Pou 2-1 (3-04) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 8, 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 Up 1 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during January 2004 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.33 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in January 2003. Updated totals for December 2003 show that 3.25 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during January 2004 was 4.49 billion pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.85 billion pounds, up 2 percent from January 2003, mature chickens at 64.1 million pounds, were down 15 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 555 million pounds, down 9 percent, and ducks totaled 14.6 million pounds, up 2 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2004 averaged 5.31 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from January 2003. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.66 pounds per bird, up 8 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2004 averaged 27.6 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from January 2003. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2004 totaled 20.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.45 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.51 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 45.4 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.12 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.28 percent a year earlier. January 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays. January 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, December 2003. . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, December 2003. . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan : Dec : : : : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 725,178 715,407 726,279 100 102 Mature : 14,362 11,429 11,325 79 99 Light : 8,224 5,932 5,838 71 98 Heavy : 6,138 5,497 5,487 89 100 Total : 739,540 726,836 737,604 100 101 : Turkeys : Young : 21,342 20,596 19,946 93 97 Old : 319 155 207 65 134 Total : 21,661 20,751 20,153 93 97 : Ducks : 2,134 2,212 2,153 101 97 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,762,861 3,757,083 3,854,271 102 103 Mature : 75,245 63,523 64,110 85 101 Light : 28,000 19,782 20,188 72 102 Heavy : 47,245 43,741 43,922 93 100 Total : 3,838,106 3,820,606 3,918,381 102 103 : Turkeys : Young : 600,502 551,796 549,136 91 100 Old : 8,631 4,413 5,995 69 136 Total : 609,133 556,209 555,131 91 100 : Ducks : 14,266 15,089 14,608 102 97 Other Poultry : 985 355 222 23 63 : Total Poultry : 4,462,490 4,392,259 4,488,342 101 102 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.19 5.25 5.31 102 101 Mature : 5.24 5.56 5.66 108 102 Light : 3.40 3.33 3.46 102 104 Heavy : 7.70 7.96 8.00 104 101 Total : 5.19 5.26 5.31 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 28.14 26.79 27.53 98 103 Old : 27.04 28.49 28.92 107 102 Total : 28.12 26.80 27.55 98 103 : Ducks : 6.69 6.82 6.79 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 737,844 725,178 726,279 98 100 Mature : 15,785 14,362 11,325 72 79 Light : 9,813 8,224 5,838 59 71 Heavy : 5,972 6,138 5,487 92 89 Total : 753,629 739,540 737,604 98 100 : Turkeys : Young : 21,518 21,342 19,946 93 93 Old : 230 319 207 90 65 Total : 21,748 21,661 20,153 93 93 : Ducks : 2,096 2,134 2,153 103 101 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,779,061 3,762,861 3,854,271 102 102 Mature : 80,020 75,245 64,110 80 85 Light : 33,560 28,000 20,188 60 72 Heavy : 46,460 47,245 43,922 95 93 Total : 3,859,081 3,838,106 3,918,381 102 102 : Turkeys : Young : 607,032 600,502 549,136 90 91 Old : 6,523 8,631 5,995 92 69 Total : 613,555 609,133 555,131 90 91 : Ducks : 14,320 14,266 14,608 102 102 Other Poultry : 745 985 222 30 23 : Total Poultry : 4,487,701 4,462,490 4,488,342 100 101 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.12 5.19 5.31 104 102 Mature : 5.07 5.24 5.66 112 108 Light : 3.42 3.40 3.46 101 102 Heavy : 7.78 7.70 8.00 103 104 Total : 5.12 5.19 5.31 104 102 : Turkeys : Young : 28.21 28.14 27.53 98 98 Old : 28.39 27.04 28.92 102 107 Total : 28.21 28.12 27.55 98 98 : Ducks : 6.83 6.69 6.79 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan : Dec : : : : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,505,935 2,490,164 2,567,985 102 103 Mature : 44,299 38,916 39,039 88 100 Light : 13,480 10,029 10,384 77 104 Heavy : 30,819 28,887 28,655 93 99 Total : 2,550,234 2,529,080 2,607,024 102 103 : Turkeys : Young : 257,580 247,107 239,252 93 97 Old : 5,499 2,209 3,823 70 173 Total : 263,079 249,316 243,075 92 97 : Ducks : 3,693 7,391 7,132 193 96 Other Poultry : 250 182 129 52 71 : Total Poultry : 2,817,256 2,785,969 2,857,360 101 103 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 268,662 273,414 269,606 100 99 Mature : 912 159 170 19 107 Light : 729 102 Heavy : 183 57 170 93 298 Total : 269,574 273,573 269,776 100 99 : Turkeys : Young : 215,986 188,954 196,235 91 104 Old : 775 1,095 721 93 66 Total : 216,761 190,049 196,956 91 104 : Ducks : 6,668 4,393 4,282 64 97 Other Poultry : 354 55 39 11 71 : Total Poultry : 493,357 468,070 471,053 95 101 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,774,597 2,763,578 2,837,591 102 103 Mature : 45,211 39,075 39,209 87 100 Light : 14,209 10,131 10,384 73 102 Heavy : 31,002 28,944 28,825 93 100 Total : 2,819,808 2,802,653 2,876,800 102 103 : Turkeys : Young : 473,566 436,061 435,487 92 100 Old : 6,274 3,304 4,544 72 138 Total : 479,840 439,365 440,031 92 100 : Ducks : 10,361 11,784 11,414 110 97 Other Poultry : 604 237 168 28 71 : Total Poultry : 3,310,613 3,254,039 3,328,413 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,531,051 2,505,935 2,567,985 101 102 Mature : 46,526 44,299 39,039 84 88 Light : 16,469 13,480 10,384 63 77 Heavy : 30,057 30,819 28,655 95 93 Total : 2,577,577 2,550,234 2,607,024 101 102 : Turkeys : Young : 234,858 257,580 239,252 102 93 Old : 4,243 5,499 3,823 90 70 Total : 239,101 263,079 243,075 102 92 : Ducks : 4,165 3,693 7,132 171 193 Other Poultry : 189 250 129 68 52 : Total Poultry : 2,821,032 2,817,256 2,857,360 101 101 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 248,861 268,662 269,606 108 100 Mature : 1,451 912 170 12 19 Light : 1,111 729 Heavy : 340 183 170 50 93 Total : 250,312 269,574 269,776 108 100 : Turkeys : Young : 243,039 215,986 196,235 81 91 Old : 594 775 721 121 93 Total : 243,633 216,761 196,956 81 91 : Ducks : 6,750 6,668 4,282 63 64 Other Poultry : 261 354 39 15 11 : Total Poultry : 500,956 493,357 471,053 94 95 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,779,912 2,774,597 2,837,591 102 102 Mature : 47,977 45,211 39,209 82 87 Light : 17,580 14,209 10,384 59 73 Heavy : 30,397 31,002 28,825 95 93 Total : 2,827,889 2,819,808 2,876,800 102 102 : Turkeys : Young : 477,897 473,566 435,487 91 92 Old : 4,837 6,274 4,544 94 72 Total : 482,734 479,840 440,031 91 92 : Ducks : 10,915 10,361 11,414 105 110 Other Poultry : 450 604 168 37 28 : Total Poultry : 3,321,988 3,310,613 3,328,413 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec :---------------: of : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :18,994 14,196 16,790 88 118 18,994 16,790 88 Mature : 1,179 621 1,178 100 190 1,179 1,178 100 Light : 685 263 458 67 174 685 458 67 Heavy : 494 358 720 146 201 494 720 146 Total :20,173 14,817 17,968 89 121 20,173 17,968 89 : Turkeys : Young : 2,163 1,742 2,085 96 120 2,163 2,085 96 Old : 270 35 40 15 114 270 40 15 Total : 2,433 1,777 2,125 87 120 2,433 2,125 87 : Ducks : 35 25 25 71 100 35 25 71 Other Poultry : 4 4 : Total Poultry :22,645 16,619 20,118 89 121 22,645 20,118 89 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.50 0.38 0.44 88 116 0.50 0.44 88 Mature : 1.57 0.98 1.84 117 188 1.57 1.84 117 Light : 2.45 1.33 2.27 93 171 2.45 2.27 93 Heavy : 1.05 0.82 1.64 156 200 1.05 1.64 156 Total : 0.53 0.39 0.46 87 118 0.53 0.46 87 : Turkeys : Young : 0.36 0.32 0.38 106 119 0.36 0.38 106 Old : 3.12 0.80 0.66 21 83 3.12 0.66 21 Total : 0.40 0.32 0.38 95 119 0.40 0.38 95 : Ducks : 0.24 0.16 0.17 71 106 0.24 0.17 71 Other Poultry : 0.38 0.10 0.07 18 70 0.38 0.07 18 : Total Poultry : 0.51 0.38 0.45 88 118 0.51 0.45 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec :---------------: of : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :35,001 31,295 32,253 92 103 35,001 32,253 92 Mature : 4,591 2,975 3,056 67 103 4,591 3,056 67 Light : 2,541 1,543 1,576 62 102 2,541 1,576 62 Heavy : 2,050 1,432 1,480 72 103 2,050 1,480 72 Total :39,592 34,270 35,309 89 103 39,592 35,309 89 : Turkeys : Young :10,871 9,189 9,415 87 102 10,871 9,415 87 Old : 579 201 342 59 170 579 342 59 Total :11,450 9,390 9,757 85 104 11,450 9,757 85 : Ducks : 284 348 350 123 101 284 350 123 Other Poultry : 16 5 3 19 60 16 3 19 : Total Poultry :51,342 44,013 45,419 88 103 51,342 45,419 88 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.03 0.93 0.93 90 100 1.03 0.93 90 Mature : 6.78 5.20 5.30 78 102 6.78 5.30 78 Light : 10.08 8.67 8.67 86 100 10.08 8.67 86 Heavy : 4.82 3.64 3.74 78 103 4.82 3.74 78 Total : 1.15 1.00 1.00 87 100 1.15 1.00 87 : Turkeys : Young : 2.01 1.85 1.91 95 103 2.01 1.91 95 Old : 7.45 5.06 6.34 85 125 7.45 6.34 85 Total : 2.09 1.88 1.95 93 104 2.09 1.95 93 : Ducks : 2.21 2.56 2.66 120 104 2.21 2.66 120 Other Poultry : 1.76 1.64 1.51 86 92 1.76 1.51 86 : Total Poultry : 1.28 1.11 1.12 88 101 1.28 1.12 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January :December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 87,561 87,715 454,465 457,659 5.19 5.22 AR : 95,809 103,424 482,376 527,714 5.03 5.10 CA : * * * * * * DE : 23,721 24,080 153,653 156,553 6.48 6.50 FL : 10,331 * 58,087 * 5.62 * GA : 103,141 104,155 520,151 531,300 5.04 5.10 KY : 21,445 18,181 113,478 103,540 5.29 5.69 LA : 16,057 12,678 80,837 67,643 5.03 5.34 MD : 15,256 15,145 75,484 75,339 4.95 4.97 MS : 63,040 63,819 339,449 352,694 5.38 5.53 MO : 33,957 33,125 161,454 152,706 4.75 4.61 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 58,668 57,104 368,593 361,097 6.28 6.32 OH : 3,697 3,493 19,975 18,511 5.40 5.30 PA : 8,952 9,456 47,847 49,698 5.34 5.26 SC : 19,342 19,216 113,287 113,209 5.86 5.89 TN : 17,949 18,950 94,453 99,237 5.26 5.24 TX : 53,207 54,036 263,410 268,811 4.95 4.97 VA : 27,155 28,848 134,088 145,156 4.94 5.03 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 56,119 72,854 275,996 373,404 4.92 5.13 : US : 715,407 726,279 3,757,083 3,854,271 5.25 5.31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, January 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 326,230 336,105 3,992 3,879 0.98 0.94 AR : 350,794 374,802 3,728 4,164 0.86 0.88 CA : * * * * * * DE : 110,006 112,575 1,957 2,086 1.42 1.48 FL : 41,806 * 668 * 1.28 * GA : 379,229 376,554 4,544 3,459 0.97 0.72 KY : 83,833 75,145 693 710 0.68 0.76 LA : 59,422 52,595 306 287 0.42 0.47 MD : 53,984 54,119 823 845 1.21 1.25 MS : 253,177 261,392 2,300 2,444 0.75 0.77 MO : 118,642 112,705 1,157 1,243 0.80 0.90 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 287,021 282,019 3,748 4,040 1.13 1.24 OH : 14,448 13,578 246 229 1.37 1.38 PA : 34,020 34,933 709 791 1.65 1.77 SC : 83,346 82,136 681 608 0.67 0.60 TN : 68,690 72,206 771 874 0.91 0.98 TX : 205,680 219,474 1,652 2,170 0.70 0.90 VA : 91,057 104,862 1,171 1,203 0.97 0.92 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 202,193 272,391 2,149 3,221 0.87 0.96 : US : 2,763,578 2,837,591 31,295 32,253 0.93 0.93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 120,316 52,759 1,412 * AR : 1,133 168,766 94,133 3,325 2,344 CA : * 75,098 5,303 789 739 DE : 3,262 104,241 44,792 * * FL : * * * * * GA : 516 82,090 48,539 471 3,876 IN : * 6,566 * * * KY : * 34,092 * 49 * LA : * 14,023 5,316 * 140 MD : * 50,197 22,175 * 3,904 MS : 227 61,918 32,672 345 549 MO : 1,530 70,490 22,205 * * NJ : * * * * * NY : 217 * * * * NC : 714 93,249 70,420 109 15,713 OH : 29 18,824 2,672 21 * PA : 219 23,350 15,946 120 487 SC : * * * 40 862 TN : 104 40,543 11,087 136 * TX : * 80,017 46,892 * 2,273 VA : 384 53,998 * 21 * WA : 32 * 3,868 * * : Oth Sts : 6,018 111,437 105,201 4,577 26,254 : US : 14,385 1,209,215 583,980 11,415 57,141 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,523 206,573 12,828 133 89,079 Heavy : 699 61,940 4,759 376 10,052 : US : 3,222 268,513 17,587 509 99,131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, December 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,634 21,519 21,377 8,064 102,268 336,264 AR : 6,574 19,094 26,261 3,044 41,678 366,352 CA : * 5,830 * * 14,573 109,454 DE : 2,004 17,905 9,926 2,311 23,771 213,754 FL : * 3,865 * * 12,754 61,568 GA : 3,213 35,976 11,399 4,323 71,725 262,128 IN : 83 * * * * * KY : 201 8,697 3,651 960 4,286 72,998 LA : 450 3,654 * * * 28,650 MD : * 18,392 * 1,198 16,322 140,061 MS : 2,706 17,742 11,048 406 46,036 173,649 MO : 1,277 * 9,633 534 23,496 148,946 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 3,094 338 * * NC : 3,568 32,626 16,753 5,537 111,271 349,960 OH : * 577 * * * 31,550 PA : 1,377 4,855 3,576 936 14,303 65,169 SC : 337 4,027 * * * * TN : 951 11,958 3,986 * 13,051 84,857 TX : 1,107 7,296 7,776 1,885 11,213 159,604 VA : 1,476 10,928 * * 16,009 134,955 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 8,332 23,494 67,990 12,883 72,110 255,697 : US : 37,290 248,435 196,470 42,419 594,866 2,995,616 : Mature Birds : Light : 6,664 10,205 121,023 1,566 78,424 529,018 Heavy : 1,749 10,027 21,250 2,527 59,282 172,661 : US : 8,413 20,232 142,273 4,093 137,706 701,679 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 119,993 50,977 793 * AR : 1,440 196,727 120,744 3,889 2,957 CA : * * 7,116 572 994 DE : * 116,968 53,501 * * FL : 76 * * * * GA : 417 87,305 62,510 316 4,786 IN : * 8,878 * * * KY : * 36,257 13,351 * * LA : * 14,250 6,127 * 180 MD : 3,306 50,557 26,751 * 4,378 MS : 251 66,152 35,958 476 665 MO : 1,024 78,356 26,710 * 2,050 NJ : * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 104,465 78,837 * 16,290 OH : 46 17,815 * * * PA : 167 28,545 19,488 194 539 SC : * 14,433 * 45 1,003 TN : * 44,960 17,248 156 * TX : * 109,374 * 327 3,261 VA : 279 62,354 37,151 24 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 7,730 220,281 166,514 4,449 26,639 : US : 14,736 1,377,670 722,983 11,241 63,742 : Mature Birds : Light : 4 3,270 236,120 15,593 625 86,203 Heavy : 740 62,970 2,738 353 9,386 : US : 4 4,010 299,090 18,331 978 95,589 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,616 19,737 22,291 11,008 107,996 341,520 AR : 7,042 27,072 34,472 3,180 52,099 449,622 CA : * * 2,458 672 7,656 142,005 DE : 2,232 15,015 12,662 2,622 28,890 242,340 FL : 853 4,056 * 752 11,575 59,693 GA : 3,432 38,305 12,659 6,091 87,824 303,645 IN : 72 * 366 * * * KY : 205 8,439 2,772 * 4,059 68,611 LA : 285 2,034 * * * 28,671 MD : * 15,481 * * 16,302 139,827 MS : 2,601 21,088 10,618 279 47,668 185,756 MO : 1,200 11,089 8,893 * 34,530 165,681 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 3,387 * * * NC : 4,367 33,655 22,775 9,049 127,088 397,771 OH : * 990 * * * 30,552 PA : 1,323 6,614 4,130 236 14,467 75,703 SC : 523 4,888 * * * * TN : 1,068 10,712 4,304 754 12,359 93,699 TX : 1,100 7,917 8,311 797 15,073 253,096 VA : 1,768 14,225 * * 19,784 153,986 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 7,205 21,863 63,929 12,445 68,339 277,887 : US : 38,892 263,180 214,027 47,885 655,709 3,410,065 : Mature Birds : Light : 6,918 13,599 121,556 575 65,382 549,845 Heavy : 1,689 11,031 22,775 784 63,386 175,852 : US : 8,607 24,630 144,331 1,359 128,768 725,697 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January :December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,924 3,186 52,403 57,475 17.92 18.04 CA : * * * * * * IA : 1,432 * 45,140 * 31.52 * MN : 2,700 2,673 78,605 77,756 29.12 29.09 MO : 1,435 1,494 43,051 45,996 30.00 30.80 NC : 2,867 2,982 77,867 80,222 27.16 26.90 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 9,238 9,611 254,730 287,687 27.57 29.93 : US : 20,596 19,946 551,796 549,136 26.79 27.53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 43,613 49,098 751 902 1.59 1.74 CA : * * * * * * IA : 33,672 * 1,052 * 2.59 * MN : 62,375 61,863 1,340 1,439 1.89 2.06 MO : 33,582 35,971 986 997 2.54 2.41 NC : 61,485 64,002 1,020 904 1.46 1.25 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 201,334 224,553 4,040 5,173 1.76 2.00 : US : 436,061 435,487 9,189 9,415 1.85 1.91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 9,654 1,062 * 4 CA : * 6,822 275 * IA : 7,168 1,859 * MN : * 16,378 * * * MO : 13,104 * NC : * 3,434 * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * * 607 * 2 VA : * * * * * : Other States : 432 32,248 5,664 4,282 49 : US : 432 88,808 9,467 4,282 55 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 2 2,425 590 12 82 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 1,087 * * * 14,692 CA : * 290 275 * 982 9,122 IA : 103 365 900 * 634 12,745 MN : * 444 567 * 1,670 21,544 MO : 28 500 230 * 1,041 15,700 NC : 33 694 385 * 1,241 6,423 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * 201 18 947 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 545 2,985 2,783 1,576 5,923 49,265 : US : 709 6,365 5,341 1,594 12,438 129,491 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 39 100 90 15 593 3,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 12,287 * 20 * CA : * 4,696 * * IA : * 2,000 * * MN : * 16,807 * * 20 MO : * * NC : * * * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * * 349 * VA : * * * * : Other States : 326 52,370 10,410 4,134 68 : US : 326 86,160 12,759 4,154 88 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 43 2,920 427 23 232 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 1,032 * 586 * 18,691 CA : 34 * * * * 5,937 IA : * * * * * 11,731 MN : * * 436 * 1,453 22,490 MO : * 422 326 * * 16,570 NC : * * 440 * 388 6,435 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 903 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 614 6,052 4,247 1,350 5,745 45,661 : US : 648 7,506 5,449 1,936 8,489 127,515 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 26 341 147 4 310 4,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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