Pou 2-1 (11-04) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 8, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Poultry Slaughter call John Lange at 202-720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during September 2004 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.49 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in September 2003. Updated totals for August 2004 show that 3.51 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during September 2004 was 4.69 billion pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.02 billion pounds, up 6 percent from September 2003, and mature chickens at 74.2 million pounds, were up 14 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 575 million pounds, down 3 percent, and ducks totaled 14.9 million pounds, up 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2004 averaged 5.34 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from September 2003. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.83 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2004 averaged 26.6 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from September 2003. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2004 totaled 17.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.37 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.34 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 52.3 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.24 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.08 percent a year earlier. September 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as September last year. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Sep : Aug : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 729,180 770,656 752,676 103 98 Mature : 11,035 12,894 12,720 115 99 Light : 5,037 6,388 6,155 122 96 Heavy : 5,998 6,506 6,565 109 101 Total : 740,215 783,550 765,396 103 98 : Turkeys : Young : 22,184 22,246 21,298 96 96 Old : 286 292 346 121 118 Total : 22,470 22,538 21,644 96 96 : Ducks : 2,037 2,190 2,210 108 101 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,791,269 4,049,378 4,023,032 106 99 Mature : 65,130 73,818 74,177 114 100 Light : 17,261 21,280 20,814 121 98 Heavy : 47,869 52,538 53,363 111 102 Total : 3,856,399 4,123,196 4,097,209 106 99 : Turkeys : Young : 583,788 585,459 566,422 97 97 Old : 7,889 7,702 9,014 114 117 Total : 591,677 593,161 575,436 97 97 : Ducks : 13,600 14,505 14,852 109 102 Other Poultry : 1,321 995 1,695 128 170 : Total Poultry : 4,462,997 4,731,857 4,689,192 105 99 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.20 5.25 5.34 103 102 Mature : 5.90 5.73 5.83 99 102 Light : 3.43 3.33 3.38 99 102 Heavy : 7.98 8.08 8.13 102 101 Total : 5.21 5.26 5.35 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26.31 26.32 26.59 101 101 Old : 27.63 26.40 26.02 94 99 Total : 26.33 26.32 26.58 101 101 : Ducks : 6.68 6.62 6.72 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 6,463,228 6,412,878 6,601,357 102 103 Mature : 129,532 114,443 107,936 83 94 Light : 74,897 60,335 54,671 73 91 Heavy : 54,635 54,108 53,265 97 98 Total : 6,592,760 6,527,321 6,709,293 102 103 : Turkeys : Young : 198,804 196,622 187,617 94 95 Old : 1,806 2,358 2,087 116 89 Total : 200,610 198,980 189,704 95 95 : Ducks : 17,968 17,973 19,311 107 107 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 32,930,405 33,163,558 34,568,172 105 104 Mature : 687,119 635,571 606,935 88 95 Light : 255,349 206,391 183,051 72 89 Heavy : 431,770 429,180 423,884 98 99 Total : 33,617,524 33,799,129 35,175,107 105 104 : Turkeys : Young : 5,325,185 5,308,190 5,067,334 95 95 Old : 49,152 63,313 55,574 113 88 Total : 5,374,337 5,371,503 5,122,908 95 95 : Ducks : 119,973 117,760 129,117 108 110 Other Poultry : 8,530 7,389 5,171 61 70 : Total Poultry : 39,120,364 39,295,781 40,432,303 103 103 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.10 5.17 5.24 103 101 Mature : 5.30 5.55 5.62 106 101 Light : 3.41 3.42 3.35 98 98 Heavy : 7.90 7.93 7.96 101 100 Total : 5.10 5.18 5.24 103 101 : Turkeys : Young : 26.79 27.00 27.14 101 101 Old : 27.21 26.86 26.63 98 99 Total : 26.79 26.99 27.14 101 101 : Ducks : 6.68 6.55 6.69 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------- Commodity : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Sep : Aug : : : : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,506,296 2,709,680 2,703,643 108 100 Mature : 40,019 45,233 46,118 115 102 Light : 8,747 10,710 10,625 121 99 Heavy : 31,272 34,523 35,493 113 103 Total : 2,546,315 2,754,913 2,749,761 108 100 : Turkeys : Young : 235,062 244,289 236,564 101 97 Old : 4,640 5,189 4,995 108 96 Total : 239,702 249,478 241,559 101 97 : Ducks : 6,023 5,843 5,928 98 101 Other Poultry : 201 261 217 108 83 : Total Poultry : 2,792,241 3,010,495 2,997,465 107 100 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 310,925 278,721 267,894 86 96 Mature : 142 510 378 266 74 Light : 68 219 103 151 47 Heavy : 74 291 275 372 95 Total : 311,067 279,231 268,272 86 96 : Turkeys : Young : 218,517 217,874 214,671 98 99 Old : 1,373 663 1,660 121 250 Total : 219,890 218,537 216,331 98 99 : Ducks : 4,559 4,547 4,635 102 102 Other Poultry : 610 355 805 132 227 : Total Poultry : 536,126 502,670 490,043 91 97 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,817,221 2,988,401 2,971,537 105 99 Mature : 40,161 45,743 46,496 116 102 Light : 8,815 10,929 10,728 122 98 Heavy : 31,346 34,814 35,768 114 103 Total : 2,857,382 3,034,144 3,018,033 106 99 : Turkeys : Young : 453,579 462,163 451,235 99 98 Old : 6,013 5,852 6,655 111 114 Total : 459,592 468,015 457,890 100 98 : Ducks : 10,582 10,390 10,563 100 102 Other Poultry : 811 616 1,022 126 166 : Total Poultry : 3,328,367 3,513,165 3,487,508 105 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 2004 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 21,999,842 22,071,020 23,273,804 106 105 Mature : 399,083 378,649 374,203 94 99 Light : 119,775 99,133 92,318 77 93 Heavy : 279,308 279,516 281,885 101 101 Total : 22,398,925 22,449,669 23,648,007 106 105 : Turkeys : Young : 2,097,032 2,171,074 2,140,485 102 99 Old : 30,513 40,505 34,473 113 85 Total : 2,127,545 2,211,579 2,174,958 102 98 : Ducks : 31,334 31,895 56,552 180 177 Other Poultry : 1,994 1,919 1,833 92 96 : Total Poultry : 24,559,798 24,695,062 25,881,350 105 105 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,303,666 2,437,707 2,260,218 98 93 Mature : 14,241 7,334 3,331 23 45 Light : 11,520 5,442 675 6 12 Heavy : 2,721 1,892 2,656 98 140 Total : 2,317,907 2,445,041 2,263,549 98 93 : Turkeys : Young : 2,096,610 2,008,848 1,872,453 89 93 Old : 7,049 6,621 6,778 96 102 Total : 2,103,659 2,015,469 1,879,231 89 93 : Ducks : 56,381 53,493 39,647 70 74 Other Poultry : 3,235 2,650 1,441 45 54 : Total Poultry : 4,481,182 4,516,653 4,183,868 93 93 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 24,303,508 24,508,727 25,534,022 105 104 Mature : 413,324 385,983 377,534 91 98 Light : 131,295 104,575 92,993 71 89 Heavy : 282,029 281,408 284,541 101 101 Total : 24,716,832 24,894,710 25,911,556 105 104 : Turkeys : Young : 4,193,642 4,179,922 4,012,938 96 96 Old : 37,562 47,126 41,251 110 88 Total : 4,231,204 4,227,048 4,054,189 96 96 : Ducks : 87,715 85,388 96,199 110 113 Other Poultry : 5,229 4,569 3,274 63 72 : Total Poultry : 29,040,980 29,211,715 30,065,218 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :12,454 16,180 14,245 114 88 132,009 143,669 109 Mature : 751 1,237 1,026 137 83 10,781 9,662 90 Light : 273 550 446 163 81 5,013 3,903 78 Heavy : 478 687 580 121 84 5,768 5,759 100 Total :13,205 17,417 15,271 116 88 142,790 153,331 107 : Turkeys : Young : 1,758 3,096 1,934 110 62 20,162 19,323 96 Old : 89 41 37 42 90 1,109 392 35 Total : 1,847 3,137 1,971 107 63 21,271 19,715 93 : Ducks : 33 28 27 82 96 259 342 132 Other Poultry : 4 6 5 125 83 23 16 70 : Total Poultry :15,089 20,588 17,274 114 84 164,343 173,404 106 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.33 0.40 0.35 106 88 0.40 0.41 103 Mature : 1.15 1.68 1.38 120 82 1.70 1.59 94 Light : 1.58 2.58 2.15 136 83 2.43 2.13 88 Heavy : 1.00 1.31 1.09 109 83 1.34 1.36 101 Total : 0.34 0.42 0.37 109 88 0.42 0.43 102 : Turkeys : Young : 0.30 0.53 0.34 113 64 0.38 0.38 100 Old : 1.13 0.53 0.41 36 77 1.75 0.70 40 Total : 0.31 0.53 0.34 110 64 0.40 0.38 95 : Ducks : 0.24 0.19 0.18 75 95 0.22 0.26 118 Other Poultry : 0.30 0.55 0.32 107 58 0.31 0.33 106 : Total Poultry : 0.34 0.44 0.37 109 84 0.42 0.42 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------: of : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :28,513 38,537 38,346 134 100 275,664 334,133 121 Mature : 2,974 3,062 3,056 103 100 33,097 27,483 83 Light : 1,462 1,332 1,360 93 102 17,815 13,349 75 Heavy : 1,512 1,730 1,696 112 98 15,282 14,134 92 Total :31,487 41,599 41,402 131 100 308,761 361,616 117 : Turkeys : Young :11,087 10,688 10,175 92 95 94,270 90,117 96 Old : 394 328 395 100 120 3,932 3,306 84 Total :11,481 11,016 10,570 92 96 98,202 93,423 95 : Ducks : 279 310 300 108 97 2,555 2,998 117 Other Poultry : 15 11 12 80 109 113 68 60 : Total Poultry :43,262 52,936 52,284 121 99 409,631 458,105 112 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.84 1.06 1.06 126 100 0.92 1.06 115 Mature : 5.07 4.61 4.58 90 99 5.79 5.03 87 Light : 9.41 6.96 7.26 77 104 9.59 8.10 84 Heavy : 3.51 3.66 3.53 101 96 3.96 3.70 93 Total : 0.91 1.12 1.12 123 100 1.02 1.13 111 : Turkeys : Young : 2.11 2.03 2.00 95 99 1.97 1.97 100 Old : 5.54 4.73 4.87 88 103 6.90 6.61 96 Total : 2.16 2.06 2.04 94 99 2.03 2.02 100 : Ducks : 2.28 2.37 2.25 99 95 2.41 2.58 107 Other Poultry : 1.18 1.24 0.77 65 62 1.69 1.56 92 : Total Poultry : 1.08 1.24 1.24 115 100 1.16 1.25 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 97,686 92,824 500,413 490,460 5.12 5.28 AR : 105,398 101,277 530,404 515,135 5.03 5.09 CA : * * * * * * DE : 25,746 24,744 169,305 164,264 6.58 6.64 FL : * * * * * * GA : 108,968 108,195 547,812 550,804 5.03 5.09 KY : 24,517 24,189 126,551 128,838 5.16 5.33 LA : 16,772 15,821 94,337 87,167 5.62 5.51 MD : 13,238 13,126 66,868 67,020 5.05 5.11 MS : 68,629 66,774 375,641 368,549 5.47 5.52 MO : 37,386 34,941 171,703 167,479 4.59 4.79 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 57,877 58,163 363,642 372,501 6.28 6.40 OH : 3,470 3,513 18,830 19,069 5.43 5.43 PA : 8,946 10,062 46,759 54,415 5.23 5.41 SC : 22,775 22,048 127,851 129,316 5.61 5.87 TN : 21,207 19,875 107,381 101,722 5.06 5.12 TX : 58,510 57,625 301,055 298,416 5.15 5.18 VA : 29,145 29,123 147,207 150,382 5.05 5.16 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 70,386 70,376 353,619 357,495 5.02 5.08 : US : 770,656 752,676 4,049,378 4,023,032 5.25 5.34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, September 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 370,548 358,510 4,742 5,330 1.05 1.21 AR : 381,536 374,855 5,474 5,289 1.15 1.14 CA : * * * * * * DE : 121,876 118,010 2,640 1,996 1.73 1.35 FL : * * * * * * GA : 397,193 400,961 4,354 4,468 0.88 0.90 KY : 94,676 95,194 728 1,029 0.64 0.89 LA : 63,615 61,001 393 813 0.46 1.04 MD : 47,688 48,491 658 705 1.09 1.17 MS : 283,396 272,884 2,748 3,464 0.81 1.04 MO : 125,151 121,187 1,298 1,280 0.84 0.85 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 281,943 291,303 4,796 4,223 1.47 1.26 OH : 13,816 14,028 194 211 1.14 1.23 PA : 32,459 38,953 720 690 1.71 1.41 SC : 95,186 97,061 760 775 0.66 0.67 TN : 82,515 78,522 764 738 0.79 0.81 TX : 231,243 233,259 2,631 2,561 0.97 0.95 VA : 109,422 110,200 1,201 1,127 0.91 0.83 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 256,138 257,118 4,436 3,647 1.39 1.13 : US : 2,988,401 2,971,537 38,537 38,346 1.06 1.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 385 126,366 47,996 * * AR : * 156,074 50,168 * 1,773 CA : 660 * 3,470 413 601 DE : 4,332 108,062 26,025 * * FL : * * * * * GA : 254 70,128 24,312 382 4,154 IN : * 5,294 * * * KY : * 38,310 10,058 * 2,124 LA : * 18,821 3,349 74 225 MD : 7,791 43,955 9,027 49 * MS : * 68,277 29,403 952 * MO : 1,325 81,776 13,101 300 2,218 NJ : * * * * * NY : 337 * * * * NC : 343 108,210 36,938 * * OH : * 11,642 * * 43 PA : 109 24,907 11,886 254 338 SC : * 16,897 * * * TN : * 120 49,299 * 162 310 TX : * 80,486 29,089 * 1,577 VA : * 43,190 7,966 * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 1,838 2,485 178,942 49,461 9,829 25,684 : US : 1,838 18,153 1,230,636 352,249 12,415 39,047 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,328 171,143 20,280 229 70,651 Heavy : 814 62,145 2,439 242 9,983 : US : 3,142 233,288 22,719 471 80,634 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,440 31,504 23,727 10,273 118,544 368,582 AR : 7,813 19,613 32,448 4,033 53,610 330,464 CA : 434 7,473 1,725 * * * DE : 2,522 17,975 11,491 3,835 35,974 215,501 FL : * * * * * * GA : 3,547 34,695 9,154 15,963 42,832 205,421 IN : * 727 223 * * * KY : * 9,211 3,218 * 6,043 69,777 LA : 449 2,840 4,002 * * 32,600 MD : * 9,498 * 839 * 110,430 MS : 2,521 13,386 10,394 1,517 37,996 166,064 MO : 1,618 9,356 15,676 413 29,316 155,099 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 2,273 592 * * NC : 3,162 22,590 18,903 6,553 87,360 292,383 OH : * * * * * 24,323 PA : 1,470 * 4,366 200 * 78,418 SC : 781 5,733 * * 3,778 45,866 TN : 1,300 12,099 7,069 * * 107,307 TX : 1,354 7,693 8,919 1,103 9,612 140,304 VA : 1,380 14,654 7,091 3,167 14,192 95,795 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,485 14,075 38,322 10,855 172,412 356,415 : US : 37,276 233,122 199,001 59,343 611,669 2,794,749 : Mature Birds : Light : 7,643 5,412 105,257 1,536 67,023 451,502 Heavy : 1,511 8,061 19,957 933 83,575 189,660 : US : 9,154 13,473 125,214 2,469 150,598 641,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, September 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 424 129,509 54,808 * 3,077 AR : * 774 153,731 50,616 * 1,787 CA : * * 6,298 * 433 DE : 3,847 110,468 24,286 42 * FL : * * * * * GA : * * 72,241 24,564 364 4,071 IN : * 5,091 * * * KY : 35 45,342 * * * LA : * 18,819 2,819 59 197 MD : * 50,399 11,381 58 * MS : * 70,293 30,917 734 * MO : 1,387 66,762 11,893 * 2,071 NJ : * * * * * NY : * 347 * 2,084 * * NC : * 408 116,530 38,786 115 * OH : 6 13,635 * * 28 PA : * 27,385 11,173 224 251 SC : * * 15,535 * 43 * TN : * 47,675 10,262 122 329 TX : * 72,508 29,901 * 1,553 VA : 184 46,023 9,324 * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 1,269 8,513 169,646 86,237 10,766 28,327 : US : 1,269 15,957 1,231,592 405,349 12,527 42,124 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,039 157,930 16,563 500 93,642 Heavy : 1,313 54,141 2,427 177 10,347 : US : 3,352 212,071 18,990 677 103,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,955 26,402 24,113 14,281 155,171 415,980 AR : 7,707 21,502 32,680 5,562 48,594 327,539 CA : 331 * 1,953 1,389 1,422 * DE : 2,369 18,883 12,735 * 35,317 221,088 FL : * * * * * * GA : 3,506 32,558 8,646 7,971 45,447 201,213 IN : * 672 442 * * * KY : * 9,258 2,976 * * * LA : 311 2,800 3,040 * 1,596 30,258 MD : * 8,994 * * * 123,887 MS : 2,326 13,220 13,350 451 33,833 167,037 MO : 1,419 6,994 11,600 * 26,800 129,841 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 3,657 562 * 24,487 NC : 3,425 22,716 20,777 6,952 73,924 292,865 OH : * * * * * 26,448 PA : 1,510 4,504 5,190 * 21,969 72,581 SC : 743 5,625 2,232 1,762 3,000 42,204 TN : 1,187 11,055 7,340 * 20,637 100,833 TX : 1,055 6,521 7,828 938 10,569 131,380 VA : 1,317 10,083 5,896 3,846 14,809 94,478 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,548 14,411 41,016 14,333 106,238 421,450 : US : 35,709 216,198 205,471 58,047 599,326 2,823,569 : Mature Birds : Light : 6,547 7,179 98,823 1,640 74,977 459,840 Heavy : 1,309 9,417 16,015 1,424 82,066 178,636 : US : 7,856 16,596 114,838 3,064 157,043 638,476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, September 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,711 2,688 49,576 50,180 18.29 18.67 CA : 1,200 * 32,276 * 26.90 * IA : * * * * * * MN : 3,726 3,686 88,314 87,576 23.70 23.76 MO : 1,715 1,555 52,648 47,890 30.70 30.80 NC : 3,356 3,285 87,564 89,341 26.09 27.20 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 9,538 10,084 275,081 291,435 28.84 28.90 : US : 22,246 21,298 585,459 566,422 26.32 26.59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, September 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 42,436 42,053 589 524 1.32 1.16 CA : 26,340 * 852 * 2.93 * IA : * * * * * * MN : 68,780 70,144 1,651 1,805 2.08 2.29 MO : 41,097 36,831 993 930 2.09 2.16 NC : 68,981 71,870 2,054 1,277 2.61 1.59 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 214,529 230,337 4,549 5,639 1.84 2.15 : US : 462,163 451,235 10,688 10,175 2.03 2.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, August 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 4,230 511 25 10 CA : * 6,140 226 * * IA : 4,074 726 * MN : * 19,613 * 1,153 * MO : 9,796 * NC : * * * OH : * * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * * * : Other States : 28 27,754 6,371 3,590 173 : US : 28 71,607 7,834 4,768 183 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 7 3,801 727 18 144 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 24 913 * * 1,407 8,579 CA : * 207 117 6 * 8,081 IA : 38 183 * * 239 * MN : * 557 564 41 3,166 27,216 MO : * * * * 1,669 13,032 NC : * * 547 * 1,707 9,688 OH : * * * * * * PA : 79 * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 347 4,667 3,008 778 8,870 46,958 : US : 488 6,527 4,236 825 17,058 113,554 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 22 313 132 11 1,012 6,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, September 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 4,297 637 30 * CA : * * * * * IA : 3,917 541 * * MN : * 19,005 * * * MO : 11,664 * * NC : * * 4 OH : * * * * PA : * * * * VA : * * * : Other States : 30 31,149 6,211 3,914 171 : US : 30 70,032 7,389 3,944 175 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 21 4,097 831 12 139 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 15 649 * * * 10,078 CA : 22 240 * * * * IA : * 161 337 * * * MN : 88 641 547 * 2,937 25,983 MO : * * * * * 18,112 NC : 42 * 644 * 1,835 9,402 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 290 3,274 2,943 1,620 22,539 56,819 : US : 457 4,965 4,471 1,620 27,311 120,394 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 19 217 164 4 3,174 8,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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