Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 23, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent from Last Year November 2014 contained 20 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. November 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during November 2015 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.64 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in November 2014. The October 2015 revised certified total at 4.05 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from October 2014. The October revision represented an increase of 715 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2015 was 4.80 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 4.58 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.14 billion pounds, up 6 percent from November 2014. Mature chickens, at 59.3 million pounds, were up 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 586 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.2 million pounds, up 7 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2015 averaged 6.17 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from November 2014. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.23 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2015 averaged 29.0 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 2014. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2015 totaled 11.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 38.6 million pounds, were 1.05 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.03 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2015 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 644,637 743,126 671,165 104 90 7,793,928 7,964,266 102 Mature ...........: 9,084 11,668 9,518 105 82 131,820 122,802 93 Light ..........: 3,747 4,435 3,750 100 85 65,336 53,326 82 Heavy ..........: 5,337 7,233 5,768 108 80 66,484 69,476 105 Total ............: 653,721 754,794 680,683 104 90 7,925,748 8,087,068 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,764 22,007 20,059 97 91 216,183 212,463 98 Old ..............: 118 162 182 154 112 1,290 1,442 112 Total ............: 20,882 22,169 20,241 97 91 217,473 213,905 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,065 2,314 2,216 107 96 23,855 25,197 106 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 3,911,056 4,600,575 4,140,522 106 90 46,758,828 48,717,908 104 Mature ...........: 56,044 73,561 59,301 106 81 753,111 738,925 98 Light ..........: 12,499 14,539 12,350 99 85 210,336 172,712 82 Heavy ..........: 43,545 59,022 46,951 108 80 542,775 566,213 104 Total ............: 3,967,100 4,674,136 4,199,823 106 90 47,511,939 49,456,833 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 595,911 649,866 580,967 97 89 6,560,035 6,400,899 98 Old ..............: 3,129 4,679 5,073 162 108 35,660 40,728 114 Total ............: 599,040 654,545 586,040 98 90 6,595,695 6,441,627 98 : Ducks ..............: 14,139 15,934 15,175 107 95 163,698 172,516 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 283 869 477 169 55 2,910 3,443 118 : Total ..............: 4,580,562 5,345,484 4,801,515 105 90 54,274,242 56,074,419 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.07 6.19 6.17 102 100 6.00 6.12 102 Mature ...........: 6.17 6.30 6.23 101 99 5.71 6.02 105 Light ..........: 3.34 3.28 3.29 99 100 3.22 3.24 101 Heavy ..........: 8.16 8.16 8.14 100 100 8.16 8.15 100 Total ............: 6.07 6.19 6.17 102 100 5.99 6.12 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.70 29.53 28.96 101 98 30.34 30.13 99 Old ..............: 26.52 28.88 27.87 105 97 27.64 28.24 102 Total ............: 28.69 29.53 28.95 101 98 30.33 30.11 99 : Ducks ..............: 6.85 6.89 6.85 100 99 6.86 6.85 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2015 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,683,095 3,183,580 2,873,852 107 90 32,115,268 33,616,868 105 Mature ...........: 36,083 47,571 38,753 107 81 476,796 478,180 100 Light ..........: 6,607 7,781 6,602 100 85 113,448 94,773 84 Heavy ..........: 29,476 39,790 32,151 109 81 363,348 383,407 106 Total ............: 2,719,178 3,231,151 2,912,605 107 90 32,592,064 34,095,048 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 306,159 319,607 305,620 100 96 3,049,286 3,026,530 99 Old ..............: 2,329 3,250 3,241 139 100 25,272 28,570 113 Total ............: 308,488 322,857 308,861 100 96 3,074,558 3,055,100 99 : Ducks ..............: 4,085 4,540 4,344 106 96 44,948 47,184 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 135 170 127 94 75 1,336 1,433 107 : Total ..............: 3,031,886 3,558,718 3,225,937 106 91 35,712,906 37,198,765 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 256,850 281,842 247,636 96 88 3,086,083 3,080,374 100 Mature ...........: 5 1 9 180 900 44 33 75 Light ..........: 5 1 6 120 600 23 8 35 Heavy ..........: - - 3 (X) (X) 21 25 119 Total ............: 256,855 281,843 247,645 96 88 3,086,127 3,080,407 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 172,262 202,752 161,244 94 80 2,204,317 2,108,678 96 Old ..............: 56 328 581 1,038 177 1,841 2,157 117 Total ............: 172,318 203,080 161,825 94 80 2,206,158 2,110,835 96 : Ducks ..............: 6,159 7,013 6,704 109 96 73,424 77,603 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 54 385 177 328 46 596 815 137 : Total ..............: 435,386 492,321 416,351 96 85 5,366,305 5,269,660 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 2,939,945 3,465,422 3,121,488 106 90 35,201,351 36,697,242 104 Mature ...........: 36,088 47,572 38,762 107 81 476,840 478,213 100 Light ..........: 6,612 7,782 6,608 100 85 113,471 94,781 84 Heavy ..........: 29,476 39,790 32,154 109 81 363,369 383,432 106 Total ............: 2,976,033 3,512,994 3,160,250 106 90 35,678,191 37,175,455 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 478,421 522,359 466,864 98 89 5,253,603 5,135,208 98 Old ..............: 2,385 3,578 3,822 160 107 27,113 30,727 113 Total ............: 480,806 525,937 470,686 98 89 5,280,716 5,165,935 98 : Ducks ..............: 10,244 11,553 11,048 108 96 118,372 124,787 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 189 555 304 161 55 1,932 2,248 116 : Total ..............: 3,467,272 4,051,039 3,642,288 105 90 41,079,211 42,468,425 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2015 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,776 10,266 9,511 108 93 98,327 110,937 113 Mature ...........: 643 707 683 106 97 8,129 8,502 105 Light ..........: 191 205 201 105 98 3,083 2,882 93 Heavy ..........: 452 502 482 107 96 5,046 5,620 111 Total ............: 9,419 10,973 10,194 108 93 106,456 119,439 112 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,235 1,395 1,272 103 91 14,988 15,380 103 Old ..............: 37 55 56 151 102 484 530 110 Total ............: 1,272 1,450 1,328 104 92 15,472 15,910 103 : Ducks ..............: 29 35 47 162 134 438 444 101 : Total 1/ ...........: 10,720 12,459 11,570 108 93 122,370 135,795 111 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.22 0.23 105 105 0.21 0.23 110 Mature ...........: 1.15 0.96 1.15 100 120 1.08 1.15 106 Light ..........: 1.53 1.41 1.63 107 116 1.47 1.67 114 Heavy ..........: 1.04 0.85 1.03 99 121 0.93 0.99 106 Total ............: 0.24 0.23 0.24 100 104 0.22 0.24 109 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.21 0.21 0.22 105 105 0.23 0.24 104 Old ..............: 1.18 1.18 1.10 93 93 1.36 1.30 96 Total ............: 0.21 0.22 0.23 110 105 0.23 0.25 109 : Ducks ..............: 0.21 0.22 0.31 148 141 0.27 0.26 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.23 0.24 104 104 0.23 0.24 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2015 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,166 30,720 29,087 107 95 309,873 333,123 108 Mature ...........: 2,023 2,641 2,371 117 90 25,516 26,162 103 Light ..........: 533 618 462 87 75 9,009 7,383 82 Heavy ..........: 1,490 2,023 1,909 128 94 16,507 18,779 114 Total ............: 29,189 33,361 31,458 108 94 335,389 359,285 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,495 7,144 6,730 104 94 70,880 72,802 103 Old ..............: 114 147 144 126 98 1,262 1,515 120 Total ............: 6,609 7,291 6,874 104 94 72,142 74,317 103 : Ducks ..............: 258 338 304 118 90 2,998 3,393 113 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 4 3 150 75 21 23 110 : Total ..............: 36,058 40,994 38,639 107 94 410,550 437,018 106 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.92 0.88 0.92 100 105 0.87 0.90 103 Mature ...........: 5.31 5.26 5.76 108 110 5.08 5.19 102 Light ..........: 7.46 7.36 6.53 88 89 7.36 7.23 98 Heavy ..........: 4.81 4.84 5.60 116 116 4.35 4.67 107 Total ............: 0.97 0.94 0.99 102 105 0.93 0.96 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.34 1.35 1.42 106 105 1.33 1.40 105 Old ..............: 4.56 3.95 3.63 80 92 4.45 4.70 106 Total ............: 1.36 1.37 1.44 106 105 1.35 1.42 105 : Ducks ..............: 2.46 2.84 2.68 109 94 2.47 2.65 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.05 0.72 0.98 93 136 1.08 1.01 94 : Total ..............: 1.03 1.00 1.05 102 105 0.99 1.02 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: October and November 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 3,441 4,398 935,498 846,263 Mature ..........: - - 266 703 129,163 113,425 Light .........: - - 138 443 88,446 69,348 Heavy .........: - - 128 260 40,717 44,077 Total ...........: - - 3,707 5,101 1,064,661 959,688 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 43 111 34,733 31,952 Old .............: - - - 4 962 904 Total ...........: - - 43 115 35,695 32,856 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 434,888 511,489 3,494 3,735 13,869 13,896 Mature ..........: 25,641 24,550 353 240 30,083 29,568 Light .........: 5,357 8,204 160 44 20,670 21,216 Heavy .........: 20,284 16,346 193 196 9,413 8,352 Total ...........: 460,529 536,039 3,847 3,975 43,952 43,464 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,327 5,372 1,273 912 109 70 Old .............: 331 236 - - 166 215 Total ...........: 5,658 5,608 1,273 912 275 285 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,823 11,741 51,135 49,166 107,886 97,088 Mature ..........: 8,068 5,672 1,212 1,018 63,413 52,374 Light .........: 7,426 4,841 574 445 56,610 44,836 Heavy .........: 642 831 638 573 6,803 7,538 Total ...........: 20,891 17,413 52,347 50,184 171,299 149,462 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 197 257 1,110 1,033 2,135 1,983 Old .............: 20 13 25 37 69 47 Total ...........: 217 270 1,135 1,070 2,204 2,030 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 17,935 21,283 558,837 540,865 2,139,806 2,099,924 Mature ..........: 591 701 96,346 100,831 355,136 329,082 Light .........: 137 123 28,931 31,809 208,449 181,309 Heavy .........: 454 578 67,415 69,022 146,687 147,773 Total ...........: 18,526 21,984 655,183 641,696 2,494,942 2,429,006 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 557 504 10,574 11,141 56,058 53,335 Old .............: 15 5 157 118 1,745 1,579 Total ...........: 572 509 10,731 11,259 57,803 54,914 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 85,918 82,153 492,071 471,507 5.73 5.74 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 77,013 72,707 504,508 475,978 6.55 6.55 California ......: 22,232 16,577 134,790 100,283 6.06 6.05 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 30,448 26,904 223,792 197,742 7.35 7.35 Florida .........: 6,131 5,098 36,212 29,510 5.91 5.79 Georgia .........: 108,551 97,227 644,893 572,467 5.94 5.89 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,672 4,718 25,341 21,146 4.47 4.48 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,721 23,159 150,159 135,343 5.84 5.84 Louisiana .......: 17,030 15,334 104,054 91,968 6.11 6.00 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 14,176 12,683 82,116 73,873 5.79 5.82 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,232 3,981 25,564 23,954 6.04 6.02 Mississippi .....: 60,940 55,185 393,416 350,630 6.46 6.35 Missouri ........: 37,207 34,076 182,911 167,439 4.92 4.91 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 110 83 593 438 5.38 5.29 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,999 2,029 10,051 10,091 5.03 4.97 North Carolina ..: 66,337 57,831 525,349 461,553 7.92 7.98 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,199 6,757 39,896 36,431 5.54 5.39 Oklahoma ........: 12,206 9,742 80,192 67,125 6.57 6.89 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,505 8,630 53,678 47,994 5.65 5.56 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,425 23,532 179,478 174,555 7.35 7.42 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 25,368 21,990 133,564 115,622 5.27 5.26 Texas ...........: 52,100 45,536 320,221 275,836 6.15 6.06 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,853 25,953 165,487 148,100 5.74 5.71 Washington ......: 4,003 3,940 25,017 24,850 6.25 6.31 West Virginia ...: 9,253 9,078 35,258 35,237 3.81 3.88 Wisconsin .......: 4,211 3,983 17,803 16,821 4.23 4.22 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 743,126 671,165 4,600,575 4,140,522 6.19 6.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2015 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 374,053 359,151 2,997 2,786 0.79 0.77 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 382,797 361,032 4,159 3,950 1.07 1.08 California ......: 100,318 74,384 1,003 704 0.99 0.94 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 162,535 143,909 1,584 1,757 0.97 1.21 Florida .........: 27,232 22,131 138 115 0.51 0.52 Georgia .........: 484,059 431,534 4,490 4,274 0.92 0.98 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,534 15,437 141 141 0.76 0.90 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 113,870 102,614 1,701 1,771 1.47 1.70 Louisiana .......: 78,716 69,144 476 494 0.60 0.71 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 60,127 53,950 733 843 1.20 1.54 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,710 20,192 217 215 0.99 1.06 Mississippi .....: 306,459 270,925 2,169 1,919 0.70 0.70 Missouri ........: 134,701 123,294 1,461 1,619 1.07 1.30 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 419 306 6 4 1.33 1.16 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,156 6,234 186 193 2.93 3.00 North Carolina ..: 406,361 357,693 3,083 2,780 0.75 0.77 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 29,675 27,125 354 366 1.18 1.33 Oklahoma ........: 60,331 50,457 431 395 0.71 0.78 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 36,520 32,473 696 620 1.87 1.87 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 134,881 131,387 807 639 0.59 0.48 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 97,907 84,977 588 412 0.60 0.48 Texas ...........: 242,325 210,915 1,919 1,651 0.79 0.78 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 118,588 106,075 841 741 0.70 0.69 Washington ......: 18,693 18,560 101 96 0.54 0.51 West Virginia ...: 25,273 25,338 92 151 0.36 0.59 Wisconsin .......: 13,007 12,287 148 175 1.12 1.40 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,465,422 3,121,488 30,720 29,087 0.88 0.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2015 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 142 168 100,291 93,397 Arkansas ..........: - - 197 173 86,051 79,929 Delaware ..........: - - 538 1,552 68,358 82,864 Georgia ...........: - - 128 39 100,451 73,505 Mississippi .......: - - 37 84 20,570 19,064 Missouri ..........: - - 102 52 45,122 40,575 North Carolina ....: - - 163 167 97,724 82,473 Texas .............: - - 17 27 63,330 58,091 Virginia ..........: - - 25 30 23,169 19,111 : United States .....: - - 3,441 4,398 935,498 846,263 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 25,520 29,785 334 521 1,382 1,671 Arkansas ..........: 40,527 54,186 667 623 798 907 Delaware ..........: 38,499 49,229 78 86 935 965 Georgia ...........: 73,893 106,812 214 73 2,619 2,586 Mississippi .......: 7,397 7,624 125 95 503 418 Missouri ..........: 5,655 5,063 30 44 381 417 North Carolina ....: 31,321 27,374 392 311 1,927 1,760 Texas .............: 20,295 20,697 81 74 595 534 Virginia ..........: 20,863 23,637 25 13 417 382 : United States .....: 434,888 511,489 3,494 3,735 13,869 13,896 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,248 1,117 6,237 6,077 20,814 18,123 Arkansas ..........: 366 281 3,955 3,661 7,192 6,446 Delaware ..........: 1,705 1,490 1,293 1,209 4,755 3,830 Georgia ...........: 737 586 13,624 12,176 15,586 14,693 Mississippi .......: 353 399 1,872 1,887 1,537 1,399 Missouri ..........: 172 154 553 570 2,472 3,288 North Carolina ....: 915 769 9,139 9,792 5,144 4,265 Texas .............: 446 366 850 774 4,021 3,894 Virginia ..........: 937 747 560 547 3,828 2,971 : United States .....: 12,823 11,741 51,135 49,166 107,886 97,088 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,449 1,821 38,606 45,432 196,023 198,112 Arkansas ..........: 740 1,264 62,484 67,647 202,977 215,117 Delaware ..........: 2,019 2,978 13,426 12,885 131,606 157,088 Georgia ...........: 2,116 1,866 75,867 70,597 285,235 282,933 Mississippi .......: 215 144 11,823 11,105 44,432 42,219 Missouri ..........: 100 77 25,170 27,885 79,757 78,125 North Carolina ....: 3,075 3,374 48,134 40,463 197,934 170,748 Texas .............: 775 860 17,199 16,648 107,609 101,965 Virginia ..........: 1,252 1,579 7,257 8,287 58,333 57,304 : United States .....: 17,935 21,283 558,837 540,865 2,139,806 2,099,924 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,475 3,232 74,349 64,424 21.40 19.93 California ......: 1,860 1,580 48,047 41,846 25.84 26.48 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,902 1,632 71,498 63,063 37.59 38.65 Iowa ............: 906 826 34,753 30,288 38.36 36.68 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,662 3,593 88,358 87,081 24.13 24.24 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 971 861 32,825 28,628 33.80 33.24 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,170 1,871 80,324 66,231 37.01 35.39 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 462 485 18,890 18,334 40.92 37.78 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 951 944 23,334 22,798 24.54 24.15 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 ...........: 573 566 8,690 8,703 15.17 15.39 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,521 2,134 70,124 57,749 27.82 27.06 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,007 20,059 649,866 580,967 29.53 28.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2015 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 62,453 54,419 343 335 0.55 0.61 California ......: 38,803 33,691 330 232 0.84 0.68 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 57,759 50,819 1,002 923 1.71 1.78 Iowa ............: 27,371 23,849 441 373 1.58 1.54 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 70,445 69,506 1,271 1,293 1.77 1.83 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 26,617 23,176 241 225 0.90 0.96 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ..: 63,046 51,864 706 670 1.11 1.27 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,104 14,660 300 241 1.95 1.62 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 18,760 17,981 328 397 1.72 2.16 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 ...........: 7,431 7,522 44 41 0.59 0.54 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 56,954 46,953 670 517 1.16 1.09 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 522,359 466,864 7,144 6,730 1.35 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 300 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2012. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 28 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............... 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