Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released January 25, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 6 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during December 2010 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.69 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in December 2009. The November 2010 revised certified total at 3.70 billion pounds, was up 12 percent from November 2009. The November revision represented an increase of 488 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2010 was 4.90 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 4.62 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.23 billion pounds, up 7 percent from December 2009. Mature chickens, at 69.7 million pounds, were up 14 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 578 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.0 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2010 averaged 5.85 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from December 2009. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.79 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2010 averaged 30.0 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from December 2009. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2010 totaled 13.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.27 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.27 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 37.3 million pounds, were 1.00 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.98 percent a year earlier. December 2010 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2009 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2010 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :---------- 1,000 head --------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 702,342 709,715 723,445 103 102 8,520,225 8,648,295 102 Mature ...........: 11,161 10,248 12,030 108 117 138,635 140,836 102 Light ..........: 5,755 4,068 5,634 98 138 63,574 67,612 106 Heavy ..........: 5,406 6,180 6,396 118 103 75,061 73,224 98 Total ............: 713,503 719,963 735,475 103 102 8,658,860 8,789,131 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,177 22,952 19,129 100 83 243,949 241,129 99 Old ..............: 141 123 132 94 107 1,819 1,436 79 Total ............: 19,318 23,075 19,261 100 83 245,768 242,565 99 : Ducks ..............: 2,101 1,999 2,189 104 110 22,767 23,642 104 : :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:3,970,581 4,171,929 4,232,884 107 101 47,613,116 49,307,904 104 Mature ...........: 61,316 63,482 69,676 114 110 795,511 803,076 101 Light ..........: 18,881 13,212 17,958 95 136 206,376 217,565 105 Heavy ..........: 42,435 50,270 51,718 122 103 589,135 585,511 99 Total ............:4,031,897 4,235,411 4,302,560 107 102 48,408,627 50,110,980 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 568,231 646,961 574,448 101 89 7,056,127 7,023,223 100 Old ..............: 3,728 3,237 3,794 102 117 47,920 38,342 80 Total ............: 571,959 650,198 578,242 101 89 7,104,047 7,061,565 99 : Ducks ..............: 14,410 13,783 15,040 104 109 154,203 161,578 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 183 805 216 118 27 4,577 5,353 117 : Total ..............:4,618,449 4,900,197 4,896,058 106 100 55,671,454 57,339,476 103 : : ---------- pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- pounds ---- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.65 5.88 5.85 104 99 5.59 5.70 102 Mature ...........: 5.49 6.19 5.79 105 94 5.74 5.70 99 Light ..........: 3.28 3.25 3.19 97 98 3.25 3.22 99 Heavy ..........: 7.85 8.13 8.09 103 100 7.85 8.00 102 Total ............: 5.65 5.88 5.85 104 99 5.59 5.70 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.63 28.19 30.03 101 107 28.92 29.13 101 Old ..............: 26.44 26.32 28.74 109 109 26.34 26.70 101 Total ............: 29.61 28.18 30.02 101 107 28.91 29.11 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.86 6.89 6.87 100 100 6.77 6.83 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2010 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,697,431 2,843,148 2,888,246 107 102 32,269,889 33,577,198 104 Mature ...........: 38,035 40,294 44,008 116 109 496,560 502,108 101 Light ..........: 10,057 6,881 9,591 95 139 108,307 114,700 106 Heavy ..........: 27,978 33,413 34,417 123 103 388,253 387,408 100 Total ............:2,735,466 2,883,442 2,932,254 107 102 32,766,449 34,079,306 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 291,382 336,310 302,460 104 90 3,523,277 3,518,779 100 Old ..............: 2,829 2,456 2,771 98 113 33,150 28,375 86 Total ............: 294,211 338,766 305,231 104 90 3,556,427 3,547,154 100 : Ducks ..............: 3,947 3,799 4,195 106 110 38,742 43,086 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 97 104 119 123 114 964 1,251 130 : Total ..............:3,033,721 3,226,111 3,241,799 107 100 36,362,582 37,670,797 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 267,944 281,216 281,072 105 100 3,240,604 3,326,625 103 Mature ...........: 326 15 11 3 73 3,577 1,523 43 Light ..........: 3 - - - - 218 225 103 Heavy ..........: 323 15 11 3 73 3,359 1,298 39 Total ............: 268,270 281,231 281,083 105 100 3,244,181 3,328,148 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 161,845 181,689 156,134 96 86 2,102,322 2,095,226 100 Old ..............: 49 55 68 139 124 3,650 1,051 29 Total ............: 161,894 181,744 156,202 96 86 2,105,972 2,096,277 100 : Ducks ..............: 6,380 6,089 6,579 103 108 71,465 72,811 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 33 380 26 79 7 1,832 2,100 115 : Total ..............: 436,577 469,444 443,890 102 95 5,423,450 5,499,336 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:2,965,375 3,124,364 3,169,318 107 101 35,510,493 36,903,823 104 Mature ...........: 38,361 40,309 44,019 115 109 500,137 503,631 101 Light ..........: 10,060 6,881 9,591 95 139 108,525 114,925 106 Heavy ..........: 28,301 33,428 34,428 122 103 391,612 388,706 99 Total ............:3,003,736 3,164,673 3,213,337 107 102 36,010,630 37,407,454 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 453,227 517,999 458,594 101 89 5,625,599 5,614,005 100 Old ..............: 2,878 2,511 2,839 99 113 36,800 29,426 80 Total ............: 456,105 520,510 461,433 101 89 5,662,399 5,643,431 100 : Ducks ..............: 10,327 9,888 10,774 104 109 110,207 115,897 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 130 484 145 112 30 2,796 3,351 120 : Total ..............:3,470,298 3,695,555 3,685,689 106 100 41,786,032 43,170,133 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2010 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,154 8,706 10,427 103 120 115,940 114,526 99 Mature ...........: 1,085 844 1,308 121 155 12,796 13,090 102 Light ..........: 297 165 313 105 190 2,865 3,437 120 Heavy ..........: 788 679 995 126 147 9,931 9,653 97 Total ............: 11,239 9,550 11,735 104 123 128,736 127,616 99 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,272 1,262 1,400 110 111 16,858 16,669 99 Old ..............: 35 20 40 114 200 442 421 95 Total ............: 1,307 1,282 1,440 110 112 17,300 17,090 99 : Ducks ..............: 40 40 54 135 135 491 569 116 : Total ..............: 12,586 10,874 13,229 105 122 146,532 145,281 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.26 0.21 0.25 96 119 0.24 0.23 96 Mature ...........: 1.77 1.33 1.88 106 141 1.61 1.63 101 Light ..........: 1.57 1.25 1.74 111 139 1.39 1.58 114 Heavy ..........: 1.86 1.35 1.92 103 142 1.69 1.65 98 Total ............: 0.28 0.23 0.27 96 117 0.27 0.25 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.22 0.20 0.24 109 120 0.24 0.24 100 Old ..............: 0.94 0.62 1.05 112 169 0.92 1.10 120 Total ............: 0.23 0.20 0.25 109 125 0.24 0.24 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.28 0.29 0.36 129 124 0.32 0.35 109 : Total ..............: 0.27 0.22 0.27 100 123 0.26 0.25 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2010 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,633 25,620 27,458 111 107 312,457 294,411 94 Mature ...........: 2,860 2,666 2,823 99 106 36,963 36,717 99 Light ..........: 1,351 900 1,106 82 123 14,174 14,675 104 Heavy ..........: 1,509 1,766 1,717 114 97 22,789 22,042 97 Total ............: 27,493 28,286 30,281 110 107 349,420 331,128 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,345 7,188 6,589 104 92 84,942 81,080 95 Old ..............: 122 107 114 93 107 1,732 1,363 79 Total ............: 6,467 7,295 6,703 104 92 86,674 82,443 95 : Ducks ..............: 284 317 332 117 105 3,039 3,211 106 Other ..............: 1 3 1 100 33 26 30 115 : Total ..............: 34,245 35,901 37,317 109 104 439,159 416,812 95 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.82 0.81 0.86 105 106 0.87 0.79 91 Mature ...........: 6.94 6.20 6.03 87 97 6.88 6.80 99 Light ..........: 11.84 11.57 10.34 87 89 11.55 11.32 98 Heavy ..........: 5.06 5.02 4.75 94 95 5.50 5.37 98 Total ............: 0.91 0.89 0.93 102 104 0.96 0.88 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.38 1.37 1.42 103 104 1.49 1.42 95 Old ..............: 4.07 4.09 3.86 95 94 4.49 4.43 99 Total ............: 1.40 1.38 1.43 102 104 1.51 1.44 95 : Ducks ..............: 2.68 3.11 2.99 112 96 2.68 2.70 101 Other ..............: 0.76 0.62 0.68 89 110 0.92 0.89 97 : Total ..............: 0.98 0.96 1.00 102 104 1.04 0.96 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: November and December 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 6,019 7,916 683,791 773,137 Mature ..........: - - 624 1,144 128,221 170,595 Light .........: - - 403 998 95,439 137,679 Heavy .........: - - 221 146 32,782 32,916 Total ...........: - - 6,643 9,060 812,012 943,732 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 46 52 42,083 36,852 Old .............: - - - - 1,155 1,365 Total ...........: - - 46 52 43,238 38,217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 295,302 407,327 4,364 4,019 36,828 39,176 Mature ..........: 7,631 8,693 294 319 30,055 39,707 Light .........: 5,525 7,110 105 116 23,343 33,227 Heavy .........: 2,106 1,583 189 203 6,712 6,480 Total ...........: 302,933 416,020 4,658 4,338 66,883 78,883 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,702 3,945 2,836 1,868 253 142 Old .............: 93 159 1 34 89 121 Total ...........: 4,795 4,104 2,837 1,902 342 263 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,174 11,390 75,683 86,083 91,727 103,929 Mature ..........: 12,152 14,784 2,570 3,558 74,727 88,258 Light .........: 11,073 13,728 1,462 2,121 54,342 67,364 Heavy .........: 1,079 1,056 1,108 1,437 20,385 20,894 Total ...........: 22,326 26,174 78,253 89,641 166,454 192,187 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 385 178 1,752 1,379 1,886 1,943 Old .............: 4 - 13 26 24 34 Total ...........: 389 178 1,765 1,405 1,910 1,977 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 29,210 18,654 724,827 803,662 1,957,925 2,255,293 Mature ..........: 406 401 168,503 149,337 425,183 476,796 Light .........: 80 255 73,821 64,515 265,593 327,113 Heavy .........: 326 146 94,682 84,822 159,590 149,683 Total ...........: 29,616 19,055 893,330 952,999 2,383,108 2,732,089 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 580 231 14,580 13,635 69,103 60,225 Old .............: 1 1 319 195 1,699 1,935 Total ...........: 581 232 14,899 13,830 70,802 62,160 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 91,505 84,758 529,693 484,857 5.79 5.72 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 79,752 76,171 472,833 453,746 5.93 5.96 California ......: 20,629 30,714 113,209 173,991 5.49 5.66 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 24,377 25,115 173,499 176,336 7.12 7.02 Florida .........: 4,794 4,834 28,981 29,218 6.04 6.04 Georgia .........: 99,402 102,082 536,127 544,855 5.39 5.34 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,638 4,530 20,656 19,707 4.45 4.35 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,973 25,699 139,555 142,408 5.59 5.54 Louisiana .......: 14,740 15,673 93,391 99,525 6.34 6.35 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 12,011 12,131 62,490 63,067 5.20 5.20 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 60,254 53,098 368,654 325,693 6.12 6.13 Missouri ........: 34,751 30,966 168,066 141,403 4.84 4.57 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 476 447 2,155 2,003 4.53 4.48 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,640 1,729 8,137 8,761 4.96 5.07 North Carolina ..: 55,534 58,595 409,248 422,611 7.37 7.21 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,665 4,613 30,600 29,031 6.56 6.29 Oklahoma ........: 12,360 12,104 92,731 90,661 7.50 7.49 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,584 15,179 58,813 78,943 5.56 5.20 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 24,081 24,999 168,351 182,831 6.99 7.31 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Tennessee .......: 23,064 22,692 120,228 119,268 5.21 5.26 Texas ...........: 56,270 59,841 326,406 350,314 5.80 5.85 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,116 25,386 138,290 132,484 5.30 5.22 Washington ......: 3,736 4,452 21,844 26,908 5.85 6.04 West Virginia ...: 9,947 10,224 39,692 40,596 3.99 3.97 Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 709,715 723,445 4,171,929 4,232,884 5.88 5.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 393,269 362,495 3,038 2,795 0.77 0.77 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 349,499 332,318 3,218 3,416 0.91 1.02 California ......: 84,130 127,371 580 1,232 0.68 0.96 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 124,910 126,960 1,589 1,603 1.26 1.25 Florida .........: 20,191 20,341 121 130 0.60 0.63 Georgia .........: 406,363 411,676 3,022 3,279 0.74 0.79 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,164 14,461 92 93 0.60 0.64 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 101,876 103,564 634 608 0.62 0.58 Louisiana .......: 68,868 73,552 316 321 0.46 0.43 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 45,311 45,665 434 547 0.95 1.18 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 287,273 254,956 1,725 1,237 0.60 0.48 Missouri ........: 123,803 104,556 847 905 0.68 0.86 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 1,410 1,316 26 26 1.78 1.96 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 4,951 5,315 178 207 3.47 3.74 North Carolina ..: 318,237 329,833 3,333 3,865 1.04 1.16 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 22,563 21,511 461 411 2.00 1.88 Oklahoma ........: 69,539 67,230 748 676 1.06 1.00 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 41,149 55,910 518 644 1.24 1.14 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 126,622 137,498 1,024 1,088 0.80 0.79 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Tennessee .......: 87,364 86,606 538 643 0.61 0.74 Texas ...........: 253,203 272,912 1,706 1,843 0.67 0.67 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 97,464 93,117 699 791 0.71 0.84 Washington ......: 16,288 20,044 107 147 0.65 0.73 West Virginia ...: 28,475 29,066 94 100 0.33 0.34 Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 3,124,364 3,169,318 25,620 27,458 0.81 0.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2010 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 181 336 65,063 63,278 Arkansas ..........: - - 318 320 93,124 115,097 Delaware ..........: - - 138 168 42,743 42,635 Georgia ...........: - - 85 78 50,745 56,700 Mississippi .......: - - 114 30 21,379 17,956 Missouri ..........: - - 138 126 54,454 52,304 North Carolina ....: - - 2,501 4,011 74,823 88,999 Texas .............: - - 52 46 53,671 66,996 Virginia ..........: - - 123 88 21,822 23,007 : United States .....: - - 6,019 7,916 683,791 773,137 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 30,671 37,493 325 324 2,675 2,807 Arkansas ..........: 26,834 39,521 1,960 1,892 1,661 2,554 Delaware ..........: 21,272 27,062 70 93 4,593 4,649 Georgia ...........: 40,490 57,401 119 107 5,238 4,814 Mississippi .......: 8,410 8,260 186 90 642 584 Missouri ..........: 8,798 13,219 141 215 1,586 1,271 North Carolina ....: 33,533 54,586 167 132 6,687 7,355 Texas .............: 15,177 23,706 124 121 839 1,200 Virginia ..........: 16,720 29,138 8 31 3,193 3,159 : United States .....: 295,302 407,327 4,364 4,019 36,828 39,176 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,176 1,322 7,933 8,802 10,838 11,858 Arkansas ..........: 874 868 6,652 8,411 6,675 6,577 Delaware ..........: 1,066 1,073 2,479 2,559 6,099 4,215 Georgia ...........: 575 544 11,315 14,550 8,216 8,375 Mississippi .......: 733 287 2,562 2,246 4,171 2,146 Missouri ..........: 230 253 3,348 3,126 4,165 5,076 North Carolina ....: 1,029 1,296 10,892 11,638 5,417 6,030 Texas .............: 591 616 6,597 7,301 4,869 4,193 Virginia ..........: 585 767 1,227 1,332 2,423 2,278 : United States .....: 10,174 11,390 75,683 86,083 91,727 103,929 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 3,433 3,749 110,279 103,438 232,574 233,407 Arkansas ..........: 479 408 103,837 107,594 242,414 283,242 Delaware ..........: 9,831 3,116 28,153 35,919 116,444 121,489 Georgia ...........: 1,635 884 88,115 108,757 206,533 252,210 Mississippi .......: 239 85 33,523 35,933 71,959 67,617 Missouri ..........: 79 370 37,374 39,705 110,313 115,665 North Carolina ....: 5,070 3,038 48,553 58,234 188,672 235,319 Texas .............: 1,184 1,218 39,608 32,211 122,712 137,608 Virginia ..........: 732 676 37,020 46,595 83,853 107,071 : United States .....: 29,210 18,654 724,827 803,662 1,957,925 2,255,293 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 3,130 2,775 62,398 54,829 19.93 19.75 California ......: 2,127 1,204 51,811 32,602 24.35 27.08 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,439 1,431 49,732 51,935 34.56 36.31 Iowa ............: 1,151 1,112 45,303 45,757 39.37 41.14 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,353 3,188 109,198 83,227 25.09 26.11 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 ..: 2,280 1,995 74,756 70,963 32.79 35.57 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 483 437 18,515 18,680 38.35 42.80 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 991 477 21,157 10,907 21.34 22.88 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) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,518 2,409 65,837 64,323 26.14 26.71 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,952 19,129 646,961 574,448 28.19 30.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 52,844 46,160 343 355 0.65 0.76 California ......: 41,426 26,406 383 256 0.91 0.96 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 40,199 41,959 686 708 1.68 1.66 Iowa ............: 35,685 36,023 653 600 1.80 1.64 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 87,316 66,586 1,389 1,162 1.57 1.71 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 ..: 59,018 55,345 656 595 1.10 1.06 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 14,732 14,828 273 304 1.82 2.01 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 17,027 8,617 261 244 1.51 2.75 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) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 51,796 50,537 522 492 1.00 0.96 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 517,999 458,594 7,188 6,589 1.37 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 United States under Federal Inspection in 2009. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 28 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 one 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. 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