Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released January 26, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down Slightly from Last Year December 2015 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during December 2016 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.84 billion pounds, down slightly from the amount certified in December 2015. The November 2016 revised certified total at 3.91 billion pounds, was up 7 percent from November 2015. The November revision represented an increase of 3.10 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2016 was 5.07 billion pounds, down slightly from 5.09 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.39 billion pounds, down 1 percent from December 2015. Mature chickens, at 65.3 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 598 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.4 million pounds, down 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2016 averaged 6.20 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from December 2015. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.00 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2016 averaged 31.6 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 2015. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2016 totaled 13.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.26 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 37.8 million pounds, were 0.97 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.06 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2016 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 720,679 712,796 707,643 98 99 8,688,465 8,765,724 101 Mature ...........: 11,428 11,210 10,886 95 97 134,230 139,954 104 Light ..........: 5,096 4,701 4,858 95 103 58,422 61,501 105 Heavy ..........: 6,332 6,509 6,028 95 93 75,808 78,453 103 Total ............: 732,107 724,006 718,529 98 99 8,822,695 8,905,678 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,352 21,598 18,742 102 87 230,821 241,418 105 Old ..............: 135 129 152 113 118 1,577 1,837 116 Total ............: 18,487 21,727 18,894 102 87 232,398 243,255 105 : Ducks ..............: 2,552 2,284 2,516 99 110 27,749 27,258 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,428,113 4,429,185 4,388,200 99 99 53,168,160 54,023,670 102 Mature ...........: 68,112 68,939 65,321 96 95 807,037 843,163 104 Light ..........: 16,721 15,970 16,304 98 102 189,433 204,073 108 Heavy ..........: 51,391 52,969 49,017 95 93 617,604 639,090 103 Total ............: 4,496,225 4,498,124 4,453,521 99 99 53,975,197 54,866,833 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 571,261 638,102 593,508 104 93 6,972,290 7,412,138 106 Old ..............: 3,814 3,731 4,357 114 117 44,542 51,966 117 Total ............: 575,075 641,833 597,865 104 93 7,016,832 7,464,104 106 : Ducks ..............: 17,546 15,715 17,364 99 110 190,062 186,658 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 232 704 200 86 28 3,676 4,054 110 : Total ..............: 5,089,078 5,156,376 5,068,950 100 98 61,185,767 62,521,649 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.14 6.21 6.20 101 100 6.12 6.16 101 Mature ...........: 5.96 6.15 6.00 101 98 6.01 6.02 100 Light ..........: 3.28 3.40 3.36 102 99 3.24 3.32 102 Heavy ..........: 8.12 8.14 8.13 100 100 8.15 8.15 100 Total ............: 6.14 6.21 6.20 101 100 6.12 6.16 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.13 29.54 31.67 102 107 30.21 30.70 102 Old ..............: 28.25 28.92 28.66 101 99 28.24 28.29 100 Total ............: 31.11 29.54 31.64 102 107 30.19 30.68 102 : Ducks ..............: 6.88 6.88 6.90 100 100 6.85 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2016 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,078,050 3,087,220 3,056,951 99 99 36,711,600 37,663,371 103 Mature ...........: 44,218 44,938 42,411 96 94 522,398 544,993 104 Light ..........: 8,917 8,366 8,542 96 102 103,690 106,521 103 Heavy ..........: 35,301 36,572 33,869 96 93 418,708 438,472 105 Total ............: 3,122,268 3,132,158 3,099,362 99 99 37,233,998 38,208,364 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 280,766 320,357 290,589 103 91 3,307,371 3,496,467 106 Old ..............: 2,020 2,564 3,004 149 117 30,590 35,808 117 Total ............: 282,786 322,921 293,593 104 91 3,337,961 3,532,275 106 : Ducks ..............: 5,205 5,101 5,405 104 106 52,389 53,593 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 157 191 130 83 68 1,590 1,703 107 : Total ..............: 3,410,416 3,460,371 3,398,490 100 98 40,625,938 41,795,935 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 256,437 249,770 249,097 97 100 3,336,731 3,023,134 91 Mature ...........: 2 6 - (X) (X) 35 49 140 Light ..........: - 6 - (X) (X) 8 18 225 Heavy ..........: 2 - - (X) (X) 27 31 115 Total ............: 256,439 249,776 249,097 97 100 3,336,766 3,023,183 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 177,532 191,540 184,964 104 97 2,286,211 2,445,677 107 Old ..............: 893 258 229 26 89 3,050 3,217 105 Total ............: 178,425 191,798 185,193 104 97 2,289,261 2,448,894 107 : Ducks ..............: 7,566 6,348 7,263 96 114 85,169 82,181 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 8 264 6 75 2 823 953 116 : Total ..............: 442,438 448,186 441,559 100 99 5,712,019 5,555,211 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,334,487 3,336,990 3,306,048 99 99 40,048,331 40,686,505 102 Mature ...........: 44,220 44,944 42,411 96 94 522,433 545,042 104 Light ..........: 8,917 8,372 8,542 96 102 103,698 106,539 103 Heavy ..........: 35,303 36,572 33,869 96 93 418,735 438,503 105 Total ............: 3,378,707 3,381,934 3,348,459 99 99 40,570,764 41,231,547 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 458,298 511,897 475,553 104 93 5,593,582 5,942,144 106 Old ..............: 2,913 2,822 3,233 111 115 33,640 39,025 116 Total ............: 461,211 514,719 478,786 104 93 5,627,222 5,981,169 106 : Ducks ..............: 12,771 11,449 12,668 99 111 137,558 135,774 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 165 455 136 82 30 2,413 2,656 110 : Total ..............: 3,852,854 3,908,557 3,840,049 100 98 46,337,957 47,351,146 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2016 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,993 9,918 10,387 104 105 121,020 124,966 103 Mature ...........: 704 772 816 116 106 9,206 10,106 110 Light ..........: 246 289 282 115 98 3,128 3,511 112 Heavy ..........: 458 483 534 117 111 6,078 6,595 109 Total ............: 10,697 10,690 11,203 105 105 130,226 135,072 104 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,494 1,454 1,659 111 114 16,874 18,680 111 Old ..............: 38 43 55 145 128 568 662 117 Total ............: 1,532 1,497 1,714 112 114 17,442 19,342 111 : Ducks ..............: 37 39 50 135 128 481 528 110 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,267 12,228 12,967 106 106 148,152 154,946 105 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.22 0.24 104 109 0.23 0.23 100 Mature ...........: 1.03 1.12 1.25 121 112 1.14 1.20 105 Light ..........: 1.47 1.81 1.73 118 96 1.65 1.72 104 Heavy ..........: 0.89 0.91 1.09 122 120 0.98 1.03 105 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.25 104 104 0.24 0.25 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.23 0.28 108 122 0.24 0.25 104 Old ..............: 1.00 1.15 1.26 126 110 1.28 1.27 99 Total ............: 0.27 0.23 0.29 107 126 0.25 0.26 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.21 0.25 0.29 138 116 0.25 0.28 112 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.24 0.26 108 108 0.24 0.25 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2016 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 30,899 28,064 27,748 90 99 364,272 356,717 98 Mature ...........: 2,617 2,367 2,393 91 101 28,779 30,293 105 Light ..........: 585 679 699 119 103 7,968 8,081 101 Heavy ..........: 2,032 1,688 1,694 83 100 20,811 22,212 107 Total ............: 33,516 30,431 30,141 90 99 393,051 387,010 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,132 7,194 7,099 100 99 79,939 86,939 109 Old ..............: 113 146 188 166 129 1,628 1,900 117 Total ............: 7,245 7,340 7,287 101 99 81,567 88,839 109 : Ducks ..............: 345 319 327 95 103 3,738 3,632 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 4 2 67 50 26 28 108 : Total ..............: 41,109 38,094 37,757 92 99 478,382 479,509 100 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.92 0.83 0.83 90 100 0.90 0.87 97 Mature ...........: 5.59 5.00 5.34 96 107 5.22 5.27 101 Light ..........: 6.16 7.50 7.56 123 101 7.14 7.05 99 Heavy ..........: 5.44 4.41 4.76 88 108 4.73 4.82 102 Total ............: 0.98 0.89 0.89 91 100 0.96 0.93 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.53 1.39 1.47 96 106 1.41 1.44 102 Old ..............: 3.73 4.92 5.50 147 112 4.62 4.64 100 Total ............: 1.55 1.41 1.50 97 106 1.43 1.46 102 : Ducks ..............: 2.63 2.71 2.52 96 93 2.65 2.61 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.79 0.87 1.45 81 167 1.07 1.04 97 : Total ..............: 1.06 0.97 0.97 92 100 1.02 1.00 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: November and December 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 5,002 4,345 797,618 811,875 Mature ..........: - - 180 192 147,362 156,323 Light .........: - - 110 135 107,234 111,113 Heavy .........: - - 70 57 40,128 45,210 Total ...........: - - 5,182 4,537 944,980 968,198 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 82 45 25,831 26,338 Old .............: - - 3 4 1,130 1,297 Total ...........: - - 85 49 26,961 27,635 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 482,115 564,343 3,285 3,617 11,360 12,924 Mature ..........: 24,498 25,921 357 460 29,210 33,381 Light .........: 7,858 7,917 148 230 16,943 20,710 Heavy .........: 16,640 18,004 209 230 12,267 12,671 Total ...........: 506,613 590,264 3,642 4,077 40,570 46,305 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,465 3,506 555 691 95 61 Old .............: 341 369 1 1 294 176 Total ...........: 4,806 3,875 556 692 389 237 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,643 13,357 48,863 50,427 97,714 102,996 Mature ..........: 12,610 10,357 1,411 1,649 85,058 90,666 Light .........: 11,916 9,653 764 935 77,195 82,073 Heavy .........: 694 704 647 714 7,863 8,593 Total ...........: 25,253 23,714 50,274 52,076 182,772 193,662 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 160 146 607 546 1,463 1,264 Old .............: 12 29 27 25 90 151 Total ...........: 172 175 634 571 1,553 1,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 27,831 27,307 731,995 756,214 2,218,426 2,347,405 Mature ..........: 600 632 112,546 109,844 413,832 429,425 Light .........: 286 239 60,855 55,217 283,309 288,222 Heavy .........: 314 393 51,691 54,627 130,523 141,203 Total ...........: 28,431 27,939 844,541 866,058 2,632,258 2,776,830 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 471 547 11,685 12,282 45,414 45,426 Old .............: 12 24 201 191 2,111 2,267 Total ...........: 483 571 11,886 12,473 47,525 47,693 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 87,113 84,940 483,329 467,998 5.55 5.51 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 78,105 75,813 515,153 503,958 6.60 6.65 California ......: 22,101 22,364 130,068 132,052 5.89 5.90 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Delaware ........: 30,856 30,610 225,227 222,862 7.30 7.28 Florida .........: 5,843 5,804 34,573 34,128 5.92 5.88 Georgia .........: 102,408 100,334 608,465 592,854 5.94 5.91 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,503 5,634 24,891 25,002 4.52 4.44 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,837 22,767 148,576 143,066 6.23 6.28 Louisiana .......: 14,749 14,751 91,011 91,065 6.17 6.17 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,013 10,312 63,077 66,006 6.30 6.40 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,389 4,231 26,843 24,988 6.12 5.91 Mississippi .....: 58,069 57,720 371,095 369,247 6.39 6.40 Missouri ........: 35,633 34,677 175,048 169,862 4.91 4.90 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 100 128 517 649 5.14 5.08 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,152 2,093 10,578 10,340 4.92 4.94 North Carolina ..: 61,938 61,428 503,502 489,320 8.13 7.97 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,551 7,710 41,475 42,782 5.49 5.55 Oklahoma ........: 11,565 11,785 75,621 77,877 6.54 6.61 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,321 9,578 52,389 54,295 5.62 5.67 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,398 23,503 177,311 176,843 7.58 7.52 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,364 23,874 122,993 125,776 5.26 5.27 Texas ...........: 50,914 52,273 313,141 323,619 6.15 6.19 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,360 26,622 147,897 154,216 5.83 5.79 Washington ......: 3,054 3,767 19,130 23,365 6.26 6.20 West Virginia ...: 8,855 8,267 34,601 32,121 3.91 3.89 Wisconsin .......: 4,154 4,007 17,722 17,185 4.27 4.29 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 712,796 707,643 4,429,185 4,388,200 6.21 6.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 2016 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 367,744 355,886 2,742 2,685 0.74 0.75 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 388,371 379,525 3,266 3,114 0.83 0.81 California ......: 96,947 98,353 1,234 1,219 1.26 1.22 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Delaware ........: 164,916 163,762 1,471 1,404 0.88 0.85 Florida .........: 25,928 25,595 148 159 0.57 0.62 Georgia .........: 457,419 446,806 3,538 3,445 0.77 0.77 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,123 18,221 128 133 0.70 0.72 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 112,845 108,623 1,651 1,568 1.44 1.42 Louisiana .......: 68,994 69,323 533 490 0.77 0.70 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 46,412 48,603 464 553 0.99 1.12 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 22,517 20,751 313 276 1.37 1.31 Mississippi .....: 284,632 283,709 2,119 1,962 0.74 0.69 Missouri ........: 129,141 125,171 1,182 1,085 0.91 0.86 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 363 465 4 8 1.21 1.64 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,538 6,419 280 243 4.10 3.65 North Carolina ..: 392,315 381,443 2,997 3,039 0.76 0.79 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 30,857 31,936 403 446 1.29 1.38 Oklahoma ........: 56,964 58,601 284 278 0.50 0.47 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 36,046 36,939 908 934 2.46 2.47 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 133,348 133,058 654 715 0.49 0.53 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 90,010 92,187 572 589 0.63 0.63 Texas ...........: 237,791 245,073 2,031 2,167 0.85 0.88 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 106,055 110,609 549 616 0.51 0.55 Washington ......: 14,281 17,446 124 109 0.86 0.62 West Virginia ...: 24,835 23,017 87 83 0.35 0.36 Wisconsin .......: 12,945 12,552 112 109 0.86 0.86 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,336,990 3,306,048 28,064 27,748 0.83 0.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2016 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 709 629 79,157 74,758 Arkansas ..........: - - 163 147 63,812 64,079 Delaware ..........: - - 938 721 60,410 55,914 Georgia ...........: - - 43 60 67,482 67,168 Mississippi .......: - - 84 88 19,169 19,453 Missouri ..........: - - 52 41 43,867 46,663 North Carolina ....: - - 237 244 92,297 91,664 Texas .............: - - 188 387 62,929 69,374 Virginia ..........: - - 58 40 13,085 13,020 : United States .....: - - 5,002 4,345 797,618 811,875 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 43,155 45,761 427 483 1,520 1,605 Arkansas ..........: 21,686 22,160 241 325 876 881 Delaware ..........: 42,606 49,308 56 40 724 795 Georgia ...........: 123,823 142,621 201 339 1,540 1,758 Mississippi .......: 8,044 9,282 165 138 552 577 Missouri ..........: 6,812 8,101 92 61 366 349 North Carolina ....: 28,908 39,514 241 221 1,199 1,369 Texas .............: 21,530 27,753 466 412 637 734 Virginia ..........: 12,040 16,076 21 29 263 336 : United States .....: 482,115 564,343 3,285 3,617 11,360 12,924 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 889 873 5,526 5,778 15,660 17,230 Arkansas ..........: 343 372 2,800 3,161 5,535 5,360 Delaware ..........: 1,190 1,165 1,716 1,575 3,998 3,628 Georgia ...........: 716 632 14,590 13,678 22,675 25,735 Mississippi .......: 557 569 1,872 1,746 1,530 1,608 Missouri ..........: 162 145 541 495 2,290 2,103 North Carolina ....: 824 850 8,239 8,417 4,048 4,172 Texas .............: 544 580 417 478 4,395 4,754 Virginia ..........: 483 560 735 778 1,997 1,969 : United States .....: 12,643 13,357 48,863 50,427 97,714 102,996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,309 907 46,002 47,373 194,354 195,397 Arkansas ..........: 2,369 2,840 128,064 133,442 225,889 232,767 Delaware ..........: 3,871 4,234 6,259 5,829 121,768 123,209 Georgia ...........: 3,418 2,784 77,953 80,422 312,441 335,197 Mississippi .......: 49 79 11,696 14,729 43,718 48,269 Missouri ..........: 78 60 26,481 24,088 80,741 82,106 North Carolina ....: 2,196 2,409 45,162 51,712 183,351 200,572 Texas .............: 1,125 955 19,190 21,981 111,421 127,408 Virginia ..........: 708 1,064 8,988 10,875 38,378 44,747 : United States .....: 27,831 27,307 731,995 756,214 2,218,426 2,347,405 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,033 2,915 59,735 56,998 19.70 19.55 California ......: 1,459 963 36,187 27,534 24.80 28.59 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,744 1,804 65,705 71,558 37.68 39.66 Iowa ............: 1,234 1,117 51,382 47,581 41.63 42.60 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,085 2,970 100,654 83,906 24.64 28.25 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 883 818 28,899 28,031 32.73 34.29 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (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 ..: 1,988 1,827 71,882 68,614 36.16 37.56 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 516 484 20,810 21,495 40.35 44.43 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 1,024 710 24,668 19,645 24.08 27.67 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 ...........: 569 423 8,594 6,345 15.10 15.01 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,334 2,178 64,168 60,994 27.49 28.00 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 21,598 18,742 638,102 593,508 29.54 31.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 2016 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 50,418 47,972 365 376 0.72 0.78 California ......: 29,036 22,163 284 248 0.97 1.11 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) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 53,275 57,956 778 827 1.44 1.41 Iowa ............: 40,480 37,427 534 562 1.30 1.48 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 80,544 66,816 1,357 1,116 1.66 1.64 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 23,425 22,672 171 161 0.72 0.71 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 56,349 53,898 670 689 1.18 1.26 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,604 17,183 279 283 1.65 1.62 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 19,651 15,299 508 499 2.52 3.16 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 ...........: 7,210 5,423 39 30 0.53 0.56 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 52,100 49,499 614 636 1.17 1.27 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 511,897 475,553 7,194 7,099 1.39 1.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2015. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 30 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 ................................ (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised...................................................... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ....................................................... (202) 720-4751 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ..................................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................................... (202) 690-8632 Joshua O'Rear - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies............................ (202) 690-3676 Miste Salmon - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Mink .................................. 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