Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 24, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent from Last Year August 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. August 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during August 2015 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.92 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in August 2014. The July 2015 revised certified total at 3.97 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from July 2014. The July revision represented an increase of 1.94 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2015 was 5.17 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 4.94 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.53 billion pounds, up 7 percent from August 2014. Mature chickens, at 64.1 million pounds, were down 12 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 562 million pounds, down 7 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.8 million pounds, up 2 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2015 averaged a record high of 6.12 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from August 2014. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.36 pounds per bird, up 10 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2015 averaged 29.2 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from August 2014. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2015 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 38.2 million pounds, were 0.97 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.95 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2015 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 709,909 762,580 740,644 104 97 5,647,039 5,801,141 103 Mature ...........: 12,583 10,853 10,078 80 93 98,008 90,688 93 Light ..........: 6,131 4,085 3,706 60 91 50,219 40,997 82 Heavy ..........: 6,452 6,768 6,372 99 94 47,789 49,691 104 Total ............: 722,492 773,433 750,722 104 97 5,745,047 5,891,829 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,980 19,175 19,096 96 100 152,286 151,508 99 Old ..............: 159 111 163 103 147 878 996 113 Total ............: 20,139 19,286 19,259 96 100 153,164 152,504 100 : Ducks ..............: 2,121 2,315 2,171 102 94 17,140 18,341 107 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,244,333 4,609,885 4,532,871 107 98 33,782,285 35,352,418 105 Mature ...........: 72,561 68,787 64,102 88 93 551,350 537,201 97 Light ..........: 19,763 13,322 11,789 60 88 161,519 132,284 82 Heavy ..........: 52,798 55,465 52,313 99 94 389,831 404,917 104 Total ............: 4,316,894 4,678,672 4,596,973 106 98 34,333,635 35,889,619 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 599,835 556,171 557,669 93 100 4,655,328 4,608,967 99 Old ..............: 4,244 3,036 4,523 107 149 24,004 28,068 117 Total ............: 604,079 559,207 562,192 93 101 4,679,332 4,637,035 99 : Ducks ..............: 14,490 15,826 14,755 102 93 117,738 125,537 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 182 249 188 103 76 1,405 1,596 114 : Total ..............: 4,935,645 5,253,954 5,174,108 105 98 39,132,110 40,653,787 104 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.98 6.05 6.12 102 101 5.98 6.09 102 Mature ...........: 5.77 6.34 6.36 110 100 5.63 5.92 105 Light ..........: 3.22 3.26 3.18 99 98 3.22 3.23 100 Heavy ..........: 8.18 8.20 8.21 100 100 8.16 8.15 100 Total ............: 5.98 6.05 6.12 102 101 5.98 6.09 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.02 29.01 29.20 97 101 30.57 30.42 100 Old ..............: 26.69 27.35 27.75 104 101 27.34 28.18 103 Total ............: 30.00 29.00 29.19 97 101 30.55 30.41 100 : Ducks ..............: 6.83 6.84 6.80 100 99 6.87 6.84 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2015 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,923,507 3,192,655 3,138,600 107 98 23,208,497 24,351,896 105 Mature ...........: 45,913 44,545 42,895 93 96 348,289 346,312 99 Light ..........: 10,769 7,468 6,417 60 86 87,186 73,101 84 Heavy ..........: 35,144 37,077 36,478 104 98 261,103 273,211 105 Total ............: 2,969,420 3,237,200 3,181,495 107 98 23,556,786 24,698,208 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 276,150 243,932 259,491 94 106 2,107,631 2,146,090 102 Old ..............: 2,944 2,257 3,341 113 148 16,749 20,014 119 Total ............: 279,094 246,189 262,832 94 107 2,124,380 2,166,104 102 : Ducks ..............: 4,079 4,384 4,107 101 94 32,509 33,890 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 117 153 119 102 78 905 1,011 112 : Total ..............: 3,252,710 3,487,926 3,448,553 106 99 25,714,580 26,899,213 105 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 274,046 276,322 277,933 101 101 2,221,105 2,271,324 102 Mature ...........: - 5 3 (X) 60 23 15 65 Light ..........: - 1 - (X) (X) 11 1 9 Heavy ..........: - 4 3 (X) 75 12 14 117 Total ............: 274,046 276,327 277,936 101 101 2,221,128 2,271,339 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 204,419 202,275 187,810 92 93 1,618,970 1,549,807 96 Old ..............: 293 58 104 35 179 1,488 1,127 76 Total ............: 204,712 202,333 187,914 92 93 1,620,458 1,550,934 96 : Ducks ..............: 6,454 7,132 6,603 102 93 52,669 56,834 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 7 7 100 100 63 62 98 : Total ..............: 485,219 485,799 472,460 97 97 3,894,318 3,879,169 100 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,197,553 3,468,977 3,416,533 107 98 25,429,602 26,623,220 105 Mature ...........: 45,913 44,550 42,898 93 96 348,312 346,327 99 Light ..........: 10,769 7,469 6,417 60 86 87,197 73,102 84 Heavy ..........: 35,144 37,081 36,481 104 98 261,115 273,225 105 Total ............: 3,243,466 3,513,527 3,459,431 107 98 25,777,914 26,969,547 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 480,569 446,207 447,301 93 100 3,726,601 3,695,897 99 Old ..............: 3,237 2,315 3,445 106 149 18,237 21,141 116 Total ............: 483,806 448,522 450,746 93 100 3,744,838 3,717,038 99 : Ducks ..............: 10,533 11,516 10,710 102 93 85,178 90,724 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 124 160 126 102 79 968 1,073 111 : Total ..............: 3,737,929 3,973,725 3,921,013 105 99 29,608,898 30,778,382 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2015 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,737 10,823 10,469 120 97 71,263 80,185 113 Mature ...........: 832 834 702 84 84 6,063 6,304 104 Light ..........: 299 244 210 70 86 2,347 2,200 94 Heavy ..........: 533 590 492 92 83 3,716 4,104 110 Total ............: 9,569 11,657 11,171 117 96 77,326 86,489 112 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,348 1,462 1,377 102 94 10,851 11,278 104 Old ..............: 54 37 49 91 132 336 379 113 Total ............: 1,402 1,499 1,426 102 95 11,187 11,657 104 : Ducks ..............: 53 47 34 64 72 331 319 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,024 13,203 12,631 115 96 88,844 98,465 111 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.23 0.23 110 100 0.21 0.23 110 Mature ...........: 1.15 1.21 1.10 96 91 1.10 1.17 106 Light ..........: 1.51 1.83 1.78 118 97 1.45 1.66 114 Heavy ..........: 1.01 1.06 0.94 93 89 0.95 1.01 106 Total ............: 0.22 0.25 0.24 109 96 0.23 0.24 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.22 0.26 0.25 114 96 0.23 0.24 104 Old ..............: 1.27 1.22 1.08 85 89 1.40 1.35 96 Total ............: 0.23 0.27 0.25 109 93 0.24 0.25 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.37 0.30 0.23 62 77 0.28 0.25 89 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.25 0.24 109 96 0.23 0.24 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2015 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 26,484 29,219 29,288 111 100 225,746 242,919 108 Mature ...........: 2,455 2,355 2,024 82 86 18,429 18,659 101 Light ..........: 849 536 449 53 84 6,903 5,785 84 Heavy ..........: 1,606 1,819 1,575 98 87 11,526 12,874 112 Total ............: 28,939 31,574 31,312 108 99 244,175 261,578 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,404 6,326 6,470 101 102 49,817 52,312 105 Old ..............: 144 131 152 106 116 906 1,115 123 Total ............: 6,548 6,457 6,622 101 103 50,723 53,427 105 : Ducks ..............: 275 305 304 111 100 2,146 2,438 114 : Other 1/ ...........: 1 2 3 300 150 10 12 120 : Total ..............: 35,763 38,338 38,241 107 100 297,054 317,455 107 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.82 0.84 0.85 104 101 0.88 0.90 102 Mature ...........: 5.08 5.02 4.51 89 90 5.03 5.11 102 Light ..........: 7.31 6.70 6.54 89 98 7.34 7.33 100 Heavy ..........: 4.37 4.68 4.14 95 88 4.23 4.50 106 Total ............: 0.88 0.89 0.90 102 101 0.94 0.96 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.32 1.40 1.43 108 102 1.32 1.40 106 Old ..............: 4.26 5.36 4.23 99 79 4.73 5.01 106 Total ............: 1.34 1.42 1.45 108 102 1.34 1.42 106 : Ducks ..............: 2.54 2.58 2.76 109 107 2.46 2.62 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.80 1.23 2.33 291 189 1.02 1.11 109 : Total ..............: 0.95 0.96 0.97 102 101 0.99 1.02 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: July and August 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 6,145 4,254 943,451 898,502 Mature ..........: - - 280 210 110,010 98,289 Light .........: - - 203 107 74,432 61,630 Heavy .........: - - 77 103 35,578 36,659 Total ...........: - - 6,425 4,464 1,053,461 996,791 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 55 70 24,343 25,361 Old .............: - - 4 1 730 815 Total ...........: - - 59 71 25,073 26,176 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 346,730 330,244 3,231 3,797 13,614 12,856 Mature ..........: 24,150 21,100 309 266 26,768 23,198 Light .........: 5,365 2,677 131 108 18,488 14,998 Heavy .........: 18,785 18,423 178 158 8,280 8,200 Total ...........: 370,880 351,344 3,540 4,063 40,382 36,054 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,928 4,223 955 1,080 36 40 Old .............: 251 278 - - 160 168 Total ...........: 4,179 4,501 955 1,080 196 208 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 13,801 13,468 55,723 51,281 99,998 97,040 Mature ..........: 5,471 5,571 986 751 47,337 53,153 Light .........: 5,100 5,186 440 245 42,301 47,358 Heavy .........: 371 385 546 506 5,036 5,795 Total ...........: 19,272 19,039 56,709 52,032 147,335 150,193 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 135 109 949 931 2,080 1,942 Old .............: 18 16 5 9 39 51 Total ...........: 153 125 954 940 2,119 1,993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,741 21,321 532,528 525,568 2,033,962 1,958,331 Mature ..........: 489 506 83,982 75,706 299,782 278,750 Light .........: 108 55 25,505 22,079 172,073 154,443 Heavy .........: 381 451 58,477 53,627 127,709 124,307 Total ...........: 19,230 21,827 616,510 601,274 2,333,744 2,237,081 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 363 347 9,105 8,895 41,949 42,998 Old .............: 14 15 113 123 1,334 1,476 Total ...........: 377 362 9,218 9,018 43,283 44,474 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 92,823 87,394 516,090 496,839 5.56 5.69 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 75,970 75,030 477,074 472,722 6.28 6.30 California ......: 23,812 22,575 143,057 137,823 6.01 6.11 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 31,076 29,725 226,022 218,326 7.27 7.34 Florida .........: 5,830 5,594 34,329 32,518 5.89 5.81 Georgia .........: 111,347 110,404 652,221 646,521 5.86 5.86 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,647 5,167 25,457 23,741 4.51 4.59 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,769 26,095 147,932 152,372 5.74 5.84 Louisiana .......: 17,289 16,571 100,361 99,837 5.80 6.02 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 13,901 13,297 80,843 77,073 5.82 5.80 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,258 4,584 25,690 28,214 6.03 6.15 Mississippi .....: 61,599 59,036 379,460 370,254 6.16 6.27 Missouri ........: 37,704 36,937 179,338 180,865 4.76 4.90 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 110 117 564 617 5.14 5.27 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,987 2,195 10,229 11,302 5.15 5.15 North Carolina ..: 66,447 66,433 515,734 525,697 7.76 7.91 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 6,756 6,793 38,115 38,765 5.64 5.71 Oklahoma ........: 11,789 11,829 74,591 75,386 6.33 6.37 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,604 9,669 53,799 54,378 5.60 5.62 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,627 24,652 181,768 176,199 7.09 7.15 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 26,672 26,056 139,042 137,761 5.21 5.29 Texas ...........: 55,100 51,790 340,366 322,241 6.18 6.22 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 30,224 28,155 169,317 157,812 5.60 5.61 Washington ......: 4,300 3,913 26,770 24,658 6.23 6.30 West Virginia ...: 10,206 9,772 39,021 37,759 3.82 3.86 Wisconsin .......: 4,363 4,560 18,336 19,019 4.20 4.17 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 762,580 740,644 4,609,885 4,532,871 6.05 6.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 393,312 376,939 3,014 2,976 0.76 0.78 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 362,632 358,580 3,654 3,711 1.00 1.02 California ......: 106,778 102,607 972 1,029 0.90 0.99 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 164,423 159,214 1,540 1,472 0.93 0.92 Florida .........: 25,720 24,388 141 119 0.55 0.49 Georgia .........: 484,293 487,610 3,982 4,231 0.82 0.86 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,650 17,396 141 108 0.75 0.62 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 112,077 115,672 1,212 1,333 1.07 1.14 Louisiana .......: 75,681 75,309 481 462 0.63 0.61 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 58,985 56,218 705 577 1.18 1.02 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,701 23,966 212 239 0.97 0.99 Mississippi .....: 290,671 285,572 1,983 1,949 0.68 0.68 Missouri ........: 133,262 134,791 1,556 1,435 1.15 1.05 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 396 434 4 4 0.98 0.98 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,251 6,949 171 151 2.66 2.12 North Carolina ..: 403,641 410,593 2,781 2,836 0.68 0.69 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 28,425 28,838 343 335 1.19 1.15 Oklahoma ........: 56,145 56,732 452 442 0.80 0.77 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 36,835 36,772 709 701 1.89 1.87 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 136,977 132,901 764 765 0.55 0.57 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 101,742 100,992 711 637 0.69 0.63 Texas ...........: 257,883 241,739 2,434 2,404 0.94 0.98 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 120,894 112,850 738 834 0.61 0.73 Washington ......: 19,900 18,416 92 86 0.46 0.46 West Virginia ...: 28,047 26,973 94 91 0.33 0.34 Wisconsin .......: 13,393 13,896 134 137 0.99 0.97 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,468,977 3,416,533 29,219 29,288 0.84 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: July and August 2015 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 300 219 95,052 84,774 Arkansas ..........: - - 254 227 88,980 85,729 Delaware ..........: - - 1,720 1,006 73,932 69,290 Georgia ...........: - - 138 84 106,571 92,925 Mississippi .......: - - 72 116 19,355 19,556 Missouri ..........: - - 69 93 48,693 42,148 North Carolina ....: - - 145 201 92,662 92,871 Texas .............: - - 20 39 82,445 75,277 Virginia ..........: - - 47 31 21,877 19,984 : United States .....: - - 6,145 4,254 943,451 898,502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 27,519 24,018 286 366 1,444 1,237 Arkansas ..........: 28,405 31,783 671 968 654 711 Delaware ..........: 37,146 31,003 71 95 1,156 911 Georgia ...........: 79,207 74,980 114 206 2,089 2,156 Mississippi .......: 8,138 6,508 67 60 515 461 Missouri ..........: 3,898 3,980 45 49 300 367 North Carolina ....: 24,858 22,424 293 348 1,752 1,580 Texas .............: 18,342 16,026 59 33 663 557 Virginia ..........: 15,598 14,015 3 3 462 414 : United States .....: 346,730 330,244 3,231 3,797 13,614 12,856 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,605 1,559 6,517 5,641 20,238 20,357 Arkansas ..........: 536 407 4,161 4,374 6,556 6,180 Delaware ..........: 1,762 1,749 1,841 1,640 6,344 5,540 Georgia ...........: 934 867 16,690 14,159 10,417 9,924 Mississippi .......: 624 692 1,702 1,879 1,296 1,544 Missouri ..........: 176 126 582 592 2,918 2,649 North Carolina ....: 986 1,144 9,560 9,290 6,365 5,982 Texas .............: 531 452 853 687 4,884 4,200 Virginia ..........: 791 852 480 595 2,621 3,189 : United States .....: 13,801 13,468 55,723 51,281 99,998 97,040 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,195 1,214 45,298 43,300 199,454 182,685 Arkansas ..........: 884 1,673 42,254 44,453 173,355 176,505 Delaware ..........: 2,459 2,485 11,127 10,876 137,558 124,595 Georgia ...........: 2,852 3,455 75,030 74,980 294,042 273,736 Mississippi .......: 158 123 12,060 7,372 43,987 38,311 Missouri ..........: 239 133 34,986 35,521 91,906 85,658 North Carolina ....: 2,552 3,236 39,058 39,677 178,231 176,753 Texas .............: 845 694 18,851 20,295 127,493 118,260 Virginia ..........: 1,341 1,150 7,842 7,788 51,062 48,021 : United States .....: 18,741 21,321 532,528 525,568 2,033,962 1,958,331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,841 2,813 56,566 56,400 19.91 20.05 California ......: 909 990 29,093 29,124 32.01 29.42 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,926 1,928 73,846 70,960 38.34 36.80 Iowa ............: 758 1,015 27,797 39,530 36.67 38.96 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,459 3,361 71,487 73,448 20.67 21.86 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 950 906 31,925 28,796 33.59 31.78 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 ..: 1,975 1,930 71,302 70,336 36.10 36.44 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 428 482 18,179 20,104 42.46 41.75 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 664 656 17,956 16,891 27.03 25.76 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 ...........: 482 460 6,061 6,184 12.56 13.45 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,386 2,229 64,443 59,782 27.00 26.82 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,175 19,096 556,171 557,669 29.01 29.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,625 46,945 267 285 0.56 0.60 California ......: 23,390 23,389 172 192 0.73 0.81 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 59,702 57,358 1,066 919 1.75 1.58 Iowa ............: 21,785 31,061 354 567 1.60 1.79 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 57,097 58,646 975 1,079 1.68 1.81 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 25,829 23,366 210 187 0.81 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 ..: 56,015 55,463 711 749 1.25 1.33 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,534 16,061 296 357 2.00 2.18 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 14,326 13,385 243 211 1.67 1.55 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 ...........: 5,094 5,315 37 36 0.72 0.68 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 52,231 48,534 634 551 1.20 1.12 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 446,207 447,301 6,326 6,470 1.40 1.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 300 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2012. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 28 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........................................................ (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................................. (202) 720-4447 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ........................................................ (202) 720-4751 Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ......................................... (202) 720-0585 Michael Klamm - Poultry Slaughter ......................................................... (202) 720-3040 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ...................................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ................................................................ (202) 690-8632 Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ......................................................................... (202) 720-3244 Joshua O'Rear - Honey ..................................................................... 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