Pou 2-1 (8-09) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 25, 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 5 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during July 2009 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.63 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the amount certified in July 2008. The June 2009 revised certified total at 3.60 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from June 2008. The June revision represented an increase of 1.33 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during July 2009 was 4.83 billion pounds, down 6 percent from 5.13 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.13 billion pounds, down 5 percent from July 2008. Mature chickens, at 75.3 million pounds, were down 8 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 611 million pounds, down 11 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.8 million pounds, down 5 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2009 averaged 5.54 pounds per bird, unchanged from July 2008. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.90 pounds per bird, unchanged from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2009 averaged 28.4 pounds per bird, up slightly from July 2008. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2009 totaled 12.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.26 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.39 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.9 million pounds, were 1.01 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.12 percent a year earlier. July 2009 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays, while July 2008 had 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, July, 2008-2009 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- -- Pct -- ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number Slaughtered : Chickens : Young : 785,356 737,805 746,099 95 101 5,297,104 4,978,585 94 Mature : 13,828 12,752 12,762 92 100 92,394 82,096 89 Light : 5,941 6,200 5,552 93 90 43,203 37,605 87 Heavy : 7,887 6,552 7,210 91 110 49,191 44,491 90 Total : 799,184 750,557 758,861 95 101 5,389,498 5,060,681 94 : Turkeys : Young : 24,001 21,531 21,325 89 99 155,531 140,384 90 Old : 198 153 168 85 110 1,176 1,071 91 Total : 24,199 21,684 21,493 89 99 156,707 141,455 90 : Ducks : 2,061 1,912 1,890 92 99 14,083 13,133 93 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : Chickens : Young :4,350,613 4,083,618 4,134,550 95 101 29,475,706 27,661,093 94 Mature : 81,599 72,379 75,340 92 104 532,321 472,303 89 Light : 19,451 20,071 18,182 93 91 141,335 121,950 86 Heavy : 62,148 52,308 57,158 92 109 390,986 350,353 90 Total :4,432,212 4,155,997 4,209,890 95 101 30,008,027 28,133,396 94 : Turkeys : Young : 682,139 613,838 606,367 89 99 4,555,981 4,102,921 90 Old : 5,098 3,988 4,407 86 111 31,194 28,641 92 Total : 687,237 617,826 610,774 89 99 4,587,175 4,131,562 90 : Ducks : 13,528 13,011 12,840 95 99 94,530 88,640 94 : Other Poultry 2/ : 208 193 199 96 103 1,259 1,131 90 : Total Poultry :5,133,185 4,787,027 4,833,703 94 101 34,690,991 32,354,729 93 : : --------- Pounds -------- -- Pct -- ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Average Live Weight : Chickens : Young : 5.54 5.53 5.54 100 100 5.56 5.56 100 Mature : 5.90 5.68 5.90 100 104 5.76 5.75 100 Light : 3.27 3.24 3.27 100 101 3.27 3.24 99 Heavy : 7.88 7.98 7.93 101 99 7.95 7.87 99 Total : 5.55 5.54 5.55 100 100 5.57 5.56 100 : Turkeys : Young : 28.42 28.51 28.43 100 100 29.29 29.23 100 Old : 25.75 26.07 26.23 102 101 26.53 26.74 101 Total : 28.40 28.49 28.42 100 100 29.27 29.21 100 : Ducks : 6.56 6.80 6.79 104 100 6.71 6.75 101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, July, 2008-2009 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,912,261 2,766,747 2,802,736 96 101 19,746,058 18,706,859 95 Mature : 50,562 44,776 47,426 94 106 324,738 293,132 90 Light : 10,084 10,605 9,796 97 92 68,814 62,803 91 Heavy : 40,478 34,171 37,630 93 110 255,924 230,329 90 Total :2,962,823 2,811,523 2,850,162 96 101 20,070,796 18,999,991 95 : Turkeys : Young : 311,598 296,133 293,634 94 99 2,117,346 2,027,439 96 Old : 2,782 2,935 3,301 119 112 17,945 18,509 103 Total : 314,380 299,068 296,935 94 99 2,135,291 2,045,948 96 : Ducks : 3,547 3,175 3,114 88 98 28,722 21,552 75 : Other Poultry 2/ : 91 82 81 89 99 615 525 85 : Total Poultry :3,280,841 3,113,848 3,150,292 96 101 22,235,424 21,068,016 95 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 314,428 282,049 287,138 91 102 2,065,213 1,893,487 92 Mature : 564 338 316 56 93 8,690 2,039 23 Light : 6,199 113 2 Heavy : 564 338 316 56 93 2,491 1,926 77 Total : 314,992 282,387 287,454 91 102 2,073,903 1,895,526 91 : Turkeys : Young : 230,555 194,539 188,644 82 97 1,501,691 1,241,354 83 Old : 1,082 86 69 6 80 5,426 3,363 62 Total : 231,637 194,625 188,713 81 97 1,507,117 1,244,717 83 : Ducks : 6,232 6,110 6,051 97 99 39,259 41,630 106 : Other Poultry 2/ : 33 37 42 127 114 199 206 104 : Total Poultry : 552,894 483,159 482,260 87 100 3,620,478 3,182,079 88 : Chilled and Frozen : Chickens : Young :3,226,689 3,048,796 3,089,874 96 101 21,811,271 20,600,346 94 Mature : 51,126 45,114 47,742 93 106 333,428 295,171 89 Light : 10,084 10,605 9,796 97 92 75,013 62,916 84 Heavy : 41,042 34,509 37,946 92 110 258,415 232,255 90 Total :3,277,815 3,093,910 3,137,616 96 101 22,144,699 20,895,517 94 : Turkeys : Young : 542,153 490,672 482,278 89 98 3,619,037 3,268,793 90 Old : 3,864 3,021 3,370 87 112 23,371 21,872 94 Total : 546,017 493,693 485,648 89 98 3,642,408 3,290,665 90 : Ducks : 9,779 9,285 9,165 94 99 67,981 63,182 93 : Other Poultry 2/ : 124 119 123 99 103 814 731 90 : Total Poultry :3,833,735 3,597,007 3,632,552 95 101 25,855,902 24,250,095 94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :16,128 10,716 10,001 62 93 96,969 71,241 73 Mature : 1,911 1,662 1,377 72 83 9,514 7,993 84 Light : 522 395 244 47 62 3,052 1,756 58 Heavy : 1,389 1,267 1,133 82 89 6,462 6,237 97 Total :18,039 12,378 11,378 63 92 106,483 79,234 74 : Turkeys : Young : 1,960 1,565 1,307 67 84 12,296 10,615 86 Old : 78 59 48 62 81 373 302 81 Total : 2,038 1,624 1,355 66 83 12,669 10,917 86 : Ducks : 54 50 52 96 104 226 281 124 Other Poultry : 2 : Total Poultry :20,131 14,052 12,785 64 91 119,380 90,432 76 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.37 0.26 0.24 65 92 0.33 0.26 79 Mature : 2.34 2.30 1.83 78 80 1.79 1.69 94 Light : 2.68 1.97 1.34 50 68 2.16 1.44 67 Heavy : 2.23 2.42 1.98 89 82 1.65 1.78 108 Total : 0.41 0.30 0.27 66 90 0.35 0.28 80 : Turkeys : Young : 0.29 0.25 0.22 76 88 0.27 0.26 96 Old : 1.53 1.48 1.09 71 74 1.20 1.05 88 Total : 0.30 0.26 0.22 73 85 0.28 0.26 93 : Ducks : 0.40 0.38 0.40 100 105 0.24 0.32 133 Other Poultry : 0.16 : Total Poultry : 0.39 0.29 0.26 67 90 0.34 0.28 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, July, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jul : Jun : Jul : Jul : Jun :---------------: of : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :30,421 26,503 26,008 85 98 237,127 192,003 81 Mature : 3,754 3,237 3,471 92 107 24,058 22,126 92 Light : 1,307 1,408 1,189 91 84 8,524 8,355 98 Heavy : 2,447 1,829 2,282 93 125 15,534 13,771 89 Total :34,175 29,740 29,479 86 99 261,185 214,129 82 : Turkeys : Young : 8,571 7,120 6,992 82 98 60,220 51,403 85 Old : 224 172 161 72 94 1,741 1,094 63 Total : 8,795 7,292 7,153 81 98 61,961 52,497 85 : Ducks : 269 210 247 92 118 1,825 1,830 100 Other Poultry : 2 2 2 100 100 11 13 118 : Total Poultry :43,241 37,244 36,881 85 99 324,982 268,469 83 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.93 0.86 0.83 89 97 1.08 0.92 85 Mature : 6.84 6.69 6.78 99 101 6.73 6.97 104 Light : 11.47 11.72 10.82 94 92 10.20 11.72 115 Heavy : 5.63 5.03 5.67 101 113 5.67 5.60 99 Total : 1.03 0.95 0.93 90 98 1.17 1.01 86 : Turkeys : Young : 1.56 1.43 1.43 92 100 1.64 1.55 95 Old : 5.48 5.39 4.56 83 85 6.93 4.76 69 Total : 1.59 1.46 1.45 91 99 1.67 1.57 94 : Ducks : 2.68 2.21 2.62 98 119 2.61 2.81 108 Other Poultry : 1.59 1.65 1.60 101 97 1.33 1.75 132 : Total Poultry : 1.12 1.02 1.01 90 99 1.24 1.09 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, June 2009-July 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 8,850 9,069 823,513 818,748 Mature : 1,319 1,240 191,995 166,972 Light : 1,075 1,099 165,154 134,129 Heavy : 244 141 26,841 32,843 Total : 10,169 10,309 1,015,508 985,720 : Turkeys : Young : 537 22 35,209 31,033 Old : 1 2,025 2,117 Total : 538 22 37,234 33,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 291,916 247,082 5,344 6,111 50,470 48,841 Mature : 13,923 14,150 719 407 56,715 51,629 Light : 10,795 10,156 575 231 51,257 45,740 Heavy : 3,128 3,994 144 176 5,458 5,889 Total : 305,839 261,232 6,063 6,518 107,185 100,470 : Turkeys : Young : 4,369 3,948 2,000 2,383 91 109 Old : 291 234 4 8 85 114 Total : 4,660 4,182 2,004 2,391 176 223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 12,585 12,530 66,508 67,529 109,384 103,194 Mature : 16,792 11,500 3,428 3,385 105,863 107,614 Light : 16,253 10,869 2,375 1,693 97,065 98,128 Heavy : 539 631 1,053 1,692 8,798 9,486 Total : 29,377 24,030 69,936 70,914 215,247 210,808 : Turkeys : Young : 380 410 1,302 1,432 1,985 1,817 Old : 8 4 6 24 87 54 Total : 388 414 1,308 1,456 2,072 1,871 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 31,121 30,042 819,526 772,871 2,219,217 2,116,017 Mature : 1,291 3,615 169,388 173,933 561,433 534,445 Light : 334 1,279 78,619 53,429 423,502 356,753 Heavy : 957 2,336 90,769 120,504 137,931 177,692 Total : 32,412 33,657 988,914 946,804 2,780,650 2,650,462 : Turkeys : Young : 386 943 13,117 12,475 59,376 54,572 Old : 37 13 622 370 3,166 2,938 Total : 423 956 13,739 12,845 62,542 57,510 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2009-July 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 91,745 94,219 502,617 514,764 5.48 5.46 AK : AZ : AR : 85,481 83,762 457,838 450,120 5.36 5.37 CA : 24,671 24,570 137,209 137,141 5.56 5.58 CO : CT : DE : 26,916 26,517 187,569 183,918 6.97 6.94 FL : 2,865 3,161 17,082 18,867 5.96 5.97 GA : 105,538 105,292 543,416 549,611 5.15 5.22 HI : ID : IL : IN : 4,848 4,900 20,867 21,548 4.30 4.40 IA : KS : KY : 25,799 27,406 139,186 147,519 5.40 5.38 LA : 10,707 12,025 64,037 72,106 5.98 6.00 ME : MD : 12,251 12,224 56,602 59,337 4.62 4.85 MA : MI : MN : MS : 63,356 64,041 365,021 368,549 5.76 5.75 MO : 34,588 35,900 161,908 167,532 4.68 4.67 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 460 317 1,979 1,393 4.30 4.40 NM : NY : 1,883 1,824 9,654 9,428 5.13 5.17 NC : 61,663 62,575 428,432 436,859 6.95 6.98 ND : OH : 4,711 4,886 28,124 29,229 5.97 5.98 OK : OR : PA : 10,320 9,778 58,689 54,886 5.69 5.61 RI : SC : 25,258 25,637 159,447 159,916 6.31 6.24 SD : TN : 23,341 22,982 115,990 113,541 4.97 4.94 TX : 59,583 59,635 322,270 318,710 5.41 5.34 UT : VT : VA : 27,375 29,061 135,750 145,121 4.96 4.99 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 737,805 746,099 4,083,618 4,134,550 5.53 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, June 2009-July 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 377,026 385,165 2,733 2,684 0.72 0.69 AK : AZ : AR : 333,980 328,927 2,913 2,795 0.86 0.84 CA : 100,786 101,190 1,101 1,141 1.08 1.11 CO : CT : DE : 134,640 132,006 1,626 1,609 1.19 1.20 FL : 12,012 13,257 90 101 0.74 0.76 GA : 407,790 412,834 2,604 2,578 0.63 0.62 HI : ID : IL : IN : 15,262 15,756 176 160 1.14 1.01 IA : KS : KY : 101,351 107,451 619 522 0.61 0.48 LA : 49,034 54,408 256 262 0.52 0.48 ME : MD : 41,138 43,038 405 426 0.98 0.98 MA : MI : MN : MS : 281,338 285,427 2,191 2,113 0.77 0.73 MO : 119,232 123,454 1,420 1,257 1.18 1.01 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 1,219 876 38 36 3.01 3.90 NM : NY : 6,030 5,757 216 248 3.46 4.13 NC : 330,303 337,048 3,648 3,738 1.09 1.10 ND : OH : 20,842 21,701 338 352 1.59 1.59 OK : OR : PA : 41,210 38,606 681 742 1.63 1.89 RI : SC : 119,726 120,312 921 883 0.76 0.73 SD : TN : 84,003 81,992 639 574 0.75 0.70 TX : 251,470 249,232 1,834 1,835 0.72 0.73 UT : VT : VA : 94,639 101,931 871 760 0.91 0.74 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 3,048,796 3,089,874 26,503 26,008 0.86 0.83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2009-July 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 88 118 53,948 57,871 AR : 385 458 101,128 100,531 DE : 1,711 1,272 47,392 43,825 GA : 98 80 53,571 51,713 MS : 175 164 29,814 27,667 MO : 273 245 83,871 80,236 NC : 3,358 2,689 83,648 91,068 TX : 58 59 40,997 44,549 VA : 130 95 26,061 23,319 : US 1/ : 8,850 9,069 823,513 818,748 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 37,237 35,870 203 317 3,272 3,500 AR : 25,107 22,073 2,410 3,094 1,720 1,641 DE : 22,205 16,899 65 22 6,673 5,992 GA : 49,433 43,307 147 230 10,493 10,096 MS : 10,131 8,329 266 191 421 451 MO : 15,004 11,984 135 168 1,455 1,611 NC : 30,296 26,618 222 405 12,494 10,553 TX : 10,021 8,877 67 73 609 624 VA : 14,276 9,656 15 53 3,069 2,975 : US 1/ : 291,916 247,082 5,344 6,111 50,470 48,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,290 1,292 5,528 5,149 8,055 7,269 AR : 1,344 1,337 6,122 6,482 10,379 10,346 DE : 862 1,003 3,421 2,999 5,205 5,438 GA : 1,047 993 12,073 11,825 6,484 6,614 MS : 696 690 2,269 1,965 2,566 2,936 MO : 542 579 1,731 2,143 8,983 8,404 NC : 1,136 1,323 9,937 10,075 6,824 7,634 TX : 382 378 4,464 4,727 7,168 5,671 VA : 560 592 1,636 1,968 3,687 4,367 : US 1/ : 12,585 12,530 66,508 67,529 109,384 103,194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 5,952 4,348 91,794 94,693 207,367 210,427 AR : 2,608 1,058 111,246 102,156 262,449 249,176 DE : 947 498 30,605 49,545 119,086 127,493 GA : 2,712 2,674 53,212 54,680 189,270 182,212 MS : 328 183 60,646 48,097 107,312 90,673 MO : 57 328 88,802 50,406 200,853 156,104 NC : 7,860 10,173 67,528 72,337 223,303 232,875 TX : 1,371 956 33,761 29,947 98,898 95,861 VA : 1,128 1,989 64,106 52,223 114,668 97,237 : US 1/ : 31,121 30,042 819,526 772,871 2,219,217 2,116,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2009-July 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 2,687 2,393 51,262 45,396 19.07 18.97 CA : 1,069 1,238 29,032 32,181 27.15 26.00 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 1,484 1,555 55,026 56,663 37.07 36.45 IA : 917 932 36,560 36,493 39.86 39.14 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 4,335 4,074 106,604 100,697 24.59 24.71 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 2,913 2,936 87,413 86,248 30.01 29.38 ND : OH : 403 397 16,951 16,624 42.09 41.84 OK : OR : PA : RI : SC : SD : 420 400 17,836 16,674 42.45 41.68 TN : TX : UT : 396 387 8,224 8,101 20.75 20.96 VT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 21,531 21,325 613,838 606,367 28.51 28.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2009-July 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 42,833 37,886 596 582 1.37 1.51 CA : 23,669 26,182 230 305 0.96 1.15 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 44,036 45,328 788 806 1.76 1.75 IA : 28,817 28,491 549 552 1.87 1.90 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 85,519 80,770 1,423 1,342 1.64 1.63 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 69,626 67,609 543 492 0.77 0.72 ND : OH : 13,525 13,207 367 349 2.64 2.58 OK : OR : PA : RI : SC : SD : 14,445 13,519 147 127 1.01 0.93 TN : TX : UT : 6,784 6,662 74 64 1.08 0.96 VT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 490,672 482,278 7,120 6,992 1.43 1.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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