Pou 2-1 (7-07) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 31, 2007, 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 4 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during June 2007 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.52 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the amount certified in June 2006. The May 2007 revised certified total at 3.74 billion pounds, was down 1percent from May 2006. The May revision represented an increase of 3.46 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during June 2007 was 4.77 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 4.89 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.05 billion pounds, down 3 percent from June 2006. Mature chickens, at 72.1 million pounds, were down 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 628 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.7 million pounds, down 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2007 averaged 5.48 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from June 2006. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.08 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2007 averaged 28.5 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2006. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2007 totaled 17.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.36 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.35 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 43.7 million pounds, were 1.23 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.28 percent a year earlier. June 2007 contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays, while June 2006 had 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Jun : May : Jun :Jun :May :---------------------: of : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 :2006:2007: 2006 : 2007 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- Pct ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number : Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 763,481 784,318 739,851 97 94 4,445,300 4,383,393 99 Mature : 11,665 11,686 11,862 102 102 68,500 65,540 96 Light : 4,503 4,885 5,036 112 103 29,656 28,614 96 Heavy : 7,162 6,801 6,826 95 100 38,844 36,926 95 Total : 775,146 796,004 751,713 97 94 4,513,800 4,448,933 99 : Turkeys : Young : 22,705 22,415 21,914 97 98 121,191 125,709 104 Old : 238 202 170 71 84 1,129 979 87 Total : 22,943 22,617 22,084 96 98 122,320 126,688 104 : Ducks : 2,395 2,339 2,177 91 93 14,222 13,814 97 : : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :4,162,560 4,327,258 4,050,972 97 94 24,290,353 24,025,232 99 Mature : 73,508 71,075 72,125 98 101 411,216 389,729 95 Light : 15,058 15,934 16,574 110 104 98,799 93,629 95 Heavy : 58,450 55,141 55,551 95 101 312,417 296,100 95 Total :4,236,068 4,398,333 4,123,097 97 94 24,701,569 24,414,961 99 : Turkeys : Young : 636,001 638,579 623,983 98 98 3,499,494 3,617,963 103 Old : 6,367 5,262 4,461 70 85 30,014 25,891 86 Total : 642,368 643,841 628,444 98 98 3,529,508 3,643,854 103 : Ducks : 16,030 15,754 14,650 91 93 96,678 92,975 96 Other : Poultry 2/: 361 373 311 86 83 1,896 1,908 101 : Total : Poultry :4,894,827 5,058,301 4,766,502 97 94 28,329,651 28,153,698 99 : : : --------- Pounds -------- Pct ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Avg Live : Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.45 5.52 5.48 101 99 5.46 5.48 100 Mature : 6.30 6.08 6.08 97 100 6.00 5.95 99 Light : 3.34 3.26 3.29 99 101 3.33 3.27 98 Heavy : 8.16 8.11 8.14 100 100 8.04 8.02 100 Total : 5.46 5.53 5.48 100 99 5.47 5.49 100 : Turkeys : Young : 28.01 28.49 28.47 102 100 28.88 28.78 100 Old : 26.75 26.05 26.24 98 101 26.58 26.45 100 Total : 28.00 28.47 28.46 102 100 28.85 28.76 100 : Ducks : 6.69 6.74 6.73 101 100 6.80 6.73 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, squab, and any other voluntary poultry. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date : Pct Commodity : Jun : May : Jun :Jun :May :---------------------: of : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 :2006:2007: 2006 : 2007 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : : Chickens : Young :2,802,691 2,858,557 2,684,782 96 94 16,381,454 15,886,664 97 Mature : 45,875 43,970 44,286 97 101 255,671 240,539 94 Light : 7,641 8,383 8,434 110 101 50,526 47,942 95 Heavy : 38,234 35,587 35,852 94 101 205,145 192,597 94 Total :2,848,566 2,902,527 2,729,068 96 94 16,637,125 16,127,203 97 : Turkeys : Young : 273,555 283,283 268,140 98 95 1,538,952 1,622,274 105 Old : 3,913 3,311 2,684 69 81 19,038 16,724 88 Total : 277,468 286,594 270,824 98 94 1,557,990 1,638,998 105 : Ducks : 5,810 5,402 5,055 87 94 35,319 31,558 89 Other : Poultry 2/: 158 182 160 101 88 941 995 106 : Total : Poultry :3,132,002 3,194,705 3,005,107 96 94 18,231,375 17,798,754 98 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 296,204 311,590 284,835 96 91 1,685,683 1,697,957 101 Mature : 389 869 739 190 85 2,220 2,896 130 Light : 13 99 13 13 Heavy : 389 869 726 187 84 2,121 2,883 136 Total : 296,593 312,459 285,574 96 91 1,687,903 1,700,853 101 : Turkeys : Young : 230,830 224,180 227,511 99 101 1,232,688 1,240,910 101 Old : 1,018 670 679 67 101 3,736 2,850 76 Total : 231,848 224,850 228,190 98 101 1,236,424 1,243,760 101 : Ducks : 5,737 5,831 5,437 95 93 33,965 34,936 103 Other : Poultry 2/: 31 39 37 119 95 171 176 103 : Total : Poultry : 534,209 543,179 519,238 97 96 2,958,463 2,979,725 101 : Total : Chilled and: Frozen : : Chickens : Young :3,098,895 3,170,147 2,969,617 96 94 18,067,137 17,584,621 97 Mature : 46,264 44,839 45,025 97 100 257,891 243,435 94 Light : 7,641 8,383 8,447 111 101 50,625 47,955 95 Heavy : 38,623 36,456 36,578 95 100 207,266 195,480 94 Total :3,145,159 3,214,986 3,014,642 96 94 18,325,028 17,828,056 97 : Turkeys : Young : 504,385 507,463 495,651 98 98 2,771,640 2,863,184 103 Old : 4,931 3,981 3,363 68 84 22,774 19,574 86 Total : 509,316 511,444 499,014 98 98 2,794,414 2,882,758 103 : Ducks : 11,547 11,233 10,492 91 93 69,284 66,494 96 Other : Poultry 2/: 189 221 197 104 89 1,112 1,171 105 : Total : Poultry :3,666,211 3,737,884 3,524,345 96 94 21,189,838 20,778,479 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, squab, and any other voluntary poultry. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :14,275 13,284 14,044 98 106 78,367 79,926 102 Mature : 1,194 1,020 1,495 125 147 5,259 6,090 116 Light : 394 279 487 124 175 1,624 2,022 125 Heavy : 800 741 1,008 126 136 3,635 4,068 112 Total :15,469 14,304 15,539 100 109 83,626 86,016 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,672 1,701 1,708 102 100 10,191 10,935 107 Old : 45 74 54 120 73 335 380 113 Total : 1,717 1,775 1,762 103 99 10,526 11,315 107 : Ducks : 40 40 46 115 115 192 212 110 Other Poultry : 1 1 100 1 2 200 : Total Poultry :17,226 16,120 17,348 101 108 94,345 97,545 103 : : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.34 0.31 0.35 103 113 0.32 0.33 103 Mature : 1.62 1.44 2.07 128 144 1.28 1.56 122 Light : 2.62 1.75 2.94 112 168 1.64 2.16 132 Heavy : 1.37 1.34 1.81 132 135 1.16 1.37 118 Total : 0.37 0.33 0.38 103 115 0.34 0.35 103 : Turkeys : Young : 0.26 0.27 0.27 104 100 0.29 0.30 103 Old : 0.71 1.41 1.21 170 86 1.12 1.47 131 Total : 0.27 0.28 0.28 104 100 0.30 0.31 103 : Ducks : 0.25 0.25 0.31 124 124 0.20 0.23 115 Other Poultry : 0.27 0.32 119 0.05 0.10 200 : Total Poultry : 0.35 0.32 0.36 103 113 0.33 0.35 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :34,920 34,896 31,593 90 91 217,957 205,582 94 Mature : 3,181 3,141 3,400 107 108 17,830 17,958 101 Light : 1,233 1,114 1,208 98 108 7,866 7,031 89 Heavy : 1,948 2,027 2,192 113 108 9,964 10,927 110 Total :38,101 38,037 34,993 92 92 235,787 223,540 95 : Turkeys : Young : 8,749 8,736 8,228 94 94 51,747 51,793 100 Old : 208 264 214 103 81 1,394 1,392 100 Total : 8,957 9,000 8,442 94 94 53,141 53,185 100 : Ducks : 356 341 283 79 83 2,391 1,963 82 Other Poultry : 16 4 4 25 100 33 22 67 : Total Poultry :47,430 47,382 43,722 92 92 291,352 278,710 96 : : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.11 1.09 1.05 94 97 1.19 1.16 97 Mature : 6.43 6.55 7.02 109 107 6.47 6.87 106 Light : 13.89 11.73 12.51 90 107 13.45 12.79 95 Heavy : 4.80 5.27 5.65 118 107 4.59 5.29 115 Total : 1.20 1.17 1.15 96 98 1.27 1.24 97 : Turkeys : Young : 1.71 1.69 1.63 96 96 1.83 1.78 97 Old : 4.05 6.22 5.98 148 96 5.77 6.64 115 Total : 1.73 1.73 1.66 96 96 1.87 1.81 97 : Ducks : 2.99 2.95 2.63 88 89 3.34 2.87 86 Other Poultry : 7.80 1.78 1.99 25 112 2.88 1.84 64 : Total Poultry : 1.28 1.25 1.23 96 98 1.36 1.32 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, May 2007-June 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 90,524 86,564 503,447 476,108 5.56 5.50 AR : 98,838 94,614 522,604 499,771 5.29 5.28 DE : 27,393 26,780 181,324 178,094 6.62 6.65 GA : 116,989 108,199 620,832 566,821 5.31 5.24 KY : 25,378 24,144 142,056 132,927 5.60 5.51 LA : 16,874 16,463 98,120 92,227 5.81 5.60 MD : 12,329 11,534 57,572 54,288 4.67 4.71 MS : 72,385 65,900 400,483 361,969 5.53 5.49 MO : 36,612 35,073 175,120 164,768 4.78 4.70 NC : 62,657 57,448 427,350 387,985 6.82 6.75 OH : 4,309 3,867 23,417 21,249 5.43 5.50 PA : 10,178 10,143 57,291 57,029 5.63 5.62 SC : 25,424 24,241 161,891 152,964 6.37 6.31 TN : 23,885 21,875 123,728 111,888 5.18 5.11 TX : 57,326 55,270 300,273 291,414 5.24 5.27 VA : 27,574 26,168 143,001 134,319 5.19 5.13 : Oth Sts : 75,643 71,568 388,749 367,151 5.14 5.13 : US : 784,318 739,851 4,327,258 4,050,972 5.52 5.48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, May 2007-June 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 368,666 350,385 3,627 3,101 0.97 0.88 AR : 376,705 357,459 4,458 4,142 1.17 1.15 DE : 130,615 127,476 1,975 1,876 1.49 1.45 GA : 456,741 420,137 4,269 3,718 0.93 0.88 KY : 104,647 97,167 1,212 1,152 1.14 1.17 LA : 71,705 67,212 347 346 0.48 0.51 MD : 41,964 39,586 534 575 1.26 1.43 MS : 284,650 258,942 3,022 2,676 1.05 1.02 MO : 129,144 120,479 1,283 1,220 0.98 1.00 NC : 325,182 295,985 4,383 3,896 1.33 1.30 OH : 17,290 15,643 324 283 1.84 1.78 PA : 38,746 38,590 1,201 1,106 3.01 2.79 SC : 119,069 112,601 967 963 0.81 0.85 TN : 89,226 80,742 1,003 873 1.11 1.07 TX : 231,289 223,839 2,024 1,787 0.87 0.79 VA : 100,189 93,924 805 759 0.80 0.80 : Oth Sts : 284,319 269,450 3,462 3,120 1.20 1.14 : US : 3,170,147 2,969,617 34,896 31,593 1.09 1.05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2007-June 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young : AL : 188 * 84,138 70,190 AR : * 642 147,395 141,091 DE : 1,740 2,776 83,651 81,194 GA : 401 * 95,900 76,079 KY : * * 39,245 37,283 LA : * 28 11,082 9,820 MD : * * 20,002 21,101 MS : * * 42,311 38,694 MO : * 323 78,865 71,751 NC : * 350 88,839 82,946 OH : * 9,781 7,742 PA : 36 131 26,025 19,895 SC : * * * * TN : 75 79 50,326 42,047 TX : * 81 48,150 34,506 VA : * * 31,441 27,249 : Oth Sts : 4,571 4,007 236,437 215,838 : US : 7,011 8,417 1,093,588 977,426 : Mature : Light : 1,712 1,674 154,506 158,255 Heavy : 307 279 47,039 45,488 : US : 2,019 1,953 201,545 203,743 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young : AL : 63,370 38,273 464 386 3,024 * AR : 31,457 26,226 1,666 1,737 2,548 2,675 DE : 43,429 36,639 * * * * GA : 113,075 60,142 205 * 6,792 6,061 KY : * * 5 * * LA : 3,507 2,859 * 49 295 232 MD : * * * * * * MS : 28,191 21,847 * 99 926 912 MO : 9,770 9,747 394 * 1,612 1,388 NC : 47,443 43,400 112 79 * 9,645 OH : * * * * 187 140 PA : 18,089 9,631 * 71 268 345 SC : * * 20 25 * * TN : 19,890 15,231 * * * 641 TX : 17,927 9,056 * * 1,138 1,093 VA : 13,339 10,078 26 * * * : Oth Sts : 90,092 92,866 2,115 3,159 42,894 28,874 : US : 499,579 375,995 5,002 5,610 59,684 52,006 : Mature : Light : 28,479 28,457 263 358 61,122 74,804 Heavy : 2,335 2,146 192 241 6,778 5,995 : US : 30,814 30,603 455 599 67,900 80,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2007-June 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young : AL : 2,156 2,030 8,891 8,324 10,933 9,649 AR : 4,476 4,104 12,163 11,377 29,834 28,719 DE : 1,601 1,733 5,292 6,105 7,352 7,704 GA : 2,000 2,103 26,754 26,573 11,493 11,109 KY : * * 3,945 3,739 4,920 4,666 LA : 177 177 2,168 1,936 876 888 MD : * * * 1,919 * * MS : 1,390 1,328 3,901 3,117 5,119 4,152 MO : 1,243 982 3,981 3,348 10,512 8,840 NC : 2,008 2,120 19,930 16,620 17,944 14,892 OH : * 72 1,028 1,662 372 331 PA : 615 584 2,605 2,277 3,445 2,877 SC : 597 696 2,828 1,743 1,567 1,725 TN : * * * * 5,656 4,838 TX : 681 576 5,173 4,437 6,968 6,474 VA : 956 957 3,422 3,289 4,728 4,890 : Oth Sts : 4,742 4,312 20,686 14,235 40,320 36,085 : US : 22,642 21,774 122,767 110,701 162,039 147,839 : Mature : Light : 10,523 15,521 1,568 1,789 95,477 104,322 Heavy : 1,136 1,177 6,283 4,956 12,844 11,748 : US : 11,659 16,698 7,851 6,745 108,321 116,070 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young : AL : 12,648 7,904 128,232 107,977 314,044 248,070 AR : * 3,096 99,528 79,155 336,095 298,822 DE : 2,999 * 39,416 36,081 194,949 183,757 GA : 5,078 5,393 105,743 77,962 367,441 266,419 KY : * * * * * * LA : 43 51 1,336 1,373 19,578 17,413 MD : * * * * * * MS : 736 * 84,694 * 167,607 140,968 MO : * * 62,760 63,754 170,224 161,413 NC : 7,209 8,677 100,492 90,970 298,023 269,699 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * 25,591 * 76,979 67,473 SC : 2,604 3,477 32,280 34,376 59,695 58,693 TN : * * 2,948 4,201 90,754 72,831 TX : 1,887 * 41,895 43,535 123,999 100,976 VA : 2,173 2,129 18,822 18,871 77,796 70,896 : Oth Sts : 14,506 16,775 255,456 348,089 724,204 696,184 : US : 49,883 47,502 999,193 906,344 3,021,388 2,653,614 : Mature : Light : 479 541 55,968 52,040 410,097 437,761 Heavy : 221 1,376 91,425 81,721 168,560 155,127 : US : 700 1,917 147,393 133,761 578,657 592,888 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add to total for "Other States." Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, May 2007-June 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,056 2,981 58,526 60,115 19.15 20.17 MN : 3,209 3,198 84,410 83,102 26.30 25.99 MO : 1,452 1,442 47,162 46,720 32.49 32.40 : Oth Sts : 14,698 14,293 448,481 434,046 30.51 30.37 : US : 22,415 21,914 638,579 623,983 28.49 28.47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, May 2007-June 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 48,706 49,711 777 719 1.57 1.43 MN : 67,547 66,484 1,485 1,458 2.15 2.15 MO : 36,983 36,931 764 694 2.02 1.84 : Oth Sts : 354,227 342,525 5,710 5,357 1.59 1.54 : US : 507,463 495,651 8,736 8,228 1.69 1.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, May 2007-June 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Young : Old :----------------------------------------------------------- Cause : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : 39 28 15 Septicaemia : 62,540 53,427 1,830 2,240 Airsacculitis : 6,043 5,391 453 373 Synovitis : 3,615 3,352 23 10 Tumors : 128 132 255 126 Bruises : 383 394 39 22 Cadaver : 2,230 2,216 54 30 Contamination : 2,795 3,435 118 103 Overscald : 1,466 2,442 38 20 Other : 22,968 23,806 2,483 93 : Total : 102,207 94,623 5,308 3,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 305 plants slaughtered poultry in the U.S. under Federal Inspection in 2006. Young chickens were slaughter in 35 States, young turkeys in 26 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 included. 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 using 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. Old Turkeys - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry Chilled or Frozen - 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 - 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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