Pou 2-1 (12-03) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 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 October 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.62 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in October 2002. Updated totals for September 2003 show that 3.33 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during October 2003 was 4.85 billion pounds, up 2 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.10 billion pounds, up 2 percent from October 2002, mature chickens at 70.7 million pounds, were down 15 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 669 million pounds, down slightly, and ducks totaled 15.2 million pounds, up 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2003 averaged 5.27 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from October 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.75 pounds per bird, up 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2003 averaged 26.4 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from October 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2003 totaled 16.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.35 percent of the live weight inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 46.4 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.06 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.12 percent a year earlier. October 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. The same as October 2002. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2003 . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Oct : Sep : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 773,084 729,180 777,869 101 107 Mature : 15,373 11,035 12,293 80 111 Light : 8,390 5,037 6,022 72 120 Heavy : 6,983 5,998 6,271 90 105 Total : 788,457 740,215 790,162 100 107 : Turkeys : Young : 24,772 22,184 25,129 101 113 Old : 278 286 259 93 91 Total : 25,050 22,470 25,388 101 113 : Ducks : 2,135 2,037 2,241 105 110 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,999,930 3,791,269 4,096,766 102 108 Mature : 83,237 65,130 70,681 85 109 Light : 28,010 17,261 20,624 74 119 Heavy : 55,227 47,869 50,057 91 105 Total : 4,083,167 3,856,399 4,167,447 102 108 : Turkeys : Young : 662,011 583,788 662,128 100 113 Old : 7,483 7,889 6,849 92 87 Total : 669,494 591,677 668,977 100 113 : Ducks : 14,363 13,600 15,226 106 112 Other Poultry : 2,224 1,321 1,501 67 114 : Total Poultry : 4,769,248 4,462,997 4,853,151 102 109 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.17 5.20 5.27 102 101 Mature : 5.41 5.90 5.75 106 97 Light : 3.34 3.43 3.42 102 100 Heavy : 7.91 7.98 7.98 101 100 Total : 5.18 5.21 5.27 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 26.72 26.31 26.35 99 100 Old : 26.93 27.63 26.41 98 96 Total : 26.73 26.33 26.35 99 100 : Ducks : 6.73 6.68 6.79 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 7,087,811 7,236,312 7,176,599 101 99 Mature : 134,687 144,905 126,729 94 87 Light : 76,612 83,287 66,356 87 80 Heavy : 58,075 61,618 60,373 104 98 Total : 7,222,498 7,381,217 7,303,328 101 99 : Turkeys : Young : 222,779 223,576 221,690 100 99 Old : 1,979 2,084 2,617 132 126 Total : 224,758 225,660 224,307 100 99 : Ducks : 22,216 20,103 20,215 91 101 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 35,601,587 36,930,335 37,193,780 104 101 Mature : 721,076 770,356 706,151 98 92 Light : 262,191 283,359 227,012 87 80 Heavy : 458,885 486,997 479,139 104 98 Total : 36,322,663 37,700,691 37,899,931 104 101 : Turkeys : Young : 5,821,604 5,987,196 5,968,590 103 100 Old : 52,404 56,635 70,161 134 124 Total : 5,874,008 6,043,831 6,038,751 103 100 : Ducks : 146,807 134,336 132,983 91 99 Other Poultry : 11,660 10,754 8,785 75 82 : Total Poultry : 42,355,138 43,889,612 44,080,450 104 100 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.02 5.10 5.18 103 102 Mature : 5.35 5.32 5.57 104 105 Light : 3.42 3.40 3.42 100 101 Heavy : 7.90 7.90 7.94 101 101 Total : 5.03 5.11 5.19 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26.13 26.78 26.92 103 101 Old : 26.47 27.17 26.81 101 99 Total : 26.13 26.78 26.92 103 101 : Ducks : 6.61 6.68 6.58 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Oct : Sep : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,649,642 2,506,296 2,714,325 102 108 Mature : 48,775 40,019 43,179 89 108 Light : 12,772 8,747 10,435 82 119 Heavy : 36,003 31,272 32,744 91 105 Total : 2,698,417 2,546,315 2,757,504 102 108 : Turkeys : Young : 294,670 235,062 288,379 98 123 Old : 3,877 4,640 4,124 106 89 Total : 298,547 239,702 292,503 98 122 : Ducks : 3,709 6,023 6,806 183 113 Other Poultry : 291 201 220 76 109 : Total Poultry : 3,000,964 2,792,241 3,057,033 102 109 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 303,703 310,925 320,787 106 103 Mature : 1,904 142 291 15 205 Light : 1,590 68 35 2 51 Heavy : 314 74 256 82 346 Total : 305,607 311,067 321,078 105 103 : Turkeys : Young : 225,591 218,517 233,830 104 107 Old : 1,729 1,373 1,386 80 101 Total : 227,320 219,890 235,216 103 107 : Ducks : 6,564 4,559 5,088 78 112 Other Poultry : 1,078 610 712 66 117 : Total Poultry : 540,569 536,126 562,094 104 105 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,953,345 2,817,221 3,035,112 103 108 Mature : 50,679 40,161 43,470 86 108 Light : 14,362 8,815 10,470 73 119 Heavy : 36,317 31,346 33,000 91 105 Total : 3,004,024 2,857,382 3,078,582 102 108 : Turkeys : Young : 520,261 453,579 522,209 100 115 Old : 5,606 6,013 5,510 98 92 Total : 525,867 459,592 527,719 100 115 : Ducks : 10,273 10,582 11,894 116 112 Other Poultry : 1,369 811 932 68 115 : Total Poultry : 3,541,533 3,328,367 3,619,127 102 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 24,012,075 24,649,484 24,739,553 103 100 Mature : 422,693 447,858 421,766 100 94 Light : 124,823 132,547 109,566 88 83 Heavy : 297,870 315,311 312,200 105 99 Total : 24,434,768 25,097,342 25,161,319 103 100 : Turkeys : Young : 2,220,959 2,391,702 2,456,759 111 103 Old : 31,119 34,390 44,627 143 130 Total : 2,252,078 2,426,092 2,501,386 111 103 : Ducks : 40,461 35,043 38,698 96 110 Other Poultry : 2,663 2,285 2,062 77 90 : Total Poultry : 26,729,970 27,560,762 27,703,465 104 101 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,288,220 2,607,369 2,758,247 121 106 Mature : 12,875 16,145 7,624 59 47 Light : 10,728 13,110 5,477 51 42 Heavy : 2,147 3,035 2,147 100 71 Total : 2,301,095 2,623,514 2,765,871 120 105 : Turkeys : Young : 2,387,824 2,322,201 2,242,502 94 97 Old : 9,027 8,778 8,005 89 91 Total : 2,396,851 2,330,979 2,250,507 94 97 : Ducks : 64,543 62,945 58,580 91 93 Other Poultry : 4,406 4,313 3,361 76 78 : Total Poultry : 4,766,895 5,021,751 5,078,319 107 101 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 26,300,295 27,256,853 27,497,800 105 101 Mature : 435,568 464,003 429,390 99 93 Light : 135,551 145,657 115,043 85 79 Heavy : 300,017 318,346 314,347 105 99 Total : 26,735,863 27,720,856 27,927,190 104 101 : Turkeys : Young : 4,608,783 4,713,903 4,699,261 102 100 Old : 40,146 43,168 52,632 131 122 Total : 4,648,929 4,757,071 4,751,893 102 100 : Ducks : 105,004 97,988 97,278 93 99 Other Poultry : 7,069 6,598 5,423 77 82 : Total Poultry : 31,496,865 32,582,513 32,781,784 104 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Oct : Sep : Oct : Oct : Sep :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,844 12,454 13,488 97 108 152,124 145,302 96 Mature : 1,181 751 778 66 104 15,401 11,530 75 Light : 497 273 386 78 141 6,867 5,399 79 Heavy : 684 478 392 57 82 8,534 6,131 72 Total :15,025 13,205 14,266 95 108 167,525 156,832 94 : Turkeys : Young : 1,802 1,758 2,588 144 147 19,478 22,741 117 Old : 57 89 52 91 58 564 1,158 205 Total : 1,859 1,847 2,640 142 143 20,042 23,899 119 : Ducks : 23 33 30 130 91 288 290 101 Other Poultry : 14 4 5 36 125 53 25 47 : Total Poultry :16,921 15,089 16,941 100 112 187,908 181,046 96 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.35 0.33 0.33 94 100 0.41 0.39 95 Mature : 1.42 1.15 1.10 77 96 2.00 1.64 82 Light : 1.78 1.58 1.87 105 118 2.42 2.38 98 Heavy : 1.24 1.00 0.78 63 78 1.75 1.29 74 Total : 0.37 0.34 0.34 92 100 0.44 0.41 93 : Turkeys : Young : 0.27 0.30 0.39 144 130 0.33 0.38 115 Old : 0.76 1.13 0.75 99 66 1.00 1.65 165 Total : 0.28 0.31 0.39 139 126 0.33 0.40 121 : Ducks : 0.16 0.24 0.20 125 83 0.21 0.22 105 Other Poultry : 0.63 0.30 0.34 54 113 0.50 0.31 62 : Total Poultry : 0.35 0.34 0.35 100 103 0.43 0.41 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, October 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Oct : Sep : Oct : Oct : Sep :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :30,750 28,513 31,334 102 110 324,562 306,699 94 Mature : 4,653 2,974 3,383 73 114 39,799 36,467 92 Light : 2,254 1,462 1,681 75 115 20,334 19,492 96 Heavy : 2,399 1,512 1,702 71 113 19,465 16,975 87 Total :35,403 31,487 34,717 98 110 364,361 343,166 94 : Turkeys : Young :12,053 11,087 11,035 92 100 110,781 105,265 95 Old : 363 394 323 89 82 3,428 4,253 124 Total :12,416 11,481 11,358 91 99 114,209 109,518 96 : Ducks : 269 279 320 119 115 2,467 2,876 117 Other Poultry : 31 15 11 35 73 128 120 94 : Total Poultry :48,119 43,262 46,406 96 107 481,165 455,680 95 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.85 0.84 0.85 100 101 0.98 0.92 94 Mature : 6.21 5.07 5.32 86 105 5.74 5.74 100 Light : 8.94 9.41 9.06 101 96 7.97 9.54 120 Heavy : 4.83 3.51 3.78 78 108 4.44 3.94 89 Total : 0.96 0.91 0.93 97 102 1.07 1.01 94 : Turkeys : Young : 2.02 2.11 1.85 92 88 2.06 1.96 95 Old : 5.40 5.54 5.23 97 94 6.73 6.74 100 Total : 2.06 2.16 1.89 92 88 2.10 2.02 96 : Ducks : 2.08 2.28 2.33 112 102 2.04 2.40 118 Other Poultry : 1.51 1.18 0.88 58 75 1.34 1.55 116 : Total Poultry : 1.12 1.08 1.06 95 98 1.22 1.15 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, October 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September: October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 86,747 92,141 445,857 482,955 5.14 5.24 AR : 98,972 106,709 500,729 538,025 5.06 5.04 CA : * * * * * * DE : 23,332 26,523 146,559 165,030 6.28 6.22 FL : 10,345 10,567 56,226 58,787 5.43 5.56 GA : 108,755 114,255 543,988 586,012 5.00 5.13 KY : 17,820 20,142 102,232 116,956 5.74 5.81 LA : 14,850 16,455 76,182 84,775 5.13 5.15 MD : 14,832 15,776 72,526 79,284 4.89 5.03 MS : 65,673 70,736 344,256 377,408 5.24 5.34 MO : 34,388 36,344 156,436 170,170 4.55 4.68 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 58,965 63,250 357,467 387,857 6.06 6.13 OH : 3,658 3,761 19,271 20,143 5.27 5.36 PA : 9,582 10,015 50,616 54,718 5.28 5.46 SC : 20,968 21,862 121,645 129,888 5.80 5.94 TN : 18,073 19,438 93,487 102,625 5.17 5.28 TX : 54,223 58,293 264,294 287,918 4.87 4.94 VA : 27,284 29,878 137,074 151,634 5.02 5.08 WA : 4,707 5,086 25,136 26,795 5.34 5.27 : Oth Sts : 56,006 56,638 277,288 275,786 4.95 4.87 : US : 729,180 777,869 3,791,269 4,096,766 5.20 5.27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, October 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October :September : October :September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 326,436 361,705 3,679 3,475 0.92 0.80 AR : 365,535 391,591 3,146 3,554 0.70 0.73 CA : * * * * * * DE : 106,207 117,940 2,214 2,204 1.68 1.48 FL : 40,244 40,579 719 576 1.42 1.09 GA : 399,271 428,568 3,028 3,825 0.62 0.73 KY : 72,926 82,976 633 668 0.69 0.63 LA : 56,078 62,662 270 274 0.39 0.36 MD : 51,830 55,723 857 859 1.31 1.20 MS : 268,043 280,956 2,391 3,279 0.77 0.97 MO : 115,984 125,821 953 1,177 0.68 0.77 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 280,450 306,036 3,455 3,607 1.07 1.03 OH : 14,024 14,501 289 283 1.66 1.56 PA : 36,192 38,157 713 784 1.57 1.59 SC : 86,251 95,897 557 651 0.51 0.56 TN : 67,453 73,950 561 1,053 0.67 1.14 TX : 211,343 223,419 1,597 1,711 0.67 0.66 VA : 96,449 110,635 1,022 1,169 0.83 0.86 WA : 18,793 19,990 288 277 1.27 1.15 : Oth Sts : 203,712 204,006 2,141 1,908 0.86 0.77 : US : 2,817,221 3,035,112 28,513 31,334 0.84 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, 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 : * 88,688 36,770 * 3,791 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 : 606 86,173 27,853 206 15,600 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 : 8,322 1,182,492 331,394 11,947 55,831 : Mature Birds : Light : 9,823 148,815 14,548 2,665 66,656 Heavy : 764 72,057 3,759 303 11,360 : US : 10,587 220,872 18,307 2,968 78,016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 3,489 29,947 19,238 5,748 38,905 227,731 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 : 4,047 27,004 21,140 5,368 65,343 253,340 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 : 39,110 236,671 222,373 52,328 448,235 2,588,703 : Mature Birds : Light : 7,598 18,204 121,312 1,610 39,518 430,749 Heavy : 2,993 19,969 22,312 2,031 63,775 199,323 : US : 10,591 38,173 143,624 3,641 103,293 630,072 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, October 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 675 106,900 29,874 * * AR : * 158,857 66,452 * 2,442 CA : * * 3,679 345 674 DE : 1,076 133,885 33,200 * * FL : 94 * * * * GA : 344 86,798 43,442 519 4,008 IN : * 5,811 * * * KY : * 35,126 7,835 16 * LA : * 13,499 3,620 59 151 MD : * 49,761 21,406 * * MS : * 72,088 20,563 492 669 MO : 3,284 87,265 13,480 787 * NJ : * * * * * NY : 140 * * * * NC : 1,024 93,724 38,342 * * OH : 104 17,783 2,224 29 * PA : 99 18,810 9,930 98 494 SC : * 14,401 * * * TN : 125 39,324 8,806 * 374 TX : * 78,494 19,308 295 2,220 VA : * 55,125 * * * WA : 65 * * * * : Oth Sts : 7,894 175,657 58,984 8,639 47,838 : US : 14,924 1,243,308 381,145 11,279 58,870 : Mature Birds : Light : 13,648 175,763 14,996 5,298 78,919 Heavy : 2 777 73,991 4,249 315 10,240 : US : 2 14,425 249,754 19,245 5,613 89,159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, October 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,651 24,426 18,929 6,269 79,386 276,186 AR : 6,957 18,272 27,496 3,112 38,709 327,027 CA : * * 2,271 * * 113,500 DE : 2,817 17,058 12,012 3,645 24,862 235,405 FL : 960 * * 498 * 53,041 GA : 3,555 40,171 19,129 8,162 50,573 256,701 IN : 124 * 246 * * * KY : 182 10,363 * * * 64,028 LA : 328 2,760 * * 1,194 27,302 MD : * 14,374 * * 12,559 127,803 MS : 3,438 21,465 * 493 42,636 184,795 MO : 1,352 8,871 13,209 * 28,751 160,050 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 729 * 3,816 232 * * NC : 4,136 28,203 25,926 6,675 85,060 301,189 OH : * * * * * 36,483 PA : 1,000 3,032 4,902 * * 51,454 SC : 598 6,173 1,545 * 4,256 41,056 TN : 1,056 10,578 4,320 * 13,774 79,003 TX : 1,105 * 7,293 466 8,209 127,526 VA : 1,580 13,525 * * 16,806 133,029 WA : * 705 * 52 * 22,171 : Oth Sts : 5,314 27,560 91,860 16,831 95,922 160,281 : US : 38,882 247,536 232,954 46,435 502,697 2,778,030 : Mature Birds : Light : 9,280 18,608 149,732 1,986 71,155 539,385 Heavy : 2,007 24,808 27,146 1,623 62,969 208,127 : US : 11,287 43,416 176,878 3,609 134,124 747,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, October 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September: October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,713 2,800 47,646 52,185 17.56 18.64 CA : 1,604 2,271 38,706 54,910 24.14 24.18 IA : 1,605 1,760 48,770 52,576 30.39 29.87 MN : 3,003 3,273 81,449 86,553 27.13 26.44 MO : 1,490 1,725 44,516 53,602 29.88 31.08 NC : * 3,796 * 94,226 * 24.82 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 11,769 9,504 322,701 268,076 27.42 28.21 : US : 22,184 25,129 583,788 662,128 26.31 26.35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, October 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October :September : October :September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 39,419 43,455 754 707 1.76 1.51 CA : 30,822 44,324 937 1,070 2.69 2.16 IA : 37,870 41,795 1,031 1,123 2.35 2.37 MN : 59,367 68,843 1,364 1,521 1.86 1.95 MO : 34,701 42,128 1,508 1,128 3.76 2.34 NC : * 75,120 * 1,205 * 1.42 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 251,400 206,544 5,493 4,281 1.89 1.77 : US : 453,579 522,209 11,087 11,035 2.11 1.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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. 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". Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, October 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 6,181 467 * * CA : * 13,699 * * * IA : 7,469 1,547 * MN : * 19,143 * * * MO : 12,761 * * NC : * * * * * OH : * * 112 * 14 PA : * * 333 * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 767 42,589 8,004 5,062 65 : US : 767 101,842 10,463 5,062 79 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 2 4,426 886 7 90 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 12 903 * * * 10,205 CA : 43 * 611 * 1,288 18,275 IA : 103 353 465 * * 12,685 MN : 122 707 672 * 3,240 26,425 MO : * * 331 * * 16,249 NC : * 1,135 373 * 652 8,184 OH : * * * * * * PA : 63 * 110 * 752 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 371 3,861 2,566 2,650 9,973 57,546 : US : 714 6,959 5,128 2,650 15,905 149,569 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 22 108 153 7 1,060 6,761 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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