Pou 2-1 (5-06) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 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 Down 1 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during April 2006 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.31 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in April 2005. Updated totals for March 2006 show that 3.70 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during April 2006 was 4.42 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 4.49 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.79 billion pounds, down 1 percent from April 2005. Mature chickens, at 64.5 million pounds, were down 10 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 548 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.0 million pounds, up 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2006 averaged 5.46 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from April 2005. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.03 pounds per bird, up 10 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2006 averaged 28.3 pounds per bird, 2 percent below April 2005. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2006 totaled 14.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.32 percent of the live weight inspected, the same as a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 45.8 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.15 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.16 percent a year earlier. April 2006 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays, while April 2005 had 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Young Chickens Slaughtered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem . .12 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered . . . . . . . . . . .16 Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem . . .17 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Commodity : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Apr : Mar : : : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 714,995 777,624 694,110 97 89 Mature : 13,056 11,617 10,698 82 92 Light : 7,103 4,624 4,647 65 100 Heavy : 5,953 6,993 6,051 102 87 Total : 728,051 789,241 704,808 97 89 : Turkeys : Young : 19,377 21,544 19,141 99 89 Old : 171 202 240 140 119 Total : 19,548 21,746 19,381 99 89 : Ducks : 2,173 2,520 2,289 105 91 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,837,850 4,232,333 3,786,441 99 89 Mature : 71,834 71,360 64,476 90 90 Light : 23,545 15,357 15,512 66 101 Heavy : 48,289 56,003 48,964 101 87 Total : 3,909,684 4,303,693 3,850,917 98 89 : Turkeys : Young : 558,908 615,810 542,249 97 88 Old : 4,358 5,493 6,117 140 111 Total : 563,266 621,303 548,366 97 88 : Ducks : 14,650 17,163 15,967 109 93 Other Poultry : 322 312 294 91 94 : Total Poultry : 4,487,922 4,942,471 4,415,544 98 89 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.37 5.44 5.46 102 100 Mature : 5.50 6.14 6.03 110 98 Light : 3.32 3.32 3.34 101 101 Heavy : 8.11 8.01 8.09 100 101 Total : 5.37 5.45 5.46 102 100 : Turkeys : Young : 28.84 28.58 28.33 98 99 Old : 25.33 27.19 25.49 101 94 Total : 28.81 28.57 28.29 98 99 : Ducks : 6.74 6.81 6.98 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 2,859,926 2,875,812 2,894,775 101 101 Mature : 45,343 48,959 44,883 99 92 Light : 23,366 25,909 20,191 86 78 Heavy : 21,977 23,050 24,692 112 107 Total : 2,905,269 2,924,771 2,939,658 101 101 : Turkeys : Young : 80,525 76,206 76,785 95 101 Old : 751 711 765 102 108 Total : 81,276 76,917 77,550 95 101 : Ducks : 8,499 8,907 9,304 109 104 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 14,932,436 15,366,831 15,809,658 106 103 Mature : 253,644 273,025 264,606 104 97 Light : 78,508 85,900 67,344 86 78 Heavy : 175,136 187,125 197,262 113 105 Total : 15,186,080 15,639,856 16,074,264 106 103 : Turkeys : Young : 2,213,755 2,223,622 2,241,332 101 101 Old : 20,382 19,228 20,263 99 105 Total : 2,234,137 2,242,850 2,261,595 101 101 : Ducks : 56,963 60,224 63,541 112 106 Other Poultry : 1,180 1,346 1,154 98 86 : Total Poultry : 17,478,360 17,944,276 18,400,554 105 103 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.22 5.34 5.46 105 102 Mature : 5.59 5.58 5.90 106 106 Light : 3.36 3.32 3.34 99 101 Heavy : 7.97 8.12 7.99 100 98 Total : 5.23 5.35 5.47 105 102 : Turkeys : Young : 27.49 29.18 29.19 106 100 Old : 27.13 27.04 26.49 98 98 Total : 27.49 29.16 29.16 106 100 : Ducks : 6.70 6.76 6.83 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Commodity : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Apr : Mar : : : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,589,651 2,850,685 2,557,752 99 90 Mature : 44,025 45,051 40,128 91 89 Light : 12,254 8,017 7,876 64 98 Heavy : 31,771 37,034 32,252 102 87 Total : 2,633,676 2,895,736 2,597,880 99 90 : Turkeys : Young : 244,660 278,362 240,667 98 86 Old : 2,368 3,404 3,874 164 114 Total : 247,028 281,766 244,541 99 87 : Ducks : 5,167 6,378 6,043 117 95 Other Poultry : 174 169 158 91 93 : Total Poultry : 2,886,045 3,184,049 2,848,622 99 89 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 265,717 294,381 261,734 99 89 Mature : 365 481 312 85 65 Light : 40 57 143 Heavy : 365 441 255 70 58 Total : 266,082 294,862 262,046 98 89 : Turkeys : Young : 198,122 209,530 189,663 96 91 Old : 874 703 806 92 115 Total : 198,996 210,233 190,469 96 91 : Ducks : 5,349 5,873 5,395 101 92 Other Poultry : 29 28 29 100 104 : Total Poultry : 470,456 510,996 457,939 97 90 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,855,368 3,145,066 2,819,486 99 90 Mature : 44,390 45,532 40,440 91 89 Light : 12,254 8,057 7,933 65 98 Heavy : 32,136 37,475 32,507 101 87 Total : 2,899,758 3,190,598 2,859,926 99 90 : Turkeys : Young : 442,782 487,892 430,330 97 88 Old : 3,242 4,107 4,680 144 114 Total : 446,024 491,999 435,010 98 88 : Ducks : 10,516 12,251 11,438 109 93 Other Poultry : 203 197 187 92 95 : Total Poultry : 3,356,501 3,695,045 3,306,561 99 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 10,060,244 10,393,435 10,660,629 106 103 Mature : 157,448 167,083 164,268 104 98 Light : 39,705 44,331 34,494 87 78 Heavy : 117,743 122,752 129,774 110 106 Total : 10,217,692 10,560,518 10,824,897 106 103 : Turkeys : Young : 949,697 1,006,357 996,939 105 99 Old : 12,998 12,417 12,764 98 103 Total : 962,695 1,018,774 1,009,703 105 99 : Ducks : 27,109 21,940 23,455 87 107 Other Poultry : 658 728 628 95 86 : Total Poultry : 11,208,154 11,601,960 11,858,683 106 102 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 948,525 1,050,390 1,095,786 116 104 Mature : 1,351 1,329 1,433 106 108 Light : 107 5 99 93 1,980 Heavy : 1,244 1,324 1,334 107 101 Total : 949,876 1,051,719 1,097,219 116 104 : Turkeys : Young : 793,268 752,823 776,650 98 103 Old : 2,081 2,036 2,566 123 126 Total : 795,349 754,859 779,216 98 103 : Ducks : 17,163 21,163 21,988 128 104 Other Poultry : 128 106 100 78 94 : Total Poultry : 1,762,516 1,827,847 1,898,523 108 104 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 11,008,769 11,443,825 11,756,415 107 103 Mature : 158,799 168,412 165,701 104 98 Light : 39,812 44,336 34,593 87 78 Heavy : 118,987 124,076 131,108 110 106 Total : 11,167,568 11,612,237 11,922,116 107 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,742,965 1,759,180 1,773,589 102 101 Old : 15,079 14,453 15,330 102 106 Total : 1,758,044 1,773,633 1,788,919 102 101 : Ducks : 44,272 43,103 45,443 103 105 Other Poultry : 786 834 728 93 87 : Total Poultry : 12,970,670 13,429,807 13,757,206 106 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :11,747 13,380 11,430 97 85 52,188 50,126 96 Mature : 940 794 865 92 109 3,427 3,063 89 Light : 392 190 295 75 155 1,320 947 72 Heavy : 548 604 570 104 94 2,107 2,116 100 Total :12,687 14,174 12,295 97 87 55,615 53,189 96 : Turkeys : Young : 1,481 1,905 1,593 108 84 6,571 6,853 104 Old : 20 77 83 415 108 209 231 111 Total : 1,501 1,982 1,676 112 85 6,780 7,084 104 : Ducks : 27 32 27 100 84 116 115 99 Other Poultry : 1 : Total Poultry :14,215 16,188 13,998 98 86 62,512 60,388 97 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.31 0.32 0.30 97 94 0.34 0.32 94 Mature : 1.31 1.11 1.34 102 121 1.26 1.16 92 Light : 1.67 1.24 1.90 114 153 1.54 1.41 92 Heavy : 1.13 1.08 1.16 103 107 1.13 1.07 95 Total : 0.32 0.33 0.32 100 97 0.36 0.33 92 : Turkeys : Young : 0.26 0.31 0.29 112 94 0.30 0.31 103 Old : 0.48 1.40 1.36 283 97 1.09 1.14 105 Total : 0.27 0.32 0.31 115 97 0.30 0.31 103 : Ducks : 0.18 0.19 0.17 94 89 0.19 0.18 95 Other Poultry : 0.07 : Total Poultry : 0.32 0.33 0.32 100 97 0.35 0.33 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :34,302 39,272 34,194 100 87 143,666 145,677 101 Mature : 3,150 3,005 2,785 88 93 12,559 11,598 92 Light : 1,750 1,134 1,273 73 112 6,345 5,312 84 Heavy : 1,400 1,871 1,512 108 81 6,214 6,286 101 Total :37,452 42,277 36,979 99 87 156,225 157,275 101 : Turkeys : Young : 8,519 9,405 8,078 95 86 35,383 34,045 96 Old : 343 275 294 86 107 1,199 990 83 Total : 8,862 9,680 8,372 94 86 36,582 35,035 96 : Ducks : 398 440 396 99 90 1,548 1,636 106 Other Poultry : 4 3 3 75 100 18 12 67 : Total Poultry :46,716 52,400 45,750 98 87 194,373 193,958 100 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.99 1.03 1.00 101 97 1.04 1.02 98 Mature : 4.87 4.68 4.80 99 103 5.11 4.87 95 Light : 8.25 8.20 9.12 111 111 8.21 8.76 107 Heavy : 3.22 3.71 3.43 107 92 3.69 3.54 96 Total : 1.06 1.09 1.07 101 98 1.11 1.09 98 : Turkeys : Young : 1.69 1.70 1.66 98 98 1.77 1.69 95 Old : 8.77 5.54 5.36 61 97 6.93 5.43 78 Total : 1.75 1.73 1.70 97 98 1.81 1.72 95 : Ducks : 3.02 2.84 2.76 91 97 2.86 2.86 100 Other Poultry : 1.04 1.07 1.13 109 106 1.49 1.16 78 : Total Poultry : 1.16 1.18 1.15 99 97 1.20 1.17 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, April 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 94,133 84,551 507,276 454,613 5.39 5.38 AR : 103,042 92,678 531,467 482,496 5.16 5.21 CA : * * * * * * DE : 26,139 22,520 173,719 151,577 6.65 6.73 FL : * * * * * * GA : 111,759 101,962 572,784 525,244 5.13 5.15 KY : 24,722 20,372 135,918 111,903 5.50 5.49 LA : 17,351 15,497 101,083 88,780 5.83 5.73 MD : 12,650 10,544 60,552 49,766 4.79 4.72 MS : 67,431 58,649 385,362 337,378 5.71 5.75 MO : 36,959 33,696 173,455 154,918 4.69 4.60 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 60,339 54,943 410,197 373,589 6.80 6.80 OH : 3,986 3,430 21,077 18,401 5.29 5.36 PA : 10,649 8,949 58,762 49,038 5.52 5.48 SC : 24,236 22,059 149,783 136,810 6.18 6.20 TN : 23,735 21,156 119,976 106,345 5.05 5.03 TX : 59,564 53,020 314,573 278,806 5.28 5.26 VA : 28,074 25,487 146,411 133,932 5.22 5.25 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 72,855 64,597 369,938 332,845 5.08 5.15 : US : 777,624 694,110 4,232,333 3,786,441 5.44 5.46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, April 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 380,894 339,442 4,732 4,185 1.04 1.02 AR : 391,786 356,285 5,675 5,093 1.19 1.17 CA : * * * * * * DE : 125,021 109,293 2,839 2,485 1.82 1.82 FL : * * * * * * GA : 428,106 390,848 3,554 3,182 0.69 0.67 KY : 99,767 82,273 939 623 0.77 0.62 LA : 74,158 65,161 744 592 0.82 0.74 MD : 43,491 35,775 854 643 1.57 1.44 MS : 291,463 260,135 3,941 3,366 1.14 1.11 MO : 127,398 114,153 1,440 1,134 0.92 0.81 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 313,122 285,289 4,507 3,798 1.22 1.13 OH : 15,720 13,684 182 186 0.96 1.13 PA : 41,731 35,306 827 679 1.56 1.54 SC : 111,632 102,106 670 661 0.50 0.54 TN : 87,887 77,786 961 816 0.89 0.85 TX : 239,921 214,421 2,645 2,487 0.93 0.99 VA : 102,946 93,946 1,044 855 0.79 0.71 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 270,023 243,583 3,718 3,409 1.12 1.14 : US : 3,145,066 2,819,486 39,272 34,194 1.03 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, March 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 109,878 71,723 * 5,410 AR : 966 195,829 93,305 2,234 4,604 CA : * * * * * DE : * 123,261 52,855 * 9,421 FL : * * * * * GA : 629 78,173 74,300 199 8,492 IN : * * * * * KY : * 40,672 18,049 * * LA : * 26,998 8,130 * 478 MD : 1,640 45,615 * 33 * MS : 167 75,962 94,718 229 1,431 MO : 745 110,767 19,401 264 1,492 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 95,281 60,423 51 * OH : 3 7,428 * * 91 PA : * 28,702 18,301 161 535 SC : * * * * * TN : 436 65,059 24,301 * 1,097 TX : * 81,381 53,716 176 1,741 VA : * 57,207 * 16 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 45,501 234,188 139,792 3,193 38,482 : US : 50,087 1,376,401 729,014 6,556 73,274 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,694 139,182 18,266 148 62,824 Heavy : 711 56,726 2,134 45 7,411 : US : 3,405 195,908 20,400 193 70,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 2,617 12,285 17,008 9,621 185,158 415,085 AR : 5,281 20,814 35,406 4,363 153,846 516,648 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,473 7,652 11,482 * 60,337 310,454 FL : * * * * * * GA : 1,959 26,130 8,628 3,793 89,210 291,513 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 3,711 4,250 1,321 * 94,724 LA : 401 3,711 2,128 77 3,216 45,293 MD : * 9,825 * * * * MS : 1,831 6,281 5,725 1,105 129,806 317,255 MO : 1,154 4,268 8,090 * * 229,004 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 2,234 18,573 11,465 6,554 118,973 329,807 OH : 72 420 * * * 16,634 PA : 850 4,656 7,750 * 11,166 72,868 SC : 530 * * * * 66,417 TN : 896 6,072 4,811 618 * 117,928 TX : 555 3,719 10,287 * 41,978 196,177 VA : 1,017 3,443 5,145 1,395 * 133,796 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,118 18,957 45,668 12,786 372,456 644,856 : US : 26,988 150,517 177,843 41,633 1,166,146 3,798,459 : Mature Birds : Light : 6,230 6,921 90,846 1,825 60,854 389,790 Heavy : 974 11,379 11,487 658 93,497 185,022 : US : 7,204 18,300 102,333 2,483 154,351 574,812 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, April 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 95,388 59,600 * 4,671 AR : 1,334 170,052 71,542 1,856 3,921 CA : * * * * * DE : * 107,635 41,401 * 6,716 FL : * * * * * GA : 475 70,827 55,955 187 6,027 IN : * * * * * KY : * 30,046 11,518 22 * LA : * 18,558 8,430 70 365 MD : * 30,566 * * * MS : * 62,842 59,322 164 1,022 MO : 601 79,723 12,028 250 1,259 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 85,153 42,199 * 7,229 OH : * 5,179 * * 64 PA : 151 21,356 16,980 * 401 SC : * * * 12 * TN : 351 55,644 23,925 122 807 TX : * 66,355 40,407 106 1,381 VA : 323 43,533 24,264 * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 49,848 212,590 79,384 3,106 17,245 : US : 53,083 1,155,447 546,955 5,895 51,108 : Mature Birds : Light : 1,812 158,762 27,487 132 68,037 Heavy : 532 43,731 1,524 34 6,393 : US : 2,344 202,493 29,011 166 74,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 2,541 11,658 14,708 8,916 148,558 347,506 AR : 4,872 16,387 31,997 6,330 139,849 448,140 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,163 8,129 8,464 * 38,683 260,175 FL : * * * * * * GA : 1,843 23,083 9,593 3,096 85,313 256,399 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 2,926 5,280 * * 59,252 LA : 308 2,309 2,143 * 3,759 36,020 MD : * 4,519 * * * * MS : 1,629 4,674 4,677 * 106,562 242,739 MO : 920 2,618 7,573 * * 163,352 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 1,826 16,064 10,977 5,989 94,502 264,631 OH : * 437 * * * 14,342 PA : 717 2,665 6,829 * 10,106 59,916 SC : 583 * * 2,453 * 60,837 TN : 593 3,840 4,151 986 9,059 99,478 TX : 637 2,993 6,982 * 37,194 158,150 VA : 842 3,257 4,416 1,554 * 100,953 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,205 15,674 37,441 13,821 281,764 539,235 : US : 23,679 121,233 155,231 43,145 955,349 3,111,125 : Mature Birds : Light : 10,916 3,192 88,959 1,973 66,191 427,461 Heavy : 957 10,200 8,157 163 80,075 151,766 : US : 11,873 13,392 97,116 2,136 146,266 579,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, April 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,724 2,478 54,893 49,102 20.16 19.82 MN : 3,023 2,578 85,184 70,695 28.18 27.43 MO : 1,530 1,395 49,396 45,359 32.29 32.52 : Oth Sts : 14,267 12,690 426,337 377,093 29.88 29.72 : US : 21,544 19,141 615,810 542,249 28.58 28.33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 44,833 40,372 778 737 1.57 1.67 MN : 67,938 56,441 1,625 1,338 2.12 2.10 MO : 38,807 35,841 851 749 1.91 1.84 : Oth Sts : 336,314 297,676 6,151 5,254 1.60 1.55 : US : 487,892 430,330 9,405 8,078 1.70 1.66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 22 74,606 11,342 4,617 185 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 3 2,860 639 12 89 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : : Young (Mature) : : US : 488 3,417 4,141 1,904 20,509 121,231 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 19 47 107 6 1,575 5,357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, April 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 33 56,351 8,596 3,923 69 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 6 3,453 550 2 125 : :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 531 3,415 4,344 1,713 19,680 98,655 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 15 61 213 4 1,856 6,285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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