Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 15, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 3 Percent from Last Year December 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during December 2018 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.72 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in December 2017. The November 2018 revised certified total at 4.00 billion pounds, was down slightly from November 2017. The November revision represented an increase of 4 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2018 was 4.91 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 5.07 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.28 billion pounds, down 3 percent from December 2017. Mature chickens, at 51.5 million pounds, were down 19 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 563 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.9 million pounds, up 13 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2018 averaged 6.22 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from December 2017. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.21 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2018 averaged 32.5 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 2017. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2018 totaled 12.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 31.1 million pounds, were 0.83 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.93 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2018 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 704,485 729,068 688,421 98 94 8,916,097 9,033,014 101 Mature ...........: 10,326 10,161 8,296 80 82 134,619 125,871 94 Light ..........: 4,252 3,477 3,432 81 99 57,591 46,311 80 Heavy ..........: 6,074 6,684 4,864 80 73 77,028 79,560 103 Total ............: 714,811 739,229 696,717 97 94 9,050,716 9,158,885 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,950 20,606 17,169 96 83 240,011 235,198 98 Old ..............: 112 126 119 106 94 1,666 1,662 100 Total ............: 18,062 20,732 17,288 96 83 241,677 236,860 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,131 2,249 2,361 111 105 26,628 27,647 104 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,418,174 4,583,164 4,279,849 97 93 55,314,913 56,530,587 102 Mature ...........: 63,544 67,362 51,479 81 76 822,578 811,947 99 Light ..........: 14,581 12,122 11,395 78 94 194,394 158,851 82 Heavy ..........: 48,963 55,240 40,084 82 73 628,184 653,096 104 Total ............: 4,481,718 4,650,526 4,331,328 97 93 56,137,491 57,342,534 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 573,273 619,092 558,969 98 90 7,420,122 7,310,114 99 Old ..............: 3,371 3,570 3,659 109 102 48,973 48,981 100 Total ............: 576,644 622,662 562,628 98 90 7,469,095 7,359,095 99 : Ducks ..............: 14,997 15,867 16,889 113 106 184,338 192,980 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 233 354 222 95 63 4,211 3,872 92 : Total ..............: 5,073,592 5,289,409 4,911,067 97 93 63,795,135 64,898,481 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.27 6.29 6.22 99 99 6.20 6.26 101 Mature ...........: 6.15 6.63 6.21 101 94 6.11 6.45 106 Light ..........: 3.43 3.49 3.32 97 95 3.38 3.43 101 Heavy ..........: 8.06 8.26 8.24 102 100 8.16 8.21 101 Total ............: 6.27 6.29 6.22 99 99 6.20 6.26 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.94 30.04 32.56 102 108 30.92 31.08 101 Old ..............: 30.10 28.33 30.75 102 109 29.40 29.47 100 Total ............: 31.93 30.03 32.54 102 108 30.91 31.07 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.04 7.06 7.15 102 101 6.92 6.98 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2018 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,063,574 3,208,691 2,990,511 98 93 38,407,908 39,471,645 103 Mature ...........: 41,182 44,454 33,440 81 75 535,259 536,004 100 Light ..........: 7,442 6,118 5,829 78 95 99,916 81,396 81 Heavy ..........: 33,740 38,336 27,611 82 72 435,343 454,608 104 Total ............: 3,104,756 3,253,145 3,023,951 97 93 38,943,167 40,007,649 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 287,649 317,691 282,846 98 89 3,510,022 3,624,916 103 Old ..............: 2,475 2,693 2,732 110 101 35,946 36,128 101 Total ............: 290,124 320,384 285,578 98 89 3,545,968 3,661,044 103 : Ducks ..............: 5,028 5,032 5,215 104 104 52,780 54,936 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 158 139 141 89 101 1,700 1,602 94 : Total ..............: 3,400,066 3,578,700 3,314,885 97 93 42,543,615 43,725,231 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 261,208 242,034 231,842 89 96 3,254,486 3,120,361 96 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 32 10 31 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 30 10 33 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 2 - (X) Total ............: 261,208 242,034 231,842 89 96 3,254,518 3,120,371 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 170,925 176,997 162,456 95 92 2,433,805 2,216,166 91 Old ..............: 55 43 59 107 137 804 881 110 Total ............: 170,980 177,040 162,515 95 92 2,434,609 2,217,047 91 : Ducks ..............: 5,970 6,607 7,210 121 109 81,533 86,000 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 8 93 11 138 12 1,027 961 94 : Total ..............: 438,166 425,774 401,578 92 94 5,771,687 5,424,379 94 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,324,782 3,450,725 3,222,353 97 93 41,662,394 42,592,006 102 Mature ...........: 41,182 44,454 33,440 81 75 535,291 536,014 100 Light ..........: 7,442 6,118 5,829 78 95 99,946 81,406 81 Heavy ..........: 33,740 38,336 27,611 82 72 435,345 454,608 104 Total ............: 3,365,964 3,495,179 3,255,793 97 93 42,197,685 43,128,020 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 458,574 494,688 445,302 97 90 5,943,827 5,841,082 98 Old ..............: 2,530 2,736 2,791 110 102 36,750 37,009 101 Total ............: 461,104 497,424 448,093 97 90 5,980,577 5,878,091 98 : Ducks ..............: 10,998 11,639 12,425 113 107 134,313 140,936 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 166 232 152 92 66 2,727 2,563 94 : Total ..............: 3,838,232 4,004,474 3,716,463 97 93 48,315,302 49,149,610 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2018 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,546 11,114 9,959 94 90 124,241 130,435 105 Mature ...........: 740 608 495 67 81 9,563 8,125 85 Light ..........: 218 137 171 78 125 3,201 2,497 78 Heavy ..........: 522 471 324 62 69 6,362 5,628 88 Total ............: 11,286 11,722 10,454 93 89 133,804 138,560 104 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,441 1,508 1,548 107 103 18,798 19,090 102 Old ..............: 33 38 35 106 92 543 494 91 Total ............: 1,474 1,546 1,583 107 102 19,341 19,584 101 : Ducks ..............: 56 74 71 127 96 592 797 135 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,817 13,342 12,108 94 91 153,742 158,946 103 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.24 0.24 0.23 96 96 0.22 0.23 105 Mature ...........: 1.16 0.90 0.96 83 107 1.16 1.00 86 Light ..........: 1.50 1.13 1.50 100 133 1.65 1.57 95 Heavy ..........: 1.07 0.85 0.81 76 95 1.01 0.86 85 Total ............: 0.25 0.25 0.24 96 96 0.24 0.24 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.25 0.24 0.28 112 117 0.25 0.26 104 Old ..............: 0.98 1.06 0.96 98 91 1.11 1.01 91 Total ............: 0.26 0.25 0.28 108 112 0.26 0.27 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.37 0.47 0.42 114 89 0.32 0.41 128 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.25 0.25 100 100 0.24 0.24 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2018 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,199 24,938 23,006 85 92 342,149 322,943 94 Mature ...........: 1,876 1,661 1,317 70 79 25,923 20,699 80 Light ..........: 509 419 396 78 95 7,534 5,131 68 Heavy ..........: 1,367 1,242 921 67 74 18,389 15,568 85 Total ............: 29,075 26,599 24,323 84 91 368,072 343,642 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,540 6,517 6,329 97 97 84,726 82,278 97 Old ..............: 143 116 141 99 122 2,025 1,944 96 Total ............: 6,683 6,633 6,470 97 98 86,751 84,222 97 : Ducks ..............: 276 280 279 101 100 3,531 3,667 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 1 50 33 40 35 88 : Total ..............: 36,036 33,515 31,073 86 93 458,394 431,566 94 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.81 0.72 0.71 88 99 0.81 0.75 93 Mature ...........: 4.36 3.60 3.79 87 105 4.62 3.72 81 Light ..........: 6.40 6.41 6.36 99 99 7.01 5.93 85 Heavy ..........: 3.89 3.14 3.23 83 103 4.05 3.31 82 Total ............: 0.86 0.76 0.74 86 97 0.86 0.79 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.41 1.30 1.40 99 108 1.41 1.39 99 Old ..............: 5.35 4.07 4.81 90 118 5.22 4.99 96 Total ............: 1.43 1.32 1.42 99 108 1.43 1.41 99 : Ducks ..............: 2.45 2.35 2.20 90 94 2.56 2.54 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.19 1.28 0.65 55 51 1.45 1.35 93 : Total ..............: 0.93 0.83 0.83 89 100 0.94 0.87 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: November 2018 and December 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 2,706 1,757 701,429 652,352 Mature ..........: - - 137 121 99,033 92,861 Light .........: - - 80 73 51,336 53,429 Heavy .........: - - 57 48 47,697 39,432 Total ...........: - - 2,843 1,878 800,462 745,213 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 84 108 24,687 19,683 Old .............: - - 2 - 1,069 1,193 Total ...........: - - 86 108 25,756 20,876 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 362,433 399,275 2,578 2,040 18,776 20,158 Mature ..........: 9,336 9,269 385 354 27,276 22,714 Light .........: 1,980 2,024 138 71 13,441 12,449 Heavy .........: 7,356 7,245 247 283 13,835 10,265 Total ...........: 371,769 408,544 2,963 2,394 46,052 42,872 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,784 2,726 655 274 56 91 Old .............: 296 330 20 - 83 118 Total ...........: 6,080 3,056 675 274 139 209 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,751 10,407 49,504 43,109 121,116 107,459 Mature ..........: 2,178 2,835 1,217 1,129 21,876 26,298 Light .........: 1,783 2,554 361 467 16,892 20,938 Heavy .........: 395 281 856 662 4,984 5,360 Total ...........: 13,929 13,242 50,721 44,238 142,992 133,757 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 178 119 495 733 1,725 1,076 Old .............: 17 11 30 33 90 90 Total ...........: 195 130 525 766 1,815 1,166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 34,991 29,869 639,101 638,941 1,944,385 1,905,367 Mature ..........: 695 1,194 89,934 87,765 252,067 244,540 Light .........: 88 84 59,808 59,606 145,907 151,695 Heavy .........: 607 1,110 30,126 28,159 106,160 92,845 Total ...........: 35,686 31,063 729,035 726,706 2,196,452 2,149,907 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 377 326 21,082 16,528 55,123 41,664 Old .............: 7 1 533 509 2,147 2,285 Total ...........: 384 327 21,615 17,037 57,270 43,949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November 2018 and December 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 90,137 86,052 508,679 473,392 5.64 5.50 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 80,339 74,185 537,128 487,004 6.69 6.56 California ......: 18,815 19,891 112,121 114,700 5.96 5.77 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 31,076 29,922 229,764 219,847 7.39 7.35 Florida .........: 4,415 3,954 27,154 22,918 6.15 5.80 Georgia .........: 103,007 97,596 621,090 582,093 6.03 5.96 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,398 4,985 23,848 22,762 4.42 4.57 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,161 21,432 148,820 132,828 6.43 6.20 Louisiana .......: 15,606 14,289 92,173 83,703 5.91 5.86 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,712 10,042 68,441 60,412 5.84 6.02 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,550 4,367 27,490 26,447 6.04 6.06 Mississippi .....: 57,172 56,336 352,299 349,923 6.16 6.21 Missouri ........: 35,751 32,935 175,687 162,019 4.91 4.92 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 118 125 571 625 4.83 5.00 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,158 2,293 10,462 11,039 4.85 4.81 North Carolina ..: 68,059 57,813 547,656 465,259 8.05 8.05 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 8,875 8,927 47,210 46,616 5.32 5.22 Oklahoma ........: 11,629 12,161 77,566 79,975 6.67 6.58 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,720 9,193 55,236 51,100 5.68 5.56 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,955 23,061 185,919 180,613 7.76 7.83 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 24,107 23,070 128,737 121,722 5.34 5.28 Texas ...........: 52,649 51,644 346,987 342,834 6.59 6.64 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,095 24,777 164,365 150,276 6.07 6.07 Washington ......: 3,724 3,762 23,893 24,381 6.42 6.48 West Virginia ...: 8,154 8,244 30,817 30,998 3.78 3.76 Wisconsin .......: 4,243 4,011 17,816 16,144 4.20 4.03 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 729,068 688,421 4,583,164 4,279,849 6.29 6.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November 2018 and December 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 387,437 361,585 2,207 2,105 0.57 0.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 402,741 364,787 2,453 2,132 0.61 0.58 California ......: 83,686 85,584 1,154 1,314 1.36 1.51 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 177,060 169,631 1,317 1,220 0.74 0.71 Florida .........: 20,366 17,184 236 191 1.14 1.10 Georgia .........: 469,486 440,589 3,519 3,224 0.74 0.73 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 17,392 16,546 99 93 0.56 0.56 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 112,825 100,648 920 1,007 0.81 0.99 Louisiana .......: 68,768 62,798 292 239 0.42 0.38 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 50,576 44,663 527 389 1.03 0.86 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,603 19,820 153 168 0.74 0.84 Mississippi .....: 269,476 268,517 1,961 1,835 0.72 0.68 Missouri ........: 129,098 119,003 824 687 0.63 0.57 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 414 451 5 7 1.17 1.52 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,414 6,740 236 216 3.55 3.10 North Carolina ..: 420,163 355,707 2,553 1,943 0.60 0.54 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 35,034 34,604 325 304 0.92 0.87 Oklahoma ........: 58,404 60,011 182 164 0.31 0.27 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 37,954 35,150 799 752 2.06 2.10 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 139,725 135,767 1,340 1,246 0.95 0.91 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 94,480 89,367 610 658 0.64 0.73 Texas ...........: 263,367 259,160 1,786 1,734 0.67 0.66 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 116,722 106,950 595 548 0.51 0.51 Washington ......: 17,797 18,210 73 112 0.41 0.61 West Virginia ...: 22,002 22,130 241 272 1.08 1.21 Wisconsin .......: 13,365 12,108 42 41 0.32 0.34 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,450,725 3,222,353 24,938 23,006 0.72 0.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November 2018 and December 2018 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 179 144 46,863 47,959 Arkansas ..........: - - 51 45 53,770 50,663 Delaware ..........: - - 977 477 59,080 49,216 Georgia ...........: - - 31 3 59,700 56,895 Mississippi .......: - - 59 50 17,022 19,303 Missouri ..........: - - 1 1 28,062 29,302 North Carolina ....: - - 73 55 70,444 53,777 Texas .............: - - 107 101 54,196 55,711 Virginia ..........: - - 25 57 21,473 18,061 : United States .....: - - 2,706 1,757 701,429 652,352 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 25,727 31,966 175 305 2,086 2,031 Arkansas ..........: 20,981 19,593 112 108 1,089 1,135 Delaware ..........: 33,263 36,603 39 69 676 703 Georgia ...........: 98,533 97,108 261 168 2,315 2,400 Mississippi .......: 8,187 9,397 105 72 907 1,027 Missouri ..........: 3,407 3,610 16 17 472 486 North Carolina ....: 22,296 20,832 117 75 1,941 1,284 Texas .............: 16,414 16,885 132 101 876 978 Virginia ..........: 14,627 17,305 13 18 517 605 : United States .....: 362,433 399,275 2,578 2,040 18,776 20,158 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 704 734 5,142 4,164 24,163 18,959 Arkansas ..........: 218 231 3,730 3,361 5,734 5,023 Delaware ..........: 833 651 2,918 2,321 3,284 2,791 Georgia ...........: 583 475 13,161 13,227 37,121 31,121 Mississippi .......: 733 688 2,502 2,445 1,699 1,558 Missouri ..........: 53 56 267 245 1,509 1,512 North Carolina ....: 579 449 5,226 3,718 4,764 2,861 Texas .............: 381 365 354 326 3,642 3,816 Virginia ..........: 749 657 963 734 1,995 1,848 : United States .....: 11,751 10,407 49,504 43,109 121,116 107,459 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,283 830 34,637 34,924 141,959 142,016 Arkansas ..........: 2,544 1,862 107,621 103,187 195,850 185,208 Delaware ..........: 1,816 2,029 7,212 7,976 110,098 102,836 Georgia ...........: 8,956 8,707 77,612 74,080 298,273 284,184 Mississippi .......: 308 237 11,723 11,538 43,245 46,315 Missouri ..........: 54 61 20,406 20,350 54,247 55,640 North Carolina ....: 3,247 3,444 34,471 29,327 143,158 115,822 Texas .............: 941 851 15,155 15,354 92,198 94,488 Virginia ..........: 780 721 14,089 12,798 55,231 52,804 : United States .....: 34,991 29,869 639,101 638,941 1,944,385 1,905,367 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November 2018 and December 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,316 2,598 61,463 49,882 18.54 19.20 California ......: 1,408 781 35,283 25,438 25.06 32.57 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,765 1,651 68,871 66,803 39.02 40.46 Iowa ............: 1,155 1,075 50,421 47,126 43.67 43.84 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,797 3,056 99,857 85,069 26.30 27.84 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 636 715 18,807 27,086 29.55 37.89 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 ..: 1,819 1,661 68,142 64,787 37.47 39.01 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 546 432 23,417 20,333 42.87 47.12 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 965 627 24,504 18,569 25.40 29.61 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 ...........: 569 358 9,061 5,182 15.93 14.48 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,221 2,123 61,302 59,584 27.61 28.07 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,606 17,169 619,092 558,969 30.04 32.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November 2018 and December 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 51,714 41,383 389 336 0.75 0.81 California ......: 28,054 20,118 201 228 0.71 1.12 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 55,687 54,051 866 810 1.53 1.48 Iowa ............: 39,555 36,977 609 618 1.52 1.64 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 79,513 67,756 1,121 1,011 1.39 1.47 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 15,245 21,828 75 106 0.49 0.48 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 ..: 53,108 50,358 346 370 0.65 0.73 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 18,497 16,136 270 240 1.44 1.46 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 19,271 14,645 452 458 2.29 3.03 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 ...........: 7,995 4,426 57 35 0.71 0.78 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 49,013 47,622 818 820 1.64 1.69 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 494,688 445,302 6,517 6,329 1.30 1.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. 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