Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 25, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 7 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during March 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.60 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the amount certified in March 2011. The February 2012 revised certified total at 3.47 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from February 2011. The February revision represented a decrease of 515 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2012 was 4.77 billion pounds, down 7 percent from 5.12 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.06 billion pounds, down 8 percent from March 2011. Mature chickens, at 63.5 million pounds, were down 13 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 629 million pounds, down slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.8 million pounds, down 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2012 averaged 5.81 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.18 pounds per bird, down 8 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2012 averaged 30.6 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from March 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2012 totaled 9.73 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.9 million pounds, were 0.96 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.01 percent a year earlier. March 2011 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2012 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2012 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 764,270 674,282 699,125 91 104 2,137,154 2,080,622 97 Mature ...........: 12,982 11,056 12,264 94 111 35,577 36,165 102 Light ..........: 6,558 5,568 7,148 109 128 18,040 19,691 109 Heavy ..........: 6,424 5,488 5,116 80 93 17,537 16,474 94 Total ............: 777,252 685,338 711,389 92 104 2,172,731 2,116,787 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 21,041 18,931 20,457 97 108 57,624 58,679 102 Old ..............: 125 99 108 86 109 366 317 87 Total ............: 21,166 19,030 20,565 97 108 57,990 58,996 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,142 1,977 2,037 95 103 6,079 6,118 101 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,397,350 3,931,701 4,059,881 92 103 12,372,924 12,123,079 98 Mature ...........: 72,932 61,046 63,477 87 104 197,913 192,459 97 Light ..........: 20,936 18,101 22,630 108 125 57,491 63,301 110 Heavy ..........: 51,996 42,945 40,847 79 95 140,422 129,158 92 Total ............: 4,470,282 3,992,747 4,123,358 92 103 12,570,837 12,315,538 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 627,383 583,236 626,292 100 107 1,750,747 1,806,918 103 Old ..............: 3,498 2,636 2,899 83 110 9,851 8,345 85 Total ............: 630,881 585,872 629,191 100 107 1,760,598 1,815,263 103 : Ducks ..............: 14,651 13,489 13,784 94 102 41,688 41,595 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 141 149 170 121 114 430 496 115 : Total ..............: 5,115,955 4,592,257 4,766,503 93 104 14,373,553 14,172,892 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.75 5.83 5.81 101 100 5.79 5.83 101 Mature ...........: 5.62 5.52 5.18 92 94 5.56 5.32 96 Light ..........: 3.19 3.25 3.17 99 98 3.19 3.21 101 Heavy ..........: 8.09 7.83 7.98 99 102 8.01 7.84 98 Total ............: 5.75 5.83 5.80 101 99 5.79 5.82 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.82 30.81 30.62 103 99 30.38 30.79 101 Old ..............: 27.98 26.63 26.84 96 101 26.92 26.32 98 Total ............: 29.81 30.79 30.60 103 99 30.36 30.77 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.84 6.82 6.77 99 99 6.86 6.80 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2012 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,015,766 2,670,039 2,750,575 91 103 8,480,225 8,228,069 97 Mature ...........: 43,983 38,805 40,052 91 103 120,873 122,106 101 Light ..........: 11,401 9,566 12,110 106 127 30,924 33,575 109 Heavy ..........: 32,582 29,239 27,942 86 96 89,949 88,531 98 Total ............: 3,059,749 2,708,844 2,790,627 91 103 8,601,098 8,350,175 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 323,397 292,884 305,556 94 104 895,547 894,580 100 Old ..............: 2,583 1,930 2,147 83 111 7,335 6,174 84 Total ............: 325,980 294,814 307,703 94 104 902,882 900,754 100 : Ducks ..............: 3,694 3,691 3,668 99 99 10,812 11,338 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 87 99 114 131 115 244 332 136 : Total ..............: 3,389,510 3,007,448 3,102,112 92 103 9,515,036 9,262,599 97 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 294,616 283,991 292,716 99 103 810,013 861,045 106 Mature ...........: 100 - - (X) (X) 385 - (X) Light ..........: 19 - - (X) (X) 288 - (X) Heavy ..........: 81 - - (X) (X) 97 - (X) Total ............: 294,716 283,991 292,716 99 103 810,398 861,045 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 177,017 171,955 194,267 110 113 498,551 544,612 109 Old ..............: 104 31 84 81 271 269 167 62 Total ............: 177,121 171,986 194,351 110 113 498,820 544,779 109 : Ducks ..............: 6,846 6,138 6,330 92 103 19,170 18,904 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 6 6 86 100 46 19 41 : Total ..............: 478,690 462,121 493,403 103 107 1,328,434 1,424,747 107 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,310,382 2,954,030 3,043,291 92 103 9,290,238 9,089,114 98 Mature ...........: 44,083 38,805 40,052 91 103 121,258 122,106 101 Light ..........: 11,420 9,566 12,110 106 127 31,212 33,575 108 Heavy ..........: 32,663 29,239 27,942 86 96 90,046 88,531 98 Total ............: 3,354,465 2,992,835 3,083,343 92 103 9,411,496 9,211,220 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 500,414 464,839 499,823 100 108 1,394,098 1,439,192 103 Old ..............: 2,687 1,961 2,231 83 114 7,604 6,341 83 Total ............: 503,101 466,800 502,054 100 108 1,401,702 1,445,533 103 : Ducks ..............: 10,540 9,829 9,998 95 102 29,982 30,242 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 94 105 120 128 114 290 351 121 : Total ..............: 3,868,200 3,469,569 3,595,515 93 104 10,843,470 10,687,346 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2012 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,817 7,591 7,486 85 99 28,117 23,248 83 Mature ...........: 917 566 707 77 125 2,895 2,317 80 Light ..........: 239 241 305 128 127 754 1,033 137 Heavy ..........: 678 325 402 59 124 2,141 1,284 60 Total ............: 9,734 8,157 8,193 84 100 31,012 25,565 82 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,675 1,364 1,485 89 109 4,875 4,262 87 Old ..............: 30 13 27 90 208 92 76 83 Total ............: 1,705 1,377 1,512 89 110 4,967 4,338 87 : Ducks ..............: 46 30 29 63 97 145 93 64 : Total ..............: 11,485 9,564 9,734 85 102 36,124 29,996 83 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.19 0.18 90 95 0.23 0.19 83 Mature ...........: 1.26 0.93 1.11 88 119 1.46 1.20 82 Light ..........: 1.14 1.33 1.35 118 102 1.31 1.63 124 Heavy ..........: 1.30 0.76 0.98 75 129 1.52 0.99 65 Total ............: 0.22 0.20 0.20 91 100 0.25 0.21 84 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.23 0.24 89 104 0.28 0.24 86 Old ..............: 0.86 0.49 0.93 108 190 0.93 0.91 98 Total ............: 0.27 0.24 0.24 89 100 0.28 0.24 86 : Ducks ..............: 0.31 0.22 0.21 68 95 0.35 0.22 63 : Total ..............: 0.22 0.21 0.20 91 95 0.25 0.21 84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2012 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 28,281 25,876 25,995 92 100 83,017 77,731 94 Mature ...........: 3,062 2,058 2,044 67 99 8,540 6,265 73 Light ..........: 1,148 873 1,097 96 126 3,111 3,057 98 Heavy ..........: 1,914 1,185 947 49 80 5,429 3,208 59 Total ............: 31,343 27,934 28,039 89 100 91,557 83,996 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,653 6,126 6,551 86 107 21,583 19,010 88 Old ..............: 133 70 83 62 119 331 252 76 Total ............: 7,786 6,196 6,634 85 107 21,914 19,262 88 : Ducks ..............: 284 262 250 88 95 835 748 90 Other ..............: 1 1 1 100 100 3 4 133 : Total ..............: 39,414 34,393 34,924 89 102 114,309 104,010 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.85 0.87 0.85 100 98 0.89 0.85 96 Mature ...........: 6.49 5.04 4.86 75 96 6.58 4.88 74 Light ..........: 9.13 8.36 8.31 91 99 9.06 8.35 92 Heavy ..........: 5.54 3.89 3.28 59 84 5.69 3.50 62 Total ............: 0.93 0.92 0.90 97 98 0.96 0.90 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.51 1.30 1.29 85 99 1.52 1.30 86 Old ..............: 4.72 3.45 3.59 76 104 4.17 3.82 92 Total ............: 1.52 1.31 1.30 86 99 1.54 1.31 85 : Ducks ..............: 2.62 2.60 2.44 93 94 2.71 2.41 89 Other ..............: 1.05 0.94 0.83 79 88 1.02 1.13 111 : Total ..............: 1.01 0.98 0.96 95 98 1.04 0.96 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: February and March 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 6,155 8,539 694,922 692,933 Mature ..........: - - 801 1,376 144,537 140,565 Light .........: - - 723 1,282 103,833 104,745 Heavy .........: - - 78 94 40,704 35,820 Total ...........: - - 6,956 9,915 839,459 833,498 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 30 50 34,049 33,250 Old .............: - - - 1 833 669 Total ...........: - - 30 51 34,882 33,919 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 596,901 520,069 3,225 2,880 31,389 30,726 Mature ..........: 8,993 10,386 435 213 38,488 43,550 Light .........: 4,288 5,670 138 142 32,985 37,738 Heavy .........: 4,705 4,716 297 71 5,503 5,812 Total ...........: 605,894 530,455 3,660 3,093 69,877 74,276 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,687 5,467 987 1,166 44 157 Old .............: 142 225 4 1 50 86 Total ...........: 4,829 5,692 991 1,167 94 243 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,220 10,475 60,597 57,280 100,741 96,853 Mature ..........: 9,813 13,890 3,403 2,448 62,921 60,853 Light .........: 9,172 13,442 2,428 1,709 48,252 55,534 Heavy .........: 641 448 975 739 14,669 5,319 Total ...........: 20,033 24,365 64,000 59,728 163,662 157,706 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 137 122 1,233 1,382 1,572 1,419 Old .............: 1 3 12 23 14 43 Total ...........: 138 125 1,245 1,405 1,586 1,462 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 16,240 19,979 712,151 772,958 2,232,541 2,212,692 Mature ..........: 563 657 74,646 82,651 344,303 356,589 Light .........: 370 281 34,889 49,250 236,781 269,793 Heavy .........: 193 376 39,757 33,401 107,522 86,796 Total ...........: 16,803 20,636 786,797 855,609 2,576,844 2,569,281 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 540 497 17,695 16,446 60,974 59,956 Old .............: 15 2 146 217 1,217 1,270 Total ...........: 555 499 17,841 16,663 62,191 61,226 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 80,857 85,074 456,342 483,063 5.64 5.68 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 71,616 74,253 415,855 432,563 5.81 5.83 California ......: 20,772 21,480 119,518 125,704 5.75 5.85 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 24,206 25,768 171,971 182,029 7.10 7.06 Florida .........: 4,875 5,145 28,702 28,963 5.89 5.63 Georgia .........: 98,489 100,401 533,438 542,764 5.42 5.41 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,637 4,938 20,624 22,042 4.45 4.46 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,537 25,287 137,581 140,778 5.61 5.57 Louisiana .......: 14,430 15,066 91,886 94,822 6.37 6.29 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 9,618 10,073 51,414 53,006 5.35 5.26 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,450 3,575 18,786 20,222 5.45 5.66 Mississippi .....: 59,468 60,749 359,032 366,312 6.04 6.03 Missouri ........: 33,873 35,363 165,053 170,279 4.87 4.82 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 190 143 793 644 4.16 4.51 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,715 1,844 8,680 9,452 5.06 5.13 North Carolina ..: 58,701 60,763 416,575 432,325 7.10 7.11 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 3,518 3,860 24,046 25,714 6.83 6.66 Oklahoma ........: 8,186 8,383 58,087 57,735 7.10 6.89 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,098 11,641 61,093 64,202 5.50 5.51 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 22,825 22,865 159,469 156,117 6.99 6.83 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,703 26,065 122,191 129,836 5.16 4.98 Texas ...........: 49,863 50,968 289,508 289,750 5.81 5.68 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,448 25,817 130,784 139,794 5.35 5.41 Washington ......: 4,197 4,300 25,429 26,094 6.06 6.07 West Virginia ...: 9,105 9,242 36,630 37,107 4.02 4.01 Wisconsin .......: 4,036 4,129 17,381 17,467 4.31 4.23 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 674,282 699,125 3,931,701 4,059,881 5.83 5.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 346,410 366,984 3,357 3,338 0.96 0.90 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 313,572 327,211 2,879 2,945 0.91 0.89 California ......: 88,832 93,239 724 827 0.81 0.88 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 123,904 130,962 1,475 1,690 1.18 1.27 Florida .........: 21,526 21,581 145 116 0.67 0.53 Georgia .........: 400,141 403,817 3,264 3,182 0.81 0.78 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,153 15,818 78 74 0.51 0.47 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 100,082 100,189 783 651 0.78 0.65 Louisiana .......: 67,690 70,060 364 337 0.53 0.48 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 37,209 38,296 764 774 2.01 1.98 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 15,362 16,510 141 142 0.91 0.85 Mississippi .....: 281,268 285,242 1,891 1,906 0.67 0.66 Missouri ........: 125,173 128,995 1,206 1,241 0.95 0.95 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 545 462 14 10 2.55 2.03 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,223 5,672 194 278 3.58 4.68 North Carolina ..: 320,520 334,695 3,001 3,117 0.93 0.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 17,993 19,282 221 189 1.21 0.97 Oklahoma ........: 43,670 43,374 271 256 0.62 0.59 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 42,310 44,402 673 679 1.56 1.51 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 118,071 115,398 678 716 0.57 0.62 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 89,971 95,491 886 767 0.97 0.80 Texas ...........: 220,489 218,482 1,541 1,393 0.69 0.63 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 93,921 100,466 697 803 0.74 0.79 Washington ......: 18,745 19,482 110 121 0.58 0.62 West Virginia ...: 25,861 26,633 66 78 0.25 0.29 Wisconsin .......: 12,721 12,713 122 126 0.95 0.98 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 2,954,030 3,043,291 25,876 25,995 0.87 0.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 115 140 74,837 67,898 Arkansas ..........: - - 180 183 69,803 67,779 Delaware ..........: - - 1,794 2,451 37,864 44,155 Georgia ...........: - - 121 234 53,024 53,869 Mississippi .......: - - 348 659 30,404 25,386 Missouri ..........: - - 67 74 57,630 54,629 North Carolina ....: - - 764 1,125 77,785 75,406 Texas .............: - - 97 112 42,792 38,171 Virginia ..........: - - 74 70 18,107 21,841 : United States .....: - - 6,155 8,539 694,922 692,933 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 95,962 67,734 322 252 2,007 2,118 Arkansas ..........: 33,433 31,175 748 658 1,456 1,354 Delaware ..........: 43,261 52,856 35 52 3,366 3,438 Georgia ...........: 44,180 35,626 83 87 3,058 3,135 Mississippi .......: 10,470 8,791 106 124 717 588 Missouri ..........: 22,609 21,453 174 102 1,304 1,233 North Carolina ....: 63,033 54,709 210 158 7,204 7,140 Texas .............: 20,288 14,724 185 119 1,047 989 Virginia ..........: 40,612 42,150 13 18 1,202 1,226 : United States .....: 596,901 520,069 3,225 2,880 31,389 30,726 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,562 1,165 5,138 5,063 14,240 12,226 Arkansas ..........: 686 731 5,233 5,952 4,853 5,873 Delaware ..........: 949 1,023 2,463 2,221 5,109 4,316 Georgia ...........: 501 531 12,023 11,234 10,315 8,501 Mississippi .......: 1,115 1,141 2,176 2,363 3,978 3,820 Missouri ..........: 205 283 1,478 1,558 7,168 5,870 North Carolina ....: 987 953 11,541 10,602 6,774 6,554 Texas .............: 359 411 2,826 2,046 5,211 4,338 Virginia ..........: 421 487 781 740 1,676 1,703 : United States .....: 10,220 10,475 60,597 57,280 100,741 96,853 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,910 2,298 108,103 101,571 304,196 260,465 Arkansas ..........: 211 520 66,958 75,981 183,561 190,206 Delaware ..........: 3,110 2,975 34,723 42,366 132,674 155,853 Georgia ...........: 1,992 2,844 75,859 86,269 201,156 202,330 Mississippi .......: 713 749 35,958 40,322 85,985 83,943 Missouri ..........: 119 91 46,329 54,101 137,083 139,394 North Carolina ....: 2,867 3,653 60,893 62,535 232,058 222,835 Texas .............: 388 1,308 35,625 36,382 108,818 98,600 Virginia ..........: 231 432 30,659 50,452 93,776 119,119 : United States .....: 16,240 19,979 712,151 772,958 2,232,541 2,212,692 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,790 2,921 57,572 59,235 20.63 20.28 California ......: 834 1,092 25,296 30,836 30.32 28.25 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,447 1,514 55,320 55,842 38.23 36.88 Iowa ............: 1,236 1,255 51,075 52,526 41.33 41.84 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,116 3,526 83,816 94,053 26.90 26.67 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,229 1,232 41,851 41,676 34.05 33.83 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 ..: 2,177 2,322 72,851 77,608 33.47 33.43 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 454 477 19,722 20,412 43.42 42.77 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 471 500 11,855 12,652 25.15 25.30 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 506 538 7,336 8,190 14.51 15.21 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Virginia ........: 2,173 2,367 59,626 63,973 27.44 27.03 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,931 20,457 583,236 626,292 30.81 30.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,190 48,783 367 427 0.77 0.87 California ......: 20,386 24,665 229 227 1.11 0.91 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 .........: 44,840 45,151 693 714 1.52 1.56 Iowa ............: 40,173 41,281 656 768 1.61 1.83 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 67,010 74,832 1,091 1,203 1.60 1.58 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 33,970 33,896 342 348 1.00 1.02 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 ..: 57,056 60,008 379 412 0.66 0.68 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,712 16,304 317 323 1.98 1.94 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 9,231 9,872 257 190 2.71 1.89 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,795 6,654 53 47 0.90 0.69 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Virginia ........: 46,854 51,391 480 559 1.01 1.08 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 464,839 499,823 6,126 6,551 1.30 1.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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