Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 26, 2017, 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 March 2016 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2017 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during March 2017 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.17 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in March 2016. The February 2017 revised certified total at 3.66 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from February 2016. The February revision represented an increase of 948 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2017 was 5.50 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.41 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.76 billion pounds, up 2 percent from March 2016. Mature chickens, at 70.4 million pounds, were down 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 662 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.3 million pounds, down 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2017 averaged 6.17 pounds per bird, up slightly from March 2016. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.85 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2017 averaged 31.5 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2016. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2017 totaled 13.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 41.2 million pounds, were 0.98 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2017 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 760,432 679,696 771,447 101 113 2,159,674 2,200,445 102 Mature ...........: 13,059 10,537 12,027 92 114 35,801 33,644 94 Light ..........: 6,036 4,910 5,719 95 116 16,580 15,622 94 Heavy ..........: 7,023 5,627 6,308 90 112 19,221 18,022 94 Total ............: 773,491 690,233 783,474 101 114 2,195,475 2,234,089 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,962 17,973 20,862 105 116 56,635 58,268 103 Old ..............: 168 145 162 96 112 490 445 91 Total ............: 20,130 18,118 21,024 104 116 57,125 58,713 103 : Ducks ..............: 2,483 2,123 2,342 94 110 7,050 6,957 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,683,241 4,185,820 4,756,141 102 114 13,334,774 13,586,187 102 Mature ...........: 77,068 61,976 70,406 91 114 210,591 198,303 94 Light ..........: 19,965 16,280 19,156 96 118 54,586 52,159 96 Heavy ..........: 57,103 45,696 51,250 90 112 156,005 146,144 94 Total ............: 4,760,309 4,247,796 4,826,547 101 114 13,545,365 13,784,490 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 624,300 567,679 656,807 105 116 1,776,867 1,843,281 104 Old ..............: 4,595 4,197 4,782 104 114 13,678 13,052 95 Total ............: 628,895 571,876 661,589 105 116 1,790,545 1,856,333 104 : Ducks ..............: 16,935 14,620 16,311 96 112 48,265 48,121 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 186 158 171 92 108 549 496 90 : Total ..............: 5,406,325 4,834,450 5,504,618 102 114 15,384,724 15,689,440 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.16 6.16 6.17 100 100 6.17 6.17 100 Mature ...........: 5.90 5.88 5.85 99 99 5.88 5.89 100 Light ..........: 3.31 3.32 3.35 101 101 3.29 3.34 102 Heavy ..........: 8.13 8.12 8.12 100 100 8.12 8.11 100 Total ............: 6.15 6.15 6.16 100 100 6.17 6.17 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.27 31.59 31.48 101 100 31.37 31.63 101 Old ..............: 27.35 28.94 29.52 108 102 27.91 29.33 105 Total ............: 31.24 31.56 31.47 101 100 31.34 31.62 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.82 6.89 6.96 102 101 6.85 6.92 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2017 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,256,332 2,909,451 3,311,219 102 114 9,281,402 9,453,083 102 Mature ...........: 49,561 40,156 45,161 91 112 134,705 128,078 95 Light ..........: 10,458 8,392 9,929 95 118 28,739 27,039 94 Heavy ..........: 39,103 31,764 35,232 90 111 105,966 101,039 95 Total ............: 3,305,893 2,949,607 3,356,380 102 114 9,416,107 9,581,161 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 289,455 261,806 298,137 103 114 835,719 845,966 101 Old ..............: 3,219 3,062 3,576 111 117 8,954 9,648 108 Total ............: 292,674 264,868 301,713 103 114 844,673 855,614 101 : Ducks ..............: 4,478 4,023 4,425 99 110 13,061 13,532 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 122 100 109 89 109 354 318 90 : Total ..............: 3,603,167 3,218,598 3,662,627 102 114 10,274,195 10,450,625 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 269,565 244,424 270,257 100 111 757,934 779,183 103 Mature ...........: 2 - - (X) (X) 9 - (X) Light ..........: 2 - - (X) (X) 2 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 7 - (X) Total ............: 269,567 244,424 270,257 100 111 757,943 779,183 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 210,952 193,159 228,493 108 118 588,863 631,392 107 Old ..............: 240 70 71 30 101 1,354 214 16 Total ............: 211,192 193,229 228,564 108 118 590,217 631,606 107 : Ducks ..............: 7,856 6,616 7,477 95 113 22,058 21,572 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 8 6 9 113 150 20 21 105 : Total ..............: 488,623 444,275 506,307 104 114 1,370,238 1,432,382 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,525,897 3,153,875 3,581,476 102 114 10,039,336 10,232,266 102 Mature ...........: 49,563 40,156 45,161 91 112 134,714 128,078 95 Light ..........: 10,460 8,392 9,929 95 118 28,741 27,039 94 Heavy ..........: 39,103 31,764 35,232 90 111 105,973 101,039 95 Total ............: 3,575,460 3,194,031 3,626,637 101 114 10,174,050 10,360,344 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 500,407 454,965 526,630 105 116 1,424,582 1,477,358 104 Old ..............: 3,459 3,132 3,647 105 116 10,308 9,862 96 Total ............: 503,866 458,097 530,277 105 116 1,434,890 1,487,220 104 : Ducks ..............: 12,334 10,639 11,902 96 112 35,119 35,104 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 130 106 118 91 111 374 339 91 : Total ..............: 4,091,790 3,662,873 4,168,934 102 114 11,644,433 11,883,007 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2017 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,324 9,744 10,666 103 109 31,555 31,364 99 Mature ...........: 899 762 893 99 117 2,534 2,521 99 Light ..........: 330 276 327 99 118 883 898 102 Heavy ..........: 569 486 566 99 116 1,651 1,623 98 Total ............: 11,223 10,506 11,559 103 110 34,089 33,885 99 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,558 1,592 1,711 110 107 4,674 5,084 109 Old ..............: 46 53 55 120 104 175 169 97 Total ............: 1,604 1,645 1,766 110 107 4,849 5,253 108 : Ducks ..............: 35 37 37 106 100 118 118 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,862 12,188 13,362 104 110 39,056 39,256 101 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.23 0.22 100 96 0.24 0.23 96 Mature ...........: 1.17 1.23 1.27 109 103 1.20 1.27 106 Light ..........: 1.65 1.70 1.71 104 101 1.62 1.72 106 Heavy ..........: 1.00 1.06 1.10 110 104 1.06 1.11 105 Total ............: 0.24 0.25 0.24 100 96 0.25 0.25 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.25 0.28 0.26 104 93 0.26 0.28 108 Old ..............: 1.00 1.26 1.15 115 91 1.28 1.29 101 Total ............: 0.26 0.29 0.27 104 93 0.27 0.28 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.21 0.25 0.23 110 92 0.24 0.25 104 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.25 0.24 100 96 0.25 0.25 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2017 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 33,359 27,560 30,779 92 112 95,184 88,300 93 Mature ...........: 2,746 2,054 2,347 85 114 8,039 6,650 83 Light ..........: 759 652 749 99 115 2,078 2,089 101 Heavy ..........: 1,987 1,402 1,598 80 114 5,961 4,561 77 Total ............: 36,105 29,614 33,126 92 112 103,223 94,950 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,308 6,863 7,554 103 110 21,187 21,956 104 Old ..............: 140 188 187 134 99 426 550 129 Total ............: 7,448 7,051 7,741 104 110 21,613 22,506 104 : Ducks ..............: 316 285 325 103 114 891 923 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 1 2 2 200 100 3 6 200 : Total ..............: 43,870 36,952 41,194 94 111 125,730 118,385 94 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.94 0.87 0.85 90 98 0.94 0.86 91 Mature ...........: 5.25 4.87 4.94 94 101 5.63 4.94 88 Light ..........: 6.77 7.21 7.01 104 97 6.74 7.17 106 Heavy ..........: 4.84 4.23 4.34 90 103 5.33 4.32 81 Total ............: 1.00 0.92 0.91 91 99 1.00 0.91 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.44 1.49 1.41 98 95 1.47 1.46 99 Old ..............: 3.89 5.66 4.88 125 86 3.97 5.28 133 Total ............: 1.46 1.52 1.44 99 95 1.48 1.49 101 : Ducks ..............: 2.50 2.61 2.66 106 102 2.47 2.56 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.76 1.85 1.67 220 90 0.80 1.74 218 : Total ..............: 1.06 1.00 0.98 92 98 1.07 0.99 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: February and March 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 5,554 5,123 757,110 812,593 Mature ..........: - - 243 236 151,118 157,210 Light .........: - - 168 183 111,391 113,590 Heavy .........: - - 75 53 39,727 43,620 Total ...........: - - 5,797 5,359 908,228 969,803 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 34 36 25,584 25,561 Old .............: - - 7 5 1,306 1,658 Total ...........: - - 41 41 26,890 27,219 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 666,011 735,089 3,286 3,522 13,195 14,099 Mature ..........: 24,768 26,450 666 760 32,824 32,553 Light .........: 9,349 11,423 402 460 19,349 17,698 Heavy .........: 15,419 15,027 264 300 13,475 14,855 Total ...........: 690,779 761,539 3,952 4,282 46,019 46,652 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,663 4,142 443 547 48 105 Old .............: 461 551 3 2 320 257 Total ...........: 4,124 4,693 446 549 368 362 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,374 13,582 46,028 51,938 97,455 104,035 Mature ..........: 9,962 10,113 1,313 1,331 82,948 84,315 Light .........: 9,274 9,335 584 672 75,579 76,211 Heavy .........: 688 778 729 659 7,369 8,104 Total ...........: 22,336 23,695 47,341 53,269 180,403 188,350 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 74 88 604 707 794 700 Old .............: 41 44 85 109 149 178 Total ...........: 115 132 689 816 943 878 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 30,992 30,583 793,602 829,414 2,425,607 2,599,978 Mature ..........: 710 996 99,313 118,692 403,865 432,656 Light .........: 258 378 49,674 62,207 276,028 292,157 Heavy .........: 452 618 49,639 56,485 127,837 140,499 Total ...........: 31,702 31,579 892,915 948,106 2,829,472 3,032,634 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 396 336 10,510 12,124 42,150 44,346 Old .............: 32 41 230 276 2,634 3,121 Total ...........: 428 377 10,740 12,400 44,784 47,467 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 82,815 93,528 461,762 517,547 5.58 5.53 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 74,472 83,223 486,076 543,814 6.53 6.53 California ......: 19,832 22,666 116,136 133,747 5.86 5.90 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 30,336 34,785 216,222 249,737 7.13 7.18 Florida .........: 4,714 5,398 26,378 30,142 5.60 5.58 Georgia .........: 95,281 109,092 561,019 642,954 5.89 5.89 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,227 5,850 23,062 26,160 4.41 4.47 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,647 24,841 135,393 156,902 6.25 6.32 Louisiana .......: 14,746 16,425 91,903 102,431 6.23 6.24 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 9,215 10,877 52,590 63,044 5.71 5.80 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,258 4,552 24,799 26,530 5.82 5.83 Mississippi .....: 57,176 63,173 370,836 406,687 6.49 6.44 Missouri ........: 33,543 37,846 163,285 185,597 4.87 4.90 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 100 127 494 651 4.97 5.12 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,951 2,290 9,748 11,455 5.00 5.00 North Carolina ..: 57,543 67,429 452,965 530,168 7.87 7.86 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,436 8,264 39,986 43,624 5.38 5.28 Oklahoma ........: 11,716 13,114 78,110 87,025 6.67 6.64 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,080 9,829 50,749 55,048 5.59 5.60 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 21,591 24,527 159,792 181,971 7.40 7.42 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 22,655 26,570 120,579 141,368 5.32 5.32 Texas ...........: 50,400 56,838 310,406 351,134 6.16 6.18 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,510 29,152 146,100 167,839 5.73 5.76 Washington ......: 3,428 4,297 21,368 27,135 6.23 6.31 West Virginia ...: 8,364 9,191 32,620 35,310 3.90 3.84 Wisconsin .......: 3,831 4,273 16,212 17,883 4.23 4.18 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 679,696 771,447 4,185,820 4,756,141 6.16 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: February and March 2017 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 350,701 394,236 2,746 2,991 0.78 0.75 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 365,731 407,909 3,019 3,244 0.82 0.79 California ......: 86,458 99,344 1,240 1,406 1.41 1.40 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 158,227 182,072 1,516 1,681 0.95 0.91 Florida .........: 19,784 22,608 126 136 0.63 0.60 Georgia .........: 422,537 483,438 3,549 4,028 0.83 0.83 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 16,841 19,062 125 129 0.74 0.67 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 102,597 119,145 1,403 1,556 1.35 1.29 Louisiana .......: 69,489 77,732 539 574 0.77 0.73 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 38,725 46,507 619 842 1.57 1.78 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,851 22,473 212 215 1.01 0.95 Mississippi .....: 287,126 313,560 1,910 2,094 0.66 0.66 Missouri ........: 120,487 136,799 1,158 1,260 0.95 0.91 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 360 463 6 7 1.74 1.48 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,001 7,035 233 259 3.74 3.56 North Carolina ..: 353,187 413,787 2,793 3,062 0.78 0.73 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 29,716 32,367 448 470 1.48 1.43 Oklahoma ........: 58,731 65,432 336 377 0.57 0.57 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 34,478 37,568 881 1,092 2.49 2.83 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 120,313 137,144 669 757 0.55 0.55 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 88,458 103,824 495 558 0.56 0.53 Texas ...........: 235,774 266,708 2,087 2,415 0.88 0.90 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 103,842 119,237 693 791 0.66 0.66 Washington ......: 15,933 20,241 91 122 0.57 0.60 West Virginia ...: 23,360 25,290 108 103 0.46 0.40 Wisconsin .......: 11,840 13,063 101 112 0.85 0.85 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,153,875 3,581,476 27,560 30,779 0.87 0.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2017 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 501 539 72,112 75,535 Arkansas ..........: - - 115 138 58,777 59,775 Delaware ..........: - - 1,307 1,572 53,367 54,728 Georgia ...........: - - 105 73 67,111 69,555 Mississippi .......: - - 122 156 19,772 21,703 Missouri ..........: - - 32 30 43,819 46,122 North Carolina ....: - - 126 168 88,067 92,352 Texas .............: - - 133 121 61,563 68,742 Virginia ..........: - - 29 42 14,451 16,700 : United States .....: - - 5,554 5,123 757,110 812,593 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 45,342 51,467 356 367 1,670 1,981 Arkansas ..........: 31,390 35,680 233 234 784 764 Delaware ..........: 64,459 73,449 43 71 752 849 Georgia ...........: 167,374 174,824 481 428 1,524 1,641 Mississippi .......: 9,409 11,760 109 99 781 876 Missouri ..........: 7,586 8,352 24 28 356 408 North Carolina ....: 45,303 54,144 261 321 1,519 1,515 Texas .............: 24,838 24,766 277 476 728 656 Virginia ..........: 24,249 27,587 4 5 407 372 : United States .....: 666,011 735,089 3,286 3,522 13,195 14,099 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 915 968 5,273 5,383 14,359 17,267 Arkansas ..........: 319 286 2,736 2,643 4,406 5,231 Delaware ..........: 1,150 1,160 1,543 2,132 3,999 4,123 Georgia ...........: 614 791 13,097 15,430 23,280 19,132 Mississippi .......: 613 592 1,722 1,954 1,504 1,533 Missouri ..........: 143 146 402 477 2,004 2,190 North Carolina ....: 774 780 7,845 8,483 4,324 4,443 Texas .............: 478 524 740 446 4,361 5,092 Virginia ..........: 620 622 607 661 1,957 2,005 : United States .....: 12,374 13,582 46,028 51,938 97,455 104,035 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 882 770 52,140 50,337 193,550 204,614 Arkansas ..........: 3,445 2,620 147,667 145,100 249,872 252,471 Delaware ..........: 4,238 3,639 6,214 7,586 137,072 149,309 Georgia ...........: 3,806 4,562 92,021 93,162 369,413 379,598 Mississippi .......: 244 145 16,911 16,788 51,187 55,606 Missouri ..........: 183 112 24,536 24,606 79,085 82,471 North Carolina ....: 2,287 2,688 63,248 68,253 213,754 233,147 Texas .............: 584 1,041 17,189 19,369 110,891 121,233 Virginia ..........: 1,074 1,382 11,050 9,841 54,448 59,217 : United States .....: 30,992 30,583 793,602 829,414 2,425,607 2,599,978 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: February and March 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,903 3,207 56,496 63,760 19.46 19.88 California ......: 751 808 22,241 24,400 29.60 30.18 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,726 1,975 69,045 78,572 40.00 39.78 Iowa ............: 1,113 1,308 47,867 55,119 43.00 42.14 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 2,873 3,540 78,093 94,727 27.18 26.76 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 890 999 30,158 35,024 33.90 35.04 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 ..: 1,743 2,055 66,057 75,260 37.91 36.62 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 456 560 21,177 25,891 46.41 46.25 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 697 814 20,927 24,219 30.03 29.74 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 455 530 6,388 8,015 14.05 15.14 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,070 2,363 57,854 65,378 27.95 27.67 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,973 20,862 567,679 656,807 31.59 31.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 2017 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,365 53,552 359 379 0.75 0.70 California ......: 17,853 19,636 206 232 1.14 1.17 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 56,033 63,743 782 851 1.38 1.32 Iowa ............: 37,662 43,400 581 595 1.52 1.35 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 62,147 75,493 1,161 1,318 1.83 1.72 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 24,398 28,335 193 225 0.79 0.79 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 ..: 52,015 59,176 556 551 1.06 0.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,934 20,687 305 376 1.77 1.79 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 16,474 19,202 508 450 2.99 2.29 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,441 6,866 32 41 0.59 0.60 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 46,933 53,030 609 700 1.28 1.30 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 454,965 526,630 6,863 7,554 1.49 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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