Pou 2-1 (2-05) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 2005, 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 Down Slightly Poultry certified wholesome during January 2005 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.30 billion pounds, down slightly from the amount certified in January 2004. Updated totals for December 2004 show that 3.33 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during January 2005 was 4.44 billion pounds, down slightly from 4.46 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.80 billion pounds, down 1 percent from January 2004, and mature chickens at 62.2 million pounds, were down 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 565 million pounds, up 2 percent, and ducks totaled 15.5 million pounds, up 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2005 averaged 5.34 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2004. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.62 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2005 averaged 28.8 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from January 2004. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2005 totaled 21.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.48 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.45 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 50.5 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.26 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.13 percent a year earlier. January 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. January 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2005 . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2005 . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, December 2004. . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2005 . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2005 . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2005 . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, January 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2005 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Commodity : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : Jan : Dec : : : : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 720,976 722,811 711,307 99 98 Mature : 11,325 12,259 11,066 98 90 Light : 5,838 6,140 5,812 100 95 Heavy : 5,487 6,119 5,254 96 86 Total : 732,301 735,070 722,373 99 98 : Turkeys : Young : 19,946 19,641 19,413 97 99 Old : 207 269 202 98 75 Total : 20,153 19,910 19,615 97 99 : Ducks : 2,153 2,385 2,295 107 96 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,823,817 3,834,267 3,799,291 99 99 Mature : 64,110 68,934 62,152 97 90 Light : 20,188 20,619 18,981 94 92 Heavy : 43,922 48,315 43,171 98 89 Total : 3,887,927 3,903,201 3,861,443 99 99 : Turkeys : Young : 549,136 544,364 558,938 102 103 Old : 5,995 7,290 5,727 96 79 Total : 555,131 551,654 564,665 102 102 : Ducks : 14,608 16,175 15,518 106 96 Other Poultry : 222 528 419 189 79 : Total Poultry : 4,457,888 4,471,558 4,442,045 100 99 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.30 5.30 5.34 101 101 Mature : 5.66 5.62 5.62 99 100 Light : 3.46 3.36 3.27 95 97 Heavy : 8.00 7.90 8.22 103 104 Total : 5.31 5.31 5.35 101 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.53 27.72 28.79 105 104 Old : 28.92 27.08 28.29 98 104 Total : 27.55 27.71 28.79 105 104 : Ducks : 6.79 6.78 6.76 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 725,178 720,976 711,307 98 99 Mature : 14,362 11,325 11,066 77 98 Light : 8,224 5,838 5,812 71 100 Heavy : 6,138 5,487 5,254 86 96 Total : 739,540 732,301 722,373 98 99 : Turkeys : Young : 21,342 19,946 19,413 91 97 Old : 319 207 202 63 98 Total : 21,661 20,153 19,615 91 97 : Ducks : 2,134 2,153 2,295 108 107 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,762,861 3,823,817 3,799,291 101 99 Mature : 75,245 64,110 62,152 83 97 Light : 28,000 20,188 18,981 68 94 Heavy : 47,245 43,922 43,171 91 98 Total : 3,838,106 3,887,927 3,861,443 101 99 : Turkeys : Young : 600,502 549,136 558,938 93 102 Old : 8,631 5,995 5,727 66 96 Total : 609,133 555,131 564,665 93 102 : Ducks : 14,266 14,608 15,518 109 106 Other Poultry : 985 222 419 43 189 : Total Poultry : 4,462,490 4,457,888 4,442,045 100 100 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.19 5.30 5.34 103 101 Mature : 5.24 5.66 5.62 107 99 Light : 3.40 3.46 3.27 96 95 Heavy : 7.70 8.00 8.22 107 103 Total : 5.19 5.31 5.35 103 101 : Turkeys : Young : 28.14 27.53 28.79 102 105 Old : 27.04 28.92 28.29 105 98 Total : 28.12 27.55 28.79 102 105 : Ducks : 6.69 6.79 6.76 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Commodity : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : Jan : Dec : : : : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,553,222 2,582,848 2,570,903 101 100 Mature : 39,039 42,178 38,126 98 90 Light : 10,384 10,653 9,951 96 93 Heavy : 28,655 31,525 28,175 98 89 Total : 2,592,261 2,625,026 2,609,029 101 99 : Turkeys : Young : 239,252 258,020 252,801 106 98 Old : 3,823 4,382 4,064 106 93 Total : 243,075 262,402 256,865 106 98 : Ducks : 7,132 6,104 5,579 78 91 Other Poultry : 129 287 211 164 74 : Total Poultry : 2,842,597 2,893,819 2,871,684 101 99 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 270,377 254,075 234,507 87 92 Mature : 170 302 223 131 74 Light : 1 Heavy : 170 302 222 131 74 Total : 270,547 254,377 234,730 87 92 : Turkeys : Young : 196,235 176,424 186,184 95 106 Old : 721 1,139 232 32 20 Total : 196,956 177,563 186,416 95 105 : Ducks : 4,282 5,322 5,501 128 103 Other Poultry : 39 58 42 108 72 : Total Poultry : 471,824 437,320 426,689 90 98 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,823,599 2,836,923 2,805,410 99 99 Mature : 39,209 42,480 38,349 98 90 Light : 10,384 10,653 9,952 96 93 Heavy : 28,825 31,827 28,397 99 89 Total : 2,862,808 2,879,403 2,843,759 99 99 : Turkeys : Young : 435,487 434,444 438,985 101 101 Old : 4,544 5,521 4,296 95 78 Total : 440,031 439,965 443,281 101 101 : Ducks : 11,414 11,426 11,080 97 97 Other Poultry : 168 345 253 151 73 : Total Poultry : 3,314,421 3,331,139 3,298,373 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,505,935 2,553,222 2,570,903 103 101 Mature : 44,299 39,039 38,126 86 98 Light : 13,480 10,384 9,951 74 96 Heavy : 30,819 28,655 28,175 91 98 Total : 2,550,234 2,592,261 2,609,029 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 257,580 239,252 252,801 98 106 Old : 5,499 3,823 4,064 74 106 Total : 263,079 243,075 256,865 98 106 : Ducks : 3,693 7,132 5,579 151 78 Other Poultry : 250 129 211 84 164 : Total Poultry : 2,817,256 2,842,597 2,871,684 102 101 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 268,662 270,377 234,507 87 87 Mature : 912 170 223 24 131 Light : 729 1 Heavy : 183 170 222 121 131 Total : 269,574 270,547 234,730 87 87 : Turkeys : Young : 215,986 196,235 186,184 86 95 Old : 775 721 232 30 32 Total : 216,761 196,956 186,416 86 95 : Ducks : 6,668 4,282 5,501 82 128 Other Poultry : 354 39 42 12 108 : Total Poultry : 493,357 471,824 426,689 86 90 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,774,597 2,823,599 2,805,410 101 99 Mature : 45,211 39,209 38,349 85 98 Light : 14,209 10,384 9,952 70 96 Heavy : 31,002 28,825 28,397 92 99 Total : 2,819,808 2,862,808 2,843,759 101 99 : Turkeys : Young : 473,566 435,487 438,985 93 101 Old : 6,274 4,544 4,296 68 95 Total : 479,840 440,031 443,281 92 101 : Ducks : 10,361 11,414 11,080 107 97 Other Poultry : 604 168 253 42 151 : Total Poultry : 3,310,613 3,314,421 3,298,373 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec :---------------: of : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2004 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :16,733 18,439 18,319 109 99 16,733 18,319 109 Mature : 1,178 974 979 83 101 1,178 979 83 Light : 458 313 361 79 115 458 361 79 Heavy : 720 661 618 86 93 720 618 86 Total :17,911 19,413 19,298 108 99 17,911 19,298 108 : Turkeys : Young : 2,093 1,493 1,827 87 122 2,093 1,827 87 Old : 40 46 90 225 196 40 90 225 Total : 2,133 1,539 1,917 90 125 2,133 1,917 90 : Ducks : 25 159 33 132 21 25 33 132 Other Poultry : 1 2 200 2 : Total Poultry :20,069 21,112 21,250 106 101 20,069 21,250 106 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.44 0.48 0.48 109 100 0.44 0.48 109 Mature : 1.84 1.41 1.58 86 112 1.84 1.58 86 Light : 2.27 1.52 1.90 84 125 2.27 1.90 84 Heavy : 1.64 1.37 1.43 87 104 1.64 1.43 87 Total : 0.46 0.50 0.50 109 100 0.46 0.50 109 : Turkeys : Young : 0.38 0.27 0.33 87 122 0.38 0.33 87 Old : 0.66 0.63 1.58 239 251 0.66 1.58 239 Total : 0.38 0.28 0.34 89 121 0.38 0.34 89 : Ducks : 0.17 0.98 0.21 124 21 0.17 0.21 124 Other Poultry : 0.07 0.12 0.50 714 417 0.07 0.50 714 : Total Poultry : 0.45 0.47 0.48 107 102 0.45 0.48 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec :---------------: of : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2004 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :32,084 38,637 37,759 118 98 32,084 37,759 118 Mature : 3,056 3,044 2,999 98 99 3,056 2,999 98 Light : 1,576 1,566 1,292 82 83 1,576 1,292 82 Heavy : 1,480 1,478 1,707 115 115 1,480 1,707 115 Total :35,140 41,681 40,758 116 98 35,140 40,758 116 : Turkeys : Young : 9,437 9,002 9,047 96 100 9,437 9,047 96 Old : 342 369 302 88 82 342 302 88 Total : 9,779 9,371 9,349 96 100 9,779 9,349 96 : Ducks : 350 474 401 115 85 350 401 115 Other Poultry : 3 6 5 167 83 3 5 167 : Total Poultry :45,272 51,532 50,513 112 98 45,272 50,513 112 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.93 1.12 1.10 118 98 0.93 1.10 118 Mature : 5.30 4.91 5.36 101 109 5.30 5.36 101 Light : 8.67 8.44 7.56 87 90 8.67 7.56 87 Heavy : 3.74 3.40 4.39 117 129 3.74 4.39 117 Total : 1.00 1.19 1.17 117 98 1.00 1.17 117 : Turkeys : Young : 1.91 1.84 1.80 94 98 1.91 1.80 94 Old : 6.34 5.63 5.85 92 104 6.34 5.85 92 Total : 1.96 1.89 1.84 94 97 1.96 1.84 94 : Ducks : 2.66 3.26 2.87 108 88 2.66 2.87 108 Other Poultry : 1.51 1.25 1.46 97 117 1.51 1.46 97 : Total Poultry : 1.13 1.28 1.26 112 98 1.13 1.26 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January :December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 89,505 86,199 467,679 454,867 5.23 5.28 AR : 98,558 95,152 488,910 473,880 4.96 4.98 CA : * * * * * * DE : 24,254 23,787 154,485 155,898 6.37 6.55 FL : * * * * * * GA : 106,096 100,423 539,294 508,522 5.08 5.06 KY : 21,890 22,325 119,108 119,555 5.44 5.36 LA : 16,229 15,980 92,344 89,481 5.69 5.60 MD : 11,983 11,865 57,220 55,746 4.77 4.70 MS : 63,078 62,741 353,383 350,822 5.60 5.59 MO : 33,482 31,999 157,524 152,677 4.70 4.77 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 54,544 58,120 352,250 365,397 6.46 6.29 OH : 3,214 3,403 17,674 19,157 5.50 5.63 PA : 9,720 10,049 51,831 53,924 5.33 5.37 SC : 20,294 20,119 121,045 124,148 5.96 6.17 TN : 19,864 19,842 104,664 105,255 5.27 5.30 TX : 54,970 51,538 277,344 272,362 5.05 5.28 VA : 27,889 27,736 139,395 139,982 5.00 5.05 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 67,241 70,029 340,117 357,618 5.06 5.11 : US : 722,811 711,307 3,834,267 3,799,291 5.30 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, January 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 347,972 338,474 5,080 4,575 1.21 1.12 AR : 352,992 342,982 5,113 4,768 1.16 1.12 CA : * * * * * * DE : 111,103 111,969 2,225 2,686 1.60 1.91 FL : * * * * * * GA : 392,894 366,284 4,518 3,650 0.93 0.80 KY : 88,626 90,511 1,096 862 1.02 0.80 LA : 66,387 63,841 485 491 0.58 0.61 MD : 41,545 40,071 599 757 1.16 1.51 MS : 262,060 258,132 2,750 2,750 0.86 0.87 MO : 117,047 111,133 1,413 1,319 1.00 0.96 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 270,900 283,875 4,699 4,864 1.48 1.48 OH : 12,728 14,143 342 270 2.15 1.57 PA : 36,089 37,455 844 885 1.81 1.82 SC : 91,367 89,575 702 632 0.64 0.57 TN : 79,938 81,318 908 923 0.96 0.97 TX : 215,556 211,715 2,739 2,858 1.10 1.17 VA : 103,526 103,281 1,786 1,873 1.42 1.49 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 246,193 260,651 3,338 3,596 1.09 1.12 : US : 2,836,923 2,805,410 38,637 37,759 1.12 1.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 349 108,809 60,538 * * AR : 1,638 184,910 101,693 4,244 2,383 CA : * * 6,524 188 734 DE : * 111,153 52,899 * 7,361 FL : * * * * * GA : 345 76,422 62,537 175 4,505 IN : * * * * * KY : 53 54,187 * 43 * LA : 96 18,824 4,341 * * MD : * 44,321 25,859 * * MS : 245 68,453 35,186 597 1,189 MO : 1,196 95,365 25,135 * 2,390 NJ : * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 321 106,010 64,189 * * OH : 10 16,934 * 13 50 PA : * 34,870 21,271 406 315 SC : 75 * * 75 * TN : 161 52,791 11,543 125 529 TX : 272 88,219 45,680 105 1,715 VA : 248 56,944 26,750 * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 28,869 216,499 90,867 3,233 25,122 : US : 33,878 1,334,711 635,012 9,204 46,293 : Mature Birds : Light : 1 2,822 217,723 21,192 189 87,563 Heavy : 3,439 61,792 2,443 85 10,322 : US : 1 6,261 279,515 23,635 274 97,885 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, December 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,243 26,418 20,578 7,149 120,805 352,050 AR : 8,252 28,624 29,879 4,023 54,393 420,039 CA : 357 * 1,829 1,448 9,830 * DE : 2,418 11,297 10,512 2,213 52,825 272,103 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,672 42,162 8,715 5,685 67,582 270,800 IN : * * * * * * KY : 186 9,286 3,416 1,374 * * LA : 289 3,763 2,570 * * 32,651 MD : * 8,497 * * * * MS : 1,708 16,399 11,936 1,962 38,296 175,971 MO : 1,355 8,109 * * 24,245 168,526 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * 3,111 274 * 26,401 NC : 2,940 16,629 16,104 5,372 108,756 330,349 OH : 89 * * * * * PA : 1,003 * 6,753 * 12,955 83,308 SC : * 4,646 1,941 1,653 4,687 36,530 TN : * 11,734 4,623 * * 126,664 TX : 811 7,278 7,838 1,615 16,764 170,297 VA : 1,376 9,926 5,536 2,475 19,954 127,498 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,100 21,554 53,902 6,043 191,990 677,643 : US : 31,799 226,322 189,243 41,286 723,082 3,270,830 : Mature Birds : Light : 7,854 6,499 128,530 2,170 67,379 541,922 Heavy : 1,505 13,274 21,444 300 79,189 193,793 : US : 9,359 19,773 149,974 2,470 146,568 735,715 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 111,565 58,339 1,144 * AR : 1,024 174,538 115,551 3,090 2,603 CA : * * 4,830 349 833 DE : 20,890 113,117 55,042 35 9,115 FL : * * * * * GA : * 72,018 50,893 * 4,648 IN : 10 * * * * KY : * 48,004 16,617 31 * LA : 69 18,116 5,335 66 * MD : * 49,452 33,056 87 * MS : * 63,480 39,491 507 796 MO : 1,096 88,783 20,883 * * NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 532 110,040 96,305 * * OH : 15,551 * 32 * PA : * 35,257 24,733 * 432 SC : * 11,533 6,021 * * TN : 187 55,915 16,731 69 558 TX : 71 97,534 69,285 123 1,504 VA : * 59,217 28,386 42 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 18,504 228,490 35,491 2,253 31,848 : US : 42,383 1,352,610 676,989 7,828 52,337 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,482 189,028 20,008 87 91,881 Heavy : 1,811 55,744 2,018 44 7,846 : US : 4,293 244,772 22,026 131 99,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,478 31,607 20,491 5,499 132,467 368,276 AR : 6,054 24,082 25,345 3,474 60,612 416,373 CA : 525 * 1,657 * 15,177 158,512 DE : 2,164 11,609 10,496 2,015 69,586 294,069 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,542 40,747 8,971 5,768 83,108 270,454 IN : * * * * * 16,416 KY : * 7,316 2,991 * * 88,282 LA : 477 4,914 2,702 * 3,050 37,272 MD : * 8,532 * * * * MS : 1,675 12,454 11,168 * 36,848 167,463 MO : 1,395 9,418 9,010 388 23,654 157,997 NJ : 120 * * * * * NY : * * 2,303 * * 22,466 NC : 2,830 17,392 20,812 4,237 129,566 393,706 OH : 112 1,205 * * * 38,762 PA : 918 * 8,403 * 11,436 89,461 SC : 447 4,651 1,661 * 2,314 30,085 TN : 866 11,944 4,400 * * 119,047 TX : 805 6,223 7,048 838 12,532 195,963 VA : 1,424 9,590 5,752 * 14,715 124,769 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,782 27,198 37,478 18,463 164,838 382,543 : US : 29,614 228,882 180,688 40,682 759,903 3,371,916 : Mature Birds : Light : 4,025 7,194 111,938 1,115 59,886 487,644 Heavy : 1,629 25,123 15,156 69 51,673 161,113 : US : 5,654 32,317 127,094 1,184 111,559 648,757 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January :December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,012 2,945 55,155 55,825 18.31 18.96 CA : 1,298 * 31,613 * 24.36 * MN : 2,745 2,663 77,387 77,837 28.20 29.22 MO : 1,460 1,636 46,725 46,322 32.00 28.32 : Oth Sts : 11,126 12,169 333,484 378,954 29.97 31.14 : US : 19,641 19,413 544,364 558,938 27.72 28.79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 45,840 46,266 575 677 1.16 1.35 CA : 26,165 * 650 * 2.29 * MN : 61,848 60,288 1,944 1,624 2.79 2.32 MO : 36,602 35,973 848 815 2.02 1.96 : Oth Sts : 263,989 296,458 4,985 5,931 1.66 1.74 : US : 434,444 438,985 9,002 9,047 1.84 1.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, United States, December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 50 76,905 7,370 4,437 42 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 6 4,287 904 12 166 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : : Young (Mature) : : US : 645 4,753 4,697 2,268 18,690 119,857 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 21 81 218 1 2,212 7,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, January 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 292 83 80,841 13,356 4,355 89 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 5 5,197 617 13 72 : :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 576 4,552 5,023 1,797 15,167 126,131 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 22 65 148 2 1,319 7,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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