Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 25, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 5 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during June 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.67 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the amount certified in June 2011. The May 2012 revised certified total at 3.86 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from May 2011. The May revision represented an increase of 214 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2012 was 4.86 billion pounds, down 5 percent from 5.11 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.14 billion pounds, down 5 percent from June 2011. Mature chickens, at 75.9 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 634 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.3 million pounds, down 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2012 averaged 5.86 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from June 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.73 pounds per bird, down 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2012 averaged 30.0 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from June 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2012 totaled 10.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 33.1 million pounds, were 0.89 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.93 percent a year earlier. June 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2012 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2012 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 752,493 749,248 706,126 94 94 4,321,805 4,219,267 98 Mature ...........: 13,109 14,205 13,248 101 93 73,043 76,596 105 Light ..........: 5,298 7,910 6,266 118 79 35,753 41,819 117 Heavy ..........: 7,811 6,295 6,982 89 111 37,290 34,777 93 Total ............: 765,602 763,453 719,374 94 94 4,394,848 4,295,863 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 22,061 21,660 20,972 95 97 119,117 120,941 102 Old ..............: 142 152 127 89 84 692 742 107 Total ............: 22,203 21,812 21,099 95 97 119,809 121,683 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,070 2,104 1,962 95 93 12,153 12,185 100 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,370,138 4,370,322 4,135,622 95 95 25,027,102 24,615,823 98 Mature ...........: 79,041 74,833 75,905 96 101 413,776 408,847 99 Light ..........: 17,107 25,212 20,747 121 82 114,570 134,699 118 Heavy ..........: 61,934 49,621 55,158 89 111 299,206 274,148 92 Total ............: 4,449,179 4,445,155 4,211,527 95 95 25,440,878 25,024,670 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 646,388 646,704 630,317 98 97 3,584,176 3,677,134 103 Old ..............: 3,830 4,086 3,334 87 82 18,428 19,460 106 Total ............: 650,218 650,790 633,651 97 97 3,602,604 3,696,594 103 : Ducks ..............: 14,095 14,288 13,255 94 93 83,212 82,821 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 219 207 279 127 135 991 1,155 117 : Total ..............: 5,113,711 5,110,440 4,858,712 95 95 29,127,685 28,805,240 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.81 5.83 5.86 101 101 5.79 5.83 101 Mature ...........: 6.03 5.27 5.73 95 109 5.66 5.34 94 Light ..........: 3.23 3.19 3.31 102 104 3.20 3.22 101 Heavy ..........: 7.93 7.88 7.90 100 100 8.02 7.88 98 Total ............: 5.81 5.82 5.85 101 101 5.79 5.83 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.30 29.86 30.06 103 101 30.09 30.40 101 Old ..............: 26.97 26.88 26.25 97 98 26.63 26.23 98 Total ............: 29.29 29.84 30.03 103 101 30.07 30.38 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.81 6.79 6.76 99 100 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2012 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,988,204 2,990,363 2,833,998 95 95 17,158,303 16,775,007 98 Mature ...........: 48,530 47,558 49,125 101 103 252,506 260,271 103 Light ..........: 9,213 13,503 11,061 120 82 61,375 71,816 117 Heavy ..........: 39,317 34,055 38,064 97 112 191,131 188,455 99 Total ............: 3,036,734 3,037,921 2,883,123 95 95 17,410,809 17,035,278 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 313,913 305,135 299,356 95 98 1,803,265 1,790,176 99 Old ..............: 2,794 2,982 2,450 88 82 13,700 14,372 105 Total ............: 316,707 308,117 301,806 95 98 1,816,965 1,804,548 99 : Ducks ..............: 3,278 3,736 3,351 102 90 20,830 22,110 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 156 139 185 119 133 610 770 126 : Total ..............: 3,356,875 3,349,913 3,188,465 95 95 19,249,214 18,862,706 98 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 296,376 287,678 271,219 92 94 1,641,150 1,691,525 103 Mature ...........: 760 180 83 11 46 1,162 368 32 Light ..........: - 180 38 (X) 21 305 323 106 Heavy ..........: 760 - 45 6 (X) 857 45 5 Total ............: 297,136 287,858 271,302 91 94 1,642,312 1,691,893 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 202,428 211,775 204,270 101 96 1,055,551 1,144,777 108 Old ..............: 154 57 112 73 196 509 421 83 Total ............: 202,582 211,832 204,382 101 96 1,056,060 1,145,198 108 : Ducks ..............: 6,879 6,600 6,229 91 94 39,090 37,947 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 8 8 200 100 84 42 50 : Total ..............: 506,601 506,298 481,921 95 95 2,737,546 2,875,080 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,284,580 3,278,041 3,105,217 95 95 18,799,453 18,466,532 98 Mature ...........: 49,290 47,738 49,208 100 103 253,668 260,639 103 Light ..........: 9,213 13,683 11,099 120 81 61,680 72,139 117 Heavy ..........: 40,077 34,055 38,109 95 112 191,988 188,500 98 Total ............: 3,333,870 3,325,779 3,154,425 95 95 19,053,121 18,727,171 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 516,341 516,910 503,626 98 97 2,858,816 2,934,953 103 Old ..............: 2,948 3,039 2,562 87 84 14,209 14,793 104 Total ............: 519,289 519,949 506,188 97 97 2,873,025 2,949,746 103 : Ducks ..............: 10,157 10,336 9,580 94 93 59,920 60,057 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 160 147 193 121 131 694 812 117 : Total ..............: 3,863,476 3,856,211 3,670,386 95 95 21,986,760 21,737,786 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2012 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,189 8,004 8,305 90 104 53,390 46,928 88 Mature ...........: 683 727 963 141 132 5,156 4,650 90 Light ..........: 254 335 351 138 105 1,457 2,012 138 Heavy ..........: 429 392 612 143 156 3,699 2,638 71 Total ............: 9,872 8,731 9,268 94 106 58,546 51,578 88 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,580 1,330 1,544 98 116 9,132 8,359 92 Old ..............: 23 31 48 209 155 155 189 122 Total ............: 1,603 1,361 1,592 99 117 9,287 8,548 92 : Ducks ..............: 54 32 51 94 159 284 206 73 : Total ..............: 11,529 10,125 10,912 95 108 68,117 60,334 89 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.18 0.20 95 111 0.21 0.19 90 Mature ...........: 0.86 0.97 1.27 148 131 1.25 1.14 91 Light ..........: 1.48 1.33 1.69 114 127 1.27 1.49 117 Heavy ..........: 0.69 0.79 1.11 161 141 1.24 0.96 77 Total ............: 0.22 0.20 0.22 100 110 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.24 0.21 0.24 100 114 0.25 0.23 92 Old ..............: 0.60 0.76 1.44 240 189 0.84 0.97 115 Total ............: 0.25 0.21 0.25 100 119 0.26 0.23 88 : Ducks ..............: 0.38 0.22 0.38 100 173 0.34 0.25 74 : Total ..............: 0.23 0.20 0.22 96 110 0.23 0.21 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2012 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 25,401 26,090 23,989 94 92 159,311 152,352 96 Mature ...........: 3,060 2,545 2,287 75 90 17,555 13,282 76 Light ..........: 864 1,284 1,014 117 79 6,336 6,583 104 Heavy ..........: 2,196 1,261 1,273 58 101 11,219 6,699 60 Total ............: 28,461 28,635 26,276 92 92 176,866 165,634 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,396 6,854 6,415 87 94 42,735 38,409 90 Old ..............: 106 111 121 114 109 608 605 100 Total ............: 7,502 6,965 6,536 87 94 43,343 39,014 90 : Ducks ..............: 283 261 242 86 93 1,620 1,543 95 Other ..............: 1 2 2 200 100 6 9 150 : Total ..............: 36,247 35,863 33,056 91 92 221,835 206,200 93 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.77 0.79 0.77 100 97 0.84 0.82 98 Mature ...........: 5.85 5.06 4.44 76 88 6.47 4.85 75 Light ..........: 8.57 8.58 8.37 98 98 9.32 8.36 90 Heavy ..........: 5.19 3.57 3.23 62 90 5.52 3.43 62 Total ............: 0.85 0.85 0.83 98 98 0.92 0.88 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.41 1.31 1.26 89 96 1.47 1.29 88 Old ..............: 3.47 3.52 4.51 130 128 4.10 3.93 96 Total ............: 1.42 1.32 1.27 89 96 1.49 1.31 88 : Ducks ..............: 2.71 2.46 2.46 91 100 2.63 2.50 95 Other ..............: 0.62 1.34 1.03 166 77 0.86 1.10 128 : Total ..............: 0.93 0.92 0.89 96 97 1.00 0.94 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: May and June 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 13,460 11,368 726,701 667,618 Mature ..........: - - 1,535 995 170,232 75,966 Light .........: - - 1,447 917 132,433 38,412 Heavy .........: - - 88 78 37,799 37,554 Total ...........: - - 14,995 12,363 896,933 743,584 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 50 62 29,398 25,855 Old .............: - - 1 - 665 1,079 Total ...........: - - 51 62 30,063 26,934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 374,600 243,131 2,642 3,237 26,365 22,216 Mature ..........: 15,061 9,690 394 200 49,067 36,110 Light .........: 8,903 3,663 346 131 42,230 31,171 Heavy .........: 6,158 6,027 48 69 6,837 4,939 Total ...........: 389,661 252,821 3,036 3,437 75,432 58,326 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,057 3,297 1,744 821 132 144 Old .............: 233 282 1 2 150 123 Total ...........: 3,290 3,579 1,745 823 282 267 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,823 10,183 62,089 55,318 93,737 90,048 Mature ..........: 17,588 8,669 3,634 3,677 74,327 62,393 Light .........: 16,739 8,250 2,639 1,994 67,906 49,507 Heavy .........: 849 419 995 1,683 6,421 12,886 Total ...........: 28,411 18,852 65,723 58,995 168,064 152,441 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 135 159 1,430 1,548 1,740 1,931 Old .............: 5 4 30 13 40 29 Total ...........: 140 163 1,460 1,561 1,780 1,960 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 20,184 14,953 875,327 815,164 2,205,928 1,933,236 Mature ..........: 259 297 94,814 98,679 426,795 296,676 Light .........: 96 105 45,485 55,181 318,108 189,331 Heavy .........: 163 192 49,329 43,498 108,687 107,345 Total ...........: 20,443 15,250 970,141 913,843 2,632,723 2,229,912 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 246 546 15,729 13,690 53,661 48,053 Old .............: 3 - 450 604 1,578 2,136 Total ...........: 249 546 16,179 14,294 55,239 50,189 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 89,136 82,757 490,877 457,495 5.51 5.53 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 75,973 72,303 446,459 431,651 5.88 5.97 California ......: 23,444 23,946 136,868 136,533 5.84 5.70 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 27,769 26,194 195,411 183,920 7.04 7.02 Florida .........: 5,104 4,812 29,763 29,334 5.83 6.10 Georgia .........: 106,213 102,119 594,465 570,127 5.60 5.58 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,982 4,657 21,987 20,790 4.41 4.46 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,960 25,044 142,840 140,675 5.50 5.62 Louisiana .......: 16,331 14,632 100,893 94,531 6.18 6.46 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,439 11,446 59,913 60,966 5.24 5.33 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,390 3,943 26,956 23,147 6.14 5.87 Mississippi .....: 65,785 62,021 400,985 373,141 6.10 6.02 Missouri ........: 38,071 35,212 184,937 170,405 4.86 4.84 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 171 145 842 673 4.93 4.63 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,704 1,629 8,744 8,355 5.13 5.13 North Carolina ..: 67,023 63,708 473,295 453,587 7.06 7.12 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 5,823 6,054 32,396 34,797 5.56 5.75 Oklahoma ........: 10,421 9,366 68,163 61,774 6.54 6.60 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,715 10,892 65,281 59,697 5.57 5.48 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 24,494 23,314 169,429 161,596 6.92 6.93 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 27,950 26,422 144,447 136,432 5.17 5.16 Texas ...........: 55,161 50,126 320,899 293,114 5.82 5.85 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,633 25,702 156,478 141,754 5.47 5.52 Washington ......: 4,770 4,504 27,110 27,054 5.68 6.01 West Virginia ...: 10,143 8,874 39,735 34,996 3.92 3.94 Wisconsin .......: 4,651 4,336 19,456 18,001 4.18 4.15 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 749,248 706,126 4,370,322 4,135,622 5.83 5.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 373,438 347,930 3,092 2,891 0.82 0.82 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 338,857 324,621 2,869 2,683 0.84 0.82 California ......: 101,504 101,156 1,014 838 0.99 0.82 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 141,017 133,050 1,745 1,395 1.22 1.04 Florida .........: 22,188 22,001 114 108 0.51 0.49 Georgia .........: 450,007 433,555 3,230 2,964 0.71 0.68 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 16,147 15,282 94 79 0.58 0.51 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 103,741 101,890 744 795 0.71 0.77 Louisiana .......: 75,792 71,188 345 323 0.45 0.45 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 43,503 44,224 646 434 1.46 0.97 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 22,362 19,338 197 155 0.87 0.80 Mississippi .....: 307,902 287,795 2,088 1,928 0.67 0.67 Missouri ........: 136,614 125,550 1,071 1,012 0.78 0.80 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 607 483 10 11 1.69 2.19 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,245 5,082 192 182 3.54 3.45 North Carolina ..: 363,982 351,947 3,281 3,241 0.89 0.91 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 24,161 25,792 219 256 0.90 0.98 Oklahoma ........: 51,233 46,581 333 311 0.65 0.66 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 45,036 41,191 631 624 1.38 1.49 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 125,145 119,402 785 694 0.62 0.58 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 106,235 100,251 749 699 0.70 0.69 Texas ...........: 241,553 220,485 1,321 1,130 0.54 0.51 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 110,565 100,210 747 627 0.67 0.62 Washington ......: 20,270 20,221 139 111 0.68 0.55 West Virginia ...: 28,480 25,107 89 90 0.31 0.36 Wisconsin .......: 14,232 13,171 123 107 0.86 0.81 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,278,041 3,105,217 26,090 23,989 0.79 0.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 387 204 69,031 66,302 Arkansas ..........: - - 248 263 67,993 68,869 Delaware ..........: - - 5,800 4,836 44,097 38,403 Georgia ...........: - - 458 211 54,187 48,554 Mississippi .......: - - 1,158 758 26,903 23,985 Missouri ..........: - - 72 79 48,107 44,654 North Carolina ....: - - 689 1,022 81,109 76,800 Texas .............: - - 72 51 42,116 41,134 Virginia ..........: - - 98 131 18,322 15,373 : United States .....: - - 13,460 11,368 726,701 667,618 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 41,106 24,673 392 352 1,529 1,219 Arkansas ..........: 25,128 18,747 637 843 956 787 Delaware ..........: 44,375 26,327 38 67 2,737 2,831 Georgia ...........: 35,340 22,815 52 120 2,908 2,418 Mississippi .......: 9,482 8,843 159 143 557 499 Missouri ..........: 16,168 13,061 114 129 922 761 North Carolina ....: 45,560 30,100 127 188 6,851 5,281 Texas .............: 10,918 9,345 84 74 768 750 Virginia ..........: 20,357 11,083 17 4 1,272 955 : United States .....: 374,600 243,131 2,642 3,237 26,365 22,216 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,250 1,155 4,661 4,202 13,760 13,016 Arkansas ..........: 660 747 6,331 6,542 5,983 6,478 Delaware ..........: 1,133 957 2,567 2,730 4,706 4,312 Georgia ...........: 593 448 11,931 11,444 7,498 8,008 Mississippi .......: 1,147 1,042 2,485 2,094 2,716 2,663 Missouri ..........: 185 196 1,689 1,474 5,647 4,812 North Carolina ....: 1,186 977 12,310 9,516 7,306 8,072 Texas .............: 388 460 2,377 2,402 5,435 5,313 Virginia ..........: 425 431 408 391 1,835 2,397 : United States .....: 10,823 10,183 62,089 55,318 93,737 90,048 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,922 1,224 113,078 135,276 247,116 247,623 Arkansas ..........: 343 213 147,014 107,769 255,293 211,258 Delaware ..........: 1,787 1,912 49,178 25,046 156,418 107,421 Georgia ...........: 2,566 2,124 110,121 106,037 225,654 202,179 Mississippi .......: 773 593 37,995 42,029 83,375 82,649 Missouri ..........: 348 191 53,114 48,182 126,366 113,539 North Carolina ....: 4,357 3,019 68,353 78,230 227,848 213,205 Texas .............: 1,280 1,558 32,731 32,128 96,169 93,215 Virginia ..........: 782 262 46,301 40,695 89,817 71,722 : United States .....: 20,184 14,953 875,327 815,164 2,205,928 1,933,236 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 3,012 2,890 58,634 57,160 19.46 19.78 California ......: 1,258 1,205 35,311 33,185 28.08 27.53 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,517 1,501 57,576 57,258 37.96 38.14 Iowa ............: 1,329 1,246 54,359 51,381 40.89 41.23 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - - - - - - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,989 4,005 100,013 99,515 25.07 24.84 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,200 1,150 41,256 38,461 34.37 33.44 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 ..: 2,731 2,662 88,191 91,647 32.29 34.43 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 456 445 18,947 18,092 41.52 40.62 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania ....: 499 511 13,118 12,636 26.28 24.71 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 624 560 9,476 9,690 15.20 17.29 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,332 2,167 63,034 58,187 27.03 26.85 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 21,660 20,972 646,704 630,317 29.86 30.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Arkansas ........: 48,087 47,774 313 295 0.65 0.61 California ......: 28,710 26,531 224 242 0.77 0.90 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 46,482 46,248 891 812 1.88 1.72 Iowa ............: 42,778 40,169 805 725 1.85 1.77 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - - - - (X) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 79,792 79,570 1,426 1,365 1.76 1.69 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 33,607 31,319 292 259 0.86 0.82 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 ..: 69,057 71,394 473 480 0.68 0.67 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,130 14,425 290 254 1.88 1.73 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,190 9,980 191 164 1.84 1.61 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 7,726 8,001 63 72 0.81 0.89 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 50,671 47,024 543 469 1.06 0.99 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 516,910 503,626 6,854 6,415 1.31 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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