Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released January 25, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 9 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during December 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.37 billion pounds, down 9 percent from the amount certified in December 2010. The November 2011 revised certified total at 3.47 billion pounds, was down 6 percent from November 2010. The November revision represented an increase of 3.67 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2011 was 4.46 billion pounds, down 9 percent from 4.90 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.81 billion pounds, down 10 percent from December 2010. Mature chickens, at 64.6 million pounds, were down 8 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 575 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.2 million pounds, up 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2011 averaged 5.78 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from December 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.59 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2011 averaged 30.3 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from December 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2011 totaled 9.49 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.27 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 32.1 million pounds, were 0.95 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.00 percent a year earlier. December 2010 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. December 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2011 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 724,478 666,201 658,722 91 99 8,649,536 8,532,958 99 Mature ...........: 12,050 10,958 11,560 96 105 140,943 146,090 104 Light ..........: 5,634 4,924 5,596 99 114 67,658 68,345 101 Heavy ..........: 6,416 6,034 5,964 93 99 73,285 77,745 106 Total ............: 736,528 677,159 670,282 91 99 8,790,479 8,679,048 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,129 22,777 18,858 99 83 241,183 245,411 102 Old ..............: 132 98 102 77 104 1,436 1,394 97 Total ............: 19,261 22,875 18,960 98 83 242,619 246,805 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,189 2,092 2,233 102 107 23,627 24,459 104 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,238,449 3,879,516 3,809,326 90 98 49,315,928 49,520,176 100 Mature ...........: 69,832 62,548 64,566 92 103 803,689 836,194 104 Light ..........: 17,958 16,038 18,038 100 112 217,694 219,617 101 Heavy ..........: 51,874 46,510 46,528 90 100 585,995 616,577 105 Total ............: 4,308,281 3,942,064 3,873,892 90 98 50,119,617 50,356,370 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 574,448 638,160 572,204 100 90 7,024,225 7,227,355 103 Old ..............: 3,794 2,714 2,587 68 95 38,317 36,967 96 Total ............: 578,242 640,874 574,791 99 90 7,062,542 7,264,322 103 : Ducks ..............: 15,041 14,219 15,201 101 107 161,604 166,544 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 216 539 201 93 37 5,353 4,440 83 : Total ..............: 4,901,780 4,597,696 4,464,085 91 97 57,349,116 57,791,676 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.85 5.82 5.78 99 99 5.70 5.80 102 Mature ...........: 5.80 5.71 5.59 96 98 5.70 5.72 100 Light ..........: 3.19 3.26 3.22 101 99 3.22 3.21 100 Heavy ..........: 8.09 7.71 7.80 96 101 8.00 7.93 99 Total ............: 5.85 5.82 5.78 99 99 5.70 5.80 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.03 28.02 30.34 101 108 29.12 29.45 101 Old ..............: 28.74 27.69 25.36 88 92 26.68 26.52 99 Total ............: 30.02 28.02 30.32 101 108 29.11 29.43 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.80 6.81 99 100 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2011 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,891,430 2,634,112 2,598,983 90 99 33,581,450 33,866,897 101 Mature ...........: 44,125 39,774 41,398 94 104 502,543 520,328 104 Light ..........: 9,591 8,381 9,425 98 112 114,805 116,660 102 Heavy ..........: 34,534 31,393 31,973 93 102 387,738 403,668 104 Total ............: 2,935,555 2,673,886 2,640,381 90 99 34,083,993 34,387,225 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 302,460 328,191 295,423 98 90 3,519,362 3,623,567 103 Old ..............: 2,771 2,039 1,940 70 95 28,375 27,199 96 Total ............: 305,231 330,230 297,363 97 90 3,547,737 3,650,766 103 : Ducks ..............: 4,195 4,216 4,227 101 100 43,091 43,885 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 119 127 134 113 106 1,251 1,524 122 : Total ..............: 3,245,100 3,008,459 2,942,105 91 98 37,676,072 38,083,400 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 283,435 272,972 255,558 90 94 3,329,072 3,309,532 99 Mature ...........: 11 - - (X) (X) 1,523 1,460 96 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 225 362 161 Heavy ..........: 11 - - (X) (X) 1,298 1,098 85 Total ............: 283,446 272,972 255,558 90 94 3,330,595 3,310,992 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 156,134 181,123 161,019 103 89 2,095,506 2,138,146 102 Old ..............: 68 50 53 78 106 1,051 1,117 106 Total ............: 156,202 181,173 161,072 103 89 2,096,557 2,139,263 102 : Ducks ..............: 6,579 6,065 6,765 103 112 72,824 76,067 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 26 208 7 27 3 2,100 1,389 66 : Total ..............: 446,253 460,418 423,402 95 92 5,502,076 5,527,711 100 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,174,865 2,907,084 2,854,541 90 98 36,910,522 37,176,429 101 Mature ...........: 44,136 39,774 41,398 94 104 504,066 521,788 104 Light ..........: 9,591 8,381 9,425 98 112 115,030 117,022 102 Heavy ..........: 34,545 31,393 31,973 93 102 389,036 404,766 104 Total ............: 3,219,001 2,946,858 2,895,939 90 98 37,414,588 37,698,217 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 458,594 509,314 456,442 100 90 5,614,868 5,761,713 103 Old ..............: 2,839 2,089 1,993 70 95 29,426 28,316 96 Total ............: 461,433 511,403 458,435 99 90 5,644,294 5,790,029 103 : Ducks ..............: 10,774 10,281 10,992 102 107 115,915 119,952 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 145 335 141 97 42 3,351 2,913 87 : Total ..............: 3,691,353 3,468,877 3,365,507 91 97 43,178,148 43,611,111 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2011 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,444 7,709 7,557 72 98 114,558 103,327 90 Mature ...........: 1,308 773 632 48 82 13,090 9,428 72 Light ..........: 313 249 289 92 116 3,434 3,109 91 Heavy ..........: 995 524 343 34 65 9,656 6,319 65 Total ............: 11,752 8,482 8,189 70 97 127,648 112,755 88 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,400 1,176 1,249 89 106 16,668 17,224 103 Old ..............: 40 24 21 53 88 421 336 80 Total ............: 1,440 1,200 1,270 88 106 17,089 17,560 103 : Ducks ..............: 54 32 31 57 97 569 549 96 : Total ..............: 13,246 9,715 9,490 72 98 145,312 130,868 90 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.25 0.20 0.20 80 100 0.23 0.21 91 Mature ...........: 1.87 1.24 0.98 52 79 1.63 1.13 69 Light ..........: 1.74 1.55 1.60 92 103 1.58 1.42 90 Heavy ..........: 1.92 1.13 0.74 39 65 1.65 1.02 62 Total ............: 0.27 0.22 0.21 78 95 0.25 0.22 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.24 0.18 0.22 92 122 0.24 0.24 100 Old ..............: 1.05 0.88 0.81 77 92 1.10 0.91 83 Total ............: 0.25 0.19 0.22 88 116 0.24 0.24 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.36 0.23 0.20 56 87 0.35 0.33 94 : Total ..............: 0.27 0.21 0.21 78 100 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2011 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,501 22,708 23,407 85 103 294,437 298,680 101 Mature ...........: 2,825 2,348 2,218 79 94 36,729 33,785 92 Light ..........: 1,106 1,073 1,076 97 100 14,675 12,470 85 Heavy ..........: 1,719 1,275 1,142 66 90 22,054 21,315 97 Total ............: 30,326 25,056 25,625 84 102 331,166 332,465 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,589 6,400 6,112 93 96 81,097 82,821 102 Old ..............: 114 95 83 73 87 1,363 1,217 89 Total ............: 6,703 6,495 6,195 92 95 82,460 84,038 102 : Ducks ..............: 332 274 323 97 118 3,211 3,115 97 Other ..............: 1 3 1 100 33 30 24 80 : Total ..............: 37,362 31,828 32,144 86 101 416,867 419,642 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.86 0.78 0.81 94 104 0.79 0.80 101 Mature ...........: 6.02 5.57 5.09 85 91 6.79 6.08 90 Light ..........: 10.34 11.35 10.25 99 90 11.31 9.63 85 Heavy ..........: 4.74 3.90 3.45 73 88 5.36 5.00 93 Total ............: 0.93 0.84 0.88 95 105 0.88 0.87 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.42 1.24 1.32 93 106 1.42 1.42 100 Old ..............: 3.86 4.35 4.00 104 92 4.43 4.12 93 Total ............: 1.43 1.25 1.33 93 106 1.44 1.43 99 : Ducks ..............: 2.99 2.60 2.85 95 110 2.70 2.53 94 Other ..............: 0.68 0.89 0.70 103 79 0.89 0.82 92 : Total ..............: 1.00 0.91 0.95 95 104 0.96 0.95 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: November and December 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 3,779 3,815 637,501 659,000 Mature ..........: - - 1,739 1,068 167,734 136,199 Light .........: - - 1,451 847 128,845 103,663 Heavy .........: - - 288 221 38,889 32,536 Total ...........: - - 5,518 4,883 805,235 795,199 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 58 52 35,972 33,637 Old .............: - - - - 1,022 936 Total ...........: - - 58 52 36,994 34,573 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 309,628 416,678 3,038 2,731 29,264 29,772 Mature ..........: 10,755 8,240 495 422 39,405 41,073 Light .........: 4,993 3,980 207 184 32,609 35,157 Heavy .........: 5,762 4,260 288 238 6,796 5,916 Total ...........: 320,383 424,918 3,533 3,153 68,669 70,845 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,392 3,525 1,104 1,298 180 169 Old .............: 77 103 - 1 42 51 Total ...........: 5,469 3,628 1,104 1,299 222 220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,158 9,266 62,749 62,158 84,428 100,493 Mature ..........: 21,123 17,334 3,443 4,104 38,447 38,137 Light .........: 20,700 16,872 2,291 3,054 25,307 28,605 Heavy .........: 423 462 1,152 1,050 13,140 9,532 Total ...........: 30,281 26,600 66,192 66,262 122,875 138,630 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 201 188 1,719 1,305 2,049 1,308 Old .............: 1 2 20 3 23 10 Total ...........: 202 190 1,739 1,308 2,072 1,318 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 14,467 17,814 707,793 668,576 1,861,805 1,970,303 Mature ..........: 439 598 86,903 109,631 370,483 356,806 Light .........: 121 164 35,401 67,482 251,925 260,008 Heavy .........: 318 434 51,502 42,149 118,558 96,798 Total ...........: 14,906 18,412 794,696 778,207 2,232,288 2,327,109 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 264 445 14,588 14,845 61,527 56,772 Old .............: 3 15 931 27 2,119 1,148 Total ...........: 267 460 15,519 14,872 63,646 57,920 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 79,445 76,531 449,944 428,128 5.66 5.59 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 70,603 68,558 410,208 393,500 5.81 5.74 California ......: 20,419 20,977 115,025 120,325 5.63 5.74 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 24,405 25,540 171,359 178,500 7.02 6.99 Florida .........: 4,837 4,766 30,356 29,450 6.28 6.18 Georgia .........: 97,130 99,332 531,419 544,120 5.47 5.48 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,441 4,626 19,458 20,671 4.38 4.47 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,940 23,427 131,925 127,001 5.51 5.42 Louisiana .......: 15,066 13,550 94,576 84,213 6.28 6.22 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 9,381 9,754 50,294 51,242 5.36 5.25 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,552 3,526 20,467 19,395 5.76 5.50 Mississippi .....: 60,192 56,123 360,224 334,691 5.98 5.96 Missouri ........: 33,504 33,758 159,806 162,650 4.77 4.82 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 141 143 687 693 4.86 4.83 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,666 1,575 8,491 8,013 5.10 5.09 North Carolina ..: 55,708 55,892 395,518 390,065 7.10 6.98 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 3,902 4,303 25,928 28,153 6.65 6.54 Oklahoma ........: 8,110 9,104 59,271 67,467 7.31 7.41 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,660 10,037 58,773 55,477 5.51 5.53 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 23,725 22,792 165,136 155,989 6.96 6.84 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 22,103 21,969 112,111 112,672 5.07 5.13 Texas ...........: 49,194 49,097 282,887 278,239 5.75 5.67 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,099 24,590 136,279 130,929 5.43 5.32 Washington ......: 3,946 4,297 23,866 25,352 6.05 5.90 West Virginia ...: 9,207 8,676 37,064 34,775 4.03 4.01 Wisconsin .......: 3,908 3,900 16,942 16,730 4.34 4.29 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 666,201 658,722 3,879,516 3,809,326 5.82 5.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 341,090 323,466 2,650 2,755 0.77 0.84 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 308,366 295,913 2,399 2,394 0.77 0.80 California ......: 85,150 89,340 682 775 0.79 0.86 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 122,355 128,434 1,300 1,346 1.05 1.04 Florida .........: 22,782 21,840 119 97 0.52 0.44 Georgia .........: 398,552 408,861 2,979 3,071 0.74 0.75 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 14,310 15,033 72 69 0.50 0.45 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 96,676 92,848 632 589 0.65 0.63 Louisiana .......: 69,780 62,300 363 358 0.52 0.57 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 36,277 36,694 442 596 1.20 1.60 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 16,857 16,064 178 164 1.05 1.01 Mississippi .....: 278,826 262,034 1,828 1,684 0.65 0.64 Missouri ........: 117,812 120,466 977 1,197 0.82 0.98 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 490 496 10 11 2.01 2.19 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,151 4,866 161 164 3.04 3.27 North Carolina ..: 308,127 303,094 2,937 2,993 0.94 0.98 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,350 20,948 240 297 1.23 1.40 Oklahoma ........: 44,328 50,540 335 310 0.75 0.61 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 41,180 38,228 587 610 1.41 1.57 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 123,096 117,363 650 530 0.53 0.45 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 81,530 81,769 672 761 0.82 0.92 Texas ...........: 212,250 206,130 1,467 1,559 0.69 0.75 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 98,105 94,057 485 521 0.49 0.55 Washington ......: 17,666 18,902 121 110 0.68 0.58 West Virginia ...: 26,497 24,985 93 81 0.35 0.32 Wisconsin .......: 12,395 12,241 100 97 0.80 0.79 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 2,907,084 2,854,541 22,708 23,407 0.78 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: November and December 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 209 135 65,880 66,459 Arkansas ..........: - - 209 274 60,751 65,996 Delaware ..........: - - 210 549 31,677 34,154 Georgia ...........: - - 544 361 48,187 50,216 Mississippi .......: - - 451 218 30,876 27,565 Missouri ..........: - - 57 116 58,752 65,150 North Carolina ....: - - 523 680 66,671 65,779 Texas .............: - - 63 98 45,573 47,635 Virginia ..........: - - 42 36 14,893 15,529 : United States .....: - - 3,779 3,815 637,501 659,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 34,644 51,459 445 292 1,763 1,452 Arkansas ..........: 24,919 28,622 769 822 1,269 1,529 Delaware ..........: 24,772 33,664 22 39 2,399 3,179 Georgia ...........: 36,222 46,418 152 115 3,410 3,216 Mississippi .......: 10,291 10,807 157 78 658 655 Missouri ..........: 18,944 20,351 236 83 1,183 1,624 North Carolina ....: 34,891 46,971 204 161 7,145 6,428 Texas .............: 17,258 24,490 103 212 1,178 1,121 Virginia ..........: 13,596 18,580 19 21 1,333 1,387 : United States .....: 309,628 416,678 3,038 2,731 29,264 29,772 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,040 979 6,788 5,528 10,066 10,321 Arkansas ..........: 852 743 5,754 5,971 5,252 5,414 Delaware ..........: 797 838 2,661 2,508 3,455 3,594 Georgia ...........: 495 696 11,201 12,713 8,970 8,415 Mississippi .......: 701 691 2,096 1,895 3,427 2,526 Missouri ..........: 244 295 2,833 2,759 5,601 6,620 North Carolina ....: 1,193 1,005 11,753 11,003 12,338 15,563 Texas .............: 403 387 2,645 2,099 4,133 3,719 Virginia ..........: 412 411 713 948 1,354 1,438 : United States .....: 9,158 9,266 62,749 62,158 84,428 100,493 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,607 1,440 95,707 89,823 218,149 227,888 Arkansas ..........: 715 783 62,699 77,223 163,189 187,377 Delaware ..........: 1,804 3,353 38,023 30,293 105,820 112,171 Georgia ...........: 1,585 1,415 94,895 79,597 205,661 203,162 Mississippi .......: 498 748 46,606 32,398 95,761 77,581 Missouri ..........: 40 271 41,730 24,019 129,620 121,288 North Carolina ....: 3,563 2,789 53,641 68,292 191,922 218,671 Texas .............: 554 502 50,339 36,282 122,249 116,545 Virginia ..........: 50 743 18,216 18,121 50,628 57,214 : United States .....: 14,467 17,814 707,793 668,576 1,861,805 1,970,303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 2,935 2,705 58,166 53,223 19.82 19.67 California ......: 2,158 1,149 51,672 31,976 23.94 27.82 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,414 1,406 51,135 53,004 36.15 37.69 Iowa ............: 1,100 1,040 43,280 42,084 39.34 40.47 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,231 2,983 102,218 82,521 24.16 27.67 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (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 ..: 2,527 2,235 78,198 78,391 30.94 35.08 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 505 448 19,735 19,510 39.11 43.55 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 915 523 19,650 11,517 21.48 22.02 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 614 641 9,751 10,029 15.88 15.66 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,421 2,130 61,392 55,811 25.35 26.21 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,777 18,858 638,160 572,204 28.02 30.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,215 43,961 329 369 0.69 0.83 California ......: 41,281 25,699 365 350 0.88 1.34 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 41,213 42,819 700 682 1.67 1.57 Iowa ............: 34,186 33,127 589 606 1.70 1.80 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 81,988 65,879 1,291 1,112 1.55 1.66 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 ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 61,784 61,657 404 420 0.65 0.68 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,662 15,489 249 302 1.57 1.91 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 15,702 9,173 276 197 1.73 2.10 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 7,921 8,114 65 53 0.81 0.65 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 48,350 43,375 522 482 1.07 1.10 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 509,314 456,442 6,400 6,112 1.24 1.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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