Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 25, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year June 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. June 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during June 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.43 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in June 2021. The May 2022 revised certified total at 4.25 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from May 2021. The May revision represented an increase of 2.04 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2022 was 5.84 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 5.91 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.20 billion pounds, down slightly from June 2021. Mature chickens, at 72.7 million pounds, were down 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 553 million pounds, down 9 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.0 million pounds, up 5 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2022 averaged 6.43 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from June 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.86 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2022 averaged 30.3 pounds per bird, down 5 percent from June 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2022 totaled 14.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.6 million pounds, were 0.60 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.64 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2022 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 804,546 780,516 807,876 100 104 4,560,422 4,621,539 101 Mature ...........: 10,871 9,764 10,590 97 108 57,974 56,930 98 Light ..........: 3,352 3,053 3,110 93 102 18,540 16,549 89 Heavy ..........: 7,519 6,711 7,480 99 111 39,434 40,381 102 Total ............: 815,417 790,280 818,466 100 104 4,618,396 4,678,469 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,902 16,471 18,114 96 110 104,708 102,555 98 Old ..............: 162 108 134 83 124 852 739 87 Total ............: 19,064 16,579 18,248 96 110 105,560 103,294 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,083 2,012 2,103 101 105 11,539 13,253 115 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,208,060 5,007,363 5,197,170 100 104 29,320,645 29,725,327 101 Mature ...........: 73,308 66,956 72,674 99 109 389,357 392,683 101 Light ..........: 11,786 10,501 10,636 90 101 64,095 57,187 89 Heavy ..........: 61,522 56,455 62,038 101 110 325,262 335,496 103 Total ............: 5,281,368 5,074,319 5,269,844 100 104 29,710,002 30,118,010 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 605,013 512,320 548,820 91 107 3,467,245 3,288,849 95 Old ..............: 5,084 3,378 4,219 83 125 25,703 22,907 89 Total ............: 610,097 515,698 553,039 91 107 3,492,948 3,311,756 95 : Ducks ..............: 14,343 14,383 14,989 105 104 80,512 93,479 116 : Other 1/ ...........: 310 173 323 104 187 1,090 1,116 102 : Total ..............: 5,906,118 5,604,573 5,838,195 99 104 33,284,552 33,524,361 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.47 6.42 6.43 99 100 6.43 6.43 100 Mature ...........: 6.74 6.86 6.86 102 100 6.72 6.90 103 Light ..........: 3.52 3.44 3.42 97 99 3.46 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.18 8.41 8.29 101 99 8.25 8.31 101 Total ............: 6.48 6.42 6.44 99 100 6.43 6.44 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.01 31.10 30.30 95 97 33.11 32.07 97 Old ..............: 31.38 31.28 31.49 100 101 30.17 31.00 103 Total ............: 32.00 31.11 30.31 95 97 33.09 32.06 97 : Ducks ..............: 6.89 7.15 7.13 103 100 6.98 7.05 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2022 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,656,042 3,546,236 3,666,411 100 103 20,622,719 20,997,200 102 Mature ...........: 50,306 47,351 51,197 102 108 266,829 276,818 104 Light ..........: 6,031 5,488 5,608 93 102 32,890 30,119 92 Heavy ..........: 44,275 41,863 45,589 103 109 233,939 246,699 105 Total ............: 3,706,348 3,593,587 3,717,608 100 103 20,889,548 21,274,018 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 292,602 245,027 262,363 90 107 1,710,147 1,612,776 94 Old ..............: 3,794 2,527 3,030 80 120 19,117 15,476 81 Total ............: 296,396 247,554 265,393 90 107 1,729,264 1,628,252 94 : Ducks ..............: 3,397 4,198 4,494 132 107 19,174 25,736 134 : Other 1/ ...........: 191 108 202 106 187 679 704 104 : Total ..............: 4,006,332 3,845,447 3,987,697 100 104 22,638,665 22,928,710 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 267,568 232,626 258,021 96 111 1,502,473 1,440,809 96 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 267,568 232,626 258,021 96 111 1,502,473 1,440,809 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 191,037 165,182 176,666 92 107 1,059,111 1,018,671 96 Old ..............: 79 53 199 252 375 388 2,044 527 Total ............: 191,116 165,235 176,865 93 107 1,059,499 1,020,715 96 : Ducks ..............: 7,064 6,078 6,347 90 104 39,932 42,364 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 13 13 10 77 77 62 57 92 : Total ..............: 465,761 403,952 441,243 95 109 2,601,966 2,503,945 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,923,610 3,778,862 3,924,432 100 104 22,125,192 22,438,009 101 Mature ...........: 50,306 47,351 51,197 102 108 266,829 276,818 104 Light ..........: 6,031 5,488 5,608 93 102 32,890 30,119 92 Heavy ..........: 44,275 41,863 45,589 103 109 233,939 246,699 105 Total ............: 3,973,916 3,826,213 3,975,629 100 104 22,392,021 22,714,827 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 483,639 410,209 439,029 91 107 2,769,258 2,631,447 95 Old ..............: 3,873 2,580 3,229 83 125 19,505 17,520 90 Total ............: 487,512 412,789 442,258 91 107 2,788,763 2,648,967 95 : Ducks ..............: 10,461 10,276 10,841 104 105 59,106 68,100 115 : Other 1/ ...........: 204 121 212 104 175 741 761 103 : Total ..............: 4,472,093 4,249,399 4,428,940 99 104 25,240,631 25,432,655 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2022 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,595 9,905 11,549 109 117 58,621 62,303 106 Mature ...........: 718 861 1,046 146 121 3,843 5,211 136 Light ..........: 134 72 117 87 163 574 545 95 Heavy ..........: 584 789 929 159 118 3,269 4,666 143 Total ............: 11,313 10,766 12,595 111 117 62,464 67,514 108 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,944 1,536 1,849 95 120 10,498 10,388 99 Old ..............: 42 29 40 95 138 260 200 77 Total ............: 1,986 1,565 1,889 95 121 10,758 10,588 98 : Ducks ..............: 93 87 105 113 121 382 489 128 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,392 12,418 14,589 109 117 73,604 78,591 107 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.20 0.22 110 110 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 0.98 1.29 1.44 147 112 0.99 1.33 134 Light ..........: 1.14 0.69 1.10 96 159 0.90 0.95 106 Heavy ..........: 0.95 1.40 1.50 158 107 1.01 1.39 138 Total ............: 0.21 0.21 0.24 114 114 0.21 0.22 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.32 0.30 0.34 106 113 0.30 0.32 107 Old ..............: 0.83 0.86 0.95 114 110 1.01 0.87 86 Total ............: 0.33 0.30 0.34 103 113 0.31 0.32 103 : Ducks ..............: 0.65 0.60 0.70 108 117 0.47 0.52 111 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.22 0.25 109 114 0.22 0.23 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2022 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 19,676 19,219 19,347 98 101 113,039 114,220 101 Mature ...........: 2,541 1,631 1,692 67 104 12,078 9,311 77 Light ..........: 456 427 424 93 99 2,765 2,294 83 Heavy ..........: 2,085 1,204 1,268 61 105 9,313 7,017 75 Total ............: 22,217 20,850 21,039 95 101 125,117 123,531 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,180 4,847 5,233 85 108 35,646 31,700 89 Old ..............: 140 149 148 106 99 747 855 114 Total ............: 6,320 4,996 5,381 85 108 36,393 32,555 89 : Ducks ..............: 225 236 203 90 86 1,142 1,383 121 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 4 200 133 12 17 142 : Total ..............: 28,764 26,085 26,627 93 102 162,664 157,486 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.50 0.51 0.49 98 96 0.51 0.51 100 Mature ...........: 4.81 3.33 3.20 67 96 4.33 3.25 75 Light ..........: 7.03 7.22 7.03 100 97 7.75 7.08 91 Heavy ..........: 4.50 2.80 2.71 60 97 3.83 2.77 72 Total ............: 0.56 0.54 0.53 95 98 0.56 0.54 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.26 1.17 1.18 94 101 1.27 1.19 94 Old ..............: 3.49 5.46 4.38 126 80 3.69 4.65 126 Total ............: 1.28 1.20 1.20 94 100 1.29 1.21 94 : Ducks ..............: 2.11 2.25 1.84 87 82 1.90 1.99 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.97 2.42 1.85 191 76 1.59 2.19 138 : Total ..............: 0.64 0.61 0.60 94 98 0.64 0.62 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: May and June 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 682 282 104,492 93,929 Mature ..........: - - 64 72 56,482 48,290 Light .........: - - 49 61 51,594 41,780 Heavy .........: - - 15 11 4,888 6,510 Total ...........: - - 746 354 160,974 142,219 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 27 30 6,130 5,877 Old .............: - - 10 9 983 776 Total ...........: - - 37 39 7,113 6,653 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 113,852 100,851 671 779 2,628 2,465 Mature ..........: 12,559 13,706 166 219 25,822 27,918 Light .........: 6,825 5,320 45 139 22,023 23,869 Heavy .........: 5,734 8,386 121 80 3,799 4,049 Total ...........: 126,411 114,557 837 998 28,450 30,383 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 945 1,008 49 65 7 36 Old .............: 606 712 5 6 202 96 Total ...........: 1,551 1,720 54 71 209 132 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,419 4,340 2,088 1,783 43,188 43,873 Mature ..........: 2,198 1,721 211 188 28,768 26,337 Light .........: 1,470 760 162 135 25,645 22,906 Heavy .........: 728 961 49 53 3,123 3,431 Total ...........: 6,617 6,061 2,299 1,971 71,956 70,210 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 79 75 253 412 670 573 Old .............: 12 11 41 15 143 107 Total ...........: 91 86 294 427 813 680 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 16,359 17,010 299,171 266,360 1,586,569 1,561,241 Mature ..........: 426 63 42,226 42,449 30,161 29,570 Light .........: 52 46 37,093 35,693 - - Heavy .........: 374 17 5,133 6,756 30,161 29,570 Total ...........: 16,785 17,073 341,397 308,809 1,616,730 1,590,811 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 89 148 2,798 2,727 40,094 45,519 Old .............: 19 23 262 208 - 59 Total ...........: 108 171 3,060 2,935 40,094 45,578 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: May and June 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 100,438 102,856 556,635 570,610 5.54 5.55 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 80,836 87,629 552,178 594,146 6.83 6.78 California ......: 24,159 23,724 144,650 145,350 5.99 6.13 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,152 31,158 222,037 238,423 7.62 7.65 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 107,087 107,949 640,751 644,770 5.98 5.97 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 55 71 344 445 6.22 6.29 Indiana .........: 6,222 6,884 29,710 31,854 4.77 4.63 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 20,401 21,291 134,575 142,874 6.60 6.71 Louisiana .......: 13,763 14,516 96,786 102,119 7.03 7.03 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,822 12,020 74,781 77,071 6.33 6.41 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 58,223 54,227 370,328 355,108 6.36 6.55 Missouri ........: 33,577 36,437 185,275 200,551 5.52 5.50 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 140 143 717 724 5.10 5.05 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,675 2,563 12,683 12,353 4.74 4.82 North Carolina ..: 77,860 81,930 641,911 669,013 8.24 8.17 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,525 11,279 45,957 50,337 4.37 4.46 Oklahoma ........: 11,090 12,003 73,417 80,788 6.62 6.73 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 11,753 12,366 67,311 72,659 5.73 5.88 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,488 25,728 187,580 194,166 7.66 7.55 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 31,052 30,255 185,818 181,301 5.98 5.99 Texas ...........: 59,105 63,943 397,809 429,572 6.73 6.72 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,447 28,515 176,319 181,606 6.42 6.37 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 780,516 807,876 5,007,363 5,197,170 6.42 6.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2022 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 427,155 438,888 1,945 2,042 0.45 0.46 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 416,596 444,639 1,472 1,468 0.35 0.33 California ......: 107,916 108,594 1,858 1,753 1.69 1.59 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 171,507 184,381 645 717 0.37 0.39 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 483,339 487,588 3,006 2,902 0.62 0.59 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 255 331 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 21,502 23,170 82 103 0.38 0.44 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 101,266 107,257 577 651 0.57 0.60 Louisiana .......: 73,685 77,613 329 270 0.44 0.35 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 55,713 57,591 348 365 0.62 0.63 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 274,927 268,830 885 790 0.32 0.29 Missouri ........: 135,910 147,494 603 537 0.44 0.36 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 531 544 11 10 1.97 1.73 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,693 7,543 126 130 1.61 1.69 North Carolina ..: 492,241 512,359 1,718 1,759 0.35 0.34 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 34,425 37,691 286 347 0.82 0.91 Oklahoma ........: 55,003 60,524 170 156 0.31 0.26 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 46,282 49,796 652 722 1.39 1.43 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 141,345 146,067 945 919 0.66 0.63 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 136,403 132,291 724 588 0.53 0.44 Texas ...........: 305,780 329,683 1,190 1,469 0.39 0.44 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 132,911 136,687 361 269 0.27 0.20 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,778,862 3,924,432 19,219 19,347 0.51 0.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 38 38 7,706 6,961 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 232 189 Delaware ..........: - - 39 18 12,161 13,327 Georgia ...........: - - 12 - 16,339 14,285 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 1 Texas .............: - - 1 - 7,842 8,014 Virginia ..........: - - 2 1 4,571 4,201 : United States .....: - - 682 282 104,492 93,929 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,861 3,030 36 28 109 187 Arkansas ..........: 296 339 11 5 5 - Delaware ..........: 6,464 4,858 25 3 49 55 Georgia ...........: 25,771 36,325 28 94 637 600 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 5,204 4,117 27 35 225 225 Virginia ..........: 4,661 2,770 1 1 105 56 : United States .....: 113,852 100,851 671 779 2,628 2,465 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 268 379 282 223 6,328 7,048 Arkansas ..........: 7 8 3 - 53 80 Delaware ..........: 201 192 112 98 1,158 1,341 Georgia ...........: 666 781 566 611 7,613 5,656 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 2 Texas .............: 102 125 7 3 440 532 Virginia ..........: 378 284 54 48 663 536 : United States .....: 4,419 4,340 2,088 1,783 43,188 43,873 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 241 311 45,076 35,091 150,678 154,677 Arkansas ..........: 110 23 258 387 99,444 104,667 Delaware ..........: 923 675 1,866 2,069 10,491 14,228 Georgia ...........: 10,188 10,315 131,594 120,974 144,127 157,256 Mississippi .......: - - - - 117,254 95,639 North Carolina ....: - - - - 142,237 143,588 Texas .............: 621 717 1,871 2,026 84,512 103,055 Virginia ..........: 573 6 8,470 3,913 74,994 68,569 : United States .....: 16,359 17,010 299,171 266,360 1,586,569 1,561,241 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: May and June 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (Z) 1 7 18 25.64 28.61 Indiana .........: 1,916 1,922 75,692 76,072 39.51 39.57 Iowa ............: 1,034 1,138 44,421 48,044 42.95 42.23 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 .......: 3,185 3,631 77,172 88,684 24.23 24.42 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 488 586 10,219 12,599 20.94 21.48 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 18 13 399 289 22.45 21.93 North Carolina ..: 1,661 1,725 58,393 59,287 35.15 34.37 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 547 594 26,133 27,862 47.77 46.93 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 635 612 17,670 18,133 27.82 29.65 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 84 106 3,683 4,509 43.93 42.42 Tennessee .......: - (D) - (D) - (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 2 2 76 60 31.06 30.19 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 209 239 8,953 9,600 42.87 40.25 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,471 18,114 512,320 548,820 31.10 30.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2022 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) 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 ........: 5 14 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 60,797 61,101 761 772 1.24 1.25 Iowa ............: 34,977 37,920 449 534 1.27 1.39 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 .......: 61,920 71,161 846 868 1.35 1.21 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 8,438 10,373 72 123 0.85 1.18 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 ........: 248 181 7 6 2.80 3.07 North Carolina ..: 46,435 46,888 269 277 0.58 0.59 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,885 22,260 286 282 1.35 1.25 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 14,104 14,158 210 280 1.47 1.94 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 2,954 3,622 54 61 1.81 1.67 Tennessee .......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 61 48 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 7,046 7,578 145 136 2.01 1.76 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 410,209 439,029 4,847 5,233 1.17 1.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. 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 of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted 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 349 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2021. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 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@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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