Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 25, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during February 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.33 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in February 2010. The January 2011 revised certified total at 3.64 billion pounds, was up 10 percent from January 2010. The January revision represented an increase of 2.66 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2011 was 4.42 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 4.27 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.80 billion pounds, up 4 percent from February 2010. Mature chickens, at 61.1 million pounds, were up 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 549 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.6 million pounds, up 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2011 averaged 5.76 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.56 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2011 averaged 30.5 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2011 totaled 11.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.26 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.29 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.7 million pounds, were 1.09 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.03 percent a year earlier. February 2011 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2010 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2011 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :---------- 1,000 head --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 head ---- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 651,808 713,638 659,099 101 92 1,324,568 1,372,737 104 Mature ...........: 10,236 11,596 10,999 107 95 21,414 22,595 106 Light ..........: 5,215 5,895 5,587 107 95 11,018 11,482 104 Heavy ..........: 5,021 5,701 5,412 108 95 10,396 11,113 107 Total ............: 662,044 725,234 670,098 101 92 1,345,982 1,395,332 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,617 18,750 17,833 101 95 34,939 36,583 105 Old ..............: 105 96 145 138 151 263 241 92 Total ............: 17,722 18,846 17,978 101 95 35,202 36,824 105 : Ducks ..............: 1,781 2,097 1,840 103 88 3,596 3,937 109 : :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:3,665,827 4,176,056 3,798,570 104 91 7,458,380 7,974,626 107 Mature ...........: 56,060 63,864 61,117 109 96 116,737 124,981 107 Light ..........: 16,832 18,697 17,858 106 96 35,326 36,555 103 Heavy ..........: 39,228 45,167 43,259 110 96 81,411 88,426 109 Total ............:3,721,887 4,239,920 3,859,687 104 91 7,575,117 8,099,607 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 530,676 578,561 544,803 103 94 1,059,846 1,123,364 106 Old ..............: 2,823 2,631 3,722 132 141 6,864 6,353 93 Total ............: 533,499 581,192 548,525 103 94 1,066,710 1,129,717 106 : Ducks ..............: 12,253 14,430 12,607 103 87 24,702 27,037 109 : Other 1/ ...........: 123 164 125 102 76 254 289 114 : Total ..............:4,267,762 4,835,706 4,420,944 104 91 8,666,783 9,256,650 107 : : ---------- pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- pounds ---- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.62 5.85 5.76 102 98 5.63 5.81 103 Mature ...........: 5.48 5.51 5.56 101 101 5.45 5.53 101 Light ..........: 3.23 3.17 3.20 99 101 3.21 3.18 99 Heavy ..........: 7.81 7.92 7.99 102 101 7.83 7.96 102 Total ............: 5.62 5.85 5.76 102 98 5.63 5.80 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.12 30.86 30.55 101 99 30.33 30.71 101 Old ..............: 26.89 27.41 25.67 95 94 26.10 26.36 101 Total ............: 30.10 30.84 30.51 101 99 30.30 30.68 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.88 6.88 6.85 100 100 6.87 6.87 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2011 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- ---- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,477,956 2,857,406 2,605,683 105 91 5,047,763 5,463,089 108 Mature ...........: 34,688 39,801 37,038 107 93 71,909 76,839 107 Light ..........: 8,786 9,927 9,596 109 97 18,523 19,523 105 Heavy ..........: 25,902 29,874 27,442 106 92 53,386 57,316 107 Total ............:2,512,644 2,897,207 2,642,721 105 91 5,119,672 5,539,928 108 : Turkeys : Young ............: 266,662 299,238 272,912 102 91 529,935 572,150 108 Old ..............: 2,202 1,952 2,800 127 143 5,190 4,752 92 Total ............: 268,864 301,190 275,712 103 92 535,125 576,902 108 : Ducks ..............: 3,283 3,896 3,222 98 83 6,469 7,118 110 : Other 1/ ...........: 71 84 73 103 87 143 157 110 : Total ..............:2,784,862 3,202,377 2,921,728 105 91 5,661,409 6,124,105 108 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 261,572 270,081 244,907 94 91 522,939 514,988 98 Mature ...........: 56 9 326 582 3,622 643 335 52 Light ..........: 49 9 260 531 2,889 49 269 549 Heavy ..........: 7 - 66 943 (X) 594 66 11 Total ............: 261,628 270,090 245,233 94 91 523,582 515,323 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 156,486 161,672 159,828 102 99 314,309 321,500 102 Old ..............: 20 94 71 355 76 90 165 183 Total ............: 156,506 161,766 159,899 102 99 314,399 321,665 102 : Ducks ..............: 5,488 6,456 5,868 107 91 11,206 12,324 110 : Other 1/ ...........: 15 25 14 93 56 34 39 115 : Total ..............: 423,637 438,337 411,014 97 94 849,221 849,351 100 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:2,739,528 3,127,487 2,850,590 104 91 5,570,702 5,978,077 107 Mature ...........: 34,744 39,810 37,364 108 94 72,552 77,174 106 Light ..........: 8,835 9,936 9,856 112 99 18,572 19,792 107 Heavy ..........: 25,909 29,874 27,508 106 92 53,980 57,382 106 Total ............:2,774,272 3,167,297 2,887,954 104 91 5,643,254 6,055,251 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 423,148 460,910 432,740 102 94 844,244 893,650 106 Old ..............: 2,222 2,046 2,871 129 140 5,280 4,917 93 Total ............: 425,370 462,956 435,611 102 94 849,524 898,567 106 : Ducks ..............: 8,771 10,352 9,090 104 88 17,675 19,442 110 : Other 1/ ...........: 86 109 87 101 80 177 196 111 : Total ..............:3,208,499 3,640,714 3,332,742 104 92 6,510,630 6,973,456 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2011 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,633 10,362 8,938 93 86 20,212 19,300 95 Mature ...........: 1,057 1,000 978 93 98 2,171 1,978 91 Light ..........: 270 244 271 100 111 630 515 82 Heavy ..........: 787 756 707 90 94 1,541 1,463 95 Total ............: 10,690 11,362 9,916 93 87 22,383 21,278 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,499 1,607 1,593 106 99 2,946 3,200 109 Old ..............: 22 21 41 186 195 88 62 70 Total ............: 1,521 1,628 1,634 107 100 3,034 3,262 108 : Ducks ..............: 38 50 49 129 98 80 99 124 : Total ..............: 12,249 13,040 11,599 95 89 25,497 24,639 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.26 0.25 0.24 92 96 0.27 0.24 89 Mature ...........: 1.89 1.57 1.60 85 102 1.86 1.58 85 Light ..........: 1.60 1.31 1.52 95 116 1.78 1.41 79 Heavy ..........: 2.01 1.67 1.63 81 98 1.89 1.65 87 Total ............: 0.29 0.27 0.26 90 96 0.30 0.26 87 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.28 0.28 0.29 104 104 0.28 0.28 100 Old ..............: 0.78 0.80 1.10 141 138 1.28 0.98 77 Total ............: 0.29 0.28 0.30 103 107 0.28 0.29 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.31 0.35 0.39 126 111 0.32 0.37 116 : Total ..............: 0.29 0.27 0.26 90 96 0.29 0.27 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2011 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,791 28,556 26,160 110 92 48,496 54,716 113 Mature ...........: 2,936 2,358 3,120 106 132 6,071 5,478 90 Light ..........: 1,224 687 1,276 104 186 2,679 1,963 73 Heavy ..........: 1,712 1,671 1,844 108 110 3,392 3,515 104 Total ............: 26,727 30,914 29,280 110 95 54,567 60,194 110 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,256 6,897 7,033 112 102 12,435 13,930 112 Old ..............: 97 85 113 116 133 271 198 73 Total ............: 6,353 6,982 7,146 112 102 12,706 14,128 111 : Ducks ..............: 234 292 259 111 89 462 551 119 Other ..............: 1 1 1 100 100 2 2 100 : Total ..............: 33,315 38,189 36,686 110 96 67,737 74,875 111 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.86 0.90 0.91 106 101 0.86 0.91 106 Mature ...........: 7.79 5.59 7.71 99 138 7.72 6.63 86 Light ..........: 12.17 6.47 11.46 94 177 12.61 9.02 72 Heavy ..........: 6.20 5.30 6.28 101 118 5.91 5.77 98 Total ............: 0.95 0.97 1.00 105 103 0.96 0.98 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.46 1.47 1.60 110 109 1.45 1.53 106 Old ..............: 4.18 3.99 3.79 91 95 4.88 3.87 79 Total ............: 1.47 1.49 1.61 110 108 1.47 1.55 105 : Ducks ..............: 2.60 2.74 2.77 107 101 2.55 2.76 108 Other ..............: 1.15 0.91 1.14 99 125 1.12 1.01 90 : Total ..............: 1.03 1.04 1.09 106 105 1.03 1.06 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: January and February 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 11,693 18,320 796,746 684,499 Mature ..........: - - 910 778 163,099 170,054 Light .........: - - 648 594 132,160 135,853 Heavy .........: - - 262 184 30,939 34,201 Total ...........: - - 12,603 19,098 959,845 854,553 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 28 41 39,080 43,179 Old .............: - - - 1 966 1,608 Total ...........: - - 28 42 40,046 44,787 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 489,090 500,867 5,020 3,518 37,294 31,959 Mature ..........: 8,439 9,818 351 389 38,805 41,539 Light .........: 7,279 8,323 159 174 31,826 34,280 Heavy .........: 1,160 1,495 192 215 6,979 7,259 Total ...........: 497,529 510,685 5,371 3,907 76,099 73,498 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,431 6,087 2,605 2,994 140 98 Old .............: 59 163 - 4 102 98 Total ...........: 5,490 6,250 2,605 2,998 242 196 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,259 10,796 92,916 76,868 97,870 83,390 Mature ..........: 13,460 16,039 3,321 4,415 93,736 89,426 Light .........: 12,762 15,238 2,317 3,049 73,940 69,151 Heavy .........: 698 801 1,004 1,366 19,796 20,275 Total ...........: 24,719 26,835 96,237 81,283 191,606 172,816 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 251 185 1,562 1,483 2,882 1,580 Old .............: 3 2 16 23 41 60 Total ...........: 254 187 1,578 1,506 2,923 1,640 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 16,375 21,492 794,617 875,299 2,352,880 2,307,008 Mature ..........: 754 265 142,650 170,233 465,525 502,956 Light .........: 259 56 51,170 55,298 312,520 322,016 Heavy .........: 495 209 91,480 114,935 153,005 180,940 Total ...........: 17,129 21,757 937,267 1,045,532 2,818,405 2,809,964 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 569 346 12,315 16,054 64,863 72,047 Old .............: 5 4 138 166 1,330 2,129 Total ...........: 574 350 12,453 16,220 66,193 74,176 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 85,799 82,508 480,410 463,896 5.60 5.62 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 80,407 71,622 464,261 405,584 5.77 5.66 California ......: 21,887 19,755 125,876 114,298 5.75 5.79 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 26,398 23,557 185,145 161,727 7.01 6.87 Florida .........: 5,021 4,833 30,854 30,185 6.15 6.25 Georgia .........: 98,708 94,240 534,774 502,412 5.42 5.33 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,601 4,455 19,770 19,681 4.30 4.42 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,751 21,627 132,925 120,890 5.60 5.59 Louisiana .......: 15,024 13,750 95,100 86,725 6.33 6.31 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,933 11,089 62,276 55,069 5.22 4.97 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,811 3,354 21,878 19,250 5.74 5.74 Mississippi .....: 60,366 57,626 363,333 341,331 6.02 5.92 Missouri ........: 34,871 32,884 167,368 159,528 4.80 4.85 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 117 116 549 571 4.68 4.92 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,766 1,620 9,005 8,383 5.10 5.17 North Carolina ..: 62,193 55,889 447,294 394,474 7.19 7.06 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,324 3,967 26,932 24,577 6.23 6.20 Oklahoma ........: 11,020 8,037 85,330 63,085 7.74 7.85 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,352 10,653 62,672 58,589 5.52 5.50 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 24,182 23,163 173,795 161,314 7.19 6.96 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,013 21,489 119,142 108,357 5.18 5.04 Texas ...........: 59,065 52,675 345,918 302,355 5.86 5.74 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,199 22,702 133,196 115,717 5.29 5.10 Washington ......: 4,311 3,835 26,061 22,623 6.05 5.90 West Virginia ...: 8,551 8,275 33,933 33,040 3.97 3.99 Wisconsin .......: 4,086 3,778 17,288 16,012 4.23 4.24 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 713,638 659,099 4,176,056 3,798,570 5.85 5.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 358,053 347,530 2,937 2,818 0.81 0.80 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 343,192 299,374 3,475 3,020 1.00 1.00 California ......: 93,218 84,832 715 637 0.76 0.75 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 133,091 116,609 1,647 1,646 1.22 1.39 Florida .........: 21,435 21,024 127 152 0.59 0.72 Georgia .........: 403,038 379,864 3,527 3,266 0.87 0.85 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 14,487 14,367 107 92 0.73 0.64 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 97,065 88,080 597 642 0.61 0.72 Louisiana .......: 69,784 63,895 304 311 0.43 0.48 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 45,203 39,799 623 705 1.36 1.74 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 17,574 15,500 218 191 1.23 1.22 Mississippi .....: 283,656 268,268 1,768 1,784 0.62 0.66 Missouri ........: 123,509 117,476 885 845 0.71 0.71 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 411 429 6 6 1.34 1.30 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,479 5,057 283 336 4.90 6.24 North Carolina ..: 348,383 308,415 4,487 3,712 1.27 1.19 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,991 18,292 409 306 2.01 1.65 Oklahoma ........: 64,370 46,854 802 760 1.23 1.60 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 43,614 40,855 592 581 1.34 1.40 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 130,678 121,105 970 916 0.74 0.75 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 86,459 78,533 754 704 0.86 0.89 Texas ...........: 267,796 235,296 1,966 1,638 0.73 0.69 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 93,021 80,667 767 628 0.82 0.77 Washington ......: 19,475 16,877 118 91 0.60 0.54 West Virginia ...: 24,310 23,719 106 97 0.44 0.41 Wisconsin .......: 12,668 11,735 102 79 0.80 0.67 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,127,487 2,850,590 28,556 26,160 0.90 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: January and February 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 319 315 67,234 62,137 Arkansas ..........: - - 299 233 108,345 97,423 Delaware ..........: - - 234 203 41,548 35,298 Georgia ...........: - - 51 55 64,057 54,986 Mississippi .......: - - 85 195 26,570 24,623 Missouri ..........: - - 120 73 62,710 55,426 North Carolina ....: - - 7,317 14,030 97,684 70,483 Texas .............: - - 32 50 67,103 52,469 Virginia ..........: - - 73 124 22,104 20,192 : United States .....: - - 11,693 18,320 796,746 684,499 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 45,859 59,070 361 256 2,722 2,287 Arkansas ..........: 45,566 46,811 2,094 1,383 1,967 1,627 Delaware ..........: 34,004 35,873 91 69 4,240 3,577 Georgia ...........: 76,989 67,214 165 167 4,406 3,763 Mississippi .......: 15,556 12,073 151 138 619 492 Missouri ..........: 15,744 13,443 211 163 2,173 1,583 North Carolina ....: 66,454 58,723 314 204 7,462 7,311 Texas .............: 28,573 24,953 75 77 1,103 1,097 Virginia ..........: 28,551 42,271 26 13 2,525 1,812 : United States .....: 489,090 500,867 5,020 3,518 37,294 31,959 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,392 1,584 7,765 6,994 11,852 10,557 Arkansas ..........: 842 712 7,585 6,743 5,782 5,733 Delaware ..........: 1,254 990 3,218 2,608 3,604 3,312 Georgia ...........: 648 604 15,493 13,735 8,322 6,558 Mississippi .......: 671 718 2,787 2,598 4,516 3,674 Missouri ..........: 317 259 5,121 4,113 4,441 3,861 North Carolina ....: 1,415 965 15,972 11,991 7,520 5,375 Texas .............: 503 446 8,712 7,451 4,201 3,456 Virginia ..........: 644 654 958 665 2,765 2,786 : United States .....: 11,259 10,796 92,916 76,868 97,870 83,390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,522 2,007 143,453 138,271 283,479 283,478 Arkansas ..........: 683 245 92,764 121,658 265,927 282,568 Delaware ..........: 1,533 3,487 36,817 42,613 126,543 128,030 Georgia ...........: 721 1,311 84,329 127,549 255,181 275,942 Mississippi .......: 232 263 39,359 39,211 90,546 83,985 Missouri ..........: 441 415 43,281 43,681 134,559 123,017 North Carolina ....: 3,006 4,741 74,128 60,114 281,272 233,937 Texas .............: 756 1,049 30,188 28,797 141,246 119,845 Virginia ..........: 727 944 43,658 49,359 102,031 118,820 : United States .....: 16,375 21,492 794,617 875,299 2,352,880 2,307,008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,742 2,554 54,468 52,152 19.86 20.42 California ......: 893 852 28,065 24,663 31.43 28.94 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Indiana .........: 1,403 1,380 52,596 50,076 37.49 36.28 Iowa ............: 1,183 1,185 49,344 49,590 41.70 41.83 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: - - - - - - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,478 3,014 94,148 81,328 27.07 26.98 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,868 2,080 63,119 68,041 33.79 32.71 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 408 395 17,791 17,159 43.59 43.41 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: 368 376 9,095 8,860 24.73 23.57 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 548 503 8,212 7,478 14.99 14.86 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,222 2,167 59,458 58,182 26.76 26.85 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,750 17,833 578,561 544,803 30.86 30.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 45,332 43,168 340 391 0.74 0.90 California ......: 22,710 19,846 267 180 1.16 0.90 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Indiana .........: 42,542 40,300 665 812 1.54 1.97 Iowa ............: 38,810 38,589 683 807 1.73 2.05 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: - - - - (X) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 74,996 64,890 1,376 1,313 1.80 1.98 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 ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 48,905 52,749 528 532 1.07 1.00 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,104 13,609 281 309 1.95 2.22 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 7,111 6,918 194 177 2.66 2.50 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,667 6,078 43 36 0.64 0.58 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 46,763 45,522 411 418 0.87 0.91 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 460,910 432,740 6,897 7,033 1.47 1.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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