Pou 2-1 (1-04) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 7, 2004, 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 3 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during November 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 2.92 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in November 2002. Updated totals for October 2003 show that 3.64 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during November 2003 was 3.92 billion pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.27 billion pounds, down 2 percent from November 2002, mature chickens at 54.6 million pounds, were down 18 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 583 million pounds, down 7 percent, and ducks totaled 12.6 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2003 averaged 5.23 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.86 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2003 averaged 25.4 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from November 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2003 totaled 13.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.33 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.35 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.02 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.15 percent a year earlier. November 2003 contained 20 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays. November 2002 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, October 2003 . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Nov : Oct : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 647,424 781,640 625,473 97 80 Mature : 11,824 12,310 9,313 79 76 Light : 6,011 5,982 4,282 71 72 Heavy : 5,813 6,328 5,031 87 80 Total : 659,248 793,950 634,786 96 80 : Turkeys : Young : 23,817 25,122 22,679 95 90 Old : 211 267 248 118 93 Total : 24,028 25,389 22,927 95 90 : Ducks : 1,796 2,241 1,850 103 83 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,337,635 4,121,453 3,270,613 98 79 Mature : 66,863 71,051 54,576 82 77 Light : 20,941 20,453 14,448 69 71 Heavy : 45,922 50,598 40,128 87 79 Total : 3,404,498 4,192,504 3,325,189 98 79 : Turkeys : Young : 619,386 662,625 576,241 93 87 Old : 5,697 7,025 6,729 118 96 Total : 625,083 669,650 582,970 93 87 : Ducks : 12,105 15,226 12,615 104 83 Other Poultry : 993 1,518 754 76 50 : Total Poultry : 4,042,679 4,878,898 3,921,528 97 80 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.16 5.27 5.23 101 99 Mature : 5.65 5.77 5.86 104 102 Light : 3.48 3.42 3.37 97 99 Heavy : 7.90 8.00 7.98 101 100 Total : 5.16 5.28 5.24 102 99 : Turkeys : Young : 26.01 26.38 25.41 98 96 Old : 27.05 26.33 27.13 100 103 Total : 26.02 26.38 25.43 98 96 : Ducks : 6.74 6.79 6.82 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 7,755,351 7,883,736 7,805,843 101 99 Mature : 147,008 156,729 136,059 93 87 Light : 83,802 89,298 70,598 84 79 Heavy : 63,206 67,431 65,461 104 97 Total : 7,902,359 8,040,465 7,941,902 101 99 : Turkeys : Young : 247,297 247,393 244,362 99 99 Old : 2,138 2,295 2,873 134 125 Total : 249,435 249,688 247,235 99 99 : Ducks : 24,262 21,899 22,065 91 101 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 38,996,802 40,267,970 40,489,080 104 101 Mature : 786,143 837,219 761,097 97 91 Light : 286,878 304,300 241,289 84 79 Heavy : 499,265 532,919 519,808 104 98 Total : 39,782,945 41,105,189 41,250,177 104 100 : Turkeys : Young : 6,441,997 6,606,582 6,545,328 102 99 Old : 56,723 62,332 77,066 136 124 Total : 6,498,720 6,668,914 6,622,394 102 99 : Ducks : 160,579 146,441 145,598 91 99 Other Poultry : 12,821 11,747 9,556 75 81 : Total Poultry : 46,455,065 47,932,291 48,027,725 103 100 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.03 5.11 5.19 103 102 Mature : 5.35 5.34 5.59 104 105 Light : 3.42 3.41 3.42 100 100 Heavy : 7.90 7.90 7.94 101 101 Total : 5.03 5.11 5.19 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26.05 26.70 26.79 103 100 Old : 26.52 27.16 26.83 101 99 Total : 26.05 26.71 26.79 103 100 : Ducks : 6.62 6.69 6.60 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Nov : Oct : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,217,526 2,772,239 2,200,184 99 79 Mature : 40,404 43,444 33,651 83 77 Light : 10,391 10,385 7,290 70 70 Heavy : 30,013 33,059 26,361 88 80 Total : 2,257,930 2,815,683 2,233,835 99 79 : Turkeys : Young : 275,131 288,570 254,513 93 88 Old : 3,467 4,124 3,463 100 84 Total : 278,598 292,694 257,976 93 88 : Ducks : 3,149 6,806 5,959 189 88 Other Poultry : 246 552 188 76 34 : Total Poultry : 2,539,923 3,115,735 2,497,958 98 80 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 237,992 279,545 217,008 91 78 Mature : 493 292 86 17 29 Light : 310 35 Heavy : 183 257 86 47 33 Total : 238,485 279,837 217,094 91 78 : Turkeys : Young : 212,819 234,217 200,558 94 86 Old : 888 1,526 1,777 200 116 Total : 213,707 235,743 202,335 95 86 : Ducks : 5,560 5,088 3,830 69 75 Other Poultry : 364 712 277 76 39 : Total Poultry : 458,116 521,380 423,536 92 81 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,455,518 3,051,784 2,417,192 98 79 Mature : 40,897 43,736 33,737 82 77 Light : 10,701 10,420 7,290 68 70 Heavy : 30,196 33,316 26,447 88 79 Total : 2,496,415 3,095,520 2,450,929 98 79 : Turkeys : Young : 487,950 522,787 455,071 93 87 Old : 4,355 5,650 5,240 120 93 Total : 492,305 528,437 460,311 94 87 : Ducks : 8,709 11,894 9,789 112 82 Other Poultry : 610 1,264 465 76 37 : Total Poultry : 2,998,039 3,637,115 2,921,494 97 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 26,288,251 26,867,010 26,997,651 103 100 Mature : 461,260 488,262 455,682 99 93 Light : 136,881 142,938 116,806 85 82 Heavy : 324,379 345,324 338,876 104 98 Total : 26,749,511 27,355,272 27,453,333 103 100 : Turkeys : Young : 2,468,846 2,666,833 2,711,463 110 102 Old : 33,623 37,857 48,090 143 127 Total : 2,502,469 2,704,690 2,759,553 110 102 : Ducks : 44,468 38,192 44,657 100 117 Other Poultry : 2,905 2,531 2,582 89 102 : Total Poultry : 29,299,353 30,100,685 30,260,125 103 101 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,512,753 2,845,361 2,934,013 117 103 Mature : 13,670 16,638 7,711 56 46 Light : 11,459 13,420 5,477 48 41 Heavy : 2,211 3,218 2,234 101 69 Total : 2,526,423 2,861,999 2,941,724 116 103 : Turkeys : Young : 2,629,606 2,535,020 2,443,447 93 96 Old : 9,864 9,666 9,922 101 103 Total : 2,639,470 2,544,686 2,453,369 93 96 : Ducks : 70,167 68,505 62,410 89 91 Other Poultry : 4,887 4,677 3,638 74 78 : Total Poultry : 5,240,947 5,479,867 5,461,141 104 100 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 28,801,004 29,712,371 29,931,664 104 101 Mature : 474,930 504,900 463,393 98 92 Light : 148,340 156,358 122,283 82 78 Heavy : 326,590 348,542 341,110 104 98 Total : 29,275,934 30,217,271 30,395,057 104 101 : Turkeys : Young : 5,098,452 5,201,853 5,154,910 101 99 Old : 43,487 47,523 58,012 133 122 Total : 5,141,939 5,249,376 5,212,922 101 99 : Ducks : 114,635 106,697 107,067 93 100 Other Poultry : 7,792 7,208 6,220 80 86 : Total Poultry : 34,540,300 35,580,552 35,721,266 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :11,792 13,465 10,977 93 82 163,916 156,256 95 Mature : 830 762 597 72 78 16,231 12,111 75 Light : 380 343 219 58 64 7,247 5,575 77 Heavy : 450 419 378 84 90 8,984 6,536 73 Total :12,622 14,227 11,574 92 81 180,147 168,367 93 : Turkeys : Young : 1,583 2,593 1,419 90 55 21,061 24,165 115 Old : 53 52 42 79 81 617 1,200 194 Total : 1,636 2,645 1,461 89 55 21,678 25,365 117 : Ducks : 16 30 24 150 80 304 314 103 Other Poultry : 4 5 3 75 60 57 28 49 : Total Poultry :14,278 16,907 13,062 91 77 202,186 194,074 96 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.35 0.33 0.34 97 103 0.41 0.39 95 Mature : 1.24 1.07 1.09 88 102 1.94 1.59 82 Light : 1.82 1.68 1.51 83 90 2.38 2.31 97 Heavy : 0.98 0.83 0.94 96 113 1.69 1.26 75 Total : 0.37 0.34 0.35 95 103 0.44 0.41 93 : Turkeys : Young : 0.26 0.39 0.25 96 64 0.32 0.37 116 Old : 0.93 0.74 0.62 67 84 0.99 1.56 158 Total : 0.26 0.39 0.25 96 64 0.33 0.38 115 : Ducks : 0.13 0.20 0.19 146 95 0.21 0.22 105 Other Poultry : 0.40 0.34 0.33 83 97 0.50 0.32 64 : Total Poultry : 0.35 0.35 0.33 94 94 0.42 0.40 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, November 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :27,143 31,540 23,694 87 75 351,705 330,599 94 Mature : 3,659 3,367 2,440 67 72 43,458 38,891 89 Light : 1,630 1,655 1,212 74 73 21,964 20,678 94 Heavy : 2,029 1,712 1,228 61 72 21,494 18,213 85 Total :30,802 34,907 26,134 85 75 395,163 369,490 94 : Turkeys : Young :10,631 11,085 9,302 87 84 121,412 114,617 94 Old : 325 330 272 84 82 3,753 4,532 121 Total :10,956 11,415 9,574 87 84 125,165 119,149 95 : Ducks : 245 320 278 113 87 2,712 3,154 116 Other Poultry : 15 11 7 47 64 143 127 89 : Total Poultry :42,018 46,653 35,993 86 77 523,183 491,920 94 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.90 0.85 0.80 89 94 0.97 0.91 94 Mature : 6.08 5.27 4.97 82 94 5.77 5.68 98 Light : 8.65 8.99 9.32 108 104 8.02 9.52 119 Heavy : 4.91 3.76 3.40 69 90 4.48 3.89 87 Total : 1.01 0.93 0.87 86 94 1.07 0.99 93 : Turkeys : Young : 1.91 1.86 1.79 94 96 2.04 1.95 96 Old : 6.33 5.21 4.50 71 86 6.69 6.53 98 Total : 1.95 1.89 1.82 93 96 2.09 2.00 96 : Ducks : 2.25 2.33 2.45 109 105 2.06 2.41 117 Other Poultry : 1.63 0.87 1.03 63 118 1.37 1.51 110 : Total Poultry : 1.15 1.06 1.02 89 96 1.21 1.14 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, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October :November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 92,270 75,985 483,881 394,395 5.24 5.19 AR : 106,709 86,256 538,025 429,087 5.04 4.97 CA : * * * * * * DE : 26,523 20,326 165,030 130,998 6.22 6.44 FL : 10,567 9,328 58,787 52,745 5.56 5.65 GA : 114,255 89,207 586,012 448,846 5.13 5.03 KY : 23,724 16,730 131,666 91,826 5.55 5.49 LA : 16,455 14,348 84,775 73,643 5.15 5.13 MD : 15,776 12,701 79,284 62,535 5.03 4.92 MS : 71,114 55,684 388,439 302,688 5.46 5.44 MO : 36,308 30,634 169,738 143,082 4.67 4.67 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 62,636 49,770 384,522 309,656 6.14 6.22 OH : 3,761 3,222 20,143 17,324 5.36 5.38 PA : 10,015 7,800 54,718 41,053 5.46 5.26 SC : 21,862 18,345 129,888 108,772 5.94 5.93 TN : 19,438 15,602 102,625 81,203 5.28 5.20 TX : 58,293 47,618 287,918 233,715 4.94 4.91 VA : 29,965 24,464 152,116 118,421 5.08 4.84 WA : 5,086 * 26,795 * 5.27 * : Oth Sts : 56,883 47,453 277,091 230,624 4.87 4.86 : US : 781,640 625,473 4,121,453 3,270,613 5.27 5.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 362,386 292,662 3,481 2,991 0.80 0.84 AR : 391,591 312,650 3,554 2,892 0.73 0.75 CA : * * * * * * DE : 117,940 94,320 2,204 1,548 1.48 1.31 FL : 40,579 36,823 576 577 1.09 1.22 GA : 428,568 330,110 3,825 2,550 0.73 0.63 KY : 94,712 68,928 848 534 0.72 0.65 LA : 62,662 53,330 274 249 0.36 0.38 MD : 55,723 44,722 859 673 1.20 1.20 MS : 293,440 221,301 3,332 2,067 0.95 0.76 MO : 125,502 104,725 1,180 884 0.77 0.69 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 296,849 237,329 3,558 2,794 1.03 1.00 OH : 14,501 12,433 283 216 1.56 1.39 PA : 38,157 29,491 784 596 1.59 1.61 SC : 95,897 80,526 651 505 0.56 0.52 TN : 73,950 58,935 1,053 566 1.14 0.77 TX : 223,419 181,344 1,711 1,402 0.66 0.67 VA : 110,973 86,867 1,175 929 0.86 0.87 WA : 19,990 * 277 * 1.15 * : Oth Sts : 204,945 170,696 1,915 1,721 0.77 0.83 : US : 3,051,784 2,417,192 31,540 23,694 0.85 0.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. 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 : 675 107,114 29,910 * * AR : * 158,857 66,452 * 2,442 CA : * * 3,795 348 682 DE : 1,076 133,885 33,200 * * FL : 94 * * * * GA : 344 86,798 43,442 519 4,008 IN : * 5,811 * * * KY : * 37,973 9,953 17 * LA : * 13,499 3,620 59 151 MD : * 49,761 21,406 * * MS : * 73,353 20,834 487 674 MO : 3,302 88,072 14,103 798 * NJ : * * * * * NY : 140 * * * * NC : 996 90,581 38,308 * * 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 : * 55,300 * * * WA : 65 * * * * : Oth Sts : 7,894 176,184 59,180 8,629 48,832 : US : 14,914 1,246,000 384,471 11,279 59,877 : Mature Birds : Light : 13,618 173,640 14,996 5,298 71,967 Heavy : 1 753 74,904 4,249 286 10,409 : US : 1 14,371 248,544 19,245 5,584 82,376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 3,664 24,436 18,942 6,269 79,444 276,530 AR : 6,957 18,272 27,496 3,112 38,709 327,027 CA : * * 2,286 * * 114,230 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 : 185 10,409 * * 4,057 70,870 LA : 328 2,760 * * 1,194 27,302 MD : * 14,374 * * 12,559 127,803 MS : 3,434 21,529 * 488 45,105 188,920 MO : 1,288 8,953 13,425 * 28,430 161,423 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 729 * 3,816 232 * * NC : 4,023 28,969 19,926 6,422 79,934 288,231 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 : 1,593 13,580 * * 16,936 133,683 WA : * 705 * 52 * 22,171 : Oth Sts : 5,321 27,605 92,398 17,001 93,133 160,281 : US : 38,737 248,604 227,736 46,347 501,175 2,779,140 : Mature Birds : Light : 9,275 18,595 149,730 1,991 71,104 530,214 Heavy : 2,004 24,735 27,193 1,580 63,142 209,256 : US : 11,279 43,330 176,923 3,571 134,246 739,470 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 92,772 31,310 * * AR : 995 129,382 58,580 2,546 1,847 CA : * 73,554 4,763 255 677 DE : 753 81,634 26,991 * * FL : 86 * * * * GA : * 67,074 34,195 * 3,516 IN : * 5,344 * * * KY : * 29,376 9,541 30 * LA : 194 11,902 3,245 * 111 MD : 783 39,313 17,389 47 3,160 MS : 518 57,030 20,201 350 582 MO : 1,338 55,124 13,571 466 * NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 455 70,982 31,985 128 12,828 OH : * 15,638 2,150 * * PA : 116 15,572 8,687 * 436 SC : * * * * 793 TN : 108 29,347 7,816 117 451 TX : * 69,907 18,024 207 1,904 VA : 230 42,608 * 100 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 29,425 88,235 51,640 4,032 21,154 : US : 35,001 974,794 340,088 8,278 47,459 : Mature Birds : Light : 1,511 148,628 11,807 100 67,373 Heavy : 487 56,733 2,690 235 8,666 : US : 1,998 205,361 14,497 335 76,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, November 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,232 18,130 16,649 5,575 70,335 242,991 AR : 5,930 15,352 24,781 2,483 34,788 276,684 CA : * * 1,698 * * 104,106 DE : 1,679 12,142 8,870 1,660 18,389 157,178 FL : 953 3,902 * 1,493 11,043 53,705 GA : 2,673 29,888 8,784 5,350 45,727 197,995 IN : * * 387 * * * KY : 137 6,208 2,286 * 3,476 53,933 LA : 295 * * * 1,858 24,682 MD : * 8,618 * * 13,599 102,793 MS : 2,593 17,007 12,166 684 47,737 158,868 MO : 1,047 9,060 10,772 * 21,915 115,417 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * 2,587 343 * * NC : 3,067 21,247 14,855 4,588 76,587 236,722 OH : * 690 * * * 30,415 PA : 805 2,566 3,540 129 * 43,361 SC : 372 5,037 * * * * TN : 739 7,793 3,275 202 5,992 55,840 TX : 884 8,814 5,978 * 7,179 140,067 VA : 1,400 8,701 * 4,091 12,852 104,535 WA : * 593 * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,664 13,759 60,740 8,486 61,140 172,374 : US : 31,470 189,507 177,368 35,084 432,617 2,271,666 : Mature Birds : Light : 5,535 6,798 118,763 248 63,223 423,986 Heavy : 1,560 9,694 19,030 705 48,571 148,371 : US : 7,095 16,492 137,793 953 111,794 572,357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October :November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,800 3,039 52,185 55,019 18.64 18.11 CA : 2,271 2,369 54,910 50,697 24.18 21.40 IA : 1,760 1,422 52,576 43,138 29.87 30.33 MN : 3,274 3,113 86,597 80,679 26.45 25.92 MO : 1,725 1,430 53,604 41,366 31.08 28.93 NC : 3,763 3,170 94,098 81,523 25.01 25.71 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 9,529 8,136 268,655 223,819 28.19 27.51 : US : 25,122 22,679 662,625 576,241 26.38 25.41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 43,455 44,601 707 811 1.51 1.64 CA : 44,324 40,099 1,070 1,018 2.16 2.23 IA : 41,795 33,327 1,123 903 2.37 2.32 MN : 68,875 64,562 1,526 1,356 1.96 1.87 MO : 42,130 32,330 1,128 966 2.34 2.60 NC : 75,199 64,631 1,228 999 1.45 1.36 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 207,009 175,521 4,303 3,249 1.78 1.61 : US : 522,787 455,071 11,085 9,302 1.86 1.79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, 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 : * 19,158 * * * MO : 12,761 * * NC : * * * * * OH : * * 112 * 14 PA : * * 333 * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 767 43,068 8,045 5,062 65 : US : 767 102,336 10,504 5,062 79 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 2 4,476 936 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 26,460 MO : * * 331 * * 16,249 NC : * * 431 * 609 8,687 OH : * * * * * * PA : 64 * 113 * 757 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 375 5,155 2,566 2,651 9,973 57,731 : US : 719 7,118 5,189 2,651 15,867 150,292 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 23 119 154 7 1,126 6,940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 7,670 589 * CA : 7 10,529 607 * * IA : 5,731 1,416 * * MN : * * * 685 17 MO : 9,097 * NC : * 3,586 * * OH : * * 49 * * PA : * * 270 * * VA : * * * * : Other States : 250 47,198 6,987 2,797 166 : US : 257 83,811 9,918 3,482 183 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 3,241 607 255 101 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * 1,772 13,654 CA : * 524 349 * 1,438 13,945 IA : 72 365 434 * * 10,404 MN : * 692 756 * 2,090 23,964 MO : * * 233 5 * 14,305 NC : 43 * 336 * * 5,810 OH : 15 89 47 * * * PA : 114 * * 26 * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 507 4,574 3,655 1,148 9,387 44,240 : US : 751 6,244 5,810 1,179 14,687 126,322 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 21 147 90 13 498 4,974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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