Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 7 Percent from Last Year June 2019 contained 20 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. June 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during June 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.32 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in June 2019. The May 2020 revised certified total at 4.04 billion pounds, was down 8 percent from May 2019. The May revision represented an increase of 2.05 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2020 was 5.70 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 5.35 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.00 billion pounds, up 7 percent from June 2019. Mature chickens, at 63.7 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 627 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 9.91 million pounds, down 35 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2020 averaged 6.48 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from June 2019. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.66 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2020 averaged 32.8 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from June 2019. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2020 totaled 12.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 29.2 million pounds, were 0.67 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.76 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2020 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 740,052 732,106 771,899 104 105 4,518,524 4,604,368 102 Mature ...........: 9,555 9,275 9,567 100 103 57,789 58,355 101 Light ..........: 2,608 2,638 3,192 122 121 17,871 17,707 99 Heavy ..........: 6,947 6,637 6,375 92 96 39,918 40,648 102 Total ............: 749,607 741,381 781,466 104 105 4,576,313 4,662,723 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,466 16,356 18,983 103 116 110,371 107,822 98 Old ..............: 116 127 127 109 100 738 763 103 Total ............: 18,582 16,483 19,110 103 116 111,109 108,585 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,183 1,655 1,442 66 87 13,685 12,280 90 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,677,554 4,725,202 5,000,086 107 106 28,317,004 29,429,633 104 Mature ...........: 66,411 63,488 63,736 96 100 389,868 396,218 102 Light ..........: 9,243 8,971 11,152 121 124 61,634 61,306 99 Heavy ..........: 57,168 54,517 52,584 92 96 328,234 334,912 102 Total ............: 4,743,965 4,788,690 5,063,822 107 106 28,706,872 29,825,851 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 590,855 531,730 622,959 105 117 3,607,821 3,532,450 98 Old ..............: 3,388 3,687 3,963 117 107 21,893 23,277 106 Total ............: 594,243 535,417 626,922 105 117 3,629,714 3,555,727 98 : Ducks ..............: 15,188 11,366 9,908 65 87 96,581 85,755 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 279 199 262 94 132 1,216 1,317 108 : Total ..............: 5,353,675 5,335,672 5,700,914 106 107 32,434,383 33,468,650 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.32 6.45 6.48 103 100 6.27 6.39 102 Mature ...........: 6.95 6.85 6.66 96 97 6.75 6.79 101 Light ..........: 3.54 3.40 3.49 99 103 3.45 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.23 8.21 8.25 100 100 8.22 8.24 100 Total ............: 6.33 6.46 6.48 102 100 6.27 6.40 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.00 32.51 32.82 103 101 32.69 32.76 100 Old ..............: 29.21 29.03 31.20 107 107 29.67 30.51 103 Total ............: 31.98 32.48 32.81 103 101 32.67 32.75 100 : Ducks ..............: 6.96 6.87 6.87 99 100 7.06 6.98 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2020 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,271,483 3,312,891 3,496,125 107 106 19,810,962 20,572,388 104 Mature ...........: 45,022 43,660 43,685 97 100 260,280 268,773 103 Light ..........: 4,714 4,660 5,783 123 124 31,376 31,474 100 Heavy ..........: 40,308 39,000 37,902 94 97 228,904 237,299 104 Total ............: 3,316,505 3,356,551 3,539,810 107 105 20,071,242 20,841,161 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 300,145 266,119 303,025 101 114 1,799,590 1,759,612 98 Old ..............: 2,524 2,625 2,960 117 113 16,202 17,047 105 Total ............: 302,669 268,744 305,985 101 114 1,815,792 1,776,659 98 : Ducks ..............: 3,961 3,252 3,125 79 96 26,516 22,958 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 169 125 169 100 135 764 824 108 : Total ..............: 3,623,304 3,628,672 3,849,089 106 106 21,914,314 22,641,602 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 255,110 246,555 274,807 108 111 1,517,772 1,594,990 105 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Total ............: 255,110 246,555 274,807 108 111 1,517,849 1,594,990 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 171,965 158,650 194,649 113 123 1,080,776 1,061,120 98 Old ..............: 46 80 70 152 88 352 418 119 Total ............: 172,011 158,730 194,719 113 123 1,081,128 1,061,538 98 : Ducks ..............: 7,082 5,105 4,130 58 81 43,995 39,605 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 12 14 14 117 100 57 77 135 : Total ..............: 434,215 410,404 473,670 109 115 2,643,029 2,696,210 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,526,593 3,559,446 3,770,932 107 106 21,328,734 22,167,378 104 Mature ...........: 45,022 43,660 43,685 97 100 260,357 268,773 103 Light ..........: 4,714 4,660 5,783 123 124 31,376 31,474 100 Heavy ..........: 40,308 39,000 37,902 94 97 228,981 237,299 104 Total ............: 3,571,615 3,603,106 3,814,617 107 106 21,589,091 22,436,151 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 472,110 424,769 497,674 105 117 2,880,366 2,820,732 98 Old ..............: 2,570 2,705 3,030 118 112 16,554 17,465 106 Total ............: 474,680 427,474 500,704 105 117 2,896,920 2,838,197 98 : Ducks ..............: 11,043 8,357 7,255 66 87 70,511 62,563 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 181 139 183 101 132 821 901 110 : Total ..............: 4,057,519 4,039,076 4,322,759 107 107 24,557,343 25,337,812 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2020 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,881 9,196 10,011 101 109 62,778 59,180 94 Mature ...........: 589 561 618 105 110 3,667 3,470 95 Light ..........: 149 66 131 88 198 727 566 78 Heavy ..........: 440 495 487 111 98 2,940 2,904 99 Total ............: 10,470 9,757 10,629 102 109 66,445 62,650 94 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,619 1,343 1,670 103 124 10,167 9,343 92 Old ..............: 27 24 31 115 129 211 215 102 Total ............: 1,646 1,367 1,701 103 124 10,378 9,558 92 : Ducks ..............: 72 50 54 75 108 425 378 89 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,189 11,174 12,384 102 111 77,252 72,586 94 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.19 0.20 95 105 0.22 0.20 91 Mature ...........: 0.89 0.88 0.97 109 110 0.94 0.88 94 Light ..........: 1.61 0.74 1.17 73 158 1.18 0.92 78 Heavy ..........: 0.77 0.91 0.93 121 102 0.90 0.87 97 Total ............: 0.22 0.20 0.21 95 105 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.25 0.27 100 108 0.28 0.26 93 Old ..............: 0.80 0.65 0.78 98 120 0.96 0.92 96 Total ............: 0.28 0.26 0.27 96 104 0.29 0.27 93 : Ducks ..............: 0.47 0.44 0.55 117 125 0.44 0.44 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.21 0.22 96 105 0.24 0.22 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2020 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 21,809 22,779 20,770 95 91 151,044 134,981 89 Mature ...........: 1,933 1,551 1,645 85 106 9,667 8,848 92 Light ..........: 363 357 456 126 128 2,314 2,591 112 Heavy ..........: 1,570 1,194 1,189 76 100 7,353 6,257 85 Total ............: 23,742 24,330 22,415 94 92 160,711 143,829 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,819 5,649 6,433 94 114 42,689 38,602 90 Old ..............: 127 155 112 88 72 779 856 110 Total ............: 6,946 5,804 6,545 94 113 43,468 39,458 91 : Ducks ..............: 324 197 209 65 106 1,779 1,702 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 2 67 100 13 13 100 : Total ..............: 31,015 30,333 29,171 94 96 205,971 185,002 90 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.61 0.64 0.55 90 86 0.70 0.61 87 Mature ...........: 4.12 3.43 3.63 88 106 3.58 3.19 89 Light ..........: 7.15 7.12 7.31 102 103 6.87 7.61 111 Heavy ..........: 3.75 2.97 3.04 81 102 3.11 2.57 83 Total ............: 0.66 0.67 0.58 88 87 0.74 0.64 86 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.42 1.31 1.28 90 98 1.46 1.35 92 Old ..............: 4.71 5.42 3.56 76 66 4.49 4.67 104 Total ............: 1.44 1.34 1.29 90 96 1.48 1.37 93 : Ducks ..............: 2.85 2.30 2.80 98 122 2.46 2.65 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.63 1.42 1.08 66 76 1.56 1.42 91 : Total ..............: 0.76 0.75 0.67 88 89 0.83 0.72 87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: May and June 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,411 976 596,083 572,744 Mature ..........: - - 37 67 72,667 68,846 Light .........: - - 19 14 47,621 44,502 Heavy .........: - - 18 53 25,046 24,344 Total ...........: - - 1,448 1,043 668,750 641,590 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 10 15 11,031 10,596 Old .............: - - 4 3 859 616 Total ...........: - - 14 18 11,890 11,212 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 324,395 237,770 1,474 1,203 12,568 12,229 Mature ..........: 8,485 10,214 59 116 20,165 26,271 Light .........: 6,533 6,870 17 80 7,603 11,467 Heavy .........: 1,952 3,344 42 36 12,562 14,804 Total ...........: 332,880 247,984 1,533 1,319 32,733 38,500 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,434 1,529 191 105 40 32 Old .............: 439 149 - - 206 104 Total ...........: 1,873 1,678 191 105 246 136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 7,030 6,739 35,285 36,162 109,303 111,556 Mature ..........: 836 1,053 247 278 27,240 23,315 Light .........: 722 954 51 143 24,956 20,792 Heavy .........: 114 99 196 135 2,284 2,523 Total ...........: 7,866 7,792 35,532 36,440 136,543 134,871 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 55 111 383 219 580 607 Old .............: 10 14 55 38 169 63 Total ...........: 65 125 438 257 749 670 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 29,565 29,690 592,099 558,716 1,709,213 1,567,785 Mature ..........: 241 820 53,859 70,604 183,836 201,584 Light .........: 6 5 33,333 47,488 120,861 132,315 Heavy .........: 235 815 20,526 23,116 62,975 69,269 Total ...........: 29,806 30,510 645,958 629,320 1,893,049 1,769,369 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 169 91 12,288 8,706 26,181 22,011 Old .............: 35 46 403 158 2,180 1,191 Total ...........: 204 137 12,691 8,864 28,361 23,202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 93,560 96,703 521,520 530,012 5.57 5.48 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 76,675 82,037 540,844 578,877 7.05 7.06 California ......: 23,090 23,571 136,843 139,244 5.93 5.91 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,451 32,672 228,203 255,513 7.75 7.82 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 103,635 106,868 635,845 657,212 6.14 6.15 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,491 6,230 26,066 28,598 4.75 4.59 Iowa ............: 718 873 3,952 5,038 5.50 5.77 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,166 24,264 151,336 158,456 6.53 6.53 Louisiana .......: 13,853 14,409 92,202 96,040 6.66 6.67 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,481 11,422 74,985 72,334 6.53 6.33 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 55,425 57,413 354,103 368,150 6.39 6.41 Missouri ........: 33,296 35,008 169,511 177,884 5.09 5.08 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 103 106 474 467 4.60 4.42 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,386 2,257 11,623 10,719 4.87 4.75 North Carolina ..: 72,029 79,562 594,052 659,206 8.25 8.29 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,339 10,737 77,955 83,308 7.54 7.76 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,279 11,332 59,151 65,150 5.75 5.75 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 21,960 22,777 171,711 180,666 7.82 7.93 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .......: 25,844 25,000 142,858 137,450 5.53 5.50 Texas ...........: 53,519 58,817 355,915 397,991 6.65 6.77 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 23,297 24,974 147,875 159,099 6.35 6.37 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 ...: 732,106 771,899 4,725,202 5,000,086 6.45 6.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2020 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 397,593 403,980 1,854 1,752 0.46 0.43 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 406,965 437,689 1,542 2,337 0.38 0.53 California ......: 102,619 104,371 1,071 995 1.03 0.94 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 175,585 196,846 1,093 994 0.62 0.50 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 478,440 495,927 3,416 3,295 0.71 0.66 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,932 20,882 128 137 0.67 0.65 Iowa ............: 2,767 3,398 250 488 8.28 12.56 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 114,101 119,531 599 590 0.52 0.49 Louisiana .......: 70,377 73,027 312 272 0.44 0.37 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 55,697 54,359 377 266 0.67 0.49 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 262,460 271,936 1,185 1,163 0.45 0.43 Missouri ........: 124,390 130,638 419 406 0.34 0.31 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 346 348 4 4 1.11 1.02 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,043 6,496 115 106 1.61 1.60 North Carolina ..: 458,022 508,714 4,350 2,036 0.94 0.40 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 58,170 62,302 223 260 0.38 0.42 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,043 44,624 1,087 821 2.64 1.81 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 129,227 136,004 779 770 0.60 0.56 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Tennessee .......: 105,705 101,210 874 725 0.82 0.71 Texas ...........: 274,004 304,921 1,669 1,810 0.61 0.59 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 107,504 116,375 450 395 0.42 0.34 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 ...: 3,559,446 3,770,932 22,779 20,770 0.64 0.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 143 70 40,557 31,327 Arkansas ..........: - - 37 36 31,159 30,950 Delaware ..........: - - 466 173 35,615 31,359 Georgia ...........: - - 33 42 55,249 54,858 Mississippi .......: - - 35 35 9,147 9,771 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 50,130 47,676 Texas .............: - - 119 103 55,292 56,428 Virginia ..........: - - 38 62 18,702 21,244 : United States .....: - - 1,411 976 596,083 572,744 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 28,573 26,751 157 95 1,187 1,146 Arkansas ..........: 6,861 6,652 81 78 1,002 1,004 Delaware ..........: 19,974 15,026 60 37 283 272 Georgia ...........: 52,308 41,254 155 51 1,691 1,739 Mississippi .......: 4,959 5,276 10 10 560 572 North Carolina ....: 14,309 12,966 67 47 1,111 1,099 Texas .............: 16,830 16,483 111 195 839 809 Virginia ..........: 15,971 13,771 13 6 213 190 : United States .....: 324,395 237,770 1,474 1,203 12,568 12,229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 640 553 3,891 3,720 14,247 13,140 Arkansas ..........: 165 162 2,797 2,794 3,254 3,257 Delaware ..........: 622 582 1,390 1,177 3,109 3,066 Georgia ...........: 605 788 9,122 9,378 44,312 48,788 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,761 1,888 745 790 North Carolina ....: 428 413 4,475 5,336 2,231 2,420 Texas .............: 348 358 299 292 3,809 3,577 Virginia ..........: 589 551 793 715 1,826 2,019 : United States .....: 7,030 6,739 35,285 36,162 109,303 111,556 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 871 439 27,919 28,728 118,185 105,969 Arkansas ..........: 1,790 1,795 81,453 81,328 128,599 128,056 Delaware ..........: 3,156 3,054 17,424 6,605 82,099 61,351 Georgia ...........: 6,503 8,122 115,274 92,063 285,252 257,083 Mississippi .......: 1,014 1,015 8,858 9,317 27,522 29,107 North Carolina ....: 1,998 2,020 23,778 23,615 98,595 95,660 Texas .............: 752 861 17,107 17,487 95,506 96,593 Virginia ..........: 1,388 433 12,072 10,426 51,605 49,417 : United States .....: 29,565 29,690 592,099 558,716 1,709,213 1,567,785 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,891 2,758 54,024 50,226 18.69 18.21 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1 1 19 23 30.44 27.03 Indiana .........: 1,768 2,066 73,728 84,897 41.70 41.09 Iowa ............: 1,087 1,248 47,859 54,608 44.02 43.77 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 2,495 3,696 67,162 102,511 26.91 27.74 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 867 907 30,530 29,768 35.21 32.81 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,581 1,796 60,840 71,118 38.49 39.61 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 430 560 21,094 26,701 49.08 47.65 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 523 602 16,117 18,853 30.83 31.29 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 .......: (D) - (D) - (D) - Texas ...........: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 33.00 33.00 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (Z) - 5 - 32.89 Virginia ........: 2,015 2,356 54,566 65,633 27.07 27.86 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 507 569 22,842 25,729 45.06 45.25 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,356 18,983 531,730 622,959 32.51 32.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2020 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 45,018 41,871 348 360 0.77 0.85 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 14 17 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 59,257 68,383 642 838 1.07 1.21 Iowa ............: 37,831 43,127 679 704 1.76 1.61 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 53,777 82,132 814 1,121 1.49 1.35 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 24,693 24,132 175 203 0.70 0.84 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 47,863 56,125 283 333 0.59 0.59 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,865 21,348 265 319 1.55 1.47 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 12,802 14,959 404 310 3.06 2.03 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 .......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Texas ...........: (Z) (Z) - - (X) (X) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - 4 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 43,360 52,148 806 907 1.83 1.71 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 18,040 20,333 292 324 1.59 1.57 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 424,769 497,674 5,649 6,433 1.31 1.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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 370 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2019. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 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. 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@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. 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