Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 24, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up Slightly from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during August 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.91 billion pounds, up slightly from the amount certified in August 2011. The July 2012 revised certified total at 3.68 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from July 2011. The July revision represented an increase of 908 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2012 was 5.18 billion pounds, up slightly from 5.16 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.42 billion pounds, down slightly from August 2011. Mature chickens, at 80.7 million pounds, were up 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 662 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, down 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2012 averaged 5.81 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from August 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.88 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2012 averaged 28.9 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from August 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2012 totaled 12.3 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 34.1 million pounds, were 0.87 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.90 percent a year earlier. August 2011 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2012 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2012 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 767,360 722,612 760,328 99 105 5,788,630 5,702,207 99 Mature ...........: 13,507 11,304 13,716 102 121 98,712 101,604 103 Light ..........: 5,850 4,453 6,004 103 135 46,607 52,264 112 Heavy ..........: 7,657 6,851 7,712 101 113 52,105 49,340 95 Total ............: 780,867 733,916 774,044 99 105 5,887,342 5,803,811 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 21,980 21,104 22,745 103 108 160,344 164,803 103 Old ..............: 111 119 188 169 158 925 1,049 113 Total ............: 22,091 21,223 22,933 104 108 161,269 165,852 103 : Ducks ..............: 2,131 1,824 2,092 98 115 16,042 16,101 100 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,436,343 4,166,439 4,417,849 100 106 33,498,838 33,200,084 99 Mature ...........: 79,245 68,873 80,674 102 117 565,969 558,349 99 Light ..........: 18,699 13,939 19,164 102 137 149,492 167,757 112 Heavy ..........: 60,546 54,934 61,510 102 112 416,477 390,592 94 Total ............: 4,515,588 4,235,312 4,498,523 100 106 34,064,807 33,758,433 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 627,021 617,916 657,119 105 106 4,771,025 4,952,745 104 Old ..............: 2,828 3,105 4,921 174 158 24,454 27,486 112 Total ............: 629,849 621,021 662,040 105 107 4,795,479 4,980,231 104 : Ducks ..............: 14,415 12,402 14,265 99 115 109,498 109,488 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 277 361 370 134 102 1,448 1,886 130 : Total ..............: 5,160,129 4,869,096 5,175,198 100 106 38,971,232 38,850,038 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.78 5.77 5.81 101 101 5.79 5.82 101 Mature ...........: 5.87 6.09 5.88 100 97 5.73 5.50 96 Light ..........: 3.20 3.13 3.19 100 102 3.21 3.21 100 Heavy ..........: 7.91 8.02 7.98 101 100 7.99 7.92 99 Total ............: 5.78 5.77 5.81 101 101 5.79 5.82 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.53 29.28 28.89 101 99 29.75 30.05 101 Old ..............: 25.48 26.09 26.18 103 100 26.44 26.20 99 Total ............: 28.51 29.26 28.87 101 99 29.74 30.03 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.76 6.80 6.82 101 100 6.83 6.80 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2012 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,038,786 2,823,825 3,006,658 99 106 22,946,193 22,605,551 99 Mature ...........: 49,843 43,428 50,969 102 117 348,552 354,643 102 Light ..........: 9,856 7,624 10,524 107 138 80,028 89,939 112 Heavy ..........: 39,987 35,804 40,445 101 113 268,524 264,704 99 Total ............: 3,088,629 2,867,253 3,057,627 99 107 23,294,745 22,960,194 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 306,219 293,355 314,590 103 107 2,384,980 2,398,578 101 Old ..............: 2,147 2,285 3,643 170 159 17,939 20,300 113 Total ............: 308,366 295,640 318,233 103 108 2,402,919 2,418,878 101 : Ducks ..............: 3,797 3,205 3,569 94 111 27,477 28,884 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 190 234 246 129 105 918 1,250 136 : Total ..............: 3,400,982 3,166,332 3,379,675 99 107 25,726,059 25,409,206 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 291,549 303,165 308,979 106 102 2,214,484 2,303,665 104 Mature ...........: 37 - 39 105 (X) 1,224 407 33 Light ..........: 3 - 11 367 (X) 308 334 108 Heavy ..........: 34 - 28 82 (X) 916 73 8 Total ............: 291,586 303,165 309,018 106 102 2,215,708 2,304,072 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 192,896 201,497 211,728 110 105 1,418,626 1,558,002 110 Old ..............: 43 49 142 330 290 878 612 70 Total ............: 192,939 201,546 211,870 110 105 1,419,504 1,558,614 110 : Ducks ..............: 6,622 5,691 6,655 100 117 51,374 50,293 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 10 11 7 70 64 101 60 59 : Total ..............: 491,157 510,413 527,550 107 103 3,686,687 3,913,039 106 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,330,335 3,126,990 3,315,637 100 106 25,160,677 24,909,216 99 Mature ...........: 49,880 43,428 51,008 102 117 349,776 355,050 102 Light ..........: 9,859 7,624 10,535 107 138 80,336 90,273 112 Heavy ..........: 40,021 35,804 40,473 101 113 269,440 264,777 98 Total ............: 3,380,215 3,170,418 3,366,645 100 106 25,510,453 25,264,266 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 499,115 494,852 526,318 105 106 3,803,606 3,956,580 104 Old ..............: 2,190 2,334 3,785 173 162 18,817 20,912 111 Total ............: 501,305 497,186 530,103 106 107 3,822,423 3,977,492 104 : Ducks ..............: 10,419 8,896 10,224 98 115 78,851 79,177 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 200 245 253 127 103 1,019 1,310 129 : Total ..............: 3,892,139 3,676,745 3,907,225 100 106 29,412,746 29,322,245 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2012 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,048 9,175 9,159 91 100 72,498 65,260 90 Mature ...........: 786 622 1,186 151 191 6,606 6,458 98 Light ..........: 290 158 363 125 230 1,969 2,533 129 Heavy ..........: 496 464 823 166 177 4,637 3,925 85 Total ............: 10,834 9,797 10,345 95 106 79,104 71,718 91 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,617 1,780 1,843 114 104 12,346 11,984 97 Old ..............: 22 52 60 273 115 226 301 133 Total ............: 1,639 1,832 1,903 116 104 12,572 12,285 98 : Ducks ..............: 58 79 65 112 82 412 350 85 : Total ..............: 12,531 11,709 12,313 98 105 92,088 84,356 92 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.22 0.21 91 95 0.22 0.20 91 Mature ...........: 0.99 0.90 1.47 148 163 1.17 1.16 99 Light ..........: 1.55 1.13 1.89 122 167 1.32 1.51 114 Heavy ..........: 0.82 0.84 1.34 163 160 1.11 1.00 90 Total ............: 0.24 0.23 0.23 96 100 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.29 0.28 108 97 0.26 0.24 92 Old ..............: 0.78 1.67 1.22 156 73 0.92 1.10 120 Total ............: 0.26 0.29 0.29 112 100 0.26 0.25 96 : Ducks ..............: 0.40 0.64 0.46 115 72 0.38 0.32 84 : Total ..............: 0.24 0.24 0.24 100 100 0.24 0.22 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2012 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,553 23,501 24,422 99 104 207,195 200,275 97 Mature ...........: 3,015 1,843 2,132 71 116 23,337 17,257 74 Light ..........: 960 588 716 75 122 8,159 7,887 97 Heavy ..........: 2,055 1,255 1,416 69 113 15,178 9,370 62 Total ............: 27,568 25,344 26,554 96 105 230,532 217,532 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,423 6,840 7,123 96 104 56,696 52,376 92 Old ..............: 85 104 137 161 132 799 846 106 Total ............: 7,508 6,944 7,260 97 105 57,495 53,222 93 : Ducks ..............: 257 215 305 119 142 2,068 2,063 100 Other ..............: 2 3 3 150 100 9 15 167 : Total ..............: 35,335 32,506 34,122 97 105 290,104 272,832 94 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.73 0.75 0.73 100 97 0.82 0.80 98 Mature ...........: 5.70 4.07 4.01 70 99 6.25 4.64 74 Light ..........: 8.87 7.16 6.36 72 89 9.22 8.03 87 Heavy ..........: 4.88 3.39 3.38 69 100 5.33 3.42 64 Total ............: 0.81 0.79 0.78 96 99 0.90 0.85 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.47 1.36 1.34 91 99 1.47 1.31 89 Old ..............: 3.74 4.27 3.49 93 82 4.07 3.89 96 Total ............: 1.48 1.38 1.35 91 98 1.48 1.32 89 : Ducks ..............: 2.41 2.36 2.90 120 123 2.56 2.54 99 Other ..............: 0.99 1.21 1.17 118 97 0.88 1.13 128 : Total ..............: 0.90 0.88 0.87 97 99 0.98 0.92 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: July and August 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 8,333 7,363 664,242 727,540 Mature ..........: - - 655 863 74,086 96,409 Light .........: - - 582 753 38,804 55,388 Heavy .........: - - 73 110 35,282 41,021 Total ...........: - - 8,988 8,226 738,328 823,949 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 33 44 31,414 35,516 Old .............: - - 1 1 686 961 Total ...........: - - 34 45 32,100 36,477 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 202,970 216,140 3,880 3,860 22,629 25,820 Mature ..........: 9,387 15,198 328 221 24,912 29,896 Light .........: 3,085 8,368 66 103 19,515 22,667 Heavy .........: 6,302 6,830 262 118 5,397 7,229 Total ...........: 212,357 231,338 4,208 4,081 47,541 55,716 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,042 7,770 850 818 198 173 Old .............: 267 301 - 1 117 192 Total ...........: 5,309 8,071 850 819 315 365 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,124 11,358 55,325 59,756 92,010 93,851 Mature ..........: 3,267 12,119 2,417 3,105 31,182 40,166 Light .........: 2,964 11,611 1,696 2,229 22,885 30,715 Heavy .........: 303 508 721 876 8,297 9,451 Total ...........: 14,391 23,477 57,742 62,861 123,192 134,017 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 235 179 1,711 1,601 1,958 2,196 Old .............: 4 8 8 25 22 44 Total ...........: 239 187 1,719 1,626 1,980 2,240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 16,255 20,402 764,085 746,775 1,840,853 1,912,865 Mature ..........: 731 785 72,966 112,009 219,931 310,466 Light .........: 142 181 26,237 57,812 115,976 189,522 Heavy .........: 589 604 46,729 54,197 103,955 120,944 Total ...........: 16,986 21,187 837,051 858,784 2,060,784 2,223,331 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 481 524 14,733 11,968 56,655 60,789 Old .............: - 3 271 399 1,376 1,935 Total ...........: 481 527 15,004 12,367 58,031 62,724 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 87,054 89,408 472,710 498,977 5.43 5.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arkansas ........: 75,875 80,753 448,548 477,373 5.91 5.91 California ......: 22,613 24,253 130,205 133,899 5.76 5.52 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 25,919 27,675 179,565 193,204 6.93 6.98 Florida .........: 5,219 5,246 31,678 31,719 6.07 6.05 Georgia .........: 104,360 109,404 570,466 605,711 5.47 5.54 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,842 5,430 21,349 24,767 4.41 4.56 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,749 27,401 141,164 153,678 5.48 5.61 Louisiana .......: 16,086 15,537 100,495 97,353 6.25 6.27 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,344 12,155 59,828 63,598 5.27 5.23 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,163 4,265 24,234 24,448 5.82 5.73 Mississippi .....: 62,538 64,054 368,665 374,377 5.90 5.84 Missouri ........: 35,285 37,736 168,813 182,709 4.78 4.84 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 161 158 774 774 4.81 4.89 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,716 1,866 8,693 9,516 5.07 5.10 North Carolina ..: 62,030 67,011 436,831 479,817 7.04 7.16 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 5,560 5,993 30,060 34,655 5.41 5.78 Oklahoma ........: 11,498 12,305 77,879 80,627 6.77 6.55 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,772 11,085 58,661 62,936 5.45 5.68 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 23,662 24,954 159,744 168,720 6.75 6.76 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,886 28,010 137,947 146,739 5.13 5.24 Texas ...........: 52,556 55,265 303,149 320,747 5.77 5.80 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,995 28,385 139,519 151,000 5.37 5.32 Washington ......: 4,476 4,952 27,257 27,890 6.09 5.63 West Virginia ...: 9,846 9,979 38,584 39,987 3.92 4.01 Wisconsin .......: 4,326 4,875 17,827 19,914 4.12 4.09 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 722,612 760,328 4,166,439 4,417,849 5.77 5.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 358,742 378,017 2,983 2,902 0.82 0.76 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Arkansas ........: 336,970 357,210 2,598 2,698 0.76 0.75 California ......: 96,382 99,287 705 986 0.73 0.98 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 130,600 139,845 1,283 1,242 0.97 0.88 Florida .........: 23,745 23,387 119 150 0.50 0.64 Georgia .........: 431,007 457,651 2,867 2,885 0.66 0.63 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,343 17,932 63 75 0.41 0.42 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 102,621 111,722 690 681 0.67 0.61 Louisiana .......: 75,630 73,255 343 358 0.45 0.49 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 43,317 45,980 336 378 0.77 0.82 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,092 20,312 181 202 0.89 0.98 Mississippi .....: 285,432 290,403 1,938 1,870 0.67 0.64 Missouri ........: 127,530 137,872 1,139 1,151 0.89 0.83 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 553 553 14 14 2.40 2.40 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,260 5,829 185 192 3.39 3.19 North Carolina ..: 338,243 371,558 3,011 3,432 0.88 0.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,043 25,729 234 187 1.05 0.72 Oklahoma ........: 58,561 60,672 378 421 0.64 0.69 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,500 43,880 625 649 1.52 1.46 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 118,154 124,764 732 769 0.62 0.61 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 101,227 108,032 639 573 0.63 0.53 Texas ...........: 227,072 242,209 1,393 1,474 0.61 0.60 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 98,658 106,917 493 500 0.50 0.47 Washington ......: 20,327 20,439 130 137 0.64 0.67 West Virginia ...: 27,691 28,597 85 98 0.30 0.34 Wisconsin .......: 13,025 14,540 101 109 0.77 0.75 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,126,990 3,315,637 23,501 24,422 0.75 0.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 144 276 69,555 75,865 Arkansas ..........: - - 447 334 67,358 69,870 Delaware ..........: - - 2,842 1,628 36,522 37,298 Georgia ...........: - - 238 201 53,462 53,259 Mississippi .......: - - 505 354 23,905 24,877 Missouri ..........: - - 52 36 46,285 49,484 North Carolina ....: - - 648 647 74,413 83,539 Texas .............: - - 55 48 50,577 51,365 Virginia ..........: - - 75 52 13,075 14,176 : United States .....: - - 8,333 7,363 664,242 727,540 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 21,123 22,280 394 429 1,379 1,554 Arkansas ..........: 15,400 16,069 826 667 718 911 Delaware ..........: 17,349 13,794 31 52 2,236 2,262 Georgia ...........: 20,882 20,388 125 101 2,751 3,505 Mississippi .......: 8,195 8,023 163 95 516 625 Missouri ..........: 12,054 23,749 280 150 853 864 North Carolina ....: 27,118 26,148 172 286 5,285 6,448 Texas .............: 10,842 10,416 32 63 825 827 Virginia ..........: 7,446 8,619 138 10 1,035 1,203 : United States .....: 202,970 216,140 3,880 3,860 22,629 25,820 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,266 1,069 4,603 4,479 12,013 11,281 Arkansas ..........: 791 775 6,544 6,805 5,999 5,952 Delaware ..........: 1,106 1,319 1,982 2,169 4,230 5,027 Georgia ...........: 579 660 12,212 12,358 8,372 8,005 Mississippi .......: 904 648 2,017 2,070 2,427 2,274 Missouri ..........: 335 269 1,353 1,287 6,608 6,114 North Carolina ....: 1,102 1,190 9,157 11,905 7,636 6,994 Texas .............: 476 496 2,626 2,957 5,539 7,812 Virginia ..........: 450 512 394 609 2,429 2,715 : United States .....: 11,124 11,358 55,325 59,756 92,010 93,851 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,630 1,290 142,497 94,084 254,604 212,607 Arkansas ..........: 331 410 121,389 123,355 219,803 225,148 Delaware ..........: 1,767 3,461 28,326 19,139 96,391 86,149 Georgia ...........: 1,745 2,795 94,271 102,438 194,637 203,710 Mississippi .......: 676 331 42,479 35,963 81,787 75,260 Missouri ..........: 194 188 45,330 41,321 113,344 123,462 North Carolina ....: 2,382 3,630 65,581 97,933 193,494 238,720 Texas .............: 1,847 1,706 41,417 38,878 114,236 114,568 Virginia ..........: 365 534 13,820 16,443 39,227 44,873 : United States .....: 16,255 20,402 764,085 746,775 1,840,853 1,912,865 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ........: 2,743 3,150 51,568 60,600 18.80 19.24 California ......: 1,115 1,340 34,287 38,215 30.74 28.51 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,526 1,635 55,305 59,146 36.25 36.17 Iowa ............: 1,290 1,369 51,070 52,112 39.59 38.08 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,126 4,164 98,769 99,143 23.94 23.81 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,222 1,291 39,772 40,732 32.54 31.56 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 ..: 2,563 2,859 83,676 92,049 32.64 32.19 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 435 477 17,569 19,335 40.40 40.54 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania ....: 522 589 12,804 14,238 24.52 24.16 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 554 587 8,211 8,843 14.83 15.07 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia ........: 2,213 2,404 56,860 62,966 25.70 26.20 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 21,104 22,745 617,916 657,119 29.28 28.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ........: 43,157 50,962 292 362 0.67 0.71 California ......: 27,440 30,846 296 310 1.07 1.00 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 44,554 47,751 917 884 2.02 1.82 Iowa ............: 40,285 40,791 724 739 1.77 1.78 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 78,575 79,201 1,522 1,436 1.90 1.78 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 32,306 32,988 304 373 0.93 1.12 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 ..: 66,414 72,365 475 569 0.71 0.78 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,039 15,443 252 237 1.76 1.51 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,121 11,215 170 154 1.66 1.35 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,901 7,164 70 71 1.01 0.99 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Virginia ........: 45,452 50,928 453 575 0.99 1.12 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 494,852 526,318 6,840 7,123 1.36 1.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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