Pou 2-1 (3-09) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 25, 2009, 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 8 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during February 2009 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.19 billion pounds, down 8 percent from the amount certified in February 2008. The January 2009 revised certified total at 3.39 billion pounds, was down 12 percent from January 2008. The January revision represented an increase of 523 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during February 2009 was 4.27 billion pounds, down 9 percent from 4.68 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.64 billion pounds, down 8 percent from February 2008. Mature chickens, at 59.4 million pounds, were down 15 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 558 million pounds, down 12 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 11.2 million pounds, down 17 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2009 averaged 5.54 pounds per bird, up slightly from February 2008. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.85 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2009 averaged 29.6 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from February 2008. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2009 totaled 12.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.29 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.36 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 38.7 million pounds, were 1.20 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.35 percent a year earlier. February 2009 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays, while February 2008 had 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Special Note This release introduces a new format to the Poultry Slaughter report. The tables on pages 7, 8, 10, and 11 have been changed to be more consistent with the Livestock Slaughter report. This change further aligns NASS reports while providing consistent data. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, February, 2008-2009 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number Slaughtered : Chickens : Young : 716,294 694,758 657,218 92 95 1,503,267 1,351,976 90 Mature : 11,801 11,031 10,159 86 92 24,771 21,190 86 Light : 5,356 5,238 4,459 83 85 11,689 9,697 83 Heavy : 6,445 5,793 5,700 88 98 13,082 11,493 88 Total : 728,095 705,789 667,377 92 95 1,528,038 1,373,166 90 : Turkeys : Young : 21,146 19,254 18,721 89 97 43,730 37,975 87 Old : 122 203 116 95 57 240 319 133 Total : 21,268 19,457 18,837 89 97 43,970 38,294 87 : Ducks : 2,005 1,953 1,697 85 87 4,160 3,650 88 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- --- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : Chickens : Young :3,963,422 3,864,090 3,642,562 92 94 8,344,208 7,506,652 90 Mature : 69,555 62,095 59,441 85 96 142,903 121,536 85 Light : 17,709 16,839 14,603 82 87 38,310 31,442 82 Heavy : 51,846 45,256 44,838 86 99 104,593 90,094 86 Total :4,032,977 3,926,185 3,702,003 92 94 8,487,111 7,628,188 90 : Turkeys : Young : 631,115 588,056 554,945 88 94 1,317,449 1,143,001 87 Old : 3,290 5,613 3,256 99 58 6,329 8,869 140 Total : 634,405 593,669 558,201 88 94 1,323,778 1,151,870 87 : Ducks : 13,600 12,992 11,241 83 87 28,199 24,233 86 : Other Poultry 2/ : 155 152 129 83 85 330 281 85 : Total Poultry :4,681,137 4,532,998 4,271,574 91 94 9,839,418 8,804,572 89 : : --------- Pounds -------- -- Pct -- ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Average Live Weight : Chickens : Young : 5.53 5.56 5.54 100 100 5.55 5.55 100 Mature : 5.89 5.63 5.85 99 104 5.77 5.74 99 Light : 3.31 3.21 3.27 99 102 3.28 3.24 99 Heavy : 8.04 7.81 7.87 98 101 8.00 7.84 98 Total : 5.54 5.56 5.55 100 100 5.55 5.56 100 : Turkeys : Young : 29.85 30.54 29.64 99 97 30.13 30.10 100 Old : 26.97 27.65 28.07 104 102 26.37 27.80 105 Total : 29.83 30.51 29.63 99 97 30.11 30.08 100 : Ducks : 6.78 6.65 6.62 98 100 6.78 6.64 98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, February, 2008-2009 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- --- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,647,285 2,618,051 2,454,591 93 94 5,590,143 5,072,642 91 Mature : 42,172 37,903 36,887 87 97 86,643 74,790 86 Light : 8,428 8,361 7,393 88 88 18,421 15,754 86 Heavy : 33,744 29,542 29,494 87 100 68,222 59,036 87 Total :2,689,457 2,655,954 2,491,478 93 94 5,676,786 5,147,432 91 : Turkeys : Young : 301,855 289,286 277,667 92 96 611,667 566,953 93 Old : 2,206 2,412 1,992 90 83 4,102 4,404 107 Total : 304,061 291,698 279,659 92 96 615,769 571,357 93 : Ducks : 4,484 3,390 2,759 62 81 9,452 6,149 65 : Other Poultry 2/ : 82 74 67 82 91 166 141 85 : Total Poultry :2,998,084 2,951,116 2,773,963 93 94 6,302,173 5,725,079 91 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 279,248 253,040 249,274 89 99 573,631 502,314 88 Mature : 1,525 416 202 13 49 2,793 618 22 Light : 1,127 112 2,058 112 5 Heavy : 398 304 202 51 66 735 506 69 Total : 280,773 253,456 249,476 89 98 576,424 502,932 87 : Turkeys : Young : 198,536 176,195 163,329 82 93 432,891 339,524 78 Old : 242 1,899 481 199 25 597 2,380 399 Total : 198,778 178,094 163,810 82 92 433,488 341,904 79 : Ducks : 5,230 5,887 5,294 101 90 10,717 11,181 104 : Other Poultry 2/ : 21 22 20 95 91 56 42 75 : Total Poultry : 484,802 437,459 418,600 86 96 1,020,685 856,059 84 : Chilled and Frozen : Chickens : Young :2,926,533 2,871,091 2,703,865 92 94 6,163,774 5,574,956 90 Mature : 43,697 38,319 37,089 85 97 89,436 75,408 84 Light : 9,555 8,473 7,393 77 87 20,479 15,866 77 Heavy : 34,142 29,846 29,696 87 99 68,957 59,542 86 Total :2,970,230 2,909,410 2,740,954 92 94 6,253,210 5,650,364 90 : Turkeys : Young : 500,391 465,481 440,996 88 95 1,044,558 906,477 87 Old : 2,448 4,311 2,473 101 57 4,699 6,784 144 Total : 502,839 469,792 443,469 88 94 1,049,257 913,261 87 : Ducks : 9,714 9,277 8,053 83 87 20,169 17,330 86 : Other Poultry 2/ : 103 96 87 84 91 222 183 82 : Total Poultry :3,482,886 3,388,575 3,192,563 92 94 7,322,858 6,581,138 90 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :13,468 11,964 9,961 74 83 29,799 21,925 74 Mature : 1,362 1,239 886 65 72 2,806 2,125 76 Light : 516 375 139 27 37 911 514 56 Heavy : 846 864 747 88 86 1,895 1,611 85 Total :14,830 13,203 10,847 73 82 32,605 24,050 74 : Turkeys : Young : 1,850 1,844 1,539 83 83 3,957 3,383 85 Old : 46 57 39 85 68 96 96 100 Total : 1,896 1,901 1,578 83 83 4,053 3,479 86 : Ducks : 25 45 32 128 71 55 77 140 : Total Poultry :16,751 15,149 12,457 74 82 36,713 27,606 75 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.34 0.31 0.27 79 87 0.36 0.29 81 Mature : 1.96 2.00 1.49 76 75 1.96 1.75 89 Light : 2.91 2.23 0.95 33 43 2.38 1.63 68 Heavy : 1.63 1.91 1.67 102 87 1.81 1.79 99 Total : 0.37 0.34 0.29 78 85 0.38 0.32 84 : Turkeys : Young : 0.29 0.31 0.28 97 90 0.30 0.30 100 Old : 1.40 1.02 1.20 86 118 1.52 1.08 71 Total : 0.30 0.32 0.28 93 88 0.31 0.30 97 : Ducks : 0.18 0.35 0.28 156 80 0.20 0.32 160 : Total Poultry : 0.36 0.33 0.29 81 88 0.37 0.31 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, February, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Feb : Jan : Feb : Feb : Jan :---------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :35,213 29,929 28,276 80 94 73,074 58,205 80 Mature : 3,077 3,016 2,649 86 88 6,471 5,665 88 Light : 964 1,218 874 91 72 2,213 2,092 95 Heavy : 2,113 1,798 1,775 84 99 4,258 3,573 84 Total :38,290 32,945 30,925 81 94 79,545 63,870 80 : Turkeys : Young : 8,825 7,797 7,333 83 94 18,212 15,130 83 Old : 188 184 127 68 69 364 311 85 Total : 9,013 7,981 7,460 83 93 18,576 15,441 83 : Ducks : 249 364 313 126 86 535 677 127 Other Poultry : 1 1 1 100 100 2 2 100 : Total Poultry :47,553 41,291 38,699 81 94 98,658 79,990 81 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.19 1.03 1.03 87 100 1.17 1.03 88 Mature : 6.58 7.30 6.67 101 91 6.75 6.99 104 Light : 9.16 12.57 10.57 115 84 9.75 11.65 119 Heavy : 5.83 5.68 5.64 97 99 5.82 5.66 97 Total : 1.27 1.12 1.12 88 100 1.26 1.12 89 : Turkeys : Young : 1.73 1.65 1.64 95 99 1.71 1.64 96 Old : 7.13 4.09 4.88 68 119 7.19 4.38 61 Total : 1.76 1.67 1.65 94 99 1.74 1.66 95 : Ducks : 2.50 3.78 3.74 150 99 2.58 3.76 146 Other Poultry : 0.96 1.03 1.14 119 111 0.89 1.08 121 : Total Poultry : 1.35 1.20 1.20 89 100 1.33 1.20 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2009-February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 10,663 8,235 889,504 841,927 Mature : 1,373 1,388 190,619 112,675 Light : 1,293 1,230 161,321 82,630 Heavy : 80 158 29,298 30,045 Total : 12,036 9,623 1,080,123 954,602 : Turkeys : Young : 81 67 53,590 48,135 Old : 2,721 1,402 Total : 81 67 56,311 49,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 649,766 641,138 16,253 9,012 48,571 43,558 Mature : 10,369 5,036 347 226 61,434 34,955 Light : 6,791 2,636 181 17 55,714 29,259 Heavy : 3,578 2,400 166 209 5,720 5,696 Total : 660,135 646,174 16,600 9,238 110,005 78,513 : Turkeys : Young : 8,489 13,978 3,032 3,840 79 132 Old : 303 141 1 46 96 Total : 8,792 14,119 3,033 3,840 125 228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 13,422 12,962 87,771 69,840 117,921 110,115 Mature : 13,584 9,863 4,206 3,051 115,682 84,126 Light : 12,874 9,326 2,878 1,669 103,748 72,938 Heavy : 710 537 1,328 1,382 11,934 11,188 Total : 27,006 22,825 91,977 72,891 233,603 194,241 : Turkeys : Young : 197 182 2,160 1,970 2,455 2,168 Old : 8 13 64 10 135 71 Total : 205 195 2,224 1,980 2,590 2,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 27,717 32,740 807,064 788,794 2,668,652 2,558,321 Mature : 1,420 2,519 147,549 142,104 546,583 395,943 Light : 240 242 58,219 58,033 403,259 257,980 Heavy : 1,180 2,277 89,330 84,071 143,324 137,963 Total : 29,137 35,259 954,613 930,898 3,215,235 2,954,264 : Turkeys : Young : 511 738 11,712 9,061 82,306 80,271 Old : 22 5 262 82 3,562 1,820 Total : 533 743 11,974 9,143 85,868 82,091 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, January 2009-February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January :February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 83,338 79,493 450,675 434,674 5.41 5.47 AK : AZ : AR : 81,551 80,327 457,715 449,518 5.61 5.60 CA : 23,428 20,766 135,450 118,695 5.78 5.72 CO : CT : DE : 24,264 22,036 164,707 148,855 6.79 6.76 FL : 4,108 3,651 25,265 22,604 6.15 6.19 GA : 101,269 97,220 524,525 506,878 5.18 5.21 HI : ID : IL : IN : 4,443 4,029 19,840 17,544 4.47 4.35 IA : KS : KY : 20,902 23,011 111,684 122,123 5.34 5.31 LA : 14,743 13,539 85,826 78,591 5.82 5.80 ME : MD : 10,536 9,710 47,172 44,836 4.48 4.62 MA : MI : MN : MS : 59,026 56,684 338,559 323,520 5.74 5.71 MO : 32,676 31,158 155,470 146,508 4.76 4.70 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 467 443 2,011 1,975 4.31 4.46 NM : NY : 1,568 1,457 8,157 7,548 5.20 5.18 NC : 61,467 52,462 426,325 363,016 6.94 6.92 ND : OH : 4,417 4,056 26,463 23,697 5.99 5.84 OK : OR : PA : 9,448 9,211 53,628 51,991 5.68 5.64 RI : SC : 23,440 22,477 150,170 140,978 6.41 6.27 SD : TN : 20,776 19,458 107,880 99,466 5.19 5.11 TX : 55,056 52,173 286,959 278,688 5.21 5.34 UT : VT : VA : 26,464 24,086 129,134 116,978 4.88 4.86 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 694,758 657,218 3,864,090 3,642,562 5.56 5.54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States with no data printed are included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations or no active slaughter facility exists in the State. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, January 2009-February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 339,309 322,986 2,980 2,802 0.87 0.86 AK : AZ : AR : 329,659 323,131 3,766 3,595 1.13 1.10 CA : 100,086 87,634 913 802 0.90 0.91 CO : CT : DE : 118,582 107,222 1,487 1,424 1.24 1.31 FL : 17,559 15,758 98 90 0.56 0.57 GA : 393,102 380,381 3,569 3,414 0.90 0.89 HI : ID : IL : IN : 14,400 12,804 168 151 1.15 1.17 IA : KS : KY : 81,558 89,067 1,544 1,629 1.86 1.80 LA : 63,196 57,782 352 394 0.55 0.68 ME : MD : 33,949 32,327 540 580 1.57 1.76 MA : MI : MN : MS : 256,961 245,046 2,212 2,138 0.85 0.87 MO : 114,117 107,539 1,218 1,274 1.06 1.17 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 1,240 1,215 54 41 4.20 3.28 NM : NY : 4,978 4,556 115 126 2.25 2.70 NC : 327,687 278,681 4,165 3,621 1.26 1.28 ND : OH : 19,523 17,519 325 286 1.64 1.61 OK : OR : PA : 37,318 36,189 868 720 2.27 1.95 RI : SC : 112,931 105,912 809 800 0.71 0.75 SD : TN : 78,147 72,029 580 541 0.74 0.75 TX : 222,266 218,307 2,008 1,925 0.90 0.87 UT : VT : VA : 89,852 81,886 734 696 0.81 0.84 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 2,871,091 2,703,865 29,929 28,276 1.03 1.03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 3/ States with no data printed are included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations or no active slaughter facility exists in the State. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by State and United States, January 2009-February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 138 105 59,025 53,064 AR : 393 360 121,988 122,204 DE : 1,336 2,077 55,764 47,127 GA : 183 96 70,964 59,659 MS : 321 109 28,425 24,785 MO : 290 254 75,130 83,807 NC : 1,435 2,709 95,434 75,715 TX : 42 92 51,422 47,862 VA : 100 86 30,470 27,329 : US 1/ : 10,663 8,235 889,504 841,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 72,170 66,659 548 255 3,099 3,577 AR : 31,724 37,809 2,282 1,846 2,311 2,500 DE : 33,054 31,944 73 138 6,850 5,476 GA : 99,463 113,216 391 284 8,842 7,563 MS : 22,316 26,999 280 120 442 504 MO : 14,325 11,778 135 159 1,417 1,501 NC : 60,417 52,044 89 104 9,683 8,658 TX : 27,321 26,839 44 47 614 556 VA : 21,273 20,040 20 11 3,666 2,475 : US 1/ : 649,766 641,138 16,253 9,012 48,571 43,558 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,413 1,307 6,493 6,339 9,512 8,495 AR : 1,870 1,746 10,692 8,201 9,502 10,637 DE : 614 643 2,635 2,636 2,642 3,132 GA : 989 836 17,225 14,756 8,654 7,420 MS : 1,231 1,329 2,775 1,998 5,676 5,984 MO : 588 675 3,115 1,853 6,842 7,679 NC : 1,292 978 13,074 10,364 7,093 4,916 TX : 319 259 3,859 3,356 5,881 5,407 VA : 699 576 1,770 1,565 2,725 2,367 : US 1/ : 13,422 12,962 87,771 69,840 117,921 110,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 2,737 4,544 120,196 115,049 275,331 259,394 AR : 1,607 1,844 81,288 72,225 263,657 259,372 DE : 465 2,796 24,806 27,721 128,239 123,690 GA : 3,662 4,517 104,365 88,341 314,738 296,688 MS : 562 123 43,914 45,167 105,942 107,118 MO : 488 136 74,708 74,061 177,038 181,903 NC : 7,293 4,692 82,714 86,907 278,524 247,087 TX : 569 1,863 58,114 53,995 148,185 140,276 VA : 787 1,706 30,202 37,580 91,712 93,735 : US 1/ : 27,717 32,740 807,064 788,794 2,668,652 2,558,321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2009-February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January :February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 2,568 3,029 49,339 59,598 19.21 19.68 CA : 916 859 29,661 24,877 32.37 28.95 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 1,326 1,272 48,635 48,222 36.67 37.90 IA : 1,085 913 44,564 36,875 41.07 40.38 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 2,957 2,689 81,467 73,643 27.55 27.39 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 2,624 2,852 86,667 86,446 33.03 30.32 ND : OH : 407 389 17,308 16,989 42.56 43.63 OK : OR : PA : RI : SC : SD : 402 372 16,842 15,524 41.91 41.73 TN : TX : UT : 12 288 24.03 VT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 19,254 18,721 588,056 554,945 30.54 29.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States with no data printed are included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations or no active slaughter facility exists in the State. Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, January 2009-February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 40,586 49,180 683 754 1.65 1.51 CA : 23,998 20,067 288 243 1.19 1.20 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 38,482 38,575 842 653 2.14 1.66 IA : 34,868 28,768 690 756 1.94 2.56 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 64,801 58,728 1,287 1,106 1.95 1.85 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 68,336 68,612 569 538 0.83 0.78 ND : OH : 13,724 13,401 378 384 2.68 2.78 OK : OR : PA : RI : SC : SD : 13,548 12,534 194 159 1.41 1.25 TN : TX : UT : 223 15 6.35 VT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 465,481 440,996 7,797 7,333 1.65 1.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 3/ States with no data printed are included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations or no active slaughter facility exists in the State. 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 and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. 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 2008. Young chickens were slaughtered in 34 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. 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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