Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released May 25, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during April 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.48 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in April 2010. The March 2011 revised certified total at 3.87 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from March 2010. The March revision represented an increase of 2.9 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during April 2011 was 4.60 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 4.71 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.95 billion pounds, down 3 percent from April 2010. Mature chickens, at 66.3 million pounds, were up 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 571 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.4 million pounds, down slightly from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2011 averaged 5.76 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.63 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2011 averaged 30.0 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2011 totaled 9.94 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.5 million pounds, were 0.98 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.97 percent a year earlier. April 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2011 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 714,528 764,174 685,986 96 90 2,788,072 2,823,374 101 Mature ...........: 12,221 12,961 11,776 96 91 46,377 47,332 102 Light ..........: 6,592 6,537 5,991 91 92 24,110 24,010 100 Heavy ..........: 5,629 6,424 5,785 103 90 22,267 23,322 105 Total ............: 726,749 777,135 697,762 96 90 2,834,449 2,870,706 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,053 21,041 18,970 100 90 74,638 76,594 103 Old ..............: 100 125 91 91 73 463 457 99 Total ............: 19,153 21,166 19,061 100 90 75,101 77,051 103 : Ducks ..............: 1,974 2,142 1,949 99 91 7,559 8,028 106 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,059,900 4,396,639 3,948,806 97 90 15,739,504 16,322,966 104 Mature ...........: 65,316 72,898 66,345 102 91 251,654 264,224 105 Light ..........: 21,194 20,902 19,175 90 92 77,309 76,632 99 Heavy ..........: 44,122 51,996 47,170 107 91 174,345 187,592 108 Total ............: 4,125,216 4,469,537 4,015,151 97 90 15,991,158 16,587,190 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 565,752 627,383 569,129 101 91 2,236,477 2,319,876 104 Old ..............: 2,795 3,498 2,354 84 67 12,236 12,205 100 Total ............: 568,547 630,881 571,483 101 91 2,248,713 2,332,081 104 : Ducks ..............: 13,432 14,651 13,385 100 91 51,757 55,073 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 166 141 173 104 123 569 603 106 : Total ..............: 4,707,361 5,115,210 4,600,192 98 90 18,292,197 18,974,947 104 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.68 5.75 5.76 101 100 5.65 5.78 102 Mature ...........: 5.34 5.62 5.63 105 100 5.43 5.58 103 Light ..........: 3.22 3.20 3.20 99 100 3.21 3.19 99 Heavy ..........: 7.84 8.09 8.15 104 101 7.83 8.04 103 Total ............: 5.68 5.75 5.75 101 100 5.64 5.78 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.69 29.82 30.00 101 101 29.96 30.29 101 Old ..............: 27.95 27.98 25.87 93 92 26.43 26.71 101 Total ............: 29.68 29.81 29.98 101 101 29.94 30.27 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.80 6.84 6.87 101 100 6.85 6.86 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2011 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,776,750 3,015,419 2,703,262 97 90 10,708,224 11,184,798 104 Mature ...........: 40,574 43,954 40,250 99 92 155,848 161,043 103 Light ..........: 11,201 11,372 10,110 90 89 40,867 41,005 100 Heavy ..........: 29,373 32,582 30,140 103 93 114,981 120,038 104 Total ............: 2,817,324 3,059,373 2,743,512 97 90 10,864,072 11,345,841 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 284,405 323,397 293,035 103 91 1,127,675 1,188,582 105 Old ..............: 2,105 2,583 1,794 85 69 9,175 9,129 99 Total ............: 286,510 325,980 294,829 103 90 1,136,850 1,197,711 105 : Ducks ..............: 3,684 3,694 3,298 90 89 13,764 14,110 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 87 87 97 111 111 307 341 111 : Total ..............: 3,107,605 3,389,134 3,041,736 98 90 12,014,993 12,558,003 105 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 261,520 294,469 266,412 102 90 1,062,758 1,076,278 101 Mature ...........: 131 100 - (X) (X) 850 435 51 Light ..........: 117 19 - (X) (X) 210 288 137 Heavy ..........: 14 81 - (X) (X) 640 147 23 Total ............: 261,651 294,569 266,412 102 90 1,063,608 1,076,713 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 168,542 177,017 160,771 95 91 657,516 659,322 100 Old ..............: 39 104 27 69 26 212 296 140 Total ............: 168,581 177,121 160,798 95 91 657,728 659,618 100 : Ducks ..............: 6,006 6,846 6,342 106 93 23,409 25,512 109 : Other 1/ ...........: 26 7 23 88 329 88 69 78 : Total ..............: 436,264 478,543 433,575 99 91 1,744,833 1,761,912 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,038,270 3,309,888 2,969,674 98 90 11,770,982 12,261,076 104 Mature ...........: 40,705 44,054 40,250 99 91 156,698 161,478 103 Light ..........: 11,318 11,391 10,110 89 89 41,077 41,293 101 Heavy ..........: 29,387 32,663 30,140 103 92 115,621 120,185 104 Total ............: 3,078,975 3,353,942 3,009,924 98 90 11,927,680 12,422,554 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 452,947 500,414 453,806 100 91 1,785,191 1,847,904 104 Old ..............: 2,144 2,687 1,821 85 68 9,387 9,425 100 Total ............: 455,091 503,101 455,627 100 91 1,794,578 1,857,329 103 : Ducks ..............: 9,690 10,540 9,640 99 91 37,173 39,622 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 113 94 120 106 128 395 410 104 : Total ..............: 3,543,869 3,867,677 3,475,311 98 90 13,759,826 14,319,915 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2011 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,070 8,815 7,614 94 86 37,691 35,735 95 Mature ...........: 903 917 923 102 101 4,059 3,818 94 Light ..........: 266 239 214 80 90 1,117 968 87 Heavy ..........: 637 678 709 111 105 2,942 2,850 97 Total ............: 8,973 9,732 8,537 95 88 41,750 39,553 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,260 1,675 1,347 107 80 5,769 6,222 108 Old ..............: 24 30 23 96 77 137 115 84 Total ............: 1,284 1,705 1,370 107 80 5,906 6,337 107 : Ducks ..............: 39 46 36 92 78 155 181 117 : Total ..............: 10,296 11,483 9,943 97 87 47,811 46,071 96 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.20 0.19 95 95 0.24 0.22 92 Mature ...........: 1.38 1.26 1.39 101 110 1.61 1.44 89 Light ..........: 1.26 1.14 1.12 89 98 1.44 1.26 88 Heavy ..........: 1.44 1.30 1.50 104 115 1.69 1.52 90 Total ............: 0.22 0.22 0.21 95 95 0.26 0.24 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.22 0.27 0.24 109 89 0.26 0.27 104 Old ..............: 0.86 0.86 0.98 114 114 1.12 0.94 84 Total ............: 0.23 0.27 0.24 104 89 0.26 0.27 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.29 0.31 0.27 93 87 0.30 0.33 110 : Total ..............: 0.22 0.22 0.22 100 100 0.26 0.24 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2011 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,089 28,278 24,531 102 87 99,818 107,545 108 Mature ...........: 3,565 3,062 3,061 86 100 13,308 11,601 87 Light ..........: 1,724 1,148 1,227 71 107 6,000 4,338 72 Heavy ..........: 1,841 1,914 1,834 100 96 7,308 7,263 99 Total ............: 27,654 31,340 27,592 100 88 113,126 119,146 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,672 7,653 6,594 99 86 26,335 28,177 107 Old ..............: 118 133 78 66 59 506 409 81 Total ............: 6,790 7,786 6,672 98 86 26,841 28,586 107 : Ducks ..............: 243 284 239 98 84 993 1,074 108 Other ..............: 1 1 1 100 100 4 4 100 : Total ..............: 34,688 39,411 34,504 99 88 140,964 148,810 106 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.79 0.85 0.82 104 96 0.84 0.87 104 Mature ...........: 8.05 6.50 7.07 88 109 7.83 6.70 86 Light ..........: 13.22 9.16 10.82 82 118 12.75 9.51 75 Heavy ..........: 5.90 5.54 5.74 97 104 5.94 5.70 96 Total ............: 0.89 0.93 0.91 102 98 0.94 0.95 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.45 1.51 1.43 99 95 1.45 1.50 103 Old ..............: 5.22 4.72 4.11 79 87 5.11 4.16 81 Total ............: 1.47 1.52 1.44 98 95 1.47 1.52 103 : Ducks ..............: 2.45 2.62 2.42 99 92 2.60 2.64 102 Other ..............: 0.88 1.05 0.83 94 79 1.00 0.97 97 : Total ..............: 0.97 1.01 0.98 101 97 1.01 1.03 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: March and April 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 18,893 23,391 725,016 645,660 Mature ..........: - - 814 1,160 182,463 174,380 Light .........: - - 671 1,012 143,965 138,119 Heavy .........: - - 143 148 38,498 36,261 Total ...........: - - 19,707 24,551 907,479 820,040 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 50 24 48,338 35,821 Old .............: - - - - 1,987 923 Total ...........: - - 50 24 50,325 36,744 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 424,911 355,165 4,548 4,124 30,723 26,199 Mature ..........: 9,193 8,867 538 339 42,629 40,287 Light .........: 7,420 6,085 271 78 35,583 34,282 Heavy .........: 1,773 2,782 267 261 7,046 6,005 Total ...........: 434,104 364,032 5,086 4,463 73,352 66,486 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,549 3,348 2,449 1,811 123 72 Old .............: 174 154 - - 81 83 Total ...........: 5,723 3,502 2,449 1,811 204 155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,984 9,583 69,529 56,750 90,623 81,401 Mature ..........: 16,592 15,110 2,729 3,332 89,576 94,941 Light .........: 15,737 14,433 1,673 2,693 65,990 76,578 Heavy .........: 855 677 1,056 639 23,586 18,363 Total ...........: 28,576 24,693 72,258 60,082 180,199 176,342 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 217 153 1,555 1,456 1,772 1,214 Old .............: 2 1 19 9 60 19 Total ...........: 219 154 1,574 1,465 1,832 1,233 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,757 17,753 933,110 760,840 2,319,094 1,980,866 Mature ..........: 245 479 158,875 171,364 503,654 510,259 Light .........: 123 234 57,749 70,012 329,182 343,526 Heavy .........: 122 245 101,126 101,352 174,472 166,733 Total ...........: 10,002 18,232 1,091,985 932,204 2,822,748 2,491,125 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 638 348 16,358 11,919 77,049 56,166 Old .............: 3 4 109 208 2,435 1,401 Total ...........: 641 352 16,467 12,127 79,484 57,567 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 96,034 81,053 538,803 450,536 5.61 5.56 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 86,231 77,098 484,102 433,952 5.61 5.63 California ......: 22,782 21,372 131,253 121,636 5.76 5.69 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 26,097 23,784 182,561 169,134 7.00 7.11 Florida .........: 5,467 5,031 35,008 31,529 6.40 6.27 Georgia .........: 108,532 100,423 585,048 541,327 5.39 5.39 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,224 4,588 22,982 20,321 4.40 4.43 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,887 25,830 141,386 137,194 5.46 5.31 Louisiana .......: 16,053 14,648 101,104 90,927 6.30 6.21 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 12,292 10,625 61,706 56,282 5.02 5.30 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,890 3,657 22,606 21,442 5.81 5.86 Mississippi .....: 66,038 59,303 390,255 346,759 5.91 5.85 Missouri ........: 37,269 34,647 175,763 165,276 4.72 4.77 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 133 155 649 791 4.87 5.11 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,818 1,525 9,321 7,870 5.13 5.16 North Carolina ..: 62,913 57,983 444,992 415,471 7.07 7.17 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,682 4,353 29,117 26,665 6.22 6.13 Oklahoma ........: 9,304 8,593 71,516 63,778 7.69 7.42 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 12,526 10,737 68,669 60,557 5.48 5.64 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 26,133 22,840 181,006 158,344 6.93 6.93 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 27,623 24,049 141,849 125,374 5.14 5.21 Texas ...........: 60,860 51,330 347,041 292,363 5.70 5.70 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,992 23,940 138,497 126,062 5.13 5.27 Washington ......: 4,693 4,059 28,769 24,162 6.13 5.95 West Virginia ...: 8,292 8,791 32,714 34,866 3.95 3.97 Wisconsin .......: 4,445 3,960 18,763 16,805 4.22 4.24 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 764,174 685,986 4,396,639 3,948,806 5.75 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: March and April 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 403,838 338,281 3,027 2,606 0.74 0.76 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 359,225 321,335 3,453 2,979 0.95 0.92 California ......: 97,535 90,465 699 682 0.71 0.75 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 131,687 121,696 1,651 1,479 1.24 1.20 Florida .........: 24,364 21,953 140 121 0.57 0.55 Georgia .........: 444,774 411,853 3,735 3,079 0.83 0.74 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 16,838 14,927 101 72 0.60 0.48 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 104,199 101,525 605 475 0.58 0.47 Louisiana .......: 74,830 67,158 356 318 0.47 0.47 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 44,580 40,559 701 603 1.55 1.46 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 18,153 17,389 224 198 1.22 1.12 Mississippi .....: 309,025 272,508 1,994 1,848 0.64 0.67 Missouri ........: 129,575 122,015 920 737 0.70 0.60 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 482 546 7 11 1.36 1.98 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,636 4,780 260 181 4.41 3.65 North Carolina ..: 348,746 326,834 3,976 3,615 1.13 1.09 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,814 19,979 280 278 1.27 1.37 Oklahoma ........: 53,546 47,392 797 568 1.47 1.19 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 47,894 42,070 652 630 1.34 1.48 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 135,914 118,935 973 880 0.71 0.73 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 103,087 90,978 803 718 0.77 0.78 Texas ...........: 271,011 226,196 1,639 1,301 0.60 0.57 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 96,774 88,291 718 681 0.74 0.76 Washington ......: 21,526 18,034 115 88 0.53 0.49 West Virginia ...: 23,462 24,973 85 87 0.36 0.35 Wisconsin .......: 13,566 12,247 103 99 0.75 0.80 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,309,888 2,969,674 28,278 24,531 0.85 0.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 286 234 65,213 56,782 Arkansas ..........: - - 262 330 101,011 88,984 Delaware ..........: - - 311 501 37,277 36,171 Georgia ...........: - - 99 52 60,325 47,766 Mississippi .......: - - 108 81 25,100 24,067 Missouri ..........: - - 95 53 56,098 45,867 North Carolina ....: - - 14,651 19,721 77,558 64,634 Texas .............: - - 48 73 52,418 42,685 Virginia ..........: - - 60 26 19,694 18,131 : United States .....: - - 18,893 23,391 725,016 645,660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 43,629 37,045 276 388 2,010 1,547 Arkansas ..........: 50,467 42,976 2,096 1,693 1,517 1,174 Delaware ..........: 32,963 32,841 78 83 3,214 3,078 Georgia ...........: 54,311 38,126 166 108 3,485 2,463 Mississippi .......: 10,504 10,646 197 230 561 280 Missouri ..........: 13,454 9,558 162 136 1,526 1,303 North Carolina ....: 47,289 41,070 346 295 6,835 6,243 Texas .............: 18,663 13,623 66 81 1,043 718 Virginia ..........: 38,192 29,336 22 7 2,048 1,636 : United States .....: 424,911 355,165 4,548 4,124 30,723 26,199 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,521 1,003 6,912 5,632 11,896 11,022 Arkansas ..........: 958 1,015 5,890 4,929 6,804 5,318 Delaware ..........: 1,127 1,178 2,144 2,405 3,911 3,230 Georgia ...........: 674 571 13,805 11,265 7,107 6,399 Mississippi .......: 830 738 2,123 2,060 4,763 3,470 Missouri ..........: 249 233 3,008 2,611 5,454 5,244 North Carolina ....: 1,133 883 13,017 8,697 6,786 6,203 Texas .............: 543 401 3,694 2,989 3,561 3,307 Virginia ..........: 560 447 597 564 2,403 2,043 : United States .....: 11,984 9,583 69,529 56,750 90,623 81,401 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,440 2,158 157,817 115,601 291,000 231,412 Arkansas ..........: 420 641 124,957 94,785 294,382 241,845 Delaware ..........: 703 1,592 40,044 34,534 121,772 115,613 Georgia ...........: 1,117 1,981 145,956 116,234 287,045 224,965 Mississippi .......: 165 257 44,333 44,631 88,684 86,460 Missouri ..........: 399 171 44,861 32,435 125,306 97,611 North Carolina ....: 1,909 4,137 68,399 70,531 237,923 222,414 Texas .............: 388 640 28,183 21,957 108,607 86,474 Virginia ..........: 249 680 42,862 54,187 106,687 107,057 : United States .....: 9,757 17,753 933,110 760,840 2,319,094 1,980,866 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,063 2,702 61,384 53,206 20.04 19.69 California ......: 1,088 1,106 31,946 32,218 29.35 29.12 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Indiana .........: 1,481 1,373 52,915 50,070 35.74 36.46 Iowa ............: 1,356 1,155 54,565 46,045 40.23 39.86 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,768 3,290 98,071 84,654 26.03 25.73 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,376 2,173 74,462 72,584 31.34 33.41 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 470 430 20,536 18,509 43.72 43.02 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 447 412 10,841 10,785 24.26 26.20 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 589 550 8,723 8,587 14.81 15.61 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia ........: 2,458 2,122 65,024 55,544 26.45 26.17 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 21,041 18,970 627,383 569,129 29.82 30.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 51,094 44,125 402 358 0.78 0.81 California ......: 25,735 25,837 281 227 1.08 0.87 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (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 .........: 42,741 39,698 707 747 1.63 1.85 Iowa ............: 42,962 36,397 913 724 2.08 1.95 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) 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 .......: 78,252 67,582 1,563 1,244 1.96 1.81 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) 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 ..: 58,625 57,240 540 530 0.91 0.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,304 14,697 348 307 2.09 2.05 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 8,392 8,490 223 175 2.59 2.02 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 7,094 6,969 44 39 0.62 0.55 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Virginia ........: 50,903 43,710 488 407 0.95 0.92 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 500,414 453,806 7,653 6,594 1.51 1.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 United States 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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