Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 24, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during January 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.62 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in January 2011. The December 2011 revised certified total at 3.37 billion pounds, was down 9 percent from December 2010. The December revision represented an increase of 1.69 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2012 was 4.80 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 4.84 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.12 billion pounds, down 1 percent from January 2011. Mature chickens, at 67.9 million pounds, were up 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 600 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, down 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2012 averaged 5.84 pounds per bird, down slightly from January 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.29 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2012 averaged 30.9 pounds per bird, up slightly from January 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2012 totaled 10.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.27 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.7 million pounds, were 0.95 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.04 percent a year earlier. January 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. January 2012 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2012 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 713,525 658,722 706,114 99 107 713,525 706,114 99 Mature ...........: 11,596 11,560 12,845 111 111 11,596 12,845 111 Light ..........: 5,895 5,596 6,975 118 125 5,895 6,975 118 Heavy ..........: 5,701 5,964 5,870 103 98 5,701 5,870 103 Total ............: 725,121 670,282 718,959 99 107 725,121 718,959 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,750 18,897 19,291 103 102 18,750 19,291 103 Old ..............: 96 102 110 115 108 96 110 115 Total ............: 18,846 18,999 19,401 103 102 18,846 19,401 103 : Ducks ..............: 2,097 2,233 2,104 100 94 2,097 2,104 100 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,176,056 3,809,326 4,122,182 99 108 4,176,056 4,122,182 99 Mature ...........: 63,864 64,566 67,936 106 105 63,864 67,936 106 Light ..........: 18,697 18,038 22,570 121 125 18,697 22,570 121 Heavy ..........: 45,167 46,528 45,366 100 98 45,167 45,366 100 Total ............: 4,239,920 3,873,892 4,190,118 99 108 4,239,920 4,190,118 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 578,561 572,335 597,390 103 104 578,561 597,390 103 Old ..............: 2,631 2,587 2,810 107 109 2,631 2,810 107 Total ............: 581,192 574,922 600,200 103 104 581,192 600,200 103 : Ducks ..............: 14,430 15,201 14,322 99 94 14,430 14,322 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 164 201 177 108 88 164 177 108 : Total ..............: 4,835,706 4,464,216 4,804,817 99 108 4,835,706 4,804,817 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.85 5.78 5.84 100 101 5.85 5.84 100 Mature ...........: 5.51 5.59 5.29 96 95 5.51 5.29 96 Light ..........: 3.17 3.22 3.24 102 101 3.17 3.24 102 Heavy ..........: 7.92 7.80 7.73 98 99 7.92 7.73 98 Total ............: 5.85 5.78 5.83 100 101 5.85 5.83 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.86 30.29 30.97 100 102 30.86 30.97 100 Old ..............: 27.41 25.36 25.55 93 101 27.41 25.55 93 Total ............: 30.84 30.26 30.94 100 102 30.84 30.94 100 : Ducks ..............: 6.88 6.81 6.81 99 100 6.88 6.81 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2012 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,857,406 2,599,817 2,811,706 98 108 2,857,406 2,811,706 98 Mature ...........: 39,801 41,398 43,249 109 104 39,801 43,249 109 Light ..........: 9,927 9,425 11,899 120 126 9,927 11,899 120 Heavy ..........: 29,874 31,973 31,350 105 98 29,874 31,350 105 Total ............: 2,897,207 2,641,215 2,854,955 99 108 2,897,207 2,854,955 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 299,238 295,880 296,140 99 100 299,238 296,140 99 Old ..............: 1,952 1,940 2,097 107 108 1,952 2,097 107 Total ............: 301,190 297,820 298,237 99 100 301,190 298,237 99 : Ducks ..............: 3,896 4,227 3,979 102 94 3,896 3,979 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 84 134 119 142 89 84 119 142 : Total ..............: 3,202,377 2,943,396 3,157,290 99 107 3,202,377 3,157,290 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 270,081 255,942 277,400 103 108 270,081 277,400 103 Mature ...........: 9 - - (X) (X) 9 - (X) Light ..........: 9 - - (X) (X) 9 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 270,090 255,942 277,400 103 108 270,090 277,400 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 161,672 161,036 178,390 110 111 161,672 178,390 110 Old ..............: 94 53 52 55 98 94 52 55 Total ............: 161,766 161,089 178,442 110 111 161,766 178,442 110 : Ducks ..............: 6,456 6,765 6,436 100 95 6,456 6,436 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 25 7 7 28 100 25 7 28 : Total ..............: 438,337 423,803 462,285 105 109 438,337 462,285 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,127,487 2,855,759 3,089,106 99 108 3,127,487 3,089,106 99 Mature ...........: 39,810 41,398 43,249 109 104 39,810 43,249 109 Light ..........: 9,936 9,425 11,899 120 126 9,936 11,899 120 Heavy ..........: 29,874 31,973 31,350 105 98 29,874 31,350 105 Total ............: 3,167,297 2,897,157 3,132,355 99 108 3,167,297 3,132,355 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 460,910 456,916 474,530 103 104 460,910 474,530 103 Old ..............: 2,046 1,993 2,149 105 108 2,046 2,149 105 Total ............: 462,956 458,909 476,679 103 104 462,956 476,679 103 : Ducks ..............: 10,352 10,992 10,415 101 95 10,352 10,415 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 109 141 126 116 89 109 126 116 : Total ..............: 3,640,714 3,367,199 3,619,575 99 107 3,640,714 3,619,575 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2012 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,362 7,557 8,160 79 108 10,362 8,160 79 Mature ...........: 1,000 632 1,044 104 165 1,000 1,044 104 Light ..........: 244 289 487 200 169 244 487 200 Heavy ..........: 756 343 557 74 162 756 557 74 Total ............: 11,362 8,189 9,204 81 112 11,362 9,204 81 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,607 1,250 1,413 88 113 1,607 1,413 88 Old ..............: 21 21 36 171 171 21 36 171 Total ............: 1,628 1,271 1,449 89 114 1,628 1,449 89 : Ducks ..............: 50 31 34 68 110 50 34 68 : Total ..............: 13,040 9,491 10,687 82 113 13,040 10,687 82 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.25 0.20 0.20 80 100 0.25 0.20 80 Mature ...........: 1.57 0.98 1.54 98 157 1.57 1.54 98 Light ..........: 1.31 1.60 2.16 165 135 1.31 2.16 165 Heavy ..........: 1.67 0.74 1.23 74 166 1.67 1.23 74 Total ............: 0.27 0.21 0.22 81 105 0.27 0.22 81 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.28 0.22 0.24 86 109 0.28 0.24 86 Old ..............: 0.80 0.81 1.28 160 158 0.80 1.28 160 Total ............: 0.28 0.22 0.24 86 109 0.28 0.24 86 : Ducks ..............: 0.35 0.20 0.24 69 120 0.35 0.24 69 : Total ..............: 0.27 0.21 0.22 81 105 0.27 0.22 81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to date :2012 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 28,556 23,407 25,836 90 110 28,556 25,836 90 Mature ...........: 2,358 2,218 2,163 92 98 2,358 2,163 92 Light ..........: 687 1,076 1,087 158 101 687 1,087 158 Heavy ..........: 1,671 1,142 1,076 64 94 1,671 1,076 64 Total ............: 30,914 25,625 27,999 91 109 30,914 27,999 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,897 6,114 6,333 92 104 6,897 6,333 92 Old ..............: 85 83 99 116 119 85 99 116 Total ............: 6,982 6,197 6,432 92 104 6,982 6,432 92 : Ducks ..............: 292 323 236 81 73 292 236 81 Other ..............: 1 1 2 200 200 1 2 200 : Total ..............: 38,189 32,146 34,669 91 108 38,189 34,669 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.90 0.81 0.83 92 102 0.90 0.83 92 Mature ...........: 5.59 5.09 4.76 85 94 5.59 4.76 85 Light ..........: 6.47 10.25 8.37 129 82 6.47 8.37 129 Heavy ..........: 5.30 3.45 3.32 63 96 5.30 3.32 63 Total ............: 0.97 0.88 0.89 92 101 0.97 0.89 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.47 1.32 1.32 90 100 1.47 1.32 90 Old ..............: 3.99 4.00 4.40 110 110 3.99 4.40 110 Total ............: 1.49 1.33 1.33 89 100 1.49 1.33 89 : Ducks ..............: 2.74 2.85 2.22 81 78 2.74 2.22 81 Other ..............: 0.91 0.70 1.56 171 223 0.91 1.56 171 : Total ..............: 1.04 0.95 0.95 91 100 1.04 0.95 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: December 2011 and January 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 3,815 4,969 659,000 709,439 Mature ..........: - - 1,068 1,822 136,199 191,633 Light .........: - - 847 1,749 103,663 156,527 Heavy .........: - - 221 73 32,536 35,106 Total ...........: - - 4,883 6,791 795,199 901,072 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 52 35 33,749 33,529 Old .............: - - - - 936 1,228 Total ...........: - - 52 35 34,685 34,757 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 416,678 465,642 2,731 2,801 29,772 32,997 Mature ..........: 8,240 10,248 422 448 41,073 48,484 Light .........: 3,980 6,143 184 134 35,157 42,634 Heavy .........: 4,260 4,105 238 314 5,916 5,850 Total ...........: 424,918 475,890 3,153 3,249 70,845 81,481 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,535 4,381 1,298 1,520 169 125 Old .............: 103 215 1 1 51 161 Total ...........: 3,638 4,596 1,299 1,521 220 286 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,266 10,854 62,158 67,548 100,493 91,284 Mature ..........: 17,334 18,618 4,104 3,410 38,137 88,496 Light .........: 16,872 18,065 3,054 2,417 28,605 81,687 Heavy .........: 462 553 1,050 993 9,532 6,809 Total ...........: 26,600 29,472 66,262 70,958 138,630 179,780 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 189 117 1,309 1,479 1,309 1,441 Old .............: 2 1 3 7 10 16 Total ...........: 191 118 1,312 1,486 1,319 1,457 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 17,814 15,337 668,576 732,756 1,970,303 2,133,627 Mature ..........: 598 260 109,631 109,935 356,806 473,354 Light .........: 164 141 67,482 59,634 260,008 369,131 Heavy .........: 434 119 42,149 50,301 96,798 104,223 Total ...........: 18,412 15,597 778,207 842,691 2,327,109 2,606,981 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 445 509 14,845 17,390 56,900 60,526 Old .............: 15 2 27 351 1,148 1,982 Total ...........: 460 511 14,872 17,741 58,048 62,508 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2011 and January 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 76,531 81,717 428,128 463,869 5.59 5.68 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 68,558 75,003 393,500 438,180 5.74 5.84 California ......: 20,977 22,823 120,325 129,778 5.74 5.69 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 25,540 26,585 178,500 188,777 6.99 7.10 Florida .........: 4,766 5,158 29,450 31,689 6.18 6.14 Georgia .........: 99,332 102,858 544,120 566,556 5.48 5.51 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,626 4,896 20,671 21,510 4.47 4.39 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,427 26,304 127,001 148,707 5.42 5.65 Louisiana .......: 13,550 14,984 84,213 95,038 6.22 6.34 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 9,754 9,393 51,242 51,454 5.25 5.48 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,526 3,628 19,395 20,229 5.50 5.58 Mississippi .....: 56,123 60,284 334,691 361,716 5.96 6.00 Missouri ........: 33,758 35,120 162,650 170,160 4.82 4.85 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 143 149 693 697 4.83 4.68 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,575 1,779 8,013 9,133 5.09 5.13 North Carolina ..: 55,892 62,017 390,065 434,273 6.98 7.00 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,303 4,184 28,153 27,046 6.54 6.46 Oklahoma ........: 9,104 9,022 67,467 63,027 7.41 6.99 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,037 11,441 55,477 63,196 5.53 5.52 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 22,792 23,794 155,989 162,940 6.84 6.85 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 21,969 25,475 112,672 133,027 5.13 5.22 Texas ...........: 49,097 52,509 278,239 304,241 5.67 5.79 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,590 26,318 130,929 140,685 5.32 5.35 Washington ......: 4,297 4,781 25,352 27,832 5.90 5.82 West Virginia ...: 8,676 9,571 34,775 38,122 4.01 3.98 Wisconsin .......: 3,900 4,432 16,730 19,416 4.29 4.38 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 658,722 706,114 3,809,326 4,122,182 5.78 5.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2011 and January 2012 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 323,466 352,037 2,755 3,020 0.84 0.85 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 295,913 328,985 2,394 2,911 0.80 0.88 California ......: 89,340 96,569 775 843 0.86 0.87 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 128,434 134,861 1,346 1,584 1.04 1.16 Florida .........: 21,840 23,767 97 131 0.44 0.55 Georgia .........: 410,079 427,706 3,071 3,247 0.74 0.75 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,033 15,692 69 81 0.45 0.51 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 92,848 108,050 589 785 0.63 0.72 Louisiana .......: 62,300 70,002 358 410 0.57 0.58 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 36,694 37,187 596 702 1.60 1.85 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 16,064 16,653 164 169 1.01 1.01 Mississippi .....: 262,034 281,145 1,684 1,935 0.64 0.68 Missouri ........: 120,466 125,423 1,197 1,113 0.98 0.88 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 496 500 11 9 2.19 1.76 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 4,866 5,551 164 216 3.27 3.74 North Carolina ..: 303,094 338,711 2,993 3,166 0.98 0.93 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,948 20,138 297 298 1.40 1.46 Oklahoma ........: 50,540 47,377 310 254 0.61 0.53 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 38,228 43,849 610 698 1.57 1.57 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 117,363 120,371 530 708 0.45 0.58 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 81,769 97,121 761 771 0.92 0.79 Texas ...........: 206,130 226,531 1,559 1,493 0.75 0.65 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 94,057 100,809 521 725 0.55 0.71 Washington ......: 18,902 20,792 110 120 0.58 0.57 West Virginia ...: 24,985 27,391 81 83 0.32 0.30 Wisconsin .......: 12,241 14,220 97 113 0.79 0.79 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 2,855,759 3,089,106 23,407 25,836 0.81 0.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2011 and January 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 135 196 66,459 68,972 Arkansas ..........: - - 274 223 65,996 70,877 Delaware ..........: - - 549 623 34,154 39,456 Georgia ...........: - - 361 374 50,216 58,629 Mississippi .......: - - 218 398 27,565 31,447 Missouri ..........: - - 116 84 65,150 58,324 North Carolina ....: - - 680 818 65,779 77,956 Texas .............: - - 98 113 47,635 48,289 Virginia ..........: - - 36 47 15,529 20,422 : United States .....: - - 3,815 4,969 659,000 709,439 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 51,459 56,115 292 290 1,452 1,748 Arkansas ..........: 28,622 33,392 822 834 1,529 1,771 Delaware ..........: 33,664 53,454 39 29 3,179 3,257 Georgia ...........: 46,418 44,210 115 91 3,216 4,158 Mississippi .......: 10,807 11,857 78 105 655 612 Missouri ..........: 20,351 22,659 83 97 1,624 1,400 North Carolina ....: 46,971 58,536 161 160 6,428 7,289 Texas .............: 24,490 22,989 212 121 1,121 1,240 Virginia ..........: 18,580 31,518 21 28 1,387 1,437 : United States .....: 416,678 465,642 2,731 2,801 29,772 32,997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 979 1,170 5,528 5,247 10,321 12,998 Arkansas ..........: 743 777 5,971 6,914 5,414 5,667 Delaware ..........: 838 983 2,508 2,903 3,594 3,872 Georgia ...........: 696 638 12,713 14,116 8,415 8,241 Mississippi .......: 691 921 1,895 2,017 2,526 2,809 Missouri ..........: 295 275 2,759 2,106 6,620 7,078 North Carolina ....: 1,005 1,161 11,003 12,420 15,563 6,640 Texas .............: 387 406 2,099 2,580 3,719 4,136 Virginia ..........: 411 434 948 930 1,438 1,955 : United States .....: 9,266 10,854 62,158 67,548 100,493 91,284 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,440 977 89,823 98,362 227,888 246,075 Arkansas ..........: 783 290 77,223 68,868 187,377 189,613 Delaware ..........: 3,353 1,864 30,293 31,819 112,171 138,260 Georgia ...........: 1,415 2,019 79,597 79,174 203,162 211,650 Mississippi .......: 748 533 32,398 35,726 77,581 86,425 Missouri ..........: 271 133 24,019 39,040 121,288 131,196 North Carolina ....: 2,789 2,892 68,292 70,529 218,671 238,401 Texas .............: 502 883 36,282 36,730 116,545 117,487 Virginia ..........: 743 872 18,121 34,165 57,214 91,808 : United States .....: 17,814 15,337 668,576 732,756 1,970,303 2,133,627 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2011 and January 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,744 2,600 53,354 53,721 19.44 20.66 California ......: 1,149 792 31,976 21,809 27.82 27.54 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,406 1,465 53,004 55,603 37.69 37.95 Iowa ............: 1,040 1,223 42,084 51,582 40.47 42.18 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 2,983 3,458 82,521 90,663 27.67 26.22 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,151 1,127 39,462 39,971 34.29 35.48 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,235 2,389 78,391 80,591 35.08 33.73 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 448 439 19,510 19,342 43.55 44.05 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: 523 477 11,517 11,799 22.02 24.72 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 641 590 10,029 8,698 15.66 14.73 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,130 2,218 55,811 57,864 26.21 26.09 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,897 19,291 572,335 597,390 30.29 30.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2011 and January 2012 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 44,435 43,256 371 346 0.83 0.79 California ......: 25,699 17,354 350 230 1.34 1.31 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 42,819 44,655 682 735 1.57 1.62 Iowa ............: 33,127 40,727 606 720 1.80 1.74 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 65,879 72,069 1,112 1,303 1.66 1.78 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 31,972 32,574 348 315 1.08 0.96 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 61,657 63,006 420 382 0.68 0.60 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,489 15,318 302 264 1.91 1.69 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 9,173 9,198 197 237 2.10 2.51 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 8,114 7,084 53 57 0.65 0.79 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 43,375 45,554 482 446 1.10 0.97 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 456,916 474,530 6,114 6,333 1.32 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 plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. 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 2011. Young chickens were slaughtered in 36 States, young turkeys in 29 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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