Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 24, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during July 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.68 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in July 2011. The June 2012 revised certified total at 3.67 billion pounds, was down 5 percent from June 2011. The June revision represented an increase of 489 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2012 was 4.87 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 4.68 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.17 billion pounds, up 3 percent from July 2011. Mature chickens, at 68.9 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 621 million pounds, up 10 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.4 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2012 averaged 5.76 pounds per bird, down slightly from July 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.09 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2012 averaged 29.3 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2012 totaled 11.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 32.5 million pounds, were 0.88 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.92 percent a year earlier. July 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2012 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2012 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 699,465 706,126 722,546 103 102 5,021,270 4,941,813 98 Mature ...........: 12,162 13,236 11,304 93 85 85,205 87,888 103 Light ..........: 5,004 6,254 4,453 89 71 40,757 46,260 114 Heavy ..........: 7,158 6,982 6,851 96 98 44,448 41,628 94 Total ............: 711,627 719,362 733,850 103 102 5,106,475 5,029,701 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,247 20,985 21,104 110 101 138,364 142,058 103 Old ..............: 122 127 119 98 94 814 861 106 Total ............: 19,369 21,112 21,223 110 101 139,178 142,919 103 : Ducks ..............: 1,758 1,962 1,824 104 93 13,911 14,009 101 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,035,393 4,135,595 4,165,248 103 101 29,062,495 28,781,044 99 Mature ...........: 72,948 75,860 68,873 94 91 486,724 477,675 98 Light ..........: 16,223 20,702 13,939 86 67 130,793 148,593 114 Heavy ..........: 56,725 55,158 54,934 97 100 355,931 329,082 92 Total ............: 4,108,341 4,211,455 4,234,121 103 101 29,549,219 29,258,719 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 559,828 630,893 617,916 110 98 4,144,004 4,295,626 104 Old ..............: 3,198 3,334 3,105 97 93 21,626 22,565 104 Total ............: 563,026 634,227 621,021 110 98 4,165,630 4,318,191 104 : Ducks ..............: 11,871 13,255 12,397 104 94 95,083 95,218 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 180 279 361 201 129 1,171 1,516 129 : Total ..............: 4,683,418 4,859,216 4,867,900 104 100 33,811,103 33,673,644 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.77 5.86 5.76 100 98 5.79 5.82 101 Mature ...........: 6.00 5.73 6.09 102 106 5.71 5.44 95 Light ..........: 3.24 3.31 3.13 97 95 3.21 3.21 100 Heavy ..........: 7.92 7.90 8.02 101 102 8.01 7.91 99 Total ............: 5.77 5.85 5.77 100 99 5.79 5.82 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.09 30.06 29.28 101 97 29.95 30.24 101 Old ..............: 26.21 26.25 26.09 100 99 26.57 26.21 99 Total ............: 29.07 30.04 29.26 101 97 29.93 30.21 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.75 6.76 6.80 101 101 6.84 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2012 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,749,104 2,834,059 2,822,917 103 100 19,907,407 19,597,985 98 Mature ...........: 46,203 49,100 43,428 94 88 298,709 303,674 102 Light ..........: 8,797 11,036 7,624 87 69 70,172 79,415 113 Heavy ..........: 37,406 38,064 35,804 96 94 228,537 224,259 98 Total ............: 2,795,307 2,883,159 2,866,345 103 99 20,206,116 19,901,659 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 275,496 299,813 293,355 106 98 2,078,761 2,083,988 100 Old ..............: 2,092 2,450 2,285 109 93 15,792 16,657 105 Total ............: 277,588 302,263 295,640 107 98 2,094,553 2,100,645 100 : Ducks ..............: 2,850 3,351 3,205 112 96 23,680 25,315 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 118 185 234 198 126 728 1,004 138 : Total ..............: 3,075,863 3,188,958 3,165,424 103 99 22,325,077 22,028,623 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 281,785 271,215 303,165 108 112 1,922,935 1,994,686 104 Mature ...........: 25 83 - (X) (X) 1,187 368 31 Light ..........: - 38 - (X) (X) 305 323 106 Heavy ..........: 25 45 - (X) (X) 882 45 5 Total ............: 281,810 271,298 303,165 108 112 1,924,122 1,995,054 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 170,179 204,270 201,497 118 99 1,225,730 1,346,274 110 Old ..............: 326 112 49 15 44 835 470 56 Total ............: 170,505 204,382 201,546 118 99 1,226,565 1,346,744 110 : Ducks ..............: 5,662 6,229 5,691 101 91 44,752 43,638 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 8 11 157 138 91 53 58 : Total ..............: 457,984 481,917 510,413 111 106 3,195,530 3,385,489 106 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,030,889 3,105,274 3,126,082 103 101 21,830,342 21,592,671 99 Mature ...........: 46,228 49,183 43,428 94 88 299,896 304,042 101 Light ..........: 8,797 11,074 7,624 87 69 70,477 79,738 113 Heavy ..........: 37,431 38,109 35,804 96 94 229,419 224,304 98 Total ............: 3,077,117 3,154,457 3,169,510 103 100 22,130,238 21,896,713 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 445,675 504,083 494,852 111 98 3,304,491 3,430,262 104 Old ..............: 2,418 2,562 2,334 97 91 16,627 17,127 103 Total ............: 448,093 506,645 497,186 111 98 3,321,118 3,447,389 104 : Ducks ..............: 8,512 9,580 8,896 105 93 68,432 68,953 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 125 193 245 196 127 819 1,057 129 : Total ..............: 3,533,847 3,670,875 3,675,837 104 100 25,520,607 25,414,112 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2012 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,060 8,303 9,175 101 111 62,450 56,101 90 Mature ...........: 664 963 622 94 65 5,820 5,272 91 Light ..........: 222 351 158 71 45 1,679 2,170 129 Heavy ..........: 442 612 464 105 76 4,141 3,102 75 Total ............: 9,724 9,266 9,797 101 106 68,270 61,373 90 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,597 1,546 1,780 111 115 10,729 10,141 95 Old ..............: 49 48 52 106 108 204 241 118 Total ............: 1,646 1,594 1,832 111 115 10,933 10,382 95 : Ducks ..............: 70 51 79 113 155 354 285 81 : Total ..............: 11,440 10,912 11,709 102 107 79,557 72,043 91 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.20 0.22 100 110 0.21 0.19 90 Mature ...........: 0.91 1.27 0.90 99 71 1.20 1.10 92 Light ..........: 1.37 1.70 1.13 82 66 1.28 1.46 114 Heavy ..........: 0.78 1.11 0.84 108 76 1.16 0.94 81 Total ............: 0.24 0.22 0.23 96 105 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.29 0.25 0.29 100 116 0.26 0.24 92 Old ..............: 1.53 1.44 1.67 109 116 0.94 1.07 114 Total ............: 0.29 0.25 0.29 100 116 0.26 0.24 92 : Ducks ..............: 0.59 0.38 0.64 108 168 0.37 0.30 81 : Total ..............: 0.24 0.22 0.24 100 109 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2012 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,331 23,989 23,501 101 98 182,642 175,853 96 Mature ...........: 2,767 2,287 1,843 67 81 20,322 15,125 74 Light ..........: 863 1,014 588 68 58 7,199 7,171 100 Heavy ..........: 1,904 1,273 1,255 66 99 13,123 7,954 61 Total ............: 26,098 26,276 25,344 97 96 202,964 190,978 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,538 6,419 6,840 105 107 49,273 45,253 92 Old ..............: 106 121 104 98 86 714 709 99 Total ............: 6,644 6,540 6,944 105 106 49,987 45,962 92 : Ducks ..............: 191 242 215 113 89 1,811 1,758 97 Other ..............: 1 2 3 300 150 7 12 171 : Total ..............: 32,934 33,060 32,506 99 98 254,769 238,710 94 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.76 0.77 0.75 99 97 0.83 0.81 98 Mature ...........: 5.65 4.44 4.07 72 92 6.35 4.74 75 Light ..........: 8.93 8.39 7.16 80 85 9.27 8.25 89 Heavy ..........: 4.84 3.23 3.39 70 105 5.41 3.42 63 Total ............: 0.84 0.83 0.79 94 95 0.91 0.86 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.45 1.26 1.36 94 108 1.47 1.30 88 Old ..............: 4.20 4.51 4.27 102 95 4.12 3.98 97 Total ............: 1.46 1.27 1.38 95 109 1.48 1.32 89 : Ducks ..............: 2.19 2.46 2.36 108 96 2.58 2.49 97 Other ..............: 0.79 1.03 1.21 153 117 0.85 1.12 132 : Total ..............: 0.92 0.89 0.88 96 99 0.99 0.93 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: June and July 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 11,368 8,333 667,618 664,242 Mature ..........: - - 995 655 75,857 74,086 Light .........: - - 917 582 38,303 38,804 Heavy .........: - - 78 73 37,554 35,282 Total ...........: - - 12,363 8,988 743,475 738,328 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 62 33 25,868 31,414 Old .............: - - - 1 1,079 686 Total ...........: - - 62 34 26,947 32,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 243,131 202,970 3,237 3,880 22,216 22,629 Mature ..........: 9,660 9,387 200 328 36,109 24,912 Light .........: 3,633 3,085 131 66 31,170 19,515 Heavy .........: 6,027 6,302 69 262 4,939 5,397 Total ...........: 252,791 212,357 3,437 4,208 58,325 47,541 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,299 5,042 823 850 144 198 Old .............: 282 267 2 - 123 117 Total ...........: 3,581 5,309 825 850 267 315 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,183 11,124 55,318 55,325 90,048 92,010 Mature ..........: 8,668 3,267 3,606 2,417 62,392 31,182 Light .........: 8,249 2,964 1,923 1,696 49,506 22,885 Heavy .........: 419 303 1,683 721 12,886 8,297 Total ...........: 18,851 14,391 58,924 57,742 152,440 123,192 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 159 235 1,548 1,711 1,931 1,958 Old .............: 4 4 13 8 29 22 Total ...........: 163 239 1,561 1,719 1,960 1,980 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 14,953 16,255 815,164 764,085 1,933,236 1,840,853 Mature ..........: 295 731 98,874 72,966 296,461 219,931 Light .........: 103 142 55,376 26,237 189,116 115,976 Heavy .........: 192 589 43,498 46,729 107,345 103,955 Total ...........: 15,248 16,986 914,038 837,051 2,229,697 2,060,784 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 546 481 13,690 14,733 48,070 56,655 Old .............: - - 604 271 2,136 1,376 Total ...........: 546 481 14,294 15,004 50,206 58,031 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 82,757 87,054 457,495 472,710 5.53 5.43 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 72,303 75,875 431,651 448,548 5.97 5.91 California ......: 23,946 22,613 136,533 130,205 5.70 5.76 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 26,194 25,827 183,920 178,821 7.02 6.92 Florida .........: 4,812 5,219 29,334 31,678 6.10 6.07 Georgia .........: 102,119 104,386 570,027 570,596 5.58 5.47 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,657 4,842 20,790 21,349 4.46 4.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,044 25,749 140,675 141,164 5.62 5.48 Louisiana .......: 14,632 16,086 94,604 100,375 6.47 6.24 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,446 11,344 60,966 59,828 5.33 5.27 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,943 4,163 23,147 24,234 5.87 5.82 Mississippi .....: 62,021 62,538 373,141 368,665 6.02 5.90 Missouri ........: 35,212 35,285 170,405 168,813 4.84 4.78 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 145 161 673 774 4.63 4.81 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,629 1,716 8,355 8,693 5.13 5.07 North Carolina ..: 63,708 62,030 453,587 436,374 7.12 7.03 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 6,054 5,560 34,797 30,060 5.75 5.41 Oklahoma ........: 9,366 11,498 61,774 77,879 6.60 6.77 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,892 10,772 59,697 58,661 5.48 5.45 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 23,314 23,662 161,596 159,744 6.93 6.75 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,422 26,886 136,432 137,947 5.16 5.13 Texas ...........: 50,126 52,556 293,114 303,149 5.85 5.77 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,702 25,995 141,754 139,519 5.52 5.37 Washington ......: 4,504 4,476 27,054 27,257 6.01 6.09 West Virginia ...: 8,874 9,846 34,996 38,584 3.94 3.92 Wisconsin .......: 4,336 4,326 18,001 17,827 4.15 4.12 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 706,126 722,546 4,135,595 4,165,248 5.86 5.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 347,930 358,742 2,891 2,983 0.82 0.82 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 324,617 336,970 2,683 2,598 0.82 0.76 California ......: 101,156 96,382 838 705 0.82 0.73 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 133,050 130,022 1,395 1,283 1.04 0.98 Florida .........: 22,001 23,745 108 119 0.49 0.50 Georgia .........: 433,555 431,103 2,964 2,867 0.68 0.66 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,282 15,343 79 63 0.51 0.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 101,890 102,621 795 690 0.77 0.67 Louisiana .......: 71,249 75,541 323 343 0.45 0.45 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 44,224 43,317 434 336 0.97 0.77 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 19,338 20,092 155 181 0.80 0.89 Mississippi .....: 287,795 285,432 1,928 1,938 0.67 0.67 Missouri ........: 125,550 127,530 1,012 1,139 0.80 0.89 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 483 553 11 14 2.19 2.40 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,082 5,260 182 185 3.45 3.39 North Carolina ..: 351,947 337,906 3,241 3,011 0.91 0.88 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 25,792 22,043 256 234 0.98 1.05 Oklahoma ........: 46,581 58,561 311 378 0.66 0.64 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 41,191 40,500 624 625 1.49 1.52 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 119,402 118,154 694 732 0.58 0.62 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 100,251 101,227 699 639 0.69 0.63 Texas ...........: 220,485 227,072 1,130 1,393 0.51 0.61 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 100,210 98,658 627 493 0.62 0.50 Washington ......: 20,221 20,327 111 130 0.55 0.64 West Virginia ...: 25,107 27,691 90 85 0.36 0.30 Wisconsin .......: 13,171 13,025 107 101 0.81 0.77 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,105,274 3,126,082 23,989 23,501 0.77 0.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 204 144 66,302 69,555 Arkansas ..........: - - 263 447 68,869 67,358 Delaware ..........: - - 4,836 2,842 38,403 36,522 Georgia ...........: - - 211 238 48,554 53,462 Mississippi .......: - - 758 505 23,985 23,905 Missouri ..........: - - 79 52 44,654 46,285 North Carolina ....: - - 1,022 648 76,800 74,413 Texas .............: - - 51 55 41,134 50,577 Virginia ..........: - - 131 75 15,373 13,075 : United States .....: - - 11,368 8,333 667,618 664,242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 24,673 21,123 352 394 1,219 1,379 Arkansas ..........: 18,747 15,400 843 826 787 718 Delaware ..........: 26,327 17,349 67 31 2,831 2,236 Georgia ...........: 22,815 20,882 120 125 2,418 2,751 Mississippi .......: 8,843 8,195 143 163 499 516 Missouri ..........: 13,061 12,054 129 280 761 853 North Carolina ....: 30,100 27,118 188 172 5,281 5,285 Texas .............: 9,345 10,842 74 32 750 825 Virginia ..........: 11,083 7,446 4 138 955 1,035 : United States .....: 243,131 202,970 3,237 3,880 22,216 22,629 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,155 1,266 4,202 4,603 13,016 12,013 Arkansas ..........: 747 791 6,542 6,544 6,478 5,999 Delaware ..........: 957 1,106 2,730 1,982 4,312 4,230 Georgia ...........: 448 579 11,444 12,212 8,008 8,372 Mississippi .......: 1,042 904 2,094 2,017 2,663 2,427 Missouri ..........: 196 335 1,474 1,353 4,812 6,608 North Carolina ....: 977 1,102 9,516 9,157 8,072 7,636 Texas .............: 460 476 2,402 2,626 5,313 5,539 Virginia ..........: 431 450 391 394 2,397 2,429 : United States .....: 10,183 11,124 55,318 55,325 90,048 92,010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,224 1,630 135,276 142,497 247,623 254,604 Arkansas ..........: 213 331 107,769 121,389 211,258 219,803 Delaware ..........: 1,912 1,767 25,046 28,326 107,421 96,391 Georgia ...........: 2,124 1,745 106,037 94,271 202,179 194,637 Mississippi .......: 593 676 42,029 42,479 82,649 81,787 Missouri ..........: 191 194 48,182 45,330 113,539 113,344 North Carolina ....: 3,019 2,382 78,230 65,581 213,205 193,494 Texas .............: 1,558 1,847 32,128 41,417 93,215 114,236 Virginia ..........: 262 365 40,695 13,820 71,722 39,227 : United States .....: 14,953 16,255 815,164 764,085 1,933,236 1,840,853 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arkansas ........: 2,890 2,743 57,160 51,568 19.78 18.80 California ......: 1,205 1,115 33,185 34,287 27.53 30.74 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,501 1,526 57,258 55,305 38.14 36.25 Iowa ............: 1,246 1,290 51,381 51,070 41.23 39.59 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,005 4,126 99,515 98,769 24.84 23.94 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,150 1,222 38,461 39,772 33.44 32.54 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 ..: 2,662 2,563 91,647 83,676 34.43 32.64 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 445 435 18,092 17,569 40.62 40.40 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: 511 522 12,636 12,804 24.71 24.52 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 560 554 9,690 8,211 17.29 14.83 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,167 2,213 58,187 56,860 26.85 25.70 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,985 21,104 630,893 617,916 30.06 29.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Arkansas ........: 47,774 43,157 295 292 0.61 0.67 California ......: 26,531 27,440 242 296 0.90 1.07 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 46,248 44,554 812 917 1.72 2.02 Iowa ............: 40,169 40,285 725 724 1.77 1.77 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 79,570 78,575 1,365 1,522 1.69 1.90 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 31,319 32,306 259 304 0.82 0.93 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 ..: 71,394 66,414 480 475 0.67 0.71 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,425 14,039 254 252 1.73 1.76 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 9,980 10,121 164 170 1.61 1.66 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 8,001 6,901 72 70 0.89 1.01 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 47,024 45,452 469 453 0.99 0.99 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 504,083 494,852 6,419 6,840 1.26 1.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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