Pou 2-1 (3-06) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 31, 2006, 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 3 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during February 2006 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.21 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in February 2005. Updated totals for January 2005 show that 3.55 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during February 2006 was 4.30 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 4.18 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.70 billion pounds, up 3 percent from February 2005, but mature chickens, at 58.7 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 526 million pounds, up 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.5 million pounds, up 7 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2006 averaged 5.45 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 2005. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.87 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2006 averaged 29.7 pounds per bird, 2 percent above February 2005. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2006 totaled 14.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.34 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.35 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 46.5 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.20 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.23 percent a year earlier. February 2006 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, the same as February 2005. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter . . . . . . . . . . 1 Young Chickens Slaughtered . . . . . . 7 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered . .13 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . .15 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------- Commodity : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Feb : Jan : : : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 672,182 744,754 678,198 101 91 Mature : 11,058 12,568 10,000 90 80 Light : 5,577 6,437 4,483 80 70 Heavy : 5,481 6,131 5,517 101 90 Total : 683,240 757,322 688,198 101 91 : Turkeys : Young : 17,566 18,521 17,579 100 95 Old : 164 191 132 80 69 Total : 17,730 18,712 17,711 100 95 : Ducks : 2,015 2,347 2,148 107 92 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,580,820 4,094,586 3,695,687 103 90 Mature : 62,722 70,120 58,650 94 84 Light : 18,394 21,299 15,176 83 71 Heavy : 44,328 48,821 43,474 98 89 Total : 3,643,542 4,164,706 3,754,337 103 90 : Turkeys : Young : 513,161 560,735 522,538 102 93 Old : 4,472 5,226 3,427 77 66 Total : 517,633 565,961 525,965 102 93 : Ducks : 13,611 15,882 14,529 107 91 Other Poultry : 293 292 256 87 88 : Total Poultry : 4,175,079 4,746,841 4,295,087 103 90 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.33 5.50 5.45 102 99 Mature : 5.67 5.58 5.87 104 105 Light : 3.30 3.31 3.39 103 102 Heavy : 8.09 7.96 7.88 97 99 Total : 5.33 5.50 5.46 102 99 : Turkeys : Young : 29.21 30.28 29.73 102 98 Old : 27.27 27.36 25.96 95 95 Total : 29.20 30.25 29.70 102 98 : Ducks : 6.75 6.77 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, February 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 1,367,334 1,392,041 1,422,952 104 102 Mature : 21,080 22,222 22,568 107 102 Light : 11,087 11,425 10,920 98 96 Heavy : 9,993 10,797 11,648 117 108 Total : 1,388,414 1,414,263 1,445,520 104 102 : Turkeys : Young : 38,281 36,785 36,100 94 98 Old : 314 361 323 103 89 Total : 38,595 37,146 36,423 94 98 : Ducks : 4,093 4,318 4,495 110 104 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 7,170,896 7,447,369 7,790,273 109 105 Mature : 117,225 125,387 128,770 110 103 Light : 37,321 37,875 36,475 98 96 Heavy : 79,904 87,512 92,295 116 105 Total : 7,288,121 7,572,756 7,919,043 109 105 : Turkeys : Young : 1,060,955 1,083,579 1,083,273 102 100 Old : 8,825 10,071 8,653 98 86 Total : 1,069,780 1,093,650 1,091,926 102 100 : Ducks : 27,658 29,196 30,411 110 104 Other Poultry : 464 656 548 118 84 : Total Poultry : 8,386,023 8,696,258 9,041,928 108 104 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.24 5.35 5.47 104 102 Mature : 5.56 5.64 5.71 103 101 Light : 3.37 3.32 3.34 99 101 Heavy : 8.00 8.11 7.92 99 98 Total : 5.25 5.35 5.48 104 102 : Turkeys : Young : 27.71 29.46 30.01 108 102 Old : 28.05 27.90 26.79 96 96 Total : 27.72 29.44 29.98 108 102 : Ducks : 6.76 6.76 6.77 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------- Commodity : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Feb : Jan : : : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,423,886 2,765,789 2,485,933 103 90 Mature : 38,451 42,326 36,763 96 87 Light : 9,501 10,683 7,918 83 74 Heavy : 28,950 31,643 28,845 100 91 Total : 2,462,337 2,808,115 2,522,696 102 90 : Turkeys : Young : 234,931 245,238 232,672 99 95 Old : 2,984 3,306 2,180 73 66 Total : 237,915 248,544 234,852 99 94 : Ducks : 5,120 5,788 5,246 102 91 Other Poultry : 159 164 137 86 84 : Total Poultry : 2,705,531 3,062,611 2,762,931 102 90 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 244,037 282,956 256,715 105 91 Mature : 387 432 208 54 48 Light : 3 2 Heavy : 384 430 208 54 48 Total : 244,424 283,388 256,923 105 91 : Turkeys : Young : 170,857 197,737 179,720 105 91 Old : 387 656 401 104 61 Total : 171,244 198,393 180,121 105 91 : Ducks : 4,619 5,563 5,157 112 93 Other Poultry : 22 20 23 105 115 : Total Poultry : 420,309 487,364 442,224 105 91 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,667,923 3,048,745 2,742,648 103 90 Mature : 38,838 42,758 36,971 95 86 Light : 9,504 10,685 7,918 83 74 Heavy : 29,334 32,073 29,053 99 91 Total : 2,706,761 3,091,503 2,779,619 103 90 : Turkeys : Young : 405,788 442,975 412,392 102 93 Old : 3,371 3,962 2,581 77 65 Total : 409,159 446,937 414,973 101 93 : Ducks : 9,739 11,351 10,403 107 92 Other Poultry : 181 184 160 88 87 : Total Poultry : 3,125,840 3,549,975 3,205,155 103 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 4,812,264 5,050,058 5,251,722 109 104 Mature : 70,996 76,934 79,089 111 103 Light : 19,178 19,664 18,601 97 95 Heavy : 51,818 57,270 60,488 117 106 Total : 4,883,260 5,126,992 5,330,811 109 104 : Turkeys : Young : 452,680 492,329 477,910 106 97 Old : 5,856 6,954 5,486 94 79 Total : 458,536 499,283 483,396 105 97 : Ducks : 13,372 10,824 11,034 83 102 Other Poultry : 251 354 301 120 85 : Total Poultry : 5,355,419 5,637,453 5,825,542 109 103 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 479,086 501,958 539,671 113 108 Mature : 557 615 640 115 104 Light : 5 2 40 Heavy : 557 610 638 115 105 Total : 479,643 502,573 540,311 113 108 : Turkeys : Young : 378,583 364,605 377,457 100 104 Old : 875 617 1,057 121 171 Total : 379,458 365,222 378,514 100 104 : Ducks : 8,224 10,069 10,720 130 106 Other Poultry : 73 51 43 59 84 : Total Poultry : 867,398 877,915 929,588 107 106 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 5,291,350 5,552,016 5,791,393 109 104 Mature : 71,553 77,549 79,729 111 103 Light : 19,178 19,669 18,603 97 95 Heavy : 52,375 57,880 61,126 117 106 Total : 5,362,903 5,629,565 5,871,122 109 104 : Turkeys : Young : 831,263 856,934 855,367 103 100 Old : 6,731 7,571 6,543 97 86 Total : 837,994 864,505 861,910 103 100 : Ducks : 21,596 20,893 21,754 101 104 Other Poultry : 324 405 344 106 85 : Total Poultry : 6,222,817 6,515,368 6,755,130 109 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------: of : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :12,231 12,963 12,352 101 95 26,546 25,315 95 Mature : 785 769 635 81 83 1,602 1,404 88 Light : 239 292 170 71 58 561 462 82 Heavy : 546 477 465 85 97 1,041 942 90 Total :13,016 13,732 12,987 100 95 28,148 26,719 95 : Turkeys : Young : 1,559 1,700 1,655 106 97 3,412 3,355 98 Old : 44 43 28 64 65 132 71 54 Total : 1,603 1,743 1,683 105 97 3,544 3,426 97 : Ducks : 26 28 28 108 100 60 56 93 Other Poultry : 1 : Total Poultry :14,645 15,503 14,698 100 95 31,753 30,201 95 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.34 0.32 0.33 97 103 0.36 0.32 89 Mature : 1.25 1.10 1.08 86 98 1.28 1.09 85 Light : 1.29 1.37 1.12 87 82 1.48 1.27 86 Heavy : 1.23 0.98 1.07 87 109 1.19 1.02 86 Total : 0.36 0.33 0.35 97 106 0.37 0.34 92 : Turkeys : Young : 0.30 0.30 0.32 107 107 0.31 0.31 100 Old : 0.98 0.82 0.82 84 100 1.31 0.82 63 Total : 0.31 0.31 0.32 103 103 0.32 0.31 97 : Ducks : 0.19 0.18 0.19 100 106 0.21 0.18 86 Other Poultry : 0.15 : Total Poultry : 0.35 0.33 0.34 97 103 0.37 0.33 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------: of : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :34,234 36,807 35,396 103 96 70,338 72,203 103 Mature : 2,959 3,311 2,497 84 75 5,775 5,808 101 Light : 1,321 1,730 1,175 89 68 2,621 2,905 111 Heavy : 1,638 1,581 1,322 81 84 3,154 2,903 92 Total :37,193 40,118 37,893 102 94 76,113 78,011 102 : Turkeys : Young : 8,256 8,522 8,040 97 94 17,381 16,562 95 Old : 305 235 186 61 79 598 421 70 Total : 8,561 8,757 8,226 96 94 17,979 16,983 94 : Ducks : 318 401 399 125 100 721 800 111 Other Poultry : 4 3 3 75 100 9 6 67 : Total Poultry :46,076 49,279 46,521 101 94 94,822 95,800 101 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.06 1.00 1.06 100 106 1.05 1.03 98 Mature : 5.24 5.25 4.73 90 90 5.12 5.01 98 Light : 7.97 9.02 8.60 108 95 7.69 8.85 115 Heavy : 4.10 3.60 3.38 82 94 4.00 3.49 87 Total : 1.13 1.07 1.12 99 105 1.12 1.09 97 : Turkeys : Young : 1.79 1.69 1.71 96 101 1.78 1.70 96 Old : 7.63 5.00 6.03 79 121 6.60 5.41 82 Total : 1.84 1.72 1.74 95 101 1.83 1.73 95 : Ducks : 2.60 2.81 3.06 118 109 2.74 2.92 107 Other Poultry : 1.52 1.14 0.87 57 76 1.52 1.22 80 : Total Poultry : 1.23 1.15 1.20 98 104 1.21 1.18 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January :February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 88,433 82,897 477,967 449,273 5.40 5.42 AR : 99,878 90,194 529,643 465,447 5.30 5.16 CA : * * * * * * DE : 26,357 23,118 178,052 153,733 6.76 6.65 FL : * * * * * * GA : 106,567 96,449 546,761 492,881 5.13 5.11 KY : 23,068 20,629 127,485 113,448 5.53 5.50 LA : 16,902 14,981 99,545 85,312 5.89 5.69 MD : 11,849 11,147 57,005 53,350 4.81 4.79 MS : 62,643 58,412 357,214 338,231 5.70 5.79 MO : 34,109 31,666 160,524 147,630 4.71 4.66 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 59,033 54,432 404,977 368,594 6.86 6.77 OH : 3,787 3,479 20,566 18,523 5.43 5.32 PA : 10,196 9,211 57,796 50,957 5.67 5.53 SC : 22,324 20,946 139,866 131,180 6.27 6.26 TN : 23,493 21,492 122,477 108,183 5.21 5.03 TX : 56,369 50,878 297,519 266,032 5.28 5.23 VA : 27,077 24,820 143,266 129,471 5.29 5.22 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 72,669 63,447 373,923 323,442 5.15 5.10 : US : 744,754 678,198 4,094,586 3,695,687 5.50 5.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, February 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 357,679 337,264 4,470 4,486 1.04 1.11 AR : 391,826 342,333 5,099 5,170 1.07 1.23 CA : * * * * * * DE : 128,115 110,605 2,435 2,454 1.52 1.77 FL : * * * * * * GA : 409,764 368,345 3,273 3,193 0.67 0.72 KY : 93,433 83,010 872 736 0.76 0.72 LA : 72,965 62,455 777 717 0.87 0.93 MD : 41,586 38,726 695 875 1.35 1.82 MS : 274,905 254,071 3,188 3,131 0.99 1.03 MO : 117,666 108,554 1,518 1,328 1.05 1.00 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 310,539 282,131 4,077 3,939 1.12 1.19 OH : 15,261 13,703 203 172 1.10 1.03 PA : 40,538 35,483 857 739 1.65 1.61 SC : 103,990 97,323 751 638 0.60 0.54 TN : 89,685 79,077 1,142 1,083 1.04 1.11 TX : 228,314 203,562 2,454 2,282 0.92 0.95 VA : 99,353 90,335 1,138 1,051 0.88 0.90 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 273,126 235,671 3,858 3,402 1.15 1.17 : US : 3,048,745 2,742,648 36,807 35,396 1.00 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, January 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 225 110,945 69,143 822 5,148 AR : 983 183,394 81,494 1,811 4,682 CA : * * * * * DE : * 121,832 52,530 * 9,155 FL : * * * * * GA : 406 77,651 59,266 234 6,747 IN : * * * * * KY : 42 38,428 * 12 * LA : * 25,624 7,356 40 368 MD : 494 41,734 * 36 * MS : 143 70,501 53,854 343 1,571 MO : 779 110,957 18,385 * 1,765 NJ : * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 393 94,396 58,569 * * OH : * 7,668 * 23 118 PA : * 30,134 17,827 295 537 SC : * 10,971 5,259 28 * TN : * 66,005 33,066 160 1,167 TX : * 72,703 42,709 126 2,139 VA : * 50,150 * 12 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 22,757 225,125 141,274 2,468 33,719 : US : 26,222 1,338,218 640,732 6,410 67,116 : Mature Birds : Light : 3,236 243,901 34,239 261 89,520 Heavy : 957 50,337 1,494 40 6,296 : US : 4,193 294,238 35,733 301 95,816 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 2,782 13,810 17,222 5,842 160,677 386,616 AR : 4,261 17,707 26,444 2,437 109,585 432,798 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,721 8,361 9,473 3,726 56,303 284,766 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,141 29,522 10,365 3,257 86,044 275,633 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 3,629 3,599 * 2,875 77,308 LA : 306 3,576 * 105 3,435 44,099 MD : * 7,143 * 526 * * MS : 2,084 8,140 5,245 1,062 102,382 245,325 MO : 1,389 4,595 8,537 633 * 240,413 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 1,998 19,002 11,524 5,299 107,614 312,770 OH : 56 * * * * 16,656 PA : 1,074 3,195 9,349 * 9,333 72,575 SC : 479 1,680 * * 40,394 65,072 TN : 1,156 8,180 5,145 * * 134,273 TX : 713 4,143 10,117 * 44,434 178,974 VA : 1,196 5,176 4,945 * * 143,615 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,217 17,159 42,859 14,587 308,393 584,163 : US : 27,573 155,018 164,824 37,474 1,031,469 3,495,056 : Mature Birds : Light : 12,930 7,966 132,744 1,431 67,435 593,663 Heavy : 1,331 14,597 16,589 673 79,884 172,198 : US : 14,261 22,563 149,333 2,104 147,319 765,861 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, February 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 170 106,794 90,255 753 4,657 AR : 1,003 185,825 106,048 1,739 4,008 CA : * * * * * DE : * 121,295 53,302 * 8,234 FL : * * * * * GA : 466 73,114 63,384 363 7,159 IN : * * * * * KY : * 31,006 15,010 * * LA : * 20,886 7,949 72 422 MD : 1,045 * * 25 * MS : * 67,508 60,386 237 1,129 MO : 1,185 95,474 18,863 254 1,290 NJ : * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : 506 83,040 65,138 * * OH : * 6,791 * * 94 PA : * 23,797 15,949 219 323 SC : * 8,525 * * * TN : 432 67,221 40,739 * 1,071 TX : 123 72,500 52,122 * 2,045 VA : * 48,019 * 13 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 29,041 247,940 127,449 1,930 36,390 : US : 33,971 1,259,735 716,594 5,605 66,822 : Mature Birds : Light : 3,050 147,571 16,725 213 48,227 Heavy : 1,022 47,831 1,330 52 6,529 : US : 4,072 195,402 18,055 265 54,756 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 2,863 12,172 14,164 4,708 168,594 405,130 AR : 4,297 18,908 27,942 2,296 124,629 476,695 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,377 7,800 9,475 2,352 56,413 288,772 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,034 28,013 7,761 2,815 83,931 269,040 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 3,056 3,151 * * 60,319 LA : 256 2,802 2,345 38 * 38,249 MD : * 7,562 * * * * MS : 1,696 6,769 4,318 * 112,065 255,094 MO : 1,048 3,947 7,676 * * 215,269 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 2,115 17,182 10,552 7,162 110,173 310,092 OH : 79 * * * * 17,464 PA : 791 2,615 * * 8,296 62,349 SC : 489 1,567 * 1,317 34,704 60,216 TN : 821 7,412 5,052 * * 141,024 TX : 517 3,341 7,601 * 39,040 178,540 VA : 923 4,127 4,890 1,220 * 133,417 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,716 16,586 49,106 12,148 308,182 574,054 : US : 25,022 143,859 154,033 34,056 1,046,027 3,485,724 : Mature Birds : Light : 9,868 6,371 85,867 1,690 64,281 383,863 Heavy : 841 9,939 9,989 320 74,117 151,970 : US : 10,709 16,310 95,856 2,010 138,398 535,833 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, February 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January :February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,416 2,301 48,478 47,110 20.06 20.47 MN : 2,511 1,808 70,810 58,237 28.21 32.21 MO : 1,525 1,365 51,500 44,469 33.77 32.59 : Oth Sts : 12,069 12,105 389,947 372,722 32.31 30.79 : US : 18,521 17,579 560,735 522,538 30.28 29.73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, February 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 39,820 38,517 728 731 1.67 1.72 MN : 56,443 46,409 1,268 1,073 1.99 2.05 MO : 40,397 34,974 825 684 1.78 1.71 : Oth Sts : 306,315 292,492 5,701 5,552 1.62 1.66 : US : 442,975 412,392 8,522 8,040 1.69 1.71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 24 66,798 8,929 3,532 123 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 2,325 519 4 125 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : : Young (Mature) : : US : 516 3,621 3,545 1,585 17,488 106,161 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 18 77 101 265 914 4,349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, February 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 34 65,361 9,014 4,170 332 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 1,884 476 4 45 : :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 437 3,348 3,095 1,552 19,193 106,536 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 12 22 75 27 1,193 3,739 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the U.S. under Federal Inspection in 2005. Young chickens were killed in 35 states, young turkeys in 24 states. 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 February and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revisions were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically 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 a shift 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. 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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