United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pou 2-1 (03) Poultry Slaughter 2002 Annual Summary March 2003 Table of Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Data omitted from the 2001 Annual Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002. . . . . . 18 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002. . . . . . 40 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : :----------------------------------------------------: Month : : Mature : : Ducks : Young :-----------------------------: Total : : : Light : Heavy : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Number : Jan : 737,844 9,813 5,972 15,785 753,629 2,096 Feb : 655,606 8,188 5,204 13,392 668,998 1,888 Mar : 688,598 8,378 5,476 13,854 702,452 2,064 Apr : 733,131 9,630 5,858 15,488 748,619 1,948 May : 762,101 8,341 6,164 14,505 776,606 2,225 Jun : 685,229 7,273 6,032 13,305 698,534 1,765 Jul : 755,730 8,038 6,607 14,645 770,375 1,964 Aug : 758,120 7,724 6,991 14,715 772,835 1,987 Sep : 686,869 7,512 6,331 13,843 700,712 2,031 Oct : 773,084 8,390 6,983 15,373 788,457 2,135 Nov : 647,424 6,011 5,813 11,824 659,248 1,796 Dec : 662,504 7,150 5,980 13,130 675,634 2,099 Total : 8,546,240 96,448 73,411 169,859 8,716,099 23,998 : : : 1,000 pounds : Live Weight : Jan : 3,779,061 33,560 46,460 80,020 3,859,081 14,320 Feb : 3,336,562 27,687 40,872 68,559 3,405,121 12,714 Mar : 3,514,073 28,463 43,035 71,498 3,585,571 13,956 Apr : 3,727,960 32,995 46,294 79,289 3,807,249 13,058 May : 3,907,654 28,366 48,626 76,992 3,984,646 14,876 Jun : 3,494,963 25,124 48,159 73,283 3,568,246 11,743 Jul : 3,826,215 27,742 52,374 80,116 3,906,331 12,752 Aug : 3,829,661 26,001 55,577 81,578 3,911,239 13,009 Sep : 3,514,256 25,411 50,373 75,784 3,590,040 13,545 Oct : 3,999,930 28,010 55,227 83,237 4,083,167 14,363 Nov : 3,337,635 20,941 45,922 66,863 3,404,498 12,105 Dec : 3,447,277 24,087 46,649 70,736 3,518,013 13,878 Total : 43,715,247 328,387 579,568 907,955 44,623,202 160,319 : : : Pounds : Average Live : Weight : Jan : 5.12 3.42 7.78 5.07 5.12 6.83 Feb : 5.09 3.38 7.85 5.12 5.09 6.73 Mar : 5.10 3.40 7.86 5.16 5.10 6.76 Apr : 5.08 3.43 7.90 5.12 5.09 6.70 May : 5.13 3.40 7.89 5.31 5.13 6.68 Jun : 5.10 3.45 7.98 5.51 5.11 6.65 Jul : 5.06 3.45 7.93 5.47 5.07 6.49 Aug : 5.05 3.37 7.95 5.54 5.06 6.55 Sep : 5.12 3.38 7.96 5.47 5.12 6.67 Oct : 5.17 3.34 7.91 5.41 5.18 6.73 Nov : 5.16 3.48 7.90 5.65 5.16 6.74 Dec : 5.20 3.37 7.80 5.39 5.21 6.61 Total : 5.12 3.40 7.89 5.35 5.12 6.68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : Other : Total Month :-----------------------------------: Poultry : Poultry : Young : Old : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Number : Jan : 21,518 230 21,748 Feb : 20,547 158 20,705 Mar : 20,725 138 20,863 Apr : 22,944 233 23,177 May : 23,503 108 23,611 Jun : 21,310 170 21,480 Jul : 23,200 195 23,395 Aug : 23,554 289 23,843 Sep : 21,503 285 21,788 Oct : 24,772 278 25,050 Nov : 23,817 211 24,028 Dec : 21,282 274 21,556 Total : 268,675 2,569 271,244 : : : 1,000 pounds : Live Weight : Jan : 607,032 6,523 613,555 745 4,487,701 Feb : 566,284 4,411 570,695 653 3,989,183 Mar : 564,137 3,867 568,004 687 4,168,218 Apr : 621,454 6,450 627,904 873 4,449,084 May : 625,245 2,997 628,242 812 4,628,576 Jun : 570,235 4,480 574,715 696 4,155,400 Jul : 609,889 5,086 614,975 963 4,535,021 Aug : 602,904 7,780 610,684 1,295 4,536,227 Sep : 558,005 7,558 565,563 1,806 4,170,954 Oct : 662,011 7,483 669,494 2,224 4,769,248 Nov : 619,386 5,697 625,083 993 4,042,679 Dec : 582,675 7,594 590,269 920 4,123,080 Total : 7,189,257 69,926 7,259,183 12,667 52,055,371 : : : Pounds : Average Live : Weight : Jan : 28.21 28.39 28.21 Feb : 27.56 28.00 27.56 Mar : 27.22 27.94 27.23 Apr : 27.09 27.69 27.09 May : 26.60 27.68 26.61 Jun : 26.76 26.30 26.75 Jul : 26.29 26.05 26.29 Aug : 25.59 26.92 25.61 Sep : 25.95 26.52 25.96 Oct : 26.72 26.93 26.73 Nov : 26.01 27.05 26.02 Dec : 27.38 27.67 27.38 Total : 26.76 27.21 26.76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : :----------------------------------------------------: Month : : Mature : : Ducks : Young :-----------------------------: Total : : : Light : Heavy : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Chilled : Jan : 2,531,051 16,469 30,057 46,526 2,577,577 4,165 Feb : 2,231,655 13,246 26,548 39,794 2,271,449 3,527 Mar : 2,361,025 13,263 28,040 41,303 2,402,328 3,852 Apr : 2,506,186 15,669 30,116 45,785 2,551,971 3,365 May : 2,613,727 12,745 31,712 44,457 2,658,184 3,725 Jun : 2,331,442 11,627 30,848 42,475 2,373,917 3,009 Jul : 2,547,609 13,084 33,427 46,511 2,594,120 3,227 Aug : 2,542,696 11,878 35,715 47,593 2,590,289 3,140 Sep : 2,334,451 11,794 32,845 44,639 2,379,090 3,324 Oct : 2,649,642 12,772 36,003 48,775 2,698,417 3,709 Nov : 2,217,526 10,391 30,013 40,404 2,257,930 3,149 Dec : 2,273,858 11,752 29,748 41,500 2,315,358 3,641 Total : 29,140,868 154,690 375,072 529,762 29,670,630 41,833 : Frozen : Jan : 248,861 1,111 340 1,451 250,312 6,750 Feb : 221,909 874 138 1,012 222,921 6,129 Mar : 224,044 1,395 121 1,516 225,560 6,555 Apr : 245,611 1,350 206 1,556 247,167 6,130 May : 281,182 1,752 287 2,039 283,221 6,954 Jun : 255,615 1,103 454 1,557 257,172 5,345 Jul : 278,850 1,311 440 1,751 280,601 5,905 Aug : 285,621 1,391 176 1,567 287,188 6,133 Sep : 261,973 1,233 559 1,792 263,765 6,480 Oct : 303,703 1,590 314 1,904 305,607 6,564 Nov : 237,992 310 183 493 238,485 5,560 Dec : 253,493 549 160 709 254,202 6,521 Total : 3,098,854 13,969 3,378 17,347 3,116,201 75,026 : Total Certified : Jan : 2,779,912 17,580 30,397 47,977 2,827,889 10,915 Feb : 2,453,564 14,120 26,686 40,806 2,494,370 9,656 Mar : 2,585,069 14,658 28,161 42,819 2,627,888 10,407 Apr : 2,751,797 17,019 30,322 47,341 2,799,138 9,495 May : 2,894,909 14,497 31,999 46,496 2,941,405 10,679 Jun : 2,587,057 12,730 31,302 44,032 2,631,089 8,354 Jul : 2,826,459 14,395 33,867 48,262 2,874,721 9,132 Aug : 2,828,317 13,269 35,891 49,160 2,877,477 9,273 Sep : 2,596,424 13,027 33,404 46,431 2,642,855 9,804 Oct : 2,953,345 14,362 36,317 50,679 3,004,024 10,273 Nov : 2,455,518 10,701 30,196 40,897 2,496,415 8,709 Dec : 2,527,351 12,301 29,908 42,209 2,569,560 10,162 Total : 32,239,722 168,659 378,450 547,109 32,786,831 116,859 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : Other : Total Month :-----------------------------------: Poultry : Poultry : Young : Old : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Chilled : Jan : 234,858 4,243 239,101 189 2,821,032 Feb : 216,302 2,632 218,934 179 2,494,089 Mar : 222,219 2,325 224,544 200 2,630,924 Apr : 230,577 4,284 234,861 254 2,790,451 May : 242,245 1,905 244,150 220 2,906,279 Jun : 219,021 3,089 222,110 217 2,599,253 Jul : 246,578 3,186 249,764 231 2,847,342 Aug : 250,867 4,403 255,270 254 2,848,953 Sep : 234,365 4,446 238,811 250 2,621,475 Oct : 294,670 3,877 298,547 291 3,000,964 Nov : 275,131 3,467 278,598 246 2,539,923 Dec : 252,348 4,378 256,726 220 2,575,945 Total : 2,919,181 42,235 2,961,416 2,751 32,676,630 : Frozen : Jan : 243,039 594 243,633 261 500,956 Feb : 228,509 776 229,285 237 458,572 Mar : 221,984 636 222,620 223 454,958 Apr : 255,814 623 256,437 291 510,025 May : 252,309 361 252,670 284 543,129 Jun : 230,400 379 230,779 231 493,527 Jul : 235,119 714 235,833 333 522,672 Aug : 225,037 1,596 226,633 533 520,487 Sep : 204,399 1,370 205,769 842 476,856 Oct : 225,591 1,729 227,320 1,078 540,569 Nov : 212,819 888 213,707 364 458,116 Dec : 205,517 1,113 206,630 317 467,670 Total : 2,740,537 10,779 2,751,316 4,994 5,947,537 : Total Certified : Jan : 477,897 4,837 482,734 450 3,321,988 Feb : 444,811 3,408 448,219 416 2,952,661 Mar : 444,203 2,961 447,164 423 3,085,882 Apr : 486,391 4,907 491,298 545 3,300,476 May : 494,554 2,266 496,820 504 3,449,408 Jun : 449,421 3,468 452,889 448 3,092,780 Jul : 481,697 3,900 485,597 564 3,370,014 Aug : 475,904 5,999 481,903 787 3,369,440 Sep : 438,764 5,816 444,580 1,092 3,098,331 Oct : 520,261 5,606 525,867 1,369 3,541,533 Nov : 487,950 4,355 492,305 610 2,998,039 Dec : 457,865 5,491 463,356 537 3,043,615 Total : 5,659,718 53,014 5,712,732 7,745 38,624,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : :-------------------------------------------------: : : Mature : : Ducks : Young :-----------------------------: Total : : : Light : Heavy : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Live Weight : Condemned : Jan : 15,890 639 656 1,295 17,185 69 Feb : 14,424 467 656 1,123 15,547 19 Mar : 16,020 477 757 1,234 17,254 50 Apr : 13,192 766 667 1,433 14,625 17 May : 13,250 552 655 1,207 14,457 17 Jun : 15,424 761 923 1,684 17,108 19 Jul : 18,949 1,180 1,262 2,442 21,391 26 Aug : 17,448 679 1,423 2,102 19,550 22 Sep : 13,683 849 851 1,700 15,383 26 Oct : 13,844 497 684 1,181 15,025 23 Nov : 11,792 380 450 830 12,622 16 Dec : 14,968 586 660 1,246 16,214 27 Total : 178,884 7,833 9,644 17,477 196,361 331 : : : Percent : Percent of : Total Weight : Condemned 1/ : Jan : 0.42 1.90 1.41 1.62 0.45 0.48 Feb : 0.43 1.69 1.61 1.64 0.46 0.15 Mar : 0.46 1.68 1.76 1.73 0.48 0.36 Apr : 0.35 2.32 1.44 1.81 0.38 0.13 May : 0.34 1.95 1.35 1.57 0.36 0.11 Jun : 0.44 3.03 1.92 2.30 0.48 0.16 Jul : 0.50 4.25 2.41 3.05 0.55 0.21 Aug : 0.46 2.61 2.56 2.58 0.50 0.17 Sep : 0.39 3.34 1.69 2.24 0.43 0.19 Oct : 0.35 1.78 1.24 1.42 0.37 0.16 Nov : 0.35 1.82 0.98 1.24 0.37 0.13 Dec : 0.43 2.43 1.41 1.76 0.46 0.19 Total : 0.41 2.39 1.66 1.92 0.44 0.21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : Other : Total Month :-----------------------------------: Poultry : Poultry : Young : Old : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Live Weight : Condemned : Jan : 2,018 72 2,090 1 19,345 Feb : 1,586 35 1,621 2 17,189 Mar : 1,617 50 1,667 3 18,974 Apr : 1,772 70 1,842 5 16,489 May : 2,176 35 2,211 10 16,695 Jun : 1,977 57 2,034 5 19,166 Jul : 2,390 51 2,441 2 23,860 Aug : 2,171 56 2,227 3 21,802 Sep : 1,969 81 2,050 8 17,467 Oct : 1,802 57 1,859 14 16,921 Nov : 1,583 53 1,636 4 14,278 Dec : 2,467 58 2,525 6 18,772 Total : 23,528 675 24,203 63 220,958 : : : Percent : Percent of : Total Weight : Condemned 1/ : Jan : 0.33 1.11 0.34 0.12 0.43 Feb : 0.28 0.79 0.28 0.29 0.43 Mar : 0.29 1.28 0.29 0.48 0.46 Apr : 0.28 1.09 0.29 0.61 0.37 May : 0.35 1.15 0.35 1.18 0.36 Jun : 0.35 1.28 0.35 0.78 0.46 Jul : 0.39 1.01 0.40 0.25 0.53 Aug : 0.36 0.72 0.36 0.26 0.48 Sep : 0.35 1.08 0.36 0.45 0.42 Oct : 0.27 0.76 0.28 0.63 0.35 Nov : 0.26 0.93 0.26 0.40 0.35 Dec : 0.42 0.76 0.43 0.65 0.46 Total : 0.33 0.97 0.33 0.51 0.42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : :-------------------------------------------------: : : Mature : : Ducks : Young :-----------------------------: Total : : : Light : Heavy : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : N.Y. Dressed : Weight Condemned : Jan : 37,374 2,452 1,843 4,295 41,669 264 Feb : 33,177 2,073 1,490 3,563 36,740 232 Mar : 35,337 1,811 1,441 3,252 38,589 255 Apr : 35,326 2,178 1,739 3,917 39,243 244 May : 34,126 2,085 2,023 4,108 38,234 291 Jun : 29,011 1,663 2,004 3,667 32,678 213 Jul : 31,640 1,979 2,061 4,040 35,680 242 Aug : 30,183 1,725 2,390 4,115 34,298 230 Sep : 27,638 2,114 2,075 4,189 31,827 227 Oct : 30,750 2,254 2,399 4,653 35,403 269 Nov : 27,143 1,630 2,029 3,659 30,802 245 Dec : 29,905 1,952 1,917 3,869 33,774 280 Total : 381,610 23,916 23,411 47,327 428,937 2,992 : : : Percent : Percent Condemned 1/: Jan : 1.10 8.12 4.41 5.96 1.20 2.05 Feb : 1.10 8.32 4.05 5.77 1.20 2.03 Mar : 1.12 7.07 3.72 5.05 1.20 2.03 Apr : 1.05 7.33 4.17 5.49 1.15 2.08 May : 0.97 8.17 4.62 5.93 1.07 2.17 Jun : 0.92 7.36 4.63 5.56 1.02 2.01 Jul : 0.92 7.93 4.37 5.60 1.01 2.11 Aug : 0.88 7.37 4.78 5.61 0.97 1.97 Sep : 0.87 9.24 4.58 6.14 0.99 1.86 Oct : 0.85 8.94 4.83 6.21 0.96 2.08 Nov : 0.90 8.65 4.91 6.08 1.01 2.25 Dec : 0.96 9.00 4.57 6.08 1.07 2.24 Total : 0.97 8.09 4.49 5.79 1.07 2.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : Other : Total Month :-----------------------------------: Poultry : Poultry : Young : Old : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : N.Y. Dressed : Weight Condemned : Jan : 11,412 446 11,858 8 53,799 Feb : 10,513 296 10,809 8 47,789 Mar : 10,537 295 10,832 8 49,684 Apr : 11,385 425 11,810 11 51,308 May : 11,147 280 11,427 11 49,963 Jun : 10,124 291 10,415 8 43,314 Jul : 10,932 286 11,218 11 47,151 Aug : 11,708 377 12,085 13 46,626 Sep : 10,970 369 11,339 19 43,412 Oct : 12,053 363 12,416 31 48,119 Nov : 10,631 325 10,956 15 42,018 Dec : 10,529 412 10,941 13 45,008 Total : 131,941 4,165 136,106 156 568,191 : : : Percent : Percent Condemned 1/: Jan : 2.09 7.60 2.15 1.21 1.33 Feb : 2.06 7.46 2.10 1.50 1.33 Mar : 2.08 8.47 2.12 1.36 1.32 Apr : 2.04 7.33 2.09 1.35 1.28 May : 1.98 10.40 2.02 1.54 1.20 Jun : 1.97 7.22 2.01 1.31 1.16 Jul : 1.99 6.23 2.03 1.31 1.16 Aug : 2.16 5.38 2.20 1.18 1.14 Sep : 2.18 5.43 2.23 1.20 1.16 Oct : 2.02 5.40 2.06 1.51 1.12 Nov : 1.91 6.33 1.95 1.63 1.15 Dec : 2.01 6.03 2.06 1.65 1.21 Total : 2.04 6.62 2.08 1.39 1.21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of N.Y. dressed weight inspected. The following data were omitted from the 2001 Annual Summary: Page 20: Leukosis Septicemia Airsacculitis Synovitis Tumors Delaware Jun 11,139 92,925 32,878 * * Georgia Jun 871 111,976 91,018 555 9,756 Page 21: Bruises Cadaver Cantami- Overscald Other Total nation Georgia Jun 7,332 33,221 24,643 6,196 123,361 408,929 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live : Average : Pounds : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :---------------------- Month : : : Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed : Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Alabama : Jan : 85,949 435,514 5.07 322,740 4,428 1.13 Feb : 76,478 388,063 5.07 286,048 3,822 1.09 Mar : 81,304 414,490 5.10 304,436 4,030 1.08 Apr : 86,089 437,170 5.08 321,974 4,145 1.05 May : 90,447 461,889 5.11 340,143 4,122 0.99 Jun : 80,389 405,020 5.04 297,757 3,484 0.96 Jul : 89,893 449,365 5.00 328,566 3,923 0.97 Aug : 88,872 445,450 5.01 328,666 3,826 0.95 Sep : 80,934 408,104 5.04 300,296 3,555 0.97 Oct : 90,511 464,148 5.13 344,653 3,899 0.93 Nov : 78,626 404,738 5.15 295,187 3,491 0.96 Dec : 79,889 404,749 5.07 292,270 3,747 1.03 Total : 1,009,381 5,118,700 5.07 3,762,736 46,472 1.01 : Arkansas : Jan : 103,864 509,728 4.91 367,821 6,507 1.42 Feb : 91,639 451,814 4.93 325,724 5,550 1.36 Mar : 95,450 470,188 4.93 337,258 5,435 1.28 Apr : 101,481 497,071 4.90 360,490 5,229 1.17 May : 101,382 497,651 4.91 364,220 4,591 1.02 Jun : 93,439 460,565 4.93 335,915 4,377 1.06 Jul : 103,878 516,432 4.97 376,838 4,836 1.04 Aug : 102,971 506,106 4.92 367,108 4,400 0.97 Sep : 96,589 481,225 4.98 349,240 3,909 0.90 Oct : 106,458 534,313 5.02 386,382 4,061 0.84 Nov : 87,347 431,250 4.94 308,721 3,599 0.93 Dec : 87,534 436,033 4.98 313,072 3,753 0.96 Total : 1,172,032 5,792,376 4.94 4,192,789 56,247 1.08 : Delaware : Jan : 22,471 136,979 6.10 98,974 2,489 2.02 Feb : 20,092 120,880 6.02 86,973 2,112 1.94 Mar : 21,058 125,931 5.98 91,016 2,060 1.82 Apr : 22,036 132,425 6.01 95,918 2,005 1.68 May : 23,591 142,609 6.04 103,329 1,953 1.52 Jun : 20,268 121,365 5.99 87,290 1,640 1.50 Jul : 22,511 134,741 5.99 97,406 1,875 1.55 Aug : 22,586 131,968 5.84 95,787 1,677 1.41 Sep : 21,440 127,822 5.96 91,953 1,559 1.36 Oct : 23,933 145,620 6.08 106,256 1,810 1.38 Nov : 19,913 122,024 6.13 89,165 1,642 1.50 Dec : 21,629 132,684 6.13 96,183 2,061 1.73 Total : 261,528 1,575,048 6.02 1,140,250 22,883 1.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live : Average : Pounds : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :---------------------- Month : : : Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed : Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Florida : Jan : 11,038 64,590 5.85 43,824 830 1.43 Feb : 9,885 55,466 5.61 38,997 606 1.21 Mar : 9,980 56,293 5.64 39,864 611 1.21 Apr : 10,586 58,113 5.49 40,509 555 1.06 May : 11,007 58,828 5.34 41,005 644 1.22 Jun : 10,063 53,526 5.32 38,033 528 1.10 Jul : 11,139 58,109 5.22 40,788 580 1.11 Aug : 11,261 60,528 5.38 42,616 621 1.14 Sep : 9,818 52,084 5.30 37,247 492 1.05 Oct : 11,241 60,966 5.42 43,047 726 1.32 Nov : 9,136 48,832 5.34 34,984 511 1.16 Dec : 9,969 55,701 5.59 39,965 650 1.30 Total : 125,123 683,036 5.46 480,879 7,354 1.20 : Georgia : Jan : 105,158 522,838 4.97 377,567 4,194 0.89 Feb : 94,304 469,085 4.97 333,081 3,922 0.93 Mar : 98,715 489,585 4.96 352,381 4,060 0.92 Apr : 106,496 526,491 4.94 383,300 4,769 1.01 May : 108,173 539,020 4.98 393,410 3,912 0.81 Jun : 96,648 486,037 5.03 355,578 3,409 0.78 Jul : 109,104 545,250 5.00 400,270 3,733 0.76 Aug : 109,843 544,852 4.96 400,399 3,599 0.73 Sep : 99,215 497,461 5.01 365,181 3,312 0.74 Oct : 113,094 566,712 5.01 416,745 3,518 0.69 Nov : 94,917 478,917 5.05 353,668 3,165 0.73 Dec : 100,186 511,323 5.10 376,139 3,448 0.75 Total : 1,235,853 6,177,571 5.00 4,507,719 45,041 0.81 : Kentucky : Jan : 20,936 109,617 5.24 81,126 707 0.72 Feb : 18,896 95,752 5.07 71,311 654 0.76 Mar : 20,239 103,368 5.11 76,524 787 0.85 Apr : 21,332 108,185 5.07 79,650 765 0.79 May : 22,655 116,362 5.14 85,676 794 0.76 Jun : 19,969 101,783 5.10 75,421 776 0.85 Jul : 22,383 113,670 5.08 83,717 804 0.79 Aug : 22,053 113,008 5.12 83,676 691 0.68 Sep : 20,127 105,852 5.26 76,905 701 0.74 Oct : 22,974 121,525 5.29 90,365 829 0.76 Nov : 19,168 101,292 5.28 74,811 647 0.71 Dec : 19,584 103,506 5.29 76,144 812 0.87 Total : 250,316 1,293,920 5.17 955,326 8,967 0.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live :Average: Pounds : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :--------------------- Month : : :Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed :Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Louisiana : Jan : 15,909 79,217 4.98 55,395 521 0.73 Feb : 13,618 69,603 5.11 46,832 418 0.67 Mar : 14,389 70,140 4.87 50,467 407 0.64 Apr : 15,256 71,665 4.70 51,238 439 0.68 May : 16,799 81,558 4.86 58,562 583 0.79 Jun : 15,740 70,412 4.47 50,690 307 0.48 Jul : 16,419 76,979 4.69 55,854 328 0.47 Aug : 16,539 78,748 4.76 57,365 335 0.47 Sep : 14,684 71,325 4.86 51,613 310 0.48 Oct : 16,560 81,574 4.93 59,074 336 0.46 Nov : 14,030 71,534 5.10 51,609 308 0.48 Dec : 14,585 74,806 5.13 54,981 502 0.75 Total : 184,528 897,561 4.86 643,680 4,794 0.59 : Maryland : Jan : 16,802 79,832 4.75 56,983 1,128 1.57 Feb : 14,893 71,221 4.78 50,974 898 1.40 Mar : 15,747 75,398 4.79 54,709 961 1.42 Apr : 17,683 82,769 4.68 58,448 1,025 1.38 May : 17,758 83,375 4.69 59,846 1,011 1.35 Jun : 16,041 75,063 4.68 53,765 785 1.16 Jul : 16,957 78,020 4.60 56,344 732 1.04 Aug : 17,648 81,462 4.62 58,255 750 1.02 Sep : 15,785 75,360 4.77 54,563 700 1.03 Oct : 18,242 87,787 4.81 63,729 874 1.11 Nov : 15,210 72,104 4.74 51,368 935 1.44 Dec : 14,991 71,783 4.79 51,478 890 1.38 Total : 197,757 934,174 4.72 670,462 10,689 1.27 : Mississippi : Jan : 65,659 327,958 4.99 248,600 2,079 0.70 Feb : 58,397 297,547 5.10 226,890 1,967 0.73 Mar : 60,975 315,381 5.17 236,267 2,431 0.86 Apr : 64,157 337,439 5.26 256,635 2,069 0.68 May : 65,626 348,985 5.32 263,988 2,121 0.68 Jun : 59,375 316,010 5.32 239,350 1,829 0.64 Jul : 64,945 342,728 5.28 257,658 2,008 0.65 Aug : 63,879 333,255 5.22 246,517 1,938 0.65 Sep : 58,607 313,096 5.34 233,463 1,930 0.68 Oct : 66,710 359,803 5.39 266,530 2,108 0.65 Nov : 55,301 297,821 5.39 222,236 1,735 0.65 Dec : 57,198 309,154 5.40 226,169 1,868 0.67 Total : 740,829 3,899,177 5.26 2,924,303 24,083 0.69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live :Average: Pounds : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :--------------------- Month : : :Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed :Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Missouri : Jan : 32,328 156,735 4.85 112,080 1,286 0.91 Feb : 28,969 138,865 4.79 100,868 1,425 1.14 Mar : 29,089 137,730 4.73 99,200 1,431 1.15 Apr : 30,785 140,544 4.57 102,004 1,613 1.28 May : 33,704 158,894 4.71 114,296 1,300 0.91 Jun : 29,974 140,123 4.67 102,031 941 0.75 Jul : 32,778 146,833 4.48 108,262 924 0.70 Aug : 32,801 146,842 4.48 107,832 911 0.69 Sep : 30,371 139,834 4.60 102,976 992 0.79 Oct : 34,803 163,745 4.70 120,261 966 0.66 Nov : 29,819 139,616 4.68 103,684 886 0.70 Dec : 29,405 137,292 4.67 101,634 1,021 0.83 Total : 374,826 1,747,053 4.66 1,275,128 13,696 0.87 : North : Carolina : Jan : 61,547 377,954 6.14 289,376 4,009 1.18 Feb : 53,403 317,831 5.95 246,301 3,985 1.39 Mar : 54,819 324,462 5.92 249,904 4,142 1.42 Apr : 58,571 354,806 6.06 273,060 3,545 1.11 May : 63,404 382,951 6.04 295,463 3,658 1.06 Jun : 56,524 341,507 6.04 263,031 3,040 0.99 Jul : 61,436 364,733 5.94 276,225 3,288 1.00 Aug : 59,163 353,965 5.98 271,823 3,206 1.01 Sep : 54,411 325,702 5.99 249,928 2,983 1.02 Oct : 62,213 378,974 6.09 292,340 3,410 1.00 Nov : 54,038 323,817 5.99 249,869 2,973 1.02 Dec : 51,465 315,762 6.14 239,166 3,192 1.12 Total : 690,994 4,162,464 6.02 3,196,486 41,431 1.11 : Ohio : Jan : 3,273 18,821 5.75 13,498 323 1.91 Feb : 2,864 16,242 5.67 11,750 273 1.87 Mar : 3,018 16,931 5.61 12,293 312 2.05 Apr : 3,951 21,591 5.46 15,675 439 2.26 May : 4,262 23,567 5.53 17,141 474 2.23 Jun : 3,544 19,217 5.42 13,797 355 2.05 Jul : 3,789 19,701 5.20 14,402 297 1.68 Aug : 3,934 20,371 5.18 14,737 318 1.73 Sep : 3,403 18,397 5.41 12,874 224 1.35 Oct : 4,194 22,557 5.38 16,382 337 1.66 Nov : 3,530 19,442 5.51 14,160 386 2.20 Dec : 3,094 17,791 5.75 12,668 391 2.44 Total : 42,856 234,628 5.47 169,377 4,129 1.96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live :Average: Pounds : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :--------------------- Month : : :Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed :Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Pennsylvania: Jan : 9,782 52,247 5.34 35,923 1,314 2.79 Feb : 8,449 44,557 5.27 30,835 1,088 2.71 Mar : 8,771 45,760 5.22 32,007 1,170 2.84 Apr : 9,271 49,292 5.32 34,736 1,113 2.51 May : 9,977 52,911 5.30 36,680 1,195 2.51 Jun : 8,664 45,820 5.29 31,570 1,015 2.46 Jul : 9,468 49,083 5.18 34,356 1,062 2.40 Aug : 9,989 51,504 5.16 35,439 1,007 2.17 Sep : 8,932 47,357 5.30 32,501 988 2.32 Oct : 10,165 54,504 5.36 37,479 1,054 2.15 Nov : 8,618 45,740 5.31 31,964 923 2.24 Dec : 8,665 46,157 5.33 32,183 938 2.26 Total : 110,751 584,932 5.28 405,673 12,867 2.44 : South : Carolina : Jan : 19,945 112,457 5.64 82,945 944 0.93 Feb : 18,838 104,834 5.57 76,420 880 0.93 Mar : 19,344 107,688 5.57 79,196 1,087 1.12 Apr : 20,742 115,711 5.58 83,262 1,101 1.06 May : 21,848 119,832 5.48 88,387 1,227 1.14 Jun : 19,725 110,282 5.59 81,074 1,010 1.02 Jul : 20,987 114,450 5.45 83,982 859 0.83 Aug : 21,051 113,437 5.39 81,017 715 0.70 Sep : 19,489 107,299 5.51 78,059 705 0.73 Oct : 21,417 120,699 5.64 89,237 744 0.68 Nov : 19,012 107,318 5.64 79,096 707 0.73 Dec : 19,516 116,148 5.95 85,360 843 0.81 Total : 241,914 1,350,155 5.58 988,035 10,822 0.89 : Tennessee : Jan : 20,940 100,035 4.78 73,075 777 0.86 Feb : 18,683 87,172 4.67 62,568 649 0.83 Mar : 19,002 89,802 4.73 65,447 633 0.78 Apr : 19,852 92,620 4.67 66,630 651 0.78 May : 20,810 100,965 4.85 73,265 674 0.74 Jun : 18,812 91,174 4.85 66,242 605 0.74 Jul : 20,326 95,731 4.71 69,523 638 0.74 Aug : 19,767 93,261 4.72 68,407 675 0.80 Sep : 18,782 89,797 4.78 64,797 579 0.72 Oct : 20,882 100,881 4.83 69,053 645 0.71 Nov : 17,553 84,698 4.83 58,083 530 0.69 Dec : 15,641 83,500 5.34 61,423 682 0.91 Total : 231,050 1,109,636 4.80 798,513 7,738 0.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live :Average: Pounds : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :--------------------- Month : : :Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed :Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Texas : Jan : 51,337 250,169 4.87 192,713 2,110 0.94 Feb : 47,114 230,468 4.89 179,970 1,842 0.89 Mar : 50,834 250,198 4.92 195,494 2,047 0.91 Apr : 53,306 260,467 4.89 205,201 1,906 0.81 May : 57,080 284,648 4.99 224,876 1,993 0.78 Jun : 50,168 243,727 4.86 192,993 1,610 0.73 Jul : 56,037 272,119 4.86 213,857 2,464 1.01 Aug : 54,412 261,959 4.81 206,480 1,879 0.80 Sep : 51,051 248,882 4.88 195,684 1,607 0.72 Oct : 56,919 279,210 4.91 217,397 1,774 0.71 Nov : 47,891 233,339 4.87 178,057 1,583 0.75 Dec : 50,155 245,695 4.90 186,885 1,722 0.78 Total : 626,304 3,060,881 4.89 2,389,607 22,537 0.82 : Virginia : Jan : 29,613 147,284 4.97 106,940 1,427 1.08 Feb : 27,163 128,159 4.72 93,125 1,204 1.04 Mar : 27,237 134,667 4.94 97,449 1,355 1.12 Apr : 31,238 145,704 4.66 105,437 1,407 1.07 May : 31,059 149,185 4.80 108,588 1,280 0.95 Jun : 27,370 132,476 4.84 93,980 1,141 0.96 Jul : 29,621 142,966 4.83 102,449 1,143 0.89 Aug : 30,246 145,891 4.82 105,170 1,188 0.90 Sep : 26,208 128,425 4.90 93,139 977 0.85 Oct : 29,556 149,115 5.05 107,177 1,298 0.97 Nov : 24,193 120,593 4.98 85,880 1,228 1.13 Dec : 25,695 126,236 4.91 91,334 1,392 1.23 Total : 339,199 1,650,701 4.87 1,190,668 15,040 1.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live :Average: Pounds : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :--------------------- Month : : :Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed :Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Washington : Jan : * * * * * * Feb : 4,379 23,612 5.4 17,632 329 1.55 Mar : 4,413 23,632 5.4 17,617 350 1.65 Apr : 4,935 26,664 5.4 19,943 432 1.80 May : 5,544 29,072 5.2 21,725 403 1.54 Jun : 4,895 26,061 5.3 19,442 372 1.59 Jul : 5,004 26,343 5.3 19,690 328 1.38 Aug : 5,189 27,704 5.3 20,690 291 1.17 Sep : 4,429 23,974 5.4 17,952 288 1.33 Oct : 4,900 26,410 5.4 19,751 271 1.14 Nov : 3,666 19,752 5.4 14,717 225 1.26 Dec : * * * * * * Total : 56,436 302,516 5.4 225,961 3,916 1.44 : Other : States : Jan : 61,293 297,086 4.9 220,332 2,301 0.86 Feb : 47,542 225,391 4.7 167,265 1,553 0.77 Mar : 54,214 262,429 4.8 193,540 2,028 0.86 Apr : 55,364 269,233 4.9 197,687 2,118 0.87 May : 56,975 275,352 4.8 204,309 2,191 0.88 Jun : 53,621 254,795 4.8 189,098 1,787 0.78 Jul : 59,055 278,962 4.7 206,272 1,818 0.72 Aug : 65,916 319,350 4.8 236,333 2,156 0.75 Sep : 52,594 252,260 4.8 188,053 1,827 0.80 Oct : 58,312 281,387 4.8 207,487 2,090 0.83 Nov : 45,456 214,808 4.7 158,259 1,669 0.86 Dec : 53,303 258,957 4.9 190,297 1,993 0.86 Total : 663,645 3,190,010 4.8 2,358,932 23,531 0.82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Total chilled and frozen pounds certified, ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of N.Y. dressed weight inspected. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Alabama : Jan : 801 130,879 103,197 2,377 7,825 Feb : 773 111,549 67,146 1,457 6,712 Mar : 837 124,730 68,687 1,831 5,237 Apr : 928 123,732 63,895 2,179 5,908 May : 630 116,674 52,581 2,294 5,704 Jun : 779 103,576 39,316 1,879 4,231 Jul : 569 122,343 44,358 1,812 4,321 Aug : * 118,461 39,572 * 4,652 Sep : * 111,823 35,654 1,569 * Oct : 488 122,960 41,255 1,305 * Nov : * 109,606 50,415 938 * Dec : * 125,770 67,558 * * Total : 7,964 1,422,103 673,634 20,181 65,745 : Arkansas : Jan : 7,418 311,961 171,499 8,544 3,194 Feb : 4,211 254,830 135,134 5,629 2,319 Mar : 3,529 264,384 143,732 5,312 2,669 Apr : 2,742 256,424 117,951 4,628 2,759 May : 3,375 241,291 96,256 4,897 2,417 Jun : 4,107 196,200 62,175 5,725 2,433 Jul : * 226,159 68,157 * * Aug : 1,834 209,187 56,706 5,546 2,394 Sep : 2,099 180,818 55,197 5,174 2,403 Oct : * 193,339 64,760 * * Nov : 3,469 181,191 80,739 3,475 2,450 Dec : 3,103 194,146 100,253 3,037 2,696 Total : 41,478 2,709,930 1,152,559 63,605 30,717 : California : Jan : * * * 336 1,888 Feb : * 87,160 2,445 226 988 Mar : 5,690 121,857 3,706 154 1,436 Apr : 5,968 * * 144 1,233 May : * * 4,798 179 931 Jun : 4,389 * 2,570 175 799 Jul : 4,990 * 3,616 * 786 Aug : 5,053 * 4,297 * 784 Sep : 4,064 * 3,832 * 813 Oct : 4,274 * 3,914 198 798 Nov : * * 2,806 181 562 Dec : * * 4,447 386 724 Total : 60,546 1,131,865 42,276 3,375 11,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Alabama : Jan : 6,279 24,518 29,413 8,953 96,725 410,967 Feb : 5,125 22,919 24,852 7,605 99,353 347,491 Mar : 5,320 23,299 27,860 5,420 103,294 366,515 Apr : 5,391 25,283 31,386 5,400 104,905 369,007 May : 5,557 27,343 27,898 10,476 92,428 341,585 Jun : 5,212 22,731 24,892 6,504 74,484 283,604 Jul : 6,618 25,519 29,143 6,532 75,061 316,276 Aug : 6,353 26,931 28,518 6,150 67,600 300,359 Sep : 5,547 24,992 24,910 5,485 63,258 278,927 Oct : 5,517 23,980 27,434 * 69,344 304,948 Nov : 4,471 20,354 24,263 5,172 83,893 304,545 Dec : 4,365 23,336 29,459 * 95,476 358,253 Total : 65,755 291,205 330,028 80,041 1,025,821 3,982,477 : Arkansas : Jan : 8,236 42,687 33,315 3,387 68,164 658,405 Feb : 6,509 34,418 30,596 2,011 64,250 539,907 Mar : 6,960 30,190 32,967 1,562 65,579 556,884 Apr : 7,259 31,420 31,494 3,745 54,272 512,694 May : 6,708 22,855 30,648 2,888 52,696 464,031 Jun : 7,077 21,838 29,402 4,159 46,062 379,178 Jul : 8,058 29,445 32,433 * 51,598 433,137 Aug : 8,333 31,600 35,206 4,401 46,777 401,984 Sep : 8,375 29,522 32,407 3,736 39,988 359,719 Oct : 8,245 25,043 30,360 * 36,094 371,305 Nov : 6,516 19,972 26,005 3,505 36,581 363,903 Dec : 6,494 24,148 27,473 2,300 39,057 402,707 Total : 88,770 343,138 372,306 40,233 601,118 5,443,854 : California : Jan : 414 * 1,302 621 * 126,651 Feb : 328 * 960 253 * * Mar : 305 * 1,290 * 11,597 151,772 Apr : 424 * 1,472 * 19,331 146,803 May : 309 * 1,408 * 22,905 * Jun : 233 * 1,335 814 20,331 118,038 Jul : 252 * 1,584 * 18,689 118,716 Aug : 275 * 2,496 * * 156,242 Sep : 295 * 1,683 * * 128,200 Oct : 358 * 1,504 * * 134,039 Nov : 213 * 1,097 479 * 110,346 Dec : 353 * 2,373 * 2,843 116,883 Total : 3,759 61,578 18,504 11,276 211,742 1,556,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Delaware : Jan : 2,833 118,935 80,081 * * Feb : 2,508 98,916 54,960 * * Mar : * 101,429 48,770 * * Apr : 4,427 97,993 43,111 42 4,609 May : 2,970 98,822 30,447 * 5,060 Jun : 2,282 77,295 16,669 * 5,172 Jul : 1,563 88,468 15,552 * 4,656 Aug : * 83,340 12,104 * 4,543 Sep : 665 78,196 10,664 * * Oct : 982 92,754 15,549 * * Nov : 1,742 86,518 16,142 67 * Dec : 1,558 107,039 33,694 * * Total : 25,341 1,129,705 377,743 954 64,670 : Florida : Jan : 170 * * * * Feb : * * * * * Mar : * * * * * Apr : 177 * * * * May : 160 * * * * Jun : 120 * 4,593 * * Jul : * * 5,878 * * Aug : 112 * * * * Sep : 72 * * * * Oct : * * * * * Nov : * * * * * Dec : * * * * * Total : 3,045 233,833 92,366 10,784 47,198 : Georgia : Jan : 915 107,067 124,741 538 5,177 Feb : 731 94,787 113,076 410 5,601 Mar : 1,483 95,785 112,217 463 5,678 Apr : 815 104,045 94,988 292 8,668 May : 722 98,434 86,739 288 5,959 Jun : 556 87,081 60,950 318 5,629 Jul : 745 100,227 59,261 239 5,854 Aug : 685 94,191 53,713 528 4,440 Sep : 512 86,948 49,920 438 5,044 Oct : 766 100,019 59,063 384 5,530 Nov : 954 89,665 66,645 234 5,001 Dec : 561 98,584 79,136 260 5,766 Total : 9,445 1,156,833 960,449 4,392 68,347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Delaware : Jan : 2,807 10,436 10,220 6,022 28,833 266,113 Feb : * 9,122 8,572 5,998 30,202 218,374 Mar : 2,199 9,987 8,439 4,655 27,604 211,375 Apr : 2,407 7,230 8,884 3,705 26,072 198,480 May : * 8,701 10,659 2,700 24,043 186,044 Jun : 2,296 9,926 10,411 * 19,891 154,263 Jul : 2,607 11,210 12,026 * 17,085 159,084 Aug : 2,662 11,428 11,655 3,275 14,455 144,683 Sep : 2,462 10,328 11,665 1,870 12,549 132,810 Oct : 2,854 9,585 11,296 1,746 17,783 158,608 Nov : 2,713 7,893 9,074 * 15,139 150,079 Dec : 2,837 12,468 11,237 3,682 23,603 203,196 Total : 30,452 118,314 124,138 54,533 257,259 2,183,109 : Florida : Jan : 887 4,505 3,333 * 12,275 * Feb : * 4,039 * * 8,427 54,558 Mar : * 3,801 * * 10,128 57,935 Apr : * 3,022 * * * 49,750 May : * 3,288 * * 8,455 49,126 Jun : * 3,326 * 2,269 * * Jul : * 3,827 * * 7,357 45,892 Aug : 953 * 3,931 * 6,441 45,805 Sep : * * * * * 41,675 Oct : * 4,502 * * 7,209 50,006 Nov : * 2,768 * * 7,171 40,899 Dec : * 2,974 * * 10,072 51,358 Total : 11,172 42,073 43,933 16,570 98,960 599,934 : Georgia : Jan : 6,410 39,184 21,885 5,131 163,339 474,387 Feb : 5,669 37,240 26,270 4,523 156,013 444,320 Mar : 5,791 39,498 19,509 5,122 173,138 458,684 Apr : 6,120 36,592 18,200 4,866 147,142 421,728 May : 5,842 37,581 18,563 5,719 138,037 397,884 Jun : 5,015 36,277 17,853 7,437 119,428 340,544 Jul : 5,661 39,834 18,366 6,596 109,213 345,996 Aug : 5,586 35,821 24,358 8,061 100,467 327,850 Sep : 5,421 34,828 21,131 5,719 93,664 303,625 Oct : 5,525 38,594 25,106 5,771 106,977 347,735 Nov : 4,413 33,745 21,753 5,883 87,383 315,676 Dec : 4,541 43,968 22,214 4,814 104,624 364,468 Total : 65,994 453,162 255,208 69,642 1,499,425 4,542,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Indiana : Jan : * * * * * Feb : * * * * * Mar : * * * * * Apr : * * * * * May : * * * * * Jun : 24 4,530 * * * Jul : 40 4,855 * * * Aug : 22 3,980 * * 204 Sep : * 3,598 * * * Oct : * 5,430 * * 187 Nov : * 4,434 * * 228 Dec : * 5,295 * * 184 Total : 701 62,419 34,516 1,718 3,698 : Kentucky : Jan : * 29,411 * * * Feb : * 26,265 * * * Mar : * 31,835 23,022 * * Apr : * 29,029 * * * May : * 30,808 * * * Jun : * 28,511 * * * Jul : * 32,658 * * * Aug : * 27,956 * * 1,769 Sep : * 29,275 * * 1,705 Oct : * 33,977 * * 1,799 Nov : 97 28,036 * * 1,496 Dec : * 43,939 * 136 2,073 Total : 2,547 371,700 229,467 2,227 23,424 : Louisiana : Jan : 114 21,537 13,492 * 828 Feb : * 18,394 10,550 * 710 Mar : * 16,845 14,009 * 598 Apr : * 22,410 12,454 230 731 May : * 17,731 8,678 * 611 Jun : 95 12,715 7,548 * 274 Jul : 104 14,546 6,662 * 284 Aug : 79 15,328 6,212 * 355 Sep : * 13,476 4,736 * 300 Oct : * 14,547 5,204 * 297 Nov : * 12,218 5,087 * 250 Dec : * 13,335 8,617 * 290 Total : 1,339 193,082 103,249 1,702 5,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Indiana : Jan : * * * * * * Feb : * * * * * * Mar : 115 * * 2 * 14,135 Apr : * * * * * 11,951 May : * * * * * 10,053 Jun : 110 * * * * 11,501 Jul : 69 * * * * * Aug : * * * * * 8,905 Sep : * * * * * 8,228 Oct : 53 * * * * * Nov : * * * * * * Dec : 81 * * * * 14,502 Total : 1,157 14,052 2,684 1,188 15,705 137,838 : Kentucky : Jan : 335 11,831 5,172 1,385 6,348 75,891 Feb : 285 10,317 4,312 421 7,466 69,624 Mar : 238 12,431 4,040 * 8,738 83,629 Apr : 270 * 4,156 * 10,102 79,538 May : 320 * 3,794 * 8,088 82,612 Jun : 240 * 3,798 * 6,603 77,807 Jul : 288 19,551 4,206 1,646 7,000 89,753 Aug : 248 15,556 5,103 1,460 5,831 74,888 Sep : 205 13,285 3,275 * 6,571 73,874 Oct : * 14,492 3,137 732 10,510 89,311 Nov : * 9,199 2,563 * 7,404 68,084 Dec : 335 11,977 2,596 * 6,550 92,025 Total : 3,357 170,604 46,152 16,347 91,211 957,036 : Louisiana : Jan : 571 4,492 5,240 * * 54,225 Feb : 587 5,381 4,706 * 2,430 43,336 Mar : 547 4,330 * * 2,212 44,840 Apr : 660 3,478 3,732 * * 49,093 May : 815 3,888 4,206 * * 41,456 Jun : 541 3,189 3,359 * * 31,894 Jul : 579 3,900 * * * 33,596 Aug : 575 3,390 3,541 * * 33,367 Sep : 536 4,737 3,586 * * 32,158 Oct : 539 4,996 3,503 * * 32,965 Nov : 429 4,104 3,417 54 * 30,612 Dec : 419 3,825 3,307 * * 36,286 Total : 6,798 49,710 46,521 8,528 47,371 463,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Maryland : Jan : 2,786 64,617 46,009 * * Feb : 3,298 52,383 31,606 66 * Mar : 4,950 56,977 33,023 78 * Apr : 8,247 61,112 31,333 78 * May : 13,095 62,172 29,316 94 * Jun : 7,404 45,768 16,096 * * Jul : 7,075 44,357 11,409 26 * Aug : 2,660 47,050 13,797 35 * Sep : 1,270 41,410 10,730 43 * Oct : 1,571 57,520 15,027 50 * Nov : * 53,709 23,553 37 * Dec : * 56,705 28,535 59 * Total : 55,728 643,780 290,434 733 53,193 : Mississippi : Jan : 389 69,235 52,935 * 1,708 Feb : 384 66,007 41,279 458 1,385 Mar : * 77,265 86,966 * 1,179 Apr : 417 67,438 36,273 507 1,208 May : 431 69,948 24,089 588 1,317 Jun : * 63,858 16,515 518 * Jul : * 72,629 18,423 469 * Aug : 309 66,854 16,150 468 1,451 Sep : 342 56,334 18,915 406 1,467 Oct : 321 66,798 21,630 461 1,453 Nov : 243 55,256 24,783 324 1,175 Dec : 424 54,964 32,785 341 1,511 Total : 4,498 786,586 390,743 6,005 16,852 : Missouri : Jan : * 86,593 * 1,769 4,484 Feb : * 82,360 * 1,671 * Mar : 1,760 83,487 41,078 1,633 3,039 Apr : 1,563 75,075 28,042 1,775 2,999 May : 1,856 74,955 19,993 * 3,206 Jun : 1,737 58,538 12,624 * * Jul : 1,587 64,986 * 977 * Aug : 1,405 63,267 10,006 * * Sep : 1,282 59,353 * 678 * Oct : 1,633 70,239 * 694 * Nov : 1,379 66,784 * 654 * Dec : 1,534 77,394 * 486 * Total : 20,742 863,031 322,785 13,357 40,853 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Maryland : Jan : * * * 958 29,047 199,957 Feb : 1,970 * * 267 21,629 160,046 Mar : * 14,959 * 952 19,600 170,359 Apr : 2,019 13,819 * 428 24,357 175,226 May : * 16,749 * * 22,643 181,334 Jun : * 17,111 * 1,248 14,195 128,743 Jul : * 16,093 * * * 121,958 Aug : 1,767 15,791 * * * 117,610 Sep : 1,523 15,150 * 564 13,096 108,861 Oct : 1,950 18,248 * * 15,273 141,807 Nov : * 15,466 * * 17,072 144,527 Dec : * 18,968 * 1,485 18,308 152,065 Total : 24,575 197,919 298,822 12,830 224,479 1,802,493 : Mississippi : Jan : 3,682 13,223 11,644 * 51,451 205,617 Feb : 2,091 13,165 9,376 * 52,541 186,920 Mar : 2,360 13,071 9,883 382 56,855 248,822 Apr : 2,699 16,013 11,460 304 48,468 184,787 May : 3,003 18,955 13,047 326 45,589 177,293 Jun : 2,904 17,791 14,075 903 39,759 158,195 Jul : 2,972 12,861 12,651 620 52,050 174,681 Aug : 3,222 12,621 10,881 581 40,504 153,041 Sep : 2,905 11,635 8,935 927 39,303 141,169 Oct : 3,268 14,707 11,036 293 45,286 165,253 Nov : 2,546 12,068 9,843 603 44,690 151,531 Dec : 2,405 11,392 9,546 430 57,895 171,693 Total : 34,057 167,502 132,377 5,991 574,391 2,119,002 : Missouri : Jan : 1,704 12,061 9,364 527 25,856 190,891 Feb : 1,385 12,178 9,581 1,031 26,714 190,149 Mar : * 12,883 10,913 * 32,077 192,845 Apr : 1,576 11,638 9,335 1,193 32,511 165,707 May : 1,803 10,359 12,102 * 37,289 164,874 Jun : 1,313 9,849 11,068 3,673 27,862 131,542 Jul : 1,492 12,880 13,853 2,884 36,899 150,915 Aug : 1,416 14,393 13,130 951 38,674 147,545 Sep : 1,221 11,223 10,659 578 39,958 138,760 Oct : 1,316 12,254 11,741 * 41,188 161,948 Nov : * 10,651 11,657 103 34,637 159,184 Dec : 1,196 11,189 11,266 1,414 38,996 192,306 Total : 17,091 141,558 134,669 19,919 412,661 1,986,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : New Jersey : Jan : * * * * * Feb : * * * * * Mar : * * * * * Apr : * * * * * May : * * * * 43 Jun : * * * * * Jul : * * * * * Aug : * * * * * Sep : 10 * * * * Oct : * * * * * Nov : 9 * * * * Dec : 5 * * 7 * Total : 186 21,857 8,907 246 2,295 : New York : Jan : 405 * * 338 * Feb : * * * 263 * Mar : * * * 210 * Apr : 297 * * * * May : * * * * * Jun : 215 * * 237 * Jul : * * * 199 * Aug : 369 * 1,094 * * Sep : 171 * * 199 * Oct : * * * * * Nov : * * * 221 * Dec : 108 * * * * Total : 4,151 45,393 18,674 3,093 2,019 : North : Carolina : Jan : 1,529 133,649 87,622 106 16,666 Feb : 2,125 104,204 59,028 85 16,201 Mar : 2,612 103,741 61,683 85 16,991 Apr : 1,792 110,374 57,714 41 17,010 May : * 118,740 53,880 114 * Jun : 1,090 98,390 36,002 * * Jul : 1,252 108,883 43,793 * * Aug : * 109,539 35,088 * 11,685 Sep : 806 91,487 29,130 * * Oct : 778 102,984 31,611 * * Nov : 743 88,783 40,896 * * Dec : 529 100,311 63,941 * * Total : 18,652 1,271,085 600,388 1,238 176,412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : New Jersey : Jan : * * * * * * Feb : * * * * * Mar : * * * * * Apr : * * * * * * May : * * * * * Jun : * * * * * * Jul : * * * 9 * * Aug : * * * * * * Sep : * * * * * * Oct : 793 * * * * 17,106 Nov : * * * * * * Dec : * * * * * * Total : 7,845 5,544 60,025 97 9,524 116,526 : New York : Jan : * * * 309 * * Feb : 677 169 4,272 * * 13,455 Mar : 730 * 4,275 * * * Apr : 669 * 4,332 * * * May : 832 * 4,757 * * * Jun : 688 * 3,971 * * * Jul : 687 * 3,950 * * 11,382 Aug : 696 * 3,780 * * 11,921 Sep : 756 * * 318 * * Oct : 882 * 3,825 286 * * Nov : 778 * 3,751 300 * * Dec : * * 3,579 218 * * Total : 8,990 2,773 48,590 4,095 28,722 166,500 : North : Carolina : Jan : 5,786 36,078 26,706 9,479 69,066 386,687 Feb : 4,017 28,567 20,056 10,528 59,066 303,877 Mar : 4,505 27,357 19,234 6,564 59,089 301,861 Apr : 4,503 23,612 21,601 7,141 68,080 311,868 May : 4,576 24,456 22,160 7,607 59,739 314,129 Jun : 4,144 24,159 19,783 7,301 62,542 269,165 Jul : 5,340 24,677 25,420 7,967 71,029 302,402 Aug : 4,764 25,841 24,550 9,992 63,318 285,960 Sep : 4,145 21,476 24,568 8,076 56,071 247,156 Oct : 4,797 24,214 23,260 4,956 58,175 262,757 Nov : 4,040 19,559 18,876 4,674 42,759 232,032 Dec : 4,133 22,853 18,391 5,340 68,200 298,844 Total : 54,750 302,849 264,605 89,625 737,134 3,516,738 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Ohio : Jan : * 17,654 2,255 * * Feb : * 16,581 1,895 * * Mar : * 20,043 3,464 * 446 Apr : * 27,493 * * 554 May : * * * 99 472 Jun : * 21,812 * 58 391 Jul : * 19,420 2,048 75 * Aug : * 19,919 1,808 71 341 Sep : 722 * 1,542 * 283 Oct : * 20,596 1,996 * * Nov : * 19,111 1,829 * * Dec : * 21,204 2,565 * * Total : 13,907 250,167 44,271 1,138 4,635 : Pennsylvania : Jan : 712 39,168 32,768 330 * Feb : 477 30,537 24,032 239 * Mar : 418 30,894 28,681 341 * Apr : * 29,666 22,610 249 * May : 430 32,752 23,089 263 * Jun : 587 26,331 11,909 249 * Jul : 326 25,847 8,690 * * Aug : 275 25,107 8,932 268 * Sep : * 26,418 11,507 172 * Oct : 211 31,634 16,889 259 * Nov : * 30,779 17,681 * * Dec : 208 28,335 19,147 250 * Total : 5,403 357,468 225,935 3,093 9,244 : South : Carolina : Jan : 106 23,066 31,363 29 1,177 Feb : 77 21,638 28,885 * 1,370 Mar : 135 23,907 * 29 1,287 Apr : 154 21,893 18,306 * 1,310 May : 188 21,486 * 34 * Jun : 162 20,431 * * * Jul : * 23,016 * * 1,196 Aug : 240 * * * 1,311 Sep : 150 * * * 1,255 Oct : * 23,861 * * 1,112 Nov : 92 22,637 * * * Dec : 120 24,627 * * * Total : 2,727 266,875 272,871 438 15,116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Ohio : Jan : 282 * 1,437 * * 32,640 Feb : 250 1,326 * * * 29,462 Mar : 270 * * * * 38,169 Apr : 242 1,971 1,263 * * 52,778 May : 278 2,119 * 32 * 60,603 Jun : 272 * * 75 * 39,995 Jul : 308 1,962 916 * * 35,254 Aug : 358 * * * * 42,097 Sep : 251 * 736 138 * 25,148 Oct : 390 * * * * 35,333 Nov : 243 * 932 57 * 38,050 Dec : 330 * 1,022 * * 37,325 Total : 3,474 26,424 13,923 1,913 107,002 466,854 : Pennsylvania : Jan : 1,909 5,076 6,365 * 57,147 144,917 Feb : 1,512 5,043 5,161 * 41,420 109,536 Mar : 1,675 6,647 5,423 * 48,476 123,630 Apr : 1,804 5,095 6,830 267 50,965 119,027 May : 1,625 5,023 7,112 * 56,295 127,523 Jun : 1,424 5,260 4,867 * 53,677 105,162 Jul : 1,738 5,087 5,473 344 61,379 109,816 Aug : 1,727 4,726 6,091 * 57,755 105,843 Sep : 1,378 4,335 6,668 283 55,840 107,733 Oct : 1,624 4,863 7,148 779 * 129,743 Nov : 1,347 4,100 5,706 * 45,047 106,983 Dec : 1,343 4,332 5,747 * * 86,340 Total : 19,106 59,587 72,591 4,728 619,098 1,376,253 : South : Carolina : Jan : * * 2,598 3,688 12,163 84,430 Feb : * 7,122 2,546 2,755 8,479 74,530 Mar : * 6,163 3,645 * 10,344 78,750 Apr : * 6,097 2,308 3,396 8,962 65,039 May : * * 2,414 3,516 8,737 62,802 Jun : * 4,670 2,306 2,826 5,535 53,715 Jul : * 4,605 2,385 3,670 6,450 * Aug : * 6,212 2,792 * 4,785 55,662 Sep : * 7,261 2,726 5,052 4,822 * Oct : 1,387 5,556 1,972 4,332 * * Nov : * 5,858 2,151 * * * Dec : 917 7,747 2,229 3,007 6,237 * Total : 19,730 74,817 30,072 43,825 89,163 815,634 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Tennessee : Jan : 1,021 43,629 20,606 * 772 Feb : 518 36,397 13,109 425 577 Mar : 476 39,177 12,825 300 599 Apr : 258 43,237 13,536 338 666 May : * 41,336 10,118 507 703 Jun : 591 39,028 7,662 310 542 Jul : * 42,423 * * 595 Aug : 301 43,073 * 367 595 Sep : * 40,858 10,995 353 * Oct : 161 39,145 9,333 310 596 Nov : * 32,912 7,343 273 713 Dec : 336 37,033 8,336 245 * Total : 4,668 478,248 132,871 4,099 7,734 : Texas : Jan : 205 126,321 71,671 286 1,825 Feb : 584 107,123 72,179 245 1,626 Mar : * 111,211 67,169 306 1,738 Apr : * 110,057 60,381 345 1,558 May : * 115,851 60,018 451 1,647 Jun : * 95,856 48,638 233 1,374 Jul : * 126,962 69,731 346 1,509 Aug : 192 124,081 60,665 356 1,533 Sep : * 103,528 44,960 344 1,425 Oct : * 100,773 47,857 270 1,565 Nov : 218 92,067 53,686 289 1,689 Dec : 89 107,878 59,583 380 1,957 Total : 2,607 1,321,708 716,538 3,851 19,446 : Virginia : Jan : * 65,675 52,077 * * Feb : * 54,776 42,376 22 * Mar : * 59,248 64,361 * * Apr : * 63,473 48,650 51 * May : * 53,865 39,670 28 * Jun : * 44,615 * 26 * Jul : * 52,092 * 35 * Aug : * 55,141 * 38 * Sep : * 41,538 * * * Oct : * 57,978 * 58 * Nov : 310 47,578 * 18 * Dec : 299 54,772 * * * Total : 12,737 650,751 389,521 541 46,332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Tennessee : Jan : 1,698 9,804 5,849 483 * 106,582 Feb : 1,577 8,610 4,940 1,063 19,081 86,297 Mar : 1,234 6,965 4,527 845 16,694 83,642 Apr : 1,328 7,180 3,922 2,311 15,275 88,051 May : 1,245 8,860 4,311 * 15,104 84,972 Jun : 1,167 9,219 4,529 662 13,590 77,300 Jul : 1,459 8,631 4,765 826 13,612 82,631 Aug : 1,319 7,318 4,775 1,718 * 85,336 Sep : 1,175 8,976 4,565 * 7,844 76,472 Oct : 1,280 12,897 5,245 876 6,702 76,545 Nov : 872 10,488 3,713 * 7,767 67,093 Dec : 941 10,726 3,857 * 5,099 68,055 Total : 15,295 109,674 54,998 15,902 159,487 982,976 : Texas : Jan : 1,289 8,974 14,013 626 16,392 241,602 Feb : 1,228 7,419 13,742 758 15,884 220,788 Mar : 1,181 8,645 15,144 * 24,253 231,560 Apr : 1,062 7,031 13,432 * 21,090 217,070 May : 1,193 7,674 15,770 * 15,774 220,488 Jun : 1,025 6,104 13,499 * 9,776 178,138 Jul : 1,244 8,643 14,194 * 13,483 239,101 Aug : 1,463 8,538 12,397 955 12,379 222,559 Sep : 1,250 7,480 11,361 * 11,274 183,480 Oct : 1,102 6,654 9,611 * 9,532 181,039 Nov : 959 8,033 10,612 1,012 11,573 180,138 Dec : 1,301 12,273 11,173 598 14,719 209,951 Total : 14,297 97,468 154,948 18,922 176,129 2,525,914 : Virginia : Jan : 1,833 8,005 * * 20,671 167,731 Feb : 1,378 8,399 * 1,044 20,479 147,419 Mar : 1,412 7,169 * 804 21,010 170,980 Apr : 1,583 9,723 * 2,292 23,844 170,109 May : 1,722 8,516 * * 25,751 156,882 Jun : 1,332 10,311 * * 23,796 124,038 Jul : 1,652 10,854 * * 21,184 127,084 Aug : 1,877 14,412 * * * 132,184 Sep : 1,571 9,561 * 2,719 * 97,681 Oct : 2,015 13,023 * * 15,983 137,847 Nov : 1,703 10,497 * * 19,253 127,847 Dec : 1,650 12,101 * * 23,861 154,032 Total : 19,728 122,571 188,643 32,915 250,095 1,713,834 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Washington : Jan : * 27,219 2,335 * * Feb : 86 17,513 2,415 121 * Mar : * 22,296 * * * Apr : * * * * * May : 108 * * * * Jun : * * * * 99 Jul : * * * * 80 Aug : 40 * * 33 36 Sep : 32 * * * * Oct : * * 761 11 * Nov : 23 * 1,094 * * Dec : * * * * * Total : 864 219,543 17,519 780 1,571 : Other States : Jan : 12,270 184,621 102,077 4,925 22,290 Feb : 12,947 65,630 87,909 2,264 25,031 Mar : 6,523 81,647 55,088 2,973 21,216 Apr : 3,767 206,517 51,050 2,542 16,121 May : 13,380 241,135 67,737 3,988 36,158 Jun : 1,839 157,593 64,978 3,143 37,852 Jul : 4,994 157,898 85,374 10,986 36,159 Aug : 4,992 188,713 66,348 6,534 17,766 Sep : 2,708 175,516 74,062 3,302 36,495 Oct : 7,159 190,994 107,820 3,742 42,129 Nov : 11,038 156,605 127,064 2,853 40,051 Dec : 8,698 178,572 164,034 3,221 50,797 Total : 90,315 1,985,441 1,053,541 50,473 382,065 : United States: Jan : 31,674 1,601,237 994,728 19,578 67,834 Feb : 28,719 1,347,050 788,024 13,581 62,520 Mar : 28,413 1,466,758 868,481 13,715 62,113 Apr : 31,552 1,449,968 700,294 13,441 65,334 May : 37,345 1,436,000 607,409 13,824 64,228 Jun : 25,977 1,182,128 408,245 12,871 58,796 Jul : 26,433 1,327,769 452,474 15,164 55,440 Aug : 18,568 1,314,822 386,492 14,244 53,859 Sep : 14,905 1,154,856 361,844 12,678 51,668 Oct : 18,344 1,325,548 442,669 12,143 58,076 Nov : 21,604 1,177,889 519,763 9,733 53,615 Dec : 17,572 1,329,903 672,631 9,742 65,998 Total : 301,106 16,113,928 7,203,054 160,714 719,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : :Causes 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Washington : Jan : * * * 19 * * Feb : * * 556 * * * Mar : * * 447 * * * Apr : * * * * * 37,359 May : * * * 12 * 34,738 Jun : * * * * * 30,969 Jul : * * * * * 27,146 Aug : * * * 14 * 21,055 Sep : * * * * * 22,541 Oct : * * * * * 20,057 Nov : * * * * * 17,753 Dec : * * * * * * Total : 2,497 10,270 6,099 823 89,979 349,945 : Other States : Jan : 6,622 46,188 70,412 6,454 88,537 268,117 Feb : 4,469 8,793 67,688 2,177 47,842 128,791 Mar : 8,544 13,697 78,386 17,082 42,188 159,819 Apr : 5,743 29,059 73,032 11,920 48,999 116,728 May : 11,607 29,392 75,911 20,822 52,416 283,529 Jun : 6,724 30,009 62,893 21,877 54,503 108,637 Jul : 6,526 11,722 67,763 17,428 68,481 184,020 Aug : 4,053 20,063 64,327 17,710 114,612 114,492 Sep : 4,212 12,660 70,015 8,374 81,800 181,941 Oct : 2,620 13,052 81,755 21,099 148,996 224,160 Nov : 5,761 10,813 67,424 20,165 78,754 221,057 Dec : 5,860 15,625 62,616 8,518 46,748 227,718 Total : 72,741 241,073 842,222 173,626 873,876 2,219,009 : United States: Jan : 51,373 277,062 258,268 48,042 746,014 4,095,810 Feb : 41,178 237,210 238,186 40,668 681,276 3,478,412 Mar : 43,386 241,092 245,982 43,390 732,876 3,746,206 Apr : 45,759 238,263 246,839 46,968 704,375 3,542,793 May : 47,435 240,870 254,760 54,098 685,989 3,441,958 Jun : 41,717 231,770 228,041 59,748 592,034 2,841,327 Jul : 47,550 251,301 249,128 53,011 630,570 3,108,840 Aug : 47,647 254,641 257,531 55,268 586,316 2,989,388 Sep : 43,228 229,978 238,890 43,839 538,272 2,690,158 Oct : 46,515 246,660 257,933 40,876 593,748 3,042,512 Nov : 38,200 205,568 222,837 42,007 539,123 2,830,339 Dec : 39,501 249,902 228,085 36,915 587,758 3,238,007 Total : 533,489 2,904,317 2,926,480 564,830 7,618,351 39,045,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to "Total All Causes" for Other States. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Light : Jan : 7 1,520 288,349 15,858 151 155,361 Feb : 1,960 240,574 9,954 105 98,234 Mar : 2,563 220,941 11,282 260 112,616 Apr : 2 3,035 243,502 14,641 2,773 133,894 May : 2,237 245,758 13,343 1,725 119,317 Jun : 2,552 172,707 12,784 99 100,364 Jul : 1,642 201,228 17,616 1,917 104,424 Aug : 1,912 188,424 16,769 220 84,907 Sep : 1,190 211,071 14,856 151 99,338 Oct : 1,849 230,425 19,247 172 117,797 Nov : 1,379 163,573 11,206 87 72,995 Dec : 3,462 200,498 15,411 134 80,401 Total : 9 25,301 2,607,050 172,967 7,794 1,279,648 : Heavy : Jan : 1,030 81,370 3,210 266 10,123 Feb : 1,055 66,554 2,722 273 7,703 Mar : 1,191 71,029 4,167 167 8,927 Apr : 1,083 83,516 3,382 292 10,937 May : 1,142 87,432 3,150 383 11,529 Jun : 993 79,052 3,529 345 10,868 Jul : 914 80,410 2,922 374 14,305 Aug : 853 85,143 3,478 444 11,748 Sep : 2,464 73,349 3,647 244 10,647 Oct : 1 1,201 87,762 3,736 399 12,061 Nov : 1,014 74,540 3,665 332 10,222 Dec : 1,752 72,478 3,663 704 10,261 Total : 1 14,692 942,635 41,271 4,223 129,331 : Total Mature : Jan : 7 2,550 369,719 19,068 417 165,484 Feb : 3,015 307,128 12,676 378 105,937 Mar : 3,754 291,970 15,449 427 121,543 Apr : 2 4,118 327,018 18,023 3,065 144,831 May : 3,379 333,190 16,493 2,108 130,846 Jun : 3,545 251,759 16,313 444 111,232 Jul : 2,556 281,638 20,538 2,291 118,729 Aug : 2,765 273,567 20,247 664 96,655 Sep : 3,654 284,420 18,503 395 109,985 Oct : 1 3,050 318,187 22,983 571 129,858 Nov : 2,393 238,113 14,871 419 83,217 Dec : 5,214 272,976 19,074 838 90,662 Total : 10 39,993 3,549,685 214,238 12,017 1,408,979 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Light : Jan : 27,700 16,778 179,716 1,149 52,734 739,323 Feb : 21,256 16,944 161,465 862 40,354 591,708 Mar : 15,441 18,793 116,978 2,173 27,625 528,672 Apr : 21,441 27,661 163,651 2,385 41,607 654,592 May : 23,520 18,511 153,853 5,948 36,119 620,331 Jun : 11,885 31,820 126,311 774 32,775 492,071 Jul : 11,390 52,913 140,399 1,420 35,053 568,002 Aug : 13,851 43,288 102,648 3,077 28,810 483,906 Sep : 11,887 28,743 158,693 1,228 43,754 570,911 Oct : 14,487 30,995 165,769 1,564 50,335 632,640 Nov : 12,365 22,950 145,429 1,296 36,482 467,762 Dec : 15,285 22,695 143,286 574 54,453 536,199 Total : 200,508 332,091 1,758,198 22,450 480,101 6,886,117 : Heavy : Jan : 1,846 18,012 17,324 1,385 39,543 174,109 Feb : 1,591 15,409 14,816 932 36,223 147,278 Mar : 1,679 13,468 15,210 835 42,568 159,241 Apr : 2,144 17,872 18,300 988 44,188 182,702 May : 1,880 29,788 17,176 2,553 51,901 206,934 Jun : 1,703 23,814 13,691 4,593 52,648 191,236 Jul : 1,812 30,408 16,920 1,801 54,299 204,165 Aug : 2,050 27,191 18,032 2,125 55,607 206,671 Sep : 1,787 15,355 20,331 1,586 58,431 187,841 Oct : 2,219 17,135 22,404 2,608 60,251 209,777 Nov : 1,833 21,159 20,405 2,081 52,748 187,999 Dec : 2,222 16,666 21,703 1,661 45,552 176,662 Total : 22,766 246,277 216,312 23,148 593,959 2,234,615 : Total Mature : Jan : 29,546 34,790 197,040 2,534 92,277 913,432 Feb : 22,847 32,353 176,281 1,794 76,577 738,986 Mar : 17,120 32,261 132,188 3,008 70,193 687,913 Apr : 23,585 45,533 181,951 3,373 85,795 837,294 May : 25,400 48,299 171,029 8,501 88,020 827,265 Jun : 13,588 55,634 140,002 5,367 85,423 683,307 Jul : 13,202 83,321 157,319 3,221 89,352 772,167 Aug : 15,901 70,479 120,680 5,202 84,417 690,577 Sep : 13,674 44,098 179,024 2,814 102,185 758,752 Oct : 16,706 48,130 188,173 4,172 110,586 842,417 Nov : 14,198 44,109 165,834 3,377 89,230 655,761 Dec : 17,507 39,361 164,989 2,235 100,005 712,861 Total : 223,274 578,368 1,974,510 45,598 1,074,060 9,120,732 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live : Average : Total : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :--------------------- Month : : : Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed :Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Arkansas : Jan : 2,769 48,654 17.57 40,299 702 1.60 Feb : 2,635 47,205 17.91 39,603 706 1.66 Mar : 2,591 45,050 17.38 37,377 790 1.95 Apr : 2,933 53,540 18.25 44,890 885 1.84 May : 2,983 53,718 18.01 43,984 900 1.86 Jun : 2,790 49,124 17.61 40,693 702 1.59 Jul : 2,793 49,854 17.85 41,502 751 1.67 Aug : 3,077 53,855 17.50 45,203 841 1.74 Sep : 2,867 48,955 17.08 40,276 767 1.74 Oct : 3,005 54,314 18.07 44,288 908 1.86 Nov : 2,931 51,541 17.58 41,363 887 1.91 Dec : 3,028 53,135 17.55 42,898 1,065 2.23 Total : 34,402 608,945 17.70 502,376 9,904 1.81 : California: Jan : 1,070 27,629 25.82 22,592 441 1.78 Feb : * * * * * * Mar : 1,184 29,779 25.16 24,292 520 1.94 Apr : 1,241 30,718 24.74 25,251 553 2.00 May : * * * * * * Jun : 1,296 31,303 24.15 25,417 477 1.69 Jul : * * * * * * Aug : 1,482 36,786 24.82 30,247 643 1.94 Sep : * * * * * * Oct : 1,838 45,763 24.90 36,871 838 2.04 Nov : * * * * * * Dec : 1,612 38,223 23.71 30,814 765 2.22 Total : 17,080 422,051 24.71 342,846 7,186 1.89 : Iowa : Jan : 1,327 45,209 34.08 35,025 1,257 3.09 Feb : 1,309 41,931 32.04 32,412 1,231 3.26 Mar : 1,321 41,686 31.55 31,940 1,213 3.23 Apr : 1,476 46,496 31.49 35,971 1,289 3.08 May : 1,633 50,691 31.04 39,537 1,328 2.91 Jun : 1,458 44,830 30.76 34,960 1,115 2.76 Jul : 1,718 50,532 29.41 39,284 1,247 2.74 Aug : 1,554 46,204 29.72 35,988 1,275 3.07 Sep : 1,486 45,154 30.38 35,083 1,209 2.97 Oct : 1,708 53,670 31.42 41,428 1,361 2.82 Nov : 1,476 45,082 30.55 35,122 1,108 2.73 Dec : 1,390 43,889 31.57 33,767 1,186 3.00 Total : 17,856 555,374 31.10 430,517 14,819 2.96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live : Average : Total : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :--------------------- Month : : : Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed :Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Minnesota : Jan : 2,686 76,781 28.59 60,942 2,040 2.95 Feb : 2,394 69,018 28.84 54,947 1,636 2.63 Mar : 2,526 71,036 28.12 56,821 1,649 2.58 Apr : 3,076 79,239 25.76 62,620 1,890 2.65 May : 3,733 89,991 24.11 71,674 2,043 2.52 Jun : 3,268 82,898 25.37 66,075 1,811 2.43 Jul : 3,703 90,560 24.46 72,031 2,021 2.48 Aug : 3,720 89,208 23.98 70,705 2,175 2.71 Sep : 2,996 76,601 25.57 60,763 1,567 2.27 Oct : 3,296 87,929 26.68 70,047 1,789 2.26 Nov : 3,160 82,516 26.11 65,756 1,572 2.12 Dec : 2,673 74,663 27.93 58,825 1,347 2.00 Total : 37,231 970,440 26.07 771,206 21,540 2.47 : Missouri : Jan : 1,862 51,677 27.76 39,747 1,099 2.36 Feb : 1,658 48,346 29.16 37,775 979 2.25 Mar : 1,726 53,647 31.09 41,556 1,253 2.59 Apr : 1,963 62,362 31.77 48,335 1,397 2.49 May : 1,691 53,994 31.93 42,224 1,103 2.27 Jun : 1,684 54,829 32.56 42,905 1,226 2.48 Jul : 1,826 57,154 31.30 44,774 1,366 2.66 Aug : 1,808 54,459 30.11 42,353 1,329 2.71 Sep : 1,634 49,406 30.23 38,494 1,294 2.91 Oct : 1,801 56,633 31.44 44,136 1,401 2.75 Nov : 1,670 50,190 30.06 39,392 1,059 2.34 Dec : 1,429 45,993 32.19 35,902 1,001 2.42 Total : 20,752 638,690 30.78 497,593 14,507 2.52 : North : Carolina : Jan : * * * * * * Feb : 3,276 86,972 26.55 68,211 1,682 2.15 Mar : 3,396 84,573 24.90 66,765 1,304 1.71 Apr : 3,313 83,904 25.33 65,916 1,302 1.72 May : 3,619 90,282 24.95 71,679 1,332 1.64 Jun : 3,153 79,125 25.10 62,015 1,183 1.66 Jul : 3,430 85,295 24.86 66,683 1,317 1.72 Aug : 3,453 81,556 23.62 63,290 1,393 1.90 Sep : 3,349 78,851 23.55 61,244 1,208 1.70 Oct : 3,618 89,769 24.81 70,329 1,440 1.78 Nov : 3,643 90,579 24.86 71,749 1,408 1.73 Dec : * * * * * * Total : 40,419 1,031,140 25.51 809,648 16,640 1.79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Post-Mortem State : Number : Live : Average : Total : Condemnations and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Certified :-------------------- Month : : : Weight : 1/ : NY Dressed :Percent : : : : : Weight : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Pennsyl- : vania : Jan : * * * * * * Feb : * * * * * * Mar : * * * * * * Apr : * * * * * * May : * * * * * * Jun : * * * * * * Jul : * * * * * * Aug : * * * * * * Sep : * * * * * * Oct : * * * * * * Nov : 1,240 27,826 22.44 21,965 324 1.29 Dec : * * * * * * Total : 9,959 235,340 23.63 184,810 3,283 1.55 : Virginia : Jan : 3,346 78,436 23.44 60,324 1,066 1.51 Feb : 3,077 70,752 22.99 53,965 896 1.41 Mar : 2,855 63,540 22.25 49,294 767 1.34 Apr : 3,292 72,557 22.04 52,743 959 1.47 May : * * * * * * Jun : 2,165 47,544 21.96 36,769 663 1.55 Jul : 2,615 58,201 22.26 45,642 743 1.42 Aug : 2,695 58,036 21.53 44,536 778 1.49 Sep : 2,610 57,100 21.88 44,292 1,056 2.06 Oct : 3,140 68,224 21.73 52,850 1,014 1.65 Nov : * * * * * * Dec : * * * * * * Total : 33,964 756,494 22.27 579,642 10,651 1.56 : Other : States : Jan : 8,458 278,646 32.94 218,968 4,807 1.92 Feb : 6,198 202,060 32.60 157,898 3,383 1.86 Mar : 5,126 174,826 34.11 136,158 3,041 1.93 Apr : 5,650 192,638 34.10 150,665 3,110 1.79 May : 9,844 286,569 29.11 225,456 4,441 1.72 Jun : 5,496 180,582 32.86 140,587 2,947 1.81 Jul : 7,115 218,293 30.68 171,781 3,487 1.77 Aug : 5,765 182,800 31.71 143,582 3,274 1.99 Sep : 6,561 201,938 30.78 158,612 3,869 2.13 Oct : 6,366 205,709 32.31 160,312 3,302 1.78 Nov : 9,676 271,252 28.03 212,292 4,268 1.75 Dec : 11,150 326,772 29.31 255,659 5,165 1.76 Total : 87,405 2,722,085 31.14 2,131,970 45,094 1.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Arkansas : Jan : 6,688 * 5 2 Feb : 7,255 * * * Mar : * 7,847 * * 9 Apr : * 7,444 * * * May : * * * * * Jun : * * * * Jul : * * * * Aug : * * * * Sep : 6,586 * * 3 Oct : * * * * Nov : * * * * Dec : * * * * Total : 5 85,450 9,815 142 45 : California : Jan : * 3,887 * * * Feb : * * * * * Mar : * * * * * Apr : * * 108 * * May : * * * * 12 Jun : 12 * * 5 * Jul : * 4,825 * 10 * Aug : * 6,856 * 15 * Sep : * 6,824 * 4 Oct : * 9,153 * * 4 Nov : * 7,601 357 * 18 Dec : 5 6,326 * * 15 Total : 256 78,016 3,403 174 118 : Iowa : Jan : 6,281 2,886 * * Feb : * 6,462 3,979 * * Mar : 6,990 3,708 * 6 Apr : 7,470 2,532 * * May : * 7,823 2,127 * * Jun : 6,580 1,564 * * Jul : * 7,149 1,996 * * Aug : * 6,718 1,859 * * Sep : 6,645 1,882 * * Oct : 6,346 1,614 * 4 Nov : 6,248 1,360 * * Dec : 6,562 1,817 * * Total : 559 81,274 27,324 32,249 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Arkansas : Jan : * 645 * * * * Feb : * 696 * 30 * 10,971 Mar : * 626 * * * 11,556 Apr : * * * * * * May : * * * * * * Jun : * 965 * * * * Jul : * 795 * * * * Aug : * 772 * * * * Sep : * 988 * * * * Oct : * 821 * * * * Nov : * * * * * * Dec : * * * * * * Total : 544 9,646 18,342 3,274 16,333 143,596 : California : Jan : 19 * 66 * 136 4,562 Feb : * * 90 * 202 4,858 Mar : 74 * 111 * 460 7,238 Apr : 30 416 * * * * May : * * 105 * * * Jun : * 309 * * * * Jul : * * * * * 6,751 Aug : * * * * * 9,228 Sep : 17 * * * * 9,716 Oct : 30 * * * * 12,295 Nov : 25 * * * * 11,558 Dec : * * * * * 8,812 Total : 389 5,003 2,270 3,041 11,484 104,154 : Iowa : Jan : 50 * 478 * * 13,507 Feb : * * 554 * * 14,866 Mar : 43 * 434 * * 15,140 Apr : 57 * 329 * * 15,180 May : 86 * 305 * * 15,147 Jun : 75 * 360 * * 13,238 Jul : 73 365 592 * * 15,412 Aug : 98 287 486 * * 14,059 Sep : * 310 522 * * 14,278 Oct : 155 285 762 * 1,110 13,487 Nov : 129 * 647 * 812 12,253 Dec : 123 407 598 47 * 12,967 Total : 1,016 3,038 6,067 1,492 16,413 169,534 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Minnesota : Jan : * 18,697 * * * Feb : * 16,614 2,970 * * Mar : * 15,195 3,012 * * Apr : * 19,189 2,458 * * May : * 18,225 2,773 957 * Jun : * 15,794 * * * Jul : * 20,801 * 815 * Aug : * 25,191 2,585 1,038 * Sep : * 16,629 1,299 * * Oct : * 20,475 1,346 * * Nov : * 18,635 * * * Dec : * 15,245 * * * Total : 641 220,690 31,933 12,042 403 : Missouri : Jan : * 14,132 * * * Feb : * 11,873 * * * Mar : 13,609 * * Apr : 16,288 * * * May : 11,974 * * * Jun : * * * * Jul : 12,373 * * 2 Aug : 15,649 * * * Sep : 15,553 * Oct : 14,837 * * * Nov : 12,685 * * * Dec : * * * Total : 38 163,936 15,490 1,118 75 : North : Carolina : Jan : 3 * * * Feb : * 4,567 * * * Mar : * * * * Apr : 3,810 750 * May : * 4,692 * * Jun : * * * * Jul : * 3,450 * * * Aug : * * * * * Sep : * * * * * Oct : 6 * * * 4 Nov : * * * * 5 Dec : * * * * * Total : 57 57,529 15,730 50 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Minnesota : Jan : 177 455 * * 1,585 30,941 Feb : 155 385 535 * 1,169 23,453 Mar : 110 * 479 11 1,121 21,117 Apr : 177 538 623 * 1,901 25,964 May : 251 1,089 674 * 1,856 25,919 Jun : 242 1,460 * * 2,063 24,459 Jul : 268 1,159 997 281 2,860 31,048 Aug : 212 971 999 * 2,986 34,356 Sep : 206 1,075 839 * 1,767 22,950 Oct : 187 1,243 1,023 * 2,329 28,185 Nov : 177 1,236 862 * 1,632 24,928 Dec : 124 * 605 * 1,217 21,734 Total : 2,286 11,189 10,522 2,862 22,486 315,054 : Missouri : Jan : 51 409 697 4 * 17,783 Feb : 48 347 531 * * 15,402 Mar : * * * * * 18,621 Apr : * * 498 * 21,347 May : * * 360 * * 16,070 Jun : 49 * 373 * * 16,806 Jul : * * 294 * * 16,996 Aug : 44 * 302 * * 20,110 Sep : * * * * * 21,156 Oct : * * 490 * * 21,046 Nov : * * 319 * * 16,703 Dec : 47 * 422 * * 16,020 Total : 531 9,955 6,916 986 19,015 218,060 : North : Carolina : Jan : 136 1,235 * 126 * 14,053 Feb : 138 2,075 * 112 * 16,560 Mar : 103 * * 80 * 12,591 Apr : 107 * * 95 1,257 11,173 May : 110 1,556 * 291 1,548 13,879 Jun : * 1,715 * * 1,146 9,913 Jul : * 1,465 * * 1,126 10,928 Aug : 75 * * 317 1,603 13,808 Sep : 71 1,178 * * 1,159 14,764 Oct : 97 1,302 * 134 1,552 14,255 Nov : 131 1,287 * * 1,606 12,775 Dec : 200 1,438 * * 1,738 13,105 Total : 1,328 17,764 44,717 2,579 17,959 157,804 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Ohio : Jan : * * * * Feb : * * * * Mar : * * * * Apr : * * * * * May : * * * * * Jun : * * * * * Jul : * * * * * Aug : * * * * * Sep : * * * * * Oct : * * 204 * Nov : * * * * * Dec : * * * * * Total : 130 20,977 3,800 1,949 180 : Pennsylvania : Jan : * * * * * Feb : * * * * Mar : * * 482 * Apr : * 408 7 * May : * * * * * Jun : 19 * * * 4 Jul : * 501 6 * Aug : * * * * * Sep : * * 687 9 2 Oct : * * * 11 4 Nov : * * 385 20 * Dec : * 493 * * Total : 175 41,772 7,867 193 28 : Virginia : Jan : 82 3,776 210 * * Feb : * 3,248 235 * * Mar : 2,655 * * * Apr : * 2,985 * * May : * 1,693 130 * 5 Jun : * 1,324 77 7 Jul : * 1,478 125 * * Aug : 2 1,971 * * * Sep : 6 2,320 * * * Oct : * * * * 5 Nov : * * * * * Dec : * * * * * Total : 205 31,629 2,121 42 203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Ohio : Jan : * * * * * * Feb : * * * * * * Mar : * * * * * * Apr : * * * * * * May : * * * * * * Jun : * * * * * * Jul : * * * * * * Aug : * * * * * * Sep : * * * * * * Oct : * * * * * * Nov : 16 * 39 * * * Dec : * * 36 * * * Total : 162 1,798 376 1,689 4,645 35,706 : Pennsylvania : Jan : * * * * * * Feb : * * * * * Mar : * * * * * Apr : 75 * 96 * * * May : 71 * * * * * Jun : * * * * 7,362 Jul : * * * 2 * 5,253 Aug : * * * * * 6,710 Sep : 70 * * * * 7,393 Oct : 55 * 149 * * * Nov : 94 * 179 16 * * Dec : 103 * 319 6 * 7,416 Total : 987 5,427 1,893 482 22,250 81,074 : Virginia : Jan : * 1,870 390 * * 8,300 Feb : 32 * * * * 8,005 Mar : * * 285 354 * 6,569 Apr : * * 375 * * 7,459 May : * * * * * * Jun : 14 * * * * 3,591 Jul : * * * * * * Aug : * * * * * * Sep : * * * * * 5,404 Oct : * * * * 2,904 8,257 Nov : * * * * * * Dec : * * * * * * Total : 289 18,875 3,476 2,309 20,930 80,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Other : States : Jan : 97 34,576 13,513 5,737 163 Feb : 113 30,568 9,229 5,430 138 Mar : 133 39,706 6,199 4,565 96 Apr : 109 33,291 6,717 5,591 58 May : 194 41,764 5,395 4,327 58 Jun : 23 53,571 7,396 4,585 126 Jul : 977 31,077 10,673 4,787 80 Aug : 203 41,108 11,757 4,308 167 Sep : 191 37,096 13,731 5,723 140 Oct : 24 49,480 9,857 7,409 50 Nov : 303 48,042 7,701 5,298 51 Dec : 41 62,455 8,272 5,654 48 Total : 2,408 502,734 110,440 63,414 1,175 : United : States : Jan : 182 88,037 16,609 5,742 165 Feb : 113 80,587 16,413 5,430 138 Mar : 133 86,002 13,401 4,565 111 Apr : 109 90,477 12,973 5,598 58 May : 194 86,171 10,425 5,284 75 Jun : 54 77,269 9,037 4,590 137 Jul : 977 81,153 13,295 5,618 82 Aug : 205 97,493 16,201 5,361 167 Sep : 197 91,653 17,599 5,732 149 Oct : 30 100,291 13,021 7,420 71 Nov : 303 93,211 9,803 5,318 74 Dec : 46 90,588 10,582 5,654 63 Total : 2,543 1,062,932 159,359 66,312 1,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : :Causes 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Other : States : Jan : 336 3,920 10,051 1,820 12,105 58,350 Feb : 361 5,007 8,416 2,836 12,428 44,755 Mar : 412 6,938 8,348 1,020 11,313 44,083 Apr : 444 8,104 6,040 2,168 12,293 63,715 May : 269 7,252 7,813 2,063 13,184 70,017 Jun : 469 6,206 6,869 2,117 14,677 54,827 Jul : 400 8,281 6,023 1,998 12,221 53,937 Aug : 268 11,255 7,047 1,268 12,680 62,826 Sep : 492 8,382 7,227 1,627 15,122 60,721 Oct : 260 9,096 5,308 2,065 11,001 65,666 Nov : 256 5,810 5,996 3,075 13,306 68,149 Dec : 265 6,547 5,725 2,689 13,981 63,516 Total : 4,232 86,798 84,863 24,746 154,311 710,562 : United : States : Jan : 769 8,534 11,682 1,950 13,826 147,496 Feb : 776 8,510 10,126 2,978 13,799 138,870 Mar : 742 7,945 9,657 1,465 12,894 136,915 Apr : 890 9,058 7,961 2,263 15,451 144,838 May : 787 9,897 9,257 2,354 16,588 141,032 Jun : 849 10,655 7,602 2,117 17,886 130,196 Jul : 741 12,065 7,906 2,281 16,207 140,325 Aug : 697 13,285 8,834 1,585 17,269 161,097 Sep : 856 11,933 8,588 1,627 18,048 156,382 Oct : 784 12,747 7,732 2,199 18,896 163,191 Nov : 835 8,333 8,042 3,091 17,356 146,366 Dec : 862 8,392 7,705 2,742 16,936 143,570 Total : 9,588 121,354 105,092 26,652 195,156 1,750,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to "Total All Causes" for Other States. Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicemia: Airsac- : Synovitis : Tumors Month : culosis : : : culitis : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Jan : 213 6,158 1,438 113 336 Feb : 272 2,584 702 98 151 Mar : 197 4,998 754 58 144 Apr : 191 7,287 1,608 156 165 May : 15 3,966 787 49 31 Jun : 1 4,646 706 60 91 Jul : 150 3,920 919 11 147 Aug : 2 5,019 879 5 311 Sep : 5,636 1,013 2 321 Oct : 1 4,259 1,186 11 359 Nov : 2 5,677 469 32 251 Dec : 165 5,211 1,167 49 311 Total : 1,209 59,361 11,628 644 2,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total Month : : : nation : : : All : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Jan : 14 300 267 36 794 9,669 Feb : 16 239 162 58 1,168 5,450 Mar : 13 97 88 28 297 6,674 Apr : 24 114 198 17 766 10,526 May : 9 122 162 32 2,713 7,886 Jun : 23 181 164 67 1,114 7,053 Jul : 53 176 158 411 5,945 Aug : 20 276 149 16 891 7,568 Sep : 18 187 152 112 650 8,091 Oct : 18 274 149 82 992 7,331 Nov : 21 113 177 1 585 7,328 Dec : 26 138 142 2 311 7,522 Total : 255 2,217 1,968 451 10,692 91,043 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Forms (FSIS 6000-21) which are completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, for all Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are listed on the form. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Revision Policy: The data in this report reflect any late reports received by FSIS or corrections which occurred after the monthly revisions were published. They are considered to be final and are not open to revision in the future. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit inspection forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. In addition, data are compared with historical data levels and averages for each plant. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week 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. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to monthly totals. When a week extends into the following month, the reported data are allocated to the appropriate month. 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. State data are published for selected states for young chicken and young turkeys. State data are not published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total live weight for that species. Data for states not published are included in the "Other States" category. Also included in this category are data for published states that are confidential (denoted by an *). Data for all states are included in the U.S. totals. For 2002, young chickens were killed in 34 states, young turkeys in 21 states. Definitions Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. 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