Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released June 25, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during May 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.86 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in May 2011. The April 2012 revised certified total at 3.52 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from April 2011. The April revision represented a decrease of 548 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during May 2012 was 5.11 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 5.04 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.37 billion pounds, up 1 percent from May 2011. Mature chickens, at 74.8 million pounds, were up 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 651 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, up 2 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2012 averaged 5.83 pounds per bird, up slightly from May 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.27 pounds per bird, down 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2012 averaged 29.8 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from May 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2012 totaled 10.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 35.9 million pounds, were 0.92 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.96 percent a year earlier. May 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2012 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2012 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 745,396 683,191 749,248 101 110 3,569,312 3,513,141 98 Mature ...........: 12,581 12,978 14,205 113 109 59,934 63,348 106 Light ..........: 6,424 7,952 7,910 123 99 30,455 35,553 117 Heavy ..........: 6,157 5,026 6,295 102 125 29,479 27,795 94 Total ............: 757,977 696,169 763,453 101 110 3,629,246 3,576,489 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,462 19,630 21,657 106 110 97,056 99,966 103 Old ..............: 93 146 152 163 104 550 615 112 Total ............: 20,555 19,776 21,809 106 110 97,606 100,581 103 : Ducks ..............: 2,055 2,001 2,104 102 105 10,083 10,223 101 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,330,769 3,986,151 4,370,322 101 110 20,656,964 20,480,201 99 Mature ...........: 70,477 65,650 74,833 106 114 334,735 332,942 99 Light ..........: 20,797 25,439 25,212 121 99 97,463 113,952 117 Heavy ..........: 49,680 40,211 49,621 100 123 237,272 218,990 92 Total ............: 4,401,246 4,051,801 4,445,155 101 110 20,991,699 20,813,143 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 617,912 593,195 646,670 105 109 2,937,788 3,046,783 104 Old ..............: 2,393 3,695 4,086 171 111 14,598 16,126 110 Total ............: 620,305 596,890 650,756 105 109 2,952,386 3,062,909 104 : Ducks ..............: 14,044 13,683 14,288 102 104 69,117 69,566 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 169 173 207 122 120 772 876 113 : Total ..............: 5,035,764 4,662,547 5,110,406 101 110 24,013,974 23,946,494 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.81 5.83 5.83 100 100 5.79 5.83 101 Mature ...........: 5.60 5.06 5.27 94 104 5.59 5.26 94 Light ..........: 3.24 3.20 3.19 98 100 3.20 3.21 100 Heavy ..........: 8.07 8.00 7.88 98 99 8.05 7.88 98 Total ............: 5.81 5.82 5.82 100 100 5.78 5.82 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.20 30.22 29.86 99 99 30.27 30.48 101 Old ..............: 25.73 25.31 26.88 104 106 26.54 26.22 99 Total ............: 30.18 30.18 29.84 99 99 30.25 30.45 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.83 6.84 6.79 99 99 6.85 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2012 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,985,260 2,722,254 2,990,363 100 110 14,170,099 13,941,009 98 Mature ...........: 42,853 41,482 47,558 111 115 203,976 211,146 104 Light ..........: 11,128 13,677 13,503 121 99 52,162 60,755 116 Heavy ..........: 31,725 27,805 34,055 107 122 151,814 150,391 99 Total ............: 3,028,113 2,763,736 3,037,921 100 110 14,374,075 14,152,155 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 300,770 291,160 305,084 101 105 1,489,352 1,490,769 100 Old ..............: 1,777 2,766 2,982 168 108 10,906 11,922 109 Total ............: 302,547 293,926 308,066 102 105 1,500,258 1,502,691 100 : Ducks ..............: 3,442 3,685 3,736 109 101 17,552 18,759 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 113 114 139 123 122 454 585 129 : Total ..............: 3,334,215 3,061,461 3,349,862 100 109 15,892,339 15,674,190 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 265,854 271,517 287,517 108 106 1,344,774 1,420,145 106 Mature ...........: 17 105 180 1,059 171 402 285 71 Light ..........: 17 105 180 1,059 171 305 285 93 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 97 - (X) Total ............: 265,871 271,622 287,697 108 106 1,345,176 1,420,430 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 193,801 184,024 211,773 109 115 853,123 940,505 110 Old ..............: 59 85 57 97 67 355 309 87 Total ............: 193,860 184,109 211,830 109 115 853,478 940,814 110 : Ducks ..............: 6,699 6,214 6,600 99 106 32,211 31,718 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 10 7 8 80 114 80 34 43 : Total ..............: 466,440 461,952 506,135 109 110 2,230,945 2,392,996 107 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,251,114 2,993,771 3,277,880 101 109 15,514,873 15,361,154 99 Mature ...........: 42,870 41,587 47,738 111 115 204,378 211,431 103 Light ..........: 11,145 13,782 13,683 123 99 52,467 61,040 116 Heavy ..........: 31,725 27,805 34,055 107 122 151,911 150,391 99 Total ............: 3,293,984 3,035,358 3,325,618 101 110 15,719,251 15,572,585 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 494,571 475,184 516,857 105 109 2,342,475 2,431,274 104 Old ..............: 1,836 2,851 3,039 166 107 11,261 12,231 109 Total ............: 496,407 478,035 519,896 105 109 2,353,736 2,443,505 104 : Ducks ..............: 10,141 9,899 10,336 102 104 49,763 50,477 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 123 121 147 120 121 534 619 116 : Total ..............: 3,800,655 3,523,413 3,855,997 101 109 18,123,284 18,067,186 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2012 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,469 7,369 8,004 95 109 44,201 38,623 87 Mature ...........: 655 643 727 111 113 4,473 3,687 82 Light ..........: 235 293 335 143 114 1,203 1,661 138 Heavy ..........: 420 350 392 93 112 3,270 2,026 62 Total ............: 9,124 8,012 8,731 96 109 48,674 42,310 87 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,330 1,223 1,331 100 109 7,552 6,816 90 Old ..............: 17 34 31 182 91 132 141 107 Total ............: 1,347 1,257 1,362 101 108 7,684 6,957 91 : Ducks ..............: 49 30 32 65 107 230 155 67 : Total ..............: 10,520 9,299 10,126 96 109 56,588 49,423 87 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.18 0.18 90 100 0.21 0.19 90 Mature ...........: 0.93 0.98 0.97 104 99 1.34 1.11 83 Light ..........: 1.13 1.15 1.33 118 116 1.23 1.46 119 Heavy ..........: 0.85 0.87 0.79 93 91 1.38 0.93 67 Total ............: 0.21 0.20 0.20 95 100 0.23 0.20 87 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.22 0.21 0.21 95 100 0.26 0.22 85 Old ..............: 0.71 0.92 0.76 107 83 0.90 0.87 97 Total ............: 0.22 0.21 0.21 95 100 0.26 0.23 88 : Ducks ..............: 0.35 0.22 0.22 63 100 0.33 0.22 67 : Total ..............: 0.21 0.20 0.20 95 100 0.24 0.21 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2012 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 26,356 24,541 26,090 99 106 133,910 128,363 96 Mature ...........: 2,894 2,185 2,545 88 116 14,495 10,995 76 Light ..........: 1,134 1,228 1,284 113 105 5,472 5,569 102 Heavy ..........: 1,760 957 1,261 72 132 9,023 5,426 60 Total ............: 29,250 26,726 28,635 98 107 148,405 139,358 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,162 6,130 6,854 96 112 35,339 31,994 91 Old ..............: 93 121 111 119 92 502 484 96 Total ............: 7,255 6,251 6,965 96 111 35,841 32,478 91 : Ducks ..............: 263 292 261 99 89 1,337 1,301 97 Other ..............: 1 1 2 200 200 5 7 140 : Total ..............: 36,769 33,270 35,863 98 108 185,588 173,144 93 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.80 0.81 0.79 99 98 0.86 0.83 97 Mature ...........: 6.32 4.99 5.06 80 101 6.62 4.94 75 Light ..........: 9.24 8.18 8.58 93 105 9.44 8.36 89 Heavy ..........: 5.26 3.33 3.57 68 107 5.61 3.48 62 Total ............: 0.88 0.87 0.85 97 98 0.94 0.89 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.43 1.27 1.31 92 103 1.49 1.30 87 Old ..............: 4.82 4.07 3.52 73 86 4.27 3.81 89 Total ............: 1.44 1.29 1.32 92 102 1.50 1.31 87 : Ducks ..............: 2.53 2.87 2.46 97 86 2.62 2.51 96 Other ..............: 0.81 0.82 1.34 165 163 0.93 1.12 120 : Total ..............: 0.96 0.94 0.92 96 98 1.01 0.95 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: April and May 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 9,650 13,460 669,744 726,701 Mature ..........: - - 1,549 1,535 209,253 170,232 Light .........: - - 1,455 1,447 172,704 132,433 Heavy .........: - - 94 88 36,549 37,799 Total ...........: - - 11,199 14,995 878,997 896,933 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 60 50 28,887 29,398 Old .............: - - 11 1 1,188 665 Total ...........: - - 71 51 30,075 30,063 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 429,532 374,600 3,208 2,642 26,064 26,365 Mature ..........: 12,614 15,061 172 394 49,601 49,067 Light .........: 6,761 8,903 138 346 44,669 42,230 Heavy .........: 5,853 6,158 34 48 4,932 6,837 Total ...........: 442,146 389,661 3,380 3,036 75,665 75,432 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,884 3,057 1,293 1,744 129 132 Old .............: 193 233 5 1 105 150 Total ...........: 4,077 3,290 1,298 1,745 234 282 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,477 10,823 57,659 62,089 93,934 93,737 Mature ..........: 17,744 17,588 2,888 3,634 86,362 74,327 Light .........: 17,278 16,739 2,114 2,639 80,569 67,906 Heavy .........: 466 849 774 995 5,793 6,421 Total ...........: 28,221 28,411 60,547 65,723 180,296 168,064 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 118 135 1,382 1,430 1,402 1,740 Old .............: 13 5 19 30 37 40 Total ...........: 131 140 1,401 1,460 1,439 1,780 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 16,778 20,184 831,481 875,327 2,148,527 2,205,928 Mature ..........: 406 259 95,378 94,814 475,967 426,795 Light .........: 186 96 56,284 45,485 382,158 318,108 Heavy .........: 220 163 39,094 49,329 93,809 108,687 Total ...........: 17,184 20,443 926,859 970,141 2,624,494 2,632,723 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 498 246 12,502 15,729 50,155 53,661 Old .............: 1 3 282 450 1,854 1,578 Total ...........: 499 249 12,784 16,179 52,009 55,239 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 82,100 89,136 457,971 490,877 5.58 5.51 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 71,480 75,973 416,763 446,459 5.83 5.88 California ......: 20,973 23,444 120,419 136,868 5.74 5.84 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 24,766 27,769 176,490 195,411 7.13 7.04 Florida .........: 4,924 5,104 28,164 29,763 5.72 5.83 Georgia .........: 99,450 106,213 548,641 594,465 5.52 5.60 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,682 4,982 21,229 21,987 4.53 4.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,763 25,960 137,620 142,840 5.56 5.50 Louisiana .......: 14,726 16,331 93,629 100,893 6.36 6.18 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 10,258 11,439 55,507 59,913 5.41 5.24 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,357 4,390 19,309 26,956 5.75 6.14 Mississippi .....: 59,098 65,785 360,180 400,985 6.09 6.10 Missouri ........: 34,288 38,071 162,926 184,937 4.75 4.86 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 139 171 662 842 4.74 4.93 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,569 1,704 8,027 8,744 5.12 5.13 North Carolina ..: 59,090 67,023 422,216 473,295 7.15 7.06 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,809 5,823 28,736 32,396 5.98 5.56 Oklahoma ........: 8,888 10,421 61,395 68,163 6.91 6.54 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,576 11,715 58,944 65,281 5.57 5.57 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 23,089 24,494 158,908 169,429 6.88 6.92 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 25,605 27,950 130,817 144,447 5.11 5.17 Texas ...........: 49,875 55,161 288,342 320,899 5.78 5.82 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,890 28,633 137,879 156,478 5.54 5.47 Washington ......: 4,039 4,770 24,084 27,110 5.96 5.68 West Virginia ...: 9,651 10,143 38,570 39,735 4.00 3.92 Wisconsin .......: 4,194 4,651 17,724 19,456 4.23 4.18 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 683,191 749,248 3,986,151 4,370,322 5.83 5.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 347,781 373,438 2,941 3,092 0.84 0.82 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 314,873 338,857 2,738 2,869 0.86 0.84 California ......: 89,332 101,504 840 1,014 0.93 0.99 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 127,627 141,017 1,552 1,745 1.20 1.22 Florida .........: 21,126 22,188 115 114 0.54 0.51 Georgia .........: 414,706 450,007 3,164 3,230 0.76 0.71 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,470 16,147 79 94 0.51 0.58 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 99,912 103,741 667 744 0.66 0.71 Louisiana .......: 68,581 75,792 310 345 0.45 0.45 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 40,048 43,503 571 646 1.41 1.46 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 15,048 22,362 172 197 1.13 0.87 Mississippi .....: 276,854 307,902 1,854 2,088 0.67 0.67 Missouri ........: 123,192 136,614 1,026 1,071 0.83 0.78 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 473 607 10 10 1.98 1.69 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 4,782 5,245 229 192 4.58 3.54 North Carolina ..: 327,831 363,982 2,988 3,281 0.90 0.89 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,465 24,161 172 219 0.80 0.90 Oklahoma ........: 46,113 51,233 298 333 0.64 0.65 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,778 45,036 650 631 1.57 1.38 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 117,696 124,984 697 785 0.59 0.62 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 96,353 106,235 777 749 0.80 0.70 Texas ...........: 218,818 241,553 1,294 1,321 0.59 0.54 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 98,540 110,565 856 747 0.86 0.67 Washington ......: 17,960 20,270 123 139 0.68 0.68 West Virginia ...: 27,685 28,480 81 89 0.29 0.31 Wisconsin .......: 12,961 14,232 118 123 0.90 0.86 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 2,993,771 3,277,880 24,541 26,090 0.81 0.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 142 387 62,990 69,031 Arkansas ..........: - - 295 248 61,815 67,993 Delaware ..........: - - 4,163 5,800 38,801 44,097 Georgia ...........: - - 529 458 52,103 54,187 Mississippi .......: - - 635 1,158 25,035 26,903 Missouri ..........: - - 78 72 50,589 48,107 North Carolina ....: - - 520 689 72,933 81,109 Texas .............: - - 116 72 38,644 42,116 Virginia ..........: - - 48 98 19,114 18,322 : United States .....: - - 9,650 13,460 669,744 726,701 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 42,516 41,106 277 392 1,632 1,529 Arkansas ..........: 24,501 25,128 847 637 1,180 956 Delaware ..........: 39,797 44,375 53 38 2,378 2,737 Georgia ...........: 32,224 35,340 196 52 3,116 2,908 Mississippi .......: 8,116 9,482 152 159 492 557 Missouri ..........: 16,566 16,168 132 114 944 922 North Carolina ....: 44,988 45,560 105 127 6,197 6,851 Texas .............: 13,636 10,918 65 84 826 768 Virginia ..........: 38,060 20,357 13 17 1,089 1,272 : United States .....: 429,532 374,600 3,208 2,642 26,064 26,365 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,126 1,250 4,904 4,661 13,108 13,760 Arkansas ..........: 725 660 5,828 6,331 6,588 5,983 Delaware ..........: 1,015 1,133 2,286 2,567 5,043 4,706 Georgia ...........: 549 593 12,267 11,931 8,482 7,498 Mississippi .......: 1,070 1,147 2,254 2,485 2,779 2,716 Missouri ..........: 226 185 1,453 1,689 5,396 5,647 North Carolina ....: 959 1,186 10,891 12,310 5,490 7,306 Texas .............: 425 388 1,994 2,377 4,661 5,435 Virginia ..........: 361 425 429 408 1,754 1,835 : United States .....: 10,477 10,823 57,659 62,089 93,934 93,737 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,498 1,922 112,959 113,078 241,152 247,116 Arkansas ..........: 279 343 110,738 147,014 212,796 255,293 Delaware ..........: 1,875 1,787 40,645 49,178 136,056 156,418 Georgia ...........: 1,707 2,566 103,465 110,121 214,638 225,654 Mississippi .......: 1,274 773 33,796 37,995 75,603 83,375 Missouri ..........: 342 348 49,696 53,114 125,422 126,366 North Carolina ....: 3,636 4,357 58,293 68,353 204,012 227,848 Texas .............: 608 1,280 29,386 32,731 90,361 96,169 Virginia ..........: 873 782 64,079 46,301 125,820 89,817 : United States .....: 16,778 20,184 831,481 875,327 2,148,527 2,205,928 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ........: 2,939 3,012 57,571 58,634 19.59 19.46 California ......: 1,146 1,255 32,707 35,277 28.55 28.10 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,401 1,517 51,781 57,576 36.95 37.96 Iowa ............: 1,234 1,329 51,080 54,359 41.39 40.89 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - - - - - - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,514 3,989 92,378 100,013 26.29 25.07 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,146 1,200 37,723 41,256 32.91 34.37 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,367 2,731 78,120 88,191 33.00 32.29 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 421 456 17,729 18,947 42.10 41.52 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 457 499 12,439 13,118 27.20 26.28 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 537 624 8,033 9,476 14.96 15.20 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,045 2,332 55,919 63,034 27.35 27.03 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,630 21,657 593,195 646,670 30.22 29.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ........: 47,432 48,087 312 313 0.65 0.65 California ......: 26,492 28,657 265 224 0.99 0.77 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 .........: 41,942 46,482 717 891 1.68 1.88 Iowa ............: 40,173 42,778 772 805 1.89 1.85 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - - - - (X) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 73,946 79,792 1,182 1,426 1.57 1.76 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 30,713 33,607 301 292 0.97 0.86 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (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 ..: 61,532 69,057 427 473 0.69 0.68 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,147 15,130 273 290 1.90 1.88 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 9,854 10,190 163 191 1.62 1.84 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,372 7,726 51 63 0.80 0.81 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 45,161 50,671 470 543 1.03 1.06 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 475,184 516,857 6,130 6,854 1.27 1.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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