Pou 2-1 (11-03) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 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 Up 7 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during September 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.32 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in September 2002. Updated totals for August 2003 show that 3.25 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during September 2003 was 4.46 billion pounds, up 7 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.79 billion pounds, up 8 percent from September 2002, and mature chickens at 65.2 million pounds, were down 14 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 589 million pounds, up 4 percent, and ducks totaled 13.6 million pounds, up slightly. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2003 averaged 5.20 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from September 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.90 pounds per bird, up 8 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2003 averaged 26.3 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from September 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2003 totaled 15.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.34 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.42 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 43.1 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.08 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.16 percent a year earlier. September 2003 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. September 2002 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Sep : Aug : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 686,869 723,786 728,238 106 101 Mature : 13,843 11,685 11,055 80 95 Light : 7,512 5,515 5,037 67 91 Heavy : 6,331 6,170 6,018 95 98 Total : 700,712 735,471 739,293 106 101 : Turkeys : Young : 21,503 22,019 22,106 103 100 Old : 285 339 286 100 84 Total : 21,788 22,358 22,392 103 100 : Ducks : 2,031 1,893 2,037 100 108 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,514,256 3,716,037 3,787,428 108 102 Mature : 75,784 68,573 65,243 86 95 Light : 25,411 19,260 17,261 68 90 Heavy : 50,373 49,313 47,982 95 97 Total : 3,590,040 3,784,610 3,852,671 107 102 : Turkeys : Young : 558,005 570,004 580,960 104 102 Old : 7,558 8,583 7,889 104 92 Total : 565,563 578,587 588,849 104 102 : Ducks : 13,545 12,431 13,600 100 109 Other Poultry : 1,806 859 1,272 70 148 : Total Poultry : 4,170,954 4,376,487 4,456,392 107 102 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.12 5.13 5.20 102 101 Mature : 5.47 5.87 5.90 108 101 Light : 3.38 3.49 3.43 101 98 Heavy : 7.96 7.99 7.97 100 100 Total : 5.12 5.15 5.21 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 25.95 25.89 26.28 101 102 Old : 26.52 25.35 27.63 104 109 Total : 25.96 25.88 26.30 101 102 : Ducks : 6.67 6.56 6.68 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 6,318,275 6,463,228 6,397,788 101 99 Mature : 120,145 129,532 114,456 95 88 Light : 68,239 74,897 60,334 88 81 Heavy : 51,906 54,635 54,122 104 99 Total : 6,438,420 6,592,760 6,512,244 101 99 : Turkeys : Young : 196,384 198,804 196,483 100 99 Old : 1,726 1,806 2,358 137 131 Total : 198,110 200,610 198,841 100 99 : Ducks : 19,990 17,968 17,974 90 100 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 31,689,474 32,930,405 33,093,173 104 100 Mature : 643,891 687,119 635,583 99 92 Light : 233,840 255,349 206,388 88 81 Heavy : 410,051 431,770 429,195 105 99 Total : 32,333,365 33,617,524 33,728,756 104 100 : Turkeys : Young : 5,145,919 5,325,185 5,303,634 103 100 Old : 45,504 49,152 63,312 139 129 Total : 5,191,423 5,374,337 5,366,946 103 100 : Ducks : 131,810 119,973 117,757 89 98 Other Poultry : 9,149 8,530 7,235 79 85 : Total Poultry : 37,665,747 39,120,364 39,220,694 104 100 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.02 5.10 5.17 103 101 Mature : 5.36 5.30 5.55 104 105 Light : 3.43 3.41 3.42 100 100 Heavy : 7.90 7.90 7.93 100 100 Total : 5.02 5.10 5.18 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26.20 26.79 26.99 103 101 Old : 26.36 27.21 26.86 102 99 Total : 26.20 26.79 26.99 103 101 : Ducks : 6.59 6.68 6.55 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Sep : Aug : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,334,451 2,464,953 2,502,667 107 102 Mature : 44,639 41,108 40,061 90 97 Light : 11,794 9,599 8,747 74 91 Heavy : 32,845 31,509 31,314 95 99 Total : 2,379,090 2,506,061 2,542,728 107 101 : Turkeys : Young : 234,365 230,126 232,870 99 101 Old : 4,446 4,926 4,640 104 94 Total : 238,811 235,052 237,510 99 101 : Ducks : 3,324 3,366 6,023 181 179 Other Poultry : 250 229 166 66 72 : Total Poultry : 2,621,475 2,744,708 2,786,427 106 102 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 261,973 277,354 310,925 119 112 Mature : 1,792 256 146 8 57 Light : 1,233 90 68 6 76 Heavy : 559 166 78 14 47 Total : 263,765 277,610 311,071 118 112 : Turkeys : Young : 204,399 219,161 218,517 107 100 Old : 1,370 1,433 1,373 100 96 Total : 205,769 220,594 219,890 107 100 : Ducks : 6,480 5,670 4,559 70 80 Other Poultry : 842 315 610 72 194 : Total Poultry : 476,856 504,189 536,130 112 106 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,596,424 2,742,307 2,813,592 108 103 Mature : 46,431 41,364 40,207 87 97 Light : 13,027 9,689 8,815 68 91 Heavy : 33,404 31,675 31,392 94 99 Total : 2,642,855 2,783,671 2,853,799 108 103 : Turkeys : Young : 438,764 449,287 451,387 103 100 Old : 5,816 6,359 6,013 103 95 Total : 444,580 455,646 457,400 103 100 : Ducks : 9,804 9,036 10,582 108 117 Other Poultry : 1,092 544 776 71 143 : Total Poultry : 3,098,331 3,248,897 3,322,557 107 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 21,370,736 21,999,842 22,021,599 103 100 Mature : 377,381 399,083 378,629 100 95 Light : 111,340 119,775 99,131 89 83 Heavy : 266,041 279,308 279,498 105 100 Total : 21,748,117 22,398,925 22,400,228 103 100 : Turkeys : Young : 1,956,790 2,097,032 2,166,188 111 103 Old : 27,712 30,513 40,503 146 133 Total : 1,984,502 2,127,545 2,206,691 111 104 : Ducks : 36,433 31,334 31,892 88 102 Other Poultry : 2,345 1,994 1,807 77 91 : Total Poultry : 23,771,397 24,559,798 24,640,618 104 100 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,032,388 2,303,666 2,437,460 120 106 Mature : 11,226 14,241 7,337 65 52 Light : 9,305 11,520 5,442 58 47 Heavy : 1,921 2,721 1,895 99 70 Total : 2,043,614 2,317,907 2,444,797 120 105 : Turkeys : Young : 2,115,882 2,096,610 2,008,672 95 96 Old : 7,226 7,049 6,619 92 94 Total : 2,123,108 2,103,659 2,015,291 95 96 : Ducks : 57,996 56,381 53,492 92 95 Other Poultry : 3,150 3,235 2,649 84 82 : Total Poultry : 4,227,868 4,481,182 4,516,229 107 101 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 23,403,124 24,303,508 24,459,059 105 101 Mature : 388,607 413,324 385,966 99 93 Light : 120,645 131,295 104,573 87 80 Heavy : 267,962 282,029 281,393 105 100 Total : 23,791,731 24,716,832 24,845,025 104 101 : Turkeys : Young : 4,072,672 4,193,642 4,174,860 103 100 Old : 34,938 37,562 47,122 135 125 Total : 4,107,610 4,231,204 4,221,982 103 100 : Ducks : 94,429 87,715 85,384 90 97 Other Poultry : 5,495 5,229 4,456 81 85 : Total Poultry : 27,999,265 29,040,980 29,156,847 104 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,683 16,626 12,443 91 75 138,280 131,803 95 Mature : 1,700 1,748 763 45 44 14,220 10,764 76 Light : 849 644 273 32 42 6,370 5,013 79 Heavy : 851 1,104 490 58 44 7,850 5,751 73 Total :15,383 18,374 13,206 86 72 152,500 142,567 93 : Turkeys : Young : 1,969 2,310 1,749 89 76 17,676 20,144 114 Old : 81 98 89 110 91 507 1,106 218 Total : 2,050 2,408 1,838 90 76 18,183 21,250 117 : Ducks : 26 32 33 127 103 265 260 98 Other Poultry : 8 1 4 50 400 39 20 51 : Total Poultry :17,467 20,815 15,081 86 72 170,987 164,097 96 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.39 0.45 0.33 85 73 0.42 0.40 95 Mature : 2.24 2.55 1.17 52 46 2.07 1.70 82 Light : 3.34 3.34 1.58 47 47 2.49 2.43 98 Heavy : 1.69 2.24 1.02 60 46 1.82 1.35 74 Total : 0.43 0.49 0.34 79 69 0.45 0.42 93 : Turkeys : Young : 0.35 0.40 0.30 86 75 0.33 0.38 115 Old : 1.08 1.14 1.13 105 99 1.03 1.75 170 Total : 0.36 0.42 0.31 86 74 0.34 0.40 118 : Ducks : 0.19 0.26 0.24 126 92 0.22 0.22 100 Other Poultry : 0.45 0.16 0.30 67 188 0.47 0.31 66 : Total Poultry : 0.42 0.48 0.34 81 71 0.44 0.42 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :27,638 28,642 28,478 103 99 293,812 275,330 94 Mature : 4,189 2,972 2,983 71 100 35,146 33,093 94 Light : 2,114 1,438 1,462 69 102 18,080 17,811 99 Heavy : 2,075 1,534 1,521 73 99 17,066 15,282 90 Total :31,827 31,614 31,461 99 100 328,958 308,423 94 : Turkeys : Young :10,970 9,862 10,987 100 111 98,728 94,130 95 Old : 369 428 394 107 92 3,065 3,930 128 Total :11,339 10,290 11,381 100 111 101,793 98,060 96 : Ducks : 227 245 279 123 114 2,198 2,556 116 Other Poultry : 19 9 13 68 144 97 107 110 : Total Poultry :43,412 42,158 43,134 99 102 433,046 409,146 94 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.87 0.86 0.84 97 98 0.99 0.92 93 Mature : 6.14 4.82 5.08 83 105 5.68 5.79 102 Light : 9.24 8.30 9.41 102 113 7.87 9.59 122 Heavy : 4.58 3.46 3.52 77 102 4.39 3.96 90 Total : 0.99 0.93 0.91 92 98 1.09 1.02 94 : Turkeys : Young : 2.18 1.92 2.10 96 109 2.06 1.97 96 Old : 5.43 5.53 5.54 102 100 6.93 6.90 100 Total : 2.23 1.98 2.15 96 109 2.10 2.03 97 : Ducks : 1.86 2.19 2.28 123 104 2.03 2.41 119 Other Poultry : 1.20 1.14 1.16 97 102 1.30 1.69 130 : Total Poultry : 1.16 1.07 1.08 93 101 1.23 1.16 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, September 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 87,679 86,747 445,989 445,857 5.09 5.14 AR : 95,977 98,972 470,466 500,729 4.90 5.06 CA : * * * * * * DE : 23,100 23,332 143,158 146,559 6.20 6.28 FL : 10,273 10,345 55,868 56,226 5.44 5.43 GA : 104,516 108,221 522,633 542,260 5.00 5.01 KY : 17,640 17,820 98,399 102,232 5.58 5.74 LA : 15,862 14,850 78,397 76,182 4.94 5.13 MD : 14,697 14,832 70,765 72,526 4.81 4.89 MS : 65,308 65,673 335,418 344,256 5.14 5.24 MO : 33,600 34,388 155,725 156,436 4.63 4.55 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 59,806 58,557 362,403 355,354 6.06 6.07 OH : 3,592 3,658 19,003 19,271 5.29 5.27 PA : 9,072 9,582 46,717 50,616 5.15 5.28 SC : 18,819 20,968 107,667 121,645 5.72 5.80 TN : 18,962 18,073 94,376 93,487 4.98 5.17 TX : 54,342 54,223 268,567 264,294 4.94 4.87 VA : 28,894 27,284 140,104 137,074 4.85 5.02 WA : 5,039 4,707 26,666 25,136 5.29 5.34 : Oth Sts : 56,608 56,006 273,716 277,288 4.84 4.95 : US : 723,786 728,238 3,716,037 3,787,428 5.13 5.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, September 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 329,861 326,436 3,798 3,679 0.95 0.92 AR : 341,618 365,535 3,041 3,146 0.72 0.70 CA : * * * * * * DE : 102,588 106,207 2,038 2,214 1.58 1.68 FL : 40,677 40,244 702 719 1.40 1.42 GA : 382,053 397,402 3,029 3,016 0.64 0.62 KY : 71,165 72,926 685 633 0.77 0.69 LA : 57,438 56,078 276 270 0.39 0.39 MD : 51,194 51,830 909 857 1.43 1.31 MS : 246,147 268,043 2,463 2,391 0.82 0.77 MO : 116,042 115,984 1,354 953 0.97 0.68 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 281,948 278,690 3,393 3,432 1.04 1.07 OH : 13,919 14,024 278 289 1.63 1.66 PA : 33,797 36,192 620 713 1.48 1.57 SC : 79,383 86,251 475 557 0.49 0.51 TN : 67,743 67,453 503 561 0.59 0.67 TX : 207,362 211,343 1,809 1,597 0.75 0.67 VA : 101,619 96,449 1,051 1,022 0.83 0.83 WA : 19,887 18,793 289 288 1.20 1.27 : Oth Sts : 197,866 203,712 1,929 2,141 0.78 0.86 : US : 2,742,307 2,813,592 28,642 28,478 0.86 0.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 499 111,634 32,511 * * 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 : 423 86,901 39,425 497 3,699 IN : * 4,217 * * * KY : * 44,567 * 38 2,361 LA : * 15,456 4,112 151 175 MD : 1,200 52,499 14,854 52 5,035 MS : 275 71,787 23,115 434 604 MO : 830 69,548 14,687 * * NJ : * * * * * NY : 92 * * * * NC : 386 87,223 30,069 * * OH : 97 15,099 * * * PA : * 17,303 7,921 91 283 SC : * 11,258 6,208 116 * TN : 66 32,527 6,532 * 330 TX : * 100,042 28,155 * 2,200 VA : 227 55,872 17,096 12 * WA : 59 * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,668 176,827 29,172 5,670 38,844 : US : 12,273 1,204,372 339,890 10,297 56,131 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,043 138,337 10,507 37 69,422 Heavy : 2 1,113 67,122 3,728 415 12,851 : US : 2 3,156 205,459 14,235 452 82,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 4,390 26,188 25,102 6,790 93,046 306,424 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 : 3,978 28,810 15,023 11,264 39,948 229,968 IN : * * * * * * KY : 230 9,630 * * 3,486 72,268 LA : 513 2,700 2,643 * 1,610 28,841 MD : * 17,366 * 3,741 11,800 128,754 MS : 3,904 19,937 15,179 613 34,334 170,182 MO : 1,720 14,535 16,155 1,259 34,035 155,223 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 787 * 3,214 315 * * NC : 4,138 24,216 21,325 7,308 76,284 267,124 OH : * 942 * * * 30,737 PA : 1,001 2,692 4,581 580 * 49,861 SC : * 4,697 * * 2,298 31,169 TN : 807 12,420 3,927 * 7,218 65,511 TX : 1,155 7,662 7,425 811 10,406 158,368 VA : 1,763 14,553 * * 13,841 125,705 WA : * 860 * * 6,688 23,352 : Oth Sts : 6,453 11,443 64,955 23,887 87,551 137,408 : US : 40,712 237,722 222,147 59,638 487,552 2,670,734 : Mature Birds : Light : 13,568 32,708 128,161 236 55,049 450,068 Heavy : 2,001 24,343 19,521 1,910 61,288 194,294 : US : 15,569 57,051 147,682 2,146 116,337 644,362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, September 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 517 107,337 25,773 * * AR : 1,014 140,786 54,258 * 2,145 CA : * * 3,166 384 859 DE : 752 130,149 23,600 40 * FL : * * * * * GA : * 88,539 36,705 * 3,781 IN : * 5,366 * * * KY : * 34,642 7,252 * * LA : * 13,965 4,732 * 130 MD : 1,458 48,953 14,513 * 4,695 MS : 286 74,348 22,977 376 757 MO : 977 63,989 10,485 * * NJ : * * * * NY : 146 * * * * NC : 599 85,625 27,712 206 15,586 OH : * 17,411 * * * PA : 126 18,854 8,095 * 402 SC : * * * * * TN : 84 33,073 7,434 102 384 TX : * 82,333 17,801 273 1,994 VA : 176 55,815 * * * WA : 101 * 2,886 * * : Oth Sts : 2,079 180,610 63,799 10,566 25,074 : US : 8,315 1,181,795 331,188 11,947 55,807 : Mature Birds : Light : 9,823 148,815 14,548 2,665 66,656 Heavy : 764 72,493 3,760 314 11,536 : US : 10,587 221,308 18,308 2,979 78,192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,171 22,514 19,193 5,026 72,758 263,522 AR : 6,487 15,582 24,139 * 37,910 286,812 CA : 519 * 2,281 * * 123,430 DE : 2,681 22,294 14,994 * 21,906 228,890 FL : 923 4,293 * 3,412 11,124 70,361 GA : 3,465 29,780 19,193 5,744 38,627 226,989 IN : * * 199 * * * KY : 163 11,124 * 1,273 2,620 64,735 LA : 408 * * * 1,572 29,407 MD : * 16,041 * 2,276 12,004 123,276 MS : 3,607 21,468 18,928 1,055 44,875 188,677 MO : 1,541 9,739 12,710 1,034 30,526 133,631 NJ : * * * 2 * * NY : 885 * 3,832 380 * * NC : 4,021 26,892 20,958 5,291 65,063 251,953 OH : * 964 * * * 32,152 PA : 953 2,686 4,684 203 * 47,495 SC : 703 * * * * 50,307 TN : 708 7,977 3,873 1,437 8,708 63,780 TX : 1,044 7,073 6,886 * 7,330 126,270 VA : 1,778 11,413 * * 13,475 118,901 WA : * * * * 6,522 * : Oth Sts : 5,003 26,552 70,276 25,114 72,657 155,986 : US : 39,060 236,392 222,146 52,247 447,677 2,586,574 : Mature Birds : Light : 7,598 18,204 121,312 1,610 39,518 430,749 Heavy : 3,038 20,338 22,348 2,019 63,926 200,536 : US : 10,636 38,542 143,660 3,629 103,444 631,285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, September 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,910 2,713 50,747 47,646 17.44 17.56 CA : * 1,604 * 38,706 * 24.14 IA : 1,514 1,605 43,750 48,770 28.89 30.39 MN : 3,177 3,003 80,025 81,449 25.19 27.13 MO : 1,488 1,490 45,081 44,516 30.29 29.88 NC : 3,175 * 81,061 * 25.53 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 9,755 11,691 269,340 319,873 27.61 27.36 : US : 22,019 22,106 570,004 580,960 25.89 26.28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, September 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 42,096 39,419 791 754 1.73 1.76 CA : * 30,822 * 937 * 2.69 IA : 34,343 37,870 956 1,031 2.43 2.35 MN : 62,977 59,367 1,476 1,364 2.05 1.86 MO : 35,168 34,701 1,112 1,508 2.74 3.76 NC : 64,670 * 1,044 * 1.43 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 210,033 249,208 4,483 5,393 1.85 1.87 : US : 449,287 451,387 9,862 10,987 1.92 2.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, 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 : 15,553 * NC : * 3,218 * 2 * OH : * * * PA : * * 458 * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 933 31,950 7,771 5,073 109 : US : 933 86,094 11,132 5,075 114 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 25 4,981 1,562 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 * * 19,350 NC : * 1,169 356 * 608 6,885 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 453 3,760 2,666 1,736 12,255 60,694 : US : 562 5,896 4,900 1,736 15,888 132,330 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 46 223 185 12 1,408 8,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, September 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 6,018 * * * CA : * 13,803 668 * 5 IA : 5,972 1,792 * * MN : * 16,323 * * * MO : 14,885 * * NC : * 3,937 * * OH : * * * * * PA : * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 61 35,201 12,083 5,022 58 : US : 61 96,139 14,543 5,022 63 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 545 4,592 1,126 46 83 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 2,259 * * * 13,254 CA : * 359 * * 681 17,472 IA : 107 * 426 * * 11,532 MN : 129 558 647 169 2,718 23,259 MO : * * * * * 19,229 NC : 60 949 390 * * 7,671 OH : * * * * * * PA : 31 * 130 * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 255 3,257 3,722 2,310 12,417 54,985 : US : 582 7,382 5,315 2,479 15,816 147,402 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 13 143 122 22 1,268 7,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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