Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 26, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent from Last Year February 2017 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2018 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during February 2018 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.77 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in February 2017. The January 2018 revised certified total at 4.20 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from January 2017. The January revision represented an increase of 2.38 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2018 was 4.97 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 4.83 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.32 billion pounds, up 3 percent from February 2017. Mature chickens, at 59.3 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 576 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.2 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2018 averaged 6.23 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2017. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.30 pounds per bird, up 7 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2018 averaged 31.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2017. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2018 totaled 12.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.4 million pounds, were 0.96 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.00 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2018 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 679,684 772,266 693,730 102 90 1,428,986 1,465,996 103 Mature ...........: 10,537 10,188 9,414 89 92 21,617 19,602 91 Light ..........: 4,910 3,601 3,631 74 101 9,903 7,232 73 Heavy ..........: 5,627 6,587 5,783 103 88 11,714 12,370 106 Total ............: 690,221 782,454 703,144 102 90 1,450,603 1,485,598 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,983 19,741 17,965 100 91 37,416 37,706 101 Old ..............: 145 112 144 99 129 283 256 90 Total ............: 18,128 19,853 18,109 100 91 37,699 37,962 101 : Ducks ..............: 2,123 2,510 2,163 102 86 4,615 4,673 101 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,185,729 4,832,536 4,322,521 103 89 8,829,959 9,155,057 104 Mature ...........: 61,976 65,783 59,317 96 90 127,897 125,100 98 Light ..........: 16,280 12,532 12,560 77 100 33,003 25,092 76 Heavy ..........: 45,696 53,251 46,757 102 88 94,894 100,008 105 Total ............: 4,247,705 4,898,319 4,381,838 103 89 8,957,856 9,280,157 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 568,111 633,654 571,596 101 90 1,186,906 1,205,250 102 Old ..............: 4,197 3,270 4,170 99 128 8,270 7,440 90 Total ............: 572,308 636,924 575,766 101 90 1,195,176 1,212,690 101 : Ducks ..............: 14,620 17,730 15,202 104 86 31,810 32,932 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 158 212 150 95 71 325 362 111 : Total ..............: 4,834,791 5,553,185 4,972,956 103 90 10,185,167 10,526,141 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.16 6.26 6.23 101 100 6.18 6.24 101 Mature ...........: 5.88 6.46 6.30 107 98 5.92 6.38 108 Light ..........: 3.32 3.48 3.46 104 99 3.33 3.47 104 Heavy ..........: 8.12 8.08 8.09 100 100 8.10 8.08 100 Total ............: 6.15 6.26 6.23 101 100 6.18 6.25 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.59 32.10 31.82 101 99 31.72 31.96 101 Old ..............: 28.94 29.20 28.96 100 99 29.22 29.06 99 Total ............: 31.57 32.08 31.79 101 99 31.70 31.94 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.89 7.06 7.03 102 100 6.89 7.05 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2018 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,909,382 3,356,759 3,006,958 103 90 6,141,797 6,363,717 104 Mature ...........: 40,156 42,917 38,791 97 90 82,917 81,708 99 Light ..........: 8,392 6,384 6,455 77 101 17,110 12,839 75 Heavy ..........: 31,764 36,533 32,336 102 89 65,807 68,869 105 Total ............: 2,949,538 3,399,676 3,045,749 103 90 6,224,714 6,445,425 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 262,148 308,129 279,367 107 91 548,171 587,496 107 Old ..............: 3,062 2,356 3,128 102 133 6,072 5,484 90 Total ............: 265,210 310,485 282,495 107 91 554,243 592,980 107 : Ducks ..............: 4,023 5,150 4,504 112 87 9,107 9,654 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 100 139 96 96 69 209 235 112 : Total ..............: 3,218,871 3,715,450 3,332,844 104 90 6,788,273 7,048,294 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 244,424 282,212 249,599 102 88 508,926 531,811 104 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 244,424 282,212 249,599 102 88 508,926 531,811 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 193,159 198,954 177,756 92 89 402,899 376,710 93 Old ..............: 70 54 49 70 91 143 103 72 Total ............: 193,229 199,008 177,805 92 89 403,042 376,813 93 : Ducks ..............: 6,616 7,848 6,641 100 85 14,095 14,489 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 11 9 150 82 12 20 167 : Total ..............: 444,275 489,079 434,054 98 89 926,075 923,133 100 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,153,806 3,638,971 3,256,557 103 89 6,650,723 6,895,528 104 Mature ...........: 40,156 42,917 38,791 97 90 82,917 81,708 99 Light ..........: 8,392 6,384 6,455 77 101 17,110 12,839 75 Heavy ..........: 31,764 36,533 32,336 102 89 65,807 68,869 105 Total ............: 3,193,962 3,681,888 3,295,348 103 90 6,733,640 6,977,236 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 455,307 507,083 457,123 100 90 951,070 964,206 101 Old ..............: 3,132 2,410 3,177 101 132 6,215 5,587 90 Total ............: 458,439 509,493 460,300 100 90 957,285 969,793 101 : Ducks ..............: 10,639 12,998 11,145 105 86 23,202 24,143 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 106 150 105 99 70 221 255 115 : Total ..............: 3,663,146 4,204,529 3,766,898 103 90 7,714,348 7,971,427 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2018 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,744 12,375 10,222 105 83 20,698 22,597 109 Mature ...........: 762 826 723 95 88 1,628 1,549 95 Light ..........: 276 202 223 81 110 571 425 74 Heavy ..........: 486 624 500 103 80 1,057 1,124 106 Total ............: 10,506 13,201 10,945 104 83 22,326 24,146 108 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,594 1,785 1,637 103 92 3,375 3,422 101 Old ..............: 53 37 42 79 114 114 79 69 Total ............: 1,647 1,822 1,679 102 92 3,489 3,501 100 : Ducks ..............: 37 70 56 151 80 81 126 156 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,190 15,093 12,680 104 84 25,896 27,773 107 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.26 0.24 104 92 0.23 0.25 109 Mature ...........: 1.23 1.26 1.22 99 97 1.27 1.24 98 Light ..........: 1.70 1.61 1.78 105 111 1.73 1.69 98 Heavy ..........: 1.06 1.17 1.07 101 91 1.11 1.12 101 Total ............: 0.25 0.27 0.25 100 93 0.25 0.26 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.28 0.28 0.29 104 104 0.28 0.28 100 Old ..............: 1.26 1.13 1.01 80 89 1.38 1.06 77 Total ............: 0.29 0.29 0.29 100 100 0.29 0.29 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.25 0.39 0.37 148 95 0.25 0.38 152 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.27 0.25 100 93 0.25 0.26 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2018 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,559 30,937 27,721 101 90 57,520 58,658 102 Mature ...........: 2,054 1,814 1,640 80 90 4,303 3,454 80 Light ..........: 652 434 407 62 94 1,340 841 63 Heavy ..........: 1,402 1,380 1,233 88 89 2,963 2,613 88 Total ............: 29,613 32,751 29,361 99 90 61,823 62,112 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,867 7,183 6,588 96 92 14,406 13,771 96 Old ..............: 188 146 152 81 104 363 298 82 Total ............: 7,055 7,329 6,740 96 92 14,769 14,069 95 : Ducks ..............: 285 313 283 99 90 598 596 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 4 4 100 : Total ..............: 36,955 40,395 36,386 98 90 77,194 76,781 99 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.87 0.84 0.84 97 100 0.86 0.84 98 Mature ...........: 4.87 4.06 4.06 83 100 4.93 4.06 82 Light ..........: 7.21 6.37 5.93 82 93 7.26 6.15 85 Heavy ..........: 4.23 3.64 3.67 87 101 4.31 3.66 85 Total ............: 0.92 0.88 0.88 96 100 0.91 0.88 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.49 1.40 1.42 95 101 1.49 1.41 95 Old ..............: 5.66 5.71 4.57 81 80 5.52 5.06 92 Total ............: 1.52 1.42 1.44 95 101 1.52 1.43 94 : Ducks ..............: 2.61 2.35 2.48 95 106 2.51 2.41 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.85 1.32 1.87 101 142 1.78 1.54 87 : Total ..............: 1.00 0.95 0.96 96 101 0.99 0.95 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: January and February 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,298 4,537 793,817 741,294 Mature ..........: - - 171 169 106,255 102,328 Light .........: - - 70 99 60,062 53,827 Heavy .........: - - 101 70 46,193 48,501 Total ...........: - - 4,469 4,706 900,072 843,622 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 62 58 23,476 21,107 Old .............: - - 16 18 1,174 1,082 Total ...........: - - 78 76 24,650 22,189 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 596,668 633,521 2,814 2,462 19,552 19,353 Mature ..........: 17,728 16,462 761 649 35,554 36,184 Light .........: 4,488 3,753 595 510 18,274 18,655 Heavy .........: 13,240 12,709 166 139 17,280 17,529 Total ...........: 614,396 649,983 3,575 3,111 55,106 55,537 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,122 4,157 309 283 76 61 Old .............: 721 589 27 21 176 192 Total ...........: 4,843 4,746 336 304 252 253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,838 10,958 58,606 53,377 120,424 119,372 Mature ..........: 4,552 3,692 1,216 1,129 38,075 34,396 Light .........: 3,952 3,152 476 548 32,046 28,662 Heavy .........: 600 540 740 581 6,029 5,734 Total ...........: 16,390 14,650 59,822 54,506 158,499 153,768 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 76 88 517 443 1,129 963 Old .............: 58 41 108 87 152 145 Total ...........: 134 129 625 530 1,281 1,108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 26,091 25,573 813,933 779,851 2,448,041 2,390,298 Mature ..........: 1,103 899 69,623 70,031 275,038 265,939 Light .........: 121 132 26,714 27,946 146,798 137,284 Heavy .........: 982 767 42,909 42,085 128,240 128,655 Total ...........: 27,194 26,472 883,556 849,882 2,723,079 2,656,237 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 408 344 12,245 10,399 42,420 37,903 Old .............: 57 47 377 389 2,866 2,611 Total ...........: 465 391 12,622 10,788 45,286 40,514 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: January and February 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 91,404 84,569 512,135 466,444 5.60 5.52 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 85,403 75,701 565,384 502,386 6.62 6.64 California ......: 24,695 20,750 151,782 125,792 6.15 6.06 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 33,085 29,560 241,603 212,179 7.30 7.18 Florida .........: 5,984 5,322 34,596 31,148 5.78 5.85 Georgia .........: 109,190 97,024 647,916 571,634 5.93 5.89 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,112 4,952 27,062 21,603 4.43 4.36 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,946 22,330 161,314 145,761 6.47 6.53 Louisiana .......: 16,540 14,422 104,094 92,290 6.29 6.40 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,345 9,596 67,905 55,511 5.99 5.78 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,213 4,209 25,124 26,013 5.96 6.18 Mississippi .....: 61,809 57,490 394,790 370,074 6.39 6.44 Missouri ........: 37,167 32,848 182,282 162,541 4.90 4.95 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 108 86 504 399 4.66 4.62 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,235 2,111 11,202 10,566 5.01 5.00 North Carolina ..: 67,182 62,800 535,702 491,683 7.97 7.83 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 8,998 8,111 47,933 42,186 5.33 5.20 Oklahoma ........: 13,189 11,580 87,917 78,957 6.67 6.82 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,952 9,364 61,906 52,714 5.65 5.63 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,952 22,360 198,743 169,475 7.66 7.58 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 25,619 23,446 135,004 123,054 5.27 5.25 Texas ...........: 56,823 49,763 368,880 326,877 6.49 6.57 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,999 26,794 166,321 156,023 5.94 5.82 Washington ......: 4,564 3,707 28,912 23,209 6.33 6.26 West Virginia ...: 8,957 8,067 34,086 30,690 3.81 3.80 Wisconsin .......: 4,329 3,945 17,857 16,434 4.13 4.17 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 772,266 693,730 4,832,536 4,322,521 6.26 6.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 388,672 354,555 2,912 2,602 0.74 0.73 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 423,322 375,994 3,449 3,011 0.81 0.79 California ......: 113,255 93,986 1,547 1,203 1.35 1.26 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 182,328 160,490 1,746 1,581 0.95 0.98 Florida .........: 25,947 23,361 161 143 0.62 0.61 Georgia .........: 487,281 429,989 4,457 4,264 0.91 0.98 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 19,736 15,751 107 94 0.54 0.59 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 122,241 110,703 1,356 1,082 1.10 0.97 Louisiana .......: 79,021 70,124 453 394 0.57 0.56 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 50,011 40,876 587 476 1.16 1.15 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,061 20,805 117 123 0.58 0.59 Mississippi .....: 306,535 286,426 2,326 2,110 0.75 0.73 Missouri ........: 134,258 119,772 975 904 0.72 0.75 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 363 287 6 5 1.55 1.62 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,937 6,644 230 211 3.20 3.08 North Carolina ..: 414,697 380,342 3,001 2,874 0.72 0.75 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 35,779 31,400 334 323 0.93 1.02 Oklahoma ........: 66,120 59,333 397 365 0.60 0.61 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 41,962 35,982 1,082 900 2.51 2.44 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 149,697 127,639 910 777 0.60 0.60 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 98,914 90,222 735 686 0.74 0.75 Texas ...........: 278,880 247,489 2,244 1,944 0.80 0.78 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 118,214 110,758 939 900 0.79 0.81 Washington ......: 21,578 17,339 90 76 0.42 0.43 West Virginia ...: 24,427 22,020 91 117 0.37 0.53 Wisconsin .......: 13,247 12,209 94 76 0.70 0.62 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,638,971 3,256,557 30,937 27,721 0.84 0.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: January and February 2018 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 408 311 59,576 52,204 Arkansas ..........: - - 114 151 72,660 65,979 Delaware ..........: - - 739 692 61,616 58,993 Georgia ...........: - - 30 13 67,982 65,574 Mississippi .......: - - 98 102 21,409 19,028 Missouri ..........: - - 33 10 31,683 28,522 North Carolina ....: - - 82 113 85,128 74,952 Texas .............: - - 222 131 69,745 61,475 Virginia ..........: - - 47 78 19,299 20,377 : United States .....: - - 4,298 4,537 793,817 741,294 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 40,921 42,043 448 366 2,474 2,298 Arkansas ..........: 33,048 33,469 149 158 1,351 1,393 Delaware ..........: 68,952 77,653 117 88 971 894 Georgia ...........: 133,190 170,638 165 196 2,418 2,475 Mississippi .......: 10,874 11,206 135 101 997 1,046 Missouri ..........: 6,909 5,099 27 22 603 491 North Carolina ....: 44,114 51,714 202 220 1,872 1,863 Texas .............: 27,098 23,198 459 342 846 794 Virginia ..........: 24,094 26,198 13 9 465 501 : United States .....: 596,668 633,521 2,814 2,462 19,552 19,353 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 824 777 6,080 5,251 17,423 15,809 Arkansas ..........: 403 351 4,595 3,952 6,073 5,869 Delaware ..........: 906 762 2,821 2,745 4,166 4,106 Georgia ...........: 596 535 14,218 12,598 34,717 38,438 Mississippi .......: 723 772 2,586 2,519 1,838 1,903 Missouri ..........: 95 103 467 421 1,843 1,912 North Carolina ....: 680 628 6,449 5,771 4,605 4,050 Texas .............: 470 471 510 439 5,021 4,782 Virginia ..........: 781 781 1,089 1,145 2,365 1,704 : United States .....: 11,838 10,958 58,606 53,377 120,424 119,372 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,038 1,337 50,412 46,812 179,604 167,208 Arkansas ..........: 3,174 2,429 163,416 153,998 284,983 267,749 Delaware ..........: 2,067 2,132 10,890 12,389 153,245 160,454 Georgia ...........: 3,734 4,078 84,268 89,404 341,318 383,949 Mississippi .......: 275 300 18,678 19,345 57,613 56,322 Missouri ..........: 86 70 18,848 17,744 60,594 54,394 North Carolina ....: 2,343 2,258 59,780 63,943 205,255 205,512 Texas .............: 1,630 1,290 21,245 18,535 127,246 111,457 Virginia ..........: 796 660 14,155 15,696 63,104 67,149 : United States .....: 26,091 25,573 813,933 779,851 2,448,041 2,390,298 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: January and February 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,966 2,788 58,101 53,654 19.59 19.24 California ......: 762 650 24,038 21,040 31.56 32.34 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,924 1,823 79,389 73,736 41.26 40.45 Iowa ............: 1,296 1,190 55,537 51,164 42.85 43.00 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,486 2,987 95,639 79,047 27.43 26.46 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 966 682 33,437 24,225 34.61 35.51 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,760 1,860 69,028 71,880 39.23 38.65 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 515 460 24,641 21,840 47.89 47.52 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 749 663 22,077 19,162 29.46 28.92 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 588 497 9,093 6,838 15.46 13.77 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Virginia ........: 2,409 2,108 67,614 58,412 28.07 27.71 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,741 17,965 633,654 571,596 32.10 31.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 48,397 44,690 395 383 0.81 0.85 California ......: 19,269 16,882 253 183 1.30 1.07 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 64,265 59,672 1,134 1,031 1.73 1.70 Iowa ............: 43,717 40,286 607 536 1.37 1.31 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 76,121 62,950 1,028 951 1.33 1.49 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 27,065 19,582 167 119 0.61 0.60 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 54,345 56,672 415 375 0.76 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,684 17,451 428 383 2.13 2.15 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 17,502 15,253 354 266 1.98 1.71 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 7,478 5,607 54 35 0.72 0.62 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Virginia ........: 54,558 47,069 780 658 1.41 1.38 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 507,083 457,123 7,183 6,588 1.40 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ........................................................ (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................................... (202) 720-4447 Holly Brenize - Egg Products, Mink........................................................... (202) 720-0585 Aaron Cosgrove - Catfish Production, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ......................................................................... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses ..................... (202) 720-4751 Mike Guo - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................... (202) 720-6147 Fatema Haque - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ........................................... (202) 720-3244 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs .................................................................. (202) 690-3676 Miste Salmon - Census of Agriculture, Census of Aquaculture ................................. 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