Pou 2-1 (12-08) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 29, 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 11 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during November 2008 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.22 billion pounds, down 11 percent from the amount certified in November 2007. The October 2008 revised certified total at 3.92 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from October 2007. The October revision represented an increase of 1.49 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during November 2008 was 4.29 billion pounds, down 11 percent from 4.83 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.58 billion pounds, down 12 percent from November 2007. Mature chickens, at 61.6 million pounds, were down 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 637 million pounds, down 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.0 million pounds, down 24 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2008 averaged 5.61 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from November 2007. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.82 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2008 averaged 27.6 pounds per bird, down slightly from November 2007. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2008 totaled 11.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.27 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.30 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.1 million pounds, were 1.11 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.15 percent a year earlier. November 2008 contained 20 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays, while November 2007 had 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Special Note Beginning with the February 25, 2009 monthly release of the Poultry Slaughter report, young chicken post-mortem State level data by cause for Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee will be discontinued. Young chicken post-mortem State level data by cause will continue to be published for the nine remaining states. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Nov : Oct : Nov :Nov :Oct :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007:2008: 2007 : 2008 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- Pct ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number : Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 726,149 778,136 638,830 88 82 8,196,314 8,205,190 100 Mature : 10,714 13,776 10,574 99 77 121,793 142,580 117 Light : 4,502 5,857 4,439 99 76 51,353 64,145 125 Heavy : 6,212 7,919 6,135 99 77 70,440 78,435 111 Total : 736,863 791,912 649,404 88 82 8,318,107 8,347,770 100 : Turkeys : Young : 23,700 25,149 22,923 97 91 242,985 248,848 102 Old : 207 190 125 60 66 1,982 1,910 96 Total : 23,907 25,339 23,048 96 91 244,967 250,758 102 : Ducks : 2,322 2,073 1,794 77 87 25,105 21,969 88 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :4,092,494 4,397,781 3,582,440 88 81 45,116,315 45,807,116 102 Mature : 64,654 80,479 61,577 95 77 734,321 827,671 113 Light : 15,088 19,008 14,428 96 76 169,340 209,245 124 Heavy : 49,566 61,471 47,149 95 77 564,981 618,426 109 Total :4,157,148 4,478,260 3,644,017 88 81 45,850,636 46,634,787 102 : Turkeys : Young : 655,948 725,608 633,769 97 87 6,877,209 7,194,087 105 Old : 5,527 5,347 3,315 60 62 51,754 50,687 98 Total : 661,475 730,955 637,084 96 87 6,928,963 7,244,774 105 : Ducks : 15,740 13,999 12,026 76 86 168,898 147,246 87 Other : Poultry 2/: 216 1,078 483 224 45 3,480 4,057 117 : Total : Poultry :4,834,579 5,224,292 4,293,610 89 82 52,951,977 54,030,864 102 : : --------- Pounds -------- Pct ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Avg Live : Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.64 5.65 5.61 99 99 5.50 5.58 101 Mature : 6.03 5.84 5.82 97 100 6.03 5.80 96 Light : 3.35 3.25 3.25 97 100 3.30 3.26 99 Heavy : 7.98 7.76 7.69 96 99 8.02 7.88 98 Total : 5.64 5.65 5.61 99 99 5.51 5.59 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.68 28.85 27.65 100 96 28.30 28.91 102 Old : 26.70 28.14 26.52 99 94 26.11 26.54 102 Total : 27.67 28.85 27.64 100 96 28.29 28.89 102 : Ducks : 6.78 6.75 6.70 99 99 6.73 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, November, 2007-2008 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date : Pct Commodity : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct :---------------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,743,768 2,962,693 2,408,098 88 81 30,101,500 30,712,283 102 Mature : 40,306 50,221 38,426 95 77 454,817 509,870 112 Light : 7,655 9,652 7,245 95 75 86,946 103,131 119 Heavy : 32,651 40,569 31,181 95 77 367,871 406,739 111 Total :2,784,074 3,012,914 2,446,524 88 81 30,556,317 31,222,153 102 : Turkeys : Young : 319,791 361,026 322,431 101 89 3,124,832 3,397,632 109 Old : 2,889 2,464 1,845 64 75 29,958 28,114 94 Total : 322,680 363,490 324,276 100 89 3,154,790 3,425,746 109 : Ducks : 5,505 3,637 3,177 58 87 59,188 42,442 72 Other : Poultry2/: 82 91 79 96 87 961 994 103 : Total : Poultry :3,112,341 3,380,132 2,774,056 89 82 33,771,256 34,691,335 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 277,251 308,846 255,905 92 83 3,125,455 3,218,193 103 Mature : 716 368 173 24 47 5,248 9,839 187 Light : 519 583 6,199 1,063 Heavy : 197 368 173 88 47 4,665 3,640 78 Total : 277,967 309,214 256,078 92 83 3,130,703 3,228,032 103 : Turkeys : Young : 203,206 219,050 185,467 91 85 2,332,305 2,336,371 100 Old : 1,344 1,631 697 52 43 9,116 10,124 111 Total : 204,550 220,681 186,164 91 84 2,341,421 2,346,495 100 : Ducks : 5,738 6,418 5,424 95 85 61,678 63,398 103 Other : Poultry2/: 55 518 203 369 39 1,065 1,414 133 : Total : Poultry : 488,310 536,831 447,869 92 83 5,534,867 5,639,339 102 : Chilled and: Frozen : Chickens : Young :3,021,019 3,271,539 2,664,003 88 81 33,226,955 33,930,476 102 Mature : 41,022 50,589 38,599 94 76 460,065 519,709 113 Light : 8,174 9,652 7,245 89 75 87,529 109,330 125 Heavy : 32,848 40,937 31,354 95 77 372,536 410,379 110 Total :3,062,041 3,322,128 2,702,602 88 81 33,687,020 34,450,185 102 : Turkeys : Young : 522,997 580,076 507,898 97 88 5,457,137 5,734,003 105 Old : 4,233 4,095 2,542 60 62 39,074 38,238 98 Total : 527,230 584,171 510,440 97 87 5,496,211 5,772,241 105 : Ducks : 11,243 10,055 8,601 77 86 120,866 105,840 88 Other : Poultry2/: 137 609 282 206 46 2,026 2,408 119 : Total : Poultry :3,600,651 3,916,963 3,221,925 89 82 39,306,123 40,330,674 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :11,892 11,282 9,392 79 83 154,442 142,383 92 Mature : 882 888 746 85 84 13,489 13,540 100 Light : 216 137 166 77 121 3,766 3,941 105 Heavy : 666 751 580 87 77 9,723 9,599 99 Total :12,774 12,170 10,138 79 83 167,931 155,923 93 : Turkeys : Young : 1,443 1,479 1,342 93 91 20,078 18,238 91 Old : 32 37 34 106 92 651 562 86 Total : 1,475 1,516 1,376 93 91 20,729 18,800 91 : Ducks : 30 44 45 150 102 420 439 105 Other Poultry : 2 5 1 50 20 18 13 72 : Total Poultry :14,281 13,735 11,560 81 84 189,098 175,175 93 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.29 0.26 0.26 90 100 0.34 0.31 91 Mature : 1.36 1.10 1.21 89 110 1.84 1.64 89 Light : 1.43 0.72 1.15 80 160 2.22 1.88 85 Heavy : 1.34 1.22 1.23 92 101 1.72 1.55 90 Total : 0.31 0.27 0.28 90 104 0.37 0.33 89 : Turkeys : Young : 0.22 0.20 0.21 95 105 0.29 0.25 86 Old : 0.58 0.69 1.03 178 149 1.26 1.11 88 Total : 0.22 0.21 0.22 100 105 0.30 0.26 87 : Ducks : 0.19 0.31 0.37 195 119 0.25 0.30 120 Other Poultry : 0.93 0.46 0.21 23 46 0.52 0.32 62 : Total Poultry : 0.30 0.26 0.27 90 104 0.36 0.32 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct :---------------: of : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :30,334 29,374 25,378 84 86 360,993 348,345 96 Mature : 2,913 3,636 2,953 101 81 34,122 37,614 110 Light : 1,030 1,252 1,075 104 86 12,371 13,300 108 Heavy : 1,883 2,384 1,878 100 79 21,751 24,314 112 Total :33,247 33,010 28,331 85 86 395,115 385,959 98 : Turkeys : Young : 8,059 8,782 7,330 91 83 94,294 92,305 98 Old : 231 195 118 51 61 2,712 2,549 94 Total : 8,290 8,977 7,448 90 83 97,006 94,854 98 : Ducks : 351 311 294 84 95 3,587 2,977 83 Other Poultry : 2 4 2 100 50 54 24 44 : Total Poultry :41,890 42,302 36,075 86 85 495,762 483,814 98 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.99 0.89 0.94 95 106 1.07 1.02 95 Mature : 6.63 6.71 7.11 107 106 6.90 6.75 98 Light : 11.19 11.48 12.92 115 113 12.38 10.85 88 Heavy : 5.42 5.50 5.65 104 103 5.52 5.59 101 Total : 1.07 0.98 1.04 97 105 1.16 1.11 96 : Turkeys : Young : 1.52 1.49 1.42 94 95 1.70 1.58 93 Old : 5.17 4.55 4.44 86 98 6.49 6.25 96 Total : 1.55 1.51 1.44 93 95 1.73 1.62 93 : Ducks : 3.03 3.00 3.31 109 110 2.88 2.74 95 Other Poultry : 1.44 0.65 0.70 49 108 2.60 0.99 38 : Total Poultry : 1.15 1.07 1.11 96 104 1.25 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, October 2008-November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 5,626 7,223 858,677 744,423 Mature : 1,565 1,112 199,107 163,650 Light : 1,394 987 160,585 128,744 Heavy : 171 125 38,522 34,906 Total : 7,191 8,335 1,057,784 908,073 : Turkeys : Young : 73 59 54,067 53,673 Old : 2,016 1,383 Total : 73 59 56,083 55,056 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 308,718 352,666 5,533 4,547 55,574 43,804 Mature : 13,712 9,468 327 382 60,411 50,861 Light : 9,638 6,688 180 251 51,703 44,557 Heavy : 4,074 2,780 147 131 8,708 6,304 Total : 322,430 362,134 5,860 4,929 115,985 94,665 : Turkeys : Young : 5,237 4,437 2,734 2,323 181 196 Old : 438 478 1 64 34 Total : 5,675 4,915 2,735 2,323 245 230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 15,646 12,463 77,047 64,321 113,425 101,069 Mature : 11,579 9,689 3,339 2,621 114,303 90,535 Light : 10,290 8,588 1,982 1,713 101,668 79,979 Heavy : 1,289 1,101 1,357 908 12,635 10,556 Total : 27,225 22,152 80,386 66,942 227,728 191,604 : Turkeys : Young : 450 450 3,435 2,588 2,811 2,942 Old : 7 7 37 44 73 61 Total : 457 457 3,472 2,632 2,884 3,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 35,635 35,833 711,396 634,890 2,187,277 2,001,239 Mature : 1,055 996 201,947 184,321 607,345 513,635 Light : 862 679 73,971 79,507 412,273 351,693 Heavy : 193 317 127,976 104,814 195,072 161,942 Total : 36,690 36,829 913,343 819,211 2,794,622 2,514,874 : Turkeys : Young : 1,689 324 15,114 13,550 85,791 80,542 Old : 16 1 154 140 2,806 2,148 Total : 1,705 325 15,268 13,690 88,597 82,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, October 2008-November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October :November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 96,487 80,076 529,363 433,372 5.49 5.41 AR : 94,891 76,763 539,453 429,583 5.68 5.60 DE : 27,020 21,327 187,874 150,356 6.95 7.05 GA : 113,472 92,865 609,236 494,387 5.37 5.32 KY : 26,522 22,110 150,314 122,206 5.67 5.53 LA : 15,486 13,397 93,635 80,497 6.05 6.01 MD : 12,507 9,426 62,206 47,064 4.97 4.99 MS : 68,738 57,386 407,322 335,589 5.93 5.85 MO : 35,466 29,600 166,893 139,648 4.71 4.72 NY : * 1,367 * 7,134 * 5.22 NC : 64,709 53,174 450,896 372,807 6.97 7.01 OH : 4,802 3,810 28,075 22,474 5.85 5.90 PA : 10,122 8,877 59,284 51,881 5.86 5.84 SC : 26,187 22,481 168,049 144,221 6.42 6.42 TN : 22,386 17,710 118,022 91,567 5.27 5.17 TX : 60,925 49,817 326,748 267,726 5.36 5.37 VA : 28,796 23,357 137,782 111,272 4.78 4.76 : US 1/ : 778,136 638,830 4,397,781 3,582,440 5.65 5.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2008-November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 401,454 327,663 3,062 2,572 0.76 0.78 AR : 387,376 309,960 4,011 3,305 1.02 1.06 DE : 135,364 108,421 1,565 1,235 1.14 1.13 GA : 460,521 370,846 3,094 2,809 0.67 0.75 KY : 109,216 89,116 595 436 0.54 0.49 LA : 69,649 59,908 335 303 0.48 0.50 MD : 45,424 33,994 569 466 1.24 1.35 MS : 305,877 250,969 2,848 2,600 0.92 1.03 MO : 122,646 102,983 1,341 1,121 1.08 1.08 NY : * 4,368 * 135 * 3.00 NC : 344,941 286,779 4,204 3,501 1.20 1.21 OH : 20,728 16,493 373 334 1.77 1.98 PA : 41,763 36,097 813 869 1.91 2.35 SC : 126,206 108,428 928 856 0.73 0.78 TN : 85,550 66,338 608 519 0.71 0.78 TX : 252,134 207,520 1,738 1,647 0.68 0.79 VA : 96,830 78,167 601 515 0.62 0.65 : US 3/ : 3,271,539 2,664,003 29,374 25,378 0.89 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 State and United States, October 2008-November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : * * 57,757 54,404 AR : * 432 120,725 100,627 DE : 565 * 63,531 51,359 GA : 212 118 64,976 59,901 KY : * 21 28,151 23,915 LA : * * 8,315 7,895 MD : * * 28,383 18,462 MS : * * 36,212 36,277 MO : 304 329 66,901 62,316 NY : * 94 * * NC : * 199 89,917 75,216 OH : * 10,065 7,419 PA : 292 * 13,780 12,042 SC : * * 8,520 * TN : * * 29,476 24,209 TX : 103 61 44,100 36,313 VA : 94 63 26,617 20,890 : US 1/ : 5,626 7,223 858,677 744,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 42,523 53,459 321 305 * * AR : 20,769 23,245 * 1,657 2,110 2,011 DE : 16,672 15,926 110 * 7,331 5,891 GA : 53,651 75,192 * * * * KY : * 15,775 * * * * LA : 1,800 1,929 20 * 152 141 MD : * * * 17 * * MS : 17,433 20,663 168 239 637 615 MO : 14,554 * * 173 1,424 1,225 NY : * 3,274 * 73 * 165 NC : 34,506 35,609 * 62 13,551 8,341 OH : 2,875 2,492 * * * * PA : 4,809 5,470 * 75 191 204 SC : * 5,601 * * * * TN : 10,251 11,061 * * 617 615 TX : 9,849 10,786 73 * 597 546 VA : 9,490 11,271 * * * * : US 1/ : 308,718 352,666 5,533 4,547 55,574 43,804 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by State and United States, October 2008-November 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,526 1,311 5,159 4,775 9,388 8,258 AR : 2,029 1,598 10,234 8,179 13,095 10,466 DE : 1,075 760 3,402 2,776 4,126 3,016 GA : 1,144 861 15,877 14,802 9,266 8,879 KY : 123 * 2,680 2,245 3,134 2,925 LA : 121 109 1,556 1,784 498 689 MD : * * 1,658 754 * * MS : * * 1,772 1,890 4,852 * MO : 797 524 1,632 1,757 8,789 6,680 NY : * 406 * * * 1,809 NC : 1,662 1,385 11,822 9,903 7,416 7,046 OH : 173 104 2,028 1,663 479 314 PA : 258 * * 520 1,604 3,122 SC : 427 328 * * 1,149 1,076 TN : * * 1,280 827 2,297 * TX : 433 284 3,242 2,507 7,174 * VA : 963 733 1,492 1,459 2,809 2,465 : US 1/ : 15,646 12,463 77,047 64,321 113,425 101,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 5,724 4,769 81,317 86,172 207,367 216,207 AR : 2,017 1,274 66,204 49,023 240,218 198,512 DE : 966 729 20,261 12,247 118,039 94,795 GA : 2,733 3,568 58,647 56,426 214,711 227,331 KY : * * * * * 55,403 LA : * * 1,252 1,577 13,754 14,200 MD : * 603 * * * * MS : * * 64,199 54,300 127,598 121,425 MO : * * 91,331 70,321 186,647 155,962 NY : * * * * * 18,397 NC : 8,316 11,305 99,238 79,033 266,994 228,099 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 46,024 47,697 SC : * * * 34,686 46,469 51,714 TN : * 503 * * 47,701 41,822 TX : 1,027 * 41,086 39,329 107,684 96,793 VA : 956 * 17,905 * 63,427 58,352 : US 1/ : 35,635 35,833 711,396 634,890 2,187,277 2,001,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2008-November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October :November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,130 3,195 67,199 65,074 21.47 20.37 MN : 3,496 3,350 98,386 88,844 28.15 26.52 MO : * * * * * * : US 1/ : 25,149 22,923 725,608 633,769 28.85 27.65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "US" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 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, October 2008-November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 56,213 55,197 795 661 1.39 1.18 MN : 78,872 71,378 1,421 1,322 1.77 1.82 MO : * * * * * * : US 3/ : 580,076 507,898 8,782 7,330 1.49 1.42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. 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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