13,945 4,402 * 145 MD : 1,821 58,888 18,753 88 * MS : * 76,008 18,795 412 700 MO : 936 73,483 18,133 * * NJ : * * * * * NY : 246 * * 162 * NC : 718 94,887 31,208 * * OH : * 16,150 1,969 53 1,322 PA : * 17,269 9,355 170 310 SC : * 13,602 9,231 * * TN : 124 35,057 6,806 117 341 TX : * 116,080 * 385 2,378 VA : 344 53,166 14,634 17 * WA : 78 * * * * : Oth Sts : 59,673 175,355 62,130 6,100 39,956 : US : 72,439 1,255,957 348,508 11,826 59,930 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,703 168,599 16,268 68 83,928 Heavy : 1,174 78,333 5,037 397 12,891 : US : 3,877 246,932 21,305 465 96,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 4,811 31,044 30,508 11,961 71,192 302,009 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 : 4,048 33,060 15,863 8,675 49,689 240,575 IN : 121 * 282 * * * KY : 261 10,190 * * 3,546 65,303 LA : 464 2,450 * * 1,776 26,754 MD : 1,611 22,194 * 1,727 * 153,189 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 : 4,571 26,823 25,659 10,751 92,281 303,315 OH : 133 1,399 * * * 31,661 PA : 1,117 4,329 4,705 373 * 50,463 SC : * * * * 3,670 40,907 TN : 1,014 10,752 4,221 1,034 8,798 68,264 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 8,883 77,112 16,278 100,515 210,137 : US : 42,647 254,834 247,181 65,317 503,022 2,861,661 : Mature Birds : Light : 11,539 44,157 134,621 820 48,730 511,433 Heavy : 1,903 32,059 22,140 4,051 72,121 230,106 : US : 13,442 76,216 156,761 4,871 120,851 741,539 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 493 110,088 32,110 * * AR : 1,380 145,313 55,608 2,818 2,040 CA : * * * 373 560 DE : 1,954 106,299 21,588 45 * FL : 117 * 8,837 * * GA : 421 86,918 40,057 496 3,691 IN : * 4,217 * * * KY : * 44,486 * 38 2,361 LA : * 15,456 4,112 151 175 MD : 1,200 52,499 14,854 52 5,035 MS : 273 75,760 22,875 432 583 MO : 827 69,548 14,685 * * NJ : * * * * * NY : 92 * * * * NC : 424 86,792 28,860 * * OH : 97 15,099 * * * PA : * 17,303 7,921 91 283 SC : * 11,198 6,258 * 981 TN : 66 32,527 6,532 * 330 TX : * 100,042 28,155 * 2,200 VA : 230 52,194 16,027 13 * WA : 59 * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,631 176,033 28,903 5,675 37,617 : US : 12,264 1,201,772 337,382 10,184 55,856 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,096 137,627 10,507 37 67,508 Heavy : 2 1,113 67,109 3,727 415 12,850 : US : 2 3,209 204,736 14,234 452 80,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,313 26,289 24,684 3,817 91,146 299,180 AR : 6,842 13,627 26,845 2,356 33,212 290,041 CA : 302 * 1,643 * * 142,217 DE : 2,729 21,675 14,130 * 18,727 199,274 FL : * 3,769 * 714 13,068 58,307 GA : 3,979 28,829 15,026 11,263 39,957 230,637 IN : * * * * * * KY : 229 9,620 * * 3,449 72,127 LA : 513 2,700 2,643 * 1,610 28,841 MD : * 17,366 * 3,741 11,800 128,754 MS : 3,994 20,052 15,298 537 36,650 176,454 MO : 1,720 14,535 16,155 1,249 34,029 155,201 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 787 * 3,214 315 * * NC : 3,997 23,084 21,358 7,571 78,940 267,151 OH : * 942 * * * 30,737 PA : 1,001 2,692 4,581 580 * 49,861 SC : * 4,448 * * 2,358 30,627 TN : 807 12,420 3,927 * 7,218 65,511 TX : 1,155 7,662 7,425 811 10,406 158,368 VA : 1,729 14,610 * * 12,864 120,689 WA : * 860 * * 6,688 23,352 : Oth Sts : 6,107 11,281 63,687 24,393 86,335 133,214 : US : 40,204 236,461 220,616 57,347 488,457 2,660,543 : Mature Birds : Light : 13,580 32,708 128,167 239 55,024 447,493 Heavy : 2,001 24,341 19,513 1,910 61,284 194,265 : US : 15,581 57,049 147,680 2,149 116,308 641,758 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,965 2,910 52,056 50,747 17.56 17.44 CA : * * * * * * IA : 1,569 1,514 49,470 43,750 31.53 28.89 MN : 3,562 3,177 89,209 80,025 25.04 25.19 MO : 1,500 1,474 45,830 44,599 30.55 30.26 NC : 3,532 * 88,601 * 25.09 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 10,164 12,687 288,199 342,356 28.35 26.98 : US : 23,292 21,762 613,365 561,477 26.33 25.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 43,355 42,096 802 791 1.71 1.73 CA : * * * * * * IA : 38,518 34,343 1,136 956 2.55 2.43 MN : 70,834 62,977 1,629 1,476 2.03 2.05 MO : 35,198 34,800 1,054 1,091 2.56 2.72 NC : 70,396 * 1,088 * 1.36 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 225,646 268,356 4,230 5,376 1.63 1.74 : US : 483,947 442,572 9,939 9,690 1.80 1.92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 5,588 * * 2 CA : 6 4,527 * * * IA : * 5,561 1,877 * MN : * 18,684 * * 27 MO : 10,469 * * NC : * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 188 33,952 7,993 4,191 28 : US : 194 78,781 9,870 4,191 57 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 8,848 891 113 246 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 763 * * * * CA : * * * * * 6,269 IA : 106 476 393 * * 11,748 MN : 102 764 679 219 2,869 26,525 MO : * 434 368 * * 15,502 NC : 57 1,251 * * 835 7,308 OH : * * * * * * PA : 37 * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 250 2,801 3,118 2,573 13,714 57,550 : US : 552 6,489 4,558 2,792 17,418 124,902 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 30 193 172 29 993 11,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 5,955 630 * * CA : * 7,392 522 * 5 IA : 4,849 1,751 * * MN : * 17,177 * * * MO : 15,017 * NC : * 3,059 * * * OH : * * * PA : * * 411 * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 933 30,962 7,591 4,885 109 : US : 933 84,411 10,905 4,885 114 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 25 4,824 1,522 17 263 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * * * CA : 9 * * * * 9,609 IA : 100 313 442 * * 10,375 MN : * 654 1,185 * 3,025 25,417 MO : * * 251 * * 18,802 NC : * 1,072 343 * 580 6,573 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 440 3,739 2,631 1,733 12,044 59,033 : US : 549 5,778 4,852 1,733 15,649 129,809 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 46 223 175 12 1,381 8,488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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