Pou 2-1 (4-04)a Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 5, 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. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Update Alert The 2003 accumulated totals and percent changes from 2003 on pages 5,7,8,9 have been corrected using the latest revisions. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during February 2004 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 2.88 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in February 2003. Updated totals for January 2004 show that 3.32 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during February 2004 was 3.91 billion pounds, down slightly from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.35 billion pounds, up 2 percent from February 2003, mature chickens at 49.7 million pounds, were down 24 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 495 million pounds, down 10 percent, and ducks totaled 13.1 million pounds, up 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2004 averaged 5.13 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from February 2003. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.56 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2004 averaged 26.8 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from February 2003. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2004 totaled 17.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.45 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.43 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 52.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.48 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.21 percent a year earlier. February 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. The same as February 2003. Update alert: The 2003 accumulated totals and percent changes from 2003 on pages 5,7,8,9 have been corrected using the latest revisions. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2004 . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Feb : Jan : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 633,914 722,586 653,546 103 90 Mature : 12,226 11,325 8,941 73 79 Light : 6,816 5,838 4,611 68 79 Heavy : 5,410 5,487 4,330 80 79 Total : 646,140 733,911 662,487 103 90 : Turkeys : Young : 20,024 19,946 18,339 92 92 Old : 178 207 107 60 52 Total : 20,202 20,153 18,446 91 92 : Ducks : 1,992 2,153 1,940 97 90 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,287,201 3,829,971 3,351,321 102 88 Mature : 65,543 64,110 49,722 76 78 Light : 22,700 20,188 15,084 66 75 Heavy : 42,843 43,922 34,638 81 79 Total : 3,352,744 3,894,081 3,401,043 101 87 : Turkeys : Young : 543,533 549,136 491,692 90 90 Old : 4,961 5,995 2,830 57 47 Total : 548,494 555,131 494,522 90 89 : Ducks : 12,921 14,608 13,050 101 89 Other Poultry : 684 222 242 35 109 : Total Poultry : 3,914,843 4,464,042 3,908,857 100 88 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.19 5.30 5.13 99 97 Mature : 5.36 5.66 5.56 104 98 Light : 3.33 3.46 3.27 98 95 Heavy : 7.92 8.00 8.00 101 100 Total : 5.19 5.31 5.13 99 97 : Turkeys : Young : 27.14 27.53 26.81 99 97 Old : 27.89 28.92 26.37 95 91 Total : 27.15 27.55 26.81 99 97 : Ducks : 6.49 6.79 6.73 104 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 1,393,450 1,359,092 1,376,132 99 101 Mature : 29,177 26,588 20,266 69 76 Light : 18,001 15,040 10,449 58 69 Heavy : 11,176 11,548 9,817 88 85 Total : 1,422,627 1,385,680 1,396,398 98 101 : Turkeys : Young : 42,065 41,366 38,285 91 93 Old : 388 497 314 81 63 Total : 42,453 41,863 38,599 91 92 : Ducks : 3,984 4,126 4,093 103 99 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 7,115,623 7,050,062 7,181,292 101 102 Mature : 148,579 140,788 113,832 77 81 Light : 61,247 50,700 35,272 58 70 Heavy : 87,332 90,088 78,560 90 87 Total : 7,264,202 7,190,850 7,295,124 100 101 : Turkeys : Young : 1,173,316 1,144,035 1,040,828 89 91 Old : 10,934 13,592 8,825 81 65 Total : 1,184,250 1,157,627 1,049,653 89 91 : Ducks : 27,034 27,187 27,658 102 102 Other Poultry : 1,398 1,669 464 33 28 : Total Poultry : 8,476,884 8,377,333 8,372,899 99 100 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.11 5.19 5.22 102 101 Mature : 5.09 5.30 5.62 110 106 Light : 3.40 3.37 3.38 99 100 Heavy : 7.81 7.80 8.00 102 103 Total : 5.11 5.19 5.22 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.89 27.65 27.19 97 98 Old : 28.23 27.34 28.05 99 103 Total : 27.90 27.65 27.19 97 98 : Ducks : 6.79 6.59 6.76 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Feb : Jan : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,194,045 2,554,857 2,248,399 102 88 Mature : 38,727 39,039 30,003 77 77 Light : 10,966 10,384 7,665 70 74 Heavy : 27,761 28,655 22,338 80 78 Total : 2,232,772 2,593,896 2,278,402 102 88 : Turkeys : Young : 216,258 239,252 211,816 98 89 Old : 3,159 3,823 2,033 64 53 Total : 219,417 243,075 213,849 97 88 : Ducks : 3,073 7,132 6,240 203 87 Other Poultry : 173 129 122 71 95 : Total Poultry : 2,455,435 2,844,232 2,498,613 102 88 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 225,431 270,377 202,591 90 75 Mature : 810 170 348 43 205 Light : 563 Heavy : 247 170 348 141 205 Total : 226,241 270,547 202,939 90 75 : Turkeys : Young : 211,450 196,235 177,190 84 90 Old : 490 721 154 31 21 Total : 211,940 196,956 177,344 84 90 : Ducks : 6,089 4,282 3,942 65 92 Other Poultry : 260 39 34 13 87 : Total Poultry : 444,530 471,824 384,259 86 81 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,419,476 2,825,234 2,450,990 101 87 Mature : 39,537 39,209 30,351 77 77 Light : 11,529 10,384 7,665 66 74 Heavy : 28,008 28,825 22,686 81 79 Total : 2,459,013 2,864,443 2,481,341 101 87 : Turkeys : Young : 427,708 435,487 389,006 91 89 Old : 3,649 4,544 2,187 60 48 Total : 431,357 440,031 391,193 91 89 : Ducks : 9,162 11,414 10,182 111 89 Other Poultry : 433 168 156 36 93 : Total Poultry : 2,899,965 3,316,056 2,882,872 99 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 4,762,706 4,699,980 4,803,256 101 102 Mature : 86,320 83,026 69,042 80 83 Light : 29,715 24,446 18,049 61 74 Heavy : 56,605 58,580 50,993 90 87 Total : 4,849,026 4,783,006 4,872,298 100 102 : Turkeys : Young : 451,160 473,838 451,068 100 95 Old : 6,875 8,658 5,856 85 68 Total : 458,035 482,496 456,924 100 95 : Ducks : 7,692 6,766 13,372 174 198 Other Poultry : 368 423 251 68 59 : Total Poultry : 5,315,121 5,272,691 5,342,845 101 101 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 470,770 494,093 472,968 100 96 Mature : 2,463 1,722 518 21 30 Light : 1,985 1,292 Heavy : 478 430 518 108 120 Total : 473,233 495,815 473,486 100 95 : Turkeys : Young : 471,548 427,436 373,425 79 87 Old : 1,370 1,265 875 64 69 Total : 472,918 428,701 374,300 79 87 : Ducks : 12,879 12,757 8,224 64 64 Other Poultry : 498 614 73 15 12 : Total Poultry : 959,528 937,887 856,083 89 91 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 5,233,476 5,194,073 5,276,224 101 102 Mature : 88,783 84,748 69,560 78 82 Light : 31,700 25,738 18,049 57 70 Heavy : 57,083 59,010 51,511 90 87 Total : 5,322,259 5,278,821 5,345,784 100 101 : Turkeys : Young : 922,708 901,274 824,493 89 91 Old : 8,245 9,923 6,731 82 68 Total : 930,953 911,197 831,224 89 91 : Ducks : 20,571 19,523 21,596 105 111 Other Poultry : 866 1,037 324 37 31 : Total Poultry : 6,274,649 6,210,578 6,198,928 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,577 16,758 14,905 110 89 32,571 31,663 97 Mature : 1,035 1,178 610 59 52 2,214 1,788 81 Light : 513 458 206 40 45 1,198 664 55 Heavy : 522 720 404 77 56 1,016 1,124 111 Total :14,612 17,936 15,515 106 87 34,785 33,451 96 : Turkeys : Young : 2,033 2,093 1,924 95 92 4,196 4,017 96 Old : 114 40 33 29 83 384 73 19 Total : 2,147 2,133 1,957 91 92 4,580 4,090 89 : Ducks : 22 25 30 136 120 57 55 96 Other Poultry : 4 1 25 8 1 13 : Total Poultry :16,785 20,094 17,503 104 87 39,430 37,597 95 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.41 0.44 0.44 107 100 0.46 0.44 96 Mature : 1.58 1.84 1.23 78 67 1.57 1.57 100 Light : 2.26 2.27 1.37 61 60 2.36 1.88 80 Heavy : 1.22 1.64 1.17 96 71 1.13 1.43 127 Total : 0.44 0.46 0.46 105 100 0.48 0.46 96 : Turkeys : Young : 0.37 0.38 0.39 105 103 0.37 0.39 105 Old : 2.30 0.66 1.15 50 174 2.82 0.82 29 Total : 0.39 0.38 0.40 103 105 0.40 0.39 98 : Ducks : 0.17 0.17 0.23 135 135 0.21 0.20 95 Other Poultry : 0.58 0.07 0.44 76 629 0.46 0.26 57 : Total Poultry : 0.43 0.45 0.45 105 100 0.47 0.45 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :28,675 32,146 39,739 139 124 63,676 71,885 113 Mature : 3,677 3,056 2,619 71 86 8,268 5,675 69 Light : 2,011 1,576 1,623 81 103 4,552 3,199 70 Heavy : 1,666 1,480 996 60 67 3,716 2,476 67 Total :32,352 35,202 42,358 131 120 71,944 77,560 108 : Turkeys : Young : 9,729 9,437 9,111 94 97 20,600 18,548 90 Old : 383 342 226 59 66 962 568 59 Total :10,112 9,779 9,337 92 95 21,562 19,116 89 : Ducks : 272 350 348 128 99 556 698 126 Other Poultry : 11 3 5 45 167 27 8 30 : Total Poultry :42,747 45,334 52,048 122 115 94,089 97,382 103 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.97 0.93 1.32 136 142 1.00 1.11 111 Mature : 6.23 5.30 5.85 94 110 6.52 5.54 85 Light : 9.84 8.67 11.95 121 138 9.98 10.08 101 Heavy : 4.32 3.74 3.20 74 86 4.58 3.50 76 Total : 1.07 1.00 1.38 129 138 1.11 1.18 106 : Turkeys : Young : 1.99 1.91 2.06 104 108 2.00 1.98 99 Old : 8.57 6.34 8.87 104 140 7.86 7.15 91 Total : 2.05 1.96 2.10 102 107 2.07 2.02 98 : Ducks : 2.34 2.66 2.97 127 112 2.27 2.81 124 Other Poultry : 1.77 1.51 2.23 126 148 1.77 1.89 107 : Total Poultry : 1.21 1.13 1.48 122 131 1.25 1.29 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January :February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 87,715 78,773 457,659 403,971 5.22 5.13 AR : 103,424 92,995 527,714 456,879 5.10 4.91 CA : * * * * * * DE : 24,080 21,401 156,553 134,984 6.50 6.31 FL : * * * * * * GA : 104,155 96,228 531,300 460,223 5.10 4.78 KY : 18,181 18,522 103,540 96,923 5.69 5.23 LA : 12,678 11,993 67,643 66,924 5.34 5.58 MD : 12,633 11,825 63,747 58,559 5.05 4.95 MS : 63,565 58,134 345,169 314,157 5.43 5.40 MO : 33,125 31,366 152,706 135,158 4.61 4.31 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 56,177 49,676 355,914 302,802 6.34 6.10 OH : 3,493 3,010 18,511 16,180 5.30 5.38 PA : 9,456 9,607 49,698 44,821 5.26 4.67 SC : 19,216 18,796 113,209 104,220 5.89 5.54 TN : 18,950 17,534 99,237 88,349 5.24 5.04 TX : 54,036 46,471 268,811 236,000 4.97 5.08 VA : 28,848 25,331 145,156 123,916 5.03 4.89 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 72,854 61,884 373,404 307,255 5.13 4.97 : US : 722,586 653,546 3,829,971 3,351,321 5.30 5.13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 336,105 296,343 3,879 4,463 0.94 1.23 AR : 374,802 334,211 4,164 4,671 0.88 1.14 CA : * * * * * * DE : 112,575 98,869 2,086 1,780 1.48 1.47 FL : * * * * * * GA : 376,554 336,534 3,459 4,539 0.72 1.10 KY : 75,145 70,998 710 781 0.76 0.90 LA : 52,595 47,710 287 330 0.47 0.55 MD : 45,902 41,944 738 674 1.29 1.28 MS : 261,035 209,827 2,444 2,912 0.79 1.03 MO : 112,705 99,619 1,243 1,393 0.90 1.14 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 278,236 229,012 4,040 4,274 1.26 1.57 OH : 13,578 11,906 229 185 1.38 1.27 PA : 34,933 31,074 791 743 1.77 1.84 SC : 82,136 83,701 608 725 0.60 0.77 TN : 72,206 63,530 874 948 0.98 1.19 TX : 219,474 181,100 2,170 3,485 0.90 1.64 VA : 104,862 91,625 1,203 4,565 0.92 4.09 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 272,391 222,987 3,221 3,271 0.96 1.18 : US : 2,825,234 2,450,990 32,146 39,739 0.93 1.32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, 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 : 2,980 47,319 25,391 * 4,352 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 4,445 26,639 : US : 14,410 1,374,432 721,623 11,237 63,716 : 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 : * 14,328 * * 15,668 132,066 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 6,615 4,130 236 14,467 75,704 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 : 7,069 21,863 63,049 12,441 68,339 277,887 : US : 38,756 262,028 213,147 47,881 655,075 3,402,305 : 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". Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 127,711 56,063 * 3,780 AR : * * 190,719 145,750 3,193 2,208 CA : * * * 4,618 1,034 1,038 DE : * 93,702 52,057 26 * FL : * * * * * GA : * 381 82,367 70,691 * 4,295 IN : * * * * * KY : * * 28,017 * 23 * LA : * * 16,234 6,897 * 166 MD : * 42,043 28,920 38 * MS : * 64,385 45,251 * 603 MO : 1,009 78,331 31,523 463 1,901 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : * 485 94,200 78,204 * 10,458 OH : * 14,320 * * * PA : * 22,552 14,649 192 576 SC : * * 14,729 * 23 1,105 TN : * 109 44,059 17,158 291 945 TX : * 70 116,886 * 497 2,878 VA : * 256 50,367 * 7 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,079 19,531 185,023 263,517 2,767 20,654 : US : 4,079 21,852 1,265,645 815,298 8,554 50,607 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,363 197,321 12,725 141 85,680 Heavy : 258 742 46,331 2,482 257 6,960 : US : 258 3,105 243,652 15,207 398 92,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,369 25,871 22,220 10,819 134,356 385,311 AR : 7,384 28,478 32,743 1,383 109,036 522,249 CA : * * 1,826 487 8,751 120,023 DE : 2,012 10,332 10,883 2,692 33,528 221,266 FL : * * * * * * GA : 3,047 35,881 10,549 7,420 138,241 353,068 IN : 49 * 282 * * 18,592 KY : 161 5,915 * * 7,663 77,146 LA : * 2,663 * 285 * 32,392 MD : * 11,274 * 529 * 151,663 MS : 2,479 17,362 11,176 669 65,783 209,493 MO : 1,205 9,124 7,752 774 37,854 169,936 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 2,356 447 * * NC : 3,076 32,557 16,921 7,070 130,795 374,043 OH : * 837 * * * 25,762 PA : 1,315 3,710 3,938 * 25,520 74,074 SC : 609 * 1,292 * 3,559 41,313 TN : 1,203 9,886 4,646 * * 98,846 TX : 881 7,919 7,077 1,950 18,239 312,486 VA : 1,356 9,503 * * 20,441 132,033 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 6,217 25,257 56,389 10,061 122,987 208,660 : US : 34,363 236,569 190,050 44,586 856,753 3,528,356 : Mature Birds : Light : 4,619 6,416 131,270 829 104,591 545,955 Heavy : 1,104 9,357 12,265 778 32,623 113,157 : US : 5,723 15,773 143,535 1,607 137,214 659,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January :February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,186 2,649 57,475 47,024 18.04 17.75 CA : * * * * * * IA : * * * * * * MN : 2,673 2,578 77,756 69,877 29.09 27.11 MO : 1,494 1,446 45,996 42,565 30.80 29.44 NC : 2,982 2,703 80,222 70,466 26.90 26.07 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 9,611 8,963 287,687 261,760 29.93 29.20 : US : 19,946 18,339 549,136 491,692 27.53 26.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 49,098 39,299 902 672 1.74 1.59 CA : * * * * * * IA : * * * * * * MN : 61,863 55,897 1,439 1,343 2.06 2.14 MO : 35,971 35,003 997 973 2.41 2.54 NC : 64,002 56,729 904 835 1.25 1.32 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 224,553 202,078 5,195 5,288 2.01 2.24 : US : 435,487 389,006 9,437 9,111 1.91 2.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, 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 : * * * 4 VA : * * * * : Other States : 328 52,870 12,326 4,132 68 : US : 328 86,660 14,326 4,156 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 : 233 * 229 * * 13,403 VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 455 7,434 4,098 1,489 9,024 38,380 : US : 722 8,888 5,529 2,075 10,865 133,637 : 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". Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * 906 16 * CA : * * * * 9 IA : * * * * MN : * 17,234 2,286 * * MO : 10,027 * * * NC : * * 3 * OH : * * * * * PA : * * 382 * 2 VA : * * * * : Other States : 4,798 41 46,382 12,288 3,750 72 : US : 4,798 41 73,643 15,862 3,769 83 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 3,626 351 23 74 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 633 * * 1,374 * CA : * * * 231 * * IA : 73 433 * * * * MN : * * 529 * 2,259 23,674 MO : * * 361 * * 13,264 NC : * * 376 184 * 11,057 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * 894 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 797 5,460 3,611 2,084 10,815 80,315 : US : 870 6,526 4,877 2,499 15,342 128,310 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 8 42 81 2 680 4,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on May 10, 2004. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with the NASS Home Page at www.usda.gov/nass/, click on Publications, then click on the Subscribe by E-mail button which takes you to the page describing e-mail delivery of reports. Finally, click on Go to the Subscription Page and follow the instructions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-605-6220 FAX: 703-605-6900 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.