Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 27, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This is the first issue produced using the new layout. This report issue is published using both layouts but future issues will only be produced using this layout. The previous layout is available on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 6 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during August 2010 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.73 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in August 2009. The July 2010 revised certified total at 3.58 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from July 2009. The July revision represented an increase of 32.1 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2010 was 4.96 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 4.70 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.27 billion pounds, up 6 percent from August 2009. Mature chickens, at 75.1 million pounds, were up 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 603 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.0 million pounds, up 13 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2010 averaged 5.57 pounds per bird, up slightly from August 2009. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.91 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2010 averaged 28.0 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from August 2009. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2010 totaled 14.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.29 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.26 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.0 million pounds, were 0.90 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.97 percent a year earlier. August 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2009 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :August 2010 as % of: January : : : : :-------------------: to August : 2010 Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------:as % of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 head --------- -- percent -- ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 726,290 730,311 766,439 106 105 5,706,561 5,734,745 100 Mature ...........: 12,244 12,134 12,707 104 105 94,338 95,012 101 Light ..........: 5,482 5,432 5,642 103 104 43,085 46,781 109 Heavy ..........: 6,762 6,702 7,065 104 105 51,253 48,231 94 Total ............: 738,534 742,445 779,146 105 105 5,800,899 5,829,757 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,404 20,266 21,420 105 106 160,788 155,609 97 Old ..............: 132 137 141 107 103 1,203 923 77 Total ............: 20,536 20,403 21,561 105 106 161,991 156,532 97 : Ducks ..............: 1,844 1,943 2,037 110 105 14,977 15,401 103 : :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- -- percent -- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,036,180 4,082,535 4,267,874 106 105 31,705,629 32,309,607 102 Mature ...........: 70,727 71,723 75,090 106 105 543,025 533,159 98 Light ..........: 17,900 17,528 17,893 100 102 139,845 150,512 108 Heavy ..........: 52,827 54,195 57,197 108 106 403,180 382,647 95 Total ............:4,106,907 4,154,258 4,342,964 106 105 32,248,654 32,842,766 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 576,310 578,932 599,244 104 104 4,678,525 4,567,938 98 Old ..............: 3,474 3,842 3,716 107 97 32,115 24,541 76 Total ............: 579,784 582,774 602,960 104 103 4,710,640 4,592,479 97 : Ducks ..............: 12,404 13,005 13,962 113 107 101,044 104,921 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 182 209 292 160 140 1,313 1,445 110 : Total ..............:4,699,277 4,750,246 4,960,178 106 104 37,061,651 37,541,611 101 : : ---------- pounds --------- -- percent -- ---- pounds ---- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.56 5.59 5.57 100 100 5.56 5.63 101 Mature ...........: 5.78 5.91 5.91 102 100 5.76 5.61 97 Light ..........: 3.27 3.23 3.17 97 98 3.25 3.22 99 Heavy ..........: 7.81 8.09 8.10 104 100 7.87 7.93 101 Total ............: 5.56 5.60 5.57 100 99 5.56 5.63 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.24 28.57 27.98 99 98 29.10 29.36 101 Old ..............: 26.32 28.04 26.35 100 94 26.70 26.59 100 Total ............: 28.23 28.56 27.97 99 98 29.08 29.34 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.73 6.69 6.85 102 102 6.75 6.81 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :August 2010 as % of: January : : : : :-------------------: to August : 2010 Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------:as % of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- -- percent -- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,739,681 2,789,333 2,897,088 106 104 21,453,249 22,010,314 103 Mature ...........: 44,622 44,961 47,442 106 106 337,752 331,330 98 Light ..........: 9,572 9,304 9,487 99 102 72,373 79,326 110 Heavy ..........: 35,050 35,657 37,955 108 106 265,379 252,004 95 Total ............:2,784,303 2,834,294 2,944,530 106 104 21,791,001 22,341,644 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 280,486 277,652 292,322 104 105 2,307,925 2,261,867 98 Old ..............: 2,607 2,824 2,752 106 97 21,116 18,137 86 Total ............: 283,093 280,476 295,074 104 105 2,329,041 2,280,004 98 : Ducks ..............: 3,259 3,347 3,539 109 106 24,811 27,727 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 87 102 112 129 110 612 705 115 : Total ..............:3,070,742 3,118,219 3,243,255 106 104 24,145,465 24,650,080 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 272,395 268,328 290,985 107 108 2,165,975 2,165,175 100 Mature ...........: 216 22 57 26 259 2,255 1,388 62 Light ..........: - - - - - 113 225 199 Heavy ..........: 216 22 57 26 259 2,142 1,163 54 Total ............: 272,611 268,350 291,042 107 108 2,168,230 2,166,563 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 180,204 186,238 185,877 103 100 1,420,909 1,389,794 98 Old ..............: 68 139 103 151 74 3,431 721 21 Total ............: 180,272 186,377 185,980 103 100 1,424,340 1,390,515 98 : Ducks ..............: 5,592 6,069 6,418 115 106 47,222 47,604 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 31 30 68 219 227 237 251 106 : Total ..............: 458,506 460,826 483,508 105 105 3,640,029 3,604,933 99 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,012,076 3,057,661 3,188,073 106 104 23,619,224 24,175,489 102 Mature ...........: 44,838 44,983 47,499 106 106 340,007 332,718 98 Light ..........: 9,572 9,304 9,487 99 102 72,486 79,551 110 Heavy ..........: 35,266 35,679 38,012 108 107 267,521 253,167 95 Total ............:3,056,914 3,102,644 3,235,572 106 104 23,959,231 24,508,207 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 460,690 463,890 478,199 104 103 3,728,834 3,651,661 98 Old ..............: 2,675 2,963 2,855 107 96 24,547 18,858 77 Total ............: 463,365 466,853 481,054 104 103 3,753,381 3,670,519 98 : Ducks ..............: 8,851 9,416 9,957 112 106 72,033 75,331 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 118 132 180 153 136 849 956 113 : Total ..............:3,529,248 3,579,045 3,726,763 106 104 27,785,494 28,255,013 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :August 2010 as % of: January : : : : :-------------------: to August : 2010 Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:as % of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- -- percent -- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,569 10,771 11,019 115 102 80,830 77,463 96 Mature ...........: 1,270 1,756 1,443 114 82 9,263 9,339 101 Light ..........: 288 429 424 147 99 2,044 2,510 123 Heavy ..........: 982 1,327 1,019 104 77 7,219 6,829 95 Total ............: 10,839 12,527 12,462 115 99 90,093 86,802 96 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,363 1,517 1,619 119 107 11,978 11,546 96 Old ..............: 32 58 39 122 67 334 284 85 Total ............: 1,395 1,575 1,658 119 105 12,312 11,830 96 : Ducks ..............: 55 70 75 136 107 336 387 115 : Total ..............: 12,289 14,172 14,195 116 100 102,741 99,019 96 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.24 0.26 0.26 108 100 0.25 0.24 96 Mature ...........: 1.80 2.45 1.92 107 78 1.71 1.75 102 Light ..........: 1.61 2.45 2.37 147 97 1.46 1.67 114 Heavy ..........: 1.86 2.45 1.78 96 73 1.79 1.78 99 Total ............: 0.26 0.30 0.29 112 97 0.28 0.26 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.24 0.26 0.27 113 104 0.26 0.25 96 Old ..............: 0.92 1.51 1.05 114 70 1.04 1.16 112 Total ............: 0.24 0.27 0.27 113 100 0.26 0.26 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.44 0.54 0.54 123 100 0.33 0.37 112 : Total ..............: 0.26 0.30 0.29 112 97 0.28 0.26 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :August 2010 as % of: January : : : : :-------------------: to August : 2010 Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:as % of : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- -- percent -- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 24,279 22,833 23,543 97 103 216,088 192,875 89 Mature ..........: 3,160 2,931 2,919 92 100 25,301 25,329 100 Light .........: 1,201 1,048 935 78 89 9,571 10,475 109 Heavy .........: 1,959 1,883 1,984 101 105 15,730 14,854 94 Total ...........: 27,439 25,764 26,462 96 103 241,389 218,204 90 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,761 6,639 7,188 106 108 58,105 53,408 92 Old .............: 108 119 114 106 96 1,202 908 76 Total ...........: 6,869 6,758 7,302 106 108 59,307 54,316 92 : Ducks .............: 279 249 245 88 98 2,109 1,996 95 Other .............: 1 1 5 500 500 14 13 93 : Total .............: 34,588 32,772 34,014 98 104 302,819 274,529 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.80 0.74 0.73 91 99 0.91 0.79 87 Mature ..........: 6.58 6.12 5.79 88 95 6.93 7.07 102 Light .........: 11.15 10.12 8.97 80 89 11.66 11.64 100 Heavy .........: 5.26 5.01 4.96 94 99 5.55 5.54 100 Total ...........: 0.89 0.82 0.81 91 99 1.00 0.88 88 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.45 1.41 1.48 102 105 1.53 1.44 94 Old .............: 3.88 3.86 3.84 99 99 4.67 4.59 98 Total ...........: 1.46 1.43 1.50 103 105 1.56 1.46 94 : Ducks .............: 3.06 2.58 2.40 78 93 2.84 2.58 91 Other .............: 0.84 0.75 2.70 321 360 1.62 1.34 83 : Total .............: 0.97 0.91 0.90 93 99 1.08 0.96 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: July and August 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 10,208 10,574 689,420 692,909 Mature ..........: - - 1,220 818 160,276 134,775 Light .........: - - 1,050 541 128,484 101,834 Heavy .........: - - 170 277 31,792 32,941 Total ...........: - - 11,428 11,392 849,696 827,684 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 25 66 28,452 33,515 Old .............: - - - - 1,296 1,167 Total ...........: - - 25 66 29,748 34,682 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Chickens : Young ...........: 188,428 182,424 5,998 6,487 34,569 37,310 Mature ..........: 10,086 10,134 421 507 40,572 35,819 Light .........: 8,510 8,522 175 165 32,842 27,714 Heavy .........: 1,576 1,612 246 342 7,730 8,105 Total ...........: 198,514 192,558 6,419 6,994 75,141 73,129 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,773 6,151 3,131 2,654 94 269 Old .............: 70 117 - 6 62 65 Total ...........: 4,843 6,268 3,131 2,660 156 334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,784 12,250 67,617 70,264 86,946 92,112 Mature ..........: 14,289 11,221 3,360 2,669 108,304 86,154 Light .........: 13,717 10,711 1,800 1,412 94,421 70,802 Heavy .........: 572 510 1,560 1,257 13,883 15,352 Total ...........: 26,073 23,471 70,977 72,933 195,250 178,266 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 197 185 1,215 1,674 1,603 1,545 Old .............: 2 1 8 43 41 29 Total ...........: 199 186 1,223 1,717 1,644 1,574 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,637 19,219 665,768 615,010 1,779,375 1,738,559 Mature ..........: 1,348 271 136,255 167,745 476,131 450,113 Light .........: 402 140 42,488 61,002 323,889 282,843 Heavy .........: 946 131 93,767 106,743 152,242 167,270 Total ...........: 19,985 19,490 802,023 782,755 2,255,506 2,188,672 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 296 488 9,773 10,924 49,559 57,471 Old .............: 2 14 161 165 1,642 1,607 Total ...........: 298 502 9,934 11,089 51,201 59,078 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: July and August 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July :August --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- --- pounds --- : Alabama ...........: 90,960 95,613 498,286 524,160 5.48 5.48 Alaska ............: - - - - - - Arizona ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ..........: 80,222 85,005 448,796 468,149 5.59 5.51 California ........: 24,268 24,438 135,919 138,064 5.60 5.65 Colorado ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .......: - - - - - - Delaware ..........: 26,269 26,847 180,712 183,204 6.88 6.82 Florida ...........: 4,285 4,290 25,778 26,526 6.02 6.18 Georgia ...........: 101,034 106,330 519,951 548,983 5.15 5.16 : Hawaii ............: - - - - - - Idaho .............: - - - - - - Illinois ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ...........: 4,959 5,032 21,513 21,857 4.34 4.34 Iowa ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ..........: 25,389 26,334 136,057 138,140 5.36 5.25 Louisiana .........: 15,335 16,565 91,428 96,809 5.96 5.84 Maine .............: - - - - - - Maryland ..........: 12,081 12,204 57,150 57,601 4.73 4.72 : Massachusetts .....: - - - - - - Michigan ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .......: 64,856 67,607 369,444 384,829 5.70 5.69 Missouri ..........: 35,575 36,799 167,616 171,570 4.71 4.66 Montana ...........: - - - - - - Nebraska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ............: - - - - - - New Hampshire .....: - - - - - - New Jersey ........: 384 546 1,664 2,422 4.34 4.43 : New Mexico ........: - - - - - - New York ..........: 1,459 1,861 7,597 10,864 5.21 5.84 North Carolina ....: 59,549 61,513 409,513 426,377 6.88 6.93 North Dakota ......: - - - - - - Ohio ..............: 4,751 4,652 28,828 28,222 6.07 6.07 Oklahoma ..........: 11,042 11,195 77,743 77,022 7.04 6.88 Oregon ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ......: 10,225 11,170 56,287 62,121 5.51 5.56 Rhode Island ......: - - - - - - South Carolina ....: 24,776 26,945 153,613 164,717 6.20 6.11 : South Dakota ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .........: 25,711 26,226 130,418 131,160 5.07 5.00 Texas .............: 56,954 61,224 315,382 336,955 5.54 5.50 Utah ..............: - - - - - - Vermont ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ..........: 27,550 29,096 142,052 150,105 5.16 5.16 Washington ........: 4,369 4,535 25,802 26,981 5.91 5.95 West Virginia .....: 9,244 10,385 36,149 41,113 3.91 3.96 Wisconsin .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming ...........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 730,311 766,439 4,082,535 4,267,874 5.59 5.57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July :August --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- --- percent -- : Alabama ...........: 369,892 389,497 2,571 2,612 0.69 0.67 Alaska ............: - - - - - - Arizona ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ..........: 332,005 346,524 2,914 2,899 0.87 0.83 California ........: 99,579 102,269 837 777 0.83 0.75 Colorado ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .......: - - - - - - Delaware ..........: 129,732 132,033 1,407 1,337 1.07 1.00 Florida ...........: 17,913 18,412 135 123 0.75 0.66 Georgia ...........: 393,773 414,920 2,449 2,664 0.62 0.64 : Hawaii ............: - - - - - - Idaho .............: - - - - - - Illinois ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ...........: 15,818 15,814 84 73 0.53 0.46 Iowa ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ..........: 99,152 100,226 454 405 0.46 0.40 Louisiana .........: 67,846 71,570 269 282 0.40 0.39 Maine .............: - - - - - - Maryland ..........: 41,101 41,546 301 258 0.73 0.62 : Massachusetts .....: - - - - - - Michigan ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .......: 284,437 291,743 1,670 1,753 0.58 0.60 Missouri ..........: 123,462 126,664 1,029 1,013 0.83 0.79 Montana ...........: - - - - - - Nebraska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ............: - - - - - - New Hampshire .....: - - - - - - New Jersey ........: 1,075 1,553 25 40 2.31 2.53 : New Mexico ........: - - - - - - New York ..........: 4,621 6,488 139 191 2.93 2.86 North Carolina ....: 321,681 332,122 2,855 2,987 0.88 0.89 North Dakota ......: - - - - - - Ohio ..............: 21,371 20,920 481 503 2.20 2.35 Oklahoma ..........: 58,132 56,952 491 533 0.84 0.93 Oregon ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ......: 39,691 43,698 536 560 1.33 1.26 Rhode Island ......: - - - - - - South Carolina ....: 115,564 123,913 851 942 0.73 0.75 : South Dakota ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .........: 94,540 95,243 592 604 0.62 0.63 Texas .............: 247,029 262,455 1,519 1,708 0.61 0.65 Utah ..............: - - - - - - Vermont ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ..........: 100,182 106,320 563 534 0.56 0.50 Washington ........: 19,247 20,125 130 125 0.67 0.62 West Virginia .....: 25,946 29,514 74 84 0.28 0.28 Wisconsin .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming ...........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 3,057,661 3,188,073 22,833 23,543 0.74 0.73 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: July and August 2010 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Alabama ...........: - - 170 156 59,256 63,384 Arkansas ..........: - - 546 548 94,312 98,509 Delaware ..........: - - 454 310 35,854 33,094 Georgia ...........: - - 79 75 43,862 46,435 Mississippi .......: - - 190 245 24,781 26,416 Missouri ..........: - - 93 93 61,038 57,685 North Carolina ....: - - 6,633 7,071 71,163 78,293 Texas .............: - - 56 68 48,742 55,534 Virginia ..........: - - 127 167 20,789 22,692 : United States .....: - - 10,208 10,574 689,420 692,909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Alabama ...........: 27,864 22,419 335 467 2,096 2,189 Arkansas ..........: 18,480 15,849 3,204 3,232 1,493 1,523 Delaware ..........: 11,467 10,644 69 60 3,998 4,554 Georgia ...........: 27,034 27,903 156 129 5,791 6,020 Mississippi .......: 7,405 6,700 246 404 390 563 Missouri ..........: 7,932 8,880 286 203 1,383 1,337 North Carolina ....: 20,438 22,030 222 266 7,326 7,804 Texas .............: 9,545 10,800 94 159 817 880 Virginia ..........: 8,782 8,653 81 73 1,844 1,877 : United States .....: 188,428 182,424 5,998 6,487 34,569 37,310 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Alabama ...........: 1,134 1,209 6,091 6,159 9,529 10,041 Arkansas ..........: 1,049 1,208 6,216 7,076 6,843 7,913 Delaware ..........: 1,630 1,359 2,736 2,471 5,323 3,752 Georgia ...........: 775 903 12,009 11,672 6,909 7,074 Mississippi .......: 774 860 2,107 2,304 4,172 4,094 Missouri ..........: 341 235 3,432 2,960 5,245 6,734 North Carolina ....: 1,042 1,187 8,816 9,732 6,018 6,516 Texas .............: 583 764 4,776 7,560 6,406 6,057 Virginia ..........: 803 852 1,528 1,665 4,613 3,284 : United States .....: 11,784 12,250 67,617 70,264 86,946 92,112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Alabama ...........: 1,668 3,440 117,618 113,865 225,761 223,329 Arkansas ..........: 834 586 80,316 79,485 213,293 215,929 Delaware ..........: 752 1,771 25,810 12,443 88,093 70,458 Georgia ...........: 1,311 797 57,209 62,993 155,135 164,001 Mississippi .......: 250 959 43,453 42,403 83,768 84,948 Missouri ..........: 983 109 40,942 34,249 121,675 112,485 North Carolina ....: 5,504 3,913 51,123 43,371 178,285 180,183 Texas .............: 627 1,258 35,421 33,970 107,067 117,050 Virginia ..........: 1,991 1,100 38,725 21,409 79,283 61,772 : United States .....: 18,637 19,219 665,768 615,010 1,779,375 1,738,559 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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 Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: July and August 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July :August --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Alaska ............: - - - - - - Arizona ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 2,709 2,569 51,948 49,702 19.17 19.35 California ........: 1,217 1,339 33,523 35,167 27.54 26.27 Colorado ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .......: - - - - - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Florida ...........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ............: - - - - - - Idaho .............: - - - - - - Illinois ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ...........: 1,505 1,589 53,212 53,370 35.36 33.59 Iowa ..............: 1,042 1,133 40,284 42,760 38.67 37.75 Kansas ............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .........: - - - - - - Maine .............: - - - - - - Maryland ..........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts .....: - - - - - - Michigan ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .........: 4,209 4,468 101,198 103,616 24.04 23.19 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - Missouri ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana ...........: - - - - - - Nebraska ..........: - - - - - - Nevada ............: - - - - - - New Hampshire .....: - - - - - - New Jersey ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ........: - - - - - - New York ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ....: 2,182 2,322 70,208 73,337 32.18 31.59 North Dakota ......: - - - - - - Ohio ..............: 416 461 17,425 18,917 41.85 40.99 Oklahoma ..........: - - - - - - Oregon ............: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ......: 369 423 9,305 10,120 25.24 23.94 Rhode Island ......: - - - - - - South Carolina ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .........: - - - - - - Texas .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia ..........: 2,309 2,433 59,788 62,406 25.90 25.65 Washington ........: - - - - - - West Virginia .....: - - - - - - Wisconsin .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming ...........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 20,266 21,420 578,932 599,244 28.57 27.98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July :August --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- --- percent -- : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Alaska ............: - - - - - - Arizona ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 43,739 41,349 363 351 0.82 0.84 California ........: 27,565 28,674 317 270 1.14 0.93 Colorado ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .......: - - - - - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Florida ...........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ............: - - - - - - Idaho .............: - - - - - - Illinois ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ...........: 42,962 43,168 670 690 1.54 1.57 Iowa ..............: 31,711 33,659 712 752 2.20 2.18 Kansas ............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .........: - - - - - - Maine .............: - - - - - - Maryland ..........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts .....: - - - - - - Michigan ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .........: 81,313 83,033 1,258 1,298 1.52 1.54 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - Missouri ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana ...........: - - - - - - Nebraska ..........: - - - - - - Nevada ............: - - - - - - New Hampshire .....: - - - - - - New Jersey ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ........: - - - - - - New York ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ....: 55,556 57,582 526 591 0.94 1.02 North Dakota ......: - - - - - - Ohio ..............: 13,662 14,827 274 323 1.97 2.13 Oklahoma ..........: - - - - - - Oregon ............: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ......: 7,316 7,905 179 210 2.38 2.59 Rhode Island ......: - - - - - - South Carolina ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .........: - - - - - - Texas .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia ..........: 47,064 49,113 426 478 0.90 0.96 Washington ........: - - - - - - West Virginia .....: - - - - - - Wisconsin .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming ...........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 463,890 478,199 6,639 7,188 1.41 1.48 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. 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. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. 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. Statistical Methodology 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. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................... 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