Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 25, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent from Last Year June 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during June 2016 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.07 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in June 2015. The May 2016 revised certified total at 4.02 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from May 2015. The May revision represented an increase of 2.7 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2016 was 5.38 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 5.21 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.62 billion pounds, up 2 percent from June 2015. Mature chickens, at 73.5 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 668 million pounds, up 17 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, down 10 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2016 averaged 6.14 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from June 2015. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.07 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2016 averaged 30.6 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2015. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2016 totaled 13.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 40.6 million pounds, were 0.99 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.96 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2016 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 747,482 745,305 753,413 101 101 4,298,220 4,365,425 102 Mature ...........: 11,247 11,684 12,119 108 104 69,757 71,118 102 Light ..........: 4,331 5,216 5,238 121 100 33,206 32,330 97 Heavy ..........: 6,916 6,468 6,881 99 106 36,551 38,788 106 Total ............: 758,729 756,989 765,532 101 101 4,367,977 4,436,543 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,961 20,015 21,710 114 108 113,239 117,630 104 Old ..............: 108 182 154 143 85 722 938 130 Total ............: 19,069 20,197 21,864 115 108 113,961 118,568 104 : Ducks ..............: 2,325 2,148 2,093 90 97 13,855 13,538 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,550,968 4,601,965 4,624,694 102 100 26,211,225 26,941,073 103 Mature ...........: 70,306 69,701 73,531 105 105 404,312 421,299 104 Light ..........: 13,847 17,166 17,321 125 101 107,173 106,312 99 Heavy ..........: 56,459 52,535 56,210 100 107 297,139 314,987 106 Total ............: 4,621,274 4,671,666 4,698,225 102 101 26,615,537 27,362,372 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 568,149 618,845 664,117 117 107 3,495,181 3,660,798 105 Old ..............: 3,153 5,206 4,188 133 80 20,509 26,281 128 Total ............: 571,302 624,051 668,305 117 107 3,515,690 3,687,079 105 : Ducks ..............: 15,905 14,746 14,301 90 97 94,956 92,799 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 274 268 212 77 79 1,159 1,203 104 : Total ..............: 5,208,755 5,310,731 5,381,043 103 101 30,227,342 31,143,453 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.09 6.17 6.14 101 100 6.10 6.17 101 Mature ...........: 6.25 5.97 6.07 97 102 5.80 5.92 102 Light ..........: 3.20 3.29 3.31 103 101 3.23 3.29 102 Heavy ..........: 8.16 8.12 8.17 100 101 8.13 8.12 100 Total ............: 6.09 6.17 6.14 101 100 6.09 6.17 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.96 30.92 30.59 102 99 30.87 31.12 101 Old ..............: 29.19 28.60 27.19 93 95 28.41 28.02 99 Total ............: 29.96 30.90 30.57 102 99 30.85 31.10 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.84 6.86 6.83 100 100 6.85 6.85 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2016 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,145,733 3,208,572 3,221,244 102 100 18,022,027 18,765,909 104 Mature ...........: 45,591 45,007 47,723 105 106 258,872 271,241 105 Light ..........: 7,785 8,972 9,020 116 101 59,216 55,747 94 Heavy ..........: 37,806 36,035 38,703 102 107 199,656 215,494 108 Total ............: 3,191,324 3,253,579 3,268,967 102 100 18,280,899 19,037,150 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 257,260 285,476 304,545 118 107 1,642,689 1,698,773 103 Old ..............: 2,313 3,494 2,875 124 82 14,416 17,697 123 Total ............: 259,573 288,970 307,420 118 106 1,657,105 1,716,470 104 : Ducks ..............: 4,543 4,273 4,146 91 97 25,399 25,751 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 164 166 135 82 81 739 772 104 : Total ..............: 3,455,604 3,546,988 3,580,668 104 101 19,964,142 20,780,143 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 282,665 257,784 257,513 91 100 1,716,738 1,520,445 89 Mature ...........: 4 4 6 150 150 7 35 500 Light ..........: - 2 - (X) (X) - 4 (X) Heavy ..........: 4 2 6 150 300 7 31 443 Total ............: 282,669 257,788 257,519 91 100 1,716,745 1,520,480 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 198,676 210,728 227,642 115 108 1,159,723 1,236,546 107 Old ..............: 45 417 265 589 64 965 2,090 217 Total ............: 198,721 211,145 227,907 115 108 1,160,688 1,238,636 107 : Ducks ..............: 6,969 6,443 6,274 90 97 43,099 41,796 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 9 8 7 78 88 48 42 88 : Total ..............: 488,368 475,384 491,707 101 103 2,920,580 2,800,954 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,428,398 3,466,356 3,478,757 101 100 19,738,765 20,286,354 103 Mature ...........: 45,595 45,011 47,729 105 106 258,879 271,276 105 Light ..........: 7,785 8,974 9,020 116 101 59,216 55,751 94 Heavy ..........: 37,810 36,037 38,709 102 107 199,663 215,525 108 Total ............: 3,473,993 3,511,367 3,526,486 102 100 19,997,644 20,557,630 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 455,936 496,204 532,187 117 107 2,802,412 2,935,319 105 Old ..............: 2,358 3,911 3,140 133 80 15,381 19,787 129 Total ............: 458,294 500,115 535,327 117 107 2,817,793 2,955,106 105 : Ducks ..............: 11,512 10,716 10,420 91 97 68,498 67,547 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 173 174 142 82 82 787 814 103 : Total ..............: 3,943,972 4,022,372 4,072,375 103 101 22,884,722 23,581,097 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2016 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,173 10,050 10,654 105 106 58,898 61,891 105 Mature ...........: 829 823 863 104 105 4,768 5,080 107 Light ..........: 240 272 292 122 107 1,746 1,752 100 Heavy ..........: 589 551 571 97 104 3,022 3,328 110 Total ............: 11,002 10,873 11,517 105 106 63,666 66,971 105 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,296 1,435 1,644 127 115 8,439 9,170 109 Old ..............: 48 56 52 108 93 293 321 110 Total ............: 1,344 1,491 1,696 126 114 8,732 9,491 109 : Ducks ..............: 47 37 41 87 111 238 232 97 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,393 12,401 13,254 107 107 72,636 76,694 106 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.22 0.23 105 105 0.22 0.23 105 Mature ...........: 1.18 1.18 1.17 99 99 1.18 1.21 103 Light ..........: 1.73 1.58 1.69 98 107 1.63 1.65 101 Heavy ..........: 1.04 1.05 1.02 98 97 1.02 1.06 104 Total ............: 0.24 0.23 0.25 104 109 0.24 0.24 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.25 109 109 0.24 0.25 104 Old ..............: 1.52 1.08 1.24 82 115 1.43 1.22 85 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.25 104 104 0.25 0.26 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.30 0.25 0.29 97 116 0.25 0.25 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.23 0.25 104 109 0.24 0.25 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2016 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 29,105 31,304 29,851 103 95 184,428 186,970 101 Mature ...........: 2,431 2,650 2,597 107 98 14,280 15,878 111 Light ..........: 593 687 697 118 101 4,800 4,158 87 Heavy ..........: 1,838 1,963 1,900 103 97 9,480 11,720 124 Total ............: 31,536 33,954 32,448 103 96 198,708 202,848 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,092 7,384 7,729 127 105 39,521 43,461 110 Old ..............: 128 182 160 125 88 832 885 106 Total ............: 6,220 7,566 7,889 127 104 40,353 44,346 110 : Ducks ..............: 332 313 309 93 99 1,829 1,810 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 1 2 2 200 100 7 9 129 : Total ..............: 38,089 41,835 40,648 107 97 240,897 249,013 103 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.84 0.89 0.85 101 96 0.93 0.91 98 Mature ...........: 5.06 5.56 5.16 102 93 5.23 5.53 106 Light ..........: 7.08 7.11 7.17 101 101 7.50 6.94 93 Heavy ..........: 4.64 5.17 4.68 101 91 4.53 5.16 114 Total ............: 0.90 0.96 0.91 101 95 0.98 0.98 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.32 1.47 1.43 108 97 1.39 1.46 105 Old ..............: 5.15 4.45 4.85 94 109 5.13 4.28 83 Total ............: 1.34 1.49 1.45 108 97 1.41 1.48 105 : Ducks ..............: 2.80 2.84 2.88 103 101 2.60 2.61 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.57 1.14 1.39 244 122 0.88 1.09 124 : Total ..............: 0.96 1.03 0.99 103 96 1.04 1.04 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: May and June 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 5,948 5,425 839,925 840,448 Mature ..........: - - 355 262 160,380 159,724 Light .........: - - 278 179 107,743 107,885 Heavy .........: - - 77 83 52,637 51,839 Total ...........: - - 6,303 5,687 1,000,305 1,000,172 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 63 47 21,585 20,405 Old .............: - - 1 4 1,658 1,602 Total ...........: - - 64 51 23,243 22,007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 676,223 530,736 2,582 2,910 10,584 9,982 Mature ..........: 29,117 32,143 405 408 39,480 34,426 Light .........: 8,336 9,750 174 237 28,331 24,358 Heavy .........: 20,781 22,393 231 171 11,149 10,068 Total ...........: 705,340 562,879 2,987 3,318 50,064 44,408 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,472 2,692 316 323 65 38 Old .............: 372 431 6 2 312 220 Total ...........: 2,844 3,123 322 325 377 258 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,796 13,076 46,736 44,917 102,260 99,331 Mature ..........: 6,895 8,589 1,418 1,635 72,758 69,129 Light .........: 6,427 8,003 802 892 61,368 57,391 Heavy .........: 468 586 616 743 11,390 11,738 Total ...........: 19,691 21,665 48,154 46,552 175,018 168,460 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 128 151 596 587 675 711 Old .............: 13 13 40 67 58 104 Total ...........: 141 164 636 654 733 815 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,654 27,286 709,656 702,334 2,435,364 2,276,445 Mature ..........: 624 759 111,109 106,046 422,541 413,121 Light .........: 235 227 55,395 52,063 269,089 260,985 Heavy .........: 389 532 55,714 53,983 153,452 152,136 Total ...........: 29,278 28,045 820,765 808,380 2,857,905 2,689,566 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 376 294 9,355 9,719 35,631 34,967 Old .............: 22 15 178 225 2,660 2,683 Total ...........: 398 309 9,533 9,944 38,291 37,650 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 88,857 88,547 501,027 497,720 5.64 5.62 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 77,081 79,497 501,184 512,704 6.50 6.45 California ......: 22,709 22,222 135,346 134,454 5.96 6.05 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Delaware ........: 31,999 33,464 233,489 241,124 7.30 7.21 Florida .........: 5,321 5,869 30,788 34,209 5.79 5.83 Georgia .........: 108,538 109,143 646,480 650,640 5.96 5.96 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,694 5,493 25,496 24,239 4.48 4.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,311 25,646 153,954 153,141 6.08 5.97 Louisiana .......: 15,681 16,429 95,912 99,556 6.12 6.06 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,395 11,542 70,093 72,605 6.15 6.29 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,261 4,425 25,262 26,178 5.93 5.92 Mississippi .....: 60,568 61,030 385,453 384,623 6.36 6.30 Missouri ........: 37,018 36,934 179,658 175,682 4.85 4.76 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 104 110 503 544 4.83 4.92 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,230 2,070 11,178 10,401 5.01 5.02 North Carolina ..: 65,510 66,989 519,887 525,554 7.94 7.85 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,000 7,549 37,022 40,484 5.29 5.36 Oklahoma ........: 12,760 12,774 83,436 82,243 6.54 6.44 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,456 9,783 52,515 54,406 5.55 5.56 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,052 24,618 186,830 179,579 7.46 7.29 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 26,580 25,817 139,251 133,710 5.24 5.18 Texas ...........: 53,288 53,009 327,695 323,560 6.15 6.10 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,467 29,809 164,110 170,650 5.76 5.72 Washington ......: 4,064 4,215 25,828 26,609 6.36 6.31 West Virginia ...: 9,493 9,397 36,227 35,936 3.82 3.82 Wisconsin .......: 4,489 4,563 18,877 19,311 4.21 4.23 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 745,305 753,413 4,601,965 4,624,694 6.17 6.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2016 [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 .........: 380,545 378,161 3,088 2,845 0.80 0.75 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 378,442 386,281 3,511 3,497 0.92 0.90 California ......: 101,016 100,366 1,384 1,328 1.35 1.31 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Delaware ........: 170,596 176,117 1,648 1,601 0.96 0.90 Florida .........: 23,089 25,655 142 136 0.61 0.53 Georgia .........: 489,140 486,963 4,627 3,862 0.94 0.79 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,603 17,696 141 121 0.75 0.68 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 116,231 115,898 2,005 2,030 1.70 1.72 Louisiana .......: 72,639 75,283 476 509 0.65 0.67 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 51,022 53,283 752 593 1.45 1.10 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,115 21,875 281 273 1.31 1.23 Mississippi .....: 297,123 295,420 1,910 1,992 0.64 0.67 Missouri ........: 132,488 129,803 1,283 1,355 0.96 1.03 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 357 389 6 5 1.74 1.25 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,761 6,278 303 269 4.29 4.11 North Carolina ..: 403,438 408,648 3,036 3,022 0.75 0.73 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 27,484 30,047 347 362 1.25 1.19 Oklahoma ........: 62,788 61,931 368 383 0.58 0.62 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 35,212 36,910 782 783 2.17 2.08 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 140,515 135,187 678 598 0.48 0.44 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 101,436 97,669 1,140 889 1.11 0.90 Texas ...........: 248,503 245,445 2,079 2,066 0.83 0.83 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 118,412 123,114 687 670 0.58 0.54 Washington ......: 19,265 19,872 162 195 0.84 0.97 West Virginia ...: 25,992 25,764 93 94 0.36 0.36 Wisconsin .......: 13,787 14,104 174 154 1.24 1.08 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,466,356 3,478,757 31,304 29,851 0.89 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: May and June 2016 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 442 434 86,694 79,025 Arkansas ..........: - - 182 198 60,320 61,244 Delaware ..........: - - 2,071 1,812 57,252 60,798 Georgia ...........: - - 48 63 81,459 80,912 Mississippi .......: - - 152 164 19,808 20,671 Missouri ..........: - - 48 73 42,104 46,965 North Carolina ....: - - 111 108 91,532 100,163 Texas .............: - - 84 57 68,848 67,129 Virginia ..........: - - 45 47 14,771 15,025 : United States .....: - - 5,948 5,425 839,925 840,448 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 39,845 34,420 332 262 1,322 1,266 Arkansas ..........: 31,033 26,347 373 347 823 716 Delaware ..........: 54,216 49,617 55 67 764 663 Georgia ...........: 141,620 107,439 85 138 1,530 1,681 Mississippi .......: 8,619 7,325 56 90 398 377 Missouri ..........: 5,784 5,170 26 41 296 292 North Carolina ....: 52,223 49,300 309 361 1,213 1,159 Texas .............: 25,109 19,280 77 111 603 521 Virginia ..........: 22,978 15,042 9 9 283 241 : United States .....: 676,223 530,736 2,582 2,910 10,584 9,982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,061 993 6,004 5,894 21,196 20,229 Arkansas ..........: 371 418 2,987 2,712 4,299 5,678 Delaware ..........: 1,098 1,331 1,427 1,818 4,112 4,241 Georgia ...........: 798 837 15,142 14,158 9,931 8,594 Mississippi .......: 556 720 1,796 1,614 1,410 1,629 Missouri ..........: 160 183 465 572 3,217 2,996 North Carolina ....: 879 1,092 6,420 6,186 4,878 5,067 Texas .............: 480 388 764 614 4,195 3,917 Virginia ..........: 631 679 488 500 2,208 2,444 : United States .....: 12,796 13,076 46,736 44,917 102,260 99,331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,743 1,428 67,837 63,422 226,476 207,373 Arkansas ..........: 3,687 2,398 105,840 113,925 209,915 213,983 Delaware ..........: 3,769 3,280 10,238 10,076 135,002 133,703 Georgia ...........: 2,231 2,942 72,730 60,252 325,574 277,016 Mississippi .......: 73 125 15,380 13,104 48,248 45,819 Missouri ..........: 61 103 22,255 25,766 74,416 82,161 North Carolina ....: 3,450 2,648 50,280 44,250 211,295 210,334 Texas .............: 1,485 1,196 19,914 19,234 121,559 112,447 Virginia ..........: 865 949 9,987 10,400 52,265 45,336 : United States .....: 28,654 27,286 709,656 702,334 2,435,364 2,276,445 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,985 3,298 62,471 65,843 20.93 19.96 California ......: 774 1,049 22,506 29,348 29.07 27.97 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,733 1,973 70,324 80,343 40.58 40.71 Iowa ............: 1,242 1,178 49,173 48,256 39.60 40.98 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,072 4,268 104,649 107,698 25.70 25.23 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 830 962 28,693 32,577 34.58 33.85 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 ..: 1,832 2,018 68,877 74,690 37.60 37.00 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 467 505 21,506 22,189 46.06 43.94 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: 759 755 21,274 20,605 28.05 27.28 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 ...........: 536 530 8,046 7,242 15.01 13.66 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,337 2,428 62,345 66,089 26.67 27.22 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,015 21,710 618,845 664,117 30.92 30.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2016 [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 ........: 52,642 55,604 369 383 0.70 0.68 California ......: 18,044 23,588 141 161 0.78 0.68 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 56,860 64,807 979 1,029 1.69 1.56 Iowa ............: 38,701 37,982 605 671 1.54 1.74 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 83,695 85,800 1,437 1,474 1.69 1.69 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 23,290 26,449 223 227 0.95 0.85 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 ..: 53,826 58,257 585 616 1.08 1.05 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 17,192 17,749 356 365 2.03 2.01 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 16,739 16,287 413 402 2.41 2.41 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 ...........: 6,696 6,089 36 35 0.53 0.57 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 50,706 53,674 644 664 1.25 1.22 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 496,204 532,187 7,384 7,729 1.47 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 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2015. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............... 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