Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 23, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 9 Percent from Last Year March 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. March 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during March 2015 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.94 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the amount certified in March 2014. The February 2015 revised certified total at 3.49 billion pounds, was up slightly from February 2014. The February revision represented an increase of 7.70 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2015 was 5.20 billion pounds, up 9 percent from 4.77 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.49 billion pounds, up 9 percent from March 2014. Mature chickens, at 68.6 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 626 million pounds, up 9 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.7 million pounds, up 20 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2015 averaged 6.07 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from March 2014. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.72 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2015 averaged 31.2 pounds per bird, up slightly from March 2014. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2015 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 42.4 million pounds, were 1.07 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.04 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2015 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 689,189 654,077 740,467 107 113 2,058,211 2,119,308 103 Mature ...........: 11,761 11,408 11,996 102 105 35,853 35,368 99 Light ..........: 6,147 5,678 5,955 97 105 19,012 17,959 94 Heavy ..........: 5,614 5,730 6,041 108 105 16,841 17,409 103 Total ............: 700,950 665,485 752,463 107 113 2,094,064 2,154,676 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,322 17,203 19,955 109 116 53,384 56,562 106 Old ..............: 97 140 146 151 104 311 411 132 Total ............: 18,419 17,343 20,101 109 116 53,695 56,973 106 : Ducks ..............: 2,012 2,088 2,436 121 117 6,203 6,895 111 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,120,110 3,982,620 4,492,845 109 113 12,339,137 12,909,335 105 Mature ...........: 65,527 64,721 68,582 105 106 198,111 199,386 101 Light ..........: 19,821 18,270 19,557 99 107 61,365 58,120 95 Heavy ..........: 45,706 46,451 49,025 107 106 136,746 141,266 103 Total ............: 4,185,637 4,047,341 4,561,427 109 113 12,537,248 13,108,721 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 569,468 538,065 622,515 109 116 1,659,142 1,772,122 107 Old ..............: 2,752 4,129 3,950 144 96 8,538 11,647 136 Total ............: 572,220 542,194 626,465 109 116 1,667,680 1,783,769 107 : Ducks ..............: 13,881 14,407 16,666 120 116 42,680 47,321 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 161 156 180 112 115 484 529 109 : Total ..............: 4,771,899 4,604,098 5,204,738 109 113 14,248,092 14,940,340 105 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.98 6.09 6.07 102 100 6.00 6.09 102 Mature ...........: 5.57 5.67 5.72 103 101 5.53 5.64 102 Light ..........: 3.22 3.22 3.28 102 102 3.23 3.24 100 Heavy ..........: 8.14 8.11 8.12 100 100 8.12 8.11 100 Total ............: 5.97 6.08 6.06 102 100 5.99 6.08 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.08 31.28 31.20 100 100 31.08 31.33 101 Old ..............: 28.37 29.49 27.05 95 92 27.45 28.34 103 Total ............: 31.07 31.26 31.17 100 100 31.06 31.31 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.90 6.90 6.84 99 99 6.88 6.86 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2015 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,835,822 2,740,890 3,077,228 109 112 8,471,067 8,863,923 105 Mature ...........: 41,456 41,184 43,942 106 107 124,361 126,504 102 Light ..........: 11,008 9,945 10,952 99 110 32,959 31,767 96 Heavy ..........: 30,448 31,239 32,990 108 106 91,402 94,737 104 Total ............: 2,877,278 2,782,074 3,121,170 108 112 8,595,428 8,990,427 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 243,704 255,770 296,763 122 116 744,680 844,075 113 Old ..............: 1,856 2,967 2,688 145 91 5,991 7,950 133 Total ............: 245,560 258,737 299,451 122 116 750,671 852,025 114 : Ducks ..............: 3,999 3,660 4,490 112 123 12,206 12,471 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 105 102 116 110 114 320 345 108 : Total ..............: 3,126,942 3,044,573 3,425,227 110 113 9,358,625 9,855,268 105 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 262,755 259,774 304,212 116 117 812,229 847,003 104 Mature ...........: 8 - - (X) (X) 13 - (X) Light ..........: 8 - - (X) (X) 8 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 5 - (X) Total ............: 262,763 259,774 304,212 116 117 812,242 847,003 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 211,286 175,733 202,229 96 115 581,290 576,054 99 Old ..............: 254 132 249 98 189 490 766 156 Total ............: 211,540 175,865 202,478 96 115 581,780 576,820 99 : Ducks ..............: 6,061 6,678 7,577 125 113 18,643 21,645 116 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 9 8 114 89 19 24 126 : Total ..............: 480,371 442,326 514,275 107 116 1,412,684 1,445,492 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,098,577 3,000,664 3,381,440 109 113 9,283,296 9,710,926 105 Mature ...........: 41,464 41,184 43,942 106 107 124,374 126,504 102 Light ..........: 11,016 9,945 10,952 99 110 32,967 31,767 96 Heavy ..........: 30,448 31,239 32,990 108 106 91,407 94,737 104 Total ............: 3,140,041 3,041,848 3,425,382 109 113 9,407,670 9,837,430 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 454,990 431,503 498,992 110 116 1,325,970 1,420,129 107 Old ..............: 2,110 3,099 2,937 139 95 6,481 8,716 134 Total ............: 457,100 434,602 501,929 110 115 1,332,451 1,428,845 107 : Ducks ..............: 10,060 10,338 12,067 120 117 30,849 34,116 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 112 111 124 111 112 339 369 109 : Total ..............: 3,607,313 3,486,899 3,939,502 109 113 10,771,309 11,300,760 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2015 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,933 10,010 10,227 114 102 26,786 30,300 113 Mature ...........: 699 835 771 110 92 2,221 2,361 106 Light ..........: 257 322 296 115 92 887 916 103 Heavy ..........: 442 513 475 107 93 1,334 1,445 108 Total ............: 9,632 10,845 10,998 114 101 29,007 32,661 113 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,295 1,479 1,518 117 103 4,175 4,577 110 Old ..............: 31 58 54 174 93 114 163 143 Total ............: 1,326 1,537 1,572 119 102 4,289 4,740 111 : Ducks ..............: 29 45 36 124 80 125 128 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 10,987 12,427 12,606 115 101 33,421 37,529 112 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.25 0.23 105 92 0.22 0.23 105 Mature ...........: 1.07 1.29 1.12 105 87 1.12 1.18 105 Light ..........: 1.30 1.76 1.51 116 86 1.45 1.58 109 Heavy ..........: 0.97 1.10 0.97 100 88 0.98 1.02 104 Total ............: 0.23 0.27 0.24 104 89 0.23 0.25 109 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.23 0.27 0.24 104 89 0.25 0.26 104 Old ..............: 1.13 1.40 1.37 121 98 1.34 1.40 104 Total ............: 0.23 0.28 0.25 109 89 0.26 0.27 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.21 0.31 0.22 105 71 0.29 0.27 93 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.27 0.24 104 89 0.23 0.25 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2015 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2015 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 29,089 29,942 32,541 112 109 86,259 94,256 109 Mature ...........: 2,309 2,277 2,415 105 106 6,512 7,032 108 Light ..........: 934 835 863 92 103 2,691 2,623 97 Heavy ..........: 1,375 1,442 1,552 113 108 3,821 4,409 115 Total ............: 31,398 32,219 34,956 111 108 92,771 101,288 109 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,133 6,338 6,994 114 110 18,100 20,211 112 Old ..............: 123 164 167 136 102 347 466 134 Total ............: 6,256 6,502 7,161 114 110 18,447 20,677 112 : Ducks ..............: 253 278 300 119 108 788 886 112 : Other ..............: 1 1 2 200 200 3 4 133 : Total ..............: 37,908 39,000 42,419 112 109 112,009 122,855 110 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.93 0.99 0.95 102 96 0.92 0.96 104 Mature ...........: 5.27 5.24 5.21 99 99 4.98 5.27 106 Light ..........: 7.82 7.75 7.30 93 94 7.55 7.63 101 Heavy ..........: 4.32 4.41 4.49 104 102 4.01 4.45 111 Total ............: 0.99 1.05 1.01 102 96 0.98 1.02 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.33 1.45 1.38 104 95 1.35 1.40 104 Old ..............: 5.51 5.03 5.38 98 107 5.08 5.08 100 Total ............: 1.35 1.47 1.41 104 96 1.37 1.43 104 : Ducks ..............: 2.45 2.62 2.43 99 93 2.49 2.53 102 : Other ..............: 0.88 0.89 1.59 181 179 0.88 1.07 122 : Total ..............: 1.04 1.11 1.07 103 96 1.03 1.08 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 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 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,398 6,252 939,489 1,008,975 Mature ..........: - - 544 532 156,791 155,098 Light .........: - - 464 444 121,560 120,785 Heavy .........: - - 80 88 35,231 34,313 Total ...........: - - 4,942 6,784 1,096,280 1,164,073 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 46 42 34,161 37,033 Old .............: - - 4 - 1,078 1,046 Total ...........: - - 50 42 35,239 38,079 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 764,969 814,193 5,613 4,135 18,226 19,201 Mature ..........: 21,054 22,232 164 284 36,926 36,093 Light .........: 7,734 7,071 75 165 28,563 26,949 Heavy .........: 13,320 15,161 89 119 8,363 9,144 Total ...........: 786,023 836,425 5,777 4,419 55,152 55,294 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,029 4,712 789 1,159 56 67 Old .............: 301 336 1 7 160 135 Total ...........: 5,330 5,048 790 1,166 216 202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,039 13,059 63,419 60,778 93,981 100,066 Mature ..........: 11,574 13,413 1,771 1,622 68,760 72,778 Light .........: 11,176 13,058 1,237 1,043 63,525 68,075 Heavy .........: 398 355 534 579 5,235 4,703 Total ...........: 23,613 26,472 65,190 62,400 162,741 172,844 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 116 139 1,293 1,292 1,560 2,028 Old .............: 24 17 - 3 70 39 Total ...........: 140 156 1,293 1,295 1,630 2,067 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 19,571 16,790 668,339 711,872 2,590,044 2,755,321 Mature ..........: 242 312 92,450 88,676 390,276 391,040 Light .........: 110 129 45,406 45,241 279,850 282,960 Heavy .........: 132 183 47,044 43,435 110,426 108,080 Total ...........: 19,813 17,102 760,789 800,548 2,980,320 3,146,361 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 442 464 6,351 6,968 49,843 53,904 Old .............: 18 23 304 354 1,960 1,960 Total ...........: 460 487 6,655 7,322 51,803 55,864 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2015 [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 .........: 76,109 90,598 431,984 510,123 5.68 5.63 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 67,658 75,192 435,451 486,535 6.44 6.47 California ......: 21,113 21,743 128,162 131,021 6.07 6.03 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 25,369 28,059 179,618 200,863 7.08 7.16 Florida .........: 5,037 5,497 29,355 32,647 5.83 5.94 Georgia .........: 96,594 107,700 561,157 625,199 5.81 5.81 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,477 5,357 19,883 23,875 4.44 4.46 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,264 26,602 123,740 155,877 5.82 5.86 Louisiana .......: 14,813 17,377 88,077 103,901 5.95 5.98 Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Maryland ........: 11,605 12,658 62,628 68,828 5.40 5.44 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,953 4,321 23,380 25,976 5.91 6.01 Mississippi .....: 55,107 60,346 350,227 376,074 6.36 6.23 Missouri ........: 33,483 37,712 162,843 181,554 4.86 4.81 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 91 98 428 485 4.69 4.95 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,895 2,155 9,607 10,530 5.07 4.89 North Carolina ..: 57,256 65,288 443,963 506,632 7.75 7.76 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 5,873 6,618 34,275 36,764 5.84 5.56 Oklahoma ........: 10,401 11,918 70,879 80,260 6.81 6.73 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 8,634 9,985 47,200 55,062 5.47 5.51 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,352 24,207 158,310 173,309 7.08 7.16 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 22,034 26,620 116,702 141,538 5.30 5.32 Texas ...........: 45,479 51,863 281,654 319,408 6.19 6.16 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,810 27,720 136,224 149,742 5.49 5.40 Washington ......: 3,960 4,309 24,696 26,700 6.24 6.20 West Virginia ...: 8,586 9,677 33,156 37,380 3.86 3.86 Wisconsin .......: 3,985 4,406 16,659 18,462 4.18 4.19 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 654,077 740,467 3,982,620 4,492,845 6.09 6.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 329,234 387,531 3,174 3,542 0.95 0.91 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 326,482 367,020 3,747 4,278 1.13 1.15 California ......: 95,664 98,003 813 756 0.84 0.77 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 130,252 146,190 1,744 1,945 1.32 1.31 Florida .........: 22,016 24,481 183 193 0.83 0.78 Georgia .........: 424,704 470,794 4,353 4,628 1.01 0.97 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 14,487 17,451 137 170 0.94 0.97 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 89,818 113,065 1,351 1,402 1.48 1.22 Louisiana .......: 66,612 78,269 548 561 0.82 0.71 Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Maryland ........: 45,364 49,962 773 852 1.68 1.68 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,069 22,342 157 177 0.78 0.78 Mississippi .....: 273,959 292,523 1,962 2,114 0.71 0.72 Missouri ........: 121,066 135,505 1,288 1,400 1.05 1.02 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 299 340 4 5 1.23 1.44 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,059 6,490 153 154 2.46 2.32 North Carolina ..: 346,532 394,705 3,356 3,696 0.96 0.93 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 25,532 27,395 306 316 1.18 1.14 Oklahoma ........: 53,187 60,158 471 494 0.88 0.81 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 31,710 37,204 669 716 2.07 1.89 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 119,260 130,535 785 828 0.65 0.63 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 85,623 104,073 796 843 0.92 0.80 Texas ...........: 213,466 240,948 1,651 1,927 0.77 0.79 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 96,205 106,278 1,003 1,006 1.03 0.94 Washington ......: 18,415 19,948 111 117 0.60 0.58 West Virginia ...: 23,768 26,705 76 76 0.32 0.28 Wisconsin .......: 12,166 13,486 163 162 1.32 1.19 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,000,664 3,381,440 29,942 32,541 0.99 0.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2015 [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 ...........: - - 290 305 94,023 102,028 Arkansas ..........: - - 229 353 83,875 92,771 Delaware ..........: - - 699 1,714 71,925 77,150 Georgia ...........: - - 109 154 104,813 106,483 Mississippi .......: - - 68 60 21,552 21,521 Missouri ..........: - - 54 35 60,080 62,983 North Carolina ....: - - 144 289 96,046 110,811 Texas .............: - - 27 22 72,873 85,718 Virginia ..........: - - 69 63 25,143 26,636 : United States .....: - - 4,398 6,252 939,489 1,008,975 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 49,854 55,605 414 392 1,481 1,748 Arkansas ..........: 40,418 44,757 1,448 1,565 919 1,143 Delaware ..........: 89,808 104,329 24 47 1,802 1,379 Georgia ...........: 135,732 143,621 135 206 2,721 2,652 Mississippi .......: 14,647 15,265 33 29 460 535 Missouri ..........: 19,485 13,517 38 77 454 438 North Carolina ....: 84,108 94,804 199 247 2,992 2,972 Texas .............: 35,369 43,697 43 46 579 715 Virginia ..........: 52,616 54,381 9 8 617 666 : United States .....: 764,969 814,193 5,613 4,135 18,226 19,201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,219 1,294 8,150 8,911 16,373 18,105 Arkansas ..........: 388 491 5,148 4,468 5,914 6,736 Delaware ..........: 1,459 1,621 1,484 1,714 4,464 5,225 Georgia ...........: 995 1,075 16,347 15,619 9,547 10,306 Mississippi .......: 279 382 1,627 1,613 1,273 1,455 Missouri ..........: 165 242 977 810 2,645 3,417 North Carolina ....: 817 854 12,239 11,656 4,850 5,401 Texas .............: 338 465 1,093 1,175 4,422 4,858 Virginia ..........: 785 901 597 627 2,417 3,419 : United States .....: 12,039 13,059 63,419 60,778 93,981 100,066 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,053 1,305 64,160 61,229 237,017 250,922 Arkansas ..........: 1,300 899 38,938 55,939 178,577 209,122 Delaware ..........: 2,650 2,732 17,872 19,799 192,187 215,710 Georgia ...........: 3,078 2,643 121,943 132,421 395,420 415,180 Mississippi .......: 345 242 14,194 15,492 54,478 56,594 Missouri ..........: 46 96 25,955 26,862 109,899 108,477 North Carolina ....: 2,979 2,110 74,973 79,768 279,347 308,912 Texas .............: 1,339 1,381 21,432 20,956 137,515 159,033 Virginia ..........: 688 1,180 13,428 15,140 96,369 103,021 : United States .....: 19,571 16,790 668,339 711,872 2,590,044 2,755,321 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2015 [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 ........: 2,789 3,123 56,906 63,378 20.40 20.29 California ......: 612 800 19,503 23,553 31.87 29.43 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,673 1,825 66,192 72,544 39.58 39.75 Iowa ............: 942 1,172 40,195 49,784 42.66 42.47 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,234 3,669 87,043 96,198 26.91 26.22 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 837 917 29,580 31,616 35.36 34.49 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,540 1,970 57,678 74,904 37.44 38.03 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 396 466 17,258 20,397 43.56 43.74 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 568 669 15,226 17,774 26.82 26.55 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 483 564 6,937 8,441 14.37 14.98 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 1,921 2,269 53,564 63,939 27.89 28.18 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,203 19,955 538,065 622,515 31.28 31.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,772 52,658 309 335 0.64 0.63 California ......: 15,633 18,933 158 164 1.00 0.86 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 53,594 58,633 875 950 1.61 1.59 Iowa ............: 31,538 39,180 583 717 1.81 1.80 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 69,173 76,740 1,295 1,280 1.84 1.64 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 23,993 25,591 195 242 0.81 0.94 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 ..: 45,157 58,696 614 704 1.34 1.18 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 13,778 16,271 308 350 2.19 2.11 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 11,964 14,053 220 255 1.81 1.78 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 ...........: 5,896 7,174 37 54 0.63 0.75 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 43,338 51,875 535 582 1.22 1.11 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 431,503 498,992 6,338 6,994 1.45 1.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 300 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2012. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 28 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .............. 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