Pou 2-1 (5-09) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 26, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call Troy Marshall at 202-690-3237, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 7 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during April 2009 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.52 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the amount certified in April 2008. The March 2009 revised certified total at 3.52 billion pounds, was down slightly from March 2008. The March revision represented an increase of 2.83 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during April 2009 was 4.70 billion pounds, down 7 percent from 5.06 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.02 billion pounds, down 7 percent from April 2008. Mature chickens, at 69.9 million pounds, were down 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 595 million pounds, down 9 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.8 million pounds, down 8 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2009 averaged 5.57 pounds per bird, down slightly from April 2008. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.80 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2009 averaged 29.3 pounds per bird, down slightly from April 2008. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2009 totaled 12.1 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 38.0 million pounds, were 1.07 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.25 percent a year earlier. April 2009 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays, while April 2008 had 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April, 2008-2009 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- -- Pct -- ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number Slaughtered : Chickens : Young : 771,921 727,605 721,352 93 99 3,002,029 2,800,933 93 Mature : 13,536 11,769 12,048 89 102 51,027 45,007 88 Light : 6,576 5,168 5,296 81 102 24,584 20,161 82 Heavy : 6,960 6,601 6,752 97 102 26,443 24,846 94 Total : 785,457 739,374 733,400 93 99 3,053,056 2,845,940 93 : Turkeys : Young : 22,041 19,925 20,167 91 101 86,541 78,078 90 Old : 213 187 130 61 70 630 636 101 Total : 22,254 20,112 20,297 91 101 87,171 78,714 90 : Ducks : 2,072 1,982 1,880 91 95 8,273 7,512 91 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : Chickens : Young :4,318,116 4,038,057 4,020,639 93 100 16,700,154 15,565,348 93 Mature : 76,741 68,120 69,865 91 103 291,461 259,521 89 Light : 21,482 16,658 17,032 79 102 80,472 65,132 81 Heavy : 55,259 51,462 52,833 96 103 210,989 194,389 92 Total :4,394,857 4,106,177 4,090,504 93 100 16,991,615 15,824,869 93 : Turkeys : Young : 647,166 587,139 591,652 91 101 2,574,980 2,322,005 90 Old : 5,796 4,852 3,608 62 74 16,769 17,329 103 Total : 652,962 591,991 595,260 91 101 2,591,749 2,339,334 90 : Ducks : 13,985 13,312 12,811 92 96 56,032 50,356 90 : Other Poultry 2/ : 166 137 157 95 115 645 575 89 : Total Poultry :5,061,970 4,711,617 4,698,732 93 100 19,640,041 18,215,134 93 : : --------- Pounds -------- -- Pct -- ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Average Live Weight : Chickens : Young : 5.59 5.55 5.57 100 100 5.56 5.56 100 Mature : 5.67 5.79 5.80 102 100 5.71 5.77 101 Light : 3.27 3.22 3.22 98 100 3.27 3.23 99 Heavy : 7.94 7.80 7.82 98 100 7.98 7.82 98 Total : 5.60 5.55 5.58 100 101 5.57 5.56 100 : Turkeys : Young : 29.36 29.47 29.34 100 100 29.75 29.74 100 Old : 27.21 25.95 27.75 102 107 26.62 27.25 102 Total : 29.34 29.43 29.33 100 100 29.73 29.72 100 : Ducks : 6.75 6.72 6.81 101 101 6.77 6.70 99 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April, 2008-2009 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,897,726 2,726,357 2,713,598 94 100 11,185,308 10,512,597 94 Mature : 46,900 42,185 43,615 93 103 177,233 160,590 91 Light : 10,375 8,385 8,599 83 103 38,671 32,738 85 Heavy : 36,525 33,800 35,016 96 104 138,562 127,852 92 Total :2,944,626 2,768,542 2,757,213 94 100 11,362,541 10,673,187 94 : Turkeys : Young : 305,992 299,020 299,793 98 100 1,207,581 1,164,433 96 Old : 3,074 3,310 2,393 78 72 9,913 10,107 102 Total : 309,066 302,330 302,186 98 100 1,217,494 1,174,540 96 : Ducks : 4,427 3,139 3,079 70 98 18,640 12,367 66 : Other Poultry 2/ : 89 71 75 84 106 336 287 85 : Total Poultry :3,258,208 3,074,082 3,062,553 94 100 12,599,011 11,860,381 94 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 298,832 272,276 281,354 94 103 1,156,633 1,055,944 91 Mature : 1,132 329 170 15 52 5,315 1,117 21 Light : 903 1 4,096 113 3 Heavy : 229 329 169 74 51 1,219 1,004 82 Total : 299,964 272,605 281,524 94 103 1,161,948 1,057,061 91 : Turkeys : Young : 208,845 168,697 172,450 83 102 835,297 682,638 82 Old : 1,292 404 353 27 87 2,663 3,137 118 Total : 210,137 169,101 172,803 82 102 837,960 685,775 82 : Ducks : 5,601 6,379 5,990 107 94 21,519 23,550 109 : Other Poultry 2/ : 24 25 26 108 104 101 93 92 : Total Poultry : 515,726 448,110 460,343 89 103 2,021,528 1,766,479 87 : Chilled and Frozen : Chickens : Young :3,196,558 2,998,633 2,994,952 94 100 12,341,941 11,568,541 94 Mature : 48,032 42,514 43,785 91 103 182,548 161,707 89 Light : 11,278 8,385 8,600 76 103 42,767 32,851 77 Heavy : 36,754 34,129 35,185 96 103 139,781 128,856 92 Total :3,244,590 3,041,147 3,038,737 94 100 12,524,489 11,730,248 94 : Turkeys : Young : 514,837 467,717 472,243 92 101 2,042,878 1,847,071 90 Old : 4,366 3,714 2,746 63 74 12,576 13,244 105 Total : 519,203 471,431 474,989 91 101 2,055,454 1,860,315 91 : Ducks : 10,028 9,518 9,069 90 95 40,159 35,917 89 : Other Poultry 2/ : 113 96 101 89 105 437 380 87 : Total Poultry :3,773,934 3,522,192 3,522,896 93 100 14,620,539 13,626,860 93 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :12,621 10,186 9,770 77 96 54,962 41,881 76 Mature : 1,049 1,172 816 78 70 4,967 4,113 83 Light : 497 225 155 31 69 1,807 894 49 Heavy : 552 947 661 120 70 3,160 3,219 102 Total :13,670 11,358 10,586 77 93 59,929 45,994 77 : Turkeys : Young : 1,550 1,603 1,475 95 92 7,240 6,461 89 Old : 51 43 36 71 84 189 175 93 Total : 1,601 1,646 1,511 94 92 7,429 6,636 89 : Ducks : 25 31 32 128 103 102 140 137 Other Poultry : 2 2 : Total Poultry :15,298 13,035 12,129 79 93 67,462 52,770 78 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.29 0.25 0.24 83 96 0.33 0.27 82 Mature : 1.37 1.72 1.17 85 68 1.70 1.58 93 Light : 2.31 1.35 0.91 39 67 2.25 1.37 61 Heavy : 1.00 1.84 1.25 125 68 1.50 1.66 111 Total : 0.31 0.28 0.26 84 93 0.35 0.29 83 : Turkeys : Young : 0.24 0.27 0.25 104 93 0.28 0.28 100 Old : 0.88 0.89 1.00 114 112 1.13 1.01 89 Total : 0.25 0.28 0.25 100 89 0.29 0.28 97 : Ducks : 0.18 0.23 0.25 139 109 0.18 0.28 156 Other Poultry : 1.20 0.31 : Total Poultry : 0.30 0.28 0.26 87 93 0.34 0.29 85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :34,937 29,209 26,946 77 92 144,425 114,363 79 Mature : 3,374 3,326 3,276 97 98 13,186 12,267 93 Light : 1,268 1,159 1,144 90 99 4,857 4,395 90 Heavy : 2,106 2,167 2,132 101 98 8,329 7,872 95 Total :38,311 32,535 30,222 79 93 157,611 126,630 80 : Turkeys : Young : 8,713 7,862 7,437 85 95 35,343 30,432 86 Old : 303 192 147 49 77 905 650 72 Total : 9,016 8,054 7,584 84 94 36,248 31,082 86 : Ducks : 314 273 220 70 81 1,114 1,170 105 Other Poultry : 2 2 3 150 150 6 7 117 : Total Poultry :47,643 40,864 38,029 80 93 194,979 158,889 81 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.08 0.96 0.89 82 93 1.16 0.98 84 Mature : 6.56 7.26 6.96 106 96 6.74 7.05 105 Light : 10.11 12.14 11.74 116 97 10.20 11.80 116 Heavy : 5.42 5.97 5.71 105 96 5.62 5.76 102 Total : 1.17 1.06 0.98 84 92 1.24 1.07 86 : Turkeys : Young : 1.66 1.65 1.55 93 94 1.70 1.62 95 Old : 6.49 4.92 5.08 78 103 6.71 4.68 70 Total : 1.71 1.68 1.57 92 93 1.73 1.64 95 : Ducks : 3.04 2.79 2.37 78 85 2.70 3.15 117 Other Poultry : 1.74 2.04 2.88 166 141 1.35 1.81 134 : Total Poultry : 1.25 1.15 1.07 86 93 1.32 1.15 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2009-April 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 10,844 15,472 852,480 790,607 Mature : 2,090 1,894 134,707 138,828 Light : 1,940 1,747 98,260 102,698 Heavy : 150 147 36,447 36,130 Total : 12,934 17,366 987,187 929,435 : Turkeys : Young : 31 37 51,088 43,946 Old : 2,995 1,727 Total : 31 37 54,083 45,673 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 561,018 435,531 6,230 4,217 46,938 45,220 Mature : 6,884 6,970 321 247 33,600 43,532 Light : 4,094 3,851 91 53 26,555 37,100 Heavy : 2,790 3,119 230 194 7,045 6,432 Total : 567,902 442,501 6,551 4,464 80,538 88,752 : Turkeys : Young : 12,077 7,080 4,425 3,160 138 74 Old : 371 300 14 4 43 45 Total : 12,448 7,380 4,439 3,164 181 119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 13,615 13,453 72,260 66,935 119,663 109,107 Mature : 9,696 12,921 3,697 2,745 108,983 107,340 Light : 8,760 12,333 2,145 1,281 95,608 91,477 Heavy : 936 588 1,552 1,464 13,375 15,863 Total : 23,311 26,374 75,957 69,680 228,646 216,447 : Turkeys : Young : 504 457 1,974 1,740 2,806 5,643 Old : 26 32 24 74 131 105 Total : 530 489 1,998 1,814 2,937 5,748 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 28,174 25,225 818,544 787,184 2,529,766 2,292,951 Mature : 1,278 1,381 180,609 171,660 481,865 487,518 Light : 506 333 80,638 62,121 318,597 312,994 Heavy : 772 1,048 99,971 109,539 163,268 174,524 Total : 29,452 26,606 999,153 958,844 3,011,631 2,780,469 : Turkeys : Young : 540 504 9,681 11,303 83,264 73,944 Old : 3 38 271 312 3,878 2,637 Total : 543 542 9,952 11,615 87,142 76,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2009-April 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 88,721 89,156 484,942 486,246 5.47 5.45 AK : AZ : AR : 86,384 86,970 465,024 475,186 5.38 5.46 CA : 22,155 22,572 126,084 128,160 5.69 5.68 CO : CT : DE : 24,171 24,612 166,162 169,736 6.87 6.90 FL : 3,415 2,933 19,970 17,293 5.85 5.90 GA : 109,486 108,451 569,369 566,499 5.20 5.22 HI : ID : IL : IN : 4,679 4,621 20,777 20,988 4.44 4.54 IA : KS : KY : 24,199 24,464 129,391 132,679 5.35 5.42 LA : 15,618 14,353 90,720 82,214 5.81 5.73 ME : MD : 11,193 11,218 54,376 54,573 4.86 4.86 MA : MI : MN : MS : 62,318 60,393 356,409 347,427 5.72 5.75 MO : 33,126 33,968 156,096 160,946 4.71 4.74 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 593 492 2,569 2,444 4.33 4.97 NM : NY : 1,630 1,648 8,581 8,591 5.27 5.21 NC : 59,381 57,625 417,153 406,011 7.03 7.05 ND : OH : 4,487 4,604 25,933 27,051 5.78 5.88 OK : OR : PA : 10,322 9,749 57,417 54,364 5.56 5.58 RI : SC : 25,579 24,796 163,475 160,504 6.39 6.47 SD : TN : 21,863 22,141 113,862 116,256 5.21 5.25 TX : 59,560 57,014 319,113 307,040 5.36 5.39 UT : VT : VA : 25,034 25,816 124,642 129,419 4.98 5.01 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 727,605 721,352 4,038,057 4,020,639 5.55 5.57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2009-April 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 360,425 363,159 2,837 2,796 0.78 0.76 AK : AZ : AR : 335,056 343,453 3,404 3,168 1.01 0.91 CA : 92,955 94,899 920 892 0.98 0.93 CO : CT : DE : 119,329 122,138 1,493 1,428 1.24 1.16 FL : 14,188 12,130 75 70 0.53 0.58 GA : 424,143 424,844 3,800 3,262 0.89 0.76 HI : ID : IL : IN : 15,257 15,325 159 174 1.03 1.12 IA : KS : KY : 94,415 96,778 885 807 0.93 0.83 LA : 66,720 60,458 404 311 0.60 0.51 ME : MD : 39,369 39,721 606 427 1.52 1.06 MA : MI : MN : MS : 271,576 267,657 2,335 2,036 0.85 0.75 MO : 115,124 118,017 1,304 1,276 1.12 1.07 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 1,555 1,514 51 63 3.17 4.01 NM : NY : 5,204 5,218 166 154 3.10 2.86 NC : 321,356 313,472 3,876 3,602 1.19 1.14 ND : OH : 19,127 19,881 324 326 1.66 1.62 OK : OR : PA : 40,014 37,914 768 657 1.88 1.70 RI : SC : 122,562 120,728 934 992 0.76 0.82 SD : TN : 82,421 84,429 709 648 0.85 0.76 TX : 248,951 239,556 2,054 1,868 0.82 0.77 UT : VT : VA : 87,121 90,321 771 763 0.88 0.84 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 2,998,633 2,994,952 29,209 26,946 0.96 0.89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2009-April 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 192 107 55,490 50,814 AR : 376 336 108,454 101,427 DE : 1,172 1,550 50,094 47,991 GA : 134 120 69,514 62,761 MS : 236 105 28,764 26,625 MO : 218 183 83,161 78,480 NC : 5,253 10,930 79,195 70,279 TX : 84 79 46,472 40,156 VA : 95 116 28,257 24,891 : US 1/ : 10,844 15,472 852,480 790,607 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 55,026 63,109 426 274 3,730 3,678 AR : 30,365 27,012 1,549 1,618 2,301 2,101 DE : 33,798 28,431 113 85 5,738 5,584 GA : 149,664 87,449 151 286 9,444 8,213 MS : 19,907 16,127 111 145 507 397 MO : 13,842 13,368 140 165 1,449 1,322 NC : 55,872 47,286 232 326 9,029 9,477 TX : 17,311 16,241 49 61 649 528 VA : 22,925 17,378 11 30 3,060 2,914 : US 1/ : 561,018 435,531 6,230 4,217 46,938 45,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,358 1,387 6,888 5,789 7,860 7,917 AR : 1,658 1,457 8,547 7,195 11,868 10,693 DE : 752 751 3,079 3,652 4,347 4,684 GA : 1,210 1,145 15,713 14,451 9,310 8,108 MS : 1,389 1,055 2,090 1,616 7,862 4,572 MO : 523 488 1,681 1,385 7,949 8,299 NC : 1,058 935 10,183 8,425 5,587 5,152 TX : 301 320 3,578 3,953 6,543 6,254 VA : 469 548 1,391 1,931 2,472 3,245 : US 1/ : 13,615 13,453 72,260 66,935 119,663 109,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 4,986 5,688 116,465 104,599 252,421 243,362 AR : 2,829 1,768 60,233 78,807 228,180 232,414 DE : 984 808 20,533 17,901 120,610 111,437 GA : 2,455 2,197 100,887 96,576 358,482 281,306 MS : 335 542 47,905 47,692 109,106 98,876 MO : 41 79 73,069 74,558 182,073 178,327 NC : 4,450 5,748 81,710 92,511 252,569 251,069 TX : 1,056 951 52,921 42,128 128,964 110,671 VA : 633 1,168 39,505 38,494 98,818 90,715 : US 1/ : 28,174 25,225 818,544 787,184 2,529,766 2,292,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2009-April 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 2,880 2,719 55,561 53,673 19.30 19.74 CA : 1,034 1,198 28,167 32,581 27.25 27.19 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 1,529 1,442 57,763 53,627 37.79 37.20 IA : 981 985 38,867 38,992 39.60 39.60 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 3,050 3,291 82,119 88,685 26.93 26.95 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 2,894 2,801 88,392 82,675 30.54 29.52 ND : OH : 413 398 17,600 17,423 42.62 43.78 OK : OR : PA : RI : SC : SD : 389 419 16,526 17,682 42.46 42.19 TN : TX : UT : 239 309 4,682 6,539 19.57 21.16 VT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 19,925 20,167 587,139 591,652 29.47 29.34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2009-April 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 46,300 44,634 762 788 1.62 1.74 CA : 22,895 26,499 261 277 1.13 1.03 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 46,295 42,994 734 762 1.56 1.74 IA : 30,407 30,832 640 675 2.06 2.14 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 65,265 70,781 1,427 1,280 2.14 1.78 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 70,393 65,656 613 592 0.86 0.89 ND : OH : 13,931 13,824 382 373 2.67 2.63 OK : OR : PA : RI : SC : SD : 13,259 14,300 170 160 1.27 1.11 TN : TX : UT : 3,764 5,357 63 79 1.65 1.45 VT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 467,717 472,243 7,862 7,437 1.65 1.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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