Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 15, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent from Last Year January 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during January 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.28 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in January 2018. The December 2018 revised certified total at 3.73 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from December 2017. The December revision represented an increase of 9.7 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2019 was 5.65 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.55 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.93 billion pounds, up 2 percent from January 2018. Mature chickens, at 69.0 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 641 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.4 million pounds, down 2 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2019 averaged 6.25 pounds per bird, down slightly from January 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.66 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2019 averaged 32.8 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from January 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2019 totaled 14.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.26 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.27 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 37.0 million pounds, were 0.86 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.95 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2019 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 772,266 689,771 787,846 102 114 772,266 787,846 102 Mature ...........: 10,188 8,831 10,360 102 117 10,188 10,360 102 Light ..........: 3,601 3,432 3,392 94 99 3,601 3,392 94 Heavy ..........: 6,587 5,399 6,968 106 129 6,587 6,968 106 Total ............: 782,454 698,602 798,206 102 114 782,454 798,206 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,741 17,169 19,401 98 113 19,741 19,401 98 Old ..............: 112 119 116 104 97 112 116 104 Total ............: 19,853 17,288 19,517 98 113 19,853 19,517 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,510 2,361 2,445 97 104 2,510 2,445 97 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,832,536 4,287,589 4,927,449 102 115 4,832,536 4,927,449 102 Mature ...........: 65,783 55,731 69,023 105 124 65,783 69,023 105 Light ..........: 12,532 11,395 11,882 95 104 12,532 11,882 95 Heavy ..........: 53,251 44,336 57,141 107 129 53,251 57,141 107 Total ............: 4,898,319 4,343,320 4,996,472 102 115 4,898,319 4,996,472 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 633,654 558,969 637,240 101 114 633,654 637,240 101 Old ..............: 3,270 3,659 3,555 109 97 3,270 3,555 109 Total ............: 636,924 562,628 640,795 101 114 636,924 640,795 101 : Ducks ..............: 17,730 16,889 17,376 98 103 17,730 17,376 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 212 222 201 95 91 212 201 95 : Total ..............: 5,553,185 4,923,059 5,654,844 102 115 5,553,185 5,654,844 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.26 6.22 6.25 100 100 6.26 6.25 100 Mature ...........: 6.46 6.31 6.66 103 106 6.46 6.66 103 Light ..........: 3.48 3.32 3.50 101 105 3.48 3.50 101 Heavy ..........: 8.08 8.21 8.20 101 100 8.08 8.20 101 Total ............: 6.26 6.22 6.26 100 101 6.26 6.26 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.10 32.56 32.85 102 101 32.10 32.85 102 Old ..............: 29.20 30.75 30.65 105 100 29.20 30.65 105 Total ............: 32.08 32.54 32.83 102 101 32.08 32.83 102 : Ducks ..............: 7.06 7.15 7.11 101 99 7.06 7.11 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2019 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,356,759 2,996,442 3,448,671 103 115 3,356,759 3,448,671 103 Mature ...........: 42,917 36,788 45,672 106 124 42,917 45,672 106 Light ..........: 6,384 5,829 5,955 93 102 6,384 5,955 93 Heavy ..........: 36,533 30,959 39,717 109 128 36,533 39,717 109 Total ............: 3,399,676 3,033,230 3,494,343 103 115 3,399,676 3,494,343 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 308,129 282,846 315,919 103 112 308,129 315,919 103 Old ..............: 2,356 2,732 2,585 110 95 2,356 2,585 110 Total ............: 310,485 285,578 318,504 103 112 310,485 318,504 103 : Ducks ..............: 5,150 5,215 5,400 105 104 5,150 5,400 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 139 141 126 91 89 139 126 91 : Total ..............: 3,715,450 3,324,164 3,818,373 103 115 3,715,450 3,818,373 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 282,212 232,296 261,391 93 113 282,212 261,391 93 Mature ...........: - - 77 (X) (X) - 77 (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - 77 (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 282,212 232,296 261,468 93 113 282,212 261,468 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 198,954 162,456 191,949 96 118 198,954 191,949 96 Old ..............: 54 59 68 126 115 54 68 126 Total ............: 199,008 162,515 192,017 96 118 199,008 192,017 96 : Ducks ..............: 7,848 7,210 7,408 94 103 7,848 7,408 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 11 11 10 91 91 11 10 91 : Total ..............: 489,079 402,032 460,903 94 115 489,079 460,903 94 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,638,971 3,228,738 3,710,062 102 115 3,638,971 3,710,062 102 Mature ...........: 42,917 36,788 45,749 107 124 42,917 45,749 107 Light ..........: 6,384 5,829 5,955 93 102 6,384 5,955 93 Heavy ..........: 36,533 30,959 39,794 109 129 36,533 39,794 109 Total ............: 3,681,888 3,265,526 3,755,811 102 115 3,681,888 3,755,811 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 507,083 445,302 507,868 100 114 507,083 507,868 100 Old ..............: 2,410 2,791 2,653 110 95 2,410 2,653 110 Total ............: 509,493 448,093 510,521 100 114 509,493 510,521 100 : Ducks ..............: 12,998 12,425 12,808 99 103 12,998 12,808 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 150 152 136 91 89 150 136 91 : Total ..............: 4,204,529 3,726,196 4,279,276 102 115 4,204,529 4,279,276 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2019 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 12,375 9,971 11,856 96 119 12,375 11,856 96 Mature ...........: 826 537 678 82 126 826 678 82 Light ..........: 202 171 179 89 105 202 179 89 Heavy ..........: 624 366 499 80 136 624 499 80 Total ............: 13,201 10,508 12,534 95 119 13,201 12,534 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,785 1,548 1,943 109 126 1,785 1,943 109 Old ..............: 37 35 47 127 134 37 47 127 Total ............: 1,822 1,583 1,990 109 126 1,822 1,990 109 : Ducks ..............: 70 71 86 123 121 70 86 123 : Total 1/ ...........: 15,093 12,162 14,611 97 120 15,093 14,611 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.26 0.23 0.24 92 104 0.26 0.24 92 Mature ...........: 1.26 0.96 0.98 78 102 1.26 0.98 78 Light ..........: 1.61 1.50 1.51 94 101 1.61 1.51 94 Heavy ..........: 1.17 0.83 0.87 74 105 1.17 0.87 74 Total ............: 0.27 0.24 0.25 93 104 0.27 0.25 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.28 0.28 0.30 107 107 0.28 0.30 107 Old ..............: 1.13 0.96 1.32 117 138 1.13 1.32 117 Total ............: 0.29 0.28 0.31 107 111 0.29 0.31 107 : Ducks ..............: 0.39 0.42 0.49 126 117 0.39 0.49 126 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.27 0.25 0.26 96 104 0.27 0.26 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2019 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 30,937 23,030 27,495 89 119 30,937 27,495 89 Mature ...........: 1,814 1,345 1,610 89 120 1,814 1,610 89 Light ..........: 434 396 445 103 112 434 445 103 Heavy ..........: 1,380 949 1,165 84 123 1,380 1,165 84 Total ............: 32,751 24,375 29,105 89 119 32,751 29,105 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,183 6,329 7,413 103 117 7,183 7,413 103 Old ..............: 146 141 131 90 93 146 131 90 Total ............: 7,329 6,470 7,544 103 117 7,329 7,544 103 : Ducks ..............: 313 279 302 96 108 313 302 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 1 2 100 200 2 2 100 : Total ..............: 40,395 31,125 36,953 91 119 40,395 36,953 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.84 0.71 0.74 88 104 0.84 0.74 88 Mature ...........: 4.06 3.53 3.40 84 96 4.06 3.40 84 Light ..........: 6.37 6.36 6.95 109 109 6.37 6.95 109 Heavy ..........: 3.64 2.97 2.84 78 96 3.64 2.84 78 Total ............: 0.88 0.74 0.77 88 104 0.88 0.77 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.40 1.40 1.44 103 103 1.40 1.44 103 Old ..............: 5.71 4.81 4.71 82 98 5.71 4.71 82 Total ............: 1.42 1.42 1.46 103 103 1.42 1.46 103 : Ducks ..............: 2.35 2.20 2.30 98 105 2.35 2.30 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.32 0.65 1.45 110 223 1.32 1.45 110 : Total ..............: 0.95 0.83 0.86 91 104 0.95 0.86 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: December 2018 and January 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,768 2,047 653,304 724,777 Mature ..........: - - 121 110 92,861 105,619 Light .........: - - 73 49 53,429 57,131 Heavy .........: - - 48 61 39,432 48,488 Total ...........: - - 1,889 2,157 746,165 830,396 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 108 83 19,683 24,164 Old .............: - - - 2 1,193 736 Total ...........: - - 108 85 20,876 24,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 399,624 542,167 2,040 1,917 20,192 22,231 Mature ..........: 9,269 9,990 354 353 22,714 28,032 Light .........: 2,024 2,324 71 122 12,449 13,926 Heavy .........: 7,245 7,666 283 231 10,265 14,106 Total ...........: 408,893 552,157 2,394 2,270 42,906 50,263 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,726 2,990 274 190 91 22 Old .............: 330 298 - - 118 61 Total ...........: 3,056 3,288 274 190 209 83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,415 11,369 43,142 47,992 107,499 120,827 Mature ..........: 2,835 2,063 1,129 1,379 26,298 22,020 Light .........: 2,554 1,753 467 587 20,938 15,915 Heavy .........: 281 310 662 792 5,360 6,105 Total ...........: 13,250 13,432 44,271 49,371 133,797 142,847 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 119 88 733 644 1,076 750 Old .............: 11 13 33 33 90 129 Total ...........: 130 101 766 677 1,166 879 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 29,877 35,093 639,005 755,558 1,906,866 2,263,978 Mature ..........: 1,194 1,040 87,765 79,228 244,540 249,834 Light .........: 84 56 59,606 53,435 151,695 145,298 Heavy .........: 1,110 984 28,159 25,793 92,845 104,536 Total ...........: 31,071 36,133 726,770 834,786 2,151,406 2,513,812 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 326 325 16,528 22,855 41,664 52,111 Old .............: 1 4 509 293 2,285 1,569 Total ...........: 327 329 17,037 23,148 43,949 53,680 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: December 2018 and January 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 86,052 93,602 473,392 516,117 5.50 5.51 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 74,412 88,572 488,633 585,208 6.57 6.61 California ......: 19,891 22,629 114,700 131,468 5.77 5.81 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 30,015 34,855 220,714 254,941 7.35 7.31 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 97,706 110,739 583,126 665,047 5.97 6.01 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,985 6,015 22,762 27,319 4.57 4.54 Iowa ............: 1,773 1,847 9,650 10,405 5.44 5.63 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,676 25,053 133,800 154,045 6.17 6.15 Louisiana .......: 14,289 17,441 83,703 105,278 5.86 6.04 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,059 11,467 60,412 71,036 6.01 6.19 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 56,336 62,769 349,923 394,887 6.21 6.29 Missouri ........: 32,935 38,327 162,019 193,006 4.92 5.04 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 125 119 628 583 5.03 4.91 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,293 2,458 11,039 11,991 4.81 4.88 North Carolina ..: 57,879 74,292 465,882 596,035 8.05 8.02 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 12,161 12,766 79,975 84,996 6.58 6.66 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,193 11,076 51,100 62,020 5.56 5.60 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,061 26,048 180,613 197,531 7.83 7.58 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,241 25,183 122,450 132,711 5.27 5.27 Texas ...........: 51,967 56,653 344,366 370,752 6.63 6.54 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,777 27,644 150,276 168,533 6.07 6.10 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 ...: 689,771 787,846 4,287,589 4,927,449 6.22 6.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2018 and January 2019 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 361,585 394,400 2,105 2,428 0.58 0.61 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 366,230 437,312 2,134 2,446 0.58 0.56 California ......: 85,584 98,025 1,314 1,613 1.51 1.62 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 170,306 196,584 1,228 1,583 0.72 0.80 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 441,394 500,875 3,229 3,913 0.73 0.78 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 16,546 19,971 93 114 0.56 0.57 Iowa ............: 6,968 7,431 344 483 4.71 6.10 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 101,480 116,650 1,011 1,313 0.99 1.11 Louisiana .......: 62,798 78,968 239 321 0.38 0.40 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 44,663 52,860 389 541 0.86 1.01 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 268,517 303,473 1,835 2,043 0.68 0.67 Missouri ........: 119,003 141,794 687 754 0.57 0.53 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 453 424 6 6 1.28 1.30 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,740 7,306 216 238 3.10 3.16 North Carolina ..: 356,152 456,396 1,946 2,355 0.54 0.51 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 60,011 63,899 164 205 0.27 0.32 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 35,150 42,808 752 960 2.10 2.19 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 135,767 148,786 1,246 1,384 0.91 0.92 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 89,875 97,230 659 787 0.73 0.80 Texas ...........: 260,370 282,080 1,735 1,939 0.66 0.68 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 106,950 119,686 548 679 0.51 0.56 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 ...: 3,228,738 3,710,062 23,030 27,495 0.71 0.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2018 and January 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 144 255 47,959 54,945 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 50,663 50,965 Delaware ..........: - - 487 460 49,792 62,397 Georgia ...........: - - 3 11 57,055 67,941 Mississippi .......: - - 50 84 19,303 18,944 Missouri ..........: - - 1 1 29,302 26,195 North Carolina ....: - - 55 183 53,777 58,809 Texas .............: - - 101 119 55,711 57,475 Virginia ..........: - - 57 36 18,061 22,203 : United States .....: - - 1,768 2,047 653,304 724,777 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 31,966 32,031 305 146 2,031 2,020 Arkansas ..........: 19,593 19,209 108 100 1,135 1,140 Delaware ..........: 36,779 63,336 69 42 706 879 Georgia ...........: 97,131 139,263 168 88 2,402 2,378 Mississippi .......: 9,397 8,960 72 106 1,028 973 Missouri ..........: 3,610 2,884 17 16 486 373 North Carolina ....: 20,832 29,103 75 84 1,284 1,433 Texas .............: 16,885 16,978 101 105 978 1,007 Virginia ..........: 17,305 25,565 18 8 605 648 : United States .....: 399,624 542,167 2,040 1,917 20,192 22,231 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 734 658 4,164 4,896 18,959 21,906 Arkansas ..........: 231 208 3,361 3,623 5,023 5,018 Delaware ..........: 656 784 2,329 2,177 2,793 3,500 Georgia ...........: 475 633 13,236 13,822 31,137 36,244 Mississippi .......: 688 620 2,445 2,293 1,558 1,413 Missouri ..........: 56 49 245 216 1,512 1,437 North Carolina ....: 449 420 3,718 3,927 2,861 2,968 Texas .............: 365 371 326 329 3,816 3,798 Virginia ..........: 657 679 734 839 1,848 2,096 : United States .....: 10,415 11,369 43,142 47,992 107,499 120,827 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 830 2,260 34,924 38,946 142,016 158,063 Arkansas ..........: 1,862 1,848 103,187 111,385 185,208 193,541 Delaware ..........: 2,029 3,553 7,978 8,702 103,618 145,830 Georgia ...........: 8,715 7,952 74,178 89,838 284,500 358,170 Mississippi .......: 237 295 11,538 11,895 46,316 45,583 Missouri ..........: 61 50 20,350 19,481 55,640 50,702 North Carolina ....: 3,444 2,467 29,327 36,357 115,822 135,751 Texas .............: 851 912 15,354 15,494 94,488 96,588 Virginia ..........: 721 544 12,798 18,979 52,804 71,597 : United States .....: 29,877 35,093 639,005 755,558 1,906,866 2,263,978 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: December 2018 and January 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,598 3,085 49,882 59,381 19.20 19.25 California ......: 781 705 25,438 22,706 32.57 32.18 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,651 1,994 66,803 81,392 40.46 40.82 Iowa ............: 1,075 1,294 47,126 57,046 43.84 44.09 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,056 2,950 85,069 86,630 27.84 29.37 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 715 904 27,086 32,305 37.89 35.72 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,661 1,958 64,787 76,350 39.01 38.99 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 432 479 20,333 22,985 47.12 47.95 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ...........: 358 509 5,182 7,859 14.48 15.44 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 7 1 230 37 34.38 33.14 Virginia ........: 2,123 2,418 59,584 67,858 28.07 28.06 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 511 523 22,725 23,257 44.50 44.50 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,169 19,401 558,969 637,240 32.56 32.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2018 and January 2019 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 41,383 49,466 336 415 0.81 0.83 California ......: 20,118 18,101 228 162 1.12 0.88 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 ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 54,051 65,996 810 927 1.48 1.38 Iowa ............: 36,977 44,666 618 869 1.64 1.91 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 67,756 69,076 1,011 1,068 1.47 1.52 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 21,828 26,132 106 146 0.48 0.55 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 50,358 59,430 370 400 0.73 0.67 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,136 18,340 240 282 1.46 1.51 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ...........: 4,426 6,402 35 52 0.78 0.80 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 170 29 1 - 0.41 (X) Virginia ........: 47,622 54,126 820 925 1.69 1.68 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 17,980 18,395 240 271 1.32 1.45 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 445,302 507,868 6,329 7,413 1.40 1.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. 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