Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released May 24, 2019, 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 April 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during April 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.12 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in April 2018. The March 2019 revised certified total at 3.94 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from March 2018. The March revision represented an increase of 3.50 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during April 2019 was 5.45 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 5.27 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.76 billion pounds, up 4 percent from April 2018. Mature chickens, at 63.9 million pounds, were down 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 606 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.3 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2019 averaged 6.29 pounds per bird, up slightly from April 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.62 pounds per bird, up 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2019 averaged 32.9 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from April 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2019 totaled 12.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 35.9 million pounds, were 0.86 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.91 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2019 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 731,074 730,928 757,693 104 104 2,939,946 2,974,563 101 Mature ...........: 10,523 9,403 9,649 92 103 40,556 38,120 94 Light ..........: 4,290 3,068 3,159 74 103 15,743 12,195 77 Heavy ..........: 6,233 6,335 6,490 104 102 24,813 25,925 104 Total ............: 741,597 740,331 767,342 103 104 2,980,502 3,012,683 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,970 17,978 18,311 97 102 75,583 73,036 97 Old ..............: 161 50 125 78 250 559 421 75 Total ............: 19,131 18,028 18,436 96 102 76,142 73,457 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,229 2,204 2,316 104 105 9,256 9,269 100 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,586,809 4,529,234 4,763,489 104 105 18,375,533 18,553,203 101 Mature ...........: 65,510 62,903 63,857 97 102 255,653 254,593 100 Light ..........: 14,537 10,543 10,851 75 103 54,163 41,892 77 Heavy ..........: 50,973 52,360 53,006 104 101 201,490 212,701 106 Total ............: 4,652,319 4,592,137 4,827,346 104 105 18,631,186 18,807,796 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 597,493 596,483 601,863 101 101 2,400,781 2,405,705 100 Old ..............: 4,720 1,455 3,821 81 263 16,359 12,602 77 Total ............: 602,213 597,938 605,684 101 101 2,417,140 2,418,307 100 : Ducks ..............: 15,720 15,708 16,345 104 104 65,160 65,766 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 153 170 193 126 114 707 711 101 : Total ..............: 5,270,405 5,205,953 5,449,568 103 105 21,114,193 21,292,580 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.27 6.20 6.29 100 101 6.25 6.24 100 Mature ...........: 6.23 6.69 6.62 106 99 6.30 6.68 106 Light ..........: 3.39 3.44 3.43 101 100 3.44 3.44 100 Heavy ..........: 8.18 8.27 8.17 100 99 8.12 8.20 101 Total ............: 6.27 6.20 6.29 100 101 6.25 6.24 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.50 33.18 32.87 104 99 31.76 32.94 104 Old ..............: 29.32 29.10 30.57 104 105 29.26 29.93 102 Total ............: 31.48 33.17 32.85 104 99 31.75 32.92 104 : Ducks ..............: 7.05 7.13 7.06 100 99 7.04 7.10 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2019 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,202,737 3,165,068 3,335,227 104 105 12,798,157 12,982,132 101 Mature ...........: 42,871 41,701 42,602 99 102 167,393 169,185 101 Light ..........: 7,402 5,264 5,553 75 105 27,842 21,211 76 Heavy ..........: 35,469 36,437 37,049 104 102 139,551 147,974 106 Total ............: 3,245,608 3,206,769 3,377,829 104 105 12,965,550 13,151,317 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 290,643 299,648 299,594 103 100 1,170,960 1,200,117 102 Old ..............: 3,480 1,076 2,845 82 264 12,065 9,355 78 Total ............: 294,123 300,724 302,439 103 101 1,183,025 1,209,472 102 : Ducks ..............: 4,509 4,197 4,416 98 105 18,793 18,473 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 94 111 122 130 110 451 452 100 : Total ..............: 3,544,334 3,511,801 3,684,806 104 105 14,167,819 14,379,714 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 253,604 244,752 250,093 99 102 1,043,519 987,341 95 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 253,604 244,752 250,093 99 102 1,043,529 987,418 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 187,495 176,751 181,103 97 102 749,940 720,123 96 Old ..............: 75 25 88 117 352 255 226 89 Total ............: 187,570 176,776 181,191 97 102 750,195 720,349 96 : Ducks ..............: 6,962 7,272 7,517 108 103 28,885 29,628 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 12 5 11 92 220 43 33 77 : Total ..............: 448,148 428,805 438,812 98 102 1,822,652 1,737,428 95 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,456,341 3,409,820 3,585,320 104 105 13,841,676 13,969,473 101 Mature ...........: 42,871 41,701 42,602 99 102 167,403 169,262 101 Light ..........: 7,402 5,264 5,553 75 105 27,852 21,211 76 Heavy ..........: 35,469 36,437 37,049 104 102 139,551 148,051 106 Total ............: 3,499,212 3,451,521 3,627,922 104 105 14,009,079 14,138,735 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 478,138 476,399 480,697 101 101 1,920,900 1,920,240 100 Old ..............: 3,555 1,101 2,933 83 266 12,320 9,581 78 Total ............: 481,693 477,500 483,630 100 101 1,933,220 1,929,821 100 : Ducks ..............: 11,471 11,469 11,933 104 104 47,678 48,101 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 106 116 133 125 115 494 485 98 : Total ..............: 3,992,482 3,940,606 4,123,618 103 105 15,990,471 16,117,142 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2019 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,978 10,169 10,140 102 100 43,382 42,330 98 Mature ...........: 651 673 570 88 85 2,927 2,556 87 Light ..........: 193 125 92 48 74 821 496 60 Heavy ..........: 458 548 478 104 87 2,106 2,060 98 Total ............: 10,629 10,842 10,710 101 99 46,309 44,886 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,449 1,688 1,629 112 97 6,401 6,961 109 Old ..............: 47 19 23 49 121 177 145 82 Total ............: 1,496 1,707 1,652 110 97 6,578 7,106 108 : Ducks ..............: 51 67 64 125 96 230 294 128 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,176 12,617 12,426 102 98 53,117 52,288 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.22 0.21 95 95 0.24 0.23 96 Mature ...........: 0.99 1.07 0.89 90 83 1.14 1.00 88 Light ..........: 1.33 1.19 0.85 64 71 1.52 1.18 78 Heavy ..........: 0.90 1.05 0.90 100 86 1.05 0.97 92 Total ............: 0.23 0.24 0.22 96 92 0.25 0.24 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.24 0.28 0.27 113 96 0.27 0.29 107 Old ..............: 1.00 1.31 0.60 60 46 1.08 1.15 106 Total ............: 0.25 0.29 0.27 108 93 0.27 0.29 107 : Ducks ..............: 0.32 0.43 0.39 122 91 0.35 0.45 129 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.24 0.23 100 96 0.25 0.25 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2019 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,599 25,544 26,500 96 104 115,227 103,992 90 Mature ...........: 1,823 1,518 1,491 82 98 7,079 6,148 87 Light ..........: 455 409 390 86 95 1,751 1,548 88 Heavy ..........: 1,368 1,109 1,101 80 99 5,328 4,600 86 Total ............: 29,422 27,062 27,991 95 103 122,306 110,140 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,900 7,075 7,495 109 106 27,277 28,618 105 Old ..............: 189 65 149 79 229 675 451 67 Total ............: 7,089 7,140 7,644 108 107 27,952 29,069 104 : Ducks ..............: 297 279 308 104 110 1,218 1,184 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 8 7 88 : Total ..............: 36,810 34,483 35,945 98 104 151,484 140,400 93 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.79 0.74 0.73 92 99 0.83 0.74 89 Mature ...........: 4.08 3.51 3.38 83 96 4.06 3.50 86 Light ..........: 5.79 7.21 6.56 113 91 5.91 6.80 115 Heavy ..........: 3.71 2.95 2.89 78 98 3.68 3.01 82 Total ............: 0.83 0.78 0.77 93 99 0.87 0.77 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.42 1.46 1.54 108 105 1.40 1.47 105 Old ..............: 5.05 5.57 4.83 96 87 5.19 4.50 87 Total ............: 1.45 1.47 1.56 108 106 1.43 1.48 103 : Ducks ..............: 2.52 2.37 2.52 100 106 2.49 2.40 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.85 1.69 1.48 80 88 1.59 1.42 89 : Total ..............: 0.91 0.87 0.86 95 99 0.94 0.86 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: March and April 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,674 1,666 683,384 698,157 Mature ..........: - - 146 129 128,668 84,107 Light .........: - - 100 100 83,813 54,190 Heavy .........: - - 46 29 44,855 29,917 Total ...........: - - 1,820 1,795 812,052 782,264 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 29 52 18,292 16,046 Old .............: - - 2 1 599 1,268 Total ...........: - - 31 53 18,891 17,314 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 598,195 538,693 2,164 2,240 19,739 18,819 Mature ..........: 9,596 7,580 220 270 30,472 29,087 Light .........: 1,623 1,736 60 170 15,610 14,576 Heavy .........: 7,973 5,844 160 100 14,862 14,511 Total ...........: 607,791 546,273 2,384 2,510 50,211 47,906 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,540 1,960 102 50 71 43 Old .............: 174 304 1 1 29 71 Total ...........: 2,714 2,264 103 51 100 114 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,352 11,294 40,979 42,751 105,862 105,580 Mature ..........: 1,902 2,354 1,127 917 19,768 20,365 Light .........: 1,637 2,145 326 367 13,805 16,121 Heavy .........: 265 209 801 550 5,963 4,244 Total ...........: 13,254 13,648 42,106 43,668 125,630 125,945 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 73 77 446 399 811 792 Old .............: 5 16 11 7 55 68 Total ...........: 78 93 457 406 866 860 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,988 37,011 782,276 771,296 2,274,613 2,227,507 Mature ..........: 252 437 59,428 60,868 251,579 206,114 Light .........: 161 250 34,020 36,728 151,155 126,383 Heavy .........: 91 187 25,408 24,140 100,424 79,731 Total ...........: 29,240 37,448 841,704 832,164 2,526,192 2,433,621 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 243 174 15,723 20,734 38,330 40,327 Old .............: 5 26 325 331 1,206 2,093 Total ...........: 248 200 16,048 21,065 39,536 42,420 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: March and April 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 89,131 91,254 489,593 506,279 5.49 5.55 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 79,554 84,520 528,822 566,849 6.65 6.71 California ......: 20,735 21,227 125,691 130,437 6.06 6.14 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 31,217 32,076 223,266 228,646 7.15 7.13 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 104,619 107,132 613,252 651,413 5.86 6.08 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,101 6,062 26,547 26,794 4.35 4.42 Iowa ............: 2,143 2,088 11,270 10,866 5.26 5.20 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,048 24,082 143,889 152,230 6.24 6.32 Louisiana .......: 15,497 15,411 92,919 95,643 6.00 6.21 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,215 11,210 61,838 70,406 6.05 6.28 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 59,762 59,589 371,674 374,993 6.22 6.29 Missouri ........: 36,144 36,635 179,117 182,493 4.96 4.98 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 130 143 603 672 4.65 4.71 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,248 2,271 11,062 11,364 4.92 5.00 North Carolina ..: 69,338 72,081 553,856 582,723 7.99 8.08 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 12,061 11,727 82,600 78,584 6.85 6.70 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,348 10,019 51,702 56,554 5.53 5.64 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,944 24,555 172,384 183,228 7.51 7.46 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,652 26,013 123,269 137,656 5.21 5.29 Texas ...........: 51,012 55,883 323,535 360,440 6.34 6.45 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,685 26,980 155,371 165,018 6.05 6.12 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 730,928 757,693 4,529,234 4,763,489 6.20 6.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 2019 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 373,267 386,200 2,326 2,506 0.62 0.64 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 397,033 423,938 1,844 1,983 0.46 0.47 California ......: 93,414 97,052 1,780 1,899 1.87 1.92 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 172,161 175,916 1,552 1,692 0.89 0.95 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 463,362 493,116 3,982 4,625 0.85 0.93 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 19,388 19,579 89 126 0.46 0.64 Iowa ............: 8,156 7,865 430 445 5.01 5.36 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 109,328 115,468 1,208 1,180 1.09 1.01 Louisiana .......: 70,195 71,615 279 300 0.40 0.42 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 45,969 52,014 596 504 1.28 0.96 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 283,407 285,451 1,761 1,702 0.62 0.59 Missouri ........: 131,246 134,049 557 562 0.42 0.42 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 434 488 8 8 1.71 1.55 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,635 6,825 282 291 4.07 4.09 North Carolina ..: 423,979 447,242 2,293 2,208 0.54 0.49 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 61,947 59,002 225 238 0.36 0.40 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 35,412 38,637 872 958 2.40 2.42 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 129,991 138,093 1,142 1,125 0.87 0.81 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 90,428 100,770 652 612 0.72 0.60 Texas ...........: 244,185 272,525 1,607 1,679 0.65 0.61 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 111,474 118,391 565 607 0.50 0.51 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,409,820 3,585,320 25,544 26,500 0.74 0.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: March and April 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 314 333 44,055 44,716 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 51,085 61,469 Delaware ..........: - - 262 284 45,625 49,105 Georgia ...........: - - 28 29 62,912 63,058 Mississippi .......: - - 97 75 15,079 16,121 North Carolina ....: - - 94 70 55,014 55,192 Texas .............: - - 99 100 53,384 58,014 Virginia ..........: - - 30 22 17,001 20,012 : United States .....: - - 1,674 1,666 683,384 698,157 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 30,681 39,041 121 187 1,727 1,855 Arkansas ..........: 18,894 19,284 101 101 1,114 1,141 Delaware ..........: 79,665 81,012 29 39 604 532 Georgia ...........: 178,754 166,746 309 343 2,205 2,205 Mississippi .......: 9,311 10,557 156 152 846 847 North Carolina ....: 26,721 17,682 47 45 1,198 1,204 Texas .............: 16,222 18,912 115 131 980 1,008 Virginia ..........: 23,672 21,207 5 6 542 498 : United States .....: 598,195 538,693 2,164 2,240 19,739 18,819 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 649 570 3,968 3,842 16,990 15,717 Arkansas ..........: 214 212 4,181 4,237 4,510 4,331 Delaware ..........: 653 635 1,614 1,661 3,588 3,980 Georgia ...........: 554 608 11,968 11,456 23,886 27,868 Mississippi .......: 743 847 2,622 2,881 1,738 1,900 North Carolina ....: 448 398 3,769 3,872 3,106 2,964 Texas .............: 299 373 287 280 3,585 3,931 Virginia ..........: 493 597 652 637 1,858 1,982 : United States .....: 11,352 11,294 40,979 42,751 105,862 105,580 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 753 1,676 35,419 45,878 134,677 153,815 Arkansas ..........: 1,855 1,874 101,637 99,752 183,636 192,446 Delaware ..........: 2,286 1,948 10,328 9,753 144,654 148,949 Georgia ...........: 6,663 4,706 90,270 90,223 377,549 367,242 Mississippi .......: 298 375 10,872 13,367 41,762 47,122 North Carolina ....: 2,873 2,889 41,592 43,778 134,862 128,094 Texas .............: 881 1,242 14,803 15,117 90,655 99,108 Virginia ..........: 1,346 406 16,999 15,071 62,598 60,438 : United States .....: 28,988 37,011 782,276 771,296 2,274,613 2,227,507 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: March and April 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,678 2,772 51,549 54,591 19.25 19.69 California ......: 475 490 15,430 16,862 32.51 34.40 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,868 1,937 76,143 79,304 40.75 40.94 Iowa ............: 1,237 1,151 54,250 49,883 43.85 43.34 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,170 3,229 93,076 88,401 29.36 27.37 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 769 854 27,979 30,252 36.38 35.42 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 ..: 1,817 1,849 69,373 73,284 38.18 39.63 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 533 520 25,652 24,884 48.11 47.89 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ...........: 390 372 5,165 5,183 13.24 13.93 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,116 2,176 60,376 59,993 28.53 27.58 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 551 542 24,520 24,122 44.50 44.50 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,978 18,311 596,483 601,863 33.18 32.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 2019 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 42,933 45,471 356 359 0.82 0.78 California ......: 12,346 13,495 143 152 1.15 1.11 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 61,696 64,257 1,008 1,175 1.61 1.80 Iowa ............: 42,760 39,251 600 615 1.38 1.54 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 74,350 70,460 1,023 972 1.36 1.36 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 22,626 24,464 123 180 0.54 0.73 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 ..: 54,595 57,626 367 377 0.67 0.65 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,486 19,882 351 348 1.69 1.72 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ...........: 4,423 4,392 38 33 0.86 0.75 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 48,096 47,829 812 824 1.66 1.69 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 19,455 19,087 216 260 1.10 1.35 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 476,399 480,697 7,075 7,495 1.46 1.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. 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