Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 23, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 6 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during November 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.47 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the amount certified in November 2010. The October 2011 revised certified total at 3.68 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from October 2010. The October revision represented an increase of 6.92 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2011 was 4.59 billion pounds, down 6 percent from 4.90 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.88 billion pounds, down 7 percent from November 2010. Mature chickens, at 62.5 million pounds, were down 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 641 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.2 million pounds, up 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2011 averaged 5.82 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from November 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.71 pounds per bird, down 8 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2011 averaged 28.0 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from November 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2011 totaled 9.71 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 31.8 million pounds, were 0.91 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.96 percent a year earlier. November 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2011 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 709,715 701,599 665,751 94 95 7,925,057 7,873,786 99 Mature ...........: 10,248 11,999 10,958 107 91 128,893 134,530 104 Light ..........: 4,068 5,558 4,924 121 89 62,024 62,749 101 Heavy ..........: 6,180 6,441 6,034 98 94 66,869 71,781 107 Total ............: 719,963 713,598 676,709 94 95 8,053,950 8,008,316 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 22,952 23,118 22,772 99 99 222,054 226,548 102 Old ..............: 123 146 98 80 67 1,304 1,292 99 Total ............: 23,075 23,264 22,870 99 98 223,358 227,840 102 : Ducks ..............: 1,999 2,078 2,092 105 101 21,438 22,226 104 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,171,929 4,124,746 3,876,740 93 94 45,077,478 45,708,074 101 Mature ...........: 63,482 68,595 62,548 99 91 733,857 771,628 105 Light ..........: 13,212 18,051 16,038 121 89 199,736 201,579 101 Heavy ..........: 50,270 50,544 46,510 93 92 534,121 570,049 107 Total ............: 4,235,411 4,193,341 3,939,288 93 94 45,811,335 46,479,702 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 646,961 654,836 637,996 99 97 6,449,777 6,654,987 103 Old ..............: 3,237 3,975 2,714 84 68 34,523 34,380 100 Total ............: 650,198 658,811 640,710 99 97 6,484,300 6,689,367 103 : Ducks ..............: 13,783 14,018 14,219 103 101 146,563 151,343 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 805 1,632 539 67 33 5,137 4,239 83 : Total ..............: 4,900,197 4,867,802 4,594,756 94 94 52,447,335 53,324,651 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.88 5.88 5.82 99 99 5.69 5.81 102 Mature ...........: 6.19 5.72 5.71 92 100 5.69 5.74 101 Light ..........: 3.25 3.25 3.26 100 100 3.22 3.21 100 Heavy ..........: 8.13 7.85 7.71 95 98 7.99 7.94 99 Total ............: 5.88 5.88 5.82 99 99 5.69 5.80 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.19 28.33 28.02 99 99 29.05 29.38 101 Old ..............: 26.32 27.23 27.69 105 102 26.47 26.61 101 Total ............: 28.18 28.32 28.02 99 99 29.03 29.36 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.89 6.75 6.80 99 101 6.84 6.81 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2011 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,843,148 2,811,813 2,632,109 93 94 30,690,019 31,265,911 102 Mature ...........: 40,294 43,391 39,774 99 92 458,418 478,930 104 Light ..........: 6,881 9,275 8,381 122 90 105,214 107,235 102 Heavy ..........: 33,413 34,116 31,393 94 92 353,204 371,695 105 Total ............: 2,883,442 2,855,204 2,671,883 93 94 31,148,437 31,744,841 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 336,310 330,619 328,024 98 99 3,216,902 3,327,977 103 Old ..............: 2,456 2,930 2,039 83 70 25,604 25,259 99 Total ............: 338,766 333,549 330,063 97 99 3,242,506 3,353,236 103 : Ducks ..............: 3,799 4,299 4,216 111 98 38,896 39,658 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 104 131 127 122 97 1,132 1,390 123 : Total ..............: 3,226,111 3,193,183 3,006,289 93 94 34,430,971 35,139,125 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 281,216 284,292 271,471 97 95 3,045,637 3,052,473 100 Mature ...........: 15 9 - (X) (X) 1,512 1,460 97 Light ..........: - 9 - (X) (X) 225 362 161 Heavy ..........: 15 - - (X) (X) 1,287 1,098 85 Total ............: 281,231 284,301 271,471 97 95 3,047,149 3,053,933 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 181,689 190,889 181,123 100 95 1,939,372 1,977,127 102 Old ..............: 55 89 50 91 56 983 1,064 108 Total ............: 181,744 190,978 181,173 100 95 1,940,355 1,978,191 102 : Ducks ..............: 6,089 5,772 6,065 100 105 66,245 69,302 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 380 879 208 55 24 2,074 1,382 67 : Total ..............: 469,444 481,930 458,917 98 95 5,055,823 5,102,808 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,124,364 3,096,105 2,903,580 93 94 33,735,656 34,318,384 102 Mature ...........: 40,309 43,400 39,774 99 92 459,930 480,390 104 Light ..........: 6,881 9,284 8,381 122 90 105,439 107,597 102 Heavy ..........: 33,428 34,116 31,393 94 92 354,491 372,793 105 Total ............: 3,164,673 3,139,505 2,943,354 93 94 34,195,586 34,798,774 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 517,999 521,508 509,147 98 98 5,156,274 5,305,104 103 Old ..............: 2,511 3,019 2,089 83 69 26,587 26,323 99 Total ............: 520,510 524,527 511,236 98 97 5,182,861 5,331,427 103 : Ducks ..............: 9,888 10,071 10,281 104 102 105,141 108,960 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 484 1,010 335 69 33 3,206 2,772 86 : Total ..............: 3,695,555 3,675,113 3,465,206 94 94 39,486,794 40,241,933 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2011 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,710 7,633 7,702 88 101 104,114 95,763 92 Mature ...........: 844 641 773 92 121 11,782 8,796 75 Light ..........: 165 263 249 151 95 3,121 2,820 90 Heavy ..........: 679 378 524 77 139 8,661 5,976 69 Total ............: 9,554 8,274 8,475 89 102 115,896 104,559 90 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,262 1,159 1,176 93 101 15,268 15,975 105 Old ..............: 20 32 24 120 75 381 315 83 Total ............: 1,282 1,191 1,200 94 101 15,649 16,290 104 : Ducks ..............: 40 26 32 80 123 515 518 101 : Total ..............: 10,878 9,493 9,708 89 102 132,066 121,371 92 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.19 0.20 95 105 0.23 0.21 91 Mature ...........: 1.33 0.93 1.24 93 133 1.61 1.14 71 Light ..........: 1.25 1.46 1.55 124 106 1.56 1.40 90 Heavy ..........: 1.35 0.75 1.13 84 151 1.62 1.05 65 Total ............: 0.23 0.20 0.22 96 110 0.25 0.22 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.20 0.18 0.18 90 100 0.24 0.24 100 Old ..............: 0.62 0.81 0.88 142 109 1.10 0.92 84 Total ............: 0.20 0.18 0.19 95 106 0.24 0.24 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.29 0.19 0.23 79 121 0.35 0.34 97 : Total ..............: 0.22 0.20 0.21 95 105 0.25 0.23 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2011 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 25,620 22,392 22,691 89 101 266,937 275,256 103 Mature ...........: 2,666 2,771 2,348 88 85 33,904 31,567 93 Light ..........: 900 1,081 1,073 119 99 13,569 11,394 84 Heavy ..........: 1,766 1,690 1,275 72 75 20,335 20,173 99 Total ............: 28,286 25,163 25,039 89 100 300,841 306,823 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,188 6,628 6,412 89 97 74,508 76,721 103 Old ..............: 107 140 95 89 68 1,249 1,134 91 Total ............: 7,295 6,768 6,507 89 96 75,757 77,855 103 : Ducks ..............: 317 207 274 86 132 2,879 2,792 97 Other ..............: 3 7 3 100 43 29 23 79 : Total ..............: 35,901 32,145 31,823 89 99 379,506 387,493 102 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.81 0.72 0.78 96 108 0.79 0.80 101 Mature ...........: 6.20 6.00 5.57 90 93 6.87 6.17 90 Light ..........: 11.57 10.43 11.35 98 109 11.40 9.58 84 Heavy ..........: 5.02 4.72 3.90 78 83 5.43 5.13 94 Total ............: 0.89 0.80 0.84 94 105 0.87 0.87 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.37 1.25 1.24 91 99 1.42 1.43 101 Old ..............: 4.09 4.43 4.35 106 98 4.49 4.13 92 Total ............: 1.38 1.27 1.26 91 99 1.44 1.44 100 : Ducks ..............: 3.11 2.01 2.60 84 129 2.67 2.50 94 Other ..............: 0.62 0.69 0.89 144 129 0.90 0.82 91 : Total ..............: 0.96 0.87 0.91 95 105 0.95 0.95 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: October and November 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 3,447 3,769 637,636 636,994 Mature ..........: - - 1,138 1,739 138,392 167,734 Light .........: - - 920 1,451 95,912 128,845 Heavy .........: - - 218 288 42,480 38,889 Total ...........: - - 4,585 5,508 776,028 804,728 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 17 57 34,711 35,985 Old .............: - - - - 1,357 1,022 Total ...........: - - 17 57 36,068 37,007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 233,826 309,392 3,169 3,038 29,486 29,111 Mature ..........: 12,991 10,755 439 495 34,400 39,405 Light .........: 6,284 4,993 130 207 26,127 32,609 Heavy .........: 6,707 5,762 309 288 8,273 6,796 Total ...........: 246,817 320,147 3,608 3,533 63,886 68,516 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,402 5,392 870 1,103 130 180 Old .............: 126 77 - - 237 42 Total ...........: 6,528 5,469 870 1,103 367 222 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,176 9,157 65,523 62,715 86,857 84,400 Mature ..........: 20,606 21,123 3,442 3,443 99,140 38,447 Light .........: 20,032 20,700 2,423 2,291 81,311 25,307 Heavy .........: 574 423 1,019 1,152 17,829 13,140 Total ...........: 29,782 30,280 68,965 66,158 185,997 122,847 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 230 201 1,610 1,719 2,059 2,049 Old .............: - 1 20 20 10 23 Total ...........: 230 202 1,630 1,739 2,069 2,072 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 20,622 14,328 695,616 707,030 1,785,358 1,859,934 Mature ..........: 338 439 135,967 86,903 446,853 370,483 Light .........: 206 121 66,833 35,401 300,178 251,925 Heavy .........: 132 318 69,134 51,502 146,675 118,558 Total ...........: 20,960 14,767 831,583 793,933 2,232,211 2,230,417 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 530 264 19,112 14,588 65,671 61,538 Old .............: 13 3 1,190 931 2,953 2,119 Total ...........: 543 267 20,302 15,519 68,624 63,657 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 82,974 79,445 482,806 449,944 5.82 5.66 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 74,490 70,603 440,120 410,208 5.91 5.81 California ......: 21,437 20,408 116,779 114,959 5.45 5.63 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 25,626 24,405 175,497 171,359 6.85 7.02 Florida .........: 4,929 4,837 31,869 30,356 6.47 6.28 Georgia .........: 100,761 97,130 557,695 531,419 5.53 5.47 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,558 4,441 20,443 19,458 4.49 4.38 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,927 23,940 142,175 131,925 5.48 5.51 Louisiana .......: 15,634 15,015 101,621 94,164 6.50 6.27 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 9,328 9,381 51,048 50,294 5.47 5.36 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,943 3,552 23,023 20,467 5.84 5.76 Mississippi .....: 66,967 60,192 397,987 360,224 5.94 5.98 Missouri ........: 34,763 33,281 170,777 158,888 4.91 4.77 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 149 141 719 687 4.82 4.86 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,551 1,666 7,878 8,491 5.08 5.10 North Carolina ..: 60,393 55,543 427,364 394,138 7.08 7.10 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,291 3,902 28,348 25,928 6.61 6.65 Oklahoma ........: 8,072 8,110 57,708 59,271 7.15 7.31 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,993 10,660 61,629 58,773 5.61 5.51 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 24,496 23,725 171,070 165,136 6.98 6.96 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 24,371 22,103 127,689 112,111 5.24 5.07 Texas ...........: 51,422 49,194 301,474 282,887 5.86 5.75 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,467 25,099 140,084 136,279 5.50 5.43 Washington ......: 3,998 3,946 23,638 23,866 5.91 6.05 West Virginia ...: 9,026 9,207 36,157 37,064 4.01 4.03 Wisconsin .......: 4,269 3,908 18,300 16,942 4.29 4.34 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 701,599 665,751 4,124,746 3,876,740 5.88 5.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 362,417 341,090 2,794 2,650 0.77 0.77 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 329,774 308,366 2,560 2,399 0.77 0.77 California ......: 86,822 85,127 697 682 0.80 0.79 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 125,627 122,355 1,252 1,300 0.99 1.05 Florida .........: 21,990 22,782 129 119 0.58 0.52 Georgia .........: 424,275 397,440 2,794 2,979 0.65 0.74 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,062 14,310 67 72 0.44 0.50 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 104,923 96,676 536 632 0.51 0.65 Louisiana .......: 75,122 69,444 350 362 0.46 0.52 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 36,982 36,277 416 442 1.11 1.20 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 18,855 16,857 212 178 1.11 1.05 Mississippi .....: 308,553 278,826 1,948 1,828 0.63 0.65 Missouri ........: 126,123 117,114 864 974 0.68 0.82 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 521 490 8 10 1.59 2.01 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 4,766 5,151 130 161 2.65 3.04 North Carolina ..: 333,008 307,092 2,768 2,924 0.82 0.94 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,155 19,350 246 240 1.15 1.23 Oklahoma ........: 43,265 44,328 297 335 0.68 0.75 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 43,598 41,180 613 587 1.39 1.41 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 127,787 123,096 651 650 0.51 0.53 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 92,714 81,230 683 672 0.73 0.82 Texas ...........: 228,372 212,250 1,419 1,467 0.62 0.69 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 99,366 98,105 451 485 0.45 0.49 Washington ......: 17,625 17,666 107 121 0.60 0.68 West Virginia ...: 26,321 26,497 90 93 0.34 0.35 Wisconsin .......: 13,385 12,395 115 100 0.85 0.80 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,096,105 2,903,580 22,392 22,691 0.72 0.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 190 209 64,871 65,880 Arkansas ..........: - - 298 209 69,922 60,751 Delaware ..........: - - 202 210 32,983 31,677 Georgia ...........: - - 209 544 45,336 48,187 Mississippi .......: - - 268 451 30,150 30,876 Missouri ..........: - - 114 57 49,978 58,752 North Carolina ....: - - 574 519 69,506 66,204 Texas .............: - - 76 63 34,928 45,573 Virginia ..........: - - 117 42 14,585 14,893 : United States .....: - - 3,447 3,769 637,636 636,994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 26,760 34,644 348 445 1,891 1,763 Arkansas ..........: 22,766 24,919 1,117 769 1,463 1,269 Delaware ..........: 18,568 24,772 33 22 3,077 2,399 Georgia ...........: 24,888 36,222 62 152 3,534 3,410 Mississippi .......: 8,199 10,291 239 157 579 658 Missouri ..........: 11,616 18,944 64 236 1,279 1,183 North Carolina ....: 28,537 34,655 170 204 6,401 6,999 Texas .............: 10,804 17,258 221 103 964 1,178 Virginia ..........: 8,789 13,596 15 19 1,466 1,333 : United States .....: 233,826 309,392 3,169 3,038 29,486 29,111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,163 1,040 6,263 6,788 11,774 10,066 Arkansas ..........: 947 852 7,511 5,754 5,505 5,252 Delaware ..........: 1,037 797 2,354 2,661 5,279 3,455 Georgia ...........: 475 495 12,411 11,201 9,353 8,970 Mississippi .......: 600 701 2,165 2,096 4,329 3,427 Missouri ..........: 197 244 2,743 2,833 5,116 5,601 North Carolina ....: 1,174 1,193 11,783 11,721 6,485 12,310 Texas .............: 304 403 2,492 2,645 2,953 4,133 Virginia ..........: 436 412 999 713 1,486 1,354 : United States .....: 9,176 9,157 65,523 62,715 86,857 84,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,750 1,607 118,983 95,707 234,993 218,149 Arkansas ..........: 926 715 76,867 62,699 187,322 163,189 Delaware ..........: 3,211 1,804 25,149 38,023 91,893 105,820 Georgia ...........: 1,586 1,585 88,986 94,895 186,840 205,661 Mississippi .......: 973 498 57,117 46,606 104,619 95,761 Missouri ..........: 214 40 43,843 41,197 115,164 129,087 North Carolina ....: 4,666 3,424 44,146 53,411 173,442 190,640 Texas .............: 540 554 40,840 50,339 94,122 122,249 Virginia ..........: 633 50 14,872 18,216 43,398 50,628 : United States .....: 20,622 14,328 695,616 707,030 1,785,358 1,859,934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arkansas ........: 2,864 2,935 56,583 58,166 19.76 19.82 California ......: 2,277 2,158 56,255 51,672 24.71 23.94 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,461 1,414 52,007 51,135 35.59 36.15 Iowa ............: 1,299 1,100 48,893 43,280 37.65 39.34 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,082 4,226 100,976 102,054 24.74 24.15 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,669 2,527 84,389 78,198 31.61 30.94 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 453 505 18,575 19,735 41.04 39.11 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 850 915 17,963 19,650 21.14 21.48 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 636 614 10,008 9,751 15.75 15.88 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,570 2,421 65,898 61,392 25.64 25.35 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 23,118 22,772 654,836 637,996 28.33 28.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Arkansas ........: 46,164 47,215 349 329 0.75 0.69 California ......: 45,366 41,281 408 365 0.89 0.88 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 42,178 41,213 684 700 1.60 1.67 Iowa ............: 38,427 34,186 674 589 1.72 1.70 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 80,497 81,821 1,280 1,303 1.56 1.57 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 ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 66,162 61,784 432 404 0.65 0.65 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,605 15,662 236 249 1.59 1.57 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 13,895 15,702 247 276 1.74 1.73 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 8,129 7,921 74 65 0.91 0.81 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 51,547 48,350 506 522 0.97 1.07 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 521,508 509,147 6,628 6,412 1.25 1.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 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. 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