Pou 2-1 (10-08) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 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 September 2008 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.72 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the amount certified in September 2007. The August 2008 revised certified total at 3.65 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from August 2007. The August revision represented an increase of 22 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during September 2008 was 4.97 billion pounds, up 9 percent from 4.57 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.23 billion pounds, up 8 percent from September 2007. Mature chickens, at 76.9 million pounds, were up 34 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 648 million pounds, up 12 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.8 million pounds, up 7 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2008 averaged 5.62 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from September 2007. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.93 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2008 averaged 28.5 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from September 2007. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2008 totaled 13.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.28 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.33 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 40.6 million pounds, were 1.08 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.13 percent a year earlier. September 2008 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays, while September 2007 had 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep :Sep :Aug :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007:2008: 2007 : 2008 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- Pct ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number : Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 708,136 743,519 752,894 106 101 6,658,615 6,787,306 102 Mature : 9,356 13,023 12,959 139 100 98,908 118,230 120 Light : 3,827 5,577 5,204 136 93 42,070 53,849 128 Heavy : 5,529 7,446 7,755 140 104 56,838 64,381 113 Total : 717,492 756,542 765,853 107 101 6,757,523 6,905,536 102 : Turkeys : Young : 20,492 22,457 22,486 110 100 192,896 200,776 104 Old : 235 205 214 91 104 1,596 1,595 100 Total : 20,727 22,662 22,700 110 100 194,492 202,371 104 : Ducks : 1,890 1,922 2,044 108 106 20,393 18,065 89 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :3,917,650 4,142,874 4,233,367 108 102 36,469,840 37,822,086 104 Mature : 57,197 76,917 76,883 134 100 594,670 685,616 115 Light : 13,002 18,166 16,744 129 92 138,443 175,810 127 Heavy : 44,195 58,751 60,139 136 102 456,227 509,806 112 Total :3,974,847 4,219,791 4,310,250 108 102 37,064,510 38,507,702 104 : Turkeys : Young : 574,144 631,471 642,498 112 102 5,488,837 5,834,910 106 Old : 6,132 5,420 5,399 88 100 41,615 42,025 101 Total : 580,276 636,891 647,897 112 102 5,530,452 5,876,935 106 : Ducks : 12,829 12,576 13,757 107 109 137,070 120,972 88 Other : Poultry 2/: 815 239 987 121 413 2,453 2,496 102 : Total : Poultry :4,568,767 4,869,497 4,972,891 109 102 42,734,485 44,508,105 104 : : --------- Pounds -------- Pct ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Avg Live : Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.53 5.57 5.62 102 101 5.48 5.57 102 Mature : 6.11 5.91 5.93 97 100 6.01 5.80 97 Light : 3.40 3.26 3.22 95 99 3.29 3.26 99 Heavy : 7.99 7.89 7.75 97 98 8.03 7.92 99 Total : 5.54 5.58 5.63 102 101 5.48 5.58 102 : Turkeys : Young : 28.02 28.12 28.57 102 102 28.45 29.06 102 Old : 26.09 26.44 25.23 97 95 26.07 26.35 101 Total : 28.00 28.10 28.54 102 102 28.44 29.04 102 : Ducks : 6.79 6.54 6.73 99 103 6.72 6.70 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September, 2007-2008 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date : Pct Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- --- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,623,285 2,787,447 2,853,205 109 102 24,313,421 25,338,345 104 Mature : 35,658 48,199 48,666 136 101 367,347 421,223 115 Light : 6,649 9,336 8,562 129 92 70,925 86,234 122 Heavy : 29,009 38,863 40,104 138 103 296,422 334,989 113 Total :2,658,943 2,835,646 2,901,871 109 102 24,680,768 25,759,568 104 : Turkeys : Young : 253,277 294,329 307,875 122 105 2,458,058 2,714,175 110 Old : 3,548 3,305 2,555 72 77 24,986 23,805 95 Total : 256,825 297,634 310,430 121 104 2,483,044 2,737,980 110 : Ducks : 5,241 3,305 3,519 67 106 47,883 35,545 74 Other : Poultry2/: 78 103 100 128 97 763 824 108 : Total : Poultry :2,921,087 3,136,688 3,215,920 110 103 27,212,458 28,533,917 105 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 271,921 293,118 292,793 108 100 2,527,723 2,652,943 105 Mature : 142 317 291 205 92 4,134 9,298 225 Light : 64 6,199 9,686 Heavy : 142 317 291 205 92 4,070 3,099 76 Total : 272,063 293,435 293,084 108 100 2,531,857 2,662,241 105 : Turkeys : Young : 203,147 209,444 203,595 100 97 1,893,489 1,931,854 102 Old : 1,121 823 1,537 137 187 6,379 7,796 122 Total : 204,268 210,267 205,132 100 98 1,899,868 1,939,650 102 : Ducks : 4,012 5,755 6,378 159 111 50,265 51,463 102 Other : Poultry2/: 388 26 468 121 1,800 687 693 101 : Total : Poultry : 480,731 509,483 505,062 105 99 4,482,677 4,654,047 104 : Chilled and: Frozen : Chickens : Young :2,895,206 3,080,565 3,145,998 109 102 26,841,144 27,991,288 104 Mature : 35,800 48,516 48,957 137 101 371,481 430,521 116 Light : 6,649 9,336 8,562 129 92 70,989 92,433 130 Heavy : 29,151 39,180 40,395 139 103 300,492 338,088 113 Total :2,931,006 3,129,081 3,194,955 109 102 27,212,625 28,421,809 104 : Turkeys : Young : 456,424 503,773 511,470 112 102 4,351,547 4,646,029 107 Old : 4,669 4,128 4,092 88 99 31,365 31,601 101 Total : 461,093 507,901 515,562 112 102 4,382,912 4,677,630 107 : Ducks : 9,253 9,060 9,897 107 109 98,148 87,008 89 Other : Poultry2/: 466 129 568 122 440 1,450 1,517 105 : Total : Poultry :3,401,818 3,646,171 3,720,982 109 102 31,695,135 33,187,964 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :12,070 13,319 11,227 93 84 129,148 121,699 94 Mature : 1,155 1,333 1,049 91 79 11,481 11,906 104 Light : 375 310 254 68 82 3,349 3,638 109 Heavy : 780 1,023 795 102 78 8,132 8,268 102 Total :13,225 14,652 12,276 93 84 140,629 133,605 95 : Turkeys : Young : 1,598 1,665 1,450 91 87 16,859 15,417 91 Old : 77 62 56 73 90 592 491 83 Total : 1,675 1,727 1,506 90 87 17,451 15,908 91 : Ducks : 38 48 52 137 108 352 348 99 Other Poultry : 5 5 100 8 7 88 : Total Poultry :14,943 16,427 13,839 93 84 158,440 149,868 95 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.31 0.32 0.27 87 84 0.35 0.32 91 Mature : 2.02 1.73 1.36 67 79 1.93 1.74 90 Light : 2.88 1.71 1.52 53 89 2.42 2.07 86 Heavy : 1.76 1.74 1.32 75 76 1.78 1.62 91 Total : 0.33 0.35 0.28 85 80 0.38 0.35 92 : Turkeys : Young : 0.28 0.26 0.23 82 88 0.31 0.26 84 Old : 1.26 1.14 1.04 83 91 1.42 1.17 82 Total : 0.29 0.27 0.23 79 85 0.32 0.27 84 : Ducks : 0.30 0.38 0.38 127 100 0.26 0.29 112 Other Poultry : 0.61 0.51 84 0.33 0.28 85 : Total Poultry : 0.33 0.34 0.28 85 82 0.37 0.34 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :28,006 28,020 28,313 101 101 298,519 293,566 98 Mature : 2,807 3,364 3,607 129 107 27,658 31,025 112 Light : 920 1,211 1,251 136 103 10,170 10,973 108 Heavy : 1,887 2,153 2,356 125 109 17,488 20,052 115 Total :30,813 31,384 31,920 104 102 326,177 324,591 100 : Turkeys : Young : 7,608 7,853 8,146 107 104 76,740 76,193 99 Old : 277 234 259 94 111 2,254 2,236 99 Total : 7,885 8,087 8,405 107 104 78,994 78,429 99 : Ducks : 275 233 297 108 127 2,863 2,356 82 Other Poultry : 18 1 5 28 500 43 18 42 : Total Poultry :38,991 39,705 40,627 104 102 408,077 405,394 99 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.96 0.90 0.89 93 99 1.10 1.04 94 Mature : 7.27 6.48 6.86 94 106 6.93 6.72 97 Light : 12.15 11.48 12.75 105 111 12.53 10.61 85 Heavy : 6.08 5.21 5.51 91 106 5.50 5.60 102 Total : 1.04 0.99 0.99 95 100 1.18 1.13 95 : Turkeys : Young : 1.64 1.53 1.57 96 102 1.73 1.61 93 Old : 5.60 5.36 5.95 106 111 6.70 6.61 99 Total : 1.68 1.57 1.60 95 102 1.77 1.65 93 : Ducks : 2.89 2.51 2.91 101 116 2.83 2.64 93 Other Poultry : 3.72 0.77 0.87 23 113 2.88 1.17 41 : Total Poultry : 1.13 1.08 1.08 95 100 1.27 1.21 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, August 2008-September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 4,278 3,954 847,767 832,525 Mature : 1,444 1,140 187,814 190,659 Light : 1,048 942 155,877 154,237 Heavy : 396 198 31,937 36,422 Total : 5,722 5,094 1,035,581 1,023,184 : Turkeys : Young : 91 81 48,917 48,699 Old : 1 2,177 3,229 Total : 92 81 51,094 51,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 228,626 228,591 6,247 7,958 49,395 50,809 Mature : 11,539 12,166 268 412 54,800 63,171 Light : 8,988 9,026 200 303 46,440 54,018 Heavy : 2,551 3,140 68 109 8,360 9,153 Total : 240,165 240,757 6,515 8,370 104,195 113,980 : Turkeys : Young : 5,037 6,570 2,705 2,646 124 103 Old : 553 692 1 37 228 64 Total : 5,590 7,262 2,706 2,683 352 167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 16,470 16,253 81,023 75,786 118,195 115,826 Mature : 13,715 13,748 3,589 3,595 96,748 88,045 Light : 12,539 12,613 2,297 2,281 87,075 76,868 Heavy : 1,176 1,135 1,292 1,314 9,673 11,177 Total : 30,185 30,001 84,612 79,381 214,943 203,871 : Turkeys : Young : 472 410 2,496 3,157 2,815 2,732 Old : 6 5 43 31 98 134 Total : 478 415 2,539 3,188 2,913 2,866 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 41,447 45,946 671,234 663,496 2,064,682 2,041,144 Mature : 1,015 583 190,457 211,349 561,389 584,868 Light : 402 258 90,483 87,156 405,349 397,702 Heavy : 613 325 99,974 124,193 156,040 187,166 Total : 42,462 46,529 861,691 874,845 2,626,071 2,626,012 : Turkeys : Young : 1,009 1,698 23,046 16,305 86,712 82,401 Old : 6 52 2,235 872 5,348 5,116 Total : 1,015 1,750 25,281 17,177 92,060 87,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, August 2008-September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 90,156 94,162 485,381 514,752 5.38 5.47 AR : 90,436 93,475 508,005 529,569 5.62 5.67 DE : 25,736 24,990 177,453 174,120 6.90 6.97 GA : 108,502 111,465 573,455 594,527 5.29 5.33 KY : 24,882 24,914 137,131 137,063 5.51 5.50 LA : 16,345 15,784 95,665 92,248 5.85 5.84 MD : 11,240 11,813 55,800 59,317 4.96 5.02 MS : 65,987 65,864 382,196 385,169 5.79 5.85 MO : 33,489 34,563 154,124 162,243 4.60 4.69 NY : 1,425 1,560 7,521 8,155 5.28 5.23 NC : 62,280 59,952 427,546 413,628 6.86 6.90 OH : 4,610 4,745 26,164 27,317 5.68 5.76 PA : 10,111 10,017 58,455 58,506 5.78 5.84 SC : 23,880 25,744 147,320 166,477 6.17 6.47 TN : 21,101 20,767 107,787 109,782 5.11 5.29 TX : 56,704 57,997 303,797 313,949 5.36 5.41 VA : 27,078 27,542 129,517 131,295 4.78 4.77 : US 1/ : 743,519 752,894 4,142,874 4,233,367 5.57 5.62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2008-September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 366,214 388,443 2,847 2,937 0.77 0.75 AR : 363,326 378,189 4,139 4,233 1.13 1.11 DE : 127,608 125,697 1,546 1,450 1.20 1.14 GA : 433,435 448,849 2,844 2,904 0.65 0.64 KY : 99,366 99,328 538 437 0.54 0.44 LA : 70,241 68,027 316 302 0.45 0.44 MD : 40,765 43,616 531 540 1.29 1.22 MS : 292,787 291,406 2,415 2,541 0.82 0.86 MO : 113,248 119,146 1,233 1,303 1.08 1.08 NY : 4,597 4,982 85 117 1.82 2.29 NC : 327,085 316,755 3,947 3,983 1.19 1.24 OH : 19,170 20,261 299 331 1.54 1.61 PA : 40,690 40,423 813 849 1.96 2.06 SC : 110,584 124,769 848 1,006 0.76 0.80 TN : 78,100 79,561 542 525 0.69 0.66 TX : 233,863 242,847 1,866 1,845 0.79 0.75 VA : 90,833 91,879 580 499 0.63 0.54 : US 3/ : 3,080,565 3,145,998 28,020 28,313 0.90 0.89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2008-September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : * * 57,271 57,716 AR : 479 * 136,821 130,464 DE : * 548 62,125 58,195 GA : * 163 69,179 63,307 KY : * * 25,630 27,012 LA : * * 8,660 7,360 MD : * * 25,690 27,985 MS : * * 32,665 34,814 MO : 243 257 65,849 63,831 NY : 68 * * * NC : 201 * 84,882 82,259 OH : * * 8,758 9,416 PA : * * 14,546 15,592 SC : * * * * TN : * * 26,418 24,854 TX : 79 76 40,401 39,882 VA : * * 23,619 22,982 : US 1/ : 4,278 3,954 847,767 832,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 31,846 34,564 573 380 * * AR : 17,515 18,762 2,778 * 1,960 1,983 DE : 13,378 10,950 * 94 * 7,057 GA : 32,900 35,255 153 * * * KY : 10,200 7,233 32 * * * LA : 1,569 1,228 * 38 190 221 MD : * * * * * * MS : 18,141 16,221 * 159 517 725 MO : * 8,536 195 159 1,282 1,337 NY : * * 101 * 125 156 NC : 30,990 31,335 222 * 11,404 12,331 OH : 1,964 2,693 * * * * PA : 5,704 6,338 * * 209 196 SC : * * * * * * TN : 8,930 6,602 115 * 605 522 TX : 6,318 7,455 83 44 648 673 VA : 7,470 5,873 18 * * * : US 1/ : 228,626 228,591 6,247 7,958 49,395 50,809 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2008-September 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,365 1,497 4,799 5,320 11,072 9,998 AR : 2,562 2,195 11,898 11,215 14,195 13,300 DE : 1,169 1,137 3,632 3,459 5,341 3,936 GA : 1,137 1,208 16,634 15,415 13,502 10,018 KY : 132 206 2,827 2,584 2,848 2,829 LA : 170 87 2,188 1,710 592 518 MD : 1,422 1,453 1,822 1,831 * * MS : * * 1,946 1,777 3,470 3,925 MO : 1,071 884 2,095 1,802 8,303 9,314 NY : 441 460 * * 2,573 2,775 NC : 1,548 1,780 10,355 9,039 8,292 7,821 OH : 73 101 1,775 * 390 369 PA : 376 423 * * 1,580 2,190 SC : 400 * * * 938 938 TN : * * 833 1,061 2,843 * TX : 682 569 3,766 3,188 6,738 7,941 VA : 901 773 1,852 1,363 3,104 2,861 : US 1/ : 16,470 16,253 81,023 75,786 118,195 115,826 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 5,207 6,334 82,202 73,179 197,476 192,399 AR : 1,366 1,244 68,487 66,179 258,061 250,521 DE : 1,120 2,450 * 17,272 125,443 105,098 GA : 4,278 4,207 54,809 51,185 199,552 188,387 KY : * * * * 49,246 46,698 LA : 44 * 1,882 * 15,342 11,861 MD : * 778 * * * * MS : * * * * 112,362 120,603 MO : * 60 80,704 87,657 168,306 173,837 NY : * * 8,106 * 16,350 17,178 NC : 10,986 12,930 69,845 79,114 228,725 237,020 OH : * * * * * * PA : * 323 * * 53,303 61,542 SC : 2,265 * * * 45,312 52,058 TN : 1,265 324 2,121 * 43,757 38,914 TX : 1,762 2,223 46,574 46,703 107,051 108,754 VA : 1,416 1,460 21,152 * 62,594 53,163 : US 1/ : 41,447 45,946 671,234 663,496 2,064,682 2,041,144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 2008-September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,704 2,842 51,465 55,799 19.03 19.63 MN : 3,386 3,488 87,898 93,343 25.96 26.76 MO : 1,477 1,265 45,259 44,028 30.64 34.80 : US 1/ : 22,457 22,486 631,471 642,498 28.12 28.57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2008-September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 43,089 46,248 635 643 1.45 1.37 MN : 70,489 74,877 1,258 1,347 1.75 1.77 MO : 35,851 34,698 856 875 2.33 2.46 : US 3/ : 503,773 511,470 7,853 8,146 1.53 1.57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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