United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2159- 7480 Poultry Slaughter 2014 Summary February 2015 Contents Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total.................................................................................... 4 Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total............ 6 Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total....................... 8 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total....................... 10 Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total............ 12 Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total.................................................................................... 18 Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total.................................................................................... 20 Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total..... 22 Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total.................................................................................... 24 Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total..................................................................... 30 Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total.................................................................................... 32 Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates............................................. 34 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 35 Information Contacts................................................................................... 35 Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 704,432 664,590 689,189 711,014 712,142 712,605 743,158 Mature ...........: 12,721 11,371 11,761 12,662 13,165 11,999 11,746 Light ..........: 7,008 5,857 6,147 6,626 7,059 6,070 5,321 Heavy ..........: 5,713 5,514 5,614 6,036 6,106 5,929 6,425 Total ............: 717,153 675,961 700,950 723,676 725,307 724,604 754,904 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,118 16,944 18,322 18,990 19,205 20,058 20,669 Old ..............: 133 81 97 129 78 87 114 Total ............: 18,251 17,025 18,419 19,119 19,283 20,145 20,783 : Ducks ..............: 2,158 2,033 2,012 2,288 2,188 2,056 2,284 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,226,487 3,992,540 4,120,110 4,260,061 4,254,278 4,265,977 4,418,499 Mature ...........: 69,402 63,182 65,527 70,593 72,087 68,483 69,515 Light ..........: 22,875 18,669 19,821 21,104 22,261 19,969 17,057 Heavy ..........: 46,527 44,513 45,706 49,489 49,826 48,514 52,458 Total ............:4,295,889 4,055,722 4,185,637 4,330,654 4,326,365 4,334,460 4,488,014 : Turkeys : Young ............: 564,262 525,412 569,468 584,081 585,881 603,968 622,421 Old ..............: 3,504 2,282 2,752 3,548 2,139 2,304 3,231 Total ............: 567,766 527,694 572,220 587,629 588,020 606,272 625,652 : Ducks ..............: 14,826 13,973 13,881 15,733 15,010 14,129 15,696 : Other 1/ ...........: 180 143 161 172 182 191 194 : Total ..............:4,878,661 4,597,532 4,771,899 4,934,188 4,929,577 4,955,052 5,129,556 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.00 6.01 5.98 5.99 5.97 5.99 5.95 Mature ...........: 5.46 5.56 5.57 5.58 5.48 5.71 5.92 Light ..........: 3.26 3.19 3.22 3.19 3.15 3.29 3.21 Heavy ..........: 8.14 8.07 8.14 8.20 8.16 8.18 8.16 Total ............: 5.99 6.00 5.97 5.98 5.96 5.98 5.95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.14 31.01 31.08 30.76 30.51 30.11 30.11 Old ..............: 26.35 28.17 28.37 27.50 27.42 26.48 28.34 Total ............: 31.11 31.00 31.07 30.74 30.49 30.10 30.10 : Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.87 6.90 6.88 6.86 6.87 6.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 709,909 731,821 770,431 644,637 728,499 8,522,427 8,503,750 Mature ...........: 12,583 12,232 12,496 9,084 12,415 144,235 145,006 Light ..........: 6,131 5,803 5,567 3,747 6,465 71,801 74,923 Heavy ..........: 6,452 6,429 6,929 5,337 5,950 72,434 70,083 Total ............: 722,492 744,053 782,927 653,721 740,914 8,666,662 8,648,756 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,980 20,066 23,067 20,764 19,006 235,189 237,964 Old ..............: 159 141 153 118 138 1,428 1,440 Total ............: 20,139 20,207 23,220 20,882 19,144 236,617 239,404 : Ducks ..............: 2,121 2,222 2,428 2,065 2,513 26,368 24,575 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,244,333 4,385,388 4,680,099 3,911,056 4,445,747 51,204,575 50,357,463 Mature ...........: 72,561 71,342 74,375 56,044 69,426 822,537 812,167 Light ..........: 19,763 18,464 17,854 12,499 21,082 231,418 245,648 Heavy ..........: 52,798 52,878 56,521 43,545 48,344 591,119 566,519 Total ............:4,316,894 4,456,730 4,754,474 3,967,100 4,515,173 52,027,112 51,169,630 : Turkeys : Young ............: 599,835 613,217 695,579 595,911 590,747 7,150,782 7,220,540 Old ..............: 4,244 4,039 4,488 3,129 3,782 39,442 39,347 Total ............: 604,079 617,256 700,067 599,040 594,529 7,190,224 7,259,887 : Ducks ..............: 14,490 15,148 16,673 14,139 17,370 181,068 168,223 : Other 1/ ...........: 182 366 856 283 229 3,139 3,518 : Total ..............:4,935,645 5,089,500 5,472,070 4,580,562 5,127,301 59,401,543 58,601,258 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.98 5.99 6.07 6.07 6.10 6.01 5.92 Mature ...........: 5.77 5.83 5.95 6.17 5.59 5.70 5.60 Light ..........: 3.22 3.18 3.21 3.34 3.26 3.22 3.28 Heavy ..........: 8.18 8.22 8.16 8.16 8.13 8.16 8.08 Total ............: 5.98 5.99 6.07 6.07 6.09 6.00 5.92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.02 30.56 30.15 28.70 31.08 30.40 30.34 Old ..............: 26.69 28.65 29.33 26.52 27.41 27.62 27.32 Total ............: 30.00 30.55 30.15 28.69 31.06 30.39 30.32 : Ducks ..............: 6.83 6.82 6.87 6.85 6.91 6.87 6.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,902,307 2,732,938 2,835,822 2,932,189 2,924,712 2,923,671 3,033,351 Mature ...........: 43,208 39,697 41,456 44,405 45,927 43,517 44,166 Light ..........: 12,011 9,940 11,008 11,362 12,089 10,995 9,012 Heavy ..........: 31,197 29,757 30,448 33,043 33,838 32,522 35,154 Total ............:2,945,515 2,772,635 2,877,278 2,976,594 2,970,639 2,967,188 3,077,517 : Turkeys : Young ............: 264,309 236,667 243,704 262,930 269,037 271,893 282,941 Old ..............: 2,428 1,707 1,856 2,429 1,502 1,557 2,326 Total ............: 266,737 238,374 245,560 265,359 270,539 273,450 285,267 : Ducks ..............: 4,499 3,708 3,999 4,304 3,950 3,892 4,078 : Other 1/ ...........: 122 93 105 109 117 118 124 : Total ..............:3,216,873 3,014,810 3,126,942 3,246,366 3,245,245 3,244,648 3,366,986 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 273,595 275,879 262,755 278,674 276,450 281,925 297,781 Mature ...........: - 5 8 1 8 1 - Light ..........: - - 8 1 1 1 - Heavy ..........: - 5 - - 7 - - Total ............: 273,595 275,884 262,763 278,675 276,458 281,926 297,781 : Turkeys : Young ............: 187,035 182,969 211,286 205,595 200,294 212,352 215,020 Old ..............: 206 30 254 271 130 164 140 Total ............: 187,241 182,999 211,540 205,866 200,424 212,516 215,160 : Ducks ..............: 6,257 6,325 6,061 7,071 6,914 6,346 7,241 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 6 7 11 8 8 10 : Total ..............: 467,099 465,214 480,371 491,623 483,804 500,796 520,192 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,175,902 3,008,817 3,098,577 3,210,863 3,201,162 3,205,596 3,331,132 Mature ...........: 43,208 39,702 41,464 44,406 45,935 43,518 44,166 Light ..........: 12,011 9,940 11,016 11,363 12,090 10,996 9,012 Heavy ..........: 31,197 29,762 30,448 33,043 33,845 32,522 35,154 Total ............:3,219,110 3,048,519 3,140,041 3,255,269 3,247,097 3,249,114 3,375,298 : Turkeys : Young ............: 451,344 419,636 454,990 468,525 469,331 484,245 497,961 Old ..............: 2,634 1,737 2,110 2,700 1,632 1,721 2,466 Total ............: 453,978 421,373 457,100 471,225 470,963 485,966 500,427 : Ducks ..............: 10,756 10,033 10,060 11,375 10,864 10,238 11,319 : Other 1/ ...........: 128 99 112 120 125 126 134 : Total ..............:3,683,972 3,480,024 3,607,313 3,737,989 3,729,049 3,745,444 3,887,178 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,923,507 3,011,079 3,212,597 2,683,095 3,052,182 35,167,450 34,495,475 Mature ...........: 45,913 45,050 47,374 36,083 44,191 520,987 522,447 Light ..........: 10,769 9,886 9,769 6,607 11,529 124,977 137,317 Heavy ..........: 35,144 35,164 37,605 29,476 32,662 396,010 385,130 Total ............:2,969,420 3,056,129 3,259,971 2,719,178 3,096,373 35,688,437 35,017,922 : Turkeys : Young ............: 276,150 287,480 348,016 306,159 289,225 3,338,511 3,468,060 Old ..............: 2,944 2,914 3,280 2,329 2,709 27,981 26,894 Total ............: 279,094 290,394 351,296 308,488 291,934 3,366,492 3,494,954 : Ducks ..............: 4,079 3,961 4,393 4,085 4,890 49,838 47,495 : Other 1/ ...........: 117 136 160 135 156 1,492 1,648 : Total ..............:3,252,710 3,350,620 3,615,820 3,031,886 3,393,353 39,106,259 38,562,019 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 274,046 295,498 312,630 256,850 296,301 3,382,384 3,334,566 Mature ...........: - 1 15 5 145 189 885 Light ..........: - 1 6 5 143 166 311 Heavy ..........: - - 9 - 2 23 574 Total ............: 274,046 295,499 312,645 256,855 296,446 3,382,573 3,335,451 : Turkeys : Young ............: 204,419 202,905 210,180 172,262 182,840 2,387,157 2,307,754 Old ..............: 293 181 116 56 141 1,982 2,831 Total ............: 204,712 203,086 210,296 172,318 182,981 2,389,139 2,310,585 : Ducks ..............: 6,454 6,948 7,648 6,159 7,688 81,112 73,903 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 102 377 54 8 604 698 : Total ..............: 485,219 505,635 530,966 435,386 487,123 5,853,428 5,720,637 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,197,553 3,306,577 3,525,227 2,939,945 3,348,483 38,549,834 37,830,041 Mature ...........: 45,913 45,051 47,389 36,088 44,336 521,176 523,332 Light ..........: 10,769 9,887 9,775 6,612 11,672 125,143 137,628 Heavy ..........: 35,144 35,164 37,614 29,476 32,664 396,033 385,704 Total ............:3,243,466 3,351,628 3,572,616 2,976,033 3,392,819 39,071,010 38,353,373 : Turkeys : Young ............: 480,569 490,385 558,196 478,421 472,065 5,725,668 5,775,814 Old ..............: 3,237 3,095 3,396 2,385 2,850 29,963 29,725 Total ............: 483,806 493,480 561,592 480,806 474,915 5,755,631 5,805,539 : Ducks ..............: 10,533 10,909 12,041 10,244 12,578 130,950 121,398 : Other 1/ ...........: 124 238 537 189 164 2,096 2,346 : Total ..............:3,737,929 3,856,255 4,146,786 3,467,272 3,880,476 44,959,687 44,282,656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,236 8,617 8,933 8,981 8,774 8,880 9,105 Mature ..........: 732 790 699 760 770 738 742 Light .........: 322 308 257 286 330 290 255 Heavy .........: 410 482 442 474 440 448 487 Total ...........: 9,968 9,407 9,632 9,741 9,544 9,618 9,847 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,509 1,371 1,295 1,309 1,320 1,297 1,402 Old .............: 43 40 31 52 32 34 50 Total ...........: 1,552 1,411 1,326 1,361 1,352 1,331 1,452 : Ducks .............: 44 52 29 29 31 41 52 : Other 2/ ..........: - - - - - - - : Total .............: 11,564 10,870 10,987 11,131 10,927 10,990 11,351 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 Mature ..........: 1.05 1.25 1.07 1.08 1.07 1.08 1.07 Light .........: 1.41 1.65 1.30 1.36 1.48 1.45 1.49 Heavy .........: 0.88 1.08 0.97 0.96 0.88 0.92 0.93 Total ...........: 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.27 0.26 0.23 0.22 0.23 0.21 0.23 Old .............: 1.23 1.75 1.13 1.47 1.50 1.48 1.55 Total ...........: 0.27 0.27 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.23 : Ducks .............: 0.30 0.37 0.21 0.18 0.21 0.29 0.33 : Other 2/ ..........: - - - - - - - : Total .............: 0.24 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 8,737 8,932 9,356 8,776 9,722 108,049 99,945 Mature ..........: 832 706 717 643 724 8,853 7,844 Light .........: 299 269 276 191 283 3,366 3,034 Heavy .........: 533 437 441 452 441 5,487 4,810 Total ...........: 9,569 9,638 10,073 9,419 10,446 116,902 107,789 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,348 1,397 1,505 1,235 1,503 16,491 15,728 Old .............: 54 57 54 37 52 536 434 Total ...........: 1,402 1,454 1,559 1,272 1,555 17,027 16,162 : Ducks .............: 53 42 36 29 31 469 531 : Other 2/ ..........: - 1 3 - - 4 7 : Total .............: 11,024 11,135 11,671 10,720 12,032 134,402 124,489 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.21 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.20 Mature ..........: 1.15 0.99 0.96 1.15 1.04 1.08 0.97 Light .........: 1.51 1.46 1.55 1.53 1.34 1.45 1.24 Heavy .........: 1.01 0.83 0.78 1.04 0.91 0.93 0.85 Total .............: 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.24 0.23 0.22 0.21 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.22 0.23 0.22 0.21 0.25 0.23 0.22 Old .............: 1.27 1.41 1.20 1.18 1.37 1.36 1.10 Total ...........: 0.23 0.24 0.22 0.21 0.26 0.24 0.22 : Ducks .............: 0.37 0.28 0.22 0.21 0.18 0.26 0.32 : Other 2/ ..........: - 0.27 0.35 - - 0.13 0.20 : Total .............: 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,829 28,341 29,089 29,317 28,933 27,159 27,594 Mature ..........: 1,985 2,218 2,309 2,317 2,513 2,307 2,325 Light .........: 909 848 934 824 974 788 777 Heavy .........: 1,076 1,370 1,375 1,493 1,539 1,519 1,548 Total ...........: 30,814 30,559 31,398 31,634 31,446 29,466 29,919 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,401 5,566 6,133 6,436 6,185 6,090 6,602 Old .............: 140 84 123 118 90 92 115 Total ...........: 6,541 5,650 6,256 6,554 6,275 6,182 6,717 : Ducks .............: 265 270 253 312 262 239 270 : Other 2/ ..........: 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 : Total .............: 37,621 36,480 37,908 38,502 37,984 35,888 36,908 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.90 0.93 0.93 0.90 0.90 0.84 0.82 Mature ..........: 4.39 5.29 5.27 4.96 5.19 5.03 5.00 Light .........: 7.04 7.86 7.82 6.76 7.46 6.69 7.94 Heavy .........: 3.33 4.40 4.32 4.32 4.35 4.46 4.22 Total ...........: 0.95 0.99 0.99 0.96 0.96 0.90 0.88 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.40 1.31 1.33 1.36 1.30 1.24 1.31 Old .............: 5.05 4.61 5.51 4.19 5.23 5.07 4.46 Total ...........: 1.42 1.32 1.35 1.37 1.31 1.26 1.32 : Ducks .............: 2.40 2.62 2.45 2.67 2.35 2.28 2.33 : Other 2/ ..........: 0.78 1.00 0.88 1.64 0.79 0.79 1.47 : Total .............: 1.01 1.04 1.04 1.02 1.01 0.95 0.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 26,484 27,636 29,325 27,166 31,004 340,877 316,386 Mature ..........: 2,455 2,478 2,586 2,023 2,468 27,984 24,825 Light .........: 849 798 775 533 796 9,805 10,257 Heavy .........: 1,606 1,680 1,811 1,490 1,672 18,179 14,568 Total ...........: 28,939 30,114 31,911 29,189 33,472 368,861 341,211 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,404 6,873 7,695 6,495 7,032 77,912 79,430 Old .............: 144 108 134 114 155 1,417 1,640 Total ...........: 6,548 6,981 7,829 6,609 7,187 79,329 81,070 : Ducks .............: 275 290 304 258 344 3,342 3,391 : Other 2/ ..........: 1 3 6 2 2 23 22 : Total .............: 35,763 37,388 40,050 36,058 41,005 451,555 425,694 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.82 0.83 0.82 0.92 0.92 0.88 0.83 Mature ..........: 5.08 5.21 5.17 5.31 5.27 5.10 4.53 Light .........: 7.31 7.47 7.35 7.46 6.38 7.27 6.94 Heavy .........: 4.37 4.56 4.59 4.81 4.87 4.39 3.64 Total ...........: 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.97 0.98 0.94 0.88 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.32 1.38 1.36 1.34 1.47 1.34 1.36 Old .............: 4.26 3.37 3.80 4.56 5.16 4.52 5.23 Total ...........: 1.34 1.39 1.37 1.36 1.49 1.36 1.38 : Ducks .............: 2.54 2.59 2.46 2.46 2.66 2.49 2.72 : Other 2/ ..........: 0.80 1.24 1.10 1.05 1.20 1.09 0.93 : Total .............: 0.95 0.96 0.96 1.03 1.05 0.99 0.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 5,145 6,974 6,091 7,166 7,359 7,986 7,350 Mature .....: 543 337 396 573 328 461 541 Light ....: 425 255 326 463 218 352 445 Heavy ....: 118 82 70 110 110 109 96 Total ......: 5,688 7,311 6,487 7,739 7,687 8,447 7,891 : Turkeys : Young ......: 52 39 54 55 63 58 63 Old ........: 2 - - 4 1 3 7 Total ......: 54 39 54 59 64 61 70 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 921,404 918,616 909,579 920,195 926,963 874,306 893,046 Mature .....: 138,992 129,420 144,328 141,529 149,875 120,368 119,661 Light ....: 96,398 89,767 106,828 104,370 113,529 85,229 84,795 Heavy ....: 42,594 39,653 37,500 37,159 36,346 35,139 34,866 Total ......:1,060,396 1,048,036 1,053,907 1,061,724 1,076,838 994,674 1,012,707 : Turkeys : Young ......: 38,918 30,874 33,317 37,007 31,365 28,608 32,226 Old ........: 1,030 620 797 754 637 484 495 Total ......: 39,948 31,494 34,114 37,761 32,002 29,092 32,721 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 672,927 668,516 665,725 643,063 587,831 435,433 392,624 Mature .....: 17,558 17,765 16,798 18,047 17,488 17,977 17,184 Light ....: 7,879 8,496 6,813 6,271 5,305 5,317 4,144 Heavy ....: 9,679 9,269 9,985 11,776 12,183 12,660 13,040 Total ......: 690,485 686,281 682,523 661,110 605,319 453,410 409,808 : Turkeys : Young ......: 5,562 5,634 4,693 4,783 3,421 3,667 4,055 Old ........: 311 243 342 442 178 186 360 Total ......: 5,873 5,877 5,035 5,225 3,599 3,853 4,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 5,846 5,572 5,886 4,678 4,318 74,371 100,542 Mature .....: 314 246 711 583 363 5,396 7,948 Light ....: 208 135 562 475 267 4,131 6,669 Heavy ....: 106 111 149 108 96 1,265 1,279 Total ......: 6,160 5,818 6,597 5,261 4,681 79,767 108,490 : Turkeys : Young ......: 50 55 86 78 64 717 733 Old ........: 1 - - 1 1 20 25 Total ......: 51 55 86 79 65 737 758 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 845,095 853,391 894,733 832,764 959,425 10,749,517 9,572,019 Mature .....: 144,943 134,484 151,621 122,310 153,295 1,650,826 1,352,900 Light ....: 110,734 100,495 111,075 82,400 119,368 1,204,988 915,826 Heavy ....: 34,209 33,989 40,546 39,910 33,927 445,838 437,074 Total ......: 990,038 987,875 1,046,354 955,074 1,112,720 12,400,343 10,924,919 : Turkeys : Young ......: 28,822 33,386 40,902 43,048 43,621 422,094 412,970 Old ........: 620 866 892 800 1,140 9,135 9,962 Total ......: 29,442 34,252 41,794 43,848 44,761 431,229 422,932 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 344,249 370,847 463,743 604,775 700,080 6,549,813 5,648,389 Mature .....: 18,088 18,619 19,430 14,592 21,678 215,224 199,960 Light ....: 5,352 6,261 3,612 2,488 6,523 68,461 92,284 Heavy ....: 12,736 12,358 15,818 12,104 15,155 146,763 107,676 Total ......: 362,337 389,466 483,173 619,367 721,758 6,765,037 5,848,349 : Turkeys : Young ......: 3,796 4,789 5,089 5,510 4,724 55,723 57,598 Old ........: 522 368 429 315 396 4,092 5,592 Total ......: 4,318 5,157 5,518 5,825 5,120 59,815 63,190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 4,098 3,323 3,573 2,675 3,327 3,687 3,666 Mature .....: 163 148 182 139 168 179 129 Light ....: 107 75 113 60 104 101 51 Heavy ....: 56 73 69 79 64 78 78 Total ......: 4,261 3,471 3,755 2,814 3,495 3,866 3,795 : Turkeys : Young ......: 761 560 580 439 495 415 382 Old ........: 22 18 10 6 10 6 5 Total ......: 783 578 590 445 505 421 387 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 26,100 22,160 21,883 21,779 20,606 19,488 18,727 Mature .....: 39,742 38,530 31,070 33,585 36,436 35,200 31,541 Light ....: 32,766 31,858 25,225 27,972 30,509 29,141 25,642 Heavy ....: 6,976 6,672 5,845 5,613 5,927 6,059 5,899 Total ......: 65,842 60,690 52,953 55,364 57,042 54,688 50,268 : Turkeys : Young ......: 125 97 90 121 157 126 168 Old ........: 118 23 46 83 63 39 110 Total ......: 243 120 136 204 220 165 278 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 11,259 11,438 11,258 11,201 10,987 11,323 11,598 Mature .....: 7,274 12,962 10,717 8,824 10,264 7,295 9,184 Light ....: 6,872 12,688 10,352 8,466 9,950 6,986 8,836 Heavy ....: 402 274 365 358 314 309 348 Total ......: 18,533 24,400 21,975 20,025 21,251 18,618 20,782 : Turkeys : Young ......: 130 118 134 140 128 97 124 Old ........: 12 18 21 16 12 10 9 Total ......: 142 136 155 156 140 107 133 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 60,686 61,791 61,761 52,560 52,254 52,524 54,279 Mature .....: 2,608 2,405 2,127 1,820 2,036 1,854 1,979 Light ....: 1,762 1,672 1,493 1,208 1,318 1,143 1,306 Heavy ....: 846 733 634 612 718 711 673 Total ......: 63,294 64,196 63,888 54,380 54,290 54,378 56,258 : Turkeys : Young ......: 1,355 1,091 1,002 895 996 794 890 Old ........: 19 9 9 7 2 3 1 Total ......: 1,374 1,100 1,011 902 998 797 891 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 49,516 36,867 16,559 6,524 13,748 147,563 49,444 Mature .....: 126 179 180 101 196 1,890 2,778 Light ....: 40 63 83 49 97 943 1,743 Heavy ....: 86 116 97 52 99 947 1,035 Total ......: 49,642 37,046 16,739 6,625 13,944 149,453 52,222 : Turkeys : Young ......: 367 344 380 553 418 5,694 10,837 Old ........: 5 2 12 10 15 121 175 Total ......: 372 346 392 563 433 5,815 11,012 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 18,179 18,583 19,930 18,296 21,620 247,351 309,024 Mature .....: 31,011 30,016 32,517 25,570 34,478 399,696 392,518 Light ....: 24,685 23,444 25,673 18,827 26,486 322,228 316,624 Heavy ....: 6,326 6,572 6,844 6,743 7,992 77,468 75,894 Total ......: 49,190 48,599 52,447 43,866 56,098 647,047 701,542 : Turkeys : Young ......: 83 151 69 60 35 1,282 1,771 Old ........: 129 155 133 152 176 1,227 1,317 Total ......: 212 306 202 212 211 2,509 3,088 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 11,399 11,558 12,995 10,810 13,407 139,233 129,500 Mature .....: 7,252 9,696 11,867 7,191 9,785 112,311 152,006 Light ....: 6,847 9,283 11,373 6,849 9,413 107,915 147,877 Heavy ....: 405 413 494 342 372 4,396 4,129 Total ......: 18,651 21,254 24,862 18,001 23,192 251,544 281,506 : Turkeys : Young ......: 92 93 100 196 122 1,474 1,756 Old ........: 7 7 25 16 24 177 95 Total ......: 99 100 125 212 146 1,651 1,851 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 51,379 53,796 57,837 58,655 59,443 676,965 655,247 Mature .....: 2,050 2,121 2,100 1,872 1,815 24,787 24,914 Light ....: 1,411 1,533 1,477 1,330 1,326 16,979 15,844 Heavy ....: 639 588 623 542 489 7,808 9,070 Total ......: 53,429 55,917 59,937 60,527 61,258 701,752 680,161 : Turkeys : Young ......: 1,105 921 1,021 985 983 12,038 18,051 Old ........: 3 5 8 1 3 70 374 Total ......: 1,108 926 1,029 986 986 12,108 18,425 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 98,609 87,821 95,893 95,590 91,655 92,382 95,267 Mature .......: 59,123 68,867 55,144 59,368 56,576 47,611 59,527 Light ......: 52,817 62,405 49,961 53,999 51,305 43,091 54,675 Heavy ......: 6,306 6,462 5,183 5,369 5,271 4,520 4,852 Total ........: 157,732 156,688 151,037 154,958 148,231 139,993 154,794 : Turkeys : Young ........: 1,993 1,203 1,395 1,419 1,225 1,204 1,357 Old ..........: 47 27 30 27 21 21 18 Total ........: 2,040 1,230 1,425 1,446 1,246 1,225 1,375 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 21,843 19,128 18,428 20,422 19,656 19,072 18,232 Mature .......: 679 476 330 294 465 305 295 Light ......: 338 313 169 174 156 83 83 Heavy ......: 341 163 161 120 309 222 212 Total ........: 22,522 19,604 18,758 20,716 20,121 19,377 18,527 : Turkeys : Young ........: 683 701 422 408 413 562 437 Old ..........: 4 6 2 3 3 3 1 Total ........: 687 707 424 411 416 565 438 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 705,906 686,198 664,604 600,306 599,110 536,482 528,513 Mature .......: 106,430 99,447 95,609 97,436 104,933 105,579 105,100 Light ......: 44,636 38,390 41,273 45,445 43,257 43,165 41,228 Heavy ......: 61,794 61,057 54,336 51,991 61,676 62,414 63,872 Total ........: 812,336 785,645 760,213 697,742 704,043 642,061 633,613 : Turkeys : Young ........: 7,734 4,478 5,333 5,134 5,209 4,759 5,511 Old ..........: 354 685 348 297 162 178 260 Total ........: 8,088 5,163 5,681 5,431 5,371 4,937 5,771 : : number head : Total : Chickens : Young ........:2,527,977 2,485,965 2,458,795 2,374,957 2,319,748 2,052,683 2,023,302 Mature .......: 373,112 370,357 356,701 361,615 378,569 336,829 345,141 Light ......: 244,000 245,919 242,553 248,428 255,651 214,608 221,205 Heavy ......: 129,112 124,438 114,148 113,187 122,918 122,221 123,936 Total ........:2,901,089 2,856,322 2,815,496 2,736,572 2,698,317 2,389,512 2,368,443 : Turkeys : Young ........: 57,313 44,795 47,020 50,401 43,472 40,290 45,213 Old ..........: 1,919 1,649 1,605 1,639 1,089 933 1,266 Total ........: 59,232 46,444 48,625 52,040 44,561 41,223 46,479 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 94,514 95,790 97,105 92,230 102,648 1,139,504 1,150,585 Mature .......: 65,089 67,751 58,963 53,052 69,366 720,437 793,209 Light ......: 59,739 63,217 52,422 46,276 62,414 652,321 729,746 Heavy ......: 5,350 4,534 6,541 6,776 6,952 68,116 63,463 Total ........: 159,603 163,541 156,068 145,282 172,014 1,859,941 1,943,794 : Turkeys : Young ........: 1,454 1,435 1,803 1,926 1,893 18,307 19,112 Old ..........: 13 30 49 58 62 403 393 Total ........: 1,467 1,465 1,852 1,984 1,955 18,710 19,505 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 21,014 22,544 22,659 16,372 17,653 237,023 211,587 Mature .......: 251 336 267 368 192 4,258 7,611 Light ......: 98 114 105 61 110 1,804 2,528 Heavy ......: 153 222 162 307 82 2,454 5,083 Total ........: 21,265 22,880 22,926 16,740 17,845 241,281 219,198 : Turkeys : Young ........: 595 643 564 727 540 6,695 8,289 Old ..........: 3 1 17 13 7 63 42 Total ........: 598 644 581 740 547 6,758 8,331 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 515,573 569,823 564,220 572,502 660,262 7,203,499 7,026,418 Mature .......: 107,207 110,346 113,177 98,033 99,582 1,242,879 1,178,672 Light ......: 39,957 45,479 45,214 36,401 39,885 504,330 521,418 Heavy ......: 67,250 64,867 67,963 61,632 59,697 738,549 657,254 Total ........: 622,780 680,169 677,397 670,535 759,844 8,446,378 8,205,090 : Turkeys : Young ........: 5,217 5,590 6,850 6,963 6,657 69,435 93,043 Old ..........: 251 194 208 362 275 3,574 4,131 Total ........: 5,468 5,784 7,058 7,325 6,932 73,009 97,174 : : number head : Total : Chickens : Young ........:1,956,764 2,038,771 2,155,667 2,217,606 2,552,604 27,164,839 24,852,755 Mature .......: 376,331 373,794 390,833 323,672 390,750 4,377,704 4,112,516 Light ......: 249,071 250,024 251,596 195,156 265,889 2,884,100 2,750,559 Heavy ......: 127,260 123,770 139,237 128,516 124,861 1,493,604 1,361,957 Total ........:2,333,095 2,412,565 2,546,500 2,541,278 2,943,354 31,542,543 28,965,271 : Turkeys : Young ........: 41,581 47,407 56,864 60,046 59,057 593,459 624,160 Old ..........: 1,554 1,628 1,773 1,728 2,099 18,882 22,106 Total ........: 43,135 49,035 58,637 61,774 61,156 612,341 646,266 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Alabama ............: 79,831 81,569 81,684 85,500 84,717 84,526 88,667 Arkansas ...........: 73,629 66,393 71,017 71,802 70,109 71,960 75,367 California .........: 20,384 19,144 19,561 20,087 19,715 19,634 21,681 Delaware ...........: 29,384 26,624 25,767 27,536 28,435 27,473 28,676 Florida ............: 5,719 4,980 5,055 5,302 5,253 4,999 5,582 Georgia ............: 101,150 95,708 100,749 104,235 104,782 104,590 110,605 Indiana ............: 4,950 4,727 4,886 5,201 5,141 5,061 5,555 Kentucky ...........: 25,159 23,465 23,924 25,071 24,588 25,353 26,195 Louisiana ..........: 16,367 15,330 15,921 16,952 16,919 16,367 16,924 Maryland ...........: 12,112 11,004 11,482 11,945 12,368 11,981 12,938 : Minnesota ..........: 4,157 3,781 4,247 4,342 4,060 4,490 4,357 Mississippi ........: 56,944 57,137 57,971 59,613 58,976 59,102 60,655 Missouri ...........: 38,285 34,152 36,139 37,634 37,807 36,332 38,364 New Jersey .........: 102 87 96 107 114 118 115 New York ...........: 1,848 1,621 1,873 1,744 1,916 1,864 1,989 North Carolina .....: 60,189 60,430 61,321 62,042 64,132 64,578 65,142 Ohio ...............: 6,270 5,799 6,194 6,145 6,449 6,332 6,600 Oklahoma ...........: 11,995 10,428 11,256 11,507 10,553 11,186 11,783 Pennsylvania .......: 11,256 9,287 9,211 8,696 8,786 9,134 9,290 South Carolina .....: 22,443 20,722 22,705 23,164 22,870 23,791 23,900 : Tennessee ..........: 24,078 23,704 23,905 25,703 25,619 24,488 26,113 Texas ..............: 49,131 45,482 48,145 49,510 48,700 50,004 51,909 Virginia ...........: 28,145 25,924 25,991 26,863 29,432 28,220 29,513 Washington .........: 4,913 3,796 4,172 4,258 4,494 4,506 4,439 West Virginia ......: 9,502 7,605 9,777 9,749 9,741 9,927 9,988 Wisconsin ..........: 4,370 3,812 4,104 4,337 4,374 4,496 4,512 : United States ......: 704,432 664,590 689,189 711,014 712,142 712,605 743,158 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 457,198 460,599 465,203 483,330 478,575 478,160 499,766 Arkansas ...........: 459,949 406,699 431,652 443,493 436,424 449,235 463,669 California .........: 126,683 117,372 116,704 122,866 119,038 119,710 132,989 Delaware ...........: 205,668 186,456 182,208 192,577 195,785 191,813 202,782 Florida ............: 33,596 28,425 29,364 30,195 30,213 29,448 32,009 Georgia ............: 580,340 545,277 571,475 598,386 599,358 602,796 630,087 Indiana ............: 22,207 20,678 21,498 22,920 22,537 22,197 24,774 Kentucky ...........: 137,503 129,718 132,345 138,501 136,148 142,614 148,072 Louisiana ..........: 95,502 92,710 93,438 100,388 100,689 97,408 97,377 Maryland ...........: 64,726 60,028 60,886 62,687 63,951 62,527 69,492 : Minnesota ..........: 24,027 22,456 25,195 26,171 24,033 27,157 26,408 Mississippi ........: 355,239 356,090 358,348 367,804 365,657 360,504 369,665 Missouri ...........: 184,131 161,862 171,794 182,957 181,507 171,643 180,966 New Jersey .........: 496 409 441 522 560 573 551 New York ...........: 9,352 8,057 9,283 8,721 9,727 9,328 9,908 North Carolina .....: 442,046 466,936 475,418 474,551 479,331 492,137 494,954 Ohio ...............: 36,246 32,526 35,578 34,864 36,208 35,025 36,924 Oklahoma ...........: 78,206 67,616 73,889 74,407 67,833 72,930 75,841 Pennsylvania .......: 63,161 51,552 50,700 48,322 49,168 50,628 51,050 South Carolina .....: 166,757 151,352 161,746 166,923 163,558 164,725 166,836 : Tennessee ..........: 130,113 127,125 124,621 134,631 134,217 128,306 136,600 Texas ..............: 298,777 278,083 292,228 302,393 298,152 304,481 308,917 Virginia ...........: 156,363 141,489 142,856 147,660 164,312 155,239 160,569 Washington .........: 29,758 22,564 25,338 26,465 27,834 27,771 27,178 West Virginia ......: 37,238 29,418 38,597 38,307 37,862 38,348 38,716 Wisconsin ..........: 18,698 16,103 17,488 18,376 18,751 18,741 18,883 : United States ......:4,226,487 3,992,540 4,120,110 4,260,061 4,254,278 4,265,977 4,418,499 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Alabama ............: 83,823 86,551 92,205 76,400 86,053 1,011,526 1,003,830 Arkansas ...........: 72,069 74,913 79,558 67,422 77,110 871,349 887,508 California .........: 21,332 21,443 22,556 18,017 20,405 243,959 262,316 Delaware ...........: 28,661 28,646 30,173 23,754 27,779 332,908 317,029 Florida ............: 5,193 5,409 5,909 4,859 5,145 63,405 63,041 Georgia ............: 103,415 108,786 114,081 97,331 107,945 1,253,377 1,238,996 Indiana ............: 5,267 5,232 5,379 4,148 5,069 60,616 58,454 Kentucky ...........: 25,553 25,263 27,336 22,781 24,702 299,390 302,663 Louisiana ..........: 16,290 17,112 17,734 14,527 15,897 196,340 186,903 Maryland ...........: 12,440 12,268 13,479 10,784 13,057 145,858 140,140 : Minnesota ..........: 4,190 4,319 4,604 3,807 4,382 50,736 48,690 Mississippi ........: 58,136 59,807 63,756 52,369 60,196 704,662 708,858 Missouri ...........: 36,350 38,129 39,622 33,428 37,470 443,712 438,710 New Jersey .........: 107 126 105 93 116 1,286 1,418 New York ...........: 1,901 2,053 2,041 1,868 2,155 22,873 21,329 North Carolina .....: 65,016 65,204 67,165 56,367 64,278 755,864 736,927 Ohio ...............: 6,506 6,542 6,832 5,831 6,704 76,204 70,163 Oklahoma ...........: 10,336 11,504 11,870 10,463 11,239 134,120 137,995 Pennsylvania .......: 8,573 9,536 9,700 8,186 9,176 110,831 125,106 South Carolina .....: 22,534 24,281 24,554 21,846 24,490 277,300 277,566 : Tennessee ..........: 23,916 24,539 26,782 22,777 24,757 296,381 299,044 Texas ..............: 49,224 51,621 52,828 44,835 51,531 592,920 614,319 Virginia ...........: 28,486 27,416 30,570 24,833 28,424 333,817 320,853 Washington .........: 4,359 4,322 4,684 3,375 4,220 51,538 53,271 West Virginia ......: 9,658 10,278 10,042 8,609 9,399 114,275 114,144 Wisconsin ..........: 4,399 4,258 4,562 3,864 4,374 51,462 50,539 : United States ......: 709,909 731,821 770,431 644,637 728,499 8,522,427 8,503,750 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 473,365 490,820 530,219 430,634 492,447 5,740,316 5,646,593 Arkansas ...........: 438,606 467,872 505,920 422,845 489,070 5,415,434 5,323,084 California .........: 133,231 132,242 139,244 106,983 123,747 1,490,809 1,558,495 Delaware ...........: 207,953 209,143 217,843 170,353 199,129 2,361,710 2,255,471 Florida ............: 29,466 31,605 35,011 28,093 29,268 366,693 380,881 Georgia ............: 599,334 622,465 665,610 569,613 632,687 7,217,428 7,028,022 Indiana ............: 22,788 23,413 23,973 18,442 22,734 268,161 254,308 Kentucky ...........: 145,234 137,529 153,683 125,508 140,191 1,667,046 1,645,534 Louisiana ..........: 94,495 101,095 104,998 86,532 94,425 1,159,057 1,133,709 Maryland ...........: 68,087 67,926 74,632 58,923 72,974 786,839 749,003 : Minnesota ..........: 25,073 25,830 27,305 22,866 26,525 303,046 285,261 Mississippi ........: 354,687 364,154 398,616 330,073 382,579 4,363,416 4,326,454 Missouri ...........: 171,642 183,882 190,562 162,529 181,331 2,124,806 2,094,218 New Jersey .........: 536 607 512 453 555 6,215 6,799 New York ...........: 9,505 10,290 10,415 9,323 10,849 114,758 106,982 North Carolina .....: 497,556 502,242 522,524 442,593 500,150 5,790,438 5,548,642 Ohio ...............: 37,137 37,076 38,180 33,015 38,053 430,832 404,261 Oklahoma ...........: 67,347 76,674 80,330 69,828 73,924 878,825 903,594 Pennsylvania .......: 47,821 51,859 52,034 44,716 50,760 611,771 698,713 South Carolina .....: 158,073 173,787 176,006 157,145 178,201 1,985,109 1,947,717 : Tennessee ..........: 122,455 124,739 142,266 120,369 131,575 1,557,017 1,555,162 Texas ..............: 289,202 301,273 318,974 278,486 321,246 3,592,212 3,629,629 Virginia ...........: 155,267 150,835 171,589 139,253 157,952 1,843,384 1,738,493 Washington .........: 26,899 26,236 27,873 20,296 26,395 314,607 325,118 West Virginia ......: 37,303 40,150 38,595 33,580 36,341 444,455 455,393 Wisconsin ..........: 18,491 17,969 19,019 15,893 18,256 216,668 210,753 : United States ......:4,244,333 4,385,388 4,680,099 3,911,056 4,445,747 51,204,575 50,357,463 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.73 5.65 5.70 5.65 5.65 5.66 5.64 Arkansas ...........: 6.25 6.13 6.08 6.18 6.22 6.24 6.15 California .........: 6.21 6.13 5.97 6.12 6.04 6.10 6.13 Delaware ...........: 7.00 7.00 7.07 6.99 6.89 6.98 7.07 Florida ............: 5.87 5.71 5.81 5.69 5.75 5.89 5.73 Georgia ............: 5.74 5.70 5.67 5.74 5.72 5.76 5.70 Indiana ............: 4.49 4.37 4.40 4.41 4.38 4.39 4.46 Kentucky ...........: 5.47 5.53 5.53 5.52 5.54 5.63 5.65 Louisiana ..........: 5.84 6.05 5.87 5.92 5.95 5.95 5.75 Maryland ...........: 5.34 5.46 5.30 5.25 5.17 5.22 5.37 : Minnesota ..........: 5.78 5.94 5.93 6.03 5.92 6.05 6.06 Mississippi ........: 6.24 6.23 6.18 6.17 6.20 6.10 6.09 Missouri ...........: 4.81 4.74 4.75 4.86 4.80 4.72 4.72 New Jersey .........: 4.86 4.69 4.59 4.86 4.90 4.84 4.78 New York ...........: 5.06 4.97 4.95 5.00 5.08 5.01 4.98 North Carolina .....: 7.34 7.73 7.75 7.65 7.47 7.62 7.60 Ohio ...............: 5.78 5.61 5.74 5.67 5.61 5.53 5.59 Oklahoma ...........: 6.52 6.48 6.56 6.47 6.43 6.52 6.44 Pennsylvania .......: 5.61 5.55 5.50 5.56 5.60 5.54 5.50 South Carolina .....: 7.43 7.30 7.12 7.21 7.15 6.92 6.98 : Tennessee ..........: 5.40 5.36 5.21 5.24 5.24 5.24 5.23 Texas ..............: 6.08 6.11 6.07 6.11 6.12 6.09 5.95 Virginia ...........: 5.56 5.46 5.50 5.50 5.58 5.50 5.44 Washington .........: 6.06 5.94 6.07 6.21 6.19 6.16 6.12 West Virginia ......: 3.92 3.87 3.95 3.93 3.89 3.86 3.88 Wisconsin ..........: 4.28 4.22 4.26 4.24 4.29 4.17 4.19 : United States ......: 6.00 6.01 5.98 5.99 5.97 5.99 5.95 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 348,236 352,245 354,991 368,521 362,714 363,193 381,626 Arkansas ...........: 351,529 309,613 326,595 337,184 330,745 340,526 351,879 California .........: 93,987 87,316 86,726 91,719 88,595 89,152 99,088 Delaware ...........: 148,781 135,117 131,747 139,473 141,692 138,601 147,123 Florida ............: 25,198 21,320 22,025 22,682 22,708 22,038 24,007 Georgia ............: 430,893 411,665 428,890 447,936 450,937 449,529 476,006 Indiana ............: 16,073 15,097 15,714 16,763 16,389 16,256 18,121 Kentucky ...........: 99,882 94,430 95,966 100,489 98,679 103,362 107,497 Louisiana ..........: 71,987 70,215 70,379 75,478 76,427 73,114 73,084 Maryland ...........: 46,917 43,493 44,090 45,381 46,266 45,201 50,367 : Minnesota ..........: 20,200 18,792 21,238 21,927 20,365 22,995 22,384 Mississippi ........: 276,121 275,354 276,972 285,827 282,259 277,241 286,068 Missouri ...........: 138,540 122,271 129,940 138,571 137,016 130,573 137,588 New Jersey .........: 369 303 327 387 411 427 409 New York ...........: 5,873 4,987 5,766 5,386 6,030 5,763 6,105 North Carolina .....: 342,567 360,824 366,813 370,292 372,244 383,083 386,092 Ohio ...............: 26,961 24,193 26,494 25,989 27,012 26,095 27,566 Oklahoma ...........: 58,749 50,832 55,467 55,995 51,081 54,897 57,062 Pennsylvania .......: 43,531 35,281 34,607 33,025 33,768 34,743 34,923 South Carolina .....: 125,502 113,727 121,660 125,733 123,183 124,058 125,634 : Tennessee ..........: 95,365 93,270 91,381 98,576 98,196 93,881 100,121 Texas ..............: 226,468 210,450 221,282 229,040 226,555 229,646 232,475 Virginia ...........: 110,920 100,907 101,866 105,717 116,979 110,355 114,355 Washington .........: 22,240 16,892 18,934 19,769 20,817 20,754 20,289 West Virginia ......: 26,761 20,759 27,587 27,247 27,166 27,419 27,754 Wisconsin ..........: 13,486 11,761 12,774 13,420 13,694 13,688 13,793 : United States ......:3,175,902 3,008,817 3,098,577 3,210,863 3,201,162 3,205,596 3,331,132 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.65 5.67 5.75 5.64 5.72 5.70 5.60 Arkansas ...........: 6.09 6.25 6.36 6.27 6.34 6.20 6.00 California .........: 6.25 6.17 6.17 5.94 6.06 6.10 5.90 Delaware ...........: 7.26 7.30 7.22 7.17 7.17 7.10 7.10 Florida ............: 5.67 5.84 5.93 5.78 5.69 5.80 6.00 Georgia ............: 5.80 5.72 5.83 5.85 5.86 5.80 5.70 Indiana ............: 4.33 4.48 4.46 4.45 4.49 4.40 4.40 Kentucky ...........: 5.68 5.44 5.62 5.51 5.68 5.60 5.40 Louisiana ..........: 5.80 5.91 5.92 5.96 5.94 5.90 6.10 Maryland ...........: 5.47 5.54 5.54 5.46 5.59 5.40 5.30 : Minnesota ..........: 5.98 5.98 5.93 6.01 6.05 6.00 5.90 Mississippi ........: 6.10 6.09 6.25 6.30 6.36 6.20 6.10 Missouri ...........: 4.72 4.82 4.81 4.86 4.84 4.80 4.80 New Jersey .........: 5.01 4.83 4.89 4.84 4.77 4.80 4.80 New York ...........: 5.00 5.01 5.10 4.99 5.03 5.00 5.00 North Carolina .....: 7.65 7.70 7.78 7.85 7.78 7.70 7.50 Ohio ...............: 5.71 5.67 5.59 5.66 5.68 5.70 5.80 Oklahoma ...........: 6.52 6.67 6.77 6.67 6.58 6.60 6.50 Pennsylvania .......: 5.58 5.44 5.36 5.46 5.53 5.50 5.60 South Carolina .....: 7.01 7.16 7.17 7.19 7.28 7.20 7.00 : Tennessee ..........: 5.12 5.08 5.31 5.28 5.31 5.30 5.20 Texas ..............: 5.88 5.84 6.04 6.21 6.23 6.10 5.90 Virginia ...........: 5.45 5.50 5.61 5.61 5.56 5.50 5.40 Washington .........: 6.17 6.07 5.95 6.01 6.25 6.10 6.10 West Virginia ......: 3.86 3.91 3.84 3.90 3.87 3.90 4.00 Wisconsin ..........: 4.20 4.22 4.17 4.11 4.17 4.20 4.20 : United States ......: 5.98 5.99 6.07 6.07 6.10 6.01 5.92 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 360,835 375,506 404,139 328,548 375,032 4,375,586 4,291,643 Arkansas ...........: 332,071 357,030 385,689 320,640 370,582 4,114,083 4,042,046 California .........: 99,321 98,505 103,889 79,853 92,278 1,110,429 1,160,074 Delaware ...........: 150,873 151,565 158,819 123,640 144,271 1,711,702 1,633,267 Florida ............: 22,090 23,704 26,264 21,070 21,951 275,057 285,516 Georgia ............: 451,559 468,754 497,736 425,750 478,867 5,418,522 5,229,401 Indiana ............: 16,606 17,138 17,498 13,474 16,533 195,662 185,480 Kentucky ...........: 105,369 99,568 111,545 91,421 101,658 1,209,866 1,196,211 Louisiana ..........: 70,848 75,928 79,168 63,550 71,266 871,444 855,745 Maryland ...........: 49,441 49,162 54,056 42,653 53,117 570,144 541,051 : Minnesota ..........: 21,142 21,763 23,175 19,285 22,524 255,790 238,414 Mississippi ........: 273,642 281,416 304,584 253,646 293,739 3,366,869 3,309,584 Missouri ...........: 130,308 139,957 145,313 123,855 138,217 1,612,149 1,582,701 New Jersey .........: 399 447 366 330 388 4,563 4,861 New York ...........: 5,906 6,476 6,388 5,807 6,730 71,217 66,563 North Carolina .....: 388,438 391,241 407,938 344,419 389,513 4,503,464 4,340,601 Ohio ...............: 27,727 27,621 28,385 24,563 28,460 321,066 301,276 Oklahoma ...........: 50,617 57,693 60,446 52,530 55,549 660,918 678,515 Pennsylvania .......: 32,612 35,373 35,077 30,003 33,989 416,932 481,158 South Carolina .....: 118,991 130,688 132,214 118,087 133,726 1,493,203 1,465,912 : Tennessee ..........: 89,712 91,353 104,360 88,398 96,435 1,141,048 1,144,659 Texas ..............: 218,848 227,420 242,786 209,633 242,170 2,716,773 2,736,625 Virginia ...........: 110,626 107,013 122,829 98,926 112,166 1,312,659 1,233,367 Washington .........: 20,065 19,586 20,766 15,137 19,664 234,913 242,173 West Virginia ......: 26,808 28,701 27,730 24,053 26,050 318,035 326,292 Wisconsin ..........: 13,509 13,121 13,893 11,608 13,331 158,078 153,909 : United States ......:3,197,553 3,306,577 3,525,227 2,939,945 3,348,483 38,549,834 37,830,041 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 3,105 3,119 3,097 3,217 2,906 2,844 2,988 Arkansas ...........: 3,074 2,874 3,164 3,235 3,220 3,202 3,467 California .........: 804 866 749 774 855 822 781 Delaware ...........: 1,894 1,815 1,764 1,750 1,825 1,596 1,525 Florida ............: 182 161 174 187 156 140 133 Georgia ............: 3,485 3,450 3,697 3,970 4,111 3,502 3,643 Indiana ............: 115 104 112 113 128 117 132 Kentucky ...........: 959 947 1,058 1,102 1,020 992 1,124 Louisiana ..........: 465 458 405 443 468 442 498 Maryland ...........: 714 665 802 880 735 649 521 : Minnesota ..........: 205 210 217 236 194 213 208 Mississippi ........: 2,109 2,488 2,343 2,276 2,252 2,184 2,200 Missouri ...........: 1,334 1,134 1,214 1,318 1,202 1,096 1,217 New Jersey .........: 8 9 14 14 17 21 22 New York ...........: 146 140 176 163 165 160 168 North Carolina .....: 3,782 3,709 3,787 3,695 3,798 3,549 3,342 Ohio ...............: 237 223 223 243 255 272 282 Oklahoma ...........: 381 392 422 418 367 370 402 Pennsylvania .......: 744 599 618 553 589 553 563 South Carolina .....: 714 735 708 699 653 648 634 : Tennessee ..........: 1,031 1,190 1,142 1,051 1,000 833 818 Texas ..............: 1,804 1,698 1,796 1,725 1,655 1,617 1,611 Virginia ...........: 934 833 840 760 885 835 755 Washington .........: 121 89 115 111 99 112 120 West Virginia ......: 81 65 67 63 61 63 71 Wisconsin ..........: 177 172 180 145 164 175 179 : United States ......: 28,829 28,341 29,089 29,317 28,933 27,159 27,594 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.88 0.88 0.86 0.87 0.79 0.78 0.78 Arkansas ...........: 0.87 0.92 0.96 0.95 0.96 0.93 0.98 California .........: 0.85 0.98 0.86 0.84 0.96 0.91 0.78 Delaware ...........: 1.26 1.33 1.32 1.24 1.27 1.14 1.03 Florida ............: 0.72 0.75 0.78 0.82 0.68 0.63 0.55 Georgia ............: 0.80 0.83 0.85 0.88 0.90 0.77 0.76 Indiana ............: 0.71 0.69 0.71 0.67 0.78 0.71 0.72 Kentucky ...........: 0.95 0.99 1.09 1.08 1.02 0.95 1.03 Louisiana ..........: 0.64 0.65 0.57 0.58 0.61 0.60 0.68 Maryland ...........: 1.50 1.51 1.79 1.90 1.56 1.42 1.02 : Minnesota ..........: 1.00 1.10 1.01 1.06 0.94 0.92 0.92 Mississippi ........: 0.76 0.90 0.84 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.76 Missouri ...........: 0.95 0.92 0.93 0.94 0.87 0.83 0.88 New Jersey .........: 2.23 2.80 4.18 3.38 3.91 4.71 5.16 New York ...........: 2.42 2.72 2.96 2.94 2.67 2.69 2.67 North Carolina .....: 1.09 1.02 1.02 0.99 1.01 0.92 0.86 Ohio ...............: 0.87 0.91 0.83 0.92 0.94 1.03 1.01 Oklahoma ...........: 0.64 0.76 0.76 0.74 0.71 0.67 0.70 Pennsylvania .......: 1.68 1.67 1.76 1.65 1.71 1.57 1.59 South Carolina .....: 0.57 0.64 0.58 0.55 0.53 0.52 0.50 : Tennessee ..........: 1.07 1.26 1.23 1.05 1.01 0.88 0.81 Texas ..............: 0.79 0.80 0.81 0.75 0.73 0.70 0.69 Virginia ...........: 0.84 0.82 0.82 0.71 0.75 0.75 0.66 Washington .........: 0.54 0.53 0.61 0.56 0.47 0.54 0.59 West Virginia ......: 0.30 0.31 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.26 Wisconsin ..........: 1.30 1.44 1.39 1.07 1.19 1.26 1.28 : United States ......: 0.90 0.93 0.93 0.90 0.90 0.84 0.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 2,844 3,137 3,350 3,022 3,386 37,015 39,612 Arkansas ...........: 3,459 3,641 3,813 3,350 3,910 40,409 36,601 California .........: 868 810 834 672 788 9,623 8,948 Delaware ...........: 1,451 1,389 1,587 1,601 1,907 20,104 18,427 Florida ............: 126 125 119 123 167 1,793 2,070 Georgia ............: 3,569 3,803 4,204 4,128 4,430 45,992 38,804 Indiana ............: 119 128 145 131 165 1,509 1,016 Kentucky ...........: 1,116 1,131 1,104 1,158 1,317 13,028 9,115 Louisiana ..........: 519 577 501 448 538 5,762 5,219 Maryland ...........: 479 472 649 653 744 7,963 7,129 : Minnesota ..........: 193 184 226 203 199 2,488 2,345 Mississippi ........: 1,972 1,978 2,092 1,953 2,260 26,107 25,374 Missouri ...........: 1,223 1,271 1,357 1,236 1,360 14,962 12,995 New Jersey .........: 22 23 17 13 7 187 129 New York ...........: 155 146 150 156 187 1,912 1,826 North Carolina .....: 3,221 3,239 3,508 2,930 3,566 42,126 38,874 Ohio ...............: 284 280 295 263 311 3,168 2,709 Oklahoma ...........: 374 399 421 399 448 4,793 4,762 Pennsylvania .......: 500 592 537 536 634 7,018 7,938 South Carolina .....: 648 660 730 680 769 8,278 8,631 : Tennessee ..........: 745 835 821 674 833 10,973 11,088 Texas ..............: 1,421 1,657 1,526 1,501 1,608 19,619 17,661 Virginia ...........: 656 634 782 836 896 9,646 8,191 Washington .........: 138 146 172 115 164 1,502 1,677 West Virginia ......: 60 68 59 56 70 784 853 Wisconsin ..........: 165 155 156 154 145 1,967 1,870 : United States ......: 26,484 27,636 29,325 27,166 31,004 340,877 316,386 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.78 0.83 0.82 0.91 0.89 0.84 0.91 Arkansas ...........: 1.03 1.01 0.98 1.03 1.04 0.97 0.90 California .........: 0.87 0.82 0.80 0.83 0.85 0.86 0.77 Delaware ...........: 0.95 0.91 0.99 1.28 1.30 1.16 1.12 Florida ............: 0.57 0.53 0.45 0.58 0.76 0.65 0.72 Georgia ............: 0.78 0.80 0.84 0.96 0.92 0.84 0.74 Indiana ............: 0.71 0.74 0.82 0.97 0.99 0.77 0.54 Kentucky ...........: 1.05 1.12 0.98 1.25 1.28 1.07 0.76 Louisiana ..........: 0.73 0.75 0.63 0.70 0.75 0.66 0.61 Maryland ...........: 0.96 0.95 1.19 1.51 1.38 1.38 1.30 : Minnesota ..........: 0.90 0.84 0.96 1.04 0.88 0.96 0.97 Mississippi ........: 0.72 0.70 0.68 0.76 0.76 0.77 0.76 Missouri ...........: 0.93 0.90 0.92 0.99 0.97 0.92 0.81 New Jersey .........: 5.16 4.79 4.45 3.68 1.66 3.94 2.59 New York ...........: 2.57 2.21 2.30 2.62 2.70 2.61 2.67 North Carolina .....: 0.82 0.82 0.85 0.84 0.91 0.93 0.89 Ohio ...............: 1.01 1.01 1.03 1.06 1.08 0.98 0.89 Oklahoma ...........: 0.73 0.69 0.69 0.75 0.80 0.72 0.70 Pennsylvania .......: 1.51 1.65 1.51 1.75 1.83 1.66 1.62 South Carolina .....: 0.54 0.50 0.55 0.57 0.57 0.55 0.59 : Tennessee ..........: 0.82 0.91 0.78 0.76 0.86 0.95 0.96 Texas ..............: 0.64 0.72 0.62 0.71 0.66 0.72 0.64 Virginia ...........: 0.59 0.59 0.63 0.84 0.79 0.73 0.66 Washington .........: 0.68 0.74 0.82 0.76 0.83 0.64 0.69 West Virginia ......: 0.22 0.23 0.21 0.23 0.27 0.25 0.26 Wisconsin ..........: 1.21 1.17 1.11 1.31 1.08 1.23 1.20 : United States ......: 0.82 0.83 0.82 0.92 0.92 0.88 0.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - Missouri .........: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 109 120 139 274 232 228 339 Arkansas .........: 245 278 287 355 258 240 399 Delaware .........: 1,570 1,140 1,237 2,260 1,808 2,486 1,750 Georgia ..........: 107 94 70 117 69 51 78 Mississippi ......: 164 543 297 338 196 203 92 Missouri .........: 32 12 33 40 52 46 42 North Carolina ...: 251 232 290 307 234 350 324 Texas ............: 247 371 121 68 146 65 78 Virginia .........: 69 75 74 74 118 133 101 : United States ....: 5,145 6,974 6,091 7,166 7,359 7,986 7,350 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 87,871 88,814 84,609 91,680 93,527 92,581 96,600 Arkansas .........: 79,197 73,909 76,854 71,374 71,677 65,510 76,054 Delaware .........: 65,264 58,924 57,585 62,241 66,903 54,049 55,099 Georgia ..........: 91,588 86,726 91,360 93,760 96,884 83,081 80,984 Mississippi ......: 30,974 33,051 34,246 36,730 36,134 35,236 31,869 Missouri .........: 70,137 57,317 57,685 67,250 56,522 51,649 66,043 North Carolina ...: 103,072 100,845 99,936 94,640 93,738 91,548 87,475 Texas ............: 63,164 62,328 66,800 61,674 66,127 65,722 65,072 Virginia .........: 22,572 20,115 20,296 19,384 22,378 20,174 21,900 : United States ....: 921,404 918,616 909,579 920,195 926,963 874,306 893,046 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 65,261 61,199 43,261 33,429 26,246 26,581 30,057 Arkansas .........: 31,037 32,424 33,737 30,610 23,734 19,676 25,646 Delaware .........: 83,269 82,126 83,193 88,214 85,063 64,704 45,604 Georgia ..........: 91,035 74,226 84,819 87,595 91,665 59,504 69,326 Mississippi ......: 20,618 21,316 21,017 18,450 19,000 15,612 13,318 Missouri .........: 50,839 41,587 37,316 28,201 24,583 20,072 22,960 North Carolina ...: 70,946 61,917 73,397 73,507 98,422 57,488 30,745 Texas ............: 39,326 30,760 35,890 27,777 19,264 16,378 16,249 Virginia .........: 34,936 39,218 37,933 27,096 36,511 25,710 19,459 : United States ....: 672,927 668,516 665,725 643,063 587,831 435,433 392,624 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - Missouri .........: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 312 389 399 463 258 3,262 2,656 Arkansas .........: 410 286 364 272 387 3,781 3,251 Delaware .........: 1,144 838 689 620 623 16,165 38,159 Georgia ..........: 78 119 137 71 148 1,139 1,938 Mississippi ......: 73 50 38 193 122 2,309 4,704 Missouri .........: 28 31 46 16 37 415 826 North Carolina ...: 346 301 321 179 236 3,371 4,750 Texas ............: 69 36 32 20 32 1,285 1,806 Virginia .........: 92 108 84 77 84 1,089 1,602 : United States ....: 5,846 5,572 5,886 4,678 4,318 74,371 100,542 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 84,938 89,177 99,016 84,233 103,301 1,096,347 1,116,251 Arkansas .........: 76,880 73,887 76,739 77,066 85,665 904,812 932,418 Delaware .........: 55,571 53,366 63,060 61,877 73,339 727,278 542,403 Georgia ..........: 73,609 78,698 82,579 85,467 97,623 1,042,359 810,995 Mississippi ......: 29,198 28,328 26,723 23,465 23,887 369,841 331,806 Missouri .........: 58,590 64,992 60,267 54,436 58,678 723,566 631,798 North Carolina ...: 91,116 86,440 86,489 76,521 92,623 1,104,443 1,067,951 Texas ............: 68,827 68,060 67,308 63,380 73,841 792,303 604,326 Virginia .........: 17,435 16,149 20,281 22,853 23,975 247,512 182,880 : United States ....: 845,095 853,391 894,733 832,764 959,425 10,749,517 9,572,019 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 27,386 32,190 36,103 45,591 52,089 479,393 729,463 Arkansas .........: 27,038 24,868 26,796 33,297 41,259 350,122 305,151 Delaware .........: 34,170 32,012 47,891 74,943 85,268 806,457 628,558 Georgia ..........: 58,382 77,625 82,987 101,620 119,776 998,560 580,951 Mississippi ......: 11,434 9,989 9,436 11,280 14,637 186,107 126,748 Missouri .........: 22,271 22,434 21,172 21,747 22,647 335,829 300,567 North Carolina ...: 30,952 27,173 33,404 32,853 64,262 655,066 628,384 Texas ............: 15,780 17,481 17,577 19,959 27,281 283,722 332,770 Virginia .........: 12,551 12,719 17,414 34,118 38,633 336,298 273,284 : United States ....: 344,249 370,847 463,743 604,775 700,080 6,549,813 5,648,389 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 323 266 253 203 211 270 343 Arkansas .........: 1,256 1,176 1,301 777 1,199 1,195 1,185 Delaware .........: 129 129 44 73 75 67 55 Georgia ..........: 363 129 279 173 53 134 163 Mississippi ......: 97 80 60 83 112 107 135 Missouri .........: 135 47 51 56 41 174 70 North Carolina ...: 49 69 102 145 178 157 135 Texas ............: 57 91 56 57 115 105 63 Virginia .........: 5 7 9 16 7 9 13 : United States ....: 4,098 3,323 3,573 2,675 3,327 3,687 3,666 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 1,101 1,157 1,193 1,297 1,162 1,099 1,018 Arkansas .........: 995 732 755 728 754 763 739 Delaware .........: 3,885 3,281 2,342 2,295 2,255 1,905 1,888 Georgia ..........: 3,847 3,726 4,255 4,059 3,443 3,177 3,192 Mississippi ......: 363 336 428 502 462 519 415 Missouri .........: 559 480 524 563 494 470 425 North Carolina ...: 4,811 3,852 3,985 3,810 3,864 3,507 3,504 Texas ............: 766 571 671 705 651 627 588 Virginia .........: 931 720 679 587 560 605 468 : United States ....: 26,100 22,160 21,883 21,779 20,606 19,488 18,727 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 1,206 1,214 1,222 1,121 981 965 1,217 Arkansas .........: 539 556 545 504 617 652 593 Delaware .........: 1,181 1,218 1,123 1,252 1,273 1,187 1,274 Georgia ..........: 792 893 811 989 936 871 923 Mississippi ......: 415 539 479 421 354 360 520 Missouri .........: 313 234 229 242 201 206 250 North Carolina ...: 990 791 839 885 1,009 1,454 896 Texas ............: 435 332 338 371 383 446 483 Virginia .........: 637 604 534 595 668 679 680 : United States ....: 11,259 11,438 11,258 11,201 10,987 11,323 11,598 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 8,055 7,173 7,875 5,754 5,966 6,299 6,625 Arkansas .........: 4,987 4,367 4,507 3,578 3,813 4,293 4,340 Delaware .........: 2,002 1,915 1,837 1,738 1,707 1,944 1,837 Georgia ..........: 15,180 14,369 15,014 13,405 12,932 11,627 11,856 Mississippi ......: 1,532 1,658 1,444 1,392 1,435 1,408 1,496 Missouri .........: 1,238 1,109 925 961 1,087 1,231 1,405 North Carolina ...: 10,546 12,545 12,839 11,667 11,909 12,495 12,137 Texas ............: 1,957 1,562 1,418 1,264 1,361 1,194 1,340 Virginia .........: 588 553 611 621 511 523 494 : United States ....: 60,686 61,791 61,761 52,560 52,254 52,524 54,279 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 384 296 495 295 431 3,770 6,334 Arkansas .........: 987 843 1,242 1,243 1,258 13,662 15,622 Delaware .........: 55 79 62 103 54 925 754 Georgia ..........: 165 151 306 197 330 2,443 2,035 Mississippi ......: 100 70 111 136 53 1,144 1,194 Missouri .........: 83 53 72 72 25 879 1,763 North Carolina ...: 144 117 205 105 177 1,583 1,780 Texas ............: 76 92 128 53 59 952 1,008 Virginia .........: 22 5 4 2 5 104 211 : United States ....: 49,516 36,867 16,559 6,524 13,748 147,563 49,444 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 1,043 1,119 1,237 1,305 1,526 14,257 15,583 Arkansas .........: 838 933 1,157 980 1,260 10,634 9,685 Delaware .........: 1,843 1,890 1,765 1,746 2,253 27,348 44,014 Georgia ..........: 2,941 3,077 3,434 3,222 3,641 42,014 51,475 Mississippi ......: 385 340 382 397 469 4,998 4,992 Missouri .........: 397 531 548 499 486 5,976 7,517 North Carolina ...: 3,451 3,594 3,430 3,047 3,251 44,106 55,052 Texas ............: 592 674 780 811 738 8,174 9,280 Virginia .........: 461 527 583 576 784 7,481 13,675 : United States ....: 18,179 18,583 19,930 18,296 21,620 247,351 309,024 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 1,246 1,317 1,349 1,127 1,344 14,309 16,718 Arkansas .........: 526 436 397 384 434 6,183 6,800 Delaware .........: 1,241 1,124 1,316 1,023 1,403 14,615 11,149 Georgia ..........: 693 845 784 775 854 10,166 9,046 Mississippi ......: 773 643 673 412 405 5,994 6,287 Missouri .........: 295 297 259 221 264 3,011 3,124 North Carolina ...: 923 979 1,046 804 926 11,542 11,419 Texas ............: 605 500 636 397 533 5,459 4,868 Virginia .........: 713 693 932 650 859 8,244 6,057 : United States ....: 11,399 11,558 12,995 10,810 13,407 139,233 129,500 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 5,423 5,550 6,687 6,329 7,425 79,161 76,154 Arkansas .........: 4,189 4,484 5,181 6,087 5,474 55,300 61,719 Delaware .........: 1,394 1,261 1,248 1,297 1,582 19,762 16,014 Georgia ..........: 12,058 13,747 13,756 13,648 14,385 161,977 142,767 Mississippi ......: 1,418 1,780 1,956 1,573 1,751 18,843 21,903 Missouri .........: 1,352 917 1,070 1,144 970 13,409 13,942 North Carolina ...: 12,042 11,426 11,926 11,017 11,484 142,033 130,804 Texas ............: 1,173 1,042 1,012 1,468 1,319 16,110 18,530 Virginia .........: 463 477 535 509 477 6,362 5,915 : United States ....: 51,379 53,796 57,837 58,655 59,443 676,965 655,247 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 15,510 15,153 14,132 15,499 13,411 14,640 15,221 Arkansas .........: 6,771 5,377 6,098 5,136 4,948 5,424 5,953 Delaware .........: 3,178 3,030 2,745 3,956 4,242 3,885 3,984 Georgia ..........: 8,372 7,749 9,263 10,097 9,619 9,256 9,046 Mississippi ......: 1,403 1,583 1,881 2,196 1,499 1,515 1,407 Missouri .........: 4,190 4,046 4,390 4,150 4,341 3,439 4,662 North Carolina ...: 4,416 4,871 4,748 5,285 6,103 5,363 5,127 Texas ............: 6,927 4,253 4,441 4,723 5,130 5,400 5,727 Virginia .........: 1,784 1,714 1,811 2,092 2,489 2,700 2,792 : United States ....: 98,609 87,821 95,893 95,590 91,655 92,382 95,267 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 1,526 958 1,089 1,654 1,411 1,425 1,339 Arkansas .........: 1,370 1,098 1,396 1,250 1,502 763 283 Delaware .........: 1,712 1,865 956 1,359 1,585 1,526 1,874 Georgia ..........: 2,844 3,559 3,327 3,941 4,255 2,945 3,223 Mississippi ......: 571 129 436 632 362 502 574 Missouri .........: 57 81 151 108 204 157 67 North Carolina ...: 3,071 2,695 2,985 2,507 2,283 2,728 1,653 Texas ............: 1,343 866 1,046 950 948 686 945 Virginia .........: 741 581 1,085 1,083 1,659 874 1,761 : United States ....: 21,843 19,128 18,428 20,422 19,656 19,072 18,232 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 54,290 73,418 80,096 82,990 69,992 54,555 46,267 Arkansas .........: 90,640 77,148 59,315 46,334 42,267 34,859 37,701 Delaware .........: 24,000 28,625 21,793 15,993 16,096 18,117 14,830 Georgia ..........: 80,224 110,101 106,666 93,527 106,507 76,741 71,495 Mississippi ......: 14,142 24,683 25,479 31,307 21,617 15,223 12,552 Missouri .........: 27,443 20,901 24,489 25,858 31,665 26,492 29,894 North Carolina ...: 97,277 78,305 75,078 56,274 69,968 65,310 62,811 Texas ............: 34,926 24,455 26,047 24,087 25,540 19,444 21,269 Virginia .........: 18,356 11,579 12,714 10,654 12,023 14,372 11,657 : United States ....: 705,906 686,198 664,604 600,306 599,110 536,482 528,513 : number head : Total : Alabama ..........: 235,252 249,472 233,869 233,901 213,139 198,643 199,026 Arkansas .........: 217,037 197,065 184,795 160,646 150,769 133,375 152,893 Delaware .........: 186,190 182,253 172,855 179,381 181,007 149,870 128,195 Georgia ..........: 294,352 301,572 315,864 307,663 326,363 247,387 250,286 Mississippi ......: 70,279 83,918 85,767 92,051 81,171 70,685 62,378 Missouri .........: 154,943 125,814 125,793 127,429 119,190 103,936 125,818 North Carolina ...: 295,429 266,122 274,199 249,027 287,708 240,400 204,807 Texas ............: 149,148 125,589 136,828 121,676 119,665 110,067 111,814 Virginia .........: 80,619 75,166 75,746 62,202 76,924 65,779 59,325 : United States ....:2,527,977 2,485,965 2,458,795 2,374,957 2,319,748 2,052,683 2,023,302 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 16,275 17,285 16,491 13,798 19,237 186,652 234,338 Arkansas .........: 6,167 5,630 5,265 5,786 6,832 69,387 67,053 Delaware .........: 3,896 3,755 4,005 4,319 5,196 46,191 37,024 Georgia ..........: 7,713 8,452 7,971 9,273 9,795 106,606 92,472 Mississippi ......: 1,468 1,438 1,519 1,444 1,440 18,793 19,190 Missouri .........: 4,090 3,813 3,642 2,533 2,694 45,990 51,803 North Carolina ...: 5,437 5,270 5,733 4,733 5,217 62,303 62,796 Texas ............: 6,029 6,180 5,048 4,073 4,699 62,630 64,453 Virginia .........: 2,462 3,048 3,493 3,191 2,390 29,966 19,495 : United States ....: 94,514 95,790 97,105 92,230 102,648 1,139,504 1,150,585 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 1,443 1,348 2,051 1,906 1,825 17,975 20,525 Arkansas .........: 692 1,369 880 1,165 1,453 13,221 9,519 Delaware .........: 1,939 1,962 1,059 1,393 2,362 19,592 21,484 Georgia ..........: 3,613 4,283 3,527 2,290 2,642 40,449 33,330 Mississippi ......: 185 174 173 334 576 4,648 3,339 Missouri .........: 90 145 138 77 67 1,342 1,656 North Carolina ...: 3,362 3,288 3,403 1,295 2,403 31,673 27,681 Texas ............: 1,062 1,022 1,073 770 805 11,516 11,895 Virginia .........: 969 937 990 1,135 1,373 13,188 7,029 : United States ....: 21,014 22,544 22,659 16,372 17,653 237,023 211,587 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 39,804 46,819 52,936 56,719 74,805 732,691 789,581 Arkansas .........: 33,189 31,698 35,618 34,952 32,541 556,262 811,427 Delaware .........: 13,816 11,802 22,647 20,728 28,601 237,048 357,322 Georgia ..........: 90,037 125,744 78,246 101,993 118,931 1,160,212 932,519 Mississippi ......: 9,660 8,664 10,441 11,206 14,475 199,449 121,916 Missouri .........: 24,475 29,393 26,887 24,995 26,565 319,057 374,540 North Carolina ...: 58,838 58,678 83,999 55,037 66,525 828,100 829,805 Texas ............: 21,920 18,861 17,751 15,258 19,815 269,373 276,775 Virginia .........: 11,004 7,881 9,250 13,577 12,695 145,762 290,489 : United States ....: 515,573 569,823 564,220 572,502 660,262 7,203,499 7,026,418 : number head : Total : Alabama ..........: 178,254 195,490 216,764 211,766 262,241 2,627,817 3,007,603 Arkansas .........: 150,916 144,434 153,639 161,232 176,563 1,983,364 2,222,645 Delaware .........: 115,069 108,089 143,742 168,049 200,681 1,915,381 1,696,881 Georgia ..........: 249,289 312,741 273,727 318,556 368,125 3,565,925 2,657,528 Mississippi ......: 54,694 51,476 51,452 50,440 57,815 812,126 642,079 Missouri .........: 111,671 122,606 114,101 105,740 112,433 1,449,474 1,387,536 North Carolina ...: 206,611 197,266 229,956 185,591 247,104 2,884,220 2,820,422 Texas ............: 116,133 113,948 111,345 106,189 129,122 1,451,524 1,325,711 Virginia .........: 46,172 42,544 53,566 76,688 81,275 796,006 800,637 : United States ....:1,956,764 2,038,771 2,155,667 2,217,606 2,552,604 27,164,839 24,852,755 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Arkansas ...........: 2,790 2,657 2,936 3,130 3,004 3,056 3,015 California .........: 685 626 658 832 816 799 907 Indiana ............: 1,750 1,513 1,688 2,020 1,966 1,970 2,051 Iowa ...............: 1,180 990 903 520 536 527 535 Minnesota ..........: 3,222 2,974 3,406 3,615 3,878 4,411 4,495 Missouri ...........: 974 831 889 956 903 887 996 North Carolina .....: 1,571 1,852 1,908 1,790 1,686 2,007 1,984 Ohio ...............: 361 377 391 402 420 409 430 Pennsylvania .......: 428 438 522 498 550 562 604 Texas ..............: 484 525 459 483 477 462 493 Virginia ...........: 2,244 1,941 2,085 2,076 2,173 2,214 2,283 : United States ......: 18,118 16,944 18,322 18,990 19,205 20,058 20,669 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Arkansas ...........: 56,045 53,388 59,219 63,497 61,882 61,389 61,197 California .........: 19,744 19,357 20,464 23,876 23,095 23,586 26,543 Indiana ............: 71,821 59,802 66,901 81,377 77,457 79,087 83,153 Iowa ...............: 50,363 42,138 38,937 21,782 22,634 22,106 21,723 Minnesota ..........: 85,553 77,001 87,855 95,869 102,526 113,113 114,367 Missouri ...........: 31,775 27,408 30,192 32,267 31,698 30,816 33,117 North Carolina .....: 58,214 70,046 74,539 68,928 61,453 71,188 72,369 Ohio ...............: 16,710 16,911 17,683 17,952 18,769 17,656 18,407 Pennsylvania .......: 10,888 11,035 13,370 12,570 14,147 14,785 15,997 Texas ..............: 7,209 7,267 6,669 6,974 6,945 6,566 6,991 Virginia ...........: 59,050 51,438 55,479 53,452 56,271 57,457 59,827 : United States ......: 564,262 525,412 569,468 584,081 585,881 603,968 622,421 : pounds : Average live weight : Arkansas ...........: 20.09 20.09 20.17 20.29 20.60 20.09 20.30 California .........: 28.82 30.92 31.11 28.70 28.29 29.51 29.26 Indiana ............: 41.03 39.52 39.63 40.28 39.40 40.14 40.53 Iowa ...............: 42.69 42.55 43.11 41.85 42.24 41.91 40.61 Minnesota ..........: 26.55 25.89 25.79 26.52 26.44 25.64 25.44 Missouri ...........: 32.61 32.98 33.98 33.74 35.10 34.73 33.24 North Carolina .....: 37.06 37.82 39.06 38.51 36.44 35.47 36.48 Ohio ...............: 46.22 44.86 45.20 44.62 44.74 43.21 42.78 Pennsylvania .......: 25.41 25.21 25.63 25.23 25.72 26.30 26.49 Texas ..............: 14.88 13.84 14.54 14.44 14.56 14.21 14.19 Virginia ...........: 26.32 26.50 26.60 25.74 25.90 25.95 26.20 : United States ......: 31.14 31.01 31.08 30.76 30.51 30.11 30.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Arkansas ...........: 2,789 2,513 3,224 3,071 2,749 34,934 34,088 California .........: 1,027 1,016 1,717 1,715 943 11,741 13,054 Indiana ............: 2,074 2,094 2,228 1,761 1,958 23,073 18,828 Iowa ...............: 532 490 556 441 766 7,976 14,681 Minnesota ..........: 4,230 4,389 4,333 4,389 3,566 46,908 42,632 Missouri ...........: 981 960 1,038 887 888 11,190 11,656 North Carolina .....: 2,008 1,950 2,223 1,863 1,796 22,638 27,647 Ohio ...............: 427 473 491 448 385 5,014 4,961 Pennsylvania .......: 588 638 985 817 679 7,309 6,869 Texas ..............: 464 545 600 558 507 6,057 6,724 Virginia ...........: 2,185 2,213 2,542 2,251 2,263 26,470 26,227 : United States ......: 19,980 20,066 23,067 20,764 19,006 235,189 237,964 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Arkansas ...........: 57,366 53,675 68,756 61,613 55,864 713,891 681,085 California .........: 28,492 29,620 43,862 44,705 27,812 331,156 366,219 Indiana ............: 82,854 83,009 88,433 66,990 78,501 919,385 714,206 Iowa ...............: 20,863 19,193 21,462 17,055 32,614 330,870 615,516 Minnesota ..........: 105,870 113,764 116,267 109,178 96,824 1,218,187 1,091,626 Missouri ...........: 32,392 31,369 34,766 30,027 31,612 377,439 380,385 North Carolina .....: 72,004 71,172 81,646 65,202 66,679 833,440 949,628 Ohio ...............: 18,572 20,173 20,833 16,916 16,578 217,160 216,882 Pennsylvania .......: 14,879 16,280 22,872 18,953 17,838 183,614 167,791 Texas ..............: 6,498 8,052 9,324 9,026 8,338 89,859 152,518 Virginia ...........: 57,880 59,067 68,367 59,759 61,949 699,996 681,628 : United States ......: 599,835 613,217 695,579 595,911 590,747 7,150,782 7,220,540 : pounds : Average live weight : Arkansas ...........: 20.57 21.36 21.33 20.06 20.32 20.40 20.00 California .........: 27.75 29.16 25.54 26.07 29.48 28.20 28.10 Indiana ............: 39.95 39.65 39.70 38.04 40.09 39.80 37.90 Iowa ...............: 39.19 39.15 38.62 38.64 42.59 41.50 41.90 Minnesota ..........: 25.03 25.92 26.83 24.88 27.15 26.00 25.60 Missouri ...........: 33.01 32.68 33.50 33.84 35.60 33.70 32.60 North Carolina .....: 35.86 36.49 36.73 34.99 37.13 36.80 34.30 Ohio ...............: 43.45 42.69 42.46 37.78 43.10 43.30 43.70 Pennsylvania .......: 25.30 25.53 23.21 23.21 26.27 25.10 24.40 Texas ..............: 14.00 14.77 15.53 16.16 16.44 14.80 22.70 Virginia ...........: 26.49 26.69 26.89 26.54 27.37 26.40 26.00 : United States ......: 30.02 30.56 30.15 28.70 31.08 30.40 30.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Arkansas ...........: 46,990 43,958 48,503 53,249 51,430 51,455 51,177 California .........: 15,824 15,494 16,376 19,055 18,452 18,907 21,253 Indiana ............: 58,208 48,251 54,158 65,742 62,287 63,860 67,044 Iowa ...............: 39,229 33,159 30,534 17,043 17,667 17,245 16,930 Minnesota ..........: 67,973 61,387 70,236 76,516 81,948 90,447 91,129 Missouri ...........: 25,713 22,313 24,475 26,120 25,679 25,007 26,799 North Carolina .....: 45,445 54,986 58,286 54,297 48,208 55,615 56,386 Ohio ...............: 13,354 13,515 14,127 14,352 15,006 14,115 14,709 Pennsylvania .......: 8,553 8,706 10,571 9,947 11,208 11,718 12,647 Texas ..............: 6,032 5,999 5,731 5,944 5,955 5,650 5,937 Virginia ...........: 47,129 41,079 44,297 42,730 45,026 45,838 47,753 : United States ......: 451,344 419,636 454,990 468,525 469,331 484,245 497,961 : percent : Carcass and parts : Arkansas ...........: 282 262 276 324 285 260 291 California .........: 216 138 180 179 212 174 245 Indiana ............: 896 768 884 1,060 964 950 1,053 Iowa ...............: 625 510 443 195 190 218 171 Minnesota ..........: 1,413 1,128 1,231 1,400 1,439 1,527 1,645 Missouri ...........: 196 152 181 234 202 191 246 North Carolina .....: 399 539 645 608 537 516 527 Ohio ...............: 278 293 314 318 322 301 328 Pennsylvania .......: 162 141 180 205 183 196 221 Texas ..............: 41 44 40 36 32 32 28 Virginia ...........: 657 477 538 566 522 511 530 : United States ......: 6,401 5,566 6,133 6,436 6,185 6,090 6,602 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Arkansas ...........: 0.60 0.59 0.57 0.61 0.55 0.50 0.57 California .........: 1.34 0.88 1.09 0.93 1.13 0.91 1.14 Indiana ............: 1.52 1.57 1.61 1.59 1.52 1.47 1.55 Iowa ...............: 1.57 1.51 1.43 1.13 1.06 1.25 1.00 Minnesota ..........: 2.04 1.80 1.72 1.80 1.73 1.66 1.77 Missouri ...........: 0.76 0.67 0.74 0.89 0.78 0.76 0.91 North Carolina .....: 0.87 0.97 1.09 1.11 1.10 0.92 0.93 Ohio ...............: 2.04 2.12 2.18 2.17 2.10 2.09 2.18 Pennsylvania .......: 1.86 1.60 1.67 2.02 1.60 1.64 1.72 Texas ..............: 0.67 0.73 0.70 0.60 0.54 0.56 0.46 Virginia ...........: 1.37 1.15 1.20 1.31 1.15 1.10 1.10 : United States ......: 1.40 1.31 1.33 1.36 1.30 1.24 1.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2014 and 2013 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2014 Total:2013 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Arkansas ...........: 48,155 44,628 57,943 52,251 46,813 596,552 570,434 California .........: 22,819 23,732 35,307 35,828 22,269 265,316 294,258 Indiana ............: 66,884 66,811 71,422 54,075 63,091 741,833 577,042 Iowa ...............: 16,214 14,950 16,644 13,258 25,738 258,611 484,451 Minnesota ..........: 84,474 90,657 92,630 87,267 76,904 971,568 872,240 Missouri ...........: 26,262 25,447 28,149 24,328 25,595 305,887 308,951 North Carolina .....: 56,264 55,474 64,127 50,975 52,140 652,203 744,678 Ohio ...............: 14,844 16,121 16,651 13,497 13,236 173,527 173,081 Pennsylvania .......: 11,807 12,998 18,422 15,195 14,150 145,922 132,976 Texas ..............: 5,523 6,844 7,961 7,595 6,671 75,842 123,061 Virginia ...........: 46,353 47,183 54,595 47,762 49,459 559,204 543,226 : United States ......: 480,569 490,385 558,196 478,421 472,065 5,725,668 5,775,814 : percent : Carcass and parts : Arkansas ...........: 302 327 389 314 319 3,631 3,917 California .........: 267 245 314 195 235 2,600 3,142 Indiana ............: 1,035 1,075 1,165 851 1,133 11,834 9,953 Iowa ...............: 191 190 260 171 444 3,608 7,937 Minnesota ..........: 1,544 1,786 1,876 1,674 1,422 18,085 15,477 Missouri ...........: 219 212 242 230 226 2,531 2,266 North Carolina .....: 494 574 643 507 562 6,551 7,693 Ohio ...............: 285 303 317 244 253 3,556 3,523 Pennsylvania .......: 184 199 265 223 264 2,423 2,386 Texas ..............: 28 42 50 47 48 468 634 Virginia ...........: 525 572 697 580 595 6,770 6,612 : United States ......: 6,404 6,873 7,695 6,495 7,032 77,912 79,430 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Arkansas ...........: 0.62 0.73 0.67 0.60 0.68 0.60 0.68 California .........: 1.16 1.02 0.88 0.54 1.05 0.97 1.06 Indiana ............: 1.52 1.58 1.60 1.55 1.76 1.57 1.70 Iowa ...............: 1.16 1.25 1.54 1.27 1.69 1.38 1.61 Minnesota ..........: 1.79 1.93 1.98 1.88 1.82 1.83 1.74 Missouri ...........: 0.83 0.83 0.85 0.94 0.88 0.82 0.73 North Carolina .....: 0.87 1.02 0.99 0.98 1.07 0.99 1.02 Ohio ...............: 1.89 1.84 1.87 1.77 1.88 2.01 1.99 Pennsylvania .......: 1.54 1.50 1.42 1.45 1.83 1.63 1.76 Texas ..............: 0.50 0.61 0.62 0.61 0.72 0.61 0.51 Virginia ...........: 1.12 1.20 1.26 1.20 1.19 1.20 1.20 : United States ......: 1.32 1.38 1.36 1.34 1.47 1.34 1.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. 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 1 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. 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