Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 25, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 10 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during January 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.64 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the amount certified in January 2010. The December 2010 revised certified total at 3.69 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from December 2009. The December revision represented an increase of 5.7 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2011 was 4.83 billion pounds, up 10 percent from 4.40 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.17 billion pounds, up 10 percent from January 2010. Mature chickens, at 63.9 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 581 million pounds, up 9 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.4 million pounds, up 16 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2011 averaged 5.85 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from January 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.51 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2011 averaged 30.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2011 totaled 13.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.27 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.30 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 38.2 million pounds, were 1.04 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.03 percent a year earlier. January 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. January 2010 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2011 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------:percent : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :---------- 1,000 head --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 head ---- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 672,760 724,479 713,162 106 98 672,760 713,162 106 Mature ...........: 11,178 12,050 11,596 104 96 11,178 11,596 104 Light ..........: 5,803 5,634 5,895 102 105 5,803 5,895 102 Heavy ..........: 5,375 6,416 5,701 106 89 5,375 5,701 106 Total ............: 683,938 736,529 724,758 106 98 683,938 724,758 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,322 19,129 18,750 108 98 17,322 18,750 108 Old ..............: 158 132 96 61 73 158 96 61 Total ............: 17,480 19,261 18,846 108 98 17,480 18,846 108 : Ducks ..............: 1,815 2,189 2,097 116 96 1,815 2,097 116 : :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:3,792,553 4,238,450 4,173,256 110 98 3,792,553 4,173,256 110 Mature ...........: 60,677 69,832 63,864 105 91 60,677 63,864 105 Light ..........: 18,494 17,958 18,697 101 104 18,494 18,697 101 Heavy ..........: 42,183 51,874 45,167 107 87 42,183 45,167 107 Total ............:3,853,230 4,308,282 4,237,120 110 98 3,853,230 4,237,120 110 : Turkeys : Young ............: 529,170 574,448 578,561 109 101 529,170 578,561 109 Old ..............: 4,041 3,794 2,631 65 69 4,041 2,631 65 Total ............: 533,211 578,242 581,192 109 101 533,211 581,192 109 : Ducks ..............: 12,449 15,041 14,430 116 96 12,449 14,430 116 : Other 1/ ...........: 131 216 164 125 76 131 164 125 : Total ..............:4,399,021 4,901,781 4,832,906 110 99 4,399,021 4,832,906 110 : : ---------- pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- pounds ---- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.64 5.85 5.85 104 100 5.64 5.85 104 Mature ...........: 5.43 5.80 5.51 101 95 5.43 5.51 101 Light ..........: 3.19 3.19 3.17 99 99 3.19 3.17 99 Heavy ..........: 7.85 8.09 7.92 101 98 7.85 7.92 101 Total ............: 5.63 5.85 5.85 104 100 5.63 5.85 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.55 30.03 30.86 101 103 30.55 30.86 101 Old ..............: 25.58 28.74 27.41 107 95 25.58 27.41 107 Total ............: 30.50 30.02 30.84 101 103 30.50 30.84 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.86 6.87 6.88 100 100 6.86 6.88 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2011 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------:percent : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,569,807 2,891,431 2,855,552 111 99 2,569,807 2,855,552 111 Mature ...........: 37,221 44,125 39,801 107 90 37,221 39,801 107 Light ..........: 9,737 9,591 9,927 102 104 9,737 9,927 102 Heavy ..........: 27,484 34,534 29,874 109 87 27,484 29,874 109 Total ............:2,607,028 2,935,556 2,895,353 111 99 2,607,028 2,895,353 111 : Turkeys : Young ............: 263,273 302,460 299,238 114 99 263,273 299,238 114 Old ..............: 2,988 2,771 1,952 65 70 2,988 1,952 65 Total ............: 266,261 305,231 301,190 113 99 266,261 301,190 113 : Ducks ..............: 3,186 4,195 3,896 122 93 3,186 3,896 122 : Other 1/ ...........: 72 119 84 117 71 72 84 117 : Total ..............:2,876,547 3,245,101 3,200,523 111 99 2,876,547 3,200,523 111 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 261,367 283,435 269,276 103 95 261,367 269,276 103 Mature ...........: 587 11 9 2 82 587 9 2 Light ..........: - - 9 (X) (X) - 9 (X) Heavy ..........: 587 11 - (X) (X) 587 - (X) Total ............: 261,954 283,446 269,285 103 95 261,954 269,285 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 157,823 156,134 161,672 102 104 157,823 161,672 102 Old ..............: 70 68 94 134 138 70 94 134 Total ............: 157,893 156,202 161,766 102 104 157,893 161,766 102 : Ducks ..............: 5,718 6,579 6,456 113 98 5,718 6,456 113 : Other 1/ ...........: 19 26 25 132 96 19 25 132 : Total ..............: 425,584 446,253 437,532 103 98 425,584 437,532 103 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:2,831,174 3,174,866 3,124,828 110 98 2,831,174 3,124,828 110 Mature ...........: 37,808 44,136 39,810 105 90 37,808 39,810 105 Light ..........: 9,737 9,591 9,936 102 104 9,737 9,936 102 Heavy ..........: 28,071 34,545 29,874 106 86 28,071 29,874 106 Total ............:2,868,982 3,219,002 3,164,638 110 98 2,868,982 3,164,638 110 : Turkeys : Young ............: 421,096 458,594 460,910 109 101 421,096 460,910 109 Old ..............: 3,058 2,839 2,046 67 72 3,058 2,046 67 Total ............: 424,154 461,433 462,956 109 100 424,154 462,956 109 : Ducks ..............: 8,904 10,774 10,352 116 96 8,904 10,352 116 : Other 1/ ...........: 91 145 109 120 75 91 109 120 : Total ..............:3,302,131 3,691,354 3,638,055 110 99 3,302,131 3,638,055 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2011 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,579 10,444 10,357 98 99 10,579 10,357 98 Mature ...........: 1,114 1,308 1,000 90 76 1,114 1,000 90 Light ..........: 360 313 244 68 78 360 244 68 Heavy ..........: 754 995 756 100 76 754 756 100 Total ............: 11,693 11,752 11,357 97 97 11,693 11,357 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,447 1,400 1,607 111 115 1,447 1,607 111 Old ..............: 66 40 21 32 53 66 21 32 Total ............: 1,513 1,440 1,628 108 113 1,513 1,628 108 : Ducks ..............: 42 54 50 119 93 42 50 119 : Total ..............: 13,248 13,246 13,035 98 98 13,248 13,035 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.28 0.25 0.25 89 100 0.28 0.25 89 Mature ...........: 1.84 1.87 1.57 85 84 1.84 1.57 85 Light ..........: 1.95 1.74 1.31 67 75 1.95 1.31 67 Heavy ..........: 1.79 1.92 1.67 93 87 1.79 1.67 93 Total ............: 0.30 0.27 0.27 90 100 0.30 0.27 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.24 0.28 104 117 0.27 0.28 104 Old ..............: 1.63 1.05 0.80 49 76 1.63 0.80 49 Total ............: 0.28 0.25 0.28 100 112 0.28 0.28 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.34 0.36 0.35 103 97 0.34 0.35 103 : Total ..............: 0.30 0.27 0.27 90 100 0.30 0.27 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2011 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,705 27,500 28,538 116 104 24,705 28,538 116 Mature ...........: 3,135 2,825 2,358 75 83 3,135 2,358 75 Light ..........: 1,455 1,106 687 47 62 1,455 687 47 Heavy ..........: 1,680 1,719 1,671 99 97 1,680 1,671 99 Total ............: 27,840 30,325 30,896 111 102 27,840 30,896 111 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,179 6,589 6,897 112 105 6,179 6,897 112 Old ..............: 174 114 85 49 75 174 85 49 Total ............: 6,353 6,703 6,982 110 104 6,353 6,982 110 : Ducks ..............: 228 332 292 128 88 228 292 128 Other ..............: 1 1 1 100 100 1 1 100 : Total ..............: 34,422 37,361 38,171 111 102 34,422 38,171 111 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.87 0.86 0.91 105 106 0.87 0.91 105 Mature ...........: 7.66 6.02 5.59 73 93 7.66 5.59 73 Light ..........: 13.00 10.34 6.47 50 63 13.00 6.47 50 Heavy ..........: 5.65 4.74 5.30 94 112 5.65 5.30 94 Total ............: 0.96 0.93 0.97 101 104 0.96 0.97 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.45 1.42 1.47 101 104 1.45 1.47 101 Old ..............: 5.38 3.86 3.99 74 103 5.38 3.99 74 Total ............: 1.48 1.43 1.49 101 104 1.48 1.49 101 : Ducks ..............: 2.50 2.99 2.74 110 92 2.50 2.74 110 Other ..............: 1.09 0.68 0.91 83 134 1.09 0.91 83 : Total ..............: 1.03 1.00 1.04 101 104 1.03 1.04 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: December 2010 and January 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 7,923 11,692 774,603 795,853 Mature ..........: - - 1,144 910 170,718 163,099 Light .........: - - 998 648 137,679 132,160 Heavy .........: - - 146 262 33,039 30,939 Total ...........: - - 9,067 12,602 945,321 958,952 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 52 28 36,852 39,080 Old .............: - - - - 1,365 966 Total ...........: - - 52 28 38,217 40,046 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 408,414 488,195 4,070 5,019 39,203 37,277 Mature ..........: 8,693 8,439 319 351 39,710 38,805 Light .........: 7,110 7,279 116 159 33,227 31,826 Heavy .........: 1,583 1,160 203 192 6,483 6,979 Total ...........: 417,107 496,634 4,389 5,370 78,913 76,082 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,945 5,431 1,868 2,605 142 140 Old .............: 159 59 34 - 121 102 Total ...........: 4,104 5,490 1,902 2,605 263 242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,405 11,248 86,244 92,860 104,470 97,731 Mature ..........: 14,786 13,460 3,560 3,321 88,265 93,736 Light .........: 13,728 12,762 2,121 2,317 67,364 73,940 Heavy .........: 1,058 698 1,439 1,004 20,901 19,796 Total ...........: 26,191 24,708 89,804 96,181 192,735 191,467 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 178 251 1,379 1,562 1,943 2,882 Old .............: - 3 26 16 34 41 Total ...........: 178 254 1,405 1,578 1,977 2,923 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,764 16,375 804,891 794,234 2,259,987 2,350,484 Mature ..........: 401 754 149,337 142,650 476,933 465,525 Light .........: 255 259 64,515 51,170 327,113 312,520 Heavy .........: 146 495 84,822 91,480 149,820 153,005 Total ...........: 19,165 17,129 954,228 936,884 2,736,920 2,816,009 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 231 569 13,635 12,315 60,225 64,863 Old .............: 1 5 195 138 1,935 1,330 Total ...........: 232 574 13,830 12,453 62,160 66,193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2010 and January 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 84,758 81,154 484,939 459,411 5.72 5.66 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 76,171 74,965 453,746 438,220 5.96 5.85 California ......: 30,716 30,992 174,000 178,383 5.66 5.76 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 25,115 26,398 176,336 185,145 7.02 7.01 Florida .........: 4,834 5,021 29,218 30,854 6.04 6.15 Georgia .........: 102,082 98,708 544,855 534,774 5.34 5.42 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,530 4,601 19,707 19,770 4.35 4.30 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,699 23,751 142,408 132,925 5.54 5.60 Louisiana .......: 15,714 15,024 99,873 95,100 6.36 6.33 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 12,131 11,933 63,067 62,276 5.20 5.22 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,724 3,811 21,382 21,878 5.74 5.74 Mississippi .....: 53,098 51,261 325,693 310,827 6.13 6.06 Missouri ........: 30,966 30,832 141,403 139,937 4.57 4.54 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 447 117 2,003 549 4.48 4.68 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,729 1,766 8,761 9,005 5.07 5.10 North Carolina ..: 58,595 61,783 422,611 444,912 7.21 7.20 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,613 4,324 29,031 26,932 6.29 6.23 Oklahoma ........: 12,104 11,020 90,661 85,330 7.49 7.74 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 15,179 15,931 78,943 83,252 5.20 5.23 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 24,999 24,182 182,831 173,795 7.31 7.19 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 22,817 23,013 120,024 119,142 5.26 5.18 Texas ...........: 59,940 59,065 350,734 345,918 5.85 5.86 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,386 25,199 132,484 133,196 5.22 5.29 Washington ......: 4,452 4,311 26,908 26,061 6.04 6.05 West Virginia ...: 10,224 8,551 40,596 33,933 3.97 3.97 Wisconsin .......: 3,912 4,086 16,581 17,288 4.24 4.23 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 724,479 713,162 4,238,450 4,173,256 5.85 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: December 2010 and January 2011 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 362,495 342,531 2,795 2,808 0.77 0.81 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 332,318 321,776 3,416 3,206 1.02 0.99 California ......: 127,377 132,079 1,232 1,262 0.96 0.95 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 126,960 133,091 1,603 1,647 1.25 1.22 Florida .........: 20,341 21,435 130 127 0.63 0.59 Georgia .........: 413,136 403,038 3,279 3,527 0.79 0.87 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 14,461 14,487 93 107 0.64 0.73 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 103,564 97,065 608 597 0.58 0.61 Louisiana .......: 73,796 69,510 322 304 0.43 0.44 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 45,665 45,203 547 623 1.18 1.36 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 17,118 17,574 217 218 1.25 1.23 Mississippi .....: 254,956 244,795 1,237 1,221 0.48 0.50 Missouri ........: 104,556 103,758 905 798 0.86 0.76 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 1,316 411 26 6 1.96 1.34 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,315 5,479 207 283 3.74 4.90 North Carolina ..: 329,833 346,292 3,865 4,471 1.16 1.27 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,511 19,991 411 409 1.88 2.01 Oklahoma ........: 67,230 64,370 676 802 1.00 1.23 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 55,910 58,842 644 719 1.14 1.21 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 137,498 130,678 1,088 970 0.79 0.74 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 87,160 86,459 645 754 0.74 0.86 Texas ...........: 273,223 267,796 1,845 1,966 0.67 0.73 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 93,117 93,021 791 767 0.84 0.82 Washington ......: 20,044 19,475 147 118 0.73 0.60 West Virginia ...: 29,066 24,310 100 106 0.34 0.44 Wisconsin .......: 12,148 12,668 89 102 0.73 0.80 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,174,866 3,124,828 27,500 28,538 0.86 0.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 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: December 2010 and January 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 336 319 63,278 67,234 Arkansas ..........: - - 320 328 115,097 110,012 Delaware ..........: - - 168 234 42,635 41,548 Georgia ...........: - - 78 51 56,700 64,057 Mississippi .......: - - 30 27 17,956 18,659 Missouri ..........: - - 126 77 52,304 52,461 North Carolina ....: - - 4,011 7,317 88,999 96,945 Texas .............: - - 46 32 66,996 67,103 Virginia ..........: - - 88 73 23,007 22,104 : United States .....: - - 7,923 11,692 774,603 795,853 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 37,493 45,859 324 361 2,807 2,722 Arkansas ..........: 39,521 41,465 1,892 2,103 2,554 2,530 Delaware ..........: 27,062 34,004 93 91 4,649 4,240 Georgia ...........: 57,401 76,989 107 165 4,814 4,406 Mississippi .......: 8,260 11,934 90 47 584 515 Missouri ..........: 13,219 15,710 215 178 1,271 1,399 North Carolina ....: 54,586 65,565 132 313 7,355 7,446 Texas .............: 23,773 28,573 121 75 1,200 1,103 Virginia ..........: 29,138 28,551 31 26 3,159 2,525 : United States .....: 408,414 488,195 4,070 5,019 39,203 37,277 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,322 1,392 8,802 7,765 11,858 11,852 Arkansas ..........: 868 807 8,411 8,127 6,577 5,777 Delaware ..........: 1,073 1,254 2,559 3,218 4,215 3,604 Georgia ...........: 544 648 14,550 15,493 8,375 8,322 Mississippi .......: 287 275 2,246 2,419 2,146 2,004 Missouri ..........: 253 294 3,126 4,048 5,076 4,081 North Carolina ....: 1,296 1,405 11,638 15,918 6,030 7,383 Texas .............: 616 503 7,301 8,712 4,198 4,201 Virginia ..........: 767 644 1,332 958 2,278 2,765 : United States .....: 11,405 11,248 86,244 92,860 104,470 97,731 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 3,749 2,522 103,438 115,242 233,407 255,268 Arkansas ..........: 408 603 107,594 84,065 283,242 255,817 Delaware ..........: 3,116 1,533 35,919 36,817 121,489 126,543 Georgia ...........: 884 721 108,757 84,329 252,210 255,181 Mississippi .......: 85 186 35,933 34,077 67,617 70,143 Missouri ..........: 370 436 39,705 41,917 115,665 120,601 North Carolina ....: 3,038 3,006 58,234 73,782 235,319 279,080 Texas .............: 1,218 756 32,421 30,188 137,890 141,246 Virginia ..........: 676 727 46,595 43,658 107,071 102,031 : United States .....: 18,764 16,375 804,891 794,234 2,259,987 2,350,484 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2010 and January 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,775 2,742 54,829 54,468 19.75 19.86 California ......: 1,204 893 32,602 28,065 27.08 31.43 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,431 1,403 51,935 52,596 36.31 37.49 Iowa ............: 1,112 1,183 45,757 49,344 41.14 41.70 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,188 3,478 83,227 94,148 26.11 27.07 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,995 1,868 70,963 63,119 35.57 33.79 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 437 408 18,680 17,791 42.80 43.59 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 477 368 10,907 9,095 22.88 24.73 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 514 548 7,255 8,212 14.11 14.99 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Virginia ........: 2,409 2,222 64,323 59,458 26.71 26.76 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,129 18,750 574,448 578,561 30.03 30.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2010 and January 2011 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 46,160 45,332 355 340 0.76 0.74 California ......: 26,406 22,710 256 267 0.96 1.16 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 41,959 42,542 708 665 1.66 1.54 Iowa ............: 36,023 38,810 600 683 1.64 1.73 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 66,586 74,996 1,162 1,376 1.71 1.80 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 55,345 48,905 595 528 1.06 1.07 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,828 14,104 304 281 2.01 1.95 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 8,617 7,111 244 194 2.75 2.66 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,907 6,667 10 43 0.17 0.64 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Virginia ........: 50,537 46,763 492 411 0.96 0.87 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 458,594 460,910 6,589 6,897 1.42 1.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 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 2010. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 26 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 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. 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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