Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 25, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent from Last Year January 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during January 2016 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.78 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in January 2015. The December 2015 revised certified total at 3.85 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from December 2014. The December revision represented an increase of 3.11 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2016 was 5.00 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 5.13 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.32 billion pounds, down 2 percent from January 2015. Mature chickens, at 65.6 million pounds, were down 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 595 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.0 million pounds, down 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2016 averaged a record 6.19 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2015. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.81 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2016 averaged a record 31.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2015. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2016 totaled 13.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.27 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 41.0 million pounds, were 1.07 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.06 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2016 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 724,605 720,679 698,185 96 97 724,605 698,185 96 Mature ...........: 11,964 11,428 11,294 94 99 11,964 11,294 94 Light ..........: 6,326 5,096 5,376 85 105 6,326 5,376 85 Heavy ..........: 5,638 6,332 5,918 105 93 5,638 5,918 105 Total ............: 736,569 732,107 709,479 96 97 736,569 709,479 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,404 18,352 18,503 95 101 19,404 18,503 95 Old ..............: 125 135 193 154 143 125 193 154 Total ............: 19,529 18,487 18,696 96 101 19,529 18,696 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,371 2,552 2,336 99 92 2,371 2,336 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,432,867 4,428,113 4,324,863 98 98 4,432,867 4,324,863 98 Mature ...........: 66,083 68,112 65,642 99 96 66,083 65,642 99 Light ..........: 20,293 16,721 17,714 87 106 20,293 17,714 87 Heavy ..........: 45,790 51,391 47,928 105 93 45,790 47,928 105 Total ............: 4,498,950 4,496,225 4,390,505 98 98 4,498,950 4,390,505 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 611,542 571,261 589,320 96 103 611,542 589,320 96 Old ..............: 3,568 3,814 5,411 152 142 3,568 5,411 152 Total ............: 615,110 575,075 594,731 97 103 615,110 594,731 97 : Ducks ..............: 16,248 17,546 16,016 99 91 16,248 16,016 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 193 232 194 101 84 193 194 101 : Total ..............: 5,130,501 5,089,078 5,001,446 97 98 5,130,501 5,001,446 97 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.12 6.14 6.19 101 101 6.12 6.19 101 Mature ...........: 5.52 5.96 5.81 105 97 5.52 5.81 105 Light ..........: 3.21 3.28 3.30 103 101 3.21 3.30 103 Heavy ..........: 8.12 8.12 8.10 100 100 8.12 8.10 100 Total ............: 6.11 6.14 6.19 101 101 6.11 6.19 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.52 31.13 31.85 101 102 31.52 31.85 101 Old ..............: 28.54 28.25 28.04 98 99 28.54 28.04 98 Total ............: 31.50 31.11 31.81 101 102 31.50 31.81 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.85 6.88 6.86 100 100 6.85 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2016 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,045,369 3,078,050 3,016,929 99 98 3,045,369 3,016,929 99 Mature ...........: 41,378 44,218 41,810 101 95 41,378 41,810 101 Light ..........: 10,870 8,917 9,376 86 105 10,870 9,376 86 Heavy ..........: 30,508 35,301 32,434 106 92 30,508 32,434 106 Total ............: 3,086,747 3,122,268 3,058,739 99 98 3,086,747 3,058,739 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 291,542 280,766 284,668 98 101 291,542 284,668 98 Old ..............: 2,295 2,020 3,452 150 171 2,295 3,452 150 Total ............: 293,837 282,786 288,120 98 102 293,837 288,120 98 : Ducks ..............: 4,321 5,205 4,425 102 85 4,321 4,425 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 127 157 120 94 76 127 120 94 : Total ..............: 3,385,032 3,410,416 3,351,404 99 98 3,385,032 3,351,404 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 282,686 256,437 235,691 83 92 282,686 235,691 83 Mature ...........: - 2 2 (X) 100 - 2 (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - 2 2 (X) 100 - 2 (X) Total ............: 282,686 256,439 235,693 83 92 282,686 235,693 83 : Turkeys : Young ............: 198,092 177,532 187,747 95 106 198,092 187,747 95 Old ..............: 385 893 607 158 68 385 607 158 Total ............: 198,477 178,425 188,354 95 106 198,477 188,354 95 : Ducks ..............: 7,390 7,566 7,235 98 96 7,390 7,235 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 8 6 86 75 7 6 86 : Total ..............: 488,560 442,438 431,288 88 97 488,560 431,288 88 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,328,055 3,334,487 3,252,620 98 98 3,328,055 3,252,620 98 Mature ...........: 41,378 44,220 41,812 101 95 41,378 41,812 101 Light ..........: 10,870 8,917 9,376 86 105 10,870 9,376 86 Heavy ..........: 30,508 35,303 32,436 106 92 30,508 32,436 106 Total ............: 3,369,433 3,378,707 3,294,432 98 98 3,369,433 3,294,432 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 489,634 458,298 472,415 96 103 489,634 472,415 96 Old ..............: 2,680 2,913 4,059 151 139 2,680 4,059 151 Total ............: 492,314 461,211 476,474 97 103 492,314 476,474 97 : Ducks ..............: 11,711 12,771 11,660 100 91 11,711 11,660 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 134 165 126 94 76 134 126 94 : Total ..............: 3,873,592 3,852,854 3,782,692 98 98 3,873,592 3,782,692 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2016 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,061 9,993 10,820 108 108 10,061 10,820 108 Mature ...........: 755 704 815 108 116 755 815 108 Light ..........: 298 246 281 94 114 298 281 94 Heavy ..........: 457 458 534 117 117 457 534 117 Total ............: 10,816 10,697 11,635 108 109 10,816 11,635 108 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,580 1,494 1,612 102 108 1,580 1,612 102 Old ..............: 51 38 79 155 208 51 79 155 Total ............: 1,631 1,532 1,691 104 110 1,631 1,691 104 : Ducks ..............: 47 37 46 98 124 47 46 98 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,494 12,267 13,372 107 109 12,494 13,372 107 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.25 109 109 0.23 0.25 109 Mature ...........: 1.14 1.03 1.24 109 120 1.14 1.24 109 Light ..........: 1.47 1.47 1.59 108 108 1.47 1.59 108 Heavy ..........: 1.00 0.89 1.11 111 125 1.00 1.11 111 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.27 113 113 0.24 0.27 113 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.26 0.27 104 104 0.26 0.27 104 Old ..............: 1.43 1.00 1.46 102 146 1.43 1.46 102 Total ............: 0.27 0.27 0.28 104 104 0.27 0.28 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.29 0.21 0.29 100 138 0.29 0.29 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.24 0.27 113 113 0.24 0.27 113 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2016 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 31,778 30,899 30,623 96 99 31,778 30,623 96 Mature ...........: 2,340 2,617 2,702 115 103 2,340 2,702 115 Light ..........: 925 585 663 72 113 925 663 72 Heavy ..........: 1,415 2,032 2,039 144 100 1,415 2,039 144 Total ............: 34,118 33,516 33,325 98 99 34,118 33,325 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,879 7,132 7,218 105 101 6,879 7,218 105 Old ..............: 135 113 170 126 150 135 170 126 Total ............: 7,014 7,245 7,388 105 102 7,014 7,388 105 : Ducks ..............: 308 345 288 94 83 308 288 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 1 3 1 100 33 1 1 100 : Total ..............: 41,441 41,109 41,002 99 100 41,441 41,002 99 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.95 0.92 0.93 98 101 0.95 0.93 98 Mature ...........: 5.35 5.59 6.07 113 109 5.35 6.07 113 Light ..........: 7.84 6.16 6.60 84 107 7.84 6.60 84 Heavy ..........: 4.43 5.44 5.91 133 109 4.43 5.91 133 Total ............: 1.00 0.98 1.00 100 102 1.00 1.00 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.39 1.53 1.50 108 98 1.39 1.50 108 Old ..............: 4.80 3.73 4.02 84 108 4.80 4.02 84 Total ............: 1.40 1.55 1.53 109 99 1.40 1.53 109 : Ducks ..............: 2.56 2.63 2.41 94 92 2.56 2.41 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.74 1.79 0.79 107 44 0.74 0.79 107 : Total ..............: 1.06 1.06 1.07 101 101 1.06 1.07 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: December 2015 and January 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 5,493 5,026 879,991 863,028 Mature ..........: - - 553 387 131,390 148,684 Light .........: - - 481 312 88,455 100,499 Heavy .........: - - 72 75 42,935 48,185 Total ...........: - - 6,046 5,413 1,011,381 1,011,712 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 110 149 27,535 22,424 Old .............: - - - 31 882 1,364 Total ...........: - - 110 180 28,417 23,788 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 580,252 618,312 3,028 2,749 14,940 14,772 Mature ..........: 26,658 24,511 259 328 30,059 36,620 Light .........: 7,935 8,439 73 120 20,735 27,380 Heavy .........: 18,723 16,072 186 208 9,324 9,240 Total ...........: 606,910 642,823 3,287 3,077 44,999 51,392 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,704 2,977 352 471 102 107 Old .............: 174 381 1 1 108 153 Total ...........: 3,878 3,358 353 472 210 260 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,626 13,279 51,149 54,499 102,097 95,864 Mature ..........: 5,951 5,961 1,214 1,815 61,250 70,603 Light .........: 5,159 5,107 523 951 53,175 60,695 Heavy .........: 792 854 691 864 8,075 9,908 Total ...........: 18,577 19,240 52,363 56,314 163,347 166,467 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 156 115 664 931 1,658 1,325 Old .............: 16 21 27 63 39 93 Total ...........: 172 136 691 994 1,697 1,418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,513 22,205 557,549 643,265 2,225,638 2,332,999 Mature ..........: 644 544 110,179 102,198 368,157 391,651 Light .........: 185 126 43,880 48,044 220,601 251,673 Heavy .........: 459 418 66,299 54,154 147,556 139,978 Total ...........: 19,157 22,749 667,728 745,463 2,593,795 2,724,650 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 371 506 10,082 9,045 44,734 38,050 Old .............: 12 33 112 228 1,371 2,368 Total ...........: 383 539 10,194 9,273 46,105 40,418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2015 and January 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 88,438 84,038 508,750 483,545 5.75 5.75 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 74,340 75,559 487,757 501,206 6.56 6.63 California ......: 21,873 22,287 133,210 133,805 6.09 6.00 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,290 28,620 213,029 209,904 7.27 7.33 Florida .........: 5,668 5,811 32,607 34,154 5.75 5.88 Georgia .........: 105,687 98,230 620,842 581,112 5.87 5.92 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,520 5,056 24,829 22,558 4.50 4.46 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,038 21,970 141,615 130,725 5.89 5.95 Louisiana .......: 15,343 15,082 91,351 92,240 5.95 6.12 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 13,343 12,582 78,455 75,993 5.88 6.04 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,228 3,405 25,378 21,128 6.00 6.20 Mississippi .....: 59,064 56,823 370,227 358,003 6.27 6.30 Missouri ........: 36,299 35,517 177,921 174,603 4.90 4.92 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 107 90 561 452 5.23 5.02 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,133 2,101 10,601 10,568 4.97 5.03 North Carolina ..: 62,962 61,150 493,571 484,426 7.84 7.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,287 6,889 39,856 37,181 5.47 5.40 Oklahoma ........: 10,942 12,584 72,380 84,441 6.61 6.71 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,060 9,119 51,306 52,128 5.66 5.72 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,712 24,156 184,600 180,713 7.47 7.48 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 24,221 23,705 126,424 125,513 5.22 5.29 Texas ...........: 49,026 48,544 296,020 294,576 6.04 6.07 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,656 26,012 155,151 146,423 5.61 5.63 Washington ......: 3,991 3,737 25,396 23,936 6.36 6.41 West Virginia ...: 8,879 8,507 34,260 33,133 3.86 3.89 Wisconsin .......: 4,259 4,299 18,068 18,476 4.24 4.30 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 720,679 698,185 4,428,113 4,324,863 6.14 6.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2015 and January 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 386,702 366,866 3,046 2,985 0.78 0.81 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 370,331 379,529 4,066 3,643 1.09 0.95 California ......: 99,220 99,513 864 1,057 0.86 1.05 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 154,861 152,545 1,853 1,706 1.18 1.11 Florida .........: 24,391 25,617 128 173 0.52 0.67 Georgia .........: 466,661 436,883 4,319 4,231 0.92 0.96 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,103 16,439 163 126 0.89 0.76 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 107,489 98,136 1,833 1,721 1.68 1.72 Louisiana .......: 68,887 69,710 469 476 0.68 0.68 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 57,423 55,656 1,042 978 1.78 1.73 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,539 17,769 232 250 1.07 1.39 Mississippi .....: 287,678 276,611 2,075 2,100 0.72 0.75 Missouri ........: 130,937 128,756 1,800 1,972 1.36 1.51 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 392 316 5 5 1.37 1.47 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,507 6,478 194 210 2.90 3.13 North Carolina ..: 381,413 375,326 2,847 2,904 0.74 0.77 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 29,668 27,651 355 356 1.18 1.27 Oklahoma ........: 54,447 63,382 366 415 0.67 0.65 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 34,694 34,947 712 669 2.01 1.88 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 138,999 136,253 684 641 0.49 0.47 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 92,957 92,085 505 655 0.54 0.71 Texas ...........: 223,559 222,750 2,070 2,095 0.92 0.93 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 110,963 104,415 668 657 0.60 0.62 Washington ......: 18,953 17,866 91 104 0.48 0.58 West Virginia ...: 24,510 23,706 107 91 0.43 0.38 Wisconsin .......: 13,197 13,494 180 164 1.35 1.20 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,334,487 3,252,620 30,899 30,623 0.92 0.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2015 and January 2016 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 331 247 85,297 83,163 Arkansas ..........: - - 254 174 77,199 64,248 Delaware ..........: - - 1,406 673 84,919 68,382 Georgia ...........: - - 58 62 73,660 72,266 Mississippi .......: - - 168 50 21,726 26,269 Missouri ..........: - - 82 61 44,388 41,534 North Carolina ....: - - 340 172 86,886 93,857 Texas .............: - - 29 14 65,898 65,649 Virginia ..........: - - 32 26 17,526 15,917 : United States .....: - - 5,493 5,026 879,991 863,028 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 37,676 42,437 252 224 1,818 1,784 Arkansas ..........: 51,717 30,606 510 496 851 926 Delaware ..........: 66,693 61,664 65 122 1,116 1,232 Georgia ...........: 113,977 125,109 130 118 2,598 2,433 Mississippi .......: 9,078 11,022 91 56 441 407 Missouri ..........: 6,541 11,160 29 33 371 407 North Carolina ....: 34,955 35,073 378 425 1,995 2,082 Texas .............: 28,688 35,048 90 39 720 763 Virginia ..........: 24,281 26,665 7 3 420 417 : United States .....: 580,252 618,312 3,028 2,749 14,940 14,772 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,142 1,253 6,687 6,559 21,372 20,269 Arkansas ..........: 457 303 3,739 3,306 6,569 6,348 Delaware ..........: 1,528 1,593 1,213 1,488 4,578 4,033 Georgia ...........: 625 658 13,395 14,735 16,171 8,897 Mississippi .......: 553 514 2,046 2,082 1,531 1,576 Missouri ..........: 169 162 526 596 3,885 3,273 North Carolina ....: 954 888 9,333 9,136 4,377 4,259 Texas .............: 360 383 590 655 3,855 4,002 Virginia ..........: 661 661 458 525 2,510 2,902 : United States .....: 12,626 13,279 51,149 54,499 102,097 95,864 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,479 1,881 51,782 52,219 207,836 210,036 Arkansas ..........: 2,208 2,760 70,854 72,735 214,358 181,902 Delaware ..........: 2,699 2,002 14,105 18,822 178,322 160,011 Georgia ...........: 2,307 2,159 61,710 63,217 284,631 289,654 Mississippi .......: 135 317 12,011 14,771 47,780 57,064 Missouri ..........: 65 94 24,817 28,740 80,873 86,060 North Carolina ....: 2,045 3,835 46,860 48,036 188,123 197,763 Texas .............: 623 481 19,919 20,164 120,772 127,198 Virginia ..........: 1,343 1,072 7,019 9,459 54,257 57,647 : United States .....: 18,513 22,205 557,549 643,265 2,225,638 2,332,999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2015 and January 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,794 2,720 57,057 57,066 20.42 20.98 California ......: 1,006 742 30,093 26,038 29.92 35.07 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,682 1,954 66,440 80,211 39.50 41.05 Iowa ............: 967 1,130 37,234 44,753 38.49 39.61 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 2,998 3,341 81,362 88,716 27.14 26.55 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 890 931 31,315 33,388 35.17 35.88 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 ..: 1,789 1,675 65,799 60,241 36.78 35.96 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 439 391 17,724 17,516 40.35 44.76 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 655 638 16,472 18,071 25.17 28.32 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 ...........: 438 506 7,013 8,080 16.00 15.96 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Virginia ........: 2,159 2,152 60,692 59,175 28.11 27.50 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,352 18,503 571,261 589,320 31.13 31.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2015 and January 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,795 48,256 311 386 0.65 0.79 California ......: 24,194 20,964 242 201 0.99 0.95 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 .........: 53,728 64,820 1,017 1,135 1.86 1.72 Iowa ............: 29,386 35,180 557 613 1.86 1.71 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 64,858 70,610 1,277 1,215 1.93 1.69 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 25,327 27,043 246 263 0.96 0.96 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 ..: 51,608 46,790 669 682 1.28 1.44 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,219 14,004 278 211 1.92 1.48 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 13,036 14,185 303 327 2.27 2.25 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 ...........: 5,942 6,649 33 43 0.55 0.64 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Virginia ........: 49,243 48,056 551 530 1.11 1.09 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 458,298 472,415 7,132 7,218 1.53 1.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2015. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............... 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