Pou 2-1 (7-10) Poultry Slaughter Washington, D.C. Released July 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 2 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during June 2010 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.67 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in June 2009. The May 2010 revised certified total at 3.51 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from May 2009. The May revision represented an increase of 7.8 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during June 2010 was 4.87 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 4.79 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.17 billion pounds, up 2 percent from June 2009. Mature chickens, at 70.8 million pounds, were down 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 610 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.6 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2010 averaged 5.62 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2009. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.73 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2010 averaged 29.0 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2009. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2010 totaled 12.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.29 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 33.4 million pounds, were 0.90 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.03 percent a year earlier. June 2010 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays, while June 2009 had 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June, 2009-2010 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : January : : : : :---------------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------------: of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- --- Pct --- ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number Slaughtered : Chickens : Young : 738,367 705,822 742,073 101 105 4,232,547 4,235,777 100 Mature : 12,752 11,543 12,353 97 107 69,332 70,171 101 Light : 6,200 5,783 5,875 95 102 32,051 35,707 111 Heavy : 6,552 5,760 6,478 99 112 37,281 34,464 92 Total : 751,119 717,365 754,426 100 105 4,301,879 4,305,948 100 : Turkeys : Young : 21,531 18,374 20,918 97 114 119,059 113,923 96 Old : 153 66 116 76 176 903 645 71 Total : 21,684 18,440 21,034 97 114 119,962 114,568 96 : Ducks : 1,912 1,852 1,995 104 108 11,243 11,421 102 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- --- Pct --- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : Chickens : Young :4,085,846 4,032,092 4,172,224 102 103 23,527,884 23,942,539 102 Mature : 72,379 64,358 70,844 98 110 396,958 386,346 97 Light : 20,071 18,883 19,081 95 101 103,763 115,091 111 Heavy : 52,308 45,475 51,763 99 114 293,195 271,255 93 Total :4,158,225 4,096,450 4,243,068 102 104 23,924,842 24,328,885 102 : Turkeys : Young : 613,838 546,150 607,185 99 111 3,495,848 3,389,762 97 Old : 3,988 1,737 3,010 75 173 24,234 16,983 70 Total : 617,826 547,887 610,195 99 111 3,520,082 3,406,745 97 : Ducks : 13,011 12,667 13,555 104 107 75,800 77,954 103 : Other Poultry 2/ : 193 168 207 107 123 932 944 101 : Total Poultry :4,789,255 4,657,172 4,867,025 102 105 27,521,656 27,814,528 101 : : --------- Pounds -------- --- Pct --- ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Average Live Weight : Chickens : Young : 5.53 5.71 5.62 102 98 5.56 5.65 102 Mature : 5.68 5.58 5.73 101 103 5.73 5.51 96 Light : 3.24 3.27 3.25 100 99 3.24 3.22 99 Heavy : 7.98 7.89 7.99 100 101 7.86 7.87 100 Total : 5.54 5.71 5.62 101 98 5.56 5.65 102 : Turkeys : Young : 28.51 29.72 29.03 102 98 29.36 29.75 101 Old : 26.07 26.32 25.95 100 99 26.84 26.33 98 Total : 28.49 29.71 29.01 102 98 29.34 29.74 101 : Ducks : 6.80 6.84 6.79 100 99 6.74 6.83 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June, 2009-2010 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : January : : : : :---------------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------------: of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- --- Pct --- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : Chickens : Young :2,768,404 2,755,299 2,847,565 103 103 15,905,190 16,310,314 103 Mature : 44,776 39,752 43,679 98 110 245,704 238,927 97 Light : 10,605 9,957 9,849 93 99 53,005 60,535 114 Heavy : 34,171 29,795 33,830 99 114 192,699 178,392 93 Total :2,813,180 2,795,051 2,891,244 103 103 16,150,894 16,549,241 102 : Turkeys : Young : 296,133 267,471 296,667 100 111 1,733,805 1,691,893 98 Old : 2,935 1,110 2,276 78 205 15,208 12,561 83 Total : 299,068 268,581 298,943 100 111 1,749,013 1,704,454 97 : Ducks : 3,175 3,463 3,619 114 105 18,438 20,841 113 : Other Poultry 2/ : 82 85 99 121 116 444 491 111 : Total Poultry :3,115,505 3,067,180 3,193,905 103 104 17,918,789 18,275,027 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young : 282,216 264,432 278,634 99 105 1,606,442 1,605,749 100 Mature : 338 431 28 8 6 1,723 1,309 76 Light : 15 113 225 199 Heavy : 338 431 13 4 3 1,610 1,084 67 Total : 282,554 264,863 278,662 99 105 1,608,165 1,607,058 100 : Turkeys : Young : 194,539 170,009 190,332 98 112 1,052,061 1,017,679 97 Old : 86 222 45 52 20 3,294 479 15 Total : 194,625 170,231 190,377 98 112 1,055,355 1,018,158 96 : Ducks : 6,110 5,651 6,070 99 107 35,579 35,117 99 : Other Poultry 2/ : 37 30 35 95 117 164 153 93 : Total Poultry : 483,326 440,775 475,144 98 108 2,699,263 2,660,486 99 : Chilled and Frozen : Chickens : Young :3,050,620 3,019,731 3,126,199 102 104 17,511,632 17,916,063 102 Mature : 45,114 40,183 43,707 97 109 247,427 240,236 97 Light : 10,605 9,957 9,864 93 99 53,118 60,760 114 Heavy : 34,509 30,226 33,843 98 112 194,309 179,476 92 Total :3,095,734 3,059,914 3,169,906 102 104 17,759,059 18,156,299 102 : Turkeys : Young : 490,672 437,480 486,999 99 111 2,785,866 2,709,572 97 Old : 3,021 1,332 2,321 77 174 18,502 13,040 70 Total : 493,693 438,812 489,320 99 112 2,804,368 2,722,612 97 : Ducks : 9,285 9,114 9,689 104 106 54,017 55,958 104 : Other Poultry 2/ : 119 115 134 113 117 608 644 106 : Total Poultry :3,598,831 3,507,955 3,669,049 102 105 20,618,052 20,935,513 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June, 2009-2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :10,722 8,329 9,608 90 115 61,235 55,623 91 Mature : 1,662 907 1,177 71 130 6,616 6,140 93 Light : 395 277 263 67 95 1,512 1,657 110 Heavy : 1,267 630 914 72 145 5,104 4,483 88 Total :12,384 9,236 10,785 87 117 67,851 61,763 91 : Turkeys : Young : 1,565 1,210 1,430 91 118 9,308 8,410 90 Old : 59 16 34 58 213 254 187 74 Total : 1,624 1,226 1,464 90 119 9,562 8,597 90 : Ducks : 50 42 45 90 107 229 242 106 : Total Poultry :14,058 10,504 12,294 87 117 77,642 70,602 91 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.26 0.21 0.23 88 110 0.26 0.23 88 Mature : 2.30 1.41 1.66 72 118 1.67 1.59 95 Light : 1.97 1.47 1.38 70 94 1.46 1.44 99 Heavy : 2.42 1.39 1.77 73 127 1.74 1.65 95 Total : 0.30 0.23 0.25 83 109 0.28 0.25 89 : Turkeys : Young : 0.25 0.22 0.24 96 109 0.27 0.25 93 Old : 1.48 0.92 1.13 76 123 1.05 1.10 105 Total : 0.26 0.22 0.24 92 109 0.27 0.25 93 : Ducks : 0.38 0.33 0.33 87 100 0.30 0.31 103 : Total Poultry : 0.29 0.23 0.25 86 109 0.28 0.25 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June, 2009-2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :26,519 23,487 23,056 87 98 165,778 146,378 88 Mature : 3,252 3,033 3,148 97 104 18,670 19,479 104 Light : 1,423 1,311 1,181 83 90 7,181 8,492 118 Heavy : 1,829 1,722 1,967 108 114 11,489 10,987 96 Total :29,771 26,520 26,204 88 99 184,448 165,857 90 : Turkeys : Young : 7,120 6,362 6,882 97 108 44,352 39,581 89 Old : 172 71 98 57 138 933 675 72 Total : 7,292 6,433 6,980 96 109 45,285 40,256 89 : Ducks : 210 255 254 121 100 1,583 1,502 95 Other Poultry : 2 1 2 100 200 11 7 64 : Total Poultry :37,275 33,209 33,440 90 101 231,327 207,622 90 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.86 0.77 0.73 85 95 0.94 0.81 86 Mature : 6.72 7.02 6.72 100 96 7.02 7.50 107 Light : 11.83 11.63 10.69 90 92 11.91 12.26 103 Heavy : 5.03 5.39 5.49 109 102 5.58 5.77 103 Total : 0.95 0.86 0.82 86 95 1.03 0.91 88 : Turkeys : Young : 1.43 1.43 1.39 97 97 1.57 1.44 92 Old : 5.39 5.06 4.05 75 80 4.80 4.92 103 Total : 1.46 1.44 1.41 97 98 1.59 1.46 92 : Ducks : 2.21 2.72 2.55 115 94 2.85 2.61 92 Other Poultry : 1.65 0.86 1.47 89 171 1.78 1.08 61 : Total Poultry : 1.03 0.94 0.90 87 96 1.11 0.98 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, May 2010-June 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 6,250 8,469 678,990 677,535 Mature : 1,842 1,026 177,716 169,559 Light : 1,713 845 144,622 138,582 Heavy : 129 181 33,094 30,977 Total : 8,092 9,495 856,706 847,094 : Turkeys : Young : 28 46 28,394 31,808 Old : 885 1,050 Total : 28 46 29,279 32,858 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 268,149 224,384 4,610 5,354 40,946 37,530 Mature : 11,156 11,375 347 502 53,168 42,385 Light : 9,617 9,861 172 275 44,667 34,439 Heavy : 1,539 1,514 175 227 8,501 7,946 Total : 279,305 235,759 4,957 5,856 94,114 79,915 : Turkeys : Young : 3,104 4,030 2,919 3,345 69 70 Old : 104 87 1 15 40 Total : 3,208 4,117 2,920 3,345 84 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 11,412 12,752 62,369 64,487 89,180 92,917 Mature : 10,930 11,634 3,513 3,856 112,658 101,880 Light : 10,144 11,020 1,988 2,318 97,916 88,342 Heavy : 786 614 1,525 1,538 14,742 13,538 Total : 22,342 24,386 65,882 68,343 201,838 194,797 : Turkeys : Young : 255 226 1,045 1,365 1,355 1,325 Old : 3 7 5 37 48 Total : 255 229 1,052 1,370 1,392 1,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Chickens : Young : 13,348 16,187 746,068 718,043 1,921,322 1,857,658 Mature : 492 611 142,611 151,830 514,433 494,658 Light : 160 141 59,501 53,776 370,500 339,599 Heavy : 332 470 83,110 98,054 143,933 155,059 Total : 13,840 16,798 888,679 869,873 2,435,755 2,352,316 : Turkeys : Young : 109 372 12,974 9,788 50,252 52,375 Old : 2 90 234 1,139 1,469 Total : 109 374 13,064 10,022 51,391 53,844 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, May 2010-June 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 88,645 93,111 493,412 512,970 5.57 5.51 AK : AZ : AR : 79,477 81,430 452,661 456,113 5.70 5.60 CA : 22,796 23,919 130,858 135,665 5.74 5.67 CO : CT : DE : 25,822 26,791 181,738 188,182 7.04 7.02 FL : 3,951 4,066 24,146 24,414 6.11 6.00 GA : 96,202 103,092 498,378 529,340 5.18 5.13 HI : ID : IL : IN : 4,391 4,660 19,794 20,147 4.51 4.32 IA : KS : KY : 24,879 26,059 134,758 140,946 5.42 5.41 LA : 14,965 15,976 90,746 96,126 6.06 6.02 ME : MD : 11,475 12,156 51,502 55,708 4.49 4.58 MA : MI : MN : MS : 63,767 65,653 377,369 379,568 5.92 5.78 MO : 32,774 36,098 155,303 170,707 4.74 4.73 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 418 552 1,826 2,404 4.37 4.36 NM : NY : 1,654 1,674 8,410 8,621 5.08 5.15 NC : 59,052 59,337 419,621 414,830 7.11 6.99 ND : OH : 4,408 4,803 26,734 29,571 6.06 6.16 OK : 9,339 10,681 69,075 74,894 7.40 7.01 OR : PA : 10,073 11,290 56,961 63,188 5.65 5.60 RI : SC : 24,374 26,223 155,517 164,299 6.38 6.27 SD : TN : 23,516 25,006 122,337 127,334 5.20 5.09 TX : 54,900 57,221 313,435 317,280 5.71 5.54 UT : VT : VA : 26,575 27,991 140,949 146,476 5.30 5.23 WA : 3,979 4,451 23,794 25,779 5.98 5.79 WV : 9,410 10,159 37,334 39,576 3.97 3.90 WI : WY : : US 1/ : 705,822 742,073 4,032,092 4,172,224 5.71 5.62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2010-June 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 367,689 382,142 2,460 2,529 0.66 0.66 AK : AZ : AR : 334,314 337,605 3,135 2,840 0.93 0.83 CA : 96,885 99,700 854 830 0.87 0.83 CO : CT : DE : 130,712 135,186 1,719 1,467 1.30 1.07 FL : 16,754 17,021 108 138 0.64 0.80 GA : 376,891 402,185 2,262 2,378 0.60 0.59 HI : ID : IL : IN : 14,460 14,788 94 89 0.65 0.60 IA : KS : KY : 98,397 102,674 387 473 0.39 0.46 LA : 66,816 71,129 314 304 0.47 0.43 ME : MD : 37,057 40,122 311 359 0.83 0.89 MA : MI : MN : MS : 291,741 293,208 1,730 1,760 0.59 0.60 MO : 114,422 125,778 1,042 1,012 0.90 0.80 MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : 1,173 1,538 29 45 2.41 2.83 NM : NY : 5,141 5,209 131 161 2.48 3.00 NC : 328,540 323,786 3,027 2,805 0.91 0.86 ND : OH : 20,067 22,030 282 362 1.38 1.62 OK : 51,547 56,023 490 442 0.94 0.78 OR : PA : 39,923 44,064 484 542 1.20 1.21 RI : SC : 116,678 123,633 824 887 0.70 0.71 SD : TN : 88,843 92,515 654 599 0.73 0.64 TX : 244,292 248,826 1,659 1,534 0.67 0.61 UT : VT : VA : 98,803 103,009 781 741 0.78 0.71 WA : 17,601 19,201 134 162 0.76 0.84 WV : 26,787 28,396 95 97 0.35 0.34 WI : WY : : US 3/ : 3,019,731 3,126,199 23,487 23,056 0.77 0.73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2010-June 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 398 185 53,792 57,931 AR : 376 514 100,965 91,616 DE : 758 696 43,472 37,243 GA : 99 77 39,028 40,832 MS : 143 96 25,430 24,495 MO : 159 178 57,392 66,663 NC : 1,729 4,392 68,534 63,145 TX : 88 104 54,200 48,843 VA : 242 249 21,701 22,978 : US 1/ : 6,250 8,469 678,990 677,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 30,996 31,326 209 266 2,980 2,330 AR : 26,768 18,305 2,271 2,769 1,438 1,482 DE : 23,581 15,308 50 86 5,663 4,323 GA : 36,725 33,348 155 148 7,047 6,646 MS : 9,104 7,831 93 220 350 411 MO : 19,127 8,960 178 262 1,353 1,349 NC : 26,312 19,839 339 181 8,748 7,060 TX : 18,010 11,945 106 129 709 760 VA : 11,023 11,242 32 19 2,225 2,240 : US 1/ : 268,149 224,384 4,610 5,354 40,946 37,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,199 1,157 5,692 5,929 8,625 8,557 AR : 1,018 1,164 5,516 6,256 6,907 7,407 DE : 975 1,252 2,666 2,762 4,145 4,227 GA : 945 903 9,382 9,843 6,517 7,641 MS : 927 747 2,001 2,349 3,704 3,843 MO : 221 296 2,275 2,710 4,490 5,936 NC : 959 1,067 10,559 10,057 9,088 7,855 TX : 443 605 5,060 3,775 4,809 5,665 VA : 527 771 1,547 1,504 5,974 4,773 : US 1/ : 11,412 12,752 62,369 64,487 89,180 92,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 2/ : Total :------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : AL : 1,610 2,277 106,187 106,404 211,688 216,362 AR : 404 483 105,147 114,432 250,810 244,428 DE : 839 1,007 30,978 19,404 113,127 86,308 GA : 609 1,220 54,028 53,468 154,535 154,126 MS : 194 371 56,149 38,405 98,095 78,768 MO : 281 262 55,763 50,032 141,239 136,648 NC : 4,310 4,956 57,151 48,696 187,729 167,248 TX : 654 789 29,164 29,555 113,243 102,170 VA : 1,213 1,247 63,685 58,392 108,169 103,415 : US 1/ : 13,348 16,187 746,068 718,043 1,921,322 1,857,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Published States do not add to US total to avoid disclosure. 2/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, May 2010-June 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 2,507 2,903 49,013 56,005 19.55 19.29 CA : 919 1,081 26,205 31,322 28.51 28.99 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 1,436 1,552 53,001 56,236 36.92 36.24 IA : 1,017 1,061 40,703 42,623 40.01 40.18 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 3,645 4,413 90,114 108,736 24.72 24.64 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 2,071 2,263 67,679 71,637 32.69 31.66 ND : OH : 376 432 16,312 17,919 43.44 41.45 OK : OR : PA : 313 409 8,600 10,726 27.50 26.25 RI : SC : SD : TN : TX : UT : VT : VA : 2,068 2,316 56,036 61,664 27.10 26.62 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 1/ : 18,374 20,918 546,150 607,185 29.72 29.03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2010-June 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 41,450 47,255 354 422 0.85 0.89 CA : 21,488 25,508 292 315 1.34 1.22 CO : CT : DE : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : IN : 42,761 45,440 772 675 1.77 1.46 IA : 32,162 33,789 736 821 2.24 2.37 KS : KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 72,084 87,177 1,144 1,241 1.56 1.40 MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : NY : NC : 53,483 56,691 369 426 0.69 0.75 ND : OH : 12,952 14,317 281 309 2.12 2.12 OK : OR : PA : 6,746 8,378 184 231 2.65 2.68 RI : SC : SD : TN : TX : UT : VT : VA : 44,055 48,311 439 468 0.99 0.96 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 437,480 486,999 6,362 6,882 1.43 1.39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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