Pou 2-1 (6-05) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 30, 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 Up 8 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during May 2005 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.54 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in May 2004. Updated totals for April 2005 show that 3.35 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during May 2005 was 4.73 billion pounds, up 8 percent from 4.39 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.06 billion pounds, up 8 percent from May 2004, and mature chickens at 72.6 million pounds, were up 13 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 581 million pounds, up 3 percent, and ducks totaled 15.6 million pounds, up 13 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2005 averaged 5.36 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from May 2004. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.59 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2005 averaged 28.4 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from May 2004. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2005 totaled 15.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.32 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.38 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 48.8 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.15 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.19 percent a year earlier. May 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. May 2004 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: . . . . . . 1 Young Chickens Slaughtered: . . 5 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: 11 Reliability Statement. . . . . .13 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . .14 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, May 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------- Commodity : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr : : : : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 714,721 714,619 758,338 106 106 Mature : 11,591 13,012 12,977 112 100 Light : 6,112 7,103 6,829 112 96 Heavy : 5,479 5,909 6,148 112 104 Total : 726,312 727,631 771,315 106 106 : Turkeys : Young : 20,234 19,233 20,271 100 105 Old : 196 171 203 104 119 Total : 20,430 19,404 20,474 100 106 : Ducks : 2,046 2,173 2,321 113 107 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,743,796 3,834,149 4,061,884 108 106 Mature : 64,300 71,454 72,568 113 102 Light : 20,441 23,545 22,648 111 96 Heavy : 43,859 47,909 49,920 114 104 Total : 3,808,096 3,905,603 4,134,452 109 106 : Turkeys : Young : 558,677 555,900 575,861 103 104 Old : 5,304 4,358 5,381 101 123 Total : 563,981 560,258 581,242 103 104 : Ducks : 13,766 14,650 15,567 113 106 Other Poultry : 379 322 416 110 129 : Total Poultry : 4,386,222 4,480,833 4,731,677 108 106 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.24 5.37 5.36 102 100 Mature : 5.55 5.49 5.59 101 102 Light : 3.34 3.31 3.32 99 100 Heavy : 8.01 8.11 8.12 101 100 Total : 5.24 5.37 5.36 102 100 : Turkeys : Young : 27.61 28.91 28.41 103 98 Old : 27.07 25.44 26.54 98 104 Total : 27.61 28.88 28.39 103 98 : Ducks : 6.73 6.74 6.71 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, May 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 3,482,432 3,574,647 3,630,159 104 102 Mature : 66,176 56,934 61,388 93 108 Light : 37,501 29,478 32,592 87 111 Heavy : 28,675 27,456 28,796 100 105 Total : 3,548,608 3,631,581 3,691,547 104 102 : Turkeys : Young : 107,100 100,759 96,018 90 95 Old : 1,101 947 914 83 97 Total : 108,201 101,706 96,932 90 95 : Ducks : 10,228 10,545 11,228 110 106 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 18,021,894 18,676,232 19,403,744 108 104 Mature : 353,822 317,944 341,810 97 108 Light : 127,483 98,949 108,080 85 109 Heavy : 226,339 218,995 233,730 103 107 Total : 18,375,716 18,994,176 19,745,554 107 104 : Turkeys : Young : 2,937,498 2,772,432 2,787,689 95 101 Old : 30,063 25,686 24,609 82 96 Total : 2,967,561 2,798,118 2,812,298 95 101 : Ducks : 66,906 70,729 75,791 113 107 Other Poultry : 4,150 1,559 1,751 42 112 : Total Poultry : 21,414,333 21,864,582 22,635,394 106 104 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.18 5.22 5.34 103 102 Mature : 5.35 5.58 5.59 104 100 Light : 3.40 3.36 3.32 98 99 Heavy : 7.89 7.98 8.12 103 102 Total : 5.18 5.23 5.34 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 27.43 27.52 29.08 106 106 Old : 27.29 27.12 27.24 100 100 Total : 27.42 27.51 29.06 106 106 : Ducks : 6.54 6.71 6.75 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, May 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------- Commodity : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr : : : : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,523,551 2,587,455 2,744,974 109 106 Mature : 38,855 43,730 44,396 114 102 Light : 9,966 12,254 11,836 119 97 Heavy : 28,889 31,476 32,560 113 103 Total : 2,562,406 2,631,185 2,789,370 109 106 : Turkeys : Young : 228,623 243,544 249,934 109 103 Old : 3,120 2,368 3,448 111 146 Total : 231,743 245,912 253,382 109 103 : Ducks : 5,924 5,167 5,827 98 113 Other Poultry : 198 174 231 117 133 : Total Poultry : 2,800,271 2,882,438 3,048,810 109 106 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 247,884 265,286 279,576 113 105 Mature : 369 365 706 191 193 Light : 167 Heavy : 202 365 706 350 193 Total : 248,253 265,651 280,282 113 106 : Turkeys : Young : 216,696 196,119 206,332 95 105 Old : 697 874 547 78 63 Total : 217,393 196,993 206,879 95 105 : Ducks : 4,122 5,349 5,392 131 101 Other Poultry : 49 29 30 61 103 : Total Poultry : 469,817 468,022 492,583 105 105 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,771,435 2,852,741 3,024,550 109 106 Mature : 39,224 44,095 45,102 115 102 Light : 10,133 12,254 11,836 117 97 Heavy : 29,091 31,841 33,266 114 104 Total : 2,810,659 2,896,836 3,069,652 109 106 : Turkeys : Young : 445,319 439,663 456,266 102 104 Old : 3,817 3,242 3,996 105 123 Total : 449,136 442,905 460,262 102 104 : Ducks : 10,046 10,516 11,219 112 107 Other Poultry : 247 203 261 106 129 : Total Poultry : 3,270,088 3,350,460 3,541,394 108 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, May 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 12,000,297 12,583,795 13,119,804 109 104 Mature : 207,885 196,303 209,113 101 107 Light : 59,965 49,671 55,916 93 113 Heavy : 147,920 146,632 153,197 104 104 Total : 12,208,182 12,780,098 13,328,917 109 104 : Turkeys : Young : 1,216,753 1,178,320 1,252,305 103 106 Old : 19,528 16,118 15,865 81 98 Total : 1,236,281 1,194,438 1,268,170 103 106 : Ducks : 16,420 33,033 27,771 169 84 Other Poultry : 993 856 953 96 111 : Total Poultry : 13,461,876 14,008,425 14,625,811 109 104 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,300,990 1,196,409 1,328,268 102 111 Mature : 5,546 1,720 2,035 37 118 Light : 4,547 274 5 2 Heavy : 999 1,446 2,030 203 140 Total : 1,306,536 1,198,129 1,330,303 102 111 : Turkeys : Young : 1,097,107 1,009,964 952,884 87 94 Old : 2,421 2,778 2,583 107 93 Total : 1,099,528 1,012,742 955,467 87 94 : Ducks : 31,368 21,285 26,555 85 125 Other Poultry : 1,541 177 136 9 77 : Total Poultry : 2,438,973 2,232,333 2,312,461 95 104 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 13,301,287 13,780,204 14,448,072 109 105 Mature : 213,431 198,023 211,149 99 107 Light : 64,512 49,945 55,921 87 112 Heavy : 148,919 148,078 155,228 104 105 Total : 13,514,718 13,978,227 14,659,221 108 105 : Turkeys : Young : 2,313,860 2,188,284 2,205,189 95 101 Old : 21,949 18,896 18,449 84 98 Total : 2,335,809 2,207,180 2,223,638 95 101 : Ducks : 47,788 54,318 54,326 114 100 Other Poultry : 2,534 1,033 1,089 43 105 : Total Poultry : 15,900,849 16,240,758 16,938,274 107 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, May 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : May : Apr : May : May : Apr :---------------: of : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :14,024 11,738 12,697 91 108 75,510 64,773 86 Mature : 815 939 984 121 105 4,306 4,374 102 Light : 400 392 347 87 89 1,764 1,657 94 Heavy : 415 547 637 153 116 2,542 2,717 107 Total :14,839 12,677 13,681 92 108 79,816 69,147 87 : Turkeys : Young : 1,678 1,480 1,425 85 96 10,539 8,000 76 Old : 71 20 32 45 160 210 241 115 Total : 1,749 1,500 1,457 83 97 10,749 8,241 77 : Ducks : 24 27 33 138 122 136 149 110 Other Poultry : 1 1 100 : Total Poultry :16,612 14,204 15,171 91 107 90,702 77,538 85 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.37 0.31 0.31 84 100 0.40 0.34 85 Mature : 1.27 1.31 1.36 107 104 1.35 1.25 93 Light : 1.96 1.66 1.53 78 92 1.78 1.45 81 Heavy : 0.95 1.14 1.28 135 112 1.16 1.16 100 Total : 0.39 0.32 0.33 85 103 0.42 0.36 86 : Turkeys : Young : 0.30 0.27 0.25 83 93 0.38 0.29 76 Old : 1.35 0.46 0.59 44 128 0.81 1.08 133 Total : 0.31 0.27 0.25 81 93 0.38 0.30 79 : Ducks : 0.17 0.18 0.21 124 117 0.19 0.20 105 Other Poultry : 0.10 0.06 0.08 80 133 0.14 0.15 107 : Total Poultry : 0.38 0.32 0.32 84 100 0.41 0.35 85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, May 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : May : Apr : May : May : Apr :---------------: of : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :33,784 34,278 36,383 108 106 179,040 180,006 101 Mature : 3,143 3,143 3,249 103 103 15,689 15,774 101 Light : 1,515 1,750 1,774 117 101 7,979 8,116 102 Heavy : 1,628 1,393 1,475 91 106 7,710 7,658 99 Total :36,927 37,421 39,632 107 106 194,729 195,780 101 : Turkeys : Young : 9,333 8,458 8,355 90 99 49,218 43,712 89 Old : 365 343 399 109 116 1,788 1,598 89 Total : 9,698 8,801 8,754 90 99 51,006 45,310 89 : Ducks : 326 398 374 115 94 1,753 1,922 110 Other Poultry : 5 4 5 100 125 27 23 85 : Total Poultry :46,956 46,624 48,765 104 105 247,515 243,035 98 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.00 0.99 1.00 100 101 1.07 1.04 97 Mature : 5.43 4.89 4.97 92 102 5.48 5.15 94 Light : 8.23 8.26 8.70 106 105 8.96 8.30 93 Heavy : 4.12 3.23 3.28 80 102 3.91 3.72 95 Total : 1.08 1.06 1.07 99 101 1.14 1.11 97 : Turkeys : Young : 1.86 1.69 1.61 87 95 1.97 1.75 89 Old : 7.64 8.74 8.23 108 94 7.73 6.88 89 Total : 1.91 1.75 1.67 87 95 2.03 1.79 88 : Ducks : 2.63 3.02 2.67 102 88 2.75 2.78 101 Other Poultry : 1.74 1.47 1.29 74 88 2.08 1.50 72 : Total Poultry : 1.19 1.16 1.15 97 99 1.26 1.20 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 87,553 92,546 462,484 485,258 5.28 5.24 AR : 97,433 100,285 500,840 510,094 5.14 5.09 CA : * * * * * * DE : 24,225 24,986 157,291 162,969 6.49 6.52 FL : * * * * * * GA : 100,761 107,405 506,463 541,059 5.03 5.04 KY : 22,366 23,342 121,803 127,659 5.45 5.47 LA : 14,194 15,934 75,466 88,972 5.32 5.58 MD : 11,643 12,133 54,813 58,031 4.71 4.78 MS : 64,126 68,009 366,388 386,866 5.71 5.69 MO : 33,553 36,331 157,415 169,614 4.69 4.67 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 53,991 59,229 353,688 389,920 6.55 6.58 OH : 3,332 3,679 18,013 19,494 5.41 5.30 PA : 10,013 10,468 54,050 56,871 5.40 5.43 SC : 21,267 22,742 127,698 138,572 6.00 6.09 TN : 20,584 23,028 104,279 116,802 5.07 5.07 TX : 54,588 57,490 289,219 299,509 5.30 5.21 VA : 26,330 27,818 134,048 142,739 5.09 5.13 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 68,660 72,913 350,191 367,455 5.10 5.04 : US : 714,619 758,338 3,834,149 4,061,884 5.37 5.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, May 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 346,687 362,590 4,156 4,262 1.00 0.98 AR : 369,427 376,721 4,915 4,806 1.09 1.05 CA : * * * * * * DE : 113,591 117,782 2,241 2,128 1.58 1.45 FL : * * * * * * GA : 377,890 404,160 3,425 3,550 0.75 0.73 KY : 89,655 94,257 996 985 0.91 0.86 LA : 55,444 64,929 431 799 0.63 1.00 MD : 40,264 42,530 719 709 1.46 1.36 MS : 276,564 295,920 2,804 3,255 0.85 0.93 MO : 115,947 124,525 1,263 1,377 0.89 0.90 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 269,887 298,596 3,463 3,931 1.09 1.12 OH : 13,307 14,579 217 208 1.34 1.19 PA : 38,875 40,274 770 823 1.58 1.61 SC : 95,123 103,499 619 816 0.54 0.65 TN : 76,252 85,107 1,021 1,153 1.09 1.10 TX : 222,923 230,978 2,736 2,934 1.05 1.09 VA : 94,407 99,576 1,223 1,259 1.01 0.98 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 256,498 268,527 3,279 3,388 1.04 1.02 : US : 2,852,741 3,024,550 34,278 36,383 0.99 1.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 231 107,821 52,291 839 3,074 AR : * 184,476 78,193 * 3,165 CA : * * * * * DE : * 112,583 53,618 * * FL : * * * * * GA : 325 69,038 43,364 190 4,858 IN : * * * * * KY : 52 47,513 * 23 * LA : * 15,285 * * * MD : * 42,201 34,327 43 * MS : * 67,757 37,577 485 * MO : 1,121 81,446 17,810 194 1,930 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 93,846 56,892 74 * OH : * 12,207 * * 56 PA : 107 30,766 17,627 * 372 SC : * 13,161 6,100 14 * TN : 307 61,335 27,395 * 700 TX : * 92,225 57,794 74 1,863 VA : * 53,241 23,247 52 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 60,406 204,302 85,153 5,826 32,785 : US : 62,549 1,289,203 591,388 7,814 48,803 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,578 255,263 34,924 177 91,017 Heavy : 421 55,952 2,232 165 6,632 : US : 2,999 311,215 37,156 342 97,649 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,465 14,393 19,267 5,686 190,856 397,923 AR : 5,492 20,831 25,442 1,967 107,379 431,058 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,412 10,646 8,115 2,557 46,828 275,512 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,442 36,546 8,549 4,996 103,134 273,442 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 6,561 3,005 803 * 109,684 LA : 205 3,692 * * * 32,092 MD : * 9,127 * * * * MS : 1,968 10,553 7,065 531 89,053 216,623 MO : 1,234 5,989 10,418 248 53,461 173,851 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 2,264 17,050 11,809 3,627 106,453 305,425 OH : 76 * * * * 25,931 PA : 857 * 7,571 * 9,842 73,633 SC : 416 1,887 1,902 * * 52,511 TN : 985 11,557 6,622 563 * 135,497 TX : 861 6,220 8,546 * 38,223 207,658 VA : 1,023 6,690 5,010 * * 121,993 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,669 23,983 38,974 14,080 228,787 551,387 : US : 27,369 185,725 162,295 35,058 974,016 3,384,220 : Mature Birds : Light : 7,178 8,034 149,583 509 68,215 617,478 Heavy : 1,399 11,436 13,884 715 61,025 153,861 : US : 8,577 19,470 163,467 1,224 129,240 771,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, May 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 246 108,055 51,764 1,394 2,897 AR : * 177,415 67,671 * 3,032 CA : * * * * * DE : 22,146 107,669 46,702 * * FL : * * * * * GA : * 75,487 40,668 * 5,061 IN : * * * * * KY : * 50,028 * * * LA : 82 17,647 5,340 119 * MD : * 41,518 * 18 * MS : 255 73,512 48,870 562 1,087 MO : 1,145 90,922 14,079 223 1,717 NJ : * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 373 97,701 55,175 * * OH : * 10,778 * 44 * PA : 288 31,227 17,313 * 436 SC : * 14,489 5,031 * * TN : 408 69,034 27,777 205 864 TX : * 98,710 61,944 142 2,017 VA : * 48,551 23,870 25 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 24,157 190,919 85,715 5,436 32,853 : US : 49,100 1,303,662 551,919 8,168 49,964 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,403 232,501 31,640 175 103,166 Heavy : 804 61,427 3,716 47 7,007 : US : 3,207 293,928 35,356 222 110,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,331 16,580 19,691 7,786 202,626 414,370 AR : 5,290 20,504 27,685 3,168 106,434 414,688 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,515 10,938 11,999 2,426 45,872 258,344 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,704 37,973 10,102 8,703 122,213 303,933 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 5,211 3,037 994 * 102,173 LA : 423 4,066 2,769 * * * MD : * * * * * * MS : 1,884 14,075 8,052 783 90,967 240,047 MO : 1,556 5,999 11,606 * * 191,796 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 2,460 19,214 15,304 4,804 142,661 348,744 OH : 75 * * * * 20,594 PA : 908 * 9,677 * 10,875 81,026 SC : 407 3,207 1,933 * * 66,643 TN : 1,115 11,531 6,557 * * 147,041 TX : 827 5,916 7,956 * 47,205 225,116 VA : 1,020 5,636 5,649 4,340 * 124,642 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,755 36,406 36,816 17,777 345,466 593,115 : US : 28,270 197,256 178,833 50,781 1,114,319 3,532,272 : Mature Birds : Light : 5,905 8,220 155,501 624 86,276 626,411 Heavy : 1,462 12,664 16,459 273 72,869 176,728 : US : 7,367 20,884 171,960 897 159,145 803,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, May 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,716 2,481 50,746 46,890 18.69 18.90 MN : 2,759 3,285 78,476 88,322 28.45 26.89 MO : 1,473 1,501 46,265 46,816 31.41 31.19 : Oth Sts : 12,285 13,004 380,413 393,833 30.97 30.29 : US : 19,233 20,271 555,900 575,861 28.91 28.41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, May 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 41,101 38,187 510 516 1.12 1.22 MN : 62,717 70,613 1,358 1,462 1.92 1.84 MO : 36,085 36,747 973 874 2.34 2.07 : Oth Sts : 299,760 310,719 5,617 5,503 1.64 1.55 : US : 439,663 456,266 8,458 8,355 1.69 1.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 107 74,713 8,489 4,175 140 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 5,585 615 22 99 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : : Young (Mature) : : US : 606 4,014 3,048 973 21,853 118,118 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 34 101 160 3 2,766 9,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, May 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 16 68,247 8,010 3,391 37 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 7,917 556 29 214 : :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 508 4,098 3,475 1,620 19,200 108,602 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 36 111 194 6 1,865 10,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected (FI) plants using laptop computers. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. 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 revisions were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data exectronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are 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. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on an "normal" shift's data. 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 2004, young chickens were killed in 34 states, young turkeys in 22 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. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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