Pou 2-1 (8-08) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 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 6 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during July 2008 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.83 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in July 2007. The June 2008 revised certified total at 3.66 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from June 2007. The June revision represented a decrease of 2.30 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during July 2008 was 5.13 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 4.87 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.35 billion pounds, up 5 percent from July 2007. Mature chickens, at 81.6 million pounds, were up 15 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 687 million pounds, up 8 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.5 million pounds, down 12 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2008 averaged 5.54 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2007. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.90 pounds per bird, down 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2008 averaged 28.4 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2007. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2008 totaled 20.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.39 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.37 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 43.3 million pounds, were 1.12 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.20 percent a year earlier. July 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays, while July 2007 had 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul :Jul :Jun :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007:2008: 2007 : 2008 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- Pct ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number : Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 756,953 747,140 785,338 104 105 5,151,288 5,290,796 103 Mature : 11,492 13,635 13,828 120 101 77,128 92,248 120 Light : 4,554 6,229 5,941 130 95 33,224 43,068 130 Heavy : 6,938 7,406 7,887 114 106 43,904 49,180 112 Total : 768,445 760,775 799,166 104 105 5,228,416 5,383,044 103 : Turkeys : Young : 22,410 22,657 24,001 107 106 148,612 155,833 105 Old : 187 210 198 106 94 1,098 1,176 107 Total : 22,597 22,867 24,199 107 106 149,710 157,009 105 : Ducks : 2,295 1,865 2,061 90 111 16,130 14,099 87 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :4,142,867 4,154,004 4,350,435 105 105 28,243,726 29,445,445 104 Mature : 71,028 79,181 81,599 115 103 461,213 531,816 115 Light : 15,000 20,505 19,451 130 95 108,858 140,900 129 Heavy : 56,028 58,676 62,148 111 106 352,355 390,916 111 Total :4,213,895 4,233,185 4,432,034 105 105 28,704,939 29,977,261 104 : Turkeys : Young : 632,126 650,922 682,139 108 105 4,262,653 4,560,941 107 Old : 4,775 5,529 5,098 107 92 28,852 31,206 108 Total : 636,901 656,451 687,237 108 105 4,291,505 4,592,147 107 : Ducks : 15,385 12,406 13,528 88 109 108,513 94,639 87 Other : Poultry 2/: 232 217 208 90 96 1,265 1,270 100 : Total : Poultry :4,866,413 4,902,259 5,133,007 105 105 33,106,222 34,665,317 105 : : --------- Pounds -------- Pct ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Avg Live : Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.47 5.56 5.54 101 100 5.48 5.57 102 Mature : 6.18 5.81 5.90 95 102 5.98 5.77 96 Light : 3.29 3.29 3.27 99 99 3.28 3.27 100 Heavy : 8.08 7.92 7.88 98 99 8.03 7.95 99 Total : 5.48 5.56 5.55 101 100 5.49 5.57 101 : Turkeys : Young : 28.21 28.73 28.42 101 99 28.68 29.27 102 Old : 25.53 26.33 25.75 101 98 26.28 26.54 101 Total : 28.19 28.71 28.40 101 99 28.67 29.25 102 : Ducks : 6.70 6.65 6.56 98 99 6.73 6.71 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :----------: to Date : Pct Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul :Jun :--------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008: 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,764,157 2,785,124 2,911,171 105 105 18,808,994 19,697,422 105 Mature : 44,276 47,919 50,566 114 106 285,126 324,358 114 Light : 7,768 9,779 10,088 130 103 55,842 68,336 122 Heavy : 36,508 38,140 40,478 111 106 229,284 256,022 112 Total :2,808,433 2,833,043 2,961,737 105 105 19,094,120 20,021,780 105 : Turkeys : Young : 277,222 294,540 310,946 112 106 1,913,899 2,111,971 110 Old : 2,783 3,539 2,782 100 79 18,080 17,945 99 Total : 280,005 298,079 313,728 112 105 1,931,979 2,129,916 110 : Ducks : 5,258 3,242 3,547 67 109 36,882 28,721 78 Other : Poultry2/: 100 100 91 91 91 589 621 105 : Total : Poultry :3,093,796 3,134,464 3,279,103 106 105 21,063,570 22,181,038 105 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 289,175 292,899 313,771 109 107 1,954,402 2,067,032 106 Mature : 312 1,354 564 181 42 3,202 8,690 271 Light : 974 13 6,199 47,685 Heavy : 312 380 564 181 148 3,189 2,491 78 Total : 289,487 294,253 314,335 109 107 1,957,604 2,075,722 106 : Turkeys : Young : 224,124 225,187 233,129 104 104 1,464,258 1,518,815 104 Old : 772 560 1,082 140 193 3,620 5,436 150 Total : 224,896 225,747 234,211 104 104 1,467,878 1,524,251 104 : Ducks : 5,727 5,719 6,232 109 109 40,713 39,330 97 Other : Poultry2/: 27 33 33 122 100 175 199 114 : Total : Poultry : 520,137 525,752 554,811 107 106 3,466,370 3,639,502 105 : Chilled and: Frozen : Chickens : Young :3,053,332 3,078,023 3,224,942 106 105 20,763,396 21,764,454 105 Mature : 44,588 49,273 51,130 115 104 288,328 333,048 116 Light : 7,768 10,753 10,088 130 94 55,855 74,535 133 Heavy : 36,820 38,520 41,042 111 107 232,473 258,513 111 Total :3,097,920 3,127,296 3,276,072 106 105 21,051,724 22,097,502 105 : Turkeys : Young : 501,346 519,727 544,075 109 105 3,378,157 3,630,786 107 Old : 3,555 4,099 3,864 109 94 21,700 23,381 108 Total : 504,901 523,826 547,939 109 105 3,399,857 3,654,167 107 : Ducks : 10,985 8,961 9,779 89 109 77,595 68,051 88 Other : Poultry2/: 127 133 124 98 93 764 820 107 : Total : Poultry :3,613,933 3,660,216 3,833,914 106 105 24,529,940 25,820,540 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :14,230 13,353 16,127 113 121 94,758 97,153 103 Mature : 1,397 1,548 1,911 137 123 7,514 9,524 127 Light : 395 406 522 132 129 2,443 3,074 126 Heavy : 1,002 1,142 1,389 139 122 5,071 6,450 127 Total :15,627 14,901 18,038 115 121 102,272 106,677 104 : Turkeys : Young : 2,103 1,648 1,959 93 119 13,094 12,302 94 Old : 49 70 78 159 111 421 373 89 Total : 2,152 1,718 2,037 95 119 13,515 12,675 94 : Ducks : 48 40 54 113 135 261 248 95 Other Poultry : 1 2 200 : Total Poultry :17,827 16,659 20,129 113 121 116,049 119,602 103 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.34 0.32 0.37 109 116 0.34 0.33 97 Mature : 1.97 1.96 2.34 119 119 1.63 1.79 110 Light : 2.63 1.98 2.68 102 135 2.24 2.18 97 Heavy : 1.79 1.95 2.23 125 114 1.44 1.65 115 Total : 0.37 0.35 0.41 111 117 0.36 0.36 100 : Turkeys : Young : 0.33 0.25 0.29 88 116 0.31 0.27 87 Old : 1.03 1.27 1.53 149 120 1.46 1.20 82 Total : 0.34 0.26 0.30 88 115 0.31 0.28 90 : Ducks : 0.31 0.32 0.40 129 125 0.24 0.26 108 Other Poultry : 0.08 0.16 200 : Total Poultry : 0.37 0.34 0.39 105 115 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, July, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :31,871 30,190 30,491 96 101 238,285 237,231 100 Mature : 3,236 3,607 3,754 116 104 21,251 24,054 113 Light : 1,069 1,185 1,307 122 110 8,105 8,511 105 Heavy : 2,167 2,422 2,447 113 101 13,146 15,543 118 Total :35,107 33,797 34,245 98 101 259,536 261,285 101 : Turkeys : Young : 8,104 8,067 8,572 106 106 60,163 60,194 100 Old : 302 362 224 74 62 1,648 1,743 106 Total : 8,406 8,429 8,796 105 104 61,811 61,937 100 : Ducks : 321 216 269 84 125 2,289 1,826 80 Other Poultry : 3 1 2 67 200 15 12 80 : Total Poultry :43,837 42,443 43,312 99 102 323,651 325,060 100 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.03 0.97 0.94 91 96 1.13 1.08 95 Mature : 6.77 6.82 6.84 101 100 6.86 6.74 98 Light : 12.10 9.93 11.47 95 116 12.67 10.25 81 Heavy : 5.56 5.92 5.63 101 95 5.35 5.67 106 Total : 1.12 1.07 1.03 92 97 1.22 1.17 96 : Turkeys : Young : 1.59 1.53 1.55 98 101 1.75 1.63 93 Old : 7.83 8.11 5.48 70 68 7.06 6.94 98 Total : 1.64 1.58 1.58 96 100 1.79 1.67 93 : Ducks : 2.84 2.35 2.68 94 114 2.87 2.61 91 Other Poultry : 2.31 0.75 1.59 69 213 1.93 1.44 75 : Total Poultry : 1.20 1.15 1.12 93 97 1.30 1.24 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2008-July 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 6,838 5,236 896,000 928,979 Mature : 2,463 1,833 172,912 161,643 Light : 2,080 1,486 133,638 125,376 Heavy : 383 347 39,274 36,267 Total : 9,301 7,069 1,068,912 1,090,622 : Turkeys : Young : 170 178 49,583 54,838 Old : 25 5,090 2,367 Total : 170 203 54,673 57,205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 485,223 272,288 4,940 5,974 60,035 54,703 Mature : 12,703 11,363 340 291 75,729 70,987 Light : 9,850 8,163 148 175 68,683 63,237 Heavy : 2,853 3,200 192 116 7,046 7,750 Total : 497,926 283,651 5,280 6,265 135,764 125,690 : Turkeys : Young : 4,337 4,509 2,544 2,745 183 162 Old : 627 392 105 50 129 147 Total : 4,964 4,901 2,649 2,795 312 309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 16,748 18,222 84,440 88,704 134,446 141,771 Mature : 12,257 10,656 3,881 4,247 105,530 93,316 Light : 11,039 9,195 2,192 2,404 94,489 82,560 Heavy : 1,218 1,461 1,689 1,843 11,041 10,756 Total : 29,005 28,878 88,321 92,951 239,976 235,087 : Turkeys : Young : 401 556 1,892 3,958 2,818 5,569 Old : 14 3 29 25 324 112 Total : 415 559 1,921 3,983 3,142 5,681 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 35,139 41,082 791,879 810,252 2,515,688 2,367,211 Mature : 3,854 2,244 159,545 247,548 549,214 604,128 Light : 821 1,975 55,168 134,848 378,108 429,419 Heavy : 3,033 269 104,377 112,700 171,106 174,709 Total : 38,993 43,326 951,424 1,057,800 3,064,902 2,971,339 : Turkeys : Young : 1,232 881 12,290 15,131 75,450 88,527 Old : 6 2 2,175 1,404 8,499 4,527 Total : 1,238 883 14,465 16,535 83,949 93,054 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2008-July 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 93,090 97,671 508,156 527,389 5.46 5.40 AR : 91,608 96,499 513,315 541,888 5.60 5.62 DE : 26,896 26,400 181,473 178,950 6.75 6.78 GA : 110,035 115,610 578,652 609,137 5.26 5.27 KY : 25,271 26,606 138,615 144,875 5.49 5.45 LA : 15,370 16,655 90,821 97,903 5.91 5.88 MD : 11,558 12,099 57,038 60,004 4.93 4.96 MS : 66,295 69,037 379,206 392,504 5.72 5.69 MO : 33,523 35,347 157,753 162,425 4.71 4.60 NY : 1,494 1,575 7,867 8,230 5.26 5.22 NC : 60,781 63,582 415,386 435,927 6.83 6.86 OH : 4,496 4,864 25,063 27,625 5.57 5.68 PA : 10,420 11,020 60,513 63,631 5.81 5.77 SC : 25,010 26,349 157,094 163,714 6.28 6.21 TN : 22,741 24,037 115,868 121,732 5.10 5.06 TX : 54,277 56,812 285,984 303,255 5.27 5.34 VA : 25,340 28,124 124,736 134,215 4.92 4.77 : US 1/ : 747,140 785,338 4,154,004 4,350,435 5.56 5.54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "US" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 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, June 2008-July 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 377,523 396,243 3,106 3,139 0.82 0.79 AR : 367,929 385,854 3,999 4,587 1.08 1.17 DE : 130,131 128,111 2,000 1,919 1.51 1.48 GA : 434,223 458,129 3,526 3,074 0.81 0.67 KY : 100,075 104,593 660 613 0.66 0.58 LA : 67,669 72,430 306 324 0.45 0.45 MD : 41,523 43,940 634 609 1.50 1.37 MS : 289,649 298,255 2,347 2,578 0.80 0.86 MO : 115,912 119,252 1,205 1,235 1.03 1.03 NY : 4,768 5,004 94 85 1.93 1.67 NC : 317,768 333,568 3,595 4,006 1.12 1.19 OH : 18,383 20,213 404 328 2.15 1.60 PA : 41,433 43,903 785 900 1.86 2.01 SC : 117,874 122,624 960 993 0.81 0.80 TN : 83,626 87,835 840 738 0.99 0.83 TX : 221,086 234,692 1,837 1,866 0.82 0.79 VA : 86,618 93,808 1,123 636 1.28 0.67 : US 3/ : 3,078,023 3,224,942 30,190 30,491 0.97 0.94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "US" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 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, June 2008-July 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : * * 61,501 63,520 AR : 549 * 142,489 145,381 DE : * 765 83,420 82,588 GA : 331 188 70,057 71,263 KY : * 32 25,626 27,553 LA : * * 9,403 9,662 MD : * 297 26,084 28,908 MS : * * 26,599 30,234 MO : 254 230 58,962 65,345 NY : * * 3,151 2,830 NC : * * 78,958 88,033 OH : * 4 8,621 10,269 PA : * 358 16,925 16,472 SC : * * * * TN : 36 82 34,318 37,134 TX : 71 56 38,181 36,418 VA : * * 27,089 25,985 : US 1/ : 6,838 5,236 896,000 928,979 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 35,904 34,592 304 326 * * AR : 25,663 18,455 2,601 * 1,686 1,772 DE : 34,798 24,170 170 * * * GA : 89,546 49,445 * 189 * 7,994 KY : 17,840 * * * * * LA : 2,110 1,420 * 50 230 201 MD : * * * * * * MS : 16,604 16,152 88 130 530 532 MO : 10,072 6,729 * * 1,127 1,184 NY : * * 191 120 104 * NC : 40,701 35,772 * * 11,378 11,636 OH : 2,605 2,431 * 10 * * PA : 8,258 7,603 56 35 323 287 SC : * * 19 * * * TN : 14,699 14,111 155 * 489 475 TX : 9,031 6,109 77 40 648 624 VA : * 8,558 26 33 * * : US 1/ : 485,223 272,288 4,940 5,974 60,035 54,703 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2008-July 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,731 1,683 6,118 6,058 13,117 16,995 AR : 2,441 2,833 10,761 13,038 19,928 18,521 DE : 1,214 1,546 4,331 4,070 6,360 5,997 GA : 1,685 1,521 18,668 18,053 14,590 12,992 KY : * 186 2,669 2,906 3,789 2,861 LA : 125 174 1,729 1,973 * 660 MD : 1,361 1,543 * * * * MS : * * 1,721 1,729 2,793 3,440 MO : 834 793 2,851 2,406 8,642 8,907 NY : 622 645 395 * 2,791 3,071 NC : 1,403 1,630 9,583 10,448 8,286 8,982 OH : 44 86 * * 458 433 PA : 331 366 * * 2,610 3,180 SC : 522 497 * * * 1,071 TN : * * 1,020 1,293 2,830 3,249 TX : 528 653 3,357 3,850 6,814 7,239 VA : 808 1,007 1,844 1,721 3,209 4,096 : US 1/ : 16,748 18,222 84,440 88,704 134,446 141,771 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 3,677 4,609 96,450 100,331 223,710 231,924 AR : 2,028 2,550 69,430 76,805 277,576 283,664 DE : 1,732 1,541 * * 196,990 183,869 GA : 3,957 3,329 92,208 60,880 299,766 225,854 KY : * * * * 67,391 53,165 LA : * * 1,079 1,537 15,336 15,730 MD : * 813 * * * * MS : * * * * 112,868 134,272 MO : * * 74,615 82,436 157,952 169,038 NY : * * 7,013 * 17,090 15,408 NC : 8,986 12,057 58,996 72,895 219,436 242,142 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 60,652 68,906 SC : 852 * * * 53,616 55,829 TN : * * 3,284 * 58,658 66,993 TX : 2,349 1,774 52,617 52,314 113,673 109,077 VA : 1,864 2,665 20,351 21,923 * 69,726 : US 1/ : 35,139 41,082 791,879 810,252 2,515,688 2,367,211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 2008-July 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,088 3,147 58,056 58,443 18.80 18.57 MN : 3,487 3,751 92,544 98,586 26.54 26.28 MO : 1,506 1,585 50,059 51,880 33.24 32.73 : US 1/ : 22,657 24,001 650,922 682,139 28.73 28.42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2008-July 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 49,472 49,282 684 798 1.36 1.59 MN : 74,258 78,981 1,291 1,447 1.71 1.80 MO : 39,362 40,944 891 955 2.21 2.28 : US 3/ : 519,727 544,075 8,067 8,572 1.53 1.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. 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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