Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 25, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 4 Percent from Last Year March 2017 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2018 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during March 2018 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.02 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the amount certified in March 2017. The February 2018 revised certified total at 3.77 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from February 2017. The February revision represented an increase of 181 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2018 was 5.31 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 5.51 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.63 billion pounds, down 3 percent from March 2017. Mature chickens, at 65.0 million pounds, were down 8 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 602 million pounds, down 9 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.5 million pounds, up 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2018 averaged 6.24 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2017. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.24 pounds per bird, up 7 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2018 averaged 31.6 pounds per bird, up slightly from March 2017. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2018 totaled 13.2 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 37.9 million pounds, were 0.93 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.98 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2018 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 771,634 693,759 742,168 96 107 2,200,620 2,208,193 100 Mature ...........: 12,027 9,414 10,411 87 111 33,644 30,013 89 Light ..........: 5,719 3,631 4,201 73 116 15,622 11,433 73 Heavy ..........: 6,308 5,783 6,210 98 107 18,022 18,580 103 Total ............: 783,661 703,173 752,579 96 107 2,234,264 2,238,206 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,871 17,965 18,907 91 105 58,287 56,613 97 Old ..............: 162 144 142 88 99 445 398 89 Total ............: 21,033 18,109 19,049 91 105 58,732 57,011 97 : Ducks ..............: 2,342 2,164 2,352 100 109 6,957 7,026 101 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,756,928 4,322,759 4,629,004 97 107 13,586,887 13,784,299 101 Mature ...........: 70,406 59,317 64,981 92 110 198,303 190,081 96 Light ..........: 19,156 12,560 14,472 76 115 52,159 39,564 76 Heavy ..........: 51,250 46,757 50,509 99 108 146,144 150,517 103 Total ............: 4,827,334 4,382,076 4,693,985 97 107 13,785,190 13,974,380 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 657,177 571,596 598,037 91 105 1,844,083 1,803,287 98 Old ..............: 4,782 4,170 4,199 88 101 13,052 11,639 89 Total ............: 661,959 575,766 602,236 91 105 1,857,135 1,814,926 98 : Ducks ..............: 16,311 15,214 16,492 101 108 48,121 49,436 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 171 150 192 112 128 496 554 112 : Total ..............: 5,505,775 4,973,206 5,312,905 96 107 15,690,942 15,839,296 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.16 6.23 6.24 101 100 6.17 6.24 101 Mature ...........: 5.85 6.30 6.24 107 99 5.89 6.33 107 Light ..........: 3.35 3.46 3.44 103 99 3.34 3.46 104 Heavy ..........: 8.12 8.09 8.13 100 100 8.11 8.10 100 Total ............: 6.16 6.23 6.24 101 100 6.17 6.24 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.49 31.82 31.63 100 99 31.64 31.85 101 Old ..............: 29.52 28.96 29.57 100 102 29.33 29.24 100 Total ............: 31.47 31.79 31.62 100 99 31.62 31.83 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.96 7.03 7.01 101 100 6.92 7.04 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2018 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,311,937 3,007,130 3,226,602 97 107 9,453,734 9,590,491 101 Mature ...........: 45,161 38,791 42,780 95 110 128,078 124,488 97 Light ..........: 9,929 6,455 7,567 76 117 27,039 20,406 75 Heavy ..........: 35,232 32,336 35,213 100 109 101,039 104,082 103 Total ............: 3,357,098 3,045,921 3,269,382 97 107 9,581,812 9,714,979 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 298,429 279,367 292,821 98 105 846,600 880,317 104 Old ..............: 3,576 3,128 3,101 87 99 9,648 8,585 89 Total ............: 302,005 282,495 295,922 98 105 856,248 888,902 104 : Ducks ..............: 4,425 4,513 4,619 104 102 13,532 14,282 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 109 96 122 112 127 318 357 112 : Total ..............: 3,663,637 3,333,025 3,570,045 97 107 10,451,910 10,618,520 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 270,257 249,599 258,099 96 103 779,183 789,910 101 Mature ...........: - - 10 (X) (X) - 10 (X) Light ..........: - - 10 (X) (X) - 10 (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 270,257 249,599 258,109 96 103 779,183 789,920 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 228,493 177,756 185,735 81 104 631,392 562,445 89 Old ..............: 71 49 77 108 157 214 180 84 Total ............: 228,564 177,805 185,812 81 105 631,606 562,625 89 : Ducks ..............: 7,477 6,641 7,434 99 112 21,572 21,923 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 9 9 11 122 122 21 31 148 : Total ..............: 506,307 434,054 451,366 89 104 1,432,382 1,374,499 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,582,194 3,256,729 3,484,701 97 107 10,232,917 10,380,401 101 Mature ...........: 45,161 38,791 42,790 95 110 128,078 124,498 97 Light ..........: 9,929 6,455 7,577 76 117 27,039 20,416 76 Heavy ..........: 35,232 32,336 35,213 100 109 101,039 104,082 103 Total ............: 3,627,355 3,295,520 3,527,491 97 107 10,360,995 10,504,899 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 526,922 457,123 478,556 91 105 1,477,992 1,442,762 98 Old ..............: 3,647 3,177 3,178 87 100 9,862 8,765 89 Total ............: 530,569 460,300 481,734 91 105 1,487,854 1,451,527 98 : Ducks ..............: 11,902 11,154 12,053 101 108 35,104 36,205 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 118 105 133 113 127 339 388 114 : Total ..............: 4,169,944 3,767,079 4,021,411 96 107 11,884,292 11,993,019 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2018 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,667 10,223 10,798 101 106 31,365 33,396 106 Mature ...........: 893 723 727 81 101 2,521 2,276 90 Light ..........: 327 223 203 62 91 898 628 70 Heavy ..........: 566 500 524 93 105 1,623 1,648 102 Total ............: 11,560 10,946 11,525 100 105 33,886 35,672 105 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,712 1,637 1,530 89 93 5,087 4,952 97 Old ..............: 55 42 51 93 121 169 130 77 Total ............: 1,767 1,679 1,581 89 94 5,256 5,082 97 : Ducks ..............: 37 56 53 143 95 118 179 152 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,364 12,681 13,159 98 104 39,260 40,933 104 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.24 0.23 105 96 0.23 0.24 104 Mature ...........: 1.27 1.22 1.12 88 92 1.27 1.20 94 Light ..........: 1.71 1.78 1.40 82 79 1.72 1.59 92 Heavy ..........: 1.10 1.07 1.04 95 97 1.11 1.09 98 Total ............: 0.24 0.25 0.25 104 100 0.25 0.26 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.29 0.26 100 90 0.28 0.27 96 Old ..............: 1.15 1.01 1.21 105 120 1.29 1.12 87 Total ............: 0.27 0.29 0.26 96 90 0.28 0.28 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.23 0.37 0.32 139 86 0.25 0.36 144 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.25 0.25 104 100 0.25 0.26 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2018 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2018 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 :of 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 30,783 27,723 28,953 94 104 88,303 87,613 99 Mature ...........: 2,347 1,640 1,802 77 110 6,650 5,256 79 Light ..........: 749 407 455 61 112 2,089 1,296 62 Heavy ..........: 1,598 1,233 1,347 84 109 4,561 3,960 87 Total ............: 33,130 29,363 30,755 93 105 94,953 92,869 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,557 6,588 6,606 87 100 21,963 20,377 93 Old ..............: 187 152 188 101 124 550 486 88 Total ............: 7,744 6,740 6,794 88 101 22,513 20,863 93 : Ducks ..............: 325 284 324 100 114 923 921 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 6 6 100 : Total ..............: 41,201 36,389 37,875 92 104 118,395 114,659 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.85 0.84 0.82 96 98 0.86 0.84 98 Mature ...........: 4.94 4.06 4.04 82 100 4.94 4.05 82 Light ..........: 7.01 5.93 5.66 81 95 7.17 5.97 83 Heavy ..........: 4.34 3.67 3.68 85 100 4.32 3.67 85 Total ............: 0.91 0.88 0.86 95 98 0.91 0.88 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.41 1.42 1.36 96 96 1.46 1.39 95 Old ..............: 4.88 4.57 5.59 115 122 5.28 5.25 99 Total ............: 1.44 1.44 1.39 97 97 1.49 1.42 95 : Ducks ..............: 2.66 2.48 2.62 98 106 2.56 2.48 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.67 1.87 1.48 89 79 1.74 1.52 87 : Total ..............: 0.98 0.96 0.93 95 97 0.99 0.95 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: February and March 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,537 3,791 741,298 773,502 Mature ..........: - - 169 174 102,328 100,965 Light .........: - - 99 95 53,827 50,229 Heavy .........: - - 70 79 48,501 50,736 Total ...........: - - 4,706 3,965 843,626 874,467 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 58 44 21,107 20,434 Old .............: - - 18 12 1,082 1,099 Total ...........: - - 76 56 22,189 21,533 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 633,521 624,682 2,462 2,470 19,353 19,665 Mature ..........: 16,462 17,567 649 1,137 36,184 33,550 Light .........: 3,753 3,868 510 902 18,655 14,388 Heavy .........: 12,709 13,699 139 235 17,529 19,162 Total ...........: 649,983 642,249 3,111 3,607 55,537 53,215 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,157 3,428 283 284 61 57 Old .............: 589 565 21 19 192 190 Total ...........: 4,746 3,993 304 303 253 247 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,958 11,143 53,377 55,503 119,372 121,303 Mature ..........: 3,692 4,258 1,129 1,036 34,396 34,360 Light .........: 3,152 3,825 548 341 28,662 29,041 Heavy .........: 540 433 581 695 5,734 5,319 Total ...........: 14,650 15,401 54,506 56,539 153,768 155,663 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 88 85 443 394 963 1,016 Old .............: 41 51 87 96 145 189 Total ...........: 129 136 530 490 1,108 1,205 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 25,573 24,929 779,851 770,382 2,390,302 2,407,370 Mature ..........: 899 1,129 70,031 72,739 265,939 266,915 Light .........: 132 99 27,946 31,795 137,284 134,583 Heavy .........: 767 1,030 42,085 40,944 128,655 132,332 Total ...........: 26,472 26,058 849,882 843,121 2,656,241 2,674,285 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 344 337 10,399 9,806 37,903 35,885 Old .............: 47 67 389 393 2,611 2,681 Total ...........: 391 404 10,788 10,199 40,514 38,566 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: February and March 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 84,569 90,280 466,444 498,972 5.52 5.53 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 75,701 79,472 502,386 539,770 6.64 6.79 California ......: 20,750 20,920 125,792 126,733 6.06 6.06 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,560 33,292 212,179 242,496 7.18 7.28 Florida .........: 5,322 5,703 31,148 34,141 5.85 5.99 Georgia .........: 97,024 105,902 571,634 628,548 5.89 5.94 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,952 5,291 21,603 23,343 4.36 4.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,330 23,988 145,761 155,588 6.53 6.49 Louisiana .......: 14,422 15,094 92,290 95,043 6.40 6.30 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 9,596 10,139 55,511 61,977 5.78 6.11 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,209 4,937 26,013 30,852 6.18 6.25 Mississippi .....: 57,490 61,242 370,074 388,915 6.44 6.35 Missouri ........: 32,848 35,704 162,541 176,487 4.95 4.94 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 86 96 399 449 4.62 4.69 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,111 2,225 10,566 11,043 5.00 4.96 North Carolina ..: 62,800 66,353 491,683 517,752 7.83 7.80 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 8,111 9,067 42,186 46,502 5.20 5.13 Oklahoma ........: 11,580 12,245 78,957 82,661 6.82 6.75 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,364 10,139 52,714 57,236 5.63 5.65 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,382 24,057 169,685 180,741 7.58 7.51 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,446 25,054 123,054 129,914 5.25 5.19 Texas ...........: 49,766 52,570 326,877 341,806 6.57 6.50 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,794 27,844 156,023 159,727 5.82 5.74 Washington ......: 3,707 4,066 23,209 26,285 6.26 6.46 West Virginia ...: 8,067 8,742 30,690 33,822 3.80 3.87 Wisconsin .......: 3,945 4,460 16,434 18,409 4.17 4.13 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 693,759 742,168 4,322,759 4,629,004 6.23 6.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 354,555 378,716 2,602 2,689 0.73 0.71 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 375,994 403,726 3,011 3,307 0.79 0.81 California ......: 93,986 94,470 1,203 1,156 1.26 1.21 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 160,490 183,883 1,581 1,619 0.98 0.87 Florida .........: 23,361 25,605 143 181 0.61 0.70 Georgia .........: 429,989 471,875 4,264 4,849 0.98 1.02 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,751 16,996 94 88 0.59 0.52 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 110,703 118,393 1,082 1,147 0.97 0.96 Louisiana .......: 70,124 71,844 394 377 0.56 0.52 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 40,876 46,042 476 437 1.15 0.94 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,805 24,811 123 112 0.59 0.45 Mississippi .....: 286,426 300,094 2,110 2,127 0.73 0.70 Missouri ........: 119,772 130,044 904 1,128 0.75 0.86 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 287 328 5 5 1.62 1.55 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,644 6,886 211 238 3.08 3.33 North Carolina ..: 380,342 400,502 2,874 2,816 0.75 0.70 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 31,400 34,509 323 322 1.02 0.92 Oklahoma ........: 59,333 62,128 365 410 0.61 0.66 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 35,982 39,083 900 914 2.44 2.28 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 127,791 135,980 779 829 0.61 0.61 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 90,222 95,388 686 639 0.75 0.67 Texas ...........: 247,489 258,365 1,944 1,986 0.78 0.76 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 110,758 113,291 900 780 0.81 0.68 Washington ......: 17,339 19,634 76 79 0.43 0.40 West Virginia ...: 22,020 24,215 117 158 0.53 0.65 Wisconsin .......: 12,209 13,717 76 71 0.62 0.51 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,256,729 3,484,701 27,723 28,953 0.84 0.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: February and March 2018 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 311 393 52,204 54,470 Arkansas ..........: - - 151 96 65,979 69,630 Delaware ..........: - - 692 823 58,993 59,295 Georgia ...........: - - 13 10 65,574 71,224 Mississippi .......: - - 102 147 19,028 19,699 Missouri ..........: - - 10 20 28,522 29,323 North Carolina ....: - - 113 148 74,952 75,324 Texas .............: - - 131 112 61,475 63,023 Virginia ..........: - - 78 46 20,377 20,258 : United States .....: - - 4,537 3,791 741,298 773,502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 42,043 44,231 366 345 2,298 2,297 Arkansas ..........: 33,469 35,340 158 269 1,393 1,514 Delaware ..........: 77,653 78,978 88 100 894 1,007 Georgia ...........: 170,638 174,649 196 121 2,475 2,445 Mississippi .......: 11,206 9,431 101 124 1,046 895 Missouri ..........: 5,099 5,564 22 20 491 540 North Carolina ....: 51,714 51,277 220 219 1,863 2,000 Texas .............: 23,198 21,493 342 213 794 766 Virginia ..........: 26,198 28,386 9 16 501 514 : United States .....: 633,521 624,682 2,462 2,470 19,353 19,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 777 782 5,251 5,266 15,809 19,218 Arkansas ..........: 351 335 3,952 3,687 5,869 5,415 Delaware ..........: 762 806 2,745 3,054 4,106 4,029 Georgia ...........: 535 651 12,598 14,241 38,438 34,010 Mississippi .......: 772 835 2,519 2,482 1,903 1,691 Missouri ..........: 103 81 421 420 1,912 1,919 North Carolina ....: 628 551 5,771 5,166 4,050 3,645 Texas .............: 471 472 439 421 4,782 4,730 Virginia ..........: 781 716 1,145 988 1,704 2,324 : United States .....: 10,958 11,143 53,377 55,503 119,372 121,303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,337 928 46,812 51,573 167,208 179,503 Arkansas ..........: 2,429 2,304 153,998 142,405 267,749 260,995 Delaware ..........: 2,132 2,214 12,389 13,426 160,454 163,732 Georgia ...........: 4,078 3,773 89,404 93,762 383,949 394,886 Mississippi .......: 300 344 19,345 17,508 56,322 53,156 Missouri ..........: 70 95 17,744 16,938 54,394 54,920 North Carolina ....: 2,258 2,906 63,943 71,975 205,512 213,211 Texas .............: 1,290 1,107 18,535 18,881 111,457 111,218 Virginia ..........: 660 1,272 15,696 18,489 67,149 73,009 : United States .....: 25,573 24,929 779,851 770,382 2,390,302 2,407,370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: February and March 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,788 2,965 53,654 55,916 19.24 18.86 California ......: 650 707 21,040 21,381 32.34 30.23 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (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 .........: 1,823 1,940 73,736 77,277 40.45 39.84 Iowa ............: 1,190 1,129 51,164 47,916 43.00 42.43 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 2,987 3,170 79,047 86,203 26.46 27.19 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 682 975 24,225 33,409 35.51 34.28 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,860 1,776 71,880 66,210 38.65 37.27 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 460 485 21,840 23,300 47.52 48.09 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 663 670 19,162 19,969 28.92 29.81 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 ...........: 497 430 6,838 6,250 13.77 14.53 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,108 2,180 58,412 61,005 27.71 27.98 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,965 18,907 571,596 598,037 31.82 31.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 44,690 46,643 383 346 0.85 0.74 California ......: 16,882 17,139 183 192 1.07 1.11 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 .........: 59,672 62,575 1,031 989 1.70 1.56 Iowa ............: 40,286 37,765 536 520 1.31 1.36 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 62,950 68,766 951 934 1.49 1.34 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 19,582 27,074 119 163 0.60 0.60 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 ..: 56,672 52,048 375 352 0.66 0.67 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 17,451 18,628 383 351 2.15 1.85 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 15,253 15,805 266 333 1.71 2.06 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,607 5,119 35 36 0.62 0.70 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 47,069 49,127 658 666 1.38 1.34 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 457,123 478,556 6,588 6,606 1.42 1.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 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 Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ................................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .............................. (202) 720-4447 Holly Brenize - Mink, Poultry Slaughter................................................. (202) 720-0585 Aaron Cosgrove - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised .................................................................... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses ................ (202) 720-4751 Fatema Haque - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ...................................... (202) 720-3244 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................................. (202) 690-3676 Miste Salmon - Census of Agriculture, Census of Aquaculture ............................ (202) 690-8632 Vacant - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................ 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