Pou 2-1 (11-08) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 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 Down 2 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during October 2008 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.92 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in October 2007. The September 2008 revised certified total at 3.72 billion pounds, was up 9 percent from September 2007. The September revision represented an increase of 3.82 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during October 2008 was 5.22 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 5.38 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.40 billion pounds, down 3 percent from October 2007. Mature chickens, at 80.5 million pounds, were up 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 731 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.0 million pounds, down 13 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2008 averaged 5.65 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from October 2007. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.84 pounds per bird, down 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2008 averaged 28.9 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from October 2007. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2008 totaled 13.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.26 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.30 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 42.3 million pounds, were 1.07 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.13 percent a year earlier. October 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays, while October 2007 had 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Oct : Sep : Oct :Oct :Sep :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007:2008: 2007 : 2008 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- Pct ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number : Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 811,550 753,812 777,825 96 103 7,470,165 7,566,049 101 Mature : 12,171 12,959 13,776 113 106 111,079 132,006 119 Light : 4,781 5,204 5,857 123 113 46,851 59,706 127 Heavy : 7,390 7,755 7,919 107 102 64,228 72,300 113 Total : 823,721 766,771 791,601 96 103 7,581,244 7,698,055 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26,389 22,486 25,149 95 112 219,285 225,925 103 Old : 179 214 190 106 89 1,775 1,785 101 Total : 26,568 22,700 25,339 95 112 221,060 227,710 103 : Ducks : 2,390 2,081 2,073 87 100 22,783 20,175 89 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :4,553,981 4,238,176 4,395,875 97 104 41,023,821 42,222,770 103 Mature : 74,997 76,882 80,479 107 105 669,667 766,094 114 Light : 15,809 16,743 19,008 120 114 154,252 194,817 126 Heavy : 59,188 60,139 61,471 104 102 515,415 571,277 111 Total :4,628,978 4,315,058 4,476,354 97 104 41,693,488 42,988,864 103 : Turkeys : Young : 732,424 642,298 725,608 99 113 6,221,261 6,560,318 105 Old : 4,612 5,399 5,347 116 99 46,227 47,372 102 Total : 737,036 647,697 730,955 99 113 6,267,488 6,607,690 105 : Ducks : 16,088 14,006 13,999 87 100 153,158 135,220 88 Other : Poultry 2/: 811 987 1,078 133 109 3,264 3,574 109 : Total : Poultry :5,382,913 4,977,748 5,222,386 97 105 48,117,398 49,735,348 103 : : --------- Pounds -------- Pct ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Avg Live : Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.61 5.62 5.65 101 101 5.49 5.58 102 Mature : 6.16 5.93 5.84 95 98 6.03 5.80 96 Light : 3.31 3.22 3.25 98 101 3.29 3.26 99 Heavy : 8.01 7.75 7.76 97 100 8.02 7.90 99 Total : 5.62 5.63 5.65 101 100 5.50 5.58 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.75 28.56 28.85 104 101 28.37 29.04 102 Old : 25.77 25.23 28.14 109 112 26.04 26.54 102 Total : 27.74 28.53 28.85 104 101 28.35 29.02 102 : Ducks : 6.73 6.73 6.75 100 100 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, October, 2007-2008 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date : Pct Commodity : Oct : Sep : Oct : Oct : Sep :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :3,044,311 2,856,352 2,961,408 97 104 27,357,732 28,302,900 103 Mature : 47,164 48,666 50,221 106 103 414,511 471,444 114 Light : 8,366 8,562 9,652 115 113 79,291 95,886 121 Heavy : 38,798 40,104 40,569 105 101 335,220 375,558 112 Total :3,091,475 2,905,018 3,011,629 97 104 27,772,243 28,774,344 104 : Turkeys : Young : 346,983 307,875 361,026 104 117 2,805,041 3,075,201 110 Old : 2,083 2,555 2,464 118 96 27,069 26,269 97 Total : 349,066 310,430 363,490 104 117 2,832,110 3,101,470 110 : Ducks : 5,800 3,602 3,637 63 101 53,683 39,265 73 Other : Poultry2/: 116 100 91 78 91 879 915 104 : Total : Poultry :3,446,457 3,219,150 3,378,847 98 105 30,658,915 31,915,994 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 320,481 293,292 308,638 96 105 2,848,204 2,962,080 104 Mature : 398 291 368 92 126 4,532 9,666 213 Light : 64 6,199 9,686 Heavy : 398 291 368 92 126 4,468 3,467 78 Total : 320,879 293,583 309,006 96 105 2,852,736 2,971,746 104 : Turkeys : Young : 235,610 203,595 219,050 93 108 2,129,099 2,150,904 101 Old : 1,393 1,537 1,631 117 106 7,772 9,427 121 Total : 237,003 205,132 220,681 93 108 2,136,871 2,160,331 101 : Ducks : 5,675 6,471 6,418 113 99 55,940 57,974 104 Other : Poultry2/: 323 468 518 160 111 1,010 1,211 120 : Total : Poultry : 563,880 505,654 536,623 95 106 5,046,557 5,191,262 103 : Chilled and: Frozen : Chickens : Young :3,364,792 3,149,644 3,270,046 97 104 30,205,936 31,264,980 104 Mature : 47,562 48,957 50,589 106 103 419,043 481,110 115 Light : 8,366 8,562 9,652 115 113 79,355 102,085 129 Heavy : 39,196 40,395 40,937 104 101 339,688 379,025 112 Total :3,412,354 3,198,601 3,320,635 97 104 30,624,979 31,746,090 104 : Turkeys : Young : 582,593 511,470 580,076 100 113 4,934,140 5,226,105 106 Old : 3,476 4,092 4,095 118 100 34,841 35,696 102 Total : 586,069 515,562 584,171 100 113 4,968,981 5,261,801 106 : Ducks : 11,475 10,073 10,055 88 100 109,623 97,239 89 Other : Poultry2/: 439 568 609 139 107 1,889 2,126 113 : Total : Poultry :4,010,337 3,724,804 3,915,470 98 105 35,705,472 37,107,256 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Oct : Sep : Oct : Oct : Sep :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,402 11,237 11,277 84 100 142,550 132,986 93 Mature : 1,126 1,049 888 79 85 12,607 12,794 101 Light : 201 254 137 68 54 3,550 3,775 106 Heavy : 925 795 751 81 94 9,057 9,019 100 Total :14,528 12,286 12,165 84 99 155,157 145,780 94 : Turkeys : Young : 1,776 1,450 1,479 83 102 18,635 16,896 91 Old : 27 56 37 137 66 619 528 85 Total : 1,803 1,506 1,516 84 101 19,254 17,424 90 : Ducks : 38 54 44 116 81 390 394 101 Other Poultry : 8 5 5 63 100 16 12 75 : Total Poultry :16,377 13,851 13,730 84 99 174,817 163,610 94 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.29 0.27 0.26 90 96 0.35 0.31 89 Mature : 1.50 1.36 1.10 73 81 1.88 1.67 89 Light : 1.27 1.52 0.72 57 47 2.30 1.94 84 Heavy : 1.56 1.32 1.22 78 92 1.76 1.58 90 Total : 0.31 0.28 0.27 87 96 0.37 0.34 92 : Turkeys : Young : 0.24 0.23 0.20 83 87 0.30 0.26 87 Old : 0.59 1.04 0.69 117 66 1.34 1.11 83 Total : 0.24 0.23 0.21 88 91 0.31 0.26 84 : Ducks : 0.24 0.39 0.31 129 79 0.25 0.29 116 Other Poultry : 0.99 0.51 0.46 46 90 0.49 0.34 69 : Total Poultry : 0.30 0.28 0.26 87 93 0.36 0.33 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, October, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Oct : Sep : Oct : Oct : Sep :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :32,140 28,340 29,364 91 104 330,659 322,957 98 Mature : 3,551 3,607 3,636 102 101 31,209 34,661 111 Light : 1,171 1,251 1,252 107 100 11,341 12,225 108 Heavy : 2,380 2,356 2,384 100 101 19,868 22,436 113 Total :35,691 31,947 33,000 92 103 361,868 357,618 99 : Turkeys : Young : 9,495 8,146 8,782 92 108 86,235 84,975 99 Old : 227 259 195 86 75 2,481 2,431 98 Total : 9,722 8,405 8,977 92 107 88,716 87,406 99 : Ducks : 373 313 311 83 99 3,236 2,683 83 Other Poultry : 9 5 4 44 80 52 22 42 : Total Poultry :45,795 40,670 42,292 92 104 453,872 447,729 99 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.95 0.89 0.89 94 100 1.08 1.02 94 Mature : 6.95 6.86 6.71 97 98 6.93 6.72 97 Light : 12.28 12.75 11.48 94 90 12.50 10.69 86 Heavy : 5.72 5.51 5.50 96 100 5.53 5.59 101 Total : 1.04 0.99 0.98 95 100 1.17 1.11 95 : Turkeys : Young : 1.60 1.57 1.49 93 95 1.72 1.60 93 Old : 6.13 5.95 4.55 74 76 6.65 6.38 96 Total : 1.63 1.60 1.51 93 94 1.75 1.63 93 : Ducks : 3.15 3.01 3.00 95 100 2.87 2.69 94 Other Poultry : 2.01 0.87 0.65 32 75 2.68 1.02 38 : Total Poultry : 1.13 1.08 1.07 95 99 1.26 1.19 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, September 2008-October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ :September : October :September : October : September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 3,958 5,625 834,408 858,433 Mature : 1,140 1,565 190,659 199,107 Light : 942 1,394 154,237 160,585 Heavy : 198 171 36,422 38,522 Total : 5,098 7,190 1,025,067 1,057,540 : Turkeys : Young : 81 73 48,699 54,067 Old : 3,229 2,016 Total : 81 73 51,928 56,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ :September : October :September : October : September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 229,913 308,625 7,960 5,531 50,818 55,511 Mature : 12,166 13,712 412 327 63,171 60,411 Light : 9,026 9,638 303 180 54,018 51,703 Heavy : 3,140 4,074 109 147 9,153 8,708 Total : 242,079 322,337 8,372 5,858 113,989 115,922 : Turkeys : Young : 6,570 5,237 2,646 2,734 103 181 Old : 692 438 37 1 64 64 Total : 7,262 5,675 2,683 2,735 167 245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ :September : October :September : October : September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 16,300 15,639 75,871 76,843 116,029 113,318 Mature : 13,748 11,579 3,595 3,339 88,045 114,303 Light : 12,613 10,290 2,281 1,982 76,868 101,668 Heavy : 1,135 1,289 1,314 1,357 11,177 12,635 Total : 30,048 27,218 79,466 80,182 204,074 227,621 : Turkeys : Young : 410 450 3,157 3,435 2,732 2,811 Old : 5 7 31 37 134 73 Total : 415 457 3,188 3,472 2,866 2,884 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ :September : October :September : October : September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 45,953 35,632 664,720 711,155 2,045,930 2,186,312 Mature : 583 1,055 211,349 201,947 584,868 607,345 Light : 258 862 87,156 73,971 397,702 412,273 Heavy : 325 193 124,193 127,976 187,166 195,072 Total : 46,536 36,687 876,069 913,102 2,630,798 2,793,657 : Turkeys : Young : 1,698 1,689 16,305 15,114 82,401 85,791 Old : 52 16 872 154 5,116 2,806 Total : 1,750 1,705 17,177 15,268 87,517 88,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, September 2008-October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September: October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 94,170 96,487 514,837 529,363 5.47 5.49 AR : 93,608 94,891 530,496 539,453 5.67 5.68 DE : 24,990 27,020 174,120 187,874 6.97 6.95 GA : 111,465 113,273 594,527 607,994 5.33 5.37 KY : 24,888 26,522 136,953 150,314 5.50 5.67 LA : 15,784 15,486 92,248 93,635 5.84 6.05 MD : 11,813 12,507 59,317 62,206 5.02 4.97 MS : 65,864 68,738 385,169 407,322 5.85 5.93 MO : 34,563 35,466 162,243 166,893 4.69 4.71 NY : 1,561 * 8,158 * 5.23 * NC : 60,684 64,709 417,257 450,896 6.88 6.97 OH : 4,748 4,802 27,332 28,075 5.76 5.85 PA : 10,017 10,122 58,506 59,284 5.84 5.86 SC : 25,744 26,187 166,477 168,049 6.47 6.42 TN : 20,840 22,386 110,085 118,022 5.28 5.27 TX : 57,997 60,819 313,906 326,110 5.41 5.36 VA : 27,536 28,796 131,295 137,782 4.77 4.78 : US 1/ : 753,812 777,825 4,238,176 4,395,875 5.62 5.65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2008-October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October :September : October :September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 388,443 401,454 2,937 3,062 0.75 0.76 AR : 378,797 387,376 4,241 4,011 1.11 1.02 DE : 125,697 135,364 1,450 1,565 1.14 1.14 GA : 448,849 459,553 2,904 3,086 0.64 0.67 KY : 99,251 109,216 410 595 0.41 0.54 LA : 68,027 69,649 302 335 0.44 0.48 MD : 43,616 45,424 540 569 1.22 1.24 MS : 291,406 305,877 2,541 2,848 0.86 0.92 MO : 119,146 122,646 1,303 1,341 1.08 1.08 NY : 4,984 * 117 * 2.29 * NC : 319,636 344,941 4,025 4,204 1.24 1.20 OH : 20,272 20,728 331 373 1.61 1.77 PA : 40,423 41,763 849 813 2.06 1.91 SC : 124,769 126,206 1,006 928 0.80 0.73 TN : 79,782 85,550 529 608 0.66 0.71 TX : 242,847 251,625 1,845 1,737 0.75 0.69 VA : 91,879 96,830 499 601 0.54 0.62 : US 3/ : 3,149,644 3,270,046 28,340 29,364 0.89 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, September 2008-October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ :September : October :September : October : September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : * * 57,716 57,757 AR : * * 130,765 120,725 DE : 548 565 58,195 63,531 GA : 163 211 63,307 64,830 KY : * * 26,214 28,151 LA : * * 7,360 8,315 MD : * * 27,985 28,383 MS : * * 34,814 36,212 MO : 257 304 63,831 66,901 NY : * * * * NC : * * 84,514 89,917 OH : * * 9,419 10,065 PA : * 292 15,592 13,780 SC : * * * 8,520 TN : * * 24,975 29,476 TX : 76 103 39,882 44,022 VA : * 94 22,982 26,617 : US 1/ : 3,958 5,625 834,408 858,433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ :September : October :September : October : September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 34,564 42,523 380 321 * * AR : 18,774 20,769 * * 1,987 2,110 DE : 10,950 16,672 94 110 7,057 7,331 GA : 35,255 53,570 * * * * KY : 7,075 * * * * * LA : 1,228 1,800 38 20 221 152 MD : * * * * * * MS : 16,221 17,433 159 168 725 637 MO : 8,536 14,554 159 * 1,337 1,424 NY : * * * * 156 * NC : 32,726 34,506 * * 12,344 13,551 OH : 2,707 2,875 * * * * PA : 6,338 4,809 * * 196 191 SC : * * * * * * TN : 6,663 10,251 * * 522 617 TX : 7,455 9,842 44 71 673 597 VA : 5,873 9,490 * * * * : US 1/ : 229,913 308,625 7,960 5,531 50,818 55,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, September 2008-October 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ :September : October :September : October : September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,497 1,526 5,320 5,159 9,998 9,388 AR : 2,197 2,029 11,227 10,234 13,313 13,095 DE : 1,137 1,075 3,459 3,402 3,936 4,126 GA : 1,208 1,137 15,415 15,678 10,018 9,253 KY : 202 123 2,534 2,680 2,753 3,134 LA : 87 121 1,710 1,556 518 498 MD : 1,453 * 1,831 1,658 * * MS : * * 1,777 1,772 3,925 4,852 MO : 884 797 1,802 1,632 9,314 8,789 NY : 461 * * * 2,782 * NC : 1,824 1,662 9,159 11,822 8,047 7,416 OH : 102 173 * 2,028 375 479 PA : 423 258 * * 2,190 1,604 SC : * 427 * * 938 1,149 TN : * * 1,063 1,280 * 2,297 TX : 569 433 3,188 3,242 7,941 7,170 VA : 773 963 1,363 1,492 2,861 2,809 : US 1/ : 16,300 15,639 75,871 76,843 116,029 113,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ :September : October :September : October : September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 6,334 5,724 73,179 81,317 192,399 207,367 AR : 1,244 2,017 66,340 66,204 251,028 240,218 DE : 2,450 966 17,272 20,261 105,098 118,039 GA : 4,207 2,733 51,185 58,612 188,387 214,166 KY : * * * * 45,488 * LA : * * * 1,252 11,861 13,754 MD : 778 * * * * * MS : * * * 64,199 120,603 127,598 MO : 60 * 87,657 91,331 173,837 186,647 NY : * * * * 17,190 * NC : 12,985 8,316 80,230 99,238 242,244 266,994 OH : * * * * * * PA : 323 * * * 61,542 46,024 SC : * * * * 52,058 46,469 TN : 324 * * * 39,140 47,701 TX : 2,223 1,024 46,703 41,065 108,754 107,569 VA : 1,460 956 * 17,905 53,163 63,427 : US 1/ : 45,953 35,632 664,720 711,155 2,045,930 2,186,312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2008-October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September: October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,842 3,130 55,599 67,199 19.56 21.47 MN : 3,488 3,496 93,343 98,386 26.76 28.15 MO : 1,265 * 44,028 * 34.80 * : US 1/ : 22,486 25,149 642,298 725,608 28.56 28.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2008-October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October :September : October :September : October -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 46,248 56,213 643 795 1.37 1.39 MN : 74,877 78,872 1,347 1,421 1.77 1.77 MO : 34,698 * 875 * 2.46 * : US 3/ : 511,470 580,076 8,146 8,782 1.57 1.49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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