Pou 2-1 (7-06) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 31, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call Fleming Gibson at 202-690-3237, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent From Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during June 2006 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.67 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in June 2005. Totals for May 2006 were unchanged with 3.76 billion pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during June 2006 was 4.89 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 4.83 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.16 billion pounds, up 1 percent from June 2005. Mature chickens, at 73.5 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 642 million pounds, an increase of 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.0 million pounds, up 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2006 averaged 5.45 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2005. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.30 pounds per bird, up 12 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2006 averaged 28.0 pounds per bird, 1 percent below June 2005. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2006 totaled 17.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.35 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.41 a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 47.4 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.08 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.11 percent a year earlier. June 2006 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as June 2005. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :--------------- Commodity : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun : May : : : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 772,283 786,854 763,581 99 97 Mature : 13,939 11,834 11,665 84 99 Light : 7,178 4,953 4,503 63 91 Heavy : 6,761 6,881 7,162 106 104 Total : 786,222 798,688 775,246 99 97 : Turkeys : Young : 21,736 21,689 22,705 104 105 Old : 204 129 238 117 184 Total : 21,940 21,818 22,943 105 105 : Ducks : 2,397 2,523 2,395 100 95 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 4,119,032 4,319,094 4,161,643 101 96 Mature : 78,223 72,267 73,508 94 102 Light : 23,559 16,369 15,058 64 92 Heavy : 54,664 55,898 58,450 107 105 Total : 4,197,255 4,391,361 4,235,151 101 96 : Turkeys : Young : 613,062 621,081 636,001 104 102 Old : 5,462 3,484 6,367 117 183 Total : 618,524 624,565 642,368 104 103 : Ducks : 15,817 17,108 16,030 101 94 Other Poultry : 417 381 361 87 95 : Total Poultry : 4,832,013 5,033,415 4,893,910 101 97 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.33 5.49 5.45 102 99 Mature : 5.61 6.11 6.30 112 103 Light : 3.28 3.30 3.34 102 101 Heavy : 8.09 8.12 8.16 101 100 Total : 5.34 5.50 5.46 102 99 : Turkeys : Young : 28.20 28.64 28.01 99 98 Old : 26.65 27.01 26.75 100 99 Total : 28.19 28.63 28.00 99 98 : Ducks : 6.60 6.78 6.69 101 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 4,323,504 4,406,173 4,445,210 103 101 Mature : 69,337 75,875 68,382 99 90 Light : 35,782 39,916 29,647 83 74 Heavy : 33,555 35,959 38,735 115 108 Total : 4,392,841 4,482,048 4,513,592 103 101 : Turkeys : Young : 122,043 118,238 121,179 99 102 Old : 1,165 1,118 1,132 97 101 Total : 123,208 119,356 122,311 99 102 : Ducks : 12,762 13,625 14,222 111 104 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 22,612,948 23,546,157 24,290,395 107 103 Mature : 388,060 423,816 410,381 106 97 Light : 119,986 132,107 98,771 82 75 Heavy : 268,074 291,709 311,610 116 107 Total : 23,001,008 23,969,973 24,700,776 107 103 : Turkeys : Young : 3,357,805 3,413,514 3,498,414 104 102 Old : 31,528 30,071 30,114 96 100 Total : 3,389,333 3,443,585 3,528,528 104 102 : Ducks : 85,502 91,608 96,679 113 106 Other Poultry : 1,981 2,185 1,896 96 87 : Total Poultry : 26,477,824 27,507,351 28,327,879 107 103 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.23 5.34 5.46 104 102 Mature : 5.60 5.59 6.00 107 107 Light : 3.35 3.31 3.33 99 101 Heavy : 7.99 8.11 8.04 101 99 Total : 5.24 5.35 5.47 104 102 : Turkeys : Young : 27.51 28.87 28.87 105 100 Old : 27.06 26.90 26.60 98 99 Total : 27.51 28.85 28.85 105 100 : Ducks : 6.70 6.72 6.80 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :--------------- Commodity : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun : May : : : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,758,452 2,916,351 2,802,235 102 96 Mature : 47,591 44,981 45,875 96 102 Light : 11,983 8,376 7,641 64 91 Heavy : 35,608 36,605 38,234 107 104 Total : 2,806,043 2,961,332 2,848,110 101 96 : Turkeys : Young : 268,525 268,988 273,555 102 102 Old : 3,425 2,439 3,913 114 160 Total : 271,950 271,427 277,468 102 102 : Ducks : 5,860 6,208 5,810 99 94 Other Poultry : 223 202 197 88 98 : Total Poultry : 3,084,076 3,239,169 3,131,585 102 97 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 296,901 293,693 296,204 100 101 Mature : 474 398 389 82 98 Heavy : 474 398 389 82 98 Total : 297,375 294,091 296,593 100 101 : Turkeys : Young : 217,250 223,814 230,830 106 103 Old : 792 152 1,018 129 670 Total : 218,042 223,966 231,848 106 104 : Ducks : 5,511 6,082 5,737 104 94 Other Poultry : 34 41 31 91 76 : Total Poultry : 520,962 524,180 534,209 103 102 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 3,055,353 3,210,044 3,098,439 101 97 Mature : 48,065 45,379 46,264 96 102 Light : 11,983 8,376 7,641 64 91 Heavy : 36,082 37,003 38,623 107 104 Total : 3,103,418 3,255,423 3,144,703 101 97 : Turkeys : Young : 485,775 492,802 504,385 104 102 Old : 4,217 2,591 4,931 117 190 Total : 489,992 495,393 509,316 104 103 : Ducks : 11,371 12,290 11,547 102 94 Other Poultry : 257 243 228 89 94 : Total Poultry : 3,605,038 3,763,349 3,665,794 102 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 15,227,443 15,895,619 16,379,215 108 103 Mature : 239,501 259,070 255,124 107 98 Light : 60,405 68,150 50,511 84 74 Heavy : 179,096 190,920 204,613 114 107 Total : 15,466,944 16,154,689 16,634,339 108 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,423,040 1,525,519 1,539,482 108 101 Old : 19,589 19,290 19,116 98 99 Total : 1,442,629 1,544,809 1,558,598 108 101 : Ducks : 39,173 33,627 35,473 91 105 Other Poultry : 1,080 1,183 1,027 95 87 : Total Poultry : 16,949,826 17,734,308 18,229,437 108 103 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,459,123 1,626,798 1,685,683 116 104 Mature : 2,267 2,509 2,220 98 88 Light : 330 5 99 30 1,980 Heavy : 1,937 2,504 2,121 109 85 Total : 1,461,390 1,629,307 1,687,903 115 104 : Turkeys : Young : 1,228,404 1,176,460 1,231,294 100 105 Old : 3,620 3,375 3,736 103 111 Total : 1,232,024 1,179,835 1,235,030 100 105 : Ducks : 25,845 32,066 33,807 131 105 Other Poultry : 225 168 172 76 102 : Total Poultry : 2,719,484 2,841,376 2,956,912 109 104 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 16,686,566 17,522,417 18,064,898 108 103 Mature : 241,768 261,579 257,344 106 98 Light : 60,735 68,155 50,610 83 74 Heavy : 181,033 193,424 206,734 114 107 Total : 16,928,334 17,783,996 18,322,242 108 103 : Turkeys : Young : 2,651,444 2,701,979 2,770,776 105 103 Old : 23,209 22,665 22,852 98 101 Total : 2,674,653 2,724,644 2,793,628 104 103 : Ducks : 65,018 65,693 69,280 107 105 Other Poultry : 1,305 1,351 1,199 92 89 : Total Poultry : 19,669,310 20,575,684 21,186,349 108 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :16,326 13,958 14,259 87 102 81,209 78,343 96 Mature : 1,546 996 1,194 77 120 5,957 5,253 88 Light : 562 283 394 70 139 2,229 1,624 73 Heavy : 984 713 800 81 112 3,728 3,629 97 Total :17,872 14,954 15,453 86 103 87,166 83,596 96 : Turkeys : Young : 1,722 1,662 1,672 97 101 9,719 10,187 105 Old : 37 59 45 122 76 278 335 121 Total : 1,759 1,721 1,717 98 100 9,997 10,522 105 : Ducks : 41 37 40 98 108 190 192 101 Other Poultry : 1 1 1 100 : Total Poultry :19,672 16,713 17,210 87 103 97,354 94,311 97 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.40 0.32 0.34 85 106 0.34 0.32 94 Mature : 1.98 1.38 1.62 82 117 1.41 1.28 91 Light : 2.38 1.73 2.62 110 151 1.69 1.64 97 Heavy : 1.80 1.28 1.37 76 107 1.28 1.16 91 Total : 0.43 0.34 0.36 84 106 0.36 0.34 94 : Turkeys : Young : 0.28 0.27 0.26 93 96 0.28 0.29 104 Old : 0.70 1.69 0.71 101 42 0.92 1.11 121 Total : 0.28 0.28 0.27 96 96 0.29 0.30 103 : Ducks : 0.25 0.22 0.25 100 114 0.21 0.20 95 Other Poultry : 0.26 0.05 0.05 100 : Total Poultry : 0.41 0.33 0.35 85 106 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, June 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :35,482 37,320 34,908 98 94 215,426 217,905 101 Mature : 3,533 3,045 3,181 90 104 19,341 17,824 92 Light : 1,922 1,321 1,233 64 93 10,041 7,866 78 Heavy : 1,611 1,724 1,948 121 113 9,300 9,958 107 Total :39,015 40,365 38,089 98 94 234,767 235,729 100 : Turkeys : Young : 8,757 8,936 8,749 100 98 52,502 51,730 99 Old : 251 196 208 83 106 1,849 1,394 75 Total : 9,008 9,132 8,957 99 98 54,351 53,124 98 : Ducks : 374 399 356 95 89 2,296 2,391 104 Other Poultry : 5 5 16 320 320 28 33 118 : Total Poultry :48,402 49,901 47,418 98 95 291,442 291,277 100 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.96 0.96 0.93 97 97 1.02 1.00 98 Mature : 5.02 4.68 4.81 96 103 5.07 4.83 95 Light : 9.06 8.97 9.10 100 101 8.45 8.85 105 Heavy : 3.28 3.43 3.70 113 108 3.54 3.55 100 Total : 1.03 1.02 1.00 97 98 1.09 1.06 97 : Turkeys : Young : 1.59 1.60 1.53 96 96 1.71 1.64 96 Old : 5.08 6.25 3.63 71 58 6.83 5.14 75 Total : 1.62 1.63 1.55 96 95 1.75 1.67 95 : Ducks : 2.63 2.59 2.47 94 95 2.78 2.75 99 Other Poultry : 1.34 1.46 4.62 345 316 1.42 1.93 136 : Total Poultry : 1.11 1.10 1.08 97 98 1.18 1.14 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 96,706 94,356 519,472 507,170 5.37 5.38 AR : 100,947 100,387 530,432 524,835 5.25 5.23 CA : * * * * * * DE : 26,769 25,762 181,096 171,928 6.77 6.67 FL : * * * * * * GA : 115,407 111,404 594,429 574,713 5.15 5.16 KY : 24,424 25,068 136,047 139,164 5.57 5.55 LA : 18,063 15,987 102,838 91,184 5.69 5.70 MD : 11,917 11,616 57,572 55,657 4.83 4.79 MS : 67,835 64,651 391,217 368,917 5.77 5.71 MO : 36,612 36,053 169,940 166,849 4.64 4.63 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 62,374 58,608 430,091 396,875 6.90 6.77 OH : 3,959 3,915 21,406 20,506 5.41 5.24 PA : 10,500 10,164 58,565 56,421 5.58 5.55 SC : 24,573 23,911 153,565 148,981 6.25 6.23 TN : 24,836 23,087 127,265 117,398 5.12 5.09 TX : 58,197 57,194 307,935 301,066 5.29 5.26 VA : 28,760 27,838 148,910 142,403 5.18 5.12 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 74,975 73,580 388,314 377,576 5.18 5.13 : US : 786,854 763,581 4,319,094 4,161,643 5.49 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, June 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 387,176 378,883 4,550 4,277 0.97 0.94 AR : 392,425 389,711 5,126 4,903 1.07 1.04 CA : * * * * * * DE : 130,941 124,184 2,927 2,333 1.80 1.51 FL : * * * * * * GA : 441,819 427,464 3,506 3,500 0.66 0.68 KY : 99,508 101,263 848 1,062 0.69 0.85 LA : 75,279 67,197 568 536 0.61 0.65 MD : 41,657 40,221 574 496 1.11 0.99 MS : 300,598 284,329 3,649 3,324 1.04 1.00 MO : 124,765 122,901 1,116 1,165 0.73 0.78 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 324,259 301,797 4,249 3,962 1.10 1.11 OH : 15,915 15,169 229 250 1.19 1.35 PA : 42,092 39,866 899 781 1.71 1.54 SC : 114,354 111,050 871 852 0.63 0.64 TN : 92,983 85,958 960 948 0.84 0.90 TX : 237,009 232,616 2,425 2,302 0.87 0.85 VA : 104,654 99,541 970 836 0.72 0.65 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 284,610 276,289 3,853 3,381 1.10 0.99 : US : 3,210,044 3,098,439 37,320 34,908 0.96 0.93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, May 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 236 99,985 51,728 1,055 4,961 AR : * 182,589 66,100 * 3,469 CA : * * * * * DE : * 130,002 38,455 * 8,738 FL : * * * * * GA : 479 77,059 51,639 284 7,409 IN : * * * * * KY : 68 39,246 * * * LA : * 21,373 6,519 85 537 MD : 5,392 35,688 * 40 * MS : * 64,061 38,829 417 929 MO : 695 77,851 10,104 * 1,321 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 88,156 40,107 * 7,622 OH : * 6,706 * * 70 PA : * 26,288 17,615 125 352 SC : 90 10,208 * 10 * TN : * 56,467 22,580 * 871 TX : * 62,684 27,665 164 1,338 VA : * 44,792 21,479 * * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 62,914 237,353 86,572 6,222 16,609 : US : 69,874 1,260,508 479,392 8,402 54,226 : Mature Birds : Light : 1,399 161,484 28,312 76 76,805 Heavy : 625 46,644 1,729 48 6,827 : US : 2,024 208,128 30,041 124 83,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 2,735 13,534 17,351 14,172 162,237 367,994 AR : 5,559 18,218 35,672 5,832 108,708 430,312 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,515 7,688 9,516 3,989 38,383 292,556 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,268 21,518 11,191 7,661 89,599 269,107 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 3,102 6,005 839 * 85,331 LA : 358 2,296 2,440 * 2,398 36,116 MD : * 4,659 * 390 * * MS : 1,895 5,637 5,754 * 97,278 216,305 MO : 1,253 2,329 8,218 371 * 156,146 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 1,865 16,285 11,018 8,012 111,488 285,215 OH : * * * * * 17,407 PA : 896 3,147 7,089 * 10,107 70,970 SC : 724 * * 4,177 43,583 76,304 TN : 600 4,552 4,312 1,125 7,006 97,951 TX : 662 2,942 7,182 * 28,602 133,765 VA : 896 3,778 6,515 3,732 23,831 110,334 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 5,096 18,393 41,162 15,406 222,368 566,708 : US : 27,322 128,078 173,425 65,706 945,588 3,212,521 : Mature Birds : Light : 10,393 4,705 94,362 916 71,860 450,312 Heavy : 947 9,051 7,594 369 88,807 162,641 : US : 11,340 13,756 101,956 1,285 160,667 612,953 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, June 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 103,003 44,814 922 5,498 AR : 836 166,793 49,039 3,552 3,342 CA : * * * * * DE : * 115,159 26,015 * 9,042 FL : * * * * * GA : 518 80,294 49,609 238 6,080 IN : * * * * * KY : * 41,776 * * * LA : * 18,974 5,282 131 456 MD : 4,928 29,857 * 36 * MS : 243 63,431 30,429 * 681 MO : 652 69,226 7,265 244 1,370 NJ : * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 87,646 34,761 * 8,664 OH : * 5,907 * * 73 PA : 108 22,693 13,111 * 279 SC : * 9,063 4,517 * * TN : 297 52,993 20,991 * 678 TX : * 56,066 19,798 137 1,186 VA : * 39,742 13,902 7 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 23,591 194,567 53,042 2,971 17,283 : US : 31,173 1,157,190 372,575 8,238 54,632 : Mature Birds : Light : 1,401 180,299 28,570 115 51,057 Heavy : 527 51,187 2,526 105 5,582 : US : 1,928 231,486 31,096 220 56,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 2,796 13,427 17,254 * 148,613 369,250 AR : 5,031 21,028 33,453 2,643 90,892 376,609 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,496 7,107 8,886 * 33,943 231,062 FL : * * * * * * GA : 1,949 21,264 11,131 3,930 82,806 257,819 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 3,722 6,212 566 * * LA : 364 2,603 * 43 2,575 34,469 MD : * 4,286 * * * * MS : 1,795 7,526 6,710 * 83,602 196,748 MO : 1,196 2,316 8,668 * * 160,881 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 1,778 16,576 12,694 8,511 119,058 290,387 OH : * 1,056 * * * 20,984 PA : 884 3,025 6,416 * 10,935 58,243 SC : 577 3,978 * 4,211 25,354 51,468 TN : 637 3,296 4,864 * 6,444 91,675 TX : 669 3,466 6,242 * 31,324 122,367 VA : 1,054 3,423 5,106 * * 92,036 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,575 11,678 42,559 59,319 276,995 587,347 : US : 25,801 129,777 170,195 79,223 912,541 2,941,345 : Mature Birds : Light : 10,598 3,326 93,887 3,138 45,654 418,045 Heavy : 934 6,479 9,019 999 85,971 163,329 : US : 11,532 9,805 102,906 4,137 131,625 581,374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, June 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,812 2,949 56,048 56,518 19.93 19.17 MN : 3,293 3,332 90,036 88,175 27.34 26.46 MO : 1,501 1,517 49,198 48,732 32.78 32.12 : Oth Sts : 14,083 14,907 425,799 442,576 30.23 29.69 : US : 21,689 22,705 621,081 636,001 28.64 28.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 46,095 46,452 661 693 1.31 1.36 MN : 72,056 70,571 1,659 1,613 2.05 2.03 MO : 38,665 38,364 845 798 1.91 1.82 : Oth Sts : 335,986 348,998 5,771 5,645 1.51 1.42 : US : 492,802 504,385 8,936 8,749 1.60 1.53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 68 61,280 9,720 3,638 107 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 2,873 258 10 80 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : : Young (Mature) : : US : 553 4,835 4,087 2,835 24,975 112,098 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 41 70 78 32 183 3,625 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, June 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 65 59,994 8,184 3,215 85 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 4 2,545 407 85 : :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 412 4,552 3,781 2,383 18,576 101,247 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 3 73 112 127 119 3,475 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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