Pou 2-1 (8-04) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 9, 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 4 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during June 2004 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.42 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in June 2003. Updated totals for May 2004 show that 3.27 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during June 2004 was 4.61 billion pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.94 billion pounds, up 6 percent from June 2003, and mature chickens at 70.1 million pounds, were down 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 591 million pounds, down 3 percent, and ducks totaled 14.6 million pounds, up 20 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2004 averaged 5.23 pounds per bird, up slightly from June 2003. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.65 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2004 averaged 27.5 pounds per bird, up slightly from June 2003. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2004 totaled 19.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.42 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.40 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 52.1 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.25 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.15 percent a year earlier. June 2004 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. June 2003 contained 21 weekdays and four Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2004. . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2004. . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2004 . . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2004. . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2004. . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2004. . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2004 . . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2004. . . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jun : May : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 714,604 714,731 752,508 105 105 Mature : 12,744 11,591 12,403 97 107 Light : 6,440 6,112 6,304 98 103 Heavy : 6,304 5,479 6,099 97 111 Total : 727,348 726,322 764,911 105 105 : Turkeys : Young : 22,022 20,239 21,310 97 105 Old : 248 196 217 88 111 Total : 22,270 20,435 21,527 97 105 : Ducks : 1,888 2,046 2,196 116 107 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,728,199 3,743,874 3,935,134 106 105 Mature : 72,652 64,299 70,116 97 109 Light : 22,294 20,440 21,037 94 103 Heavy : 50,358 43,859 49,079 97 112 Total : 3,800,851 3,808,173 4,005,250 105 105 : Turkeys : Young : 603,366 558,682 585,285 97 105 Old : 6,522 5,304 5,800 89 109 Total : 609,888 563,986 591,085 97 105 : Ducks : 12,204 13,766 14,637 120 106 Other Poultry : 451 379 414 92 109 : Total Poultry : 4,423,394 4,386,304 4,611,386 104 105 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.22 5.24 5.23 100 100 Mature : 5.70 5.55 5.65 99 102 Light : 3.46 3.34 3.34 97 100 Heavy : 7.99 8.01 8.05 101 100 Total : 5.23 5.24 5.24 100 100 : Turkeys : Young : 27.40 27.61 27.47 100 99 Old : 26.29 27.07 26.73 102 99 Total : 27.39 27.60 27.46 100 99 : Ducks : 6.46 6.73 6.66 103 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 4,262,509 4,197,036 4,336,233 102 103 Mature : 86,329 78,920 69,798 81 88 Light : 51,623 43,941 35,782 69 81 Heavy : 34,706 34,979 34,016 98 97 Total : 4,348,838 4,275,956 4,406,031 101 103 : Turkeys : Young : 130,547 129,122 122,396 94 95 Old : 1,037 1,349 1,164 112 86 Total : 131,584 130,471 123,560 94 95 : Ducks : 11,986 12,116 12,741 106 105 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 21,760,273 21,750,093 22,615,146 104 104 Mature : 449,641 426,474 388,059 86 91 Light : 176,195 149,777 119,985 68 80 Heavy : 273,446 276,697 268,074 98 97 Total : 22,209,914 22,176,567 23,003,205 104 104 : Turkeys : Young : 3,554,387 3,540,864 3,337,595 94 94 Old : 28,728 36,585 31,486 110 86 Total : 3,583,115 3,577,449 3,369,081 94 94 : Ducks : 80,667 79,110 85,366 106 108 Other Poultry : 4,466 4,601 1,973 44 43 : Total Poultry : 25,878,162 25,837,727 26,459,625 102 102 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.11 5.18 5.22 102 101 Mature : 5.21 5.40 5.56 107 103 Light : 3.41 3.41 3.35 98 98 Heavy : 7.88 7.91 7.88 100 100 Total : 5.11 5.19 5.22 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.23 27.42 27.34 100 100 Old : 27.70 27.11 27.05 98 100 Total : 27.23 27.42 27.34 100 100 : Ducks : 6.73 6.53 6.70 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jun : May : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,489,225 2,522,295 2,639,855 106 105 Mature : 43,442 38,855 43,198 99 111 Light : 10,643 9,966 10,734 101 108 Heavy : 32,799 28,889 32,464 99 112 Total : 2,532,667 2,561,150 2,683,053 106 105 : Turkeys : Young : 245,945 228,628 244,663 99 107 Old : 4,424 3,120 3,439 78 110 Total : 250,369 231,748 248,102 99 107 : Ducks : 3,041 5,924 6,049 199 102 Other Poultry : 213 198 221 104 112 : Total Poultry : 2,786,290 2,799,020 2,937,425 105 105 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 270,610 247,884 262,714 97 106 Mature : 1,086 369 547 50 148 Light : 695 167 56 8 34 Heavy : 391 202 491 126 243 Total : 271,696 248,253 263,261 97 106 : Turkeys : Young : 231,582 216,467 218,440 94 101 Old : 507 697 842 166 121 Total : 232,089 217,164 219,282 94 101 : Ducks : 5,793 4,122 4,559 79 111 Other Poultry : 80 49 48 60 98 : Total Poultry : 509,658 469,588 487,150 96 104 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,759,835 2,770,179 2,902,569 105 105 Mature : 44,528 39,224 43,745 98 112 Light : 11,338 10,133 10,790 95 106 Heavy : 33,190 29,091 32,955 99 113 Total : 2,804,363 2,809,403 2,946,314 105 105 : Turkeys : Young : 477,527 445,095 463,103 97 104 Old : 4,931 3,817 4,281 87 112 Total : 482,458 448,912 467,384 97 104 : Ducks : 8,834 10,046 10,608 120 106 Other Poultry : 293 247 269 92 109 : Total Poultry : 3,295,948 3,268,608 3,424,575 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 14,575,086 14,489,522 15,236,952 105 105 Mature : 260,340 251,327 239,501 92 95 Light : 83,019 70,608 60,405 73 86 Heavy : 177,321 180,719 179,096 101 99 Total : 14,835,426 14,740,849 15,476,453 104 105 : Turkeys : Young : 1,365,222 1,462,698 1,421,376 104 97 Old : 18,478 23,952 19,557 106 82 Total : 1,383,700 1,486,650 1,440,933 104 97 : Ducks : 21,643 19,461 39,082 181 201 Other Poultry : 1,259 1,206 1,077 86 89 : Total Poultry : 16,242,028 16,248,166 16,957,545 104 104 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,477,222 1,571,600 1,460,996 99 93 Mature : 9,131 6,632 2,267 25 34 Light : 7,585 5,242 330 4 6 Heavy : 1,546 1,390 1,937 125 139 Total : 1,486,353 1,578,232 1,463,263 98 93 : Turkeys : Young : 1,432,055 1,328,689 1,223,017 85 92 Old : 3,369 2,928 3,620 107 124 Total : 1,435,424 1,331,617 1,226,637 85 92 : Ducks : 37,863 37,161 25,844 68 70 Other Poultry : 1,527 1,621 225 15 14 : Total Poultry : 2,961,167 2,948,631 2,715,969 92 92 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 16,052,308 16,061,122 16,697,948 104 104 Mature : 269,471 257,959 241,768 90 94 Light : 90,604 75,850 60,735 67 80 Heavy : 178,867 182,109 181,033 101 99 Total : 16,321,779 16,319,081 16,939,716 104 104 : Turkeys : Young : 2,797,277 2,791,387 2,644,393 95 95 Old : 21,847 26,880 23,177 106 86 Total : 2,819,124 2,818,267 2,667,570 95 95 : Ducks : 59,506 56,622 64,926 109 115 Other Poultry : 2,786 2,827 1,302 47 46 : Total Poultry : 19,203,195 19,196,797 19,673,514 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,923 14,023 16,205 116 116 85,613 95,143 111 Mature : 1,310 815 1,485 113 182 6,626 5,791 87 Light : 543 400 536 99 134 3,458 2,300 67 Heavy : 767 415 949 124 229 3,168 3,491 110 Total :15,233 14,838 17,690 116 119 92,239 100,934 109 : Turkeys : Young : 2,474 1,677 1,738 70 104 13,512 12,249 91 Old : 85 71 41 48 58 758 251 33 Total : 2,559 1,748 1,779 70 102 14,270 12,500 88 : Ducks : 31 24 120 387 500 166 256 154 Other Poultry : 1 1 100 16 2 13 : Total Poultry :17,824 16,610 19,590 110 118 106,691 113,692 107 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.37 0.37 0.41 111 111 0.39 0.41 105 Mature : 1.80 1.27 2.12 118 167 1.55 1.49 96 Light : 2.44 1.96 2.55 105 130 2.31 1.92 83 Heavy : 1.52 0.95 1.93 127 203 1.15 1.30 113 Total : 0.40 0.39 0.44 110 113 0.42 0.42 100 : Turkeys : Young : 0.41 0.30 0.30 73 100 0.38 0.37 97 Old : 1.30 1.35 0.71 55 53 2.07 0.80 39 Total : 0.42 0.31 0.30 71 97 0.40 0.37 93 : Ducks : 0.25 0.17 0.82 328 482 0.21 0.30 143 Other Poultry : 0.18 0.10 0.13 72 130 0.33 0.14 42 : Total Poultry : 0.40 0.38 0.42 105 111 0.41 0.42 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :31,333 33,784 38,424 123 114 188,405 220,997 117 Mature : 3,576 3,143 2,856 80 91 23,524 18,545 79 Light : 1,934 1,515 1,412 73 93 13,257 9,391 71 Heavy : 1,642 1,628 1,444 88 89 10,267 9,154 89 Total :34,909 36,927 41,280 118 112 211,929 239,542 113 : Turkeys : Young :10,012 9,333 10,106 101 108 63,379 59,240 93 Old : 421 365 376 89 103 2,571 2,164 84 Total :10,433 9,698 10,482 100 108 65,950 61,404 93 : Ducks : 275 326 319 116 98 1,775 2,072 117 Other Poultry : 7 5 6 86 120 82 33 40 : Total Poultry :45,624 46,956 52,087 114 111 279,736 303,051 108 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.93 1.00 1.08 116 108 0.96 1.07 111 Mature : 5.47 5.43 4.53 83 83 6.13 5.31 87 Light : 9.64 8.23 7.46 77 91 9.83 8.70 89 Heavy : 3.62 4.12 3.27 90 79 4.12 3.79 92 Total : 1.02 1.08 1.15 113 106 1.06 1.14 108 : Turkeys : Young : 1.84 1.86 1.92 104 103 1.99 1.97 99 Old : 7.17 7.64 7.20 100 94 7.81 7.63 98 Total : 1.90 1.91 1.97 104 103 2.05 2.02 99 : Ducks : 2.51 2.63 2.42 96 92 2.49 2.70 108 Other Poultry : 1.89 1.74 1.64 87 94 1.99 1.98 99 : Total Poultry : 1.15 1.19 1.25 109 105 1.20 1.26 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 86,880 94,007 447,995 477,149 5.16 5.08 AR : 96,227 101,290 482,090 513,419 5.01 5.07 CA : * * * * * * DE : 23,330 24,308 148,019 157,070 6.34 6.46 FL : * * * * * * GA : 99,446 106,183 501,459 529,198 5.04 4.98 KY : 22,392 23,466 120,413 123,894 5.38 5.28 LA : 15,329 15,938 83,073 85,898 5.42 5.39 MD : 12,438 12,517 62,132 63,487 5.00 5.07 MS : 64,172 67,428 352,410 357,845 5.49 5.31 MO : 33,291 36,311 156,100 164,587 4.69 4.53 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 56,318 58,030 351,192 365,054 6.24 6.29 OH : 3,399 3,341 18,232 17,362 5.36 5.20 PA : 9,612 10,446 50,674 52,787 5.27 5.05 SC : 21,212 21,813 123,520 125,747 5.82 5.76 TN : 19,356 20,000 96,095 103,449 4.96 5.17 TX : 54,561 56,430 270,963 293,322 4.97 5.20 VA : 26,988 30,363 139,128 151,055 5.16 4.98 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 69,780 70,637 340,379 353,811 4.88 5.01 : US : 714,731 752,508 3,743,874 3,935,134 5.24 5.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, June 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 327,816 348,906 4,462 4,850 1.11 1.13 AR : 352,240 369,054 4,494 5,323 1.04 1.15 CA : * * * * * * DE : 106,510 112,747 2,678 2,040 2.01 1.44 FL : * * * * * * GA : 364,957 383,138 3,794 4,525 0.84 0.95 KY : 89,365 91,961 757 1,095 0.70 0.98 LA : 59,524 63,157 353 354 0.47 0.46 MD : 44,262 46,457 648 602 1.16 1.05 MS : 266,452 274,808 2,252 2,601 0.71 0.81 MO : 113,411 120,244 1,193 1,130 0.85 0.76 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 268,732 277,192 3,522 5,583 1.11 1.70 OH : 13,360 12,555 240 225 1.46 1.44 PA : 35,820 37,036 805 817 1.76 1.72 SC : 92,192 94,230 739 779 0.66 0.69 TN : 73,359 77,893 681 747 0.79 0.80 TX : 210,469 226,973 2,532 2,640 1.04 1.00 VA : 103,513 111,787 1,199 1,616 0.96 1.19 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 248,197 254,431 3,435 3,497 1.12 1.10 : US : 2,770,179 2,902,569 33,784 38,424 1.00 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, May 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 340 118,713 81,652 * * AR : * 154,126 66,042 * 1,795 CA : * * 3,588 205 1,028 DE : * 100,106 40,758 70 * FL : * * * * * GA : * 77,262 35,816 * 3,621 IN : * 5,930 * 165 * KY : * 36,943 10,853 * * LA : * 16,788 5,765 52 132 MD : * 38,939 15,027 58 * MS : * 55,417 26,374 543 * MO : 1,263 64,395 12,386 278 * NJ : 2 * * * * NY : 314 * * * * NC : 402 102,280 51,968 * * OH : * 16,188 * 30 * PA : * 23,250 13,187 290 342 SC : * 13,755 * 96 988 TN : 148 43,551 8,469 * 434 TX : 99 86,457 42,616 * 1,475 VA : * 42,854 * 8 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 31,681 182,522 50,854 7,381 30,892 : US : 34,249 1,179,476 465,355 9,176 40,707 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,756 181,657 14,792 132 88,981 Heavy : 605 52,747 3,751 168 7,981 : US : 3,361 234,404 18,543 300 96,962 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,045 25,224 21,689 8,279 125,743 389,694 AR : 7,615 19,119 26,643 2,613 47,661 329,320 CA : 334 * 2,003 * 8,030 119,147 DE : 2,476 11,916 10,416 4,388 52,465 242,957 FL : * * * * * * GA : 3,262 31,808 10,861 27,947 83,967 275,584 IN : * * 272 * * * KY : 174 8,325 * * 9,083 72,295 LA : 356 2,817 * * 2,528 31,257 MD : * 7,854 * 634 * 117,129 MS : 2,291 12,023 8,188 1,013 47,942 155,557 MO : 1,432 9,564 13,374 * 33,292 138,464 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 2,200 468 6,211 16,287 NC : 3,046 24,102 18,991 6,198 71,544 289,447 OH : * 1,165 * * * 37,263 PA : 1,009 3,401 4,940 * 35,069 81,904 SC : 709 4,833 1,941 * 5,657 39,996 TN : 1,119 7,752 5,716 * * 82,047 TX : 995 6,739 7,587 * 11,348 159,253 VA : 1,223 11,432 8,348 3,293 13,598 98,194 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,945 14,806 41,043 12,062 86,903 182,227 : US : 34,031 202,880 184,212 66,895 641,041 2,858,022 : Mature Birds : Light : 6,466 7,460 104,675 1,289 90,748 498,956 Heavy : 1,104 7,569 16,505 2,582 67,852 160,864 : US : 7,570 15,029 121,180 3,871 158,600 659,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, June 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 400 125,551 66,863 1,379 2,834 AR : * 162,590 58,462 * 1,599 CA : * * 3,892 215 923 DE : * 99,345 26,716 * * FL : * * * * * GA : * 83,618 33,572 * 3,372 IN : * 4,985 * * * KY : * 38,828 9,561 * 1,728 LA : * 19,707 5,007 * 166 MD : * 38,370 10,070 39 * MS : 416 68,015 21,149 773 715 MO : 1,259 67,811 11,311 * * NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 488 107,274 48,425 * * OH : * 14,039 * * 59 PA : * 23,856 11,490 * 385 SC : 228 14,725 * * 1,054 TN : * 47,793 9,726 144 381 TX : * 86,000 33,779 212 1,534 VA : * 46,789 10,079 13 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 23,712 178,937 35,002 7,334 24,581 : US : 26,503 1,228,233 395,104 10,109 39,331 : Mature Birds : Light : 2 2,599 179,055 17,726 166 88,774 Heavy : 655 60,024 5,120 141 8,803 : US : 2 3,254 239,079 22,846 307 97,577 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,152 25,998 26,078 8,834 118,489 380,578 AR : 8,458 20,472 30,482 8,835 50,162 345,883 CA : 417 7,094 2,227 * 10,511 126,325 DE : 2,569 18,954 12,090 3,355 31,177 210,132 FL : * * * * * * GA : 3,514 30,072 10,048 14,602 73,880 253,454 IN : 50 * 297 * * * KY : * 10,001 * 1,175 7,782 75,358 LA : 441 2,813 * * 3,671 35,226 MD : * 6,799 * 794 * 102,321 MS : 2,387 12,583 9,093 740 38,845 154,716 MO : 1,519 11,353 13,739 470 22,030 132,561 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 1,978 342 4,875 14,827 NC : 3,566 24,372 21,975 8,855 89,927 314,792 OH : * * * * * * PA : 1,138 3,785 6,647 282 35,404 84,994 SC : 702 4,191 2,153 3,158 4,522 40,261 TN : 1,328 7,206 6,462 2,038 * 96,533 TX : 1,318 7,701 7,723 * 11,257 150,886 VA : 1,519 15,159 8,324 * 14,596 105,165 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,080 9,137 45,025 13,782 98,257 217,104 : US : 37,158 217,690 204,341 67,262 615,385 2,841,116 : Mature Birds : Light : 6,431 3,829 100,373 2,360 76,054 477,369 Heavy : 1,519 11,325 24,016 1,516 73,645 186,764 : US : 7,950 15,154 124,389 3,876 149,699 664,133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, June 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,693 2,500 50,939 46,791 18.92 18.72 CA : * * * * * * IA : * * * * * * MN : 3,006 3,190 80,911 84,961 26.92 26.63 MO : 1,502 1,620 45,964 49,479 30.60 30.55 NC : 3,025 3,280 86,193 90,467 28.49 27.58 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 10,013 10,720 294,675 313,587 29.43 29.25 : US : 20,239 21,310 558,682 585,285 27.61 27.47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 42,557 39,303 634 640 1.38 1.52 CA : * * * * * * IA : * * * * * * MN : 64,431 66,736 1,584 1,714 2.18 2.24 MO : 36,338 39,007 860 1,023 2.08 2.30 NC : 68,644 71,623 1,113 1,260 1.43 1.55 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 233,125 246,434 5,142 5,469 1.94 1.94 : US : 445,095 463,103 9,333 10,106 1.86 1.92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, May 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 5,077 * 19 11 CA : 5 5,084 * * * IA : 3,613 * * MN : * 15,627 * * * MO : 7,259 * * NC : * * * 2 OH : * * * * PA : * 297 7 VA : * * * * * : Other States : 26 25,415 5,530 3,306 76 : US : 31 62,075 5,827 3,325 96 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 2 7,727 581 23 91 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 568 * * 779 * CA : * * * * * 6,246 IA : * 358 306 * 527 * MN : 144 * 682 100 * 26,038 MO : * * 245 * * 9,928 NC : 38 * * 157 1,408 7,066 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * 11 2,018 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 402 4,433 2,939 1,348 11,390 49,929 : US : 584 5,359 4,172 1,616 16,122 99,207 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 8 106 194 12 6,992 15,736 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, June 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 4,615 * * * CA : * 6,825 * * * IA : * * * 2 MN : * 16,614 * 899 * MO : 9,363 * * NC : * * * 4 4 OH : * * * * * PA : * * * 6 VA : * * * * * : Other States : 55 30,747 7,479 3,468 32 : US : 55 68,164 7,479 4,371 44 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 6 4,872 639 32 206 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * * * * 1,218 * CA : * 191 137 * 331 8,059 IA : 39 * 311 * 488 * MN : 92 544 740 * 2,992 23,760 MO : * * 199 * * 12,523 NC : 35 * 476 * 2,914 8,845 OH : * * * * * * PA : 151 * * * 2,216 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 240 5,892 2,459 1,471 5,155 55,217 : US : 557 6,627 4,322 1,471 15,314 108,404 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 19 156 108 1 3,006 9,045 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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