Pou 2-1 (6-09) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 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 9 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during May 2009 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.39 billion pounds, down 9 percent from the amount certified in May 2008. The April 2009 revised certified total at 3.53 billion pounds, was down 7 percent from April 2008. The April revision represented an increase of 2.77 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during May 2009 was 4.51 billion pounds, down 10 percent from 5.02 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.87 billion pounds, down 9 percent from May 2008. Mature chickens, at 65.1 million pounds, were down 18 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 564 million pounds, down 14 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.4 million pounds, down 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2009 averaged 5.59 pounds per bird, down slightly from May 2008. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.62 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2009 averaged 28.8 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from May 2008. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2009 totaled 10.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.30 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 35.4 million pounds, were 1.03 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.17 percent a year earlier. May 2009 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays, while May 2008 had 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, May, 2008-2009 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : May : Apr : May : May : Apr :---------------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- -- Pct -- ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number Slaughtered : Chickens : Young : 762,935 722,083 692,939 91 96 3,764,964 3,494,603 93 Mature : 13,772 12,048 11,575 84 96 64,799 56,582 87 Light : 6,317 5,296 5,692 90 107 30,901 25,853 84 Heavy : 7,455 6,752 5,883 79 87 33,898 30,729 91 Total : 776,707 734,131 704,514 91 96 3,829,763 3,551,185 93 : Turkeys : Young : 22,337 20,167 19,450 87 96 108,878 97,528 90 Old : 138 130 114 83 88 768 750 98 Total : 22,475 20,297 19,564 87 96 109,646 98,278 90 : Ducks : 1,884 1,880 1,819 97 97 10,157 9,331 92 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : Chickens : Young :4,272,950 4,024,578 3,872,983 91 96 20,973,104 19,442,270 93 Mature : 79,640 69,865 65,063 82 93 371,101 324,584 87 Light : 20,467 17,032 18,565 91 109 100,939 83,697 83 Heavy : 59,173 52,833 46,498 79 88 270,162 240,887 89 Total :4,352,590 4,094,443 3,938,046 90 96 21,344,205 19,766,854 93 : Turkeys : Young : 647,940 591,652 560,711 87 95 3,222,920 2,882,716 89 Old : 3,798 3,608 2,917 77 81 20,567 20,246 98 Total : 651,738 595,260 563,628 86 95 3,243,487 2,902,962 90 : Ducks : 12,564 12,811 12,433 99 97 68,596 62,789 92 : Other Poultry 2/ : 189 157 164 87 104 834 739 89 : Total Poultry :5,017,081 4,702,671 4,514,271 90 96 24,657,122 22,733,344 92 : : --------- Pounds -------- -- Pct -- ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Average Live Weight : Chickens : Young : 5.60 5.57 5.59 100 100 5.57 5.56 100 Mature : 5.78 5.80 5.62 97 97 5.73 5.74 100 Light : 3.24 3.22 3.26 101 101 3.27 3.24 99 Heavy : 7.94 7.82 7.90 99 101 7.97 7.84 98 Total : 5.60 5.58 5.59 100 100 5.57 5.57 100 : Turkeys : Young : 29.01 29.34 28.83 99 98 29.60 29.56 100 Old : 27.52 27.75 25.59 93 92 26.78 26.99 101 Total : 29.00 29.33 28.81 99 98 29.58 29.54 100 : Ducks : 6.67 6.81 6.84 103 100 6.75 6.73 100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, May, 2008-2009 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : May : Apr : May : May : Apr :---------------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,863,814 2,716,157 2,621,741 92 97 14,049,122 13,136,897 94 Mature : 48,540 43,615 40,340 83 92 225,773 200,930 89 Light : 9,796 8,599 9,664 99 112 48,467 42,402 87 Heavy : 38,744 35,016 30,676 79 88 177,306 158,528 89 Total :2,912,354 2,759,772 2,662,081 91 96 14,274,895 13,337,827 93 : Turkeys : Young : 302,525 299,793 273,239 90 91 1,510,106 1,437,672 95 Old : 1,711 2,393 2,166 127 91 11,624 12,273 106 Total : 304,236 302,186 275,405 91 91 1,521,730 1,449,945 95 : Ducks : 3,293 3,079 2,896 88 94 21,933 15,263 70 : Other Poultry 2/ : 88 75 75 85 100 424 362 85 : Total Poultry :3,219,971 3,065,112 2,940,457 91 96 15,818,982 14,803,397 94 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 301,554 281,567 268,123 89 95 1,458,187 1,324,280 91 Mature : 1,457 170 268 18 158 6,772 1,385 20 Light : 1,129 1 5,225 113 2 Heavy : 328 169 268 82 159 1,547 1,272 82 Total : 303,011 281,737 268,391 89 95 1,464,959 1,325,665 90 : Turkeys : Young : 213,570 172,450 175,533 82 102 1,048,867 858,171 82 Old : 1,121 353 71 6 20 3,784 3,208 85 Total : 214,691 172,803 175,604 82 102 1,052,651 861,379 82 : Ducks : 5,789 5,990 5,919 102 99 27,308 29,469 108 : Other Poultry 2/ : 32 26 34 106 131 133 127 95 : Total Poultry : 523,523 460,556 449,948 86 98 2,545,051 2,216,640 87 : Chilled and Frozen : Chickens : Young :3,165,368 2,997,724 2,889,864 91 96 15,507,309 14,461,177 93 Mature : 49,997 43,785 40,608 81 93 232,545 202,315 87 Light : 10,925 8,600 9,664 88 112 53,692 42,515 79 Heavy : 39,072 35,185 30,944 79 88 178,853 159,800 89 Total :3,215,365 3,041,509 2,930,472 91 96 15,739,854 14,663,492 93 : Turkeys : Young : 516,095 472,243 448,772 87 95 2,558,973 2,295,843 90 Old : 2,832 2,746 2,237 79 81 15,408 15,481 100 Total : 518,927 474,989 451,009 87 95 2,574,381 2,311,324 90 : Ducks : 9,082 9,069 8,815 97 97 49,241 44,732 91 : Other Poultry 2/ : 120 101 109 91 108 557 489 88 : Total Poultry :3,743,494 3,525,668 3,390,405 91 96 18,364,033 17,020,037 93 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, May, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : May : Apr : May : May : Apr :---------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :12,445 9,778 8,634 69 88 67,407 50,523 75 Mature : 1,082 816 841 78 103 6,049 4,954 82 Light : 311 155 223 72 144 2,118 1,117 53 Heavy : 771 661 618 80 93 3,931 3,837 98 Total :13,527 10,594 9,475 70 89 73,456 55,477 76 : Turkeys : Young : 1,448 1,475 1,282 89 87 8,688 7,743 89 Old : 36 36 20 56 56 225 195 87 Total : 1,484 1,511 1,302 88 86 8,913 7,938 89 : Ducks : 30 32 39 130 122 132 179 136 Other Poultry : 2 : Total Poultry :15,041 12,137 10,816 72 89 82,503 63,594 77 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.29 0.24 0.22 76 92 0.32 0.26 81 Mature : 1.36 1.17 1.29 95 110 1.63 1.53 94 Light : 1.52 0.91 1.20 79 132 2.10 1.33 63 Heavy : 1.30 1.25 1.33 102 106 1.46 1.59 109 Total : 0.31 0.26 0.24 77 92 0.34 0.28 82 : Turkeys : Young : 0.22 0.25 0.23 105 92 0.27 0.27 100 Old : 0.95 1.00 0.69 73 69 1.09 0.96 88 Total : 0.23 0.25 0.23 100 92 0.27 0.27 100 : Ducks : 0.24 0.25 0.31 129 124 0.19 0.29 153 Other Poultry : 0.24 : Total Poultry : 0.30 0.26 0.24 80 92 0.33 0.28 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, May, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : May : Apr : May : May : Apr :---------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :32,041 26,967 25,103 78 93 176,466 139,487 79 Mature : 3,497 3,276 3,151 90 96 16,683 15,418 92 Light : 1,162 1,144 1,363 117 119 6,019 5,758 96 Heavy : 2,335 2,132 1,788 77 84 10,664 9,660 91 Total :35,538 30,243 28,254 80 93 193,149 154,905 80 : Turkeys : Young : 8,243 7,437 6,859 83 92 43,586 37,291 86 Old : 250 147 111 44 76 1,155 761 66 Total : 8,493 7,584 6,970 82 92 44,741 38,052 85 : Ducks : 226 220 203 90 92 1,340 1,373 102 Other Poultry : 2 3 2 100 67 8 9 113 : Total Poultry :44,259 38,050 35,429 80 93 239,238 194,339 81 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.00 0.89 0.86 86 97 1.13 0.96 85 Mature : 6.54 6.96 7.20 110 103 6.69 7.08 106 Light : 9.61 11.74 12.36 129 105 10.08 11.93 118 Heavy : 5.64 5.71 5.46 97 96 5.63 5.70 101 Total : 1.09 0.98 0.95 87 97 1.21 1.05 87 : Turkeys : Young : 1.57 1.55 1.51 96 97 1.67 1.60 96 Old : 8.11 5.08 4.73 58 93 6.97 4.69 67 Total : 1.61 1.57 1.52 94 97 1.71 1.62 95 : Ducks : 2.43 2.37 2.25 93 95 2.65 2.98 112 Other Poultry : 1.64 2.88 1.80 110 63 1.42 1.81 127 : Total Poultry : 1.17 1.07 1.03 88 96 1.29 1.13 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2009-May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 15,473 20,504 790,986 759,937 Mature : 1,894 1,489 138,828 184,194 Light : 1,747 1,393 102,698 156,675 Heavy : 147 96 36,130 27,519 Total : 17,367 21,993 929,814 944,131 : Turkeys : Young : 37 35 43,946 37,424 Old : 1,727 1,898 Total : 37 35 45,673 39,322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 435,719 330,299 4,217 4,783 45,233 47,752 Mature : 6,970 9,741 247 288 43,532 43,943 Light : 3,851 6,987 53 166 37,100 38,170 Heavy : 3,119 2,754 194 122 6,432 5,773 Total : 442,689 340,040 4,464 5,071 88,765 91,695 : Turkeys : Young : 7,080 4,657 3,160 2,301 74 79 Old : 300 130 4 2 45 51 Total : 7,380 4,787 3,164 2,303 119 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 13,458 11,748 66,956 60,978 109,501 103,653 Mature : 12,921 12,849 2,745 3,131 107,340 107,688 Light : 12,333 12,400 1,281 1,690 91,477 96,068 Heavy : 588 449 1,464 1,441 15,863 11,620 Total : 26,379 24,597 69,701 64,109 216,841 211,341 : Turkeys : Young : 457 402 1,740 1,714 5,643 1,786 Old : 32 12 74 22 105 61 Total : 489 414 1,814 1,736 5,748 1,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 25,227 27,146 787,882 775,825 2,294,652 2,142,625 Mature : 1,381 1,184 171,660 172,946 487,518 537,453 Light : 333 685 62,121 81,261 312,994 395,495 Heavy : 1,048 499 109,539 91,685 174,524 141,958 Total : 26,608 28,330 959,542 948,771 2,782,170 2,680,078 : Turkeys : Young : 504 942 11,303 13,832 73,944 63,172 Old : 38 10 312 233 2,637 2,419 Total : 542 952 11,615 14,065 76,581 65,591 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2009-May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 89,156 85,299 486,246 465,844 5.45 5.46 AK : AZ : AR : 86,970 78,335 475,186 427,398 5.46 5.46 CA : 22,572 22,981 128,160 128,619 5.68 5.60 CO : CT : DE : 24,612 24,797 169,736 170,798 6.90 6.89 FL : 2,933 2,942 17,293 17,135 5.90 5.82 GA : 108,451 101,450 566,499 527,666 5.22 5.20 HI : ID : IL : IN : 4,621 4,437 20,988 19,885 4.54 4.48 IA : KS : KY : 24,464 23,846 132,679 130,118 5.42 5.46 LA : 14,353 11,498 82,214 68,814 5.73 5.98 ME : MD : 11,218 11,760 54,573 56,322 4.86 4.79 MA : MI : MN : MS : 60,393 61,036 347,427 359,746 5.75 5.89 MO : 33,968 32,199 160,946 153,076 4.74 4.75 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 492 493 2,444 2,202 4.97 4.47 NM : NY : 1,648 1,876 8,591 9,746 5.21 5.19 NC : 57,687 57,884 406,459 404,853 7.05 6.99 ND : OH : 4,604 4,514 27,051 27,092 5.88 6.00 OK : OR : PA : 9,749 9,410 54,364 52,986 5.58 5.63 RI : SC : 24,796 23,445 160,504 151,437 6.47 6.46 SD : TN : 22,345 20,494 117,453 104,883 5.26 5.12 TX : 57,479 55,424 309,334 302,048 5.38 5.45 UT : VT : VA : 25,816 26,287 129,419 131,787 5.01 5.01 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 722,083 692,939 4,024,578 3,872,983 5.57 5.59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2009-May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 363,159 348,753 2,796 2,518 0.76 0.72 AK : AZ : AR : 343,453 310,435 3,168 2,900 0.91 0.93 CA : 94,899 94,984 892 966 0.93 1.01 CO : CT : DE : 122,138 122,734 1,428 1,374 1.16 1.11 FL : 12,130 12,058 70 84 0.58 0.69 GA : 424,844 396,998 3,262 2,526 0.76 0.63 HI : ID : IL : IN : 15,325 14,544 174 167 1.12 1.14 IA : KS : KY : 96,778 94,577 807 716 0.83 0.75 LA : 60,458 52,251 311 248 0.51 0.47 ME : MD : 39,721 40,859 427 408 1.06 0.99 MA : MI : MN : MS : 267,657 275,542 2,036 2,065 0.75 0.74 MO : 118,017 112,537 1,276 1,309 1.07 1.15 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 1,514 1,343 63 65 4.01 4.62 NM : NY : 5,218 6,007 154 188 2.86 3.04 NC : 313,794 311,692 3,603 3,481 1.14 1.10 ND : OH : 19,881 19,933 326 358 1.62 1.76 OK : OR : PA : 37,914 37,201 657 613 1.70 1.62 RI : SC : 120,728 113,838 992 933 0.82 0.81 SD : TN : 85,312 75,940 652 602 0.76 0.79 TX : 241,123 237,238 1,884 1,684 0.78 0.71 UT : VT : VA : 90,321 91,561 763 712 0.84 0.77 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 2,997,724 2,889,864 26,967 25,103 0.89 0.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2009-May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 107 124 50,814 48,590 AR : 336 368 101,427 91,310 DE : 1,550 1,368 47,991 42,381 GA : 120 213 62,761 54,537 MS : 105 143 26,625 28,667 MO : 183 317 78,480 74,793 NC : 10,930 14,129 70,350 70,877 TX : 79 83 40,277 40,076 VA : 116 72 24,891 22,318 : US 1/ : 15,473 20,504 790,986 759,937 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 63,109 38,894 274 167 3,678 3,458 AR : 27,012 29,912 1,618 1,862 2,101 1,867 DE : 28,431 24,224 85 82 5,584 6,787 GA : 87,449 56,456 286 161 8,213 9,154 MS : 16,127 12,043 145 186 397 458 MO : 13,368 12,993 165 122 1,322 1,468 NC : 47,292 28,505 326 396 9,477 10,480 TX : 16,324 12,843 61 59 531 548 VA : 17,378 12,098 30 27 2,914 3,199 : US 1/ : 435,719 330,299 4,217 4,783 45,233 47,752 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,387 1,178 5,789 5,337 7,917 6,959 AR : 1,457 1,303 7,195 5,782 10,693 9,691 DE : 751 757 3,652 3,597 4,684 3,889 GA : 1,145 987 14,451 10,298 8,108 6,902 MS : 1,055 640 1,616 1,929 4,572 2,761 MO : 488 501 1,385 1,699 8,299 8,067 NC : 935 988 8,432 9,409 5,152 6,662 TX : 324 335 3,965 4,110 6,627 6,514 VA : 548 514 1,931 2,083 3,245 3,591 : US 1/ : 13,458 11,748 66,956 60,978 109,501 103,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 5,688 3,979 104,599 90,350 243,362 199,036 AR : 1,768 3,090 78,807 137,969 232,414 283,154 DE : 808 1,053 17,901 17,526 111,437 101,664 GA : 2,197 2,011 96,576 56,681 281,306 197,400 MS : 542 379 47,692 47,495 98,876 94,701 MO : 79 242 74,558 71,109 178,327 171,311 NC : 5,749 8,318 92,516 73,193 251,159 222,957 TX : 952 850 42,804 34,701 111,944 100,119 VA : 1,168 1,192 38,494 36,122 90,715 81,216 : US 1/ : 25,227 27,146 787,882 775,825 2,294,652 2,142,625 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2009-May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 2,719 2,561 53,673 49,488 19.74 19.32 CA : 1,198 962 32,581 27,858 27.19 28.97 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 1,442 1,362 53,627 50,211 37.20 36.87 IA : 985 837 38,992 33,555 39.60 40.08 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 3,291 3,675 88,685 92,872 26.95 25.27 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 2,801 2,619 82,675 79,235 29.52 30.26 ND : OH : 398 377 17,423 16,189 43.78 42.97 OK : OR : PA : RI : SC : SD : 419 371 17,682 15,547 42.19 41.90 TN : TX : UT : 309 348 6,539 7,863 21.16 22.59 VT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 20,167 19,450 591,652 560,711 29.34 28.83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2009-May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 44,634 41,785 788 599 1.74 1.41 CA : 26,499 22,887 277 261 1.03 1.13 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 42,994 40,289 762 742 1.74 1.81 IA : 30,832 26,558 675 544 2.14 2.01 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 70,781 74,364 1,280 1,275 1.78 1.69 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 65,656 63,024 592 526 0.89 0.83 ND : OH : 13,824 12,853 373 361 2.63 2.73 OK : OR : PA : RI : SC : SD : 14,300 12,583 160 137 1.11 1.08 TN : TX : UT : 5,357 6,396 79 115 1.45 1.76 VT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 472,243 448,772 7,437 6,859 1.55 1.51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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