Pou 2-1 (3-08) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 28, 2008, 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 Up 9 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during February 2008 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.45 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the amount certified in February 2007. The January 2008 revised certified total at 3.83 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from January 2007. The January revision represented an increase of 9.00 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during February 2008 was 4.65 billion pounds, up 9 percent from 4.27 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.92 billion pounds, up 8 percent from February 2007. Mature chickens, at 69.6 million pounds, were up 20 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 638 million pounds, up 13 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.6 million pounds, down 7 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2008 averaged 5.54 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 2007. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.89 pounds per bird, down slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2008 averaged 29.6 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from February 2007. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2008 totaled 16.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.36 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.40 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 47.3 million pounds, were 1.35 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.45 percent a year earlier. February 2008 contained 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays, while February 2007 had 20 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb :Feb :Jan :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007:2008: 2007 : 2008 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- Pct ---- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number : Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 667,824 785,892 707,985 106 90 1,418,400 1,493,877 105 Mature : 9,828 12,969 11,801 120 91 20,649 24,770 120 Light : 4,321 6,332 5,356 124 85 9,009 11,688 130 Heavy : 5,507 6,637 6,445 117 97 11,640 13,082 112 Total : 677,652 798,861 719,786 106 90 1,439,049 1,518,647 106 : Turkeys : Young : 19,408 22,580 21,416 110 95 39,972 43,996 110 Old : 107 118 122 114 103 301 240 80 Total : 19,515 22,698 21,538 110 95 40,273 44,236 110 : Ducks : 2,163 2,155 2,005 93 93 4,661 4,160 89 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct --- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :3,629,325 4,375,354 3,923,570 108 90 7,755,121 8,298,924 107 Mature : 58,124 73,346 69,556 120 95 121,864 142,902 117 Light : 14,133 20,599 17,710 125 86 29,513 38,309 130 Heavy : 43,991 52,747 51,846 118 98 92,351 104,593 113 Total :3,687,449 4,448,700 3,993,126 108 90 7,876,985 8,441,826 107 : Turkeys : Young : 560,068 686,334 635,106 113 93 1,168,730 1,321,440 113 Old : 2,763 3,051 3,290 119 108 7,946 6,341 80 Total : 562,831 689,385 638,396 113 93 1,176,676 1,327,781 113 : Ducks : 14,593 14,599 13,601 93 93 31,462 28,200 90 Other : Poultry 2/: 140 186 155 111 83 346 341 99 : Total : Poultry :4,265,013 5,152,870 4,645,278 109 90 9,085,469 9,798,148 108 : : --------- Pounds -------- Pct ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Avg Live : Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.43 5.57 5.54 102 99 5.47 5.56 102 Mature : 5.91 5.66 5.89 100 104 5.90 5.77 98 Light : 3.27 3.25 3.31 101 102 3.28 3.28 100 Heavy : 7.99 7.95 8.04 101 101 7.93 8.00 101 Total : 5.44 5.57 5.55 102 100 5.47 5.56 102 : Turkeys : Young : 28.86 30.40 29.66 103 98 29.24 30.04 103 Old : 25.82 25.86 26.97 104 104 26.40 26.42 100 Total : 28.84 30.37 29.64 103 98 29.22 30.02 103 : Ducks : 6.75 6.77 6.78 100 100 6.75 6.78 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :----------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb :Jan :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008: 2007 : 2008 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct --- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,421,734 2,934,472 2,612,631 108 89 5,176,815 5,547,103 107 Mature : 36,085 44,469 42,173 117 95 75,396 86,642 115 Light : 7,206 9,991 8,429 117 84 15,046 18,420 122 Heavy : 28,879 34,478 33,744 117 98 60,350 68,222 113 Total :2,457,819 2,978,941 2,654,804 108 89 5,252,211 5,633,745 107 : Turkeys : Young : 250,374 308,655 303,525 121 98 522,194 612,180 117 Old : 1,713 1,896 2,206 129 116 5,144 4,102 80 Total : 252,087 310,551 305,731 121 98 527,338 616,282 117 : Ducks : 4,896 4,968 4,484 92 90 10,594 9,452 89 Other : Poultry 2/: 70 90 82 117 91 156 172 110 : Total : Poultry :2,714,872 3,294,550 2,965,101 109 90 5,790,299 6,259,651 108 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 247,328 295,672 278,530 113 94 521,697 574,202 110 Mature : 210 1,268 1,525 726 120 405 2,793 690 Light : 931 1,127 121 2,058 Heavy : 210 337 398 190 118 405 735 181 Total : 247,538 296,940 280,055 113 94 522,102 576,995 111 : Turkeys : Young : 193,994 235,988 200,806 104 85 403,021 436,794 108 Old : 350 365 242 69 66 826 607 73 Total : 194,344 236,353 201,048 103 85 403,847 437,401 108 : Ducks : 5,530 5,487 5,230 95 95 11,853 10,717 90 Other : Poultry 2/: 22 35 21 95 60 47 56 119 : Total : Poultry : 447,434 538,815 486,354 109 90 937,849 1,025,169 109 : Chilled and : Frozen : Chickens : Young :2,669,062 3,230,144 2,891,161 108 90 5,698,512 6,121,305 107 Mature : 36,295 45,737 43,698 120 96 75,801 89,435 118 Light : 7,206 10,922 9,556 133 87 15,046 20,478 136 Heavy : 29,089 34,815 34,142 117 98 60,755 68,957 114 Total :2,705,357 3,275,881 2,934,859 108 90 5,774,313 6,210,740 108 : Turkeys : Young : 444,368 544,643 504,331 113 93 925,215 1,048,974 113 Old : 2,063 2,261 2,448 119 108 5,970 4,709 79 Total : 446,431 546,904 506,779 114 93 931,185 1,053,683 113 : Ducks : 10,426 10,455 9,714 93 93 22,447 20,169 90 Other : Poultry 2/: 92 125 103 112 82 203 228 112 : Total : Poultry :3,162,306 3,833,365 3,451,455 109 90 6,728,148 7,284,820 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,827 16,251 13,406 97 82 28,193 29,657 105 Mature : 1,055 1,444 1,362 129 94 1,918 2,806 146 Light : 457 395 516 113 131 729 911 125 Heavy : 598 1,049 846 141 81 1,189 1,895 159 Total :14,882 17,695 14,768 99 83 30,111 32,463 108 : Turkeys : Young : 2,029 2,108 1,855 91 88 3,973 3,963 100 Old : 44 50 46 105 92 148 96 65 Total : 2,073 2,158 1,901 92 88 4,121 4,059 98 : Ducks : 31 30 47 152 157 67 77 115 : Total Poultry :16,986 19,883 16,716 98 84 34,299 36,599 107 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.38 0.37 0.34 89 92 0.36 0.36 100 Mature : 1.82 1.97 1.96 108 99 1.57 1.96 125 Light : 3.23 1.92 2.91 90 152 2.47 2.38 96 Heavy : 1.36 1.99 1.63 120 82 1.29 1.81 140 Total : 0.40 0.40 0.37 93 93 0.38 0.38 100 : Turkeys : Young : 0.36 0.31 0.29 81 94 0.34 0.30 88 Old : 1.59 1.64 1.40 88 85 1.86 1.51 81 Total : 0.37 0.31 0.30 81 97 0.35 0.31 89 : Ducks : 0.21 0.21 0.35 167 167 0.21 0.27 129 : Total Poultry : 0.40 0.39 0.36 90 92 0.38 0.37 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, February, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :34,716 37,784 34,900 101 92 70,260 72,684 103 Mature : 2,901 3,394 3,077 106 91 5,788 6,471 112 Light : 1,191 1,249 964 81 77 2,378 2,213 93 Heavy : 1,710 2,145 2,113 124 99 3,410 4,258 125 Total :37,617 41,178 37,977 101 92 76,048 79,155 104 : Turkeys : Young : 8,459 9,386 8,846 105 94 17,261 18,232 106 Old : 193 176 188 97 107 516 364 71 Total : 8,652 9,562 9,034 104 94 17,777 18,596 105 : Ducks : 307 286 249 81 87 700 535 76 Other Poultry : 2 2 1 50 50 4 3 75 : Total Poultry :46,578 51,028 47,261 101 93 94,529 98,289 104 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.28 1.16 1.19 93 103 1.22 1.17 96 Mature : 7.40 6.91 6.58 89 95 7.09 6.75 95 Light : 14.18 10.26 9.16 65 89 13.65 9.75 71 Heavy : 5.55 5.80 5.83 105 100 5.31 5.82 109 Total : 1.37 1.24 1.28 93 103 1.30 1.26 97 : Turkeys : Young : 1.87 1.69 1.72 92 102 1.83 1.71 93 Old : 8.55 7.22 7.13 83 99 7.96 7.18 90 Total : 1.90 1.72 1.75 92 102 1.87 1.73 93 : Ducks : 2.86 2.66 2.50 87 94 3.02 2.58 85 Other Poultry : 2.13 1.57 0.96 45 61 1.93 1.30 67 : Total Poultry : 1.45 1.31 1.35 93 103 1.39 1.33 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Poultry Slaughter: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, January 2008-February 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 6,200 5,820 1,184,076 1,018,196 Mature : 1,937 2,024 193,414 170,959 Light : 1,791 1,756 155,104 127,071 Heavy : 146 268 38,310 43,888 Total : 8,137 7,844 1,377,490 1,189,155 : Turkeys : Young : 33 32 79,877 71,374 Old : 2 1,967 2,653 Total : 33 34 81,844 74,027 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 973,047 1,154,722 4,100 3,879 72,920 72,223 Mature : 35,820 24,786 386 508 88,811 63,192 Light : 32,514 21,650 198 262 82,111 55,689 Heavy : 3,306 3,136 188 246 6,700 7,503 Total :1,008,867 1,179,508 4,486 4,387 161,731 135,415 : Turkeys : Young : 10,748 12,655 4,536 4,528 201 184 Old : 235 210 25 93 106 Total : 10,983 12,865 4,561 4,528 294 290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 22,045 18,156 144,706 115,649 149,624 139,426 Mature : 12,423 9,956 5,573 4,469 105,717 81,748 Light : 11,804 9,377 2,355 1,586 91,718 68,943 Heavy : 619 579 3,218 2,883 13,999 12,805 Total : 34,468 28,112 150,279 120,118 255,341 221,174 : Turkeys : Young : 475 351 3,247 3,005 3,593 3,335 Old : 4 7 9 13 24 31 Total : 479 358 3,256 3,018 3,617 3,366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 48,528 35,883 1,074,186 946,540 3,679,432 3,510,494 Mature : 570 562 146,203 137,498 590,854 495,702 Light : 470 421 64,719 54,240 442,784 340,995 Heavy : 100 141 81,484 83,258 148,070 154,707 Total : 49,098 36,445 1,220,389 1,084,038 4,270,286 4,006,196 : Turkeys : Young : 2,063 1,229 19,364 14,547 124,137 111,240 Old : 7 8 1,557 302 3,921 3,332 Total : 2,070 1,237 20,921 14,849 128,058 114,572 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2008-February 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January :February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 93,906 87,950 520,661 482,833 5.54 5.49 AR : 98,572 92,496 533,538 501,926 5.41 5.43 DE : 26,952 24,028 180,311 157,035 6.69 6.54 GA : 116,135 105,034 611,525 546,921 5.27 5.21 KY : 25,164 16,687 132,838 95,750 5.28 5.74 LA : 17,854 15,409 104,419 90,685 5.85 5.89 MD : 12,824 12,070 61,464 56,521 4.79 4.68 MS : 67,442 62,896 380,655 360,836 5.64 5.74 MO : 35,499 31,206 168,412 143,442 4.74 4.60 NY : 1,716 1,530 9,107 8,050 5.31 5.26 NC : 64,831 56,407 452,539 394,528 6.98 6.99 OH : 4,503 4,107 26,183 23,738 5.81 5.78 PA : 11,185 9,819 64,182 56,030 5.74 5.71 SC : 26,123 23,803 171,269 151,376 6.56 6.36 TN : 24,532 22,617 126,075 116,071 5.14 5.13 TX : 57,768 53,310 310,854 285,342 5.38 5.35 VA : 27,508 24,580 143,322 124,804 5.21 5.08 : Oth Sts : 73,378 64,036 378,000 327,682 5.15 5.12 : US : 785,892 707,985 4,375,354 3,923,570 5.57 5.54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, January 2008-February 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 383,591 354,613 4,062 3,513 1.05 0.98 AR : 386,107 359,946 4,519 4,254 1.16 1.17 DE : 129,392 113,153 2,277 2,120 1.73 1.84 GA : 455,237 403,778 5,385 5,623 1.17 1.37 KY : 95,730 68,216 1,052 770 1.09 1.12 LA : 76,796 67,073 483 439 0.63 0.65 MD : 43,561 40,357 869 933 1.96 2.26 MS : 286,461 274,177 2,909 2,781 1.01 1.00 MO : 123,629 105,537 1,471 1,252 1.18 1.17 NY : 5,489 4,883 167 143 2.95 2.85 NC : 346,048 301,097 5,182 4,381 1.48 1.43 OH : 19,321 17,421 358 369 1.82 2.07 PA : 44,012 38,497 810 726 1.81 1.85 SC : 128,314 113,553 1,182 1,374 0.91 1.20 TN : 90,957 83,535 917 899 1.00 1.06 TX : 238,787 218,066 2,023 1,817 0.84 0.83 VA : 100,079 86,900 774 615 0.77 0.70 : Oth Sts : 276,633 240,359 3,344 2,891 1.19 1.19 : US : 3,230,144 2,891,161 37,784 34,900 1.16 1.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2008-February 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : * * 90,216 73,914 AR : 460 431 155,700 145,916 DE : * * 100,691 88,602 GA : 310 342 106,299 95,365 KY : * * 41,464 26,409 LA : * * 13,948 13,987 MD : * 278 40,908 37,801 MS : 130 * 45,721 40,865 MO : * * 88,027 76,857 NY : * * * * NC : 319 316 108,659 93,918 OH : 7,531 7,013 PA : * 321 27,468 19,594 SC : * * 9,525 9,886 TN : 105 51 45,290 37,399 TX : 46 * 50,302 44,264 VA : * * 30,831 26,330 : Oth Sts : 4,830 4,081 221,496 180,076 : US : 6,200 5,820 1,184,076 1,018,196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 107,116 80,147 426 409 * * AR : 45,423 46,119 1,429 1,290 2,320 2,075 DE : 57,109 59,083 * * * * GA : 306,997 422,933 231 144 9,332 8,931 KY : 40,886 35,004 * * * * LA : 4,437 4,041 * 86 278 267 MD : * * * * * * MS : 56,760 54,651 117 74 1,152 851 MO : 17,811 19,501 * 155 1,682 1,304 NY : * * 123 143 * * NC : 136,298 89,962 230 187 11,269 13,222 OH : * * 22 * * * PA : 13,532 14,840 53 * 287 261 SC : 11,737 * 17 * * * TN : 26,386 * * 134 800 656 TX : 21,129 18,443 83 93 1,142 834 VA : 20,162 17,718 8 22 * * : Oth Sts : 107,264 292,280 1,361 1,142 44,658 43,822 : US : 973,047 1,154,722 4,100 3,879 72,920 72,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, January 2008-February 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,856 1,925 10,353 9,988 12,424 13,531 AR : 4,135 3,226 15,746 13,301 20,904 18,507 DE : 1,470 1,079 5,196 4,365 7,141 6,280 GA : 1,928 1,646 34,717 25,499 14,839 14,807 KY : 147 100 4,927 * 4,206 2,933 LA : * * 2,809 * * * MD : 1,280 1,214 2,567 2,809 * * MS : * * 4,487 3,109 4,788 3,844 MO : 967 713 4,950 4,014 10,244 8,016 NY : 1,248 903 * * 3,587 3,720 NC : 2,116 1,478 25,006 16,984 12,018 10,543 OH : * * * 1,362 330 * PA : 819 814 1,680 1,610 2,972 2,527 SC : * 641 * * 1,577 1,371 TN : 766 623 2,208 1,716 2,513 2,317 TX : 621 474 5,500 4,231 6,170 6,023 VA : 800 748 2,989 2,146 3,574 3,116 : Oth Sts : 3,892 2,572 21,571 24,515 42,337 41,891 : US : 22,045 18,156 144,706 115,649 149,624 139,426 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 14,321 5,608 136,388 128,209 378,077 319,018 AR : 2,396 1,450 101,159 82,434 349,672 314,749 DE : 2,413 1,561 45,483 * 235,973 225,478 GA : 4,591 4,648 101,305 111,746 580,549 686,061 KY : 125 213 * 17,183 131,414 93,039 LA : 125 * * * 41,626 33,204 MD : 686 1,216 * * * * MS : * * 64,087 68,710 179,938 174,023 MO : 276 * 113,160 95,133 237,614 206,096 NY : 210 371 10,401 8,309 31,393 26,819 NC : 7,145 10,413 136,384 112,700 439,444 349,723 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 79,566 66,233 SC : 1,182 * 50,472 34,047 78,548 * TN : * * 5,129 3,975 84,349 88,796 TX : 1,956 * 37,222 38,385 124,171 113,969 VA : 898 1,369 23,018 * 86,960 74,232 : Oth Sts : 12,204 9,034 249,978 245,709 620,138 739,054 : US : 48,528 35,883 1,074,186 946,540 3,679,432 3,510,494 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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, January 2008-February 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January :February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,999 3,253 59,079 62,779 19.70 19.30 MN : 3,233 2,963 92,679 83,524 28.66 28.19 MO : 1,548 1,419 51,177 46,019 33.07 32.44 : Oth Sts : 14,800 13,781 483,399 442,784 32.66 32.13 : US : 22,580 21,416 686,334 635,106 30.40 29.66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2008-February 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 50,007 52,719 668 653 1.32 1.22 MN : 73,922 66,678 1,519 1,329 2.01 1.95 MO : 40,215 36,110 897 825 2.18 2.23 : Oth Sts : 380,499 348,824 6,302 6,039 1.63 1.70 : US : 544,643 504,331 9,386 8,846 1.69 1.72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 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. 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. 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 slaughtered in 34 States, young turkeys in 26 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch (202) 720-3570 Darin Jantzi, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section (202) 720-3570 David Colwell - Cold Storage (202) 720-8784 Fleming Gibson - Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Catfish Processing, Mink (202) 690-3237 Sharyn Lavender - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Honey(202) 720-3244 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs (202) 690-8632 Toby Paterson - Catfish Production, Trout Production, Census of Aquaculture, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised (202) 720-0585 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. 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