Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 24, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 7 Percent from Last Year July 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2018 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during July 2018 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.15 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in July 2017. The June 2018 revised certified total at 4.04 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from June 2017. The June revision represented an increase of 5 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2018 was 5.48 billion pounds, up 7 percent from 5.12 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.79 billion pounds, up 7 percent from July 2017. Mature chickens, at 71.8 million pounds, were up 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 608 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.5 million pounds, up 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2018 averaged 6.20 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2017. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.47 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2018 averaged 30.6 pounds per bird, down slightly from July 2017. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2018 totaled 13.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 35.6 million pounds, were 0.85 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.92 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2018 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 725,770 744,471 771,614 106 104 5,162,264 5,250,015 102 Mature ...........: 10,593 11,225 11,099 105 99 79,071 74,030 94 Light ..........: 4,349 3,987 3,997 92 100 35,843 28,015 78 Heavy ..........: 6,244 7,238 7,102 114 98 43,228 46,015 106 Total ............: 736,363 755,696 782,713 106 104 5,241,335 5,324,045 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,942 19,474 19,772 104 102 136,387 135,327 99 Old ..............: 118 126 126 107 100 972 966 99 Total ............: 19,060 19,600 19,898 104 102 137,359 136,293 99 : Ducks ..............: 2,051 2,208 2,273 111 103 15,423 16,090 104 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,456,916 4,629,773 4,786,477 107 103 31,851,292 32,755,636 103 Mature ...........: 66,036 73,467 71,771 109 98 472,954 472,013 100 Light ..........: 14,886 13,808 13,547 91 98 120,247 96,329 80 Heavy ..........: 51,150 59,659 58,224 114 98 352,707 375,684 107 Total ............: 4,522,952 4,703,240 4,858,248 107 103 32,324,246 33,227,649 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 581,127 603,743 604,323 104 100 4,263,361 4,242,094 100 Old ..............: 3,489 3,714 3,668 105 99 28,493 28,390 100 Total ............: 584,616 607,457 607,991 104 100 4,291,854 4,270,484 100 : Ducks ..............: 14,173 15,238 15,517 109 102 106,524 112,238 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 246 217 228 93 105 1,449 1,319 91 : Total ..............: 5,121,987 5,326,152 5,481,984 107 103 36,724,073 37,611,690 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.14 6.22 6.20 101 100 6.17 6.24 101 Mature ...........: 6.23 6.54 6.47 104 99 5.98 6.38 107 Light ..........: 3.42 3.46 3.39 99 98 3.35 3.44 103 Heavy ..........: 8.19 8.24 8.20 100 100 8.16 8.16 100 Total ............: 6.14 6.22 6.21 101 100 6.17 6.24 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.68 31.00 30.56 100 99 31.26 31.35 100 Old ..............: 29.57 29.48 29.11 98 99 29.31 29.39 100 Total ............: 30.67 30.99 30.56 100 99 31.25 31.33 100 : Ducks ..............: 6.91 6.90 6.83 99 99 6.91 6.98 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2018 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,098,527 3,240,573 3,353,348 108 103 22,151,395 22,870,053 103 Mature ...........: 43,095 49,051 47,933 111 98 306,057 311,154 102 Light ..........: 7,671 7,109 7,017 91 99 61,952 49,447 80 Heavy ..........: 35,424 41,942 40,916 116 98 244,105 261,707 107 Total ............: 3,141,622 3,289,624 3,401,281 108 103 22,457,452 23,181,207 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 266,267 295,446 294,561 111 100 1,946,439 2,069,518 106 Old ..............: 2,561 2,747 2,704 106 98 20,938 20,935 100 Total ............: 268,828 298,193 297,265 111 100 1,967,377 2,090,453 106 : Ducks ..............: 3,938 3,791 3,927 100 104 29,586 31,069 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 157 137 145 92 106 903 840 93 : Total ..............: 3,414,545 3,591,745 3,702,618 108 103 24,455,318 25,303,569 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 259,098 250,342 255,199 98 102 1,845,840 1,808,970 98 Mature ...........: 14 - - (X) (X) 19 10 53 Light ..........: 14 - - (X) (X) 17 10 59 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 2 - (X) Total ............: 259,112 250,342 255,199 98 102 1,845,859 1,808,980 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 198,660 187,199 188,222 95 101 1,469,155 1,323,363 90 Old ..............: 60 43 62 103 144 477 438 92 Total ............: 198,720 187,242 188,284 95 101 1,469,632 1,323,801 90 : Ducks ..............: 6,377 7,256 7,339 115 101 48,030 50,844 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 5 12 15 300 125 60 81 135 : Total ..............: 464,214 444,852 450,837 97 101 3,363,581 3,183,706 95 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,357,625 3,490,915 3,608,547 107 103 23,997,235 24,679,023 103 Mature ...........: 43,109 49,051 47,933 111 98 306,076 311,164 102 Light ..........: 7,685 7,109 7,017 91 99 61,969 49,457 80 Heavy ..........: 35,424 41,942 40,916 116 98 244,107 261,707 107 Total ............: 3,400,734 3,539,966 3,656,480 108 103 24,303,311 24,990,187 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 464,927 482,645 482,783 104 100 3,415,594 3,392,881 99 Old ..............: 2,621 2,790 2,766 106 99 21,415 21,373 100 Total ............: 467,548 485,435 485,549 104 100 3,437,009 3,414,254 99 : Ducks ..............: 10,315 11,047 11,266 109 102 77,616 81,913 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 162 149 160 99 107 963 921 96 : Total ..............: 3,878,759 4,036,597 4,153,455 107 103 27,818,899 28,487,275 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2018 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,245 10,472 10,842 106 104 71,347 75,387 106 Mature ...........: 792 737 787 99 107 5,729 5,186 91 Light ..........: 262 279 241 92 86 2,013 1,598 79 Heavy ..........: 530 458 546 103 119 3,716 3,588 97 Total ............: 11,037 11,209 11,629 105 104 77,076 80,573 105 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,602 1,571 1,635 102 104 11,231 11,177 100 Old ..............: 54 34 38 70 112 354 300 85 Total ............: 1,656 1,605 1,673 101 104 11,585 11,477 99 : Ducks ..............: 52 59 81 156 137 291 425 146 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,745 12,873 13,383 105 104 88,952 92,475 104 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.23 100 100 0.22 0.23 105 Mature ...........: 1.20 1.00 1.10 92 110 1.21 1.10 91 Light ..........: 1.76 2.02 1.78 101 88 1.67 1.66 99 Heavy ..........: 1.04 0.77 0.94 90 122 1.05 0.96 91 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.24 100 100 0.24 0.24 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.28 0.26 0.27 96 104 0.26 0.26 100 Old ..............: 1.55 0.92 1.04 67 113 1.24 1.06 85 Total ............: 0.28 0.26 0.28 100 108 0.27 0.27 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.37 0.39 0.52 141 133 0.27 0.38 141 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.24 0.24 96 100 0.24 0.25 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2018 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 26,781 25,764 26,276 98 102 201,889 195,355 97 Mature ...........: 2,104 1,679 1,811 86 108 15,648 12,295 79 Light ..........: 606 435 400 66 92 4,857 3,093 64 Heavy ..........: 1,498 1,244 1,411 94 113 10,791 9,202 85 Total ............: 28,885 27,443 28,087 97 102 217,537 207,650 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,632 6,651 7,057 106 106 49,649 48,190 97 Old ..............: 155 151 194 125 128 1,212 1,225 101 Total ............: 6,787 6,802 7,251 107 107 50,861 49,415 97 : Ducks ..............: 259 335 266 103 79 2,026 2,157 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 17 14 82 : Total ..............: 35,933 34,582 35,606 99 103 270,441 259,236 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.79 0.73 0.72 91 99 0.83 0.79 95 Mature ...........: 4.65 3.31 3.64 78 110 4.86 3.80 78 Light ..........: 7.31 5.77 5.39 74 93 7.27 5.89 81 Heavy ..........: 4.06 2.88 3.33 82 116 4.23 3.40 80 Total ............: 0.84 0.77 0.76 90 99 0.89 0.82 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.41 1.36 1.44 102 106 1.43 1.40 98 Old ..............: 5.58 5.13 6.55 117 128 5.36 5.42 101 Total ............: 1.43 1.38 1.47 103 107 1.46 1.43 98 : Ducks ..............: 2.45 2.94 2.31 94 79 2.54 2.57 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.22 1.32 1.23 101 93 1.73 1.50 87 : Total ..............: 0.92 0.85 0.85 92 100 0.96 0.90 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: June and July 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 3,443 3,437 734,158 704,151 Mature ..........: - - 115 96 107,409 89,535 Light .........: - - 65 20 56,615 39,370 Heavy .........: - - 50 76 50,794 50,165 Total ...........: - - 3,558 3,533 841,567 793,686 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 25 30 14,673 13,410 Old .............: - - - 23 908 1,000 Total ...........: - - 25 53 15,581 14,410 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 444,822 380,426 2,277 2,746 17,903 17,812 Mature ..........: 18,673 15,992 855 463 42,179 32,206 Light .........: 3,645 2,453 637 212 21,403 16,357 Heavy .........: 15,028 13,539 218 251 20,776 15,849 Total ...........: 463,495 396,418 3,132 3,209 60,082 50,018 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,694 3,001 148 206 66 93 Old .............: 516 716 20 36 143 138 Total ...........: 3,210 3,717 168 242 209 231 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,063 11,019 49,710 49,761 103,037 116,507 Mature ..........: 4,508 4,483 1,070 748 38,441 36,700 Light .........: 3,724 3,166 180 206 32,312 30,998 Heavy .........: 784 1,317 890 542 6,129 5,702 Total ...........: 15,571 15,502 50,780 50,509 141,478 153,207 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 81 70 369 408 745 841 Old .............: 42 30 45 26 158 133 Total ...........: 123 100 414 434 903 974 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 26,322 29,455 658,132 643,784 2,050,867 1,959,098 Mature ..........: 811 1,109 77,865 76,914 291,926 258,246 Light .........: 120 128 37,869 39,486 156,570 132,396 Heavy .........: 691 981 39,996 37,428 135,356 125,850 Total ...........: 27,133 30,564 735,997 720,698 2,342,793 2,217,344 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 207 164 13,100 12,729 32,108 30,952 Old .............: 36 21 550 484 2,418 2,607 Total ...........: 243 185 13,650 13,213 34,526 33,559 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: June and July 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 88,352 92,896 478,433 506,841 5.42 5.46 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 82,291 84,433 548,961 562,953 6.67 6.67 California ......: 23,308 22,865 144,282 135,911 6.19 5.94 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 33,373 32,704 240,769 235,958 7.21 7.22 Florida .........: 5,343 5,630 31,527 33,778 5.90 6.00 Georgia .........: 104,107 107,430 620,312 638,223 5.96 5.94 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,191 6,464 28,329 29,303 4.58 4.53 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,763 25,180 152,555 160,226 6.42 6.36 Louisiana .......: 14,635 15,821 91,849 98,020 6.28 6.20 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,415 10,813 64,001 66,866 6.14 6.18 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,984 4,597 30,035 28,134 6.03 6.12 Mississippi .....: 59,642 62,528 372,534 388,023 6.25 6.21 Missouri ........: 34,481 37,834 167,510 188,363 4.86 4.98 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 113 98 565 494 5.00 5.04 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,156 2,246 10,729 10,983 4.98 4.89 North Carolina ..: 68,560 69,385 538,517 548,856 7.85 7.91 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 9,209 9,612 47,941 48,768 5.21 5.07 Oklahoma ........: 12,683 12,775 83,849 85,132 6.61 6.66 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,387 10,686 59,293 60,658 5.71 5.68 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,427 24,814 181,467 188,709 7.43 7.60 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 24,890 25,902 131,687 138,020 5.29 5.33 Texas ...........: 53,158 55,785 343,175 357,377 6.46 6.41 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,995 29,225 167,070 172,280 5.97 5.89 Washington ......: 3,884 3,981 24,627 25,586 6.34 6.43 West Virginia ...: 8,690 10,017 33,413 38,503 3.85 3.84 Wisconsin .......: 4,358 4,438 17,691 17,974 4.06 4.05 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 744,471 771,614 4,629,773 4,786,477 6.22 6.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 365,185 386,681 2,228 2,205 0.61 0.57 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 411,645 423,105 2,971 3,057 0.72 0.72 California ......: 107,287 100,918 1,124 1,603 1.04 1.56 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 185,204 181,357 1,393 1,274 0.75 0.70 Florida .........: 23,646 25,333 174 191 0.73 0.75 Georgia .........: 467,805 481,169 3,707 3,484 0.79 0.72 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 20,678 21,398 97 95 0.47 0.44 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 115,536 121,534 857 905 0.74 0.74 Louisiana .......: 69,415 73,963 365 373 0.52 0.50 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 47,449 49,535 499 432 1.04 0.86 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 23,554 21,925 188 155 0.79 0.70 Mississippi .....: 288,910 299,935 2,004 2,209 0.69 0.73 Missouri ........: 123,246 138,200 833 820 0.67 0.59 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 411 360 5 5 1.09 1.34 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,679 6,763 228 245 3.30 3.50 North Carolina ..: 413,307 421,679 2,711 2,780 0.65 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 35,791 36,343 295 285 0.82 0.78 Oklahoma ........: 63,008 64,037 317 296 0.50 0.46 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,694 41,292 910 1,109 2.19 2.62 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 136,585 142,087 1,034 1,065 0.75 0.74 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 96,640 101,273 642 675 0.66 0.66 Texas ...........: 261,088 272,511 1,743 1,671 0.66 0.61 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 118,291 122,315 642 525 0.54 0.43 Washington ......: 18,371 19,068 93 94 0.50 0.49 West Virginia ...: 23,883 27,570 212 251 0.88 0.90 Wisconsin .......: 13,210 13,423 53 52 0.40 0.39 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,490,915 3,608,547 25,764 26,276 0.73 0.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: June and July 2018 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 350 274 49,695 45,003 Arkansas ..........: - - 112 196 74,820 75,927 Delaware ..........: - - 403 553 60,706 53,820 Georgia ...........: - - 11 10 63,895 60,211 Mississippi .......: - - 127 105 18,380 16,907 Missouri ..........: - - 5 3 25,962 25,809 North Carolina ....: - - 77 77 75,410 71,329 Texas .............: - - 107 106 62,571 57,283 Virginia ..........: - - 40 34 21,060 18,648 : United States .....: - - 3,443 3,437 734,158 704,151 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 34,951 32,575 198 142 2,324 2,376 Arkansas ..........: 31,875 27,065 203 216 1,230 1,210 Delaware ..........: 67,973 56,412 49 33 922 815 Georgia ...........: 114,182 97,673 193 223 2,154 2,072 Mississippi .......: 7,196 6,260 151 146 781 933 Missouri ..........: 4,050 3,537 18 22 392 457 North Carolina ....: 33,466 24,746 169 126 2,002 2,173 Texas .............: 16,662 15,038 160 197 888 849 Virginia ..........: 19,142 14,504 21 14 588 457 : United States .....: 444,822 380,426 2,277 2,746 17,903 17,812 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 608 617 3,391 3,727 16,221 15,485 Arkansas ..........: 386 383 4,896 5,612 6,655 6,447 Delaware ..........: 872 781 2,749 2,767 4,509 4,862 Georgia ...........: 596 687 13,333 13,638 22,296 33,051 Mississippi .......: 767 760 2,115 2,375 1,802 1,963 Missouri ..........: 54 46 284 336 1,672 1,575 North Carolina ....: 630 675 5,026 4,602 4,469 5,023 Texas .............: 396 372 380 325 4,385 4,136 Virginia ..........: 862 840 930 843 2,217 2,230 : United States .....: 11,063 11,019 49,710 49,761 103,037 116,507 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 1,324 1,865 34,818 31,827 143,880 133,891 Arkansas ..........: 1,828 3,495 150,532 131,884 272,537 252,435 Delaware ..........: 1,683 1,782 10,133 7,393 149,999 129,218 Georgia ...........: 5,081 4,854 61,246 54,485 282,987 266,904 Mississippi .......: 323 352 13,484 14,502 45,126 44,303 Missouri ..........: 59 53 16,009 22,238 48,505 54,076 North Carolina ....: 2,822 2,350 54,071 46,940 178,142 158,041 Texas .............: 835 1,665 19,798 17,573 106,182 97,544 Virginia ..........: 929 436 13,715 9,901 59,504 47,907 : United States .....: 26,322 29,455 658,132 643,784 2,050,867 1,959,098 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: June and July 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,792 2,814 52,268 52,257 18.72 18.57 California ......: 744 789 23,352 23,363 31.39 29.60 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,981 1,922 77,435 73,777 39.09 38.39 Iowa ............: 1,192 1,218 48,968 49,915 41.09 40.96 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,839 4,040 99,795 104,446 26.00 25.85 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 807 852 28,071 28,554 34.77 33.51 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,755 1,807 64,511 65,759 36.76 36.38 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 505 481 23,216 22,388 46.01 46.58 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 722 685 20,843 20,498 28.85 29.92 Rhode Island ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 540 472 7,100 6,097 13.16 12.92 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,091 2,292 57,462 61,375 27.48 26.77 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,474 19,772 603,743 604,323 31.00 30.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 43,509 43,498 307 375 0.70 0.85 California ......: 18,662 18,683 185 190 0.98 1.01 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 62,623 59,627 1,121 1,174 1.76 1.93 Iowa ............: 38,561 39,163 576 712 1.47 1.78 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 79,767 83,120 1,099 1,166 1.36 1.38 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 22,743 23,136 111 109 0.49 0.47 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 50,569 51,715 324 345 0.64 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 18,516 17,904 364 306 1.93 1.68 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 16,419 16,251 367 337 2.18 2.03 Rhode Island ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,958 5,121 33 34 0.55 0.65 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 46,140 49,241 708 750 1.51 1.50 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 482,645 482,783 6,651 7,057 1.36 1.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................... (202) 720-3570 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ....................... 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