Pou 2-1 (5-04) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 10, 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 10 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during March 2004 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.43 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the amount certified in March 2003. Updated totals for February 2004 show that 2.91 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during March 2004 was 4.64 billion pounds, up 11 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.96 billion pounds, up 13 percent from March 2003, and mature chickens at 68.2 million pounds, were up 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 597 million pounds, up slightly, and ducks totaled 14.9 million pounds, up 16 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2004 averaged 5.16 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2003. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.39 pounds per bird, unchanged from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2004 averaged 26.5 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from March 2003. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2004 totaled 19.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.42 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.41 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 55.7 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.34 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.25 percent a year earlier. March 2004 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. March 2003 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2004. . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 683,185 647,799 766,867 112 118 Mature : 12,559 9,755 12,648 101 130 Light : 6,963 5,249 6,148 88 117 Heavy : 5,596 4,506 6,500 116 144 Total : 695,744 657,554 779,515 112 119 : Turkeys : Young : 21,462 18,339 22,316 104 122 Old : 189 107 229 121 214 Total : 21,651 18,446 22,545 104 122 : Ducks : 1,964 1,940 2,237 114 115 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,505,352 3,338,079 3,957,173 113 119 Mature : 67,751 53,115 68,151 101 128 Light : 23,586 17,133 20,620 87 120 Heavy : 44,165 35,982 47,531 108 132 Total : 3,573,103 3,391,194 4,025,324 113 119 : Turkeys : Young : 588,863 491,692 590,863 100 120 Old : 5,217 2,830 6,103 117 216 Total : 594,080 494,522 596,966 100 121 : Ducks : 12,860 13,050 14,912 116 114 Other Poultry : 774 242 393 51 162 : Total Poultry : 4,180,817 3,899,008 4,637,595 111 119 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.13 5.15 5.16 101 100 Mature : 5.39 5.44 5.39 100 99 Light : 3.39 3.26 3.35 99 103 Heavy : 7.89 7.99 7.31 93 91 Total : 5.14 5.16 5.16 100 100 : Turkeys : Young : 27.44 26.81 26.48 97 99 Old : 27.55 26.37 26.71 97 101 Total : 27.44 26.81 26.48 97 99 : Ducks : 6.55 6.73 6.67 102 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 2,082,048 2,042,277 2,137,252 103 105 Mature : 43,031 39,147 33,728 78 86 Light : 26,379 22,003 17,235 65 78 Heavy : 16,652 17,144 16,493 99 96 Total : 2,125,079 2,081,424 2,170,980 102 104 : Turkeys : Young : 62,790 62,828 60,601 97 96 Old : 526 686 543 103 79 Total : 63,316 63,514 61,144 97 96 : Ducks : 6,048 6,090 6,330 105 104 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 10,629,696 10,555,414 11,125,223 105 105 Mature : 220,077 208,539 185,376 84 89 Light : 89,710 74,286 57,941 65 78 Heavy : 130,367 134,253 127,435 98 95 Total : 10,849,773 10,763,953 11,310,599 104 105 : Turkeys : Young : 1,737,453 1,732,898 1,631,691 94 94 Old : 14,801 18,809 14,928 101 79 Total : 1,752,254 1,751,707 1,646,619 94 94 : Ducks : 40,990 40,047 42,570 104 106 Other Poultry : 2,085 2,443 857 41 35 : Total Poultry : 12,645,102 12,558,150 13,000,645 103 104 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.11 5.17 5.21 102 101 Mature : 5.11 5.33 5.50 108 103 Light : 3.40 3.38 3.36 99 99 Heavy : 7.83 7.83 7.73 99 99 Total : 5.11 5.17 5.21 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.67 27.58 26.93 97 98 Old : 28.15 27.40 27.49 98 100 Total : 27.68 27.58 26.93 97 98 : Ducks : 6.78 6.58 6.73 99 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,340,477 2,260,926 2,673,963 114 118 Mature : 40,185 31,957 44,539 111 139 Light : 11,222 8,794 10,454 93 119 Heavy : 28,963 23,163 34,085 118 147 Total : 2,380,662 2,292,883 2,718,502 114 119 : Turkeys : Young : 245,724 211,816 260,567 106 123 Old : 3,411 2,033 3,616 106 178 Total : 249,135 213,849 264,183 106 124 : Ducks : 2,972 6,240 7,111 239 114 Other Poultry : 162 122 210 130 172 : Total Poultry : 2,632,931 2,513,094 2,990,006 114 119 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 251,919 210,582 230,492 91 109 Mature : 952 387 551 58 142 Light : 781 64 8 Heavy : 171 387 487 285 126 Total : 252,871 210,969 231,043 91 110 : Turkeys : Young : 218,913 177,190 205,911 94 116 Old : 417 154 688 165 447 Total : 219,330 177,344 206,599 94 116 : Ducks : 5,994 3,942 4,502 75 114 Other Poultry : 295 34 25 8 74 : Total Poultry : 478,490 392,289 442,169 92 113 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,592,396 2,471,508 2,904,455 112 118 Mature : 41,137 32,344 45,090 110 139 Light : 12,003 8,794 10,518 88 120 Heavy : 29,134 23,550 34,572 119 147 Total : 2,633,533 2,503,852 2,949,545 112 118 : Turkeys : Young : 464,637 389,006 466,478 100 120 Old : 3,828 2,187 4,304 112 197 Total : 468,465 391,193 470,782 100 120 : Ducks : 8,966 10,182 11,613 130 114 Other Poultry : 457 156 235 51 151 : Total Poultry : 3,111,421 2,905,383 3,432,175 110 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 7,123,731 7,040,457 7,489,746 105 106 Mature : 127,623 123,211 115,535 91 94 Light : 42,978 35,668 29,632 69 83 Heavy : 84,645 87,543 85,903 101 98 Total : 7,251,354 7,163,668 7,605,281 105 106 : Turkeys : Young : 673,379 719,562 711,635 106 99 Old : 9,200 12,069 9,472 103 78 Total : 682,579 731,631 721,107 106 99 : Ducks : 11,544 9,738 20,483 177 210 Other Poultry : 568 585 461 81 79 : Total Poultry : 7,946,045 7,905,622 8,347,332 105 106 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 694,814 746,012 711,451 102 95 Mature : 3,979 2,674 1,108 28 41 Light : 3,380 2,073 64 2 3 Heavy : 599 601 1,044 174 174 Total : 698,793 748,686 712,559 102 95 : Turkeys : Young : 693,532 646,349 579,336 84 90 Old : 2,006 1,682 1,563 78 93 Total : 695,538 648,031 580,899 84 90 : Ducks : 19,434 18,751 12,726 65 68 Other Poultry : 721 909 98 14 11 : Total Poultry : 1,414,486 1,416,377 1,306,282 92 92 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 7,818,545 7,786,469 8,201,197 105 105 Mature : 131,602 125,885 116,643 89 93 Light : 46,358 37,741 29,696 64 79 Heavy : 85,244 88,144 86,947 102 99 Total : 7,950,147 7,912,354 8,317,840 105 105 : Turkeys : Young : 1,366,911 1,365,911 1,290,971 94 95 Old : 11,206 13,751 11,035 98 80 Total : 1,378,117 1,379,662 1,302,006 94 94 : Ducks : 30,978 28,489 33,209 107 117 Other Poultry : 1,289 1,494 559 43 37 : Total Poultry : 9,360,531 9,321,999 9,653,614 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,082 14,472 16,362 125 113 45,653 47,592 104 Mature : 857 637 786 92 123 3,071 2,601 85 Light : 508 223 264 52 118 1,706 945 55 Heavy : 349 414 522 150 126 1,365 1,656 121 Total :13,939 15,109 17,148 123 113 48,724 50,193 103 : Turkeys : Young : 3,079 1,924 2,508 81 130 7,275 6,525 90 Old : 110 33 25 23 76 494 98 20 Total : 3,189 1,957 2,533 79 129 7,769 6,623 85 : Ducks : 21 30 27 129 90 78 82 105 Other Poultry : 3 1 11 1 9 : Total Poultry :17,152 17,097 19,708 115 115 56,582 56,899 101 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.37 0.43 0.41 111 95 0.43 0.43 100 Mature : 1.26 1.20 1.15 91 96 1.47 1.40 95 Light : 2.15 1.30 1.28 60 98 2.30 1.63 71 Heavy : 0.79 1.15 1.10 139 96 1.02 1.30 127 Total : 0.39 0.45 0.43 110 96 0.45 0.44 98 : Turkeys : Young : 0.52 0.39 0.42 81 108 0.42 0.40 95 Old : 2.11 1.15 0.41 19 36 2.63 0.65 25 Total : 0.54 0.40 0.42 78 105 0.44 0.40 91 : Ducks : 0.16 0.23 0.18 113 78 0.19 0.19 100 Other Poultry : 0.34 0.44 0.10 29 23 0.42 0.19 45 : Total Poultry : 0.41 0.44 0.42 102 95 0.45 0.44 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :31,381 39,608 40,035 128 101 95,057 111,789 118 Mature : 3,593 2,754 3,335 93 121 11,861 9,145 77 Light : 2,011 1,716 1,548 77 90 6,563 4,840 74 Heavy : 1,582 1,038 1,787 113 172 5,298 4,305 81 Total :34,974 42,362 43,370 124 102 106,918 120,934 113 : Turkeys : Young :11,222 9,111 11,472 102 126 31,822 30,020 94 Old : 439 226 494 113 219 1,401 1,062 76 Total :11,661 9,337 11,966 103 128 33,223 31,082 94 : Ducks : 274 348 382 139 110 830 1,080 130 Other Poultry : 18 5 9 50 180 45 17 38 : Total Poultry :46,927 52,052 55,727 119 107 141,016 153,113 109 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.99 1.32 1.12 113 85 1.00 1.12 112 Mature : 5.89 5.76 5.44 92 94 6.32 5.48 87 Light : 9.47 11.13 8.34 88 75 9.82 9.28 95 Heavy : 3.98 3.20 4.18 105 131 4.38 3.75 86 Total : 1.09 1.39 1.20 110 86 1.10 1.19 108 : Turkeys : Young : 2.12 2.06 2.16 102 105 2.04 2.04 100 Old : 9.35 8.87 8.99 96 101 8.28 7.90 95 Total : 2.18 2.10 2.23 102 106 2.11 2.10 100 : Ducks : 2.37 2.97 2.84 120 96 2.30 2.82 123 Other Poultry : 2.61 2.23 2.74 105 123 2.03 2.28 112 : Total Poultry : 1.25 1.48 1.34 107 91 1.25 1.31 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March :February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 78,773 93,271 403,971 484,867 5.13 5.20 AR : 89,775 107,209 444,569 518,082 4.95 4.83 CA : * * * * * * DE : 21,401 24,248 134,984 155,574 6.31 6.42 FL : * * * * * * GA : 96,228 106,673 460,223 523,971 4.78 4.91 KY : 18,522 24,365 96,923 119,963 5.23 4.92 LA : 11,993 17,088 66,924 94,452 5.58 5.53 MD : 11,825 12,993 58,559 65,776 4.95 5.06 MS : 58,134 70,439 314,157 372,980 5.40 5.30 MO : 29,366 35,808 135,158 154,438 4.60 4.31 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 49,676 59,253 302,802 361,766 6.10 6.11 OH : 3,010 3,491 16,180 18,678 5.38 5.35 PA : 9,607 9,989 44,821 52,089 4.67 5.21 SC : 18,796 22,201 104,220 131,527 5.54 5.92 TN : 17,174 19,572 88,349 101,470 5.14 5.18 TX : 46,303 56,930 235,063 287,992 5.08 5.06 VA : 25,331 28,839 123,916 140,590 4.89 4.87 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 61,885 74,498 307,260 372,958 4.97 5.01 : US : 647,799 766,867 3,338,079 3,957,173 5.15 5.16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, March 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 296,343 349,825 4,463 5,219 1.23 1.20 AR : 325,342 374,314 4,546 4,922 1.14 1.06 CA : * * * * * * DE : 98,869 111,759 1,780 2,140 1.47 1.53 FL : * * * * * * GA : 336,534 377,318 4,539 5,638 1.10 1.20 KY : 70,998 88,567 781 795 0.90 0.74 LA : 47,710 63,590 330 419 0.55 0.49 MD : 41,944 47,173 674 757 1.28 1.28 MS : 239,827 279,147 2,912 2,679 1.03 0.80 MO : 99,619 111,150 1,393 1,538 1.14 1.11 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 229,012 282,217 4,274 4,505 1.57 1.38 OH : 11,906 13,760 185 261 1.27 1.55 PA : 31,074 36,446 743 822 1.84 1.75 SC : 83,701 98,855 725 887 0.77 0.75 TN : 63,530 76,948 948 818 1.19 0.90 TX : 180,483 223,205 3,479 3,480 1.64 1.34 VA : 91,625 102,689 4,565 1,340 4.09 1.06 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 222,991 267,492 3,271 3,815 1.18 1.14 : US : 2,471,508 2,904,455 39,608 40,035 1.32 1.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 127,711 56,063 * 3,780 AR : * * 182,411 136,270 3,113 2,052 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 19,287 185,023 263,517 2,767 20,654 : US : 4,079 21,608 1,257,337 805,818 8,474 50,451 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,681 199,251 12,731 141 98,187 Heavy : 258 773 47,307 2,825 266 7,409 : US : 258 3,454 246,558 15,556 407 105,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 7,176 27,462 31,615 1,371 106,944 499,525 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 : 6,218 25,257 56,389 10,061 122,987 208,661 : US : 34,156 235,553 188,922 44,574 854,661 3,505,633 : Mature Birds : Light : 4,638 6,804 131,695 956 126,371 583,455 Heavy : 1,115 9,580 12,962 976 35,945 119,416 : US : 5,753 16,384 144,657 1,932 162,316 702,871 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, March 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * * 116,825 51,887 * * AR : 768 198,687 115,685 3,481 2,264 CA : 1,308 * 5,177 367 801 DE : * 110,208 57,479 43 * FL : * * * * * GA : * 590 83,589 60,150 * 4,752 IN : * * * * * KY : * 41,302 15,255 * * LA : 72 18,456 6,595 54 * MD : * 44,522 30,204 33 * MS : 228 68,841 35,282 560 734 MO : 1,643 90,358 30,828 454 2,079 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 1,005 112,041 78,245 139 11,314 OH : * 20,370 * * 67 PA : * 27,294 21,693 301 566 SC : * * 14,189 * 28 1,075 TN : * 43,768 15,054 186 715 TX : * * 120,473 91,264 368 2,575 VA : 238 49,402 24,409 * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 44 24,152 210,784 49,076 2,826 22,878 : US : 44 30,028 1,371,109 688,283 8,840 49,820 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,583 192,519 12,360 141 82,258 Heavy : 684 61,143 3,529 222 10,953 : US : 3,267 253,662 15,889 363 93,211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,329 24,643 20,670 7,251 159,053 389,497 AR : 8,336 21,376 32,351 3,093 68,541 454,582 CA : 737 5,874 2,207 * * 133,556 DE : 2,584 11,342 11,404 * 49,686 261,925 FL : * * * * * * GA : 3,645 32,792 10,569 7,659 103,838 307,955 IN : 85 * 342 * * * KY : 198 6,645 4,170 * * 82,467 LA : * 3,049 2,772 * 3,108 37,611 MD : * 8,830 * * * 149,349 MS : 2,553 17,935 10,904 531 62,120 199,688 MO : 1,282 * 9,929 * 47,228 198,076 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * 2,459 336 4,131 15,440 NC : 3,843 29,298 22,638 8,353 162,384 429,260 OH : 126 806 * * * 34,738 PA : 1,173 4,160 5,604 * 28,486 89,755 SC : 629 * 2,003 * 5,458 49,198 TN : 970 8,857 4,403 564 * 87,643 TX : 1,090 8,307 9,583 805 24,519 259,059 VA : 1,553 10,253 8,787 2,325 33,597 134,222 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,038 33,129 46,697 13,197 124,614 227,939 : US : 38,171 227,296 207,492 44,114 876,763 3,541,960 : Mature Birds : Light : 6,528 9,668 137,748 1,269 79,370 524,444 Heavy : 1,710 14,610 21,540 1,786 75,626 191,803 : US : 8,238 24,278 159,288 3,055 154,996 716,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, March 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March :February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,649 3,015 47,024 55,343 17.75 18.35 CA : * * * * * * IA : * * * * * * MN : 2,578 2,917 69,877 80,766 27.11 27.68 MO : 1,446 1,551 42,565 45,498 29.44 29.34 NC : 2,703 3,659 70,466 88,282 26.07 24.13 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 8,963 11,174 261,760 320,974 29.20 28.73 : US : 18,339 22,316 491,692 590,863 26.81 26.48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 39,299 45,804 672 766 1.59 1.54 CA : * * * * * * IA : * * * * * * MN : 55,897 64,693 1,343 2,331 2.14 3.21 MO : 35,003 34,787 973 1,000 2.54 2.44 NC : 56,729 68,664 835 1,069 1.32 1.34 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 202,078 252,530 5,288 6,306 2.24 2.18 : US : 389,006 466,478 9,111 11,472 2.06 2.16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, 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". Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 2 6,551 * * * CA : * * 41 * * IA : 4,625 1,722 * * MN : * 19,721 * * * MO : * 11,247 * * NC : * * * OH : * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 3 33 37,140 14,355 4,797 82 : US : 3 35 79,284 16,118 4,797 82 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 8,287 486 28 84 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 626 * * 1,480 11,047 CA : 50 * * 224 * * IA : 74 481 467 * 299 9,536 MN : * 648 588 * 1,732 28,209 MO : * * 302 * * 14,696 NC : 83 1,172 513 274 1,703 7,869 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 562 3,104 2,692 599 8,915 55,550 : US : 769 6,031 4,562 1,097 14,129 126,907 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 32 159 162 25 2,159 11,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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