Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released June 27, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 8 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during May 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.78 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in May 2010. The April 2011 revised certified total at 3.48 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from April 2010. The April revision represented an increase of 3.71 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during May 2011 was 5.01 billion pounds, up 8 percent from 4.66 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.31 billion pounds, up 7 percent from May 2010. Mature chickens, at 70.5 million pounds, were up 10 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 620 million pounds, up 13 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.0 million pounds, up 11 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2011 averaged 5.81 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from May 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.60 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2011 averaged 30.2 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from May 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2011 totaled 10.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.7 million pounds, were 0.96 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.94 percent a year earlier. May 2010 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2011 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 705,876 686,642 741,199 105 108 3,493,948 3,565,229 102 Mature ...........: 11,543 11,776 12,581 109 107 57,920 59,913 103 Light ..........: 5,783 5,991 6,424 111 107 29,893 30,434 102 Heavy ..........: 5,760 5,785 6,157 107 106 28,027 29,479 105 Total ............: 717,419 698,418 753,780 105 108 3,551,868 3,625,142 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,374 18,970 20,462 111 108 93,012 97,056 104 Old ..............: 66 91 93 141 102 529 550 104 Total ............: 18,440 19,061 20,555 111 108 93,541 97,606 104 : Ducks ..............: 1,852 1,949 2,055 111 105 9,411 10,083 107 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,032,638 3,953,065 4,307,604 107 109 19,772,142 20,634,829 104 Mature ...........: 64,358 66,345 70,477 110 106 316,012 334,701 106 Light ..........: 18,883 19,175 20,797 110 108 96,192 97,429 101 Heavy ..........: 45,475 47,170 49,680 109 105 219,820 237,272 108 Total ............: 4,096,996 4,019,410 4,378,081 107 109 20,088,154 20,969,530 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 546,150 569,129 617,912 113 109 2,782,627 2,937,788 106 Old ..............: 1,737 2,354 2,393 138 102 13,973 14,598 104 Total ............: 547,887 571,483 620,305 113 109 2,796,600 2,952,386 106 : Ducks ..............: 12,667 13,385 14,044 111 105 64,424 69,117 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 168 173 169 101 98 737 772 105 : Total ..............: 4,657,718 4,604,451 5,012,599 108 109 22,949,915 23,991,805 105 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.71 5.76 5.81 102 101 5.66 5.79 102 Mature ...........: 5.58 5.63 5.60 100 99 5.46 5.59 102 Light ..........: 3.27 3.20 3.24 99 101 3.22 3.20 99 Heavy ..........: 7.89 8.15 8.07 102 99 7.84 8.05 103 Total ............: 5.71 5.76 5.81 102 101 5.66 5.78 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.72 30.00 30.20 102 101 29.92 30.27 101 Old ..............: 26.32 25.87 25.73 98 99 26.41 26.54 100 Total ............: 29.71 29.98 30.18 102 101 29.90 30.25 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.84 6.87 6.83 100 99 6.85 6.85 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2011 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,755,578 2,704,477 2,968,775 108 110 13,463,802 14,154,788 105 Mature ...........: 39,752 40,250 42,853 108 106 195,600 203,896 104 Light ..........: 9,957 10,110 11,128 112 110 50,824 52,133 103 Heavy ..........: 29,795 30,140 31,725 106 105 144,776 151,763 105 Total ............: 2,795,330 2,744,727 3,011,628 108 110 13,659,402 14,358,684 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 267,471 293,035 300,770 112 103 1,395,146 1,489,352 107 Old ..............: 1,110 1,794 1,777 160 99 10,285 10,906 106 Total ............: 268,581 294,829 302,547 113 103 1,405,431 1,500,258 107 : Ducks ..............: 3,463 3,298 3,442 99 104 17,227 17,552 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 85 97 113 133 116 392 454 116 : Total ..............: 3,067,459 3,042,951 3,317,730 108 109 15,082,452 15,876,948 105 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 264,432 268,907 265,697 100 99 1,327,190 1,344,470 101 Mature ...........: 431 - 17 4 (X) 1,281 452 35 Light ..........: - - 17 (X) (X) 210 305 145 Heavy ..........: 431 - - (X) (X) 1,071 147 14 Total ............: 264,863 268,907 265,714 100 99 1,328,471 1,344,922 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 170,009 160,771 193,801 114 121 827,525 853,123 103 Old ..............: 222 27 59 27 219 434 355 82 Total ............: 170,231 160,798 193,860 114 121 827,959 853,478 103 : Ducks ..............: 5,651 6,342 6,699 119 106 29,060 32,211 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 30 24 10 33 42 118 80 68 : Total ..............: 440,775 436,071 466,283 106 107 2,185,608 2,230,691 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,020,010 2,973,384 3,234,472 107 109 14,790,992 15,499,258 105 Mature ...........: 40,183 40,250 42,870 107 107 196,881 204,348 104 Light ..........: 9,957 10,110 11,145 112 110 51,034 52,438 103 Heavy ..........: 30,226 30,140 31,725 105 105 145,847 151,910 104 Total ............: 3,060,193 3,013,634 3,277,342 107 109 14,987,873 15,703,606 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 437,480 453,806 494,571 113 109 2,222,671 2,342,475 105 Old ..............: 1,332 1,821 1,836 138 101 10,719 11,261 105 Total ............: 438,812 455,627 496,407 113 109 2,233,390 2,353,736 105 : Ducks ..............: 9,114 9,640 10,141 111 105 46,287 49,763 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 115 121 123 107 102 510 534 105 : Total ..............: 3,508,234 3,479,022 3,784,013 108 109 17,268,060 18,107,639 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2011 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,332 7,618 8,413 101 110 46,023 44,152 96 Mature ...........: 907 923 655 72 71 4,966 4,473 90 Light ..........: 277 214 235 85 110 1,394 1,203 86 Heavy ..........: 630 709 420 67 59 3,572 3,270 92 Total ............: 9,239 8,541 9,068 98 106 50,989 48,625 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,211 1,347 1,330 110 99 6,980 7,552 108 Old ..............: 16 23 17 106 74 153 132 86 Total ............: 1,227 1,370 1,347 110 98 7,133 7,684 108 : Ducks ..............: 42 36 49 117 136 197 230 117 : Total ..............: 10,508 9,947 10,464 100 105 58,319 56,539 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.19 0.20 95 105 0.23 0.21 91 Mature ...........: 1.41 1.39 0.93 66 67 1.57 1.34 85 Light ..........: 1.47 1.12 1.13 77 101 1.45 1.23 85 Heavy ..........: 1.39 1.50 0.85 61 57 1.62 1.38 85 Total ............: 0.23 0.21 0.21 91 100 0.25 0.23 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.22 0.24 0.22 100 92 0.25 0.26 104 Old ..............: 0.92 0.98 0.71 77 72 1.09 0.90 83 Total ............: 0.22 0.24 0.22 100 92 0.26 0.26 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.33 0.27 0.35 106 130 0.31 0.33 106 : Total ..............: 0.23 0.22 0.21 91 95 0.25 0.24 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2011 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,489 24,544 26,268 112 107 123,307 133,826 109 Mature ...........: 3,033 3,061 2,894 95 95 16,341 14,495 89 Light ..........: 1,311 1,227 1,134 86 92 7,311 5,472 75 Heavy ..........: 1,722 1,834 1,760 102 96 9,030 9,023 100 Total ............: 26,522 27,605 29,162 110 106 139,648 148,321 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,362 6,594 7,162 113 109 32,697 35,339 108 Old ..............: 71 78 93 131 119 577 502 87 Total ............: 6,433 6,672 7,255 113 109 33,274 35,841 108 : Ducks ..............: 255 239 263 103 110 1,248 1,337 107 Other ..............: 1 1 1 100 100 5 5 100 : Total ..............: 33,211 34,517 36,681 110 106 174,175 185,504 107 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.77 0.82 0.81 105 99 0.83 0.86 104 Mature ...........: 7.02 7.07 6.32 90 89 7.66 6.62 86 Light ..........: 11.63 10.82 9.24 79 85 12.53 9.45 75 Heavy ..........: 5.39 5.74 5.26 98 92 5.83 5.61 96 Total ............: 0.86 0.91 0.88 102 97 0.92 0.94 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.43 1.43 1.43 100 100 1.45 1.49 103 Old ..............: 5.06 4.11 4.82 95 117 5.11 4.27 84 Total ............: 1.44 1.44 1.44 100 100 1.47 1.50 102 : Ducks ..............: 2.72 2.42 2.53 93 105 2.63 2.62 100 Other ..............: 0.86 0.82 0.81 94 99 0.97 0.93 96 : Total ..............: 0.94 0.98 0.96 102 98 1.00 1.01 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: April and May 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 23,429 10,057 645,663 692,337 Mature ..........: - - 1,160 1,769 174,380 153,031 Light .........: - - 1,012 1,658 138,119 112,487 Heavy .........: - - 148 111 36,261 40,544 Total ...........: - - 24,589 11,826 820,043 845,368 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 24 138 35,821 34,090 Old .............: - - - - 923 1,000 Total ...........: - - 24 138 36,744 35,090 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 355,165 358,370 4,128 4,305 26,199 29,074 Mature ..........: 8,867 7,264 339 387 40,287 34,542 Light .........: 6,085 4,899 78 154 34,282 28,966 Heavy .........: 2,782 2,365 261 233 6,005 5,576 Total ...........: 364,032 365,634 4,467 4,692 66,486 63,616 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,348 3,224 1,811 1,690 72 65 Old .............: 154 101 - 1 83 112 Total ...........: 3,502 3,325 1,811 1,691 155 177 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,585 11,206 56,751 62,821 81,402 90,970 Mature ..........: 15,110 13,105 3,332 3,610 94,941 77,661 Light .........: 14,433 12,542 2,693 3,029 76,578 63,291 Heavy .........: 677 563 639 581 18,363 14,370 Total ...........: 24,695 24,311 60,083 66,431 176,343 168,631 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 153 195 1,456 1,584 1,214 1,442 Old .............: 1 - 9 32 19 26 Total ...........: 154 195 1,465 1,616 1,233 1,468 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 17,753 16,648 760,868 826,734 1,980,943 2,102,522 Mature ..........: 479 818 171,364 163,480 510,259 455,667 Light .........: 234 370 70,012 70,394 343,526 297,790 Heavy .........: 245 448 101,352 93,086 166,733 157,877 Total ...........: 18,232 17,466 932,232 990,214 2,491,202 2,558,189 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 348 406 11,919 17,841 56,166 60,675 Old .............: 4 - 208 169 1,401 1,441 Total ...........: 352 406 12,127 18,010 57,567 62,116 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 81,709 90,041 454,795 506,674 5.57 5.63 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 77,098 77,986 433,952 444,430 5.63 5.70 California ......: 21,372 23,708 121,636 138,393 5.69 5.84 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 23,784 26,659 169,134 187,937 7.11 7.05 Florida .........: 5,031 5,036 31,529 31,942 6.27 6.34 Georgia .........: 100,423 106,967 541,327 583,910 5.39 5.46 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,588 5,110 20,321 22,701 4.43 4.44 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,830 23,407 137,194 135,245 5.31 5.78 Louisiana .......: 14,648 15,622 90,927 99,145 6.21 6.35 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 10,625 11,341 56,282 60,661 5.30 5.35 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,657 4,128 21,442 24,438 5.86 5.92 Mississippi .....: 59,303 70,390 346,759 404,258 5.85 5.74 Missouri ........: 34,647 36,560 165,276 175,444 4.77 4.80 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 155 112 791 525 5.11 4.69 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,525 1,626 7,870 8,331 5.16 5.13 North Carolina ..: 57,983 62,772 415,471 451,141 7.17 7.19 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,353 4,563 26,665 27,861 6.13 6.11 Oklahoma ........: 8,593 8,042 63,778 61,499 7.42 7.65 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,737 11,956 60,557 66,253 5.64 5.54 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 22,840 23,597 158,344 162,913 6.93 6.90 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 24,049 25,504 125,374 132,804 5.21 5.21 Texas ...........: 51,330 58,277 292,363 339,945 5.70 5.83 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 23,940 26,601 126,062 142,922 5.27 5.37 Washington ......: 4,059 4,405 24,162 26,852 5.95 6.10 West Virginia ...: 8,791 10,513 34,866 41,964 3.97 3.99 Wisconsin .......: 3,960 4,360 16,805 18,463 4.24 4.23 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 686,642 741,199 3,953,065 4,307,604 5.76 5.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 341,122 380,634 2,619 3,099 0.76 0.81 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 321,335 327,593 2,979 2,882 0.92 0.87 California ......: 90,465 102,926 682 774 0.75 0.75 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 121,696 135,200 1,479 1,714 1.20 1.25 Florida .........: 21,953 22,734 121 123 0.55 0.54 Georgia .........: 412,722 444,525 3,079 3,118 0.74 0.70 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 14,927 16,681 72 78 0.48 0.46 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 101,525 96,411 475 539 0.47 0.56 Louisiana .......: 67,158 73,342 318 348 0.47 0.47 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 40,559 43,831 603 600 1.46 1.35 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 17,389 19,989 198 263 1.12 1.30 Mississippi .....: 272,508 317,939 1,848 1,998 0.67 0.62 Missouri ........: 122,015 129,436 737 798 0.60 0.61 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 546 385 11 5 1.98 1.29 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 4,780 5,065 181 171 3.65 3.27 North Carolina ..: 326,834 353,678 3,615 3,744 1.09 1.05 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,979 20,783 278 312 1.37 1.48 Oklahoma ........: 47,392 45,921 568 451 1.19 0.97 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 42,070 45,936 630 750 1.48 1.61 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 118,935 122,754 880 785 0.73 0.64 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 90,978 96,554 718 710 0.78 0.73 Texas ...........: 226,196 260,102 1,301 1,559 0.57 0.60 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 88,291 100,742 681 870 0.76 0.86 Washington ......: 18,034 20,045 88 100 0.49 0.50 West Virginia ...: 24,973 30,036 87 103 0.35 0.34 Wisconsin .......: 12,247 13,537 99 110 0.80 0.81 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 2,973,384 3,234,472 24,544 26,268 0.82 0.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 272 175 56,785 64,966 Arkansas ..........: - - 330 284 88,984 85,476 Delaware ..........: - - 501 454 36,171 41,300 Georgia ...........: - - 52 81 47,766 48,767 Mississippi .......: - - 81 67 24,067 26,040 Missouri ..........: - - 53 94 45,867 46,541 North Carolina ....: - - 19,721 4,080 64,634 75,384 Texas .............: - - 73 92 42,685 50,677 Virginia ..........: - - 26 508 18,131 19,583 : United States .....: - - 23,429 10,057 645,663 692,337 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 37,045 35,001 392 344 1,547 1,661 Arkansas ..........: 42,976 36,244 1,693 1,829 1,174 1,183 Delaware ..........: 32,841 31,814 83 54 3,078 3,150 Georgia ...........: 38,126 42,756 108 166 2,463 2,940 Mississippi .......: 10,646 10,533 230 121 280 428 Missouri ..........: 9,558 8,848 136 156 1,303 1,384 North Carolina ....: 41,070 41,259 295 293 6,243 7,074 Texas .............: 13,623 18,189 81 79 718 860 Virginia ..........: 29,336 27,546 7 14 1,636 1,584 : United States .....: 355,165 358,370 4,128 4,305 26,199 29,074 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,005 1,521 5,633 6,042 11,023 11,445 Arkansas ..........: 1,015 1,129 4,929 5,375 5,318 6,189 Delaware ..........: 1,178 1,368 2,405 2,701 3,230 3,896 Georgia ...........: 571 679 11,265 12,079 6,399 7,824 Mississippi .......: 738 569 2,060 2,570 3,470 2,981 Missouri ..........: 233 260 2,611 2,391 5,244 6,141 North Carolina ....: 883 1,012 8,697 10,429 6,203 7,981 Texas .............: 401 519 2,989 3,585 3,307 4,579 Virginia ..........: 447 481 564 866 2,043 2,977 : United States .....: 9,585 11,206 56,751 62,821 81,402 90,970 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,158 2,695 115,629 129,729 231,489 253,579 Arkansas ..........: 641 481 94,785 88,200 241,845 226,390 Delaware ..........: 1,592 2,195 34,534 48,634 115,613 135,566 Georgia ...........: 1,981 1,263 116,234 117,082 224,965 233,637 Mississippi .......: 257 127 44,631 47,910 86,460 91,346 Missouri ..........: 171 115 32,435 39,518 97,611 105,448 North Carolina ....: 4,137 3,739 70,531 82,244 222,414 233,495 Texas .............: 640 639 21,957 14,901 86,474 94,120 Virginia ..........: 680 309 54,187 58,828 107,057 112,696 : United States .....: 17,753 16,648 760,868 826,734 1,980,943 2,102,522 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,702 2,853 53,206 56,746 19.69 19.89 California ......: 1,106 1,047 32,218 34,158 29.12 32.64 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Indiana .........: 1,373 1,492 50,070 55,746 36.46 37.35 Iowa ............: 1,155 1,175 46,045 46,621 39.86 39.68 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - - - - - - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,290 4,007 84,654 101,324 25.73 25.29 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 ..: 2,173 2,458 72,584 80,633 33.41 32.81 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 430 450 18,509 19,541 43.02 43.47 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 412 525 10,785 12,993 26.20 24.74 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 550 565 8,587 8,452 15.61 14.97 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Virginia ........: 2,122 2,205 55,544 60,093 26.17 27.25 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,970 20,462 569,129 617,912 30.00 30.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 44,125 47,889 358 369 0.81 0.77 California ......: 25,837 27,649 227 270 0.87 0.97 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) (X) (D) Indiana .........: 39,698 44,916 747 856 1.85 1.87 Iowa ............: 36,397 36,707 724 668 1.95 1.79 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - - - - (X) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 67,582 80,920 1,244 1,462 1.81 1.77 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (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 ..: 57,240 63,883 530 538 0.92 0.83 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,697 15,512 307 304 2.05 1.92 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 8,490 10,232 175 163 2.02 1.57 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,969 6,869 39 43 0.55 0.62 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Virginia ........: 43,710 47,308 407 491 0.92 1.03 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 453,806 494,571 6,594 7,162 1.43 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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