Pou 2-1 (8-06) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 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 July 2006 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.36 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in July 2005. Totals for June 2006 were up slightly with 3.67 billion pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during July 2006 was 4.51 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 4.42 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.85 billion pounds, up 2 percent from July 2005. Mature chickens, at 62.7 million pounds, were down 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 578 million pounds, an increase of 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.2 million pounds, up slightly from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2006 averaged 5.38 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from July 2005. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.37 pounds per bird, up 9 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2006 averaged 27.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2005. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2006 totaled 22.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.50 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.45 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 42.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.05 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.07 percent a year earlier. July 2006 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays, the same as July 2005. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------- Commodity : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jul : Jun : : : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 719,934 763,878 716,477 100 94 Mature : 11,730 11,665 9,842 84 84 Light : 5,540 4,503 3,721 67 83 Heavy : 6,190 7,162 6,121 99 85 Total : 731,664 775,543 726,319 99 94 : Turkeys : Young : 19,554 22,705 20,525 105 90 Old : 230 238 276 120 116 Total : 19,784 22,943 20,801 105 91 : Ducks : 2,150 2,395 2,168 101 91 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,794,724 4,163,490 3,853,945 102 93 Mature : 68,562 73,508 62,711 91 85 Light : 18,226 15,058 12,622 69 84 Heavy : 50,336 58,450 50,089 100 86 Total : 3,863,286 4,236,998 3,916,656 101 92 : Turkeys : Young : 539,323 636,001 571,163 106 90 Old : 5,810 6,367 7,209 124 113 Total : 545,133 642,368 578,372 106 90 : Ducks : 14,169 16,030 14,232 100 89 Other Poultry : 383 361 363 95 101 : Total Poultry : 4,422,971 4,895,757 4,509,623 102 92 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.27 5.45 5.38 102 99 Mature : 5.84 6.30 6.37 109 101 Light : 3.29 3.34 3.39 103 101 Heavy : 8.13 8.16 8.18 101 100 Total : 5.28 5.46 5.39 102 99 : Turkeys : Young : 27.58 28.01 27.83 101 99 Old : 25.27 26.75 26.12 103 98 Total : 27.55 28.00 27.81 101 99 : Ducks : 6.59 6.69 6.56 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 5,065,280 5,126,107 5,161,984 102 101 Mature : 81,861 87,605 78,224 96 89 Light : 42,128 45,456 33,368 79 73 Heavy : 39,733 42,149 44,856 113 106 Total : 5,147,141 5,213,712 5,240,208 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 143,792 137,792 141,704 99 103 Old : 1,449 1,348 1,408 97 104 Total : 145,241 139,140 143,112 99 103 : Ducks : 14,911 15,775 16,390 110 104 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 26,493,667 27,340,881 28,146,187 106 103 Mature : 458,942 492,378 473,092 103 96 Light : 140,959 150,333 111,393 79 74 Heavy : 317,983 342,045 361,699 114 106 Total : 26,952,609 27,833,259 28,619,279 106 103 : Turkeys : Young : 3,937,317 3,952,837 4,069,577 103 103 Old : 38,858 35,881 37,323 96 104 Total : 3,976,175 3,988,718 4,106,900 103 103 : Ducks : 99,760 105,777 110,911 111 105 Other Poultry : 2,489 2,568 2,259 91 88 : Total Poultry : 31,031,033 31,930,322 32,839,349 106 103 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.23 5.33 5.45 104 102 Mature : 5.61 5.62 6.05 108 108 Light : 3.35 3.31 3.34 100 101 Heavy : 8.00 8.12 8.06 101 99 Total : 5.24 5.34 5.46 104 102 : Turkeys : Young : 27.38 28.69 28.72 105 100 Old : 26.82 26.62 26.51 99 100 Total : 27.38 28.67 28.70 105 100 : Ducks : 6.69 6.71 6.77 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------- Commodity : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jul : Jun : : : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,539,014 2,803,566 2,577,153 102 92 Mature : 41,725 45,875 38,688 93 84 Light : 9,212 7,641 6,297 68 82 Heavy : 32,513 38,234 32,391 100 85 Total : 2,580,739 2,849,441 2,615,841 101 92 : Turkeys : Young : 238,375 273,555 250,252 105 91 Old : 3,479 3,913 4,531 130 116 Total : 241,854 277,468 254,783 105 92 : Ducks : 5,237 5,810 4,979 95 86 Other Poultry : 211 198 203 96 103 : Total Poultry : 2,828,041 3,132,917 2,875,806 102 92 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 275,328 296,204 278,176 101 94 Mature : 296 389 514 174 132 Heavy : 296 389 514 174 132 Total : 275,624 296,593 278,690 101 94 : Turkeys : Young : 189,227 230,830 202,595 107 88 Old : 904 1,018 991 110 97 Total : 190,131 231,848 203,586 107 88 : Ducks : 4,945 5,737 5,286 107 92 Other Poultry : 31 31 25 81 81 : Total Poultry : 470,731 534,209 487,587 104 91 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,814,342 3,099,770 2,855,329 101 92 Mature : 42,021 46,264 39,202 93 85 Light : 9,212 7,641 6,297 68 82 Heavy : 32,809 38,623 32,905 100 85 Total : 2,856,363 3,146,034 2,894,531 101 92 : Turkeys : Young : 427,602 504,385 452,847 106 90 Old : 4,383 4,931 5,522 126 112 Total : 431,985 509,316 458,369 106 90 : Ducks : 10,182 11,547 10,265 101 89 Other Poultry : 242 229 228 94 100 : Total Poultry : 3,298,772 3,667,126 3,363,393 102 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 17,850,676 18,434,633 18,957,699 106 103 Mature : 282,853 300,795 293,812 104 98 Light : 70,984 77,362 56,808 80 73 Heavy : 211,869 223,433 237,004 112 106 Total : 18,133,529 18,735,428 19,251,511 106 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,662,589 1,763,894 1,789,734 108 101 Old : 24,289 22,769 23,647 97 104 Total : 1,686,878 1,786,663 1,813,381 107 101 : Ducks : 44,781 38,864 40,452 90 104 Other Poultry : 1,358 1,394 1,231 91 88 : Total Poultry : 19,866,546 20,562,349 21,106,575 106 103 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,711,730 1,902,126 1,963,859 115 103 Mature : 2,443 2,805 2,734 112 97 Light : 353 5 99 28 1,980 Heavy : 2,090 2,800 2,635 126 94 Total : 1,714,173 1,904,931 1,966,593 115 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,445,295 1,365,687 1,433,889 99 105 Old : 4,455 4,279 4,727 106 110 Total : 1,449,750 1,369,966 1,438,616 99 105 : Ducks : 30,465 37,011 39,093 128 106 Other Poultry : 281 199 197 70 99 : Total Poultry : 3,194,669 3,312,107 3,444,499 108 104 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 19,562,406 20,336,759 20,921,558 107 103 Mature : 285,296 303,600 296,546 104 98 Light : 71,337 77,367 56,907 80 74 Heavy : 213,959 226,233 239,639 112 106 Total : 19,847,702 20,640,359 21,218,104 107 103 : Turkeys : Young : 3,107,884 3,129,581 3,223,623 104 103 Old : 28,744 27,048 28,374 99 105 Total : 3,136,628 3,156,629 3,251,997 104 103 : Ducks : 75,246 75,875 79,545 106 105 Other Poultry : 1,639 1,593 1,428 87 90 : Total Poultry : 23,061,215 23,874,456 24,551,074 106 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------: of : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :16,329 14,274 18,931 116 133 97,538 97,289 100 Mature : 1,702 1,194 1,585 93 133 7,659 6,838 89 Light : 608 394 444 73 113 2,837 2,068 73 Heavy : 1,094 800 1,141 104 143 4,822 4,770 99 Total :18,031 15,468 20,516 114 133 105,197 104,127 99 : Turkeys : Young : 1,708 1,672 2,080 122 124 11,427 12,267 107 Old : 45 45 99 220 220 323 434 134 Total : 1,753 1,717 2,179 124 127 11,750 12,701 108 : Ducks : 40 40 50 125 125 230 242 105 Other Poultry : 2 3 1 33 : Total Poultry :19,826 17,225 22,745 115 132 117,180 117,071 100 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.43 0.34 0.49 114 144 0.36 0.35 97 Mature : 2.48 1.62 2.53 102 156 1.56 1.45 93 Light : 3.34 2.62 3.52 105 134 1.89 1.86 98 Heavy : 2.17 1.37 2.28 105 166 1.41 1.32 94 Total : 0.47 0.37 0.52 111 141 0.38 0.36 95 : Turkeys : Young : 0.32 0.26 0.36 113 138 0.29 0.30 103 Old : 0.76 0.71 1.37 180 193 0.90 1.16 129 Total : 0.32 0.27 0.38 119 141 0.29 0.31 107 : Ducks : 0.29 0.25 0.35 121 140 0.22 0.22 100 Other Poultry : 0.52 0.12 0.04 33 : Total Poultry : 0.45 0.35 0.50 111 143 0.37 0.36 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------: of : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :31,482 34,916 31,492 100 90 246,908 249,405 101 Mature : 2,783 3,181 2,602 93 82 22,124 20,426 92 Light : 1,336 1,233 1,013 76 82 11,377 8,879 78 Heavy : 1,447 1,948 1,589 110 82 10,747 11,547 107 Total :34,265 38,097 34,094 100 89 269,032 269,831 100 : Turkeys : Young : 7,617 8,749 7,923 104 91 60,119 59,653 99 Old : 274 208 247 90 119 2,123 1,641 77 Total : 7,891 8,957 8,170 104 91 62,242 61,294 98 : Ducks : 316 356 305 97 86 2,612 2,696 103 Other Poultry : 4 16 3 75 19 32 36 113 : Total Poultry :42,476 47,426 42,572 100 90 333,918 333,857 100 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.92 0.93 0.91 99 98 1.00 0.98 98 Mature : 4.51 4.81 4.61 102 96 4.99 4.80 96 Light : 8.15 9.10 8.92 109 98 8.41 8.86 105 Heavy : 3.20 3.70 3.53 110 95 3.49 3.55 102 Total : 0.99 1.00 0.97 98 97 1.07 1.05 98 : Turkeys : Young : 1.57 1.53 1.54 98 101 1.69 1.63 96 Old : 5.24 3.63 3.82 73 105 6.57 4.89 74 Total : 1.61 1.55 1.57 98 101 1.73 1.66 96 : Ducks : 2.48 2.47 2.38 96 96 2.74 2.70 99 Other Poultry : 1.16 4.62 0.92 79 20 1.38 1.77 128 : Total Poultry : 1.07 1.08 1.05 98 97 1.16 1.13 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, July 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 94,356 88,423 507,170 466,908 5.38 5.28 AR : 100,392 93,202 524,835 482,359 5.23 5.18 CA : * * * * * * DE : 25,762 23,938 171,928 154,642 6.67 6.46 FL : * * * * * * GA : 111,404 106,654 575,113 546,435 5.16 5.12 KY : 25,068 22,542 139,164 122,899 5.55 5.45 LA : 15,987 13,576 91,184 76,412 5.70 5.63 MD : 11,616 10,771 55,657 50,766 4.79 4.71 MS : 64,651 60,055 368,917 340,427 5.71 5.67 MO : 36,053 33,208 166,849 153,043 4.63 4.61 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 58,808 55,976 397,793 370,731 6.76 6.62 OH : 3,915 3,832 20,506 20,148 5.24 5.26 PA : 10,257 9,271 56,950 51,228 5.55 5.53 SC : 23,911 22,617 148,981 137,647 6.23 6.09 TN : 23,087 22,290 117,398 113,136 5.09 5.08 TX : 57,194 55,760 301,066 291,572 5.26 5.23 VA : 27,838 25,601 142,403 129,754 5.12 5.07 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 73,579 68,761 377,576 345,838 5.13 5.03 : US : 763,878 716,477 4,163,490 3,853,945 5.45 5.38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, July 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 378,883 347,786 4,277 3,818 0.94 0.91 AR : 389,711 356,007 4,899 4,239 1.04 0.98 CA : * * * * * * DE : 124,184 111,211 2,333 2,000 1.51 1.44 FL : * * * * * * GA : 427,755 405,803 3,500 3,137 0.68 0.64 KY : 101,263 90,469 1,062 790 0.85 0.71 LA : 67,197 57,089 536 441 0.65 0.64 MD : 40,221 36,891 496 417 0.99 0.91 MS : 284,329 253,328 3,324 3,376 1.00 1.10 MO : 122,798 112,417 1,165 1,041 0.78 0.76 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 302,582 283,711 3,966 3,542 1.11 1.06 OH : 15,169 15,012 250 269 1.35 1.48 PA : 40,225 35,114 789 713 1.54 1.55 SC : 111,050 101,829 852 750 0.64 0.61 TN : 85,958 82,589 948 857 0.90 0.84 TX : 232,616 223,757 2,302 2,237 0.85 0.85 VA : 99,541 90,276 836 749 0.65 0.64 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 276,288 252,040 3,381 3,116 0.99 1.00 : US : 3,099,770 2,855,329 34,916 31,492 0.93 0.91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, 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 : * 86,676 33,261 * 8,633 OH : * 5,907 * * 73 PA : 109 22,831 13,164 * 280 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 : 23,570 194,559 53,040 2,970 17,284 : US : 31,153 1,156,350 371,126 8,237 54,603 : 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 : 1,805 16,460 11,878 7,773 119,748 286,912 OH : * 1,056 * * * 20,984 PA : 893 3,054 6,420 * 10,965 58,508 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 : 4,577 11,676 42,561 59,319 276,991 587,335 : US : 25,839 129,688 169,385 78,485 913,257 2,938,123 : 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". Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 251 91,229 35,626 833 * AR : * 145,686 32,552 * 2,748 CA : * * * * * DE : * 103,062 19,117 * * FL : * * * * * GA : 375 75,853 37,520 198 5,826 IN : * * * * * KY : 37 * * * * LA : * 18,512 4,253 * 389 MD : 2,172 21,900 * 27 * MS : * 61,118 29,384 171 690 MO : 531 63,979 5,341 241 1,287 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 80,580 34,654 * 8,090 OH : * 6,182 * 15 64 PA : 94 13,641 7,343 * 176 SC : * * 6,132 11 * TN : 163 49,924 14,846 * 566 TX : * 50,485 13,477 105 1,222 VA : * 37,843 9,960 12 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 16,578 235,270 37,231 6,285 27,233 : US : 20,201 1,055,264 287,436 7,898 48,291 : Mature Birds : Light : 788 135,052 25,362 93 52,532 Heavy : 412 44,532 2,533 16 5,007 : US : 1,200 179,584 27,895 109 57,539 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, July 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 2,774 12,864 14,818 * 126,633 311,323 AR : 4,667 20,872 29,591 5,551 85,191 330,505 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,351 9,668 8,221 3,361 26,191 194,149 FL : * * * * * * GA : 1,827 19,735 10,273 4,477 74,465 230,549 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 3,376 6,708 917 * * LA : 336 2,330 2,550 47 1,665 30,341 MD : * 3,655 * 1,116 * * MS : 1,538 7,556 6,213 * * 216,028 MO : 1,031 2,989 8,771 * * 138,138 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 1,765 15,024 11,630 9,716 93,211 255,151 OH : 55 1,547 * * * 19,700 PA : 526 1,761 4,276 * 7,228 37,223 SC : 678 6,017 * 4,371 23,165 53,307 TN : 553 3,582 4,938 * 5,502 81,080 TX : 685 3,610 6,705 * 34,280 114,495 VA : 1,159 2,932 5,370 * * 82,291 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,259 10,747 35,965 41,446 327,776 509,617 : US : 24,204 128,265 156,029 71,002 805,307 2,603,897 : Mature Birds : Light : 8,362 3,365 76,216 842 60,705 363,317 Heavy : 580 5,704 8,059 554 51,591 118,988 : US : 8,942 9,069 84,275 1,396 112,296 482,305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, July 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,949 2,491 56,518 47,539 19.17 19.09 MN : 3,332 3,116 88,175 79,869 26.46 25.64 MO : 1,517 1,385 48,732 43,406 32.12 31.33 : Oth Sts : 14,907 13,533 442,576 400,349 29.69 29.58 : US : 22,705 20,525 636,001 571,163 28.01 27.83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, July 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 46,452 39,410 693 616 1.36 1.44 MN : 70,571 63,606 1,613 1,438 2.03 2.00 MO : 38,364 33,965 798 718 1.82 1.84 : Oth Sts : 348,998 315,866 5,645 5,151 1.42 1.43 : US : 504,385 452,847 8,749 7,923 1.53 1.54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : 65 59,994 8,184 3,215 85 Old (Breeders) : 4 2,545 407 85 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : 412 4,552 3,781 2,383 18,576 101,247 Old (Breeders) : 3 73 112 127 119 3,475 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, July 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : 89 58,332 8,203 3,433 72 Old (Breeders) : 2,913 292 18 176 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : 445 4,259 3,752 1,900 18,607 99,092 Old (Breeders) : 48 103 119 13 141 3,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of 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. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates: 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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