Pou 2-1 (6-04) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 7, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Poultry Slaughter call John Lange at 202-720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during April 2004 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.31 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in April 2003. Updated totals for March 2004 show that 3.44 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during April 2004 was 4.45 billion pounds, up 2 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.80 billion pounds, up 3 percent from April 2003, and mature chickens at 68.3 million pounds, were down 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 567 million pounds, down 6 percent, and ducks totaled 14.4 million pounds, up 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2004 averaged 5.21 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2003. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.65 pounds per bird, up 8 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2004 averaged 27.4 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2003. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2004 totaled 20.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.46 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.37 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 50.8 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.27 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.20 percent a year earlier. April 2004 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as April 2003. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2004 . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2004 . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2004 . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2004 . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2004 . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2004 . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2004 . . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Apr : Mar : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 712,877 767,646 729,331 102 95 Mature : 13,936 12,648 12,076 87 95 Light : 8,334 6,148 6,131 74 100 Heavy : 5,602 6,500 5,945 106 91 Total : 726,813 780,294 741,407 102 95 : Turkeys : Young : 21,915 22,079 20,483 93 93 Old : 171 229 208 122 91 Total : 22,086 22,308 20,691 94 93 : Ducks : 2,034 2,237 2,169 107 97 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,692,056 3,960,010 3,797,926 103 96 Mature : 73,189 68,152 68,266 93 100 Light : 28,539 20,621 20,565 72 100 Heavy : 44,650 47,531 47,701 107 100 Total : 3,765,245 4,028,162 3,866,192 103 96 : Turkeys : Young : 595,946 590,951 561,848 94 95 Old : 4,559 6,103 5,454 120 89 Total : 600,505 597,054 567,302 94 95 : Ducks : 13,574 14,912 14,393 106 97 Other Poultry : 854 369 347 41 94 : Total Poultry : 4,380,178 4,640,497 4,448,234 102 96 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.18 5.16 5.21 101 101 Mature : 5.25 5.39 5.65 108 105 Light : 3.42 3.35 3.35 98 100 Heavy : 7.97 7.31 8.02 101 110 Total : 5.18 5.16 5.21 101 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.19 26.77 27.43 101 102 Old : 26.58 26.71 26.21 99 98 Total : 27.19 26.77 27.42 101 102 : Ducks : 6.67 6.67 6.64 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 2,815,179 2,755,154 2,867,362 102 104 Mature : 58,519 53,083 45,804 78 86 Light : 36,009 30,337 23,366 65 77 Heavy : 22,510 22,746 22,438 100 99 Total : 2,873,698 2,808,237 2,913,166 101 104 : Turkeys : Young : 85,734 84,743 80,847 94 95 Old : 759 857 751 99 88 Total : 86,493 85,600 81,598 94 95 : Ducks : 7,996 8,124 8,499 106 105 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 14,357,656 14,247,470 14,925,986 104 105 Mature : 299,366 281,728 253,643 85 90 Light : 122,705 102,825 78,507 64 76 Heavy : 176,661 178,903 175,136 99 98 Total : 14,657,022 14,529,198 15,179,629 104 104 : Turkeys : Young : 2,358,907 2,328,844 2,193,627 93 94 Old : 21,251 23,368 20,382 96 87 Total : 2,380,158 2,352,212 2,214,009 93 94 : Ducks : 54,048 53,621 56,963 105 106 Other Poultry : 2,958 3,297 1,180 40 36 : Total Poultry : 17,094,186 16,938,328 17,451,781 102 103 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.10 5.17 5.21 102 101 Mature : 5.12 5.31 5.54 108 104 Light : 3.41 3.39 3.36 99 99 Heavy : 7.85 7.87 7.81 99 99 Total : 5.10 5.17 5.21 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.51 27.48 27.13 99 99 Old : 28.01 27.24 27.13 97 100 Total : 27.52 27.48 27.13 99 99 : Ducks : 6.76 6.60 6.70 99 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Apr : Mar : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,461,489 2,680,315 2,570,658 104 96 Mature : 41,876 44,540 41,912 100 94 Light : 12,804 10,455 10,072 79 96 Heavy : 29,072 34,085 31,840 110 93 Total : 2,503,365 2,724,855 2,612,570 104 96 : Turkeys : Young : 248,011 260,567 235,849 95 91 Old : 2,884 3,616 3,526 122 98 Total : 250,895 264,183 239,375 95 91 : Ducks : 3,443 7,111 6,226 181 88 Other Poultry : 189 210 197 104 94 : Total Poultry : 2,757,892 2,996,359 2,858,368 104 95 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 272,150 230,492 237,975 87 103 Mature : 1,639 551 243 15 44 Light : 1,411 64 43 3 67 Heavy : 228 487 200 88 41 Total : 273,789 231,043 238,218 87 103 : Turkeys : Young : 223,121 205,983 208,902 94 101 Old : 413 688 518 125 75 Total : 223,534 206,671 209,420 94 101 : Ducks : 6,364 4,502 4,437 70 99 Other Poultry : 329 25 30 9 120 : Total Poultry : 504,016 442,241 452,105 90 102 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,733,639 2,910,807 2,808,633 103 96 Mature : 43,515 45,091 42,155 97 93 Light : 14,215 10,519 10,115 71 96 Heavy : 29,300 34,572 32,040 109 93 Total : 2,777,154 2,955,898 2,850,788 103 96 : Turkeys : Young : 471,132 466,550 444,751 94 95 Old : 3,297 4,304 4,044 123 94 Total : 474,429 470,854 448,795 95 95 : Ducks : 9,807 11,613 10,663 109 92 Other Poultry : 518 235 227 44 97 : Total Poultry : 3,261,908 3,438,600 3,310,473 101 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 9,629,917 9,501,946 10,066,756 105 106 Mature : 173,408 165,087 157,448 91 95 Light : 58,647 48,472 39,705 68 82 Heavy : 114,761 116,615 117,743 103 101 Total : 9,803,325 9,667,033 10,224,204 104 106 : Turkeys : Young : 903,956 967,573 947,484 105 98 Old : 13,484 14,953 12,998 96 87 Total : 917,440 982,526 960,482 105 98 : Ducks : 14,909 13,181 26,709 179 203 Other Poultry : 822 774 658 80 85 : Total Poultry : 10,736,496 10,663,514 11,212,053 104 105 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 940,425 1,018,162 949,426 101 93 Mature : 5,535 4,313 1,351 24 31 Light : 4,730 3,484 107 2 3 Heavy : 805 829 1,244 155 150 Total : 945,960 1,022,475 950,777 101 93 : Turkeys : Young : 949,346 869,470 788,310 83 91 Old : 2,629 2,095 2,081 79 99 Total : 951,975 871,565 790,391 83 91 : Ducks : 25,564 25,115 17,163 67 68 Other Poultry : 1,012 1,238 128 13 10 : Total Poultry : 1,924,511 1,920,393 1,758,459 91 92 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 10,570,342 10,520,108 11,016,182 104 105 Mature : 178,943 169,400 158,799 89 94 Light : 63,377 51,956 39,812 63 77 Heavy : 115,566 117,444 118,987 103 101 Total : 10,749,285 10,689,508 11,174,981 104 105 : Turkeys : Young : 1,853,302 1,837,043 1,735,794 94 94 Old : 16,113 17,048 15,079 94 88 Total : 1,869,415 1,854,091 1,750,873 94 94 : Ducks : 40,473 38,296 43,872 108 115 Other Poultry : 1,834 2,012 786 43 39 : Total Poultry : 12,661,007 12,583,907 12,970,512 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,332 16,385 17,276 130 105 58,985 64,891 110 Mature : 1,113 786 890 80 113 4,184 3,491 83 Light : 614 264 419 68 159 2,320 1,364 59 Heavy : 499 522 471 94 90 1,864 2,127 114 Total :14,445 17,171 18,166 126 106 63,169 68,382 108 : Turkeys : Young : 1,860 2,509 2,308 124 92 9,135 8,834 97 Old : 84 25 41 49 164 578 139 24 Total : 1,944 2,534 2,349 121 93 9,713 8,973 92 : Ducks : 34 27 30 88 111 112 112 100 Other Poultry : 2 13 1 8 : Total Poultry :16,425 19,732 20,545 125 104 73,007 77,468 106 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.36 0.41 0.45 125 110 0.41 0.43 105 Mature : 1.52 1.15 1.30 86 113 1.48 1.38 93 Light : 2.15 1.28 2.04 95 159 2.26 1.74 77 Heavy : 1.12 1.10 0.99 88 90 1.04 1.21 116 Total : 0.38 0.43 0.47 124 109 0.43 0.45 105 : Turkeys : Young : 0.31 0.42 0.41 132 98 0.39 0.40 103 Old : 1.83 0.41 0.75 41 183 2.47 0.68 28 Total : 0.32 0.42 0.41 128 98 0.41 0.41 100 : Ducks : 0.25 0.18 0.21 84 117 0.21 0.19 90 Other Poultry : 0.24 0.11 0.08 33 73 0.37 0.16 43 : Total Poultry : 0.37 0.43 0.46 124 107 0.43 0.44 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :31,209 40,070 36,887 118 92 126,266 148,711 118 Mature : 4,430 3,335 3,401 77 102 16,291 12,546 77 Light : 2,620 1,548 1,624 62 105 9,183 6,464 70 Heavy : 1,810 1,787 1,777 98 99 7,108 6,082 86 Total :35,639 43,405 40,288 113 93 142,557 161,257 113 : Turkeys : Young :11,105 11,479 9,774 88 85 42,927 39,801 93 Old : 363 494 361 99 73 1,764 1,423 81 Total :11,468 11,973 10,135 88 85 44,691 41,224 92 : Ducks : 317 382 347 109 91 1,147 1,427 124 Other Poultry : 17 9 5 29 56 62 22 35 : Total Poultry :47,441 55,769 50,775 107 91 188,457 203,930 108 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.94 1.12 1.08 115 96 0.98 1.11 113 Mature : 6.72 5.44 5.54 82 102 6.42 5.50 86 Light : 10.20 8.34 8.77 86 105 9.92 9.15 92 Heavy : 4.50 4.18 4.14 92 99 4.41 3.86 88 Total : 1.05 1.20 1.16 110 97 1.09 1.18 108 : Turkeys : Young : 2.07 2.16 1.93 93 89 2.05 2.02 99 Old : 8.85 8.99 7.36 83 82 8.39 7.76 92 Total : 2.12 2.23 1.99 94 89 2.11 2.07 98 : Ducks : 2.59 2.84 2.68 103 94 2.38 2.78 117 Other Poultry : 2.26 2.91 1.80 80 62 2.09 2.18 104 : Total Poultry : 1.20 1.34 1.27 106 95 1.24 1.30 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 93,271 90,781 484,867 470,667 5.20 5.18 AR : 107,209 101,195 518,082 499,322 4.83 4.93 CA : * * * * * * DE : 24,248 23,001 155,574 146,387 6.42 6.36 FL : * * * * * * GA : 106,673 104,575 527,091 513,912 4.94 4.91 KY : 25,095 22,334 124,010 119,086 4.94 5.33 LA : 17,088 16,926 94,452 92,288 5.53 5.45 MD : 12,993 11,955 65,776 59,734 5.06 5.00 MS : 70,439 66,006 368,390 354,824 5.23 5.38 MO : 35,808 32,471 154,438 149,065 4.31 4.59 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 59,253 52,178 361,766 329,624 6.11 6.32 OH : 3,491 3,285 18,678 17,746 5.35 5.40 PA : 9,989 9,052 52,089 48,697 5.21 5.38 SC : 22,201 21,414 131,527 126,725 5.92 5.92 TN : 19,572 21,976 101,470 104,183 5.18 4.74 TX : 56,930 54,101 287,992 275,607 5.06 5.09 VA : 28,839 27,494 140,590 140,682 4.87 5.12 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 74,547 70,587 373,218 349,377 5.01 4.95 : US : 767,646 729,331 3,960,010 3,797,926 5.16 5.21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, April 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 349,825 346,666 5,219 4,783 1.20 1.13 AR : 374,314 360,012 4,922 5,113 1.06 1.14 CA : * * * * * * DE : 111,759 105,773 2,140 2,178 1.53 1.65 FL : * * * * * * GA : 380,184 370,667 5,638 4,146 1.19 0.90 KY : 91,400 87,149 828 863 0.74 0.81 LA : 63,590 64,658 419 413 0.49 0.50 MD : 47,173 43,854 757 737 1.28 1.37 MS : 279,147 270,009 2,679 2,939 0.81 0.92 MO : 111,150 109,924 1,538 1,454 1.11 1.08 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 282,679 257,345 4,505 3,717 1.38 1.25 OH : 13,760 13,381 261 224 1.55 1.41 PA : 36,446 34,133 822 769 1.75 1.75 SC : 98,855 95,174 887 845 0.75 0.74 TN : 76,948 77,722 818 772 0.90 0.82 TX : 223,205 213,041 3,480 3,176 1.34 1.28 VA : 102,689 103,844 1,340 1,240 1.06 0.98 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 267,683 255,281 3,817 3,518 1.14 1.12 : US : 2,910,807 2,808,633 40,070 36,887 1.12 1.08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, 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 : 1,316 * 5,180 367 801 DE : * 110,208 57,479 43 * FL : * * * * * GA : * 590 83,589 60,150 * 4,752 IN : * * * * * KY : * 43,595 16,268 * * 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 24,154 211,112 49,076 2,826 22,891 : US : 44 30,038 1,373,730 689,299 8,840 49,833 : 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 5,886 2,208 * * 134,022 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 : 214 6,908 4,289 * * 87,128 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 13,726 125,141 227,939 : US : 38,187 227,571 207,612 44,643 877,290 3,547,087 : 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". Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 349 110,960 54,760 * * AR : * * 171,728 89,600 3,023 1,959 CA : * * 4,051 198 719 DE : * * 107,794 55,875 52 * FL : * * * * * GA : * 509 80,409 47,961 * 3,564 IN : * 6,531 * * * KY : * 40,765 18,867 14 * LA : * 18,373 5,183 * * MD : * 43,370 27,061 50 * MS : * * 62,571 33,312 665 744 MO : 1,643 75,015 21,477 440 * NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 615 97,708 68,783 91 7,770 OH : * 16,166 * 19 42 PA : 244 22,753 15,343 249 352 SC : * * 14,296 * * * TN : * * 46,181 9,619 135 548 TX : * 104,795 70,514 * 1,885 VA : * * 46,139 18,338 * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,272 43,679 193,238 38,822 4,102 22,210 : US : 5,272 47,039 1,258,792 579,566 9,038 39,793 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,968 201,497 12,734 163 95,324 Heavy : 870 65,864 3,522 273 9,360 : US : 3,838 267,361 16,256 436 104,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,998 22,609 22,052 11,023 140,059 371,650 AR : 7,969 19,919 29,577 1,705 61,462 391,306 CA : 503 6,324 2,254 * * 134,173 DE : 2,380 10,759 10,620 1,939 46,769 268,647 FL : * * * * * * GA : 3,478 29,957 11,242 6,775 83,320 267,658 IN : 60 * 374 * * * KY : 200 6,371 * 2,058 7,729 81,277 LA : * 2,987 3,433 * 3,785 36,439 MD : * 8,124 * 549 * 137,702 MS : 2,711 15,288 10,435 659 59,864 186,902 MO : 1,517 11,813 * 714 35,739 171,270 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 2,414 452 2,720 * NC : 3,207 20,113 18,798 5,265 101,312 323,662 OH : 126 * * * * 31,759 PA : 978 3,624 5,132 214 25,124 74,013 SC : 669 6,534 1,781 * 3,772 44,407 TN : 1,148 7,442 5,073 * * 96,925 TX : 1,103 8,188 8,492 460 16,301 212,116 VA : 1,446 9,973 8,376 * 23,267 112,823 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,768 10,024 59,863 14,089 113,832 203,954 : US : 36,261 200,049 199,916 45,902 725,055 3,146,683 : Mature Birds : Light : 6,923 8,332 120,196 1,447 93,058 542,642 Heavy : 1,495 12,475 24,346 824 76,106 195,135 : US : 8,418 20,807 144,542 2,271 169,164 737,777 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, April 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,015 2,964 55,343 55,006 18.35 18.56 CA : * 1,103 * 29,783 * 27.01 IA : * * * * * * MN : 2,920 2,811 80,854 76,053 27.69 27.05 MO : 1,551 1,497 45,498 46,426 29.34 31.01 NC : 3,659 3,097 88,282 88,096 24.13 28.44 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 10,934 9,011 320,974 266,484 29.36 29.57 : US : 22,079 20,483 590,951 561,848 26.77 27.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 45,804 46,189 766 686 1.54 1.39 CA : * 24,096 * 704 * 2.63 IA : * * * * * * MN : 64,765 60,153 2,338 1,537 3.21 2.25 MO : 34,787 36,407 1,000 1,021 2.44 2.44 NC : 68,664 69,145 1,069 1,178 1.34 1.49 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 252,530 208,761 6,306 4,648 2.18 1.94 : US : 466,550 444,751 11,479 9,774 2.16 1.93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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. 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 : * 19,749 * * * MO : * 11,247 * * NC : * * * OH : * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 3 33 37,140 14,361 4,797 82 : US : 3 35 79,312 16,124 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 : * 652 595 * 1,749 28,356 MO : * * 302 * * 14,696 NC : 83 1,172 513 274 1,703 7,869 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 564 3,104 2,692 682 8,915 55,550 : US : 771 6,035 4,569 1,180 14,146 127,054 : 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". Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 5,428 * * * CA : * 6,758 55 * * IA : 4,558 1,208 * * MN : * 17,845 2,170 * 9 MO : 11,409 * NC : * * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * 211 * * VA : * * * * : Other States : 41 26,729 4,765 4,384 46 : US : 41 72,727 8,409 4,384 55 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 5,776 835 18 94 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 796 * * 1,034 * CA : 55 * * * * 7,603 IA : 98 581 * * 187 8,718 MN : * * 668 * 2,397 24,681 MO : 63 * 249 * * 14,897 NC : 104 937 507 * 1,429 7,571 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 1,618 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 476 3,187 3,216 1,668 5,264 46,680 : US : 796 5,501 4,640 1,668 11,929 110,150 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 6 161 361 17 4,002 11,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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