Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 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 July 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.51 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in July 2010. The June 2011 revised certified total at 3.86 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from June 2010. The June revision represented an increase of 1.47 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2011 was 4.66 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 4.75 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.01 billion pounds, down 2 percent from July 2010. Mature chickens, at 72.9 million pounds, were up 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 563 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 11.9 million pounds, down 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2011 averaged 5.76 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from July 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.00 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2011 averaged 29.1 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from July 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2011 totaled 11.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.30 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 32.8 million pounds, were 0.93 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.91 percent a year earlier. July 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2011 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 730,328 752,135 696,209 95 93 4,968,565 5,016,655 101 Mature ...........: 12,119 13,109 12,155 100 93 82,392 85,177 103 Light ..........: 5,417 5,298 4,997 92 94 41,185 40,729 99 Heavy ..........: 6,702 7,811 7,158 107 92 41,207 44,448 108 Total ............: 742,447 765,244 708,364 95 93 5,050,957 5,101,832 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,266 22,061 19,247 95 87 134,201 138,364 103 Old ..............: 137 142 122 89 86 782 814 104 Total ............: 20,403 22,203 19,369 95 87 134,983 139,178 103 : Ducks ..............: 1,943 2,057 1,758 90 85 13,349 13,898 104 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,082,633 4,367,997 4,009,704 98 92 28,043,465 29,026,578 104 Mature ...........: 71,670 79,040 72,936 102 92 458,526 486,677 106 Light ..........: 17,475 17,107 16,211 93 95 132,748 130,747 98 Heavy ..........: 54,195 61,933 56,725 105 92 325,778 355,930 109 Total ............: 4,154,303 4,447,037 4,082,640 98 92 28,501,991 29,513,255 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 578,941 646,388 559,828 97 87 3,968,975 4,144,004 104 Old ..............: 3,842 3,830 3,198 83 83 20,825 21,626 104 Total ............: 582,783 650,218 563,026 97 87 3,989,800 4,165,630 104 : Ducks ..............: 13,005 14,007 11,871 91 85 90,984 94,995 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 209 219 180 86 82 1,153 1,171 102 : Total ..............: 4,750,300 5,111,481 4,657,717 98 91 32,583,928 33,775,051 104 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.59 5.81 5.76 103 99 5.64 5.79 103 Mature ...........: 5.91 6.03 6.00 102 100 5.57 5.71 103 Light ..........: 3.23 3.23 3.24 100 100 3.22 3.21 100 Heavy ..........: 8.09 7.93 7.92 98 100 7.91 8.01 101 Total ............: 5.60 5.81 5.76 103 99 5.64 5.78 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.57 29.30 29.09 102 99 29.57 29.95 101 Old ..............: 28.04 26.97 26.21 93 97 26.63 26.57 100 Total ............: 28.56 29.29 29.07 102 99 29.56 29.93 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.69 6.81 6.75 101 99 6.82 6.84 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2011 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,789,381 2,986,816 2,731,255 98 91 19,114,143 19,882,736 104 Mature ...........: 44,927 48,512 45,716 102 94 284,206 298,124 105 Light ..........: 9,271 9,196 8,442 91 92 69,944 69,771 100 Heavy ..........: 35,656 39,316 37,274 105 95 214,262 228,353 107 Total ............: 2,834,308 3,035,328 2,776,971 98 91 19,398,349 20,180,860 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 277,652 313,913 275,496 99 88 1,969,556 2,078,761 106 Old ..............: 2,824 2,794 2,092 74 75 15,385 15,792 103 Total ............: 280,476 316,707 277,588 99 88 1,984,941 2,094,553 106 : Ducks ..............: 3,347 3,278 2,850 85 87 24,193 23,680 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 102 156 118 116 76 593 728 123 : Total ..............: 3,118,233 3,355,469 3,057,527 98 91 21,408,076 22,299,821 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 268,328 296,376 280,646 105 95 1,874,274 1,921,649 103 Mature ...........: 22 777 504 2,291 65 1,331 1,733 130 Light ..........: - 17 347 (X) 2,041 225 669 297 Heavy ..........: 22 760 157 714 21 1,106 1,064 96 Total ............: 268,350 297,153 281,150 105 95 1,875,605 1,923,382 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 186,238 202,428 170,179 91 84 1,204,197 1,225,730 102 Old ..............: 139 154 326 235 212 618 835 135 Total ............: 186,377 202,582 170,505 91 84 1,204,815 1,226,565 102 : Ducks ..............: 6,069 6,820 5,662 93 83 41,199 44,693 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 30 4 7 23 175 183 91 50 : Total ..............: 460,826 506,559 457,324 99 90 3,121,802 3,194,731 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,057,709 3,283,192 3,011,901 99 92 20,988,417 21,804,385 104 Mature ...........: 44,949 49,289 46,220 103 94 285,537 299,857 105 Light ..........: 9,271 9,213 8,789 95 95 70,169 70,440 100 Heavy ..........: 35,678 40,076 37,431 105 93 215,368 229,417 107 Total ............: 3,102,658 3,332,481 3,058,121 99 92 21,273,954 22,104,242 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 463,890 516,341 445,675 96 86 3,173,753 3,304,491 104 Old ..............: 2,963 2,948 2,418 82 82 16,003 16,627 104 Total ............: 466,853 519,289 448,093 96 86 3,189,756 3,321,118 104 : Ducks ..............: 9,416 10,098 8,512 90 84 65,392 68,373 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 132 160 125 95 78 776 819 106 : Total ..............: 3,579,059 3,862,028 3,514,851 98 91 24,529,878 25,494,552 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2011 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,771 9,187 8,946 83 97 66,451 62,316 94 Mature ...........: 1,753 683 664 38 97 7,896 5,820 74 Light ..........: 426 254 222 52 87 2,083 1,679 81 Heavy ..........: 1,327 429 442 33 103 5,813 4,141 71 Total ............: 12,524 9,870 9,610 77 97 74,347 68,136 92 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,517 1,580 1,597 105 101 9,927 10,729 108 Old ..............: 58 23 49 84 213 245 204 83 Total ............: 1,575 1,603 1,646 105 103 10,172 10,933 107 : Ducks ..............: 70 54 70 100 130 312 354 113 : Total ..............: 14,169 11,527 11,326 80 98 84,831 79,423 94 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.26 0.21 0.22 85 105 0.24 0.21 88 Mature ...........: 2.45 0.86 0.91 37 106 1.72 1.20 70 Light ..........: 2.44 1.48 1.37 56 93 1.57 1.28 82 Heavy ..........: 2.45 0.69 0.78 32 113 1.78 1.16 65 Total ............: 0.30 0.22 0.24 80 109 0.26 0.23 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.24 0.29 112 121 0.25 0.26 104 Old ..............: 1.51 0.60 1.53 101 255 1.18 0.94 80 Total ............: 0.27 0.25 0.29 107 116 0.25 0.26 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.54 0.39 0.59 109 151 0.34 0.37 109 : Total ..............: 0.30 0.23 0.24 80 104 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2011 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 22,833 25,393 23,225 102 91 169,316 182,496 108 Mature ...........: 2,931 3,060 2,767 94 90 22,420 20,322 91 Light ..........: 1,048 864 863 82 100 9,540 7,199 75 Heavy ..........: 1,883 2,196 1,904 101 87 12,880 13,123 102 Total ............: 25,764 28,453 25,992 101 91 191,736 202,818 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,639 7,396 6,538 98 88 46,219 49,273 107 Old ..............: 119 106 106 89 100 794 714 90 Total ............: 6,758 7,502 6,644 98 89 47,013 49,987 106 : Ducks ..............: 249 282 191 77 68 1,751 1,810 103 Other ..............: 1 1 1 100 100 8 7 88 : Total ..............: 32,772 36,238 32,828 100 91 240,508 254,622 106 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.74 0.77 0.77 104 100 0.80 0.83 104 Mature ...........: 6.12 5.85 5.65 92 97 7.28 6.35 87 Light ..........: 10.16 8.57 8.94 88 104 11.97 9.27 77 Heavy ..........: 5.01 5.19 4.84 97 93 5.64 5.41 96 Total ............: 0.82 0.85 0.84 102 99 0.89 0.91 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.41 1.41 1.45 103 103 1.44 1.47 102 Old ..............: 3.86 3.47 4.20 109 121 4.73 4.12 87 Total ............: 1.43 1.42 1.46 102 103 1.45 1.48 102 : Ducks ..............: 2.58 2.72 2.19 85 81 2.61 2.58 99 Other ..............: 0.75 0.62 0.79 105 127 1.02 0.85 83 : Total ..............: 0.91 0.93 0.93 102 100 0.97 0.99 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: June and July 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 7,174 4,610 726,697 680,504 Mature ..........: - - 1,839 725 104,238 124,773 Light .........: - - 1,641 534 57,957 85,539 Heavy .........: - - 198 191 46,281 39,234 Total ...........: - - 9,013 5,335 830,935 805,277 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 17 38 35,196 30,196 Old .............: - - - - 1,637 1,036 Total ...........: - - 17 38 36,833 31,232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 276,741 210,142 4,123 4,154 28,921 25,152 Mature ..........: 8,673 6,759 467 233 29,514 34,485 Light .........: 4,959 3,383 194 66 21,181 27,479 Heavy .........: 3,714 3,376 273 167 8,333 7,006 Total ...........: 285,414 216,901 4,590 4,387 58,435 59,637 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,151 3,275 1,093 1,183 86 117 Old .............: 77 61 3 - 136 101 Total ...........: 3,228 3,336 1,096 1,183 222 218 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,836 11,011 63,852 65,626 93,855 92,505 Mature ..........: 12,435 10,499 2,525 2,643 73,654 58,597 Light .........: 11,754 9,966 1,800 1,661 57,911 45,192 Heavy .........: 681 533 725 982 15,743 13,405 Total ...........: 24,271 21,510 66,377 68,269 167,509 151,102 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 193 254 1,632 1,573 1,577 1,385 Old .............: 4 - 39 12 42 21 Total ...........: 197 254 1,671 1,585 1,619 1,406 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 22,264 16,323 792,913 731,971 2,028,376 1,841,998 Mature ..........: 883 599 187,202 150,731 421,430 390,044 Light .........: 130 42 44,029 42,925 201,556 216,787 Heavy .........: 753 557 143,173 107,806 219,874 173,257 Total ...........: 23,147 16,922 980,115 882,702 2,449,806 2,232,042 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 503 689 13,646 13,089 57,094 51,799 Old .............: 9 - 334 241 2,281 1,472 Total ...........: 512 689 13,980 13,330 59,375 53,271 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 89,440 83,439 503,853 469,857 5.63 5.63 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 82,690 78,227 468,457 438,467 5.67 5.61 California ......: 23,532 21,723 136,102 124,283 5.78 5.72 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 26,662 23,977 187,365 167,146 7.03 6.97 Florida .........: 5,282 4,847 33,088 29,607 6.26 6.11 Georgia .........: 109,684 100,944 599,559 546,145 5.47 5.41 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,339 4,574 23,393 19,976 4.38 4.37 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,410 24,579 139,745 132,549 5.72 5.39 Louisiana .......: 15,511 14,922 97,420 90,950 6.28 6.09 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,951 9,909 63,797 53,470 5.34 5.40 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,123 3,549 23,795 20,038 5.77 5.65 Mississippi .....: 65,257 61,873 382,561 377,992 5.86 6.11 Missouri ........: 38,461 35,705 188,488 173,989 4.90 4.87 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 137 131 672 622 4.89 4.73 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,643 1,587 8,478 8,169 5.16 5.15 North Carolina ..: 63,745 60,826 458,160 431,853 7.19 7.10 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,788 4,360 29,232 26,621 6.11 6.11 Oklahoma ........: 9,960 8,764 74,751 62,995 7.50 7.19 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,148 10,819 61,351 60,043 5.50 5.55 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 24,524 18,881 165,031 120,710 6.73 6.39 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,784 24,374 140,716 125,751 5.25 5.16 Texas ...........: 58,107 52,943 333,091 302,419 5.73 5.71 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,590 25,772 149,633 137,197 5.42 5.32 Washington ......: 4,506 4,354 27,024 25,005 6.00 5.74 West Virginia ...: 10,283 9,385 41,425 37,429 4.03 3.99 Wisconsin .......: 4,551 3,990 19,289 16,680 4.24 4.18 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 752,135 696,209 4,367,997 4,009,704 5.81 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: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 380,398 355,821 2,865 2,845 0.75 0.79 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 346,861 329,367 2,952 2,622 0.84 0.79 California ......: 101,040 92,284 862 693 0.85 0.75 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 135,325 120,496 1,472 1,197 1.08 0.98 Florida .........: 23,104 22,118 131 141 0.56 0.63 Georgia .........: 455,595 414,094 2,928 2,679 0.64 0.64 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 17,201 14,698 75 49 0.43 0.33 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 100,874 96,801 426 471 0.42 0.48 Louisiana .......: 72,003 67,601 330 336 0.46 0.49 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 46,062 38,523 548 476 1.18 1.22 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 19,229 16,396 248 204 1.27 1.23 Mississippi .....: 299,529 295,379 1,945 1,819 0.65 0.61 Missouri ........: 138,893 128,016 971 1,252 0.69 0.97 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 496 453 7 8 1.34 1.67 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,137 4,969 139 138 2.63 2.71 North Carolina ..: 360,902 334,568 3,776 3,437 1.04 1.02 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,597 19,790 297 241 1.36 1.20 Oklahoma ........: 55,783 46,769 529 395 0.94 0.84 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 42,172 41,232 660 655 1.54 1.56 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 123,762 91,708 791 596 0.64 0.65 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 102,118 91,254 735 651 0.71 0.71 Texas ...........: 257,848 228,452 1,368 1,240 0.53 0.54 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 105,044 96,362 757 565 0.72 0.58 Washington ......: 20,117 18,682 120 98 0.59 0.52 West Virginia ...: 29,772 26,937 94 77 0.31 0.28 Wisconsin .......: 14,102 12,182 110 112 0.77 0.91 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,283,192 3,011,901 25,393 23,225 0.77 0.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 225 210 66,237 64,700 Arkansas ..........: - - 326 371 86,318 82,187 Delaware ..........: - - 467 409 38,438 30,721 Georgia ...........: - - 116 42 52,099 50,983 Mississippi .......: - - 169 154 29,995 29,415 Missouri ..........: - - 68 94 56,219 57,260 North Carolina ....: - - 2,733 1,109 87,230 86,063 Texas .............: - - 58 72 45,892 42,192 Virginia ..........: - - 59 36 19,931 18,203 : United States .....: - - 7,174 4,610 726,697 680,504 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 29,009 24,270 289 363 1,598 1,607 Arkansas ..........: 32,613 18,352 1,680 1,689 1,337 1,492 Delaware ..........: 23,596 15,726 52 41 2,780 2,209 Georgia ...........: 28,380 21,716 105 113 3,398 3,120 Mississippi .......: 7,718 7,525 242 135 371 395 Missouri ..........: 12,584 15,086 187 172 1,288 1,018 North Carolina ....: 28,026 28,177 210 217 6,755 5,609 Texas .............: 10,891 9,127 108 309 799 800 Virginia ..........: 22,090 12,930 15 10 1,418 1,214 : United States .....: 276,741 210,142 4,123 4,154 28,921 25,152 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,122 1,119 5,183 4,816 12,848 12,583 Arkansas ..........: 1,274 1,081 5,934 7,130 6,573 6,956 Delaware ..........: 1,473 1,485 2,306 2,538 3,637 3,450 Georgia ...........: 729 600 11,491 11,156 7,656 6,895 Mississippi .......: 724 723 2,749 2,861 3,664 3,679 Missouri ..........: 382 442 2,638 2,783 6,948 7,043 North Carolina ....: 1,344 1,174 12,017 13,007 6,954 8,063 Texas .............: 712 700 4,400 4,587 4,681 4,936 Virginia ..........: 532 527 944 874 2,670 2,090 : United States .....: 11,836 11,011 63,852 65,626 93,855 92,505 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,971 2,624 101,219 95,959 219,701 208,251 Arkansas ..........: 822 801 119,801 93,769 256,678 213,828 Delaware ..........: 2,962 1,419 42,898 26,383 118,609 84,381 Georgia ...........: 2,592 809 99,903 98,585 206,469 194,019 Mississippi .......: 116 437 44,713 46,073 90,461 91,397 Missouri ..........: 349 498 39,899 59,402 120,562 143,798 North Carolina ....: 6,451 3,353 62,375 61,406 214,095 208,178 Texas .............: 795 772 16,571 21,814 84,907 85,309 Virginia ..........: 731 292 52,559 33,223 100,949 69,399 : United States .....: 22,264 16,323 792,913 731,971 2,028,376 1,841,998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,077 2,372 59,955 45,945 19.48 19.37 California ......: 1,159 1,112 35,827 31,864 30.92 28.65 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,534 1,380 57,445 49,432 37.44 35.83 Iowa ............: 1,120 1,098 45,519 44,097 40.64 40.15 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,638 4,008 112,551 95,883 24.27 23.92 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,498 2,232 81,904 71,870 32.79 32.20 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 483 415 20,368 17,207 42.15 41.44 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 557 371 12,530 9,388 22.48 25.27 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 561 480 8,091 6,606 14.42 13.76 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,400 2,126 63,345 55,423 26.40 26.07 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,061 19,247 646,388 559,828 29.30 29.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 49,718 37,900 372 331 0.74 0.87 California ......: 29,093 25,776 317 230 1.08 0.89 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) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 46,296 39,703 933 766 1.98 1.89 Iowa ............: 35,792 34,573 626 647 1.72 1.84 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 90,028 76,667 1,458 1,320 1.59 1.69 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (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 ..: 64,595 56,148 506 505 0.78 0.89 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,162 13,654 288 251 1.75 1.81 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 9,874 7,388 194 139 1.93 1.85 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,608 5,358 40 54 0.61 1.00 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 49,802 43,555 582 515 1.16 1.17 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 516,341 445,675 7,396 6,538 1.41 1.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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