Pou 2-1 (5-08) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 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 11 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during April 2008 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.76 billion pounds, up 11 percent from the amount certified in April 2007. The March 2008 revised certified total at 3.51 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from March 2007. The March revision represented an increase of 1.51 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during April 2008 was 5.04 billion pounds, up 10 percent from 4.59 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.30 billion pounds, up 9 percent from April 2007. Mature chickens, at 76.7 million pounds, were up 24 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 654 million pounds, up 12 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.0 million pounds, down 8 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2008 averaged 5.59 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2007. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.67 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2008 averaged 29.4 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from April 2007. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2008 totaled 15.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.31 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.32 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 47.5 million pounds, were 1.25 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.32 percent a year earlier. April 2008 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays, while April 2007 had 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr :Apr :Mar :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007:2008: 2007 : 2008 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- Pct ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number : Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 713,856 725,871 769,270 108 106 2,861,711 2,994,169 105 Mature : 10,522 12,784 13,531 129 106 42,085 51,085 121 Light : 4,745 6,319 6,571 138 104 18,746 24,578 131 Heavy : 5,777 6,465 6,960 120 108 23,339 26,507 114 Total : 724,378 738,655 782,801 108 106 2,903,796 3,045,254 105 : Turkeys : Young : 20,340 20,770 22,055 108 106 81,457 86,821 107 Old : 103 177 213 207 120 539 630 117 Total : 20,443 20,947 22,268 109 106 81,996 87,451 107 : Ducks : 2,271 2,041 2,072 91 102 9,314 8,273 89 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :3,931,926 4,034,060 4,297,443 109 107 15,663,620 16,656,274 106 Mature : 61,672 72,383 76,741 124 106 246,962 292,026 118 Light : 15,562 20,681 21,482 138 104 61,327 80,472 131 Heavy : 46,110 51,702 55,259 120 107 185,635 211,554 114 Total :3,993,598 4,106,443 4,374,184 110 107 15,910,582 16,948,300 107 : Turkeys : Young : 581,059 610,365 648,018 112 106 2,356,748 2,579,426 109 Old : 2,872 4,644 5,796 202 125 14,354 16,781 117 Total : 583,931 615,009 653,814 112 106 2,371,102 2,596,207 109 : Ducks : 15,284 13,853 13,985 92 101 62,685 56,038 89 Other : Poultry 2/: 161 149 166 103 111 663 656 99 : Total : Poultry :4,592,974 4,735,454 5,042,149 110 106 18,345,032 19,601,201 107 : : --------- Pounds -------- Pct ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Avg Live : Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.51 5.56 5.59 101 101 5.47 5.56 102 Mature : 5.86 5.66 5.67 97 100 5.87 5.72 97 Light : 3.28 3.27 3.27 100 100 3.27 3.27 100 Heavy : 7.98 8.00 7.94 99 99 7.95 7.98 100 Total : 5.51 5.56 5.59 101 101 5.48 5.57 102 : Turkeys : Young : 28.57 29.39 29.38 103 100 28.93 29.71 103 Old : 27.88 26.24 27.21 98 104 26.63 26.64 100 Total : 28.56 29.36 29.36 103 100 28.92 29.69 103 : Ducks : 6.73 6.79 6.75 100 99 6.73 6.77 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :----------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr :Mar :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008: 2007 : 2008 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,605,436 2,683,676 2,880,202 111 107 10,430,536 11,128,059 107 Mature : 38,058 44,178 46,900 123 106 152,583 177,720 116 Light : 8,003 9,876 10,375 130 105 31,246 38,671 124 Heavy : 30,055 34,302 36,525 122 106 121,337 139,049 115 Total :2,643,494 2,727,854 2,927,102 111 107 10,583,119 11,305,779 107 : Turkeys : Young : 263,378 289,486 305,645 116 106 1,075,802 1,204,961 112 Old : 1,710 2,737 3,074 180 112 9,306 9,913 107 Total : 265,088 292,223 308,719 116 106 1,085,108 1,214,874 112 : Ducks : 5,274 4,760 4,427 84 93 21,139 18,639 88 Other : Poultry 2/: 80 81 89 111 110 315 342 109 : Total : Poultry :2,913,936 3,024,918 3,240,337 111 107 11,689,681 12,539,634 107 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 278,816 283,431 299,007 107 105 1,078,285 1,158,878 107 Mature : 541 1,390 1,132 209 81 1,282 5,315 415 Light : 1,135 903 80 4,096 Heavy : 541 255 229 42 90 1,282 1,219 95 Total : 279,357 284,821 300,139 107 105 1,079,567 1,164,193 108 : Turkeys : Young : 197,234 195,005 210,281 107 108 789,223 844,110 107 Old : 427 774 1,292 303 167 1,499 2,673 178 Total : 197,661 195,779 211,573 107 108 790,722 846,783 107 : Ducks : 5,707 5,201 5,601 98 108 23,718 21,519 91 Other : Poultry 2/: 25 21 24 96 114 95 101 106 : Total : Poultry : 482,750 485,822 517,337 107 106 1,894,102 2,032,596 107 : Chilled and : Frozen : Chickens : Young :2,884,252 2,967,107 3,179,209 110 107 11,508,821 12,286,937 107 Mature : 38,599 45,568 48,032 124 105 153,865 183,035 119 Light : 8,003 11,011 11,278 141 102 31,246 42,767 137 Heavy : 30,596 34,557 36,754 120 106 122,619 140,268 114 Total :2,922,851 3,012,675 3,227,241 110 107 11,662,686 12,469,972 107 : Turkeys : Young : 460,612 484,491 515,926 112 106 1,865,025 2,049,071 110 Old : 2,137 3,511 4,366 204 124 10,805 12,586 116 Total : 462,749 488,002 520,292 112 107 1,875,830 2,061,657 110 : Ducks : 10,981 9,961 10,028 91 101 44,857 40,158 90 Other : Poultry 2/: 105 102 113 108 111 410 443 108 : Total : Poultry :3,396,686 3,510,740 3,757,674 111 107 13,583,783 14,572,230 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :12,264 12,580 12,782 104 102 52,932 55,096 104 Mature : 798 1,109 1,062 133 96 3,602 4,977 138 Light : 234 399 510 218 128 1,282 1,820 142 Heavy : 564 710 552 98 78 2,320 3,157 136 Total :13,062 13,689 13,844 106 101 56,534 60,073 106 : Turkeys : Young : 1,686 1,734 1,550 92 89 7,536 7,247 96 Old : 59 42 51 86 121 244 189 77 Total : 1,745 1,776 1,601 92 90 7,780 7,436 96 : Ducks : 30 22 25 83 114 127 124 98 Other Poultry : 2 2 : Total Poultry :14,837 15,487 15,472 104 100 64,441 67,635 105 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.31 0.31 0.30 97 97 0.34 0.33 97 Mature : 1.29 1.53 1.38 107 90 1.46 1.70 116 Light : 1.50 1.93 2.37 158 123 2.09 2.26 108 Heavy : 1.22 1.37 1.00 82 73 1.25 1.49 119 Total : 0.33 0.33 0.32 97 97 0.36 0.35 97 : Turkeys : Young : 0.29 0.28 0.24 83 86 0.32 0.28 88 Old : 2.05 0.90 0.88 43 98 1.70 1.13 66 Total : 0.30 0.29 0.24 80 83 0.33 0.29 88 : Ducks : 0.20 0.16 0.18 90 113 0.20 0.22 110 Other Poultry : 1.20 0.30 : Total Poultry : 0.32 0.33 0.31 97 94 0.35 0.35 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :33,345 36,586 34,815 104 95 139,468 144,477 104 Mature : 2,843 3,352 3,374 119 101 11,474 13,197 115 Light : 1,152 1,376 1,268 110 92 4,714 4,857 103 Heavy : 1,691 1,976 2,106 125 107 6,760 8,340 123 Total :36,188 39,938 38,189 106 96 150,942 157,674 104 : Turkeys : Young : 8,753 8,418 8,714 100 104 34,879 35,364 101 Old : 162 240 303 187 126 868 907 104 Total : 8,915 8,658 9,017 101 104 35,747 36,271 101 : Ducks : 329 265 314 95 118 1,344 1,114 83 Other Poultry : 2 2 2 100 100 8 7 88 : Total Poultry :45,434 48,863 47,522 105 97 188,041 195,066 104 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.14 1.22 1.08 95 89 1.20 1.16 97 Mature : 6.86 6.85 6.56 96 96 6.94 6.73 97 Light : 12.58 11.11 10.11 80 91 13.11 10.20 78 Heavy : 5.24 5.41 5.42 103 100 5.22 5.61 107 Total : 1.22 1.31 1.17 96 89 1.28 1.25 98 : Turkeys : Young : 1.86 1.71 1.66 89 97 1.84 1.70 92 Old : 7.05 6.40 6.49 92 101 7.44 6.72 90 Total : 1.89 1.74 1.70 90 98 1.87 1.73 92 : Ducks : 2.91 2.59 3.04 104 117 2.91 2.70 93 Other Poultry : 1.87 1.92 1.74 93 90 1.91 1.56 81 : Total Poultry : 1.32 1.37 1.25 95 91 1.37 1.32 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2008-April 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 5,385 6,225 1,010,098 1,033,194 Mature : 2,232 2,467 212,341 201,870 Light : 2,012 2,115 171,068 156,565 Heavy : 220 352 41,273 45,305 Total : 7,617 8,692 1,222,439 1,235,064 : Turkeys : Young : 74 27 66,155 61,494 Old : 3,295 3,400 Total : 74 27 69,450 64,894 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young :1,344,490 786,561 3,397 3,654 73,731 79,392 Mature : 37,937 10,528 476 761 83,249 65,233 Light : 34,854 8,107 301 156 76,255 59,323 Heavy : 3,083 2,421 175 605 6,994 5,910 Total :1,382,427 797,089 3,873 4,415 156,980 144,625 : Turkeys : Young : 10,025 7,256 4,074 3,157 334 252 Old : 494 385 11 68 258 164 Total : 10,519 7,641 4,085 3,225 592 416 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 18,541 19,591 97,361 92,854 143,442 148,809 Mature : 11,853 10,164 4,192 3,154 101,035 96,499 Light : 11,342 9,647 2,212 1,782 91,343 87,557 Heavy : 511 517 1,980 1,372 9,692 8,942 Total : 30,394 29,755 101,553 96,008 244,477 245,308 : Turkeys : Young : 377 504 2,131 2,259 2,826 2,876 Old : 6 22 21 28 78 69 Total : 383 526 2,152 2,287 2,904 2,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 39,782 43,822 918,835 943,745 3,655,062 3,157,847 Mature : 852 1,185 138,056 159,869 592,223 551,730 Light : 720 1,064 67,338 78,236 457,445 404,552 Heavy : 132 121 70,718 81,633 134,778 147,178 Total : 40,634 45,007 1,056,891 1,103,614 4,247,285 3,709,577 : Turkeys : Young : 1,609 795 13,226 13,529 100,831 92,149 Old : 11 6 1,043 832 5,217 4,974 Total : 1,620 801 14,269 14,361 106,048 97,123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2008-April 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 89,267 91,641 485,983 498,720 5.44 5.44 AR : 93,756 96,505 508,228 519,901 5.42 5.39 DE : 23,821 26,366 157,636 177,742 6.62 6.74 GA : 106,576 114,738 564,813 613,896 5.30 5.35 KY : 23,116 24,482 123,015 129,558 5.32 5.29 LA : 15,392 16,866 88,223 99,047 5.73 5.87 MD : 11,653 12,115 54,603 58,527 4.69 4.83 MS : 63,659 67,836 367,690 400,540 5.78 5.90 MO : 31,577 35,007 148,590 163,962 4.71 4.68 NY : 1,523 * 7,949 * 5.22 * NC : 59,821 64,154 418,359 447,973 6.99 6.98 OH : 4,243 4,633 24,293 26,190 5.72 5.65 PA : 9,971 10,877 57,156 63,375 5.73 5.83 SC : 24,214 23,155 154,630 144,573 6.39 6.24 TN : 22,305 23,182 112,956 118,811 5.06 5.13 TX : 53,696 57,971 287,576 315,531 5.36 5.44 VA : 25,118 27,478 130,471 142,527 5.19 5.19 : US 1/ : 725,871 769,270 4,034,060 4,297,443 5.56 5.59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Published States do not add to US total to avoid disclosure. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, March 2008-April 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 361,463 370,119 3,383 3,263 0.93 0.87 AR : 361,399 371,819 4,360 4,457 1.19 1.18 DE : 113,205 127,850 2,108 2,321 1.83 1.78 GA : 411,453 460,510 5,657 5,031 1.36 1.08 KY : 88,662 93,558 1,690 942 1.87 1.00 LA : 65,295 73,463 359 362 0.55 0.49 MD : 38,999 42,099 986 905 2.47 2.10 MS : 278,787 303,814 2,952 2,925 1.05 0.95 MO : 109,145 120,233 1,244 1,359 1.13 1.12 NY : 4,880 * 115 * 2.30 * NC : 318,952 342,246 4,439 4,250 1.37 1.23 OH : 17,747 19,059 372 377 2.05 1.94 PA : 39,203 43,368 738 822 1.85 1.86 SC : 115,584 108,132 1,753 971 1.49 0.89 TN : 81,299 85,685 1,026 989 1.25 1.14 TX : 219,584 242,934 1,782 2,005 0.81 0.82 VA : 90,738 99,437 654 740 0.72 0.74 : US 3/ : 2,967,107 3,179,209 36,586 34,815 1.22 1.08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 3/ Published States do not add to US total to avoid disclosure. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2008-April 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : * * 70,168 64,004 AR : 429 488 138,496 149,079 DE : 1,479 1,954 83,846 92,467 GA : 330 310 89,074 91,894 KY : * 35 36,259 32,947 LA : * * 11,299 11,821 MD : 223 * 38,930 38,005 MS : * * 39,001 38,010 MO : 289 227 75,908 77,064 NY : * * * * NC : * 452 87,452 83,590 OH : 7,562 9,756 PA : 298 386 21,607 21,718 SC : * * 9,301 * TN : 117 106 41,059 43,675 TX : * 52 40,305 46,462 VA : 83 101 25,343 28,346 : US 1/ : 5,385 6,225 1,010,098 1,033,194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 68,214 64,165 383 300 * * AR : 48,046 45,973 1,235 1,331 1,835 1,775 DE : 64,684 57,775 157 119 * * GA : * * * 319 10,015 * KY : * * * 7 * * LA : 4,508 3,431 * * 199 243 MD : * * * * * * MS : 64,643 42,851 88 105 842 803 MO : 17,143 14,335 * * 1,202 1,418 NY : * * 85 * * * NC : 84,152 60,637 * 95 13,145 15,065 OH : * * * * * * PA : 15,579 15,250 * 31 281 290 SC : * * * * * * TN : * * * * 576 746 TX : 15,974 17,073 * 75 827 832 VA : 19,081 19,362 * * * * : US 1/ :1,344,490 786,561 3,397 3,654 73,731 79,392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2008-April 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,979 1,981 7,329 5,751 14,699 12,989 AR : 2,977 3,652 10,586 10,652 18,738 20,777 DE : 1,164 1,266 4,295 5,364 5,783 6,417 GA : 1,658 1,763 21,469 19,407 15,746 15,714 KY : * 172 3,161 2,551 4,324 4,299 LA : 141 153 2,220 1,792 * * MD : 1,444 1,580 3,260 2,974 * * MS : * * 2,468 2,480 3,572 3,614 MO : 787 796 2,572 2,178 8,232 8,118 NY : 808 * * * 3,202 * NC : 1,554 1,506 15,960 13,915 9,046 9,083 OH : * * 1,311 * 306 444 PA : 679 556 1,154 * 2,783 3,032 SC : * * * * 1,476 * TN : 757 * 2,025 1,630 2,849 * TX : 505 547 3,687 3,784 6,135 7,027 VA : 757 770 1,781 1,952 2,634 3,224 : US 1/ : 18,541 19,591 97,361 92,854 143,442 148,809 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 9,030 8,699 125,989 122,682 302,810 285,302 AR : 3,633 2,324 84,114 84,229 310,089 320,280 DE : 1,341 893 * * 228,700 232,309 GA : 3,078 5,722 87,264 84,434 634,060 461,751 KY : * * 28,893 * * 122,173 LA : 70 * * * 23,946 20,065 MD : 536 655 * * * * MS : 687 * 72,293 74,578 185,054 164,770 MO : * * 82,557 100,216 189,153 204,641 NY : 217 * * * 21,214 * NC : 7,306 11,822 90,691 120,570 309,638 316,735 OH : * * * * * * PA : * 73 * * 72,501 74,670 SC : 620 * 34,735 27,741 * 63,515 TN : * * 4,385 7,834 131,926 123,927 TX : 3,957 2,080 38,429 40,716 110,056 118,648 VA : 1,433 1,636 23,840 24,528 79,838 85,598 : US 1/ : 39,782 43,822 918,835 943,745 3,655,062 3,157,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "US" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Published States do not add to US total to avoid disclosure. Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2008-April 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,756 3,131 55,113 61,519 20.00 19.65 MN : 2,988 2,820 82,854 82,189 27.73 29.14 MO : 1,367 1,466 45,224 49,025 33.07 33.43 : US 1/ : 20,770 22,055 610,365 648,018 29.39 29.38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Published States do not add to US total to avoid disclosure. Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2008-April 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 46,462 51,938 604 664 1.28 1.26 MN : 66,207 65,547 1,329 1,431 1.97 2.14 MO : 35,312 38,442 878 947 2.43 2.40 : US 3/ : 484,491 515,926 8,418 8,714 1.71 1.66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 3/ Published States do not add to US total to avoid disclosure. 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 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the U.S. under Federal Inspection in 2007. Young chickens were slaughtered in 35 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 and those published States that are confidential (denoted by an *) are included in the "US" category. 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