Pou 2-1 (4-10) Poultry Slaughter Washington, D.C. Released April 26, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call Doug Bounds at 202-690-3237, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during March 2010 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.70 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in March 2009. The February 2010 revised certified total at 3.21 billion pounds, was up slightly from February 2009. The February revision represented an increase of 8.1 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during March 2010 was 4.92 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 4.71 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.22 billion pounds, up 5 percent from March 2009. Mature chickens, at 69.6 million pounds, were up 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 613 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.6 million pounds, up 2 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2010 averaged 5.64 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from March 2009. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.46 pounds per bird, down 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2010 averaged 29.6 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2009. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2010 totaled 12.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.28 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 38.5 million pounds, were 1.03 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.15 percent a year earlier. March 2010 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays, while March 2009 had 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March, 2009-2010 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------------: of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- -- Pct -- ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number Slaughtered : Chickens : Young : 727,131 651,878 748,539 103 115 2,079,080 2,073,221 100 Mature : 11,769 10,236 12,743 108 124 32,957 34,054 103 Light : 5,168 5,215 6,501 126 125 14,863 17,457 117 Heavy : 6,601 5,021 6,242 95 124 18,094 16,597 92 Total : 738,900 662,114 761,282 103 115 2,112,037 2,107,275 100 : Turkeys : Young : 19,925 17,620 20,631 104 117 57,911 55,573 96 Old : 187 105 100 53 95 506 363 72 Total : 20,112 17,725 20,731 103 117 58,417 55,936 96 : Ducks : 1,982 1,799 1,986 100 110 5,632 5,600 99 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : Chickens : Young :4,035,851 3,666,227 4,219,020 105 115 11,543,820 11,677,760 101 Mature : 68,120 56,060 69,594 102 124 189,651 185,828 98 Light : 16,658 16,832 20,787 125 123 48,095 55,933 116 Heavy : 51,462 39,228 48,807 95 124 141,556 129,895 92 Total :4,103,971 3,722,287 4,288,614 104 115 11,733,471 11,863,588 101 : Turkeys : Young : 587,139 530,839 610,760 104 115 1,729,647 1,670,789 97 Old : 4,852 2,823 2,577 53 91 13,721 9,441 69 Total : 591,991 533,662 613,337 104 115 1,743,368 1,680,230 96 : Ducks : 13,312 12,253 13,598 102 111 37,545 38,300 102 : Other Poultry 2/ : 137 123 149 109 121 418 403 96 : Total Poultry :4,709,411 4,268,325 4,915,698 104 115 13,514,802 13,582,521 101 : : --------- Pounds -------- -- Pct -- ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Average Live Weight : Chickens : Young : 5.55 5.62 5.64 102 100 5.55 5.63 101 Mature : 5.79 5.48 5.46 94 100 5.75 5.46 95 Light : 3.22 3.23 3.20 99 99 3.24 3.20 99 Heavy : 7.80 7.81 7.82 100 100 7.82 7.83 100 Total : 5.55 5.62 5.63 101 100 5.56 5.63 101 : Turkeys : Young : 29.47 30.13 29.60 100 98 29.87 30.06 101 Old : 25.95 26.89 25.77 99 96 27.12 26.01 96 Total : 29.43 30.11 29.59 101 98 29.84 30.04 101 : Ducks : 6.72 6.81 6.85 102 101 6.67 6.84 103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March, 2009-2010 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------------: of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- -- Pct -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,724,699 2,478,145 2,882,513 106 116 7,798,376 7,930,699 102 Mature : 42,185 34,688 43,361 103 125 116,973 114,922 98 Light : 8,385 8,786 11,139 133 127 24,137 29,528 122 Heavy : 33,800 25,902 32,222 95 124 92,836 85,394 92 Total :2,766,884 2,512,833 2,925,874 106 116 7,915,349 8,045,621 102 : Turkeys : Young : 299,020 266,755 313,230 105 117 864,640 843,260 98 Old : 3,310 2,202 1,880 57 85 7,714 7,070 92 Total : 302,330 268,957 315,110 104 117 872,354 850,330 97 : Ducks : 3,139 3,283 3,606 115 110 9,288 10,075 108 : Other Poultry 2/ : 71 71 77 108 108 212 220 104 : Total Poultry :3,072,424 2,785,144 3,244,667 106 116 8,797,203 8,906,246 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 272,276 261,563 277,690 102 106 774,516 800,620 103 Mature : 329 56 76 23 136 947 719 76 Light : 49 44 90 112 93 83 Heavy : 329 7 32 10 457 835 626 75 Total : 272,605 261,619 277,766 102 106 775,463 801,339 103 : Turkeys : Young : 168,697 156,496 174,665 104 112 509,539 488,984 96 Old : 404 20 83 21 415 2,784 173 6 Total : 169,101 156,516 174,748 103 112 512,323 489,157 95 : Ducks : 6,379 5,488 6,184 97 113 17,560 17,390 99 : Other Poultry 2/ : 25 15 28 112 187 67 62 93 : Total Poultry : 448,110 423,638 458,726 102 108 1,305,413 1,307,948 100 : Chilled and Frozen : Chickens : Young :2,996,975 2,739,708 3,160,203 105 115 8,572,892 8,731,319 102 Mature : 42,514 34,744 43,437 102 125 117,920 115,641 98 Light : 8,385 8,835 11,183 133 127 24,249 29,621 122 Heavy : 34,129 25,909 32,254 95 124 93,671 86,020 92 Total :3,039,489 2,774,452 3,203,640 105 115 8,690,812 8,846,960 102 : Turkeys : Young : 467,717 423,251 487,895 104 115 1,374,179 1,332,244 97 Old : 3,714 2,222 1,963 53 88 10,498 7,243 69 Total : 471,431 425,473 489,858 104 115 1,384,677 1,339,487 97 : Ducks : 9,518 8,771 9,790 103 112 26,848 27,465 102 : Other Poultry 2/ : 96 86 105 109 122 279 282 101 : Total Poultry :3,520,534 3,208,782 3,703,393 105 115 10,102,616 10,214,194 101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March, 2009-2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------: of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :10,180 9,634 9,403 92 98 32,101 29,618 92 Mature : 1,172 1,057 985 84 93 3,297 3,153 96 Light : 225 270 221 98 82 739 851 115 Heavy : 947 787 764 81 97 2,558 2,302 90 Total :11,352 10,691 10,388 92 97 35,398 32,771 93 : Turkeys : Young : 1,603 1,500 1,563 98 104 4,986 4,510 90 Old : 43 22 25 58 114 139 113 81 Total : 1,646 1,522 1,588 96 104 5,125 4,623 90 : Ducks : 31 38 36 116 95 108 116 107 : Total Poultry :13,029 12,251 12,012 92 98 40,631 37,510 92 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.25 0.26 0.22 88 85 0.28 0.25 89 Mature : 1.72 1.89 1.42 83 75 1.74 1.70 98 Light : 1.35 1.60 1.06 79 66 1.54 1.52 99 Heavy : 1.84 2.01 1.57 85 78 1.81 1.77 98 Total : 0.28 0.29 0.24 86 83 0.30 0.28 93 : Turkeys : Young : 0.27 0.28 0.26 96 93 0.29 0.27 93 Old : 0.89 0.78 0.97 109 124 1.01 1.20 119 Total : 0.28 0.29 0.26 93 90 0.29 0.28 97 : Ducks : 0.23 0.31 0.26 113 84 0.29 0.30 103 : Total Poultry : 0.28 0.29 0.24 86 83 0.30 0.28 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March, 2009-2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------: of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :29,181 23,795 27,228 93 114 87,271 75,738 87 Mature : 3,326 2,936 3,672 110 125 8,991 9,733 108 Light : 1,159 1,224 1,597 138 130 3,251 4,276 132 Heavy : 2,167 1,712 2,075 96 121 5,740 5,457 95 Total :32,507 26,731 30,900 95 116 96,262 85,471 89 : Turkeys : Young : 7,862 6,258 7,223 92 115 22,936 19,660 86 Old : 192 97 117 61 121 503 388 77 Total : 8,054 6,355 7,340 91 115 23,439 20,048 86 : Ducks : 273 234 288 105 123 950 750 79 Other Poultry : 2 1 1 50 100 4 3 75 : Total Poultry :40,836 33,321 38,529 94 116 120,655 106,272 88 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.96 0.86 0.85 89 99 1.01 0.86 85 Mature : 7.26 7.79 7.79 107 100 7.08 7.76 110 Light : 12.14 12.17 12.50 103 103 11.82 12.61 107 Heavy : 5.97 6.20 6.04 101 97 5.77 5.97 103 Total : 1.06 0.95 0.96 91 101 1.10 0.96 87 : Turkeys : Young : 1.65 1.46 1.46 88 100 1.64 1.45 88 Old : 4.92 4.18 5.63 114 135 4.57 5.08 111 Total : 1.68 1.47 1.48 88 101 1.66 1.47 89 : Ducks : 2.79 2.60 2.86 103 110 3.42 2.66 78 Other Poultry : 2.04 1.15 0.94 46 82 1.41 1.05 74 : Total Poultry : 1.15 1.03 1.03 90 100 1.18 1.03 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, February 2010-March 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 3,482 6,299 706,344 769,523 Mature : 1,092 1,216 207,065 231,227 Light : 895 1,079 174,759 191,170 Heavy : 197 137 32,306 40,057 Total : 4,574 7,515 913,409 1,000,750 : Turkeys : Young : 36 25 38,842 39,035 Old : 2 1 1,223 1,640 Total : 38 26 40,065 40,675 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 423,942 486,185 4,738 5,375 47,328 51,634 Mature : 11,884 13,837 423 466 40,432 52,354 Light : 10,215 11,656 223 249 32,237 42,382 Heavy : 1,669 2,181 200 217 8,195 9,972 Total : 435,826 500,022 5,161 5,841 87,760 103,988 : Turkeys : Young : 6,846 5,859 2,754 3,340 95 103 Old : 117 290 2 1 25 61 Total : 6,963 6,149 2,756 3,341 120 164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 12,144 13,519 70,390 63,199 85,448 102,208 Mature : 10,105 18,139 4,237 4,288 103,772 117,656 Light : 9,533 17,268 2,779 2,804 90,596 102,526 Heavy : 572 871 1,458 1,484 13,176 15,130 Total : 22,249 31,658 74,627 67,487 189,220 219,864 : Turkeys : Young : 204 236 1,308 1,252 1,899 1,882 Old : 2 9 15 56 25 Total : 204 238 1,317 1,267 1,955 1,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 15,198 17,834 794,425 950,429 2,163,439 2,466,205 Mature : 680 626 137,265 183,175 516,955 622,984 Light : 122 150 52,836 72,354 374,195 441,638 Heavy : 558 476 84,429 110,821 142,760 181,346 Total : 15,878 18,460 931,690 1,133,604 2,680,394 3,089,189 : Turkeys : Young : 190 1,129 12,088 11,550 64,262 64,411 Old : 11 1 182 414 1,627 2,450 Total : 201 1,130 12,270 11,964 65,889 66,861 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, February 2010-March 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March :February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 81,598 94,810 450,655 524,989 5.52 5.54 AK : AZ : AR : 75,916 87,457 430,008 492,858 5.66 5.64 CA : 19,442 21,323 109,388 118,733 5.63 5.57 CO : CT : DE : 21,482 26,726 146,717 184,375 6.83 6.90 FL : 3,809 4,159 22,964 24,941 6.03 6.00 GA : 91,267 103,160 472,338 535,599 5.18 5.19 HI : ID : IL : IN : 4,167 4,737 18,349 22,017 4.40 4.65 IA : KS : KY : 23,541 27,041 126,907 147,055 5.39 5.44 LA : 14,228 15,797 84,652 95,037 5.95 6.02 ME : MD : 9,745 11,569 47,533 53,646 4.88 4.64 MA : MI : MN : MS : 56,659 66,391 337,774 393,241 5.96 5.92 MO : 30,050 35,473 142,630 166,295 4.75 4.69 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 479 592 1,965 2,430 4.10 4.11 NM : NY : 1,660 2,051 8,298 9,795 5.00 4.78 NC : 53,890 61,975 377,077 436,422 7.00 7.04 ND : OH : 4,112 5,100 25,845 32,148 6.29 6.30 OK : 10,781 8,757 57,517 51,214 5.33 5.85 OR : PA : 9,227 11,058 52,337 61,985 5.67 5.61 RI : SC : 22,824 26,249 149,140 169,646 6.53 6.46 SD : TN : 22,174 24,569 111,080 125,667 5.01 5.11 TX : 50,352 58,474 277,152 322,609 5.50 5.52 UT : VT : VA : 23,636 27,676 118,705 138,375 5.02 5.00 WA : 3,616 4,231 20,952 24,281 5.79 5.74 WV : 8,857 9,706 34,986 37,815 3.95 3.90 WI : WY : : US 1/ : 651,878 748,539 3,666,227 4,219,020 5.62 5.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, February 2010-March 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 335,759 391,057 2,522 2,764 0.75 0.70 AK : AZ : AR : 314,466 363,399 3,232 3,840 1.02 1.05 CA : 80,875 88,007 681 710 0.83 0.80 CO : CT : DE : 105,243 132,625 1,632 1,950 1.53 1.45 FL : 15,961 17,410 122 127 0.76 0.72 GA : 357,213 406,355 2,726 3,161 0.76 0.77 HI : ID : IL : IN : 13,357 16,108 140 167 1.04 1.02 IA : KS : KY : 92,173 108,148 621 780 0.67 0.72 LA : 62,863 70,759 350 351 0.55 0.49 ME : MD : 34,642 38,830 455 482 1.30 1.23 MA : MI : MN : MS : 257,439 302,546 1,809 2,109 0.70 0.69 MO : 105,033 122,896 842 947 0.80 0.76 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 1,220 1,520 29 30 2.35 1.94 NM : NY : 5,173 6,039 135 188 2.54 3.02 NC : 294,146 339,520 3,019 3,392 1.02 0.99 ND : OH : 19,108 23,909 341 332 1.75 1.37 OK : 42,534 38,307 316 239 0.74 0.62 OR : PA : 36,807 43,386 453 535 1.22 1.22 RI : SC : 112,564 127,697 895 966 0.79 0.75 SD : TN : 80,596 91,095 612 702 0.75 0.76 TX : 216,790 252,009 1,658 1,861 0.76 0.73 UT : VT : VA : 83,975 97,328 556 820 0.66 0.84 WA : 15,613 18,079 150 177 0.95 0.97 WV : 24,979 27,081 111 132 0.44 0.48 WI : WY : : US 3/ : 2,739,708 3,160,203 23,795 27,228 0.86 0.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2010-March 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 147 190 54,308 61,059 AR : 352 556 106,365 119,603 DE : 396 353 43,156 51,480 GA : 87 71 53,357 54,286 MS : 118 131 31,539 32,892 MO : 171 164 62,721 70,811 NC : 440 1,300 68,109 75,451 TX : 99 122 48,455 56,301 VA : 96 98 18,353 21,752 : US 1/ : 3,482 6,299 706,344 769,523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 53,925 46,054 268 283 4,256 4,139 AR : 46,254 50,312 2,128 2,682 1,909 1,990 DE : 26,783 36,311 61 69 6,325 7,785 GA : 78,097 87,056 133 105 8,645 9,102 MS : 10,605 14,845 132 187 360 362 MO : 7,787 8,898 147 137 1,204 1,480 NC : 43,444 47,840 254 231 8,062 9,067 TX : 23,225 27,636 117 122 916 1,109 VA : 13,327 20,810 47 21 4,037 3,593 : US 1/ : 423,942 486,185 4,738 5,375 47,328 51,634 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,339 1,472 6,737 5,943 9,731 11,370 AR : 1,106 1,259 9,780 7,710 7,584 7,471 DE : 977 1,113 2,017 2,726 2,898 3,632 GA : 805 862 11,140 8,908 7,938 8,765 MS : 955 1,141 2,159 2,677 3,705 5,538 MO : 344 369 2,993 2,356 5,155 5,997 NC : 928 1,010 9,747 9,086 7,133 8,918 TX : 360 417 4,860 5,052 3,538 4,277 VA : 568 758 1,553 1,372 3,560 4,506 : US 1/ : 12,144 13,519 70,390 63,199 85,448 102,208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,010 2,898 122,804 149,345 254,525 282,753 AR : 860 805 126,462 140,264 302,800 332,652 DE : 190 323 43,346 50,177 126,149 153,969 GA : 755 825 74,354 85,056 235,311 255,036 MS : 488 342 63,111 75,416 113,172 133,531 MO : 376 818 39,437 45,166 120,335 136,196 NC : 7,116 7,460 61,398 76,798 206,631 237,161 TX : 554 342 40,616 47,117 122,740 142,495 VA : 717 943 33,599 69,215 75,857 123,068 : US 1/ : 15,198 17,834 794,425 950,429 2,163,439 2,466,205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2010-March 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March :February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 2,610 2,681 51,581 51,816 19.76 19.33 CA : 875 1,128 25,723 29,483 29.39 26.14 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 1,395 1,640 52,413 61,651 37.58 37.58 IA : 1,019 1,156 42,350 46,666 41.55 40.36 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 2,970 3,645 77,277 94,900 26.02 26.04 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 1,911 2,337 61,846 71,207 32.36 30.47 ND : OH : 375 434 16,228 18,716 43.33 43.09 OK : OR : PA : 385 498 9,423 12,074 24.46 24.26 RI : SC : SD : TN : TX : UT : VT : VA : 2,040 2,485 53,960 65,352 26.45 26.30 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 17,620 20,631 530,839 610,760 30.13 29.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2010-March 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 43,318 43,660 370 386 0.85 0.88 CA : 20,783 24,008 277 359 1.31 1.47 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 42,152 49,791 664 815 1.55 1.61 IA : 33,336 36,842 715 807 2.10 2.14 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 61,753 75,865 1,103 1,345 1.75 1.74 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 48,467 56,096 408 474 0.83 0.84 ND : OH : 12,866 14,872 276 320 2.10 2.11 OK : OR : PA : 7,327 9,507 244 227 3.22 2.33 RI : SC : SD : TN : TX : UT : VT : VA : 42,394 51,352 344 499 0.80 0.96 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 423,251 487,895 6,258 7,223 1.46 1.46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the U.S. under Federal Inspection in 2009. Young chickens were slaughtered in 34 States, young turkeys in 27 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. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch........................................ 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