Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 26, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during February 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.47 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in February 2011. The January 2012 revised certified total at 3.62 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from January 2011. The January revision represented an increase of 2.69 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2012 was 4.60 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 4.42 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.93 billion pounds, up 4 percent from February 2011. Mature chickens, at 61.0 million pounds, were down slightly from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 586 million pounds, up 7 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.5 million pounds, up 7 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2012 averaged 5.82 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.52 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2012 averaged 30.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2012 totaled 9.56 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.26 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.4 million pounds, were 0.98 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.09 percent a year earlier. February 2011 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2012 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2012 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 659,359 707,215 675,844 103 96 1,372,884 1,383,059 101 Mature ...........: 10,999 12,845 11,056 101 86 22,595 23,901 106 Light ..........: 5,587 6,975 5,568 100 80 11,482 12,543 109 Heavy ..........: 5,412 5,870 5,488 101 93 11,113 11,358 102 Total ............: 670,358 720,060 686,900 102 95 1,395,479 1,406,960 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,833 19,291 18,931 106 98 36,583 38,222 104 Old ..............: 145 110 99 68 90 241 209 87 Total ............: 17,978 19,401 19,030 106 98 36,824 38,431 104 : Ducks ..............: 1,840 2,104 1,977 107 94 3,937 4,081 104 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 3,799,518 4,131,497 3,934,939 104 95 7,975,574 8,066,436 101 Mature ...........: 61,117 67,936 61,046 100 90 124,981 128,982 103 Light ..........: 17,858 22,570 18,101 101 80 36,555 40,671 111 Heavy ..........: 43,259 45,366 42,945 99 95 88,426 88,311 100 Total ............: 3,860,635 4,199,433 3,995,985 104 95 8,100,555 8,195,418 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 544,803 597,390 583,200 107 98 1,123,364 1,180,590 105 Old ..............: 3,722 2,810 2,636 71 94 6,353 5,446 86 Total ............: 548,525 600,200 585,836 107 98 1,129,717 1,186,036 105 : Ducks ..............: 12,607 14,322 13,489 107 94 27,037 27,811 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 125 177 149 119 84 289 326 113 : Total ..............: 4,421,892 4,814,132 4,595,459 104 95 9,257,598 9,409,591 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.76 5.84 5.82 101 100 5.81 5.83 100 Mature ...........: 5.56 5.29 5.52 99 104 5.53 5.40 98 Light ..........: 3.20 3.24 3.25 102 100 3.18 3.24 102 Heavy ..........: 7.99 7.73 7.83 98 101 7.96 7.78 98 Total ............: 5.76 5.83 5.82 101 100 5.80 5.82 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.55 30.97 30.81 101 99 30.71 30.89 101 Old ..............: 25.67 25.55 26.63 104 104 26.36 26.06 99 Total ............: 30.51 30.94 30.78 101 99 30.68 30.86 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.85 6.81 6.82 100 100 6.87 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2012 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,607,053 2,807,455 2,670,645 102 95 5,464,459 5,478,100 100 Mature ...........: 37,089 43,249 38,805 105 90 76,890 82,054 107 Light ..........: 9,596 11,899 9,566 100 80 19,523 21,465 110 Heavy ..........: 27,493 31,350 29,239 106 93 57,367 60,589 106 Total ............: 2,644,142 2,850,704 2,709,450 102 95 5,541,349 5,560,154 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 272,912 296,140 293,106 107 99 572,150 589,246 103 Old ..............: 2,800 2,097 1,930 69 92 4,752 4,027 85 Total ............: 275,712 298,237 295,036 107 99 576,902 593,273 103 : Ducks ..............: 3,222 3,979 3,691 115 93 7,118 7,670 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 73 119 99 136 83 157 218 139 : Total ..............: 2,923,149 3,153,039 3,008,276 103 95 6,125,526 6,161,315 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 245,316 284,338 283,888 116 100 515,397 568,226 110 Mature ...........: 276 - - (X) (X) 285 - (X) Light ..........: 260 - - (X) (X) 269 - (X) Heavy ..........: 16 - - (X) (X) 16 - (X) Total ............: 245,592 284,338 283,888 116 100 515,682 568,226 110 : Turkeys : Young ............: 159,862 178,390 171,745 107 96 321,534 350,135 109 Old ..............: 71 52 31 44 60 165 83 50 Total ............: 159,933 178,442 171,776 107 96 321,699 350,218 109 : Ducks ..............: 5,868 6,436 6,138 105 95 12,324 12,574 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 14 7 6 43 86 39 13 33 : Total ..............: 411,407 469,223 461,808 112 98 849,744 931,031 110 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 2,852,369 3,091,793 2,954,533 104 96 5,979,856 6,046,326 101 Mature ...........: 37,365 43,249 38,805 104 90 77,175 82,054 106 Light ..........: 9,856 11,899 9,566 97 80 19,792 21,465 108 Heavy ..........: 27,509 31,350 29,239 106 93 57,383 60,589 106 Total ............: 2,889,734 3,135,042 2,993,338 104 95 6,057,031 6,128,380 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 432,774 474,530 464,851 107 98 893,684 939,381 105 Old ..............: 2,871 2,149 1,961 68 91 4,917 4,110 84 Total ............: 435,645 476,679 466,812 107 98 898,601 943,491 105 : Ducks ..............: 9,090 10,415 9,829 108 94 19,442 20,244 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 87 126 105 121 83 196 231 118 : Total ..............: 3,334,556 3,622,262 3,470,084 104 96 6,975,270 7,092,346 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2012 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,938 8,171 7,590 85 93 19,300 15,761 82 Mature ...........: 978 1,044 566 58 54 1,978 1,610 81 Light ..........: 271 487 241 89 49 515 728 141 Heavy ..........: 707 557 325 46 58 1,463 882 60 Total ............: 9,916 9,215 8,156 82 89 21,278 17,371 82 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,593 1,413 1,364 86 97 3,200 2,777 87 Old ..............: 41 36 13 32 36 62 49 79 Total ............: 1,634 1,449 1,377 84 95 3,262 2,826 87 : Ducks ..............: 49 34 30 61 88 99 64 65 : Total ..............: 11,599 10,698 9,563 82 89 24,639 20,261 82 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.24 0.20 0.19 79 95 0.24 0.20 83 Mature ...........: 1.60 1.54 0.93 58 60 1.58 1.25 79 Light ..........: 1.52 2.16 1.33 88 62 1.41 1.79 127 Heavy ..........: 1.63 1.23 0.76 47 62 1.65 1.00 61 Total ............: 0.26 0.22 0.20 77 91 0.26 0.21 81 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.29 0.24 0.23 79 96 0.28 0.24 86 Old ..............: 1.10 1.28 0.49 45 38 0.98 0.90 92 Total ............: 0.30 0.24 0.24 80 100 0.29 0.24 83 : Ducks ..............: 0.39 0.24 0.22 56 92 0.37 0.23 62 : Total ..............: 0.26 0.22 0.21 81 95 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2012 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 26,180 25,860 25,862 99 100 54,736 51,722 94 Mature ...........: 3,120 2,163 2,058 66 95 5,478 4,221 77 Light ..........: 1,276 1,087 873 68 80 1,963 1,960 100 Heavy ..........: 1,844 1,076 1,185 64 110 3,515 2,261 64 Total ............: 29,300 28,023 27,920 95 100 60,214 55,943 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,033 6,333 6,126 87 97 13,930 12,459 89 Old ..............: 113 99 70 62 71 198 169 85 Total ............: 7,146 6,432 6,196 87 96 14,128 12,628 89 : Ducks ..............: 259 236 262 101 111 551 498 90 Other ..............: 1 2 1 100 50 2 3 150 : Total ..............: 36,706 34,693 34,379 94 99 74,895 69,072 92 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.91 0.83 0.87 96 105 0.91 0.85 93 Mature ...........: 7.71 4.76 5.04 65 106 6.63 4.89 74 Light ..........: 11.46 8.37 8.36 73 100 9.02 8.37 93 Heavy ..........: 6.28 3.32 3.89 62 117 5.77 3.60 62 Total ............: 1.00 0.89 0.92 92 103 0.98 0.90 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.60 1.32 1.30 81 98 1.53 1.31 86 Old ..............: 3.79 4.40 3.45 91 78 3.87 3.95 102 Total ............: 1.61 1.33 1.31 81 98 1.55 1.32 85 : Ducks ..............: 2.77 2.22 2.60 94 117 2.76 2.40 87 Other ..............: 1.14 1.56 0.94 82 60 1.01 1.28 127 : Total ..............: 1.09 0.95 0.98 90 103 1.06 0.96 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: January and February 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,969 6,155 709,439 694,922 Mature ..........: - - 1,822 801 191,633 144,537 Light .........: - - 1,749 723 156,527 103,833 Heavy .........: - - 73 78 35,106 40,704 Total ...........: - - 6,791 6,956 901,072 839,459 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 35 30 33,529 34,049 Old .............: - - - - 1,228 833 Total ...........: - - 35 30 34,757 34,882 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 465,326 596,901 2,801 3,225 32,997 31,389 Mature ..........: 10,248 8,993 448 435 48,484 38,488 Light .........: 6,143 4,288 134 138 42,634 32,985 Heavy .........: 4,105 4,705 314 297 5,850 5,503 Total ...........: 475,574 605,894 3,249 3,660 81,481 69,877 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,381 4,687 1,520 987 125 44 Old .............: 215 142 1 4 161 50 Total ...........: 4,596 4,829 1,521 991 286 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,854 10,220 67,548 60,597 91,284 100,741 Mature ..........: 18,618 9,813 3,410 3,403 88,496 62,921 Light .........: 18,065 9,172 2,417 2,428 81,687 48,252 Heavy .........: 553 641 993 975 6,809 14,669 Total ...........: 29,472 20,033 70,958 64,000 179,780 163,662 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 117 137 1,479 1,233 1,441 1,572 Old .............: 1 1 7 12 16 14 Total ...........: 118 138 1,486 1,245 1,457 1,586 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 15,337 16,240 733,556 712,151 2,134,111 2,232,541 Mature ..........: 260 563 109,935 74,646 473,354 344,303 Light .........: 141 370 59,634 34,889 369,131 236,781 Heavy .........: 119 193 50,301 39,757 104,223 107,522 Total ...........: 15,597 16,803 843,491 786,797 2,607,465 2,576,844 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 509 540 17,390 17,695 60,526 60,974 Old .............: 2 15 351 146 1,982 1,217 Total ...........: 511 555 17,741 17,841 62,508 62,191 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 82,019 80,857 467,993 456,342 5.71 5.64 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 75,802 72,016 443,053 415,855 5.84 5.77 California ......: 22,823 20,772 129,778 119,518 5.69 5.75 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 26,585 24,417 188,777 171,971 7.10 7.04 Florida .........: 5,158 4,875 31,689 28,702 6.14 5.89 Georgia .........: 102,858 99,227 566,874 536,416 5.51 5.41 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,896 4,637 21,510 20,624 4.39 4.45 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 26,304 24,537 148,707 137,581 5.65 5.61 Louisiana .......: 14,984 14,430 95,038 91,886 6.34 6.37 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 9,393 9,624 51,454 51,674 5.48 5.37 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,628 3,450 20,229 18,786 5.58 5.45 Mississippi .....: 60,284 59,468 361,716 359,032 6.00 6.04 Missouri ........: 35,120 33,973 170,160 165,053 4.85 4.86 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 149 190 697 793 4.68 4.16 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,779 1,715 9,133 8,680 5.13 5.06 North Carolina ..: 62,017 58,701 434,273 416,575 7.00 7.10 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,184 3,518 27,046 24,046 6.46 6.83 Oklahoma ........: 9,022 8,186 63,027 58,087 6.99 7.10 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,441 11,098 63,196 61,093 5.52 5.50 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 23,794 22,825 162,940 159,469 6.85 6.99 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 25,475 23,703 133,027 122,191 5.22 5.16 Texas ...........: 52,509 49,970 304,241 289,508 5.79 5.79 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,318 24,448 140,685 130,784 5.35 5.35 Washington ......: 4,781 4,197 27,832 25,429 5.82 6.06 West Virginia ...: 9,571 9,105 38,122 36,630 3.98 4.02 Wisconsin .......: 4,432 4,036 19,416 17,381 4.38 4.31 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 707,215 675,844 4,131,497 3,934,939 5.84 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: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 354,978 346,410 3,020 3,357 0.84 0.96 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 332,311 313,572 2,936 2,879 0.88 0.91 California ......: 96,569 88,832 843 724 0.87 0.81 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 135,454 123,904 1,584 1,475 1.16 1.18 Florida .........: 23,767 21,526 131 145 0.55 0.67 Georgia .........: 428,088 400,411 3,247 3,264 0.75 0.81 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,692 15,153 81 78 0.51 0.51 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 108,050 100,082 785 783 0.72 0.78 Louisiana .......: 70,002 67,690 410 364 0.58 0.53 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 37,187 37,442 702 750 1.85 1.96 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 16,653 15,362 169 141 1.01 0.91 Mississippi .....: 276,590 281,268 1,935 1,891 0.69 0.67 Missouri ........: 125,423 125,173 1,113 1,206 0.88 0.95 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 500 545 9 14 1.76 2.55 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,551 5,223 216 194 3.74 3.58 North Carolina ..: 338,711 320,520 3,165 3,001 0.93 0.93 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,138 17,993 298 221 1.46 1.21 Oklahoma ........: 47,377 43,670 254 271 0.53 0.62 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 43,849 42,310 698 673 1.57 1.56 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 120,371 118,071 708 678 0.58 0.57 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 97,121 89,971 771 886 0.79 0.97 Texas ...........: 226,531 220,489 1,493 1,541 0.65 0.69 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 100,809 93,921 725 697 0.71 0.74 Washington ......: 20,792 18,745 120 110 0.57 0.58 West Virginia ...: 27,391 25,861 83 66 0.30 0.25 Wisconsin .......: 14,220 12,721 113 122 0.79 0.95 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,091,793 2,954,533 25,860 25,862 0.83 0.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 196 115 68,972 74,837 Arkansas ..........: - - 223 180 70,877 69,803 Delaware ..........: - - 623 1,794 39,456 37,864 Georgia ...........: - - 374 121 58,629 53,024 Mississippi .......: - - 398 348 31,447 30,404 Missouri ..........: - - 84 67 58,324 57,630 North Carolina ....: - - 818 764 77,956 77,785 Texas .............: - - 113 97 48,289 42,792 Virginia ..........: - - 47 74 20,422 18,107 : United States .....: - - 4,969 6,155 709,439 694,922 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 56,115 95,962 290 322 1,748 2,007 Arkansas ..........: 33,392 33,433 834 748 1,771 1,456 Delaware ..........: 53,454 43,261 29 35 3,257 3,366 Georgia ...........: 44,210 44,180 91 83 4,158 3,058 Mississippi .......: 11,857 10,470 105 106 612 717 Missouri ..........: 22,343 22,609 97 174 1,400 1,304 North Carolina ....: 58,536 63,033 160 210 7,289 7,204 Texas .............: 22,989 20,288 121 185 1,240 1,047 Virginia ..........: 31,518 40,612 28 13 1,437 1,202 : United States .....: 465,326 596,901 2,801 3,225 32,997 31,389 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,170 1,562 5,247 5,138 12,998 14,240 Arkansas ..........: 777 686 6,914 5,233 5,667 4,853 Delaware ..........: 983 949 2,903 2,463 3,872 5,109 Georgia ...........: 638 501 14,116 12,023 8,241 10,315 Mississippi .......: 921 1,115 2,017 2,176 2,809 3,978 Missouri ..........: 275 205 2,106 1,478 7,078 7,168 North Carolina ....: 1,161 987 12,420 11,541 6,640 6,774 Texas .............: 406 359 2,580 2,826 4,136 5,211 Virginia ..........: 434 421 930 781 1,955 1,676 : United States .....: 10,854 10,220 67,548 60,597 91,284 100,741 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 977 1,910 98,362 108,103 246,075 304,196 Arkansas ..........: 290 211 69,668 66,958 190,413 183,561 Delaware ..........: 1,864 3,110 31,819 34,723 138,260 132,674 Georgia ...........: 2,019 1,992 79,174 75,859 211,650 201,156 Mississippi .......: 533 713 35,726 35,958 86,425 85,985 Missouri ..........: 133 119 39,040 46,329 130,880 137,083 North Carolina ....: 2,892 2,867 70,529 60,893 238,401 232,058 Texas .............: 883 388 36,730 35,625 117,487 108,818 Virginia ..........: 872 231 34,165 30,659 91,808 93,776 : United States .....: 15,337 16,240 733,556 712,151 2,134,111 2,232,541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,600 2,790 53,721 57,572 20.66 20.63 California ......: 792 834 21,809 25,296 27.54 30.32 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,465 1,447 55,603 55,320 37.95 38.23 Iowa ............: 1,223 1,236 51,582 51,075 42.18 41.33 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,458 3,116 90,663 83,816 26.22 26.90 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,127 1,229 39,971 41,851 35.48 34.05 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,389 2,177 80,591 72,851 33.73 33.47 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 439 454 19,342 19,722 44.05 43.42 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 477 471 11,799 11,855 24.72 25.15 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 590 506 8,698 7,336 14.73 14.51 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,218 2,173 57,864 59,590 26.09 27.42 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,291 18,931 597,390 583,200 30.97 30.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 43,256 47,190 346 367 0.79 0.77 California ......: 17,354 20,386 230 229 1.31 1.11 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 44,655 44,840 735 693 1.62 1.52 Iowa ............: 40,727 40,173 720 656 1.74 1.61 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 72,069 67,010 1,303 1,091 1.78 1.60 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 32,574 33,970 315 342 0.96 1.00 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 63,006 57,056 382 379 0.60 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,318 15,712 264 317 1.69 1.98 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 9,198 9,231 237 257 2.51 2.71 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 7,084 5,795 57 53 0.79 0.90 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 45,554 46,866 446 480 0.97 1.01 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 474,530 464,851 6,333 6,126 1.32 1.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............ 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