United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pou 2-1 (07) Poultry Slaughter 2006 Annual Summary February 2007 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : :----------------------------------------------------: Month : : Mature : : Ducks : Young :-----------------------------: Total : : : Light : Heavy : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Number : Jan : 744,882 6,437 6,165 12,602 757,484 2,347 Feb : 678,251 4,492 5,581 10,073 688,324 2,148 Mar : 777,546 4,624 6,993 11,617 789,163 2,520 Apr : 694,231 4,647 6,051 10,698 704,929 2,289 May : 786,909 4,953 6,892 11,845 798,754 2,523 Jun : 763,481 4,503 7,162 11,665 775,146 2,395 Jul : 717,006 3,721 6,121 9,842 726,848 2,156 Aug : 793,371 4,329 7,242 11,571 804,942 2,414 Sep : 712,381 4,020 5,956 9,976 722,357 2,236 Oct : 774,780 4,440 6,806 11,246 786,026 2,286 Nov : 715,655 3,663 6,498 10,161 725,816 2,362 Dec : 679,262 4,167 5,698 9,865 689,127 2,405 Total : 8,837,755 53,996 77,165 131,161 8,968,916 28,081 : : : 1,000 pounds : Live Weight : Jan : 4,095,723 21,299 49,099 70,398 4,166,121 15,882 Feb : 3,696,466 15,204 44,003 59,207 3,755,673 14,529 Mar : 4,232,102 15,357 56,003 71,360 4,303,462 17,162 Apr : 3,787,424 15,512 48,964 64,476 3,851,900 15,967 May : 4,316,078 16,369 55,898 72,267 4,388,345 17,108 Jun : 4,162,560 15,058 58,450 73,508 4,236,068 16,030 Jul : 3,857,915 12,622 50,089 62,711 3,920,626 14,149 Aug : 4,250,058 14,459 59,190 73,649 4,323,707 15,511 Sep : 3,931,918 13,455 48,690 62,145 3,994,063 15,020 Oct : 4,325,912 14,594 55,126 69,720 4,395,632 15,319 Nov : 3,951,868 12,467 52,003 64,470 4,016,338 15,849 Dec : 3,724,613 13,616 45,294 58,910 3,783,523 16,176 Total : 48,332,637 180,012 622,809 802,821 49,135,458 188,702 : : : Pounds : Average Live : Weight : Jan : 5.50 3.31 7.96 5.59 5.50 6.77 Feb : 5.45 3.38 7.88 5.88 5.46 6.76 Mar : 5.44 3.32 8.01 6.14 5.45 6.81 Apr : 5.46 3.34 8.09 6.03 5.46 6.98 May : 5.48 3.30 8.11 6.10 5.49 6.78 Jun : 5.45 3.34 8.16 6.30 5.46 6.69 Jul : 5.38 3.39 8.18 6.37 5.39 6.56 Aug : 5.36 3.34 8.17 6.36 5.37 6.43 Sep : 5.52 3.35 8.17 6.23 5.53 6.72 Oct : 5.58 3.29 8.10 6.20 5.59 6.70 Nov : 5.52 3.40 8.00 6.34 5.53 6.71 Dec : 5.48 3.27 7.95 5.97 5.49 6.73 Total : 5.47 3.33 8.07 6.12 5.48 6.72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : Other : Total Month :-----------------------------------:Poultry 2/ : Poultry : Young : Old : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Number : Jan : 18,521 188 18,709 Feb : 17,621 132 17,753 Mar : 21,544 202 21,746 Apr : 19,141 240 19,381 May : 21,659 129 21,788 Jun : 22,705 238 22,943 Jul : 20,538 276 20,814 Aug : 23,099 307 23,406 Sep : 20,819 213 21,032 Oct : 24,730 222 24,952 Nov : 23,266 244 23,510 Dec : 19,091 198 19,289 Total : 252,734 2,589 255,323 : : : 1,000 pounds : Live Weight : Jan : 560,735 5,126 565,861 300 4,748,164 Feb : 523,618 3,427 527,045 256 4,297,503 Mar : 615,810 5,493 621,303 312 4,942,239 Apr : 542,249 6,117 548,366 293 4,416,526 May : 621,081 3,484 624,565 374 5,030,392 Jun : 636,001 6,367 642,368 361 4,894,827 Jul : 571,435 7,209 578,644 363 4,513,782 Aug : 622,907 7,561 630,468 407 4,970,093 Sep : 578,122 5,614 583,736 1,327 4,594,146 Oct : 677,821 6,000 683,821 1,539 5,096,311 Nov : 631,914 6,410 638,324 407 4,670,918 Dec : 536,539 5,367 541,906 311 4,341,916 Total : 7,118,232 68,175 7,186,407 6,250 56,516,817 : : : Pounds : Average Live : Weight : Jan : 30.28 27.27 30.25 Feb : 29.72 25.96 29.69 Mar : 28.58 27.19 28.57 Apr : 28.33 25.49 28.29 May : 28.68 27.01 28.67 Jun : 28.01 26.75 28.00 Jul : 27.82 26.12 27.80 Aug : 26.97 24.63 26.94 Sep : 27.77 26.36 27.75 Oct : 27.41 27.03 27.41 Nov : 27.16 26.27 27.15 Dec : 28.10 27.11 28.09 Total : 28.16 26.33 28.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, squab, and any other voluntary poultry. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : :----------------------------------------------------: Month : : Mature : : Ducks : Young :-----------------------------: Total : : : Light : Heavy : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Chilled : Jan : 2,766,547 10,683 31,850 42,533 2,809,080 5,788 Feb : 2,486,391 7,933 29,170 37,103 2,523,494 5,246 Mar : 2,850,528 8,017 37,034 45,051 2,895,579 6,224 Apr : 2,558,446 7,876 32,252 40,128 2,598,574 6,043 May : 2,916,851 8,376 36,605 44,981 2,961,832 6,208 Jun : 2,802,691 7,641 38,234 45,875 2,848,566 5,810 Jul : 2,579,958 6,297 32,391 38,688 2,618,646 4,978 Aug : 2,832,966 7,346 38,594 45,940 2,878,906 5,396 Sep : 2,599,646 6,895 32,546 39,441 2,639,087 5,083 Oct : 2,857,535 7,305 36,092 43,397 2,900,932 5,218 Nov : 2,614,858 6,414 33,866 40,280 2,655,138 5,302 Dec : 2,473,843 6,950 29,738 36,688 2,510,531 5,554 Total : 32,340,260 91,733 408,372 500,105 32,840,365 66,850 : Frozen : Jan : 282,956 2 430 432 283,388 5,563 Feb : 256,715 208 208 256,923 5,157 Mar : 294,381 40 441 481 294,862 6,031 Apr : 261,734 57 255 312 262,046 5,395 May : 293,693 398 398 294,091 6,082 Jun : 296,204 389 389 296,593 5,737 Jul : 278,067 514 514 278,581 5,228 Aug : 308,047 342 342 308,389 5,733 Sep : 285,612 23 244 267 285,879 5,577 Oct : 319,160 51 557 608 319,768 5,693 Nov : 283,567 8 304 312 283,879 5,996 Dec : 251,576 140 140 251,716 6,001 Total : 3,411,712 181 4,222 4,403 3,416,115 68,193 : Total Certified : Jan : 3,049,503 10,685 32,280 42,965 3,092,468 11,351 Feb : 2,743,106 7,933 29,378 37,311 2,780,417 10,403 Mar : 3,144,909 8,057 37,475 45,532 3,190,441 12,255 Apr : 2,820,180 7,933 32,507 40,440 2,860,620 11,438 May : 3,210,544 8,376 37,003 45,379 3,255,923 12,290 Jun : 3,098,895 7,641 38,623 46,264 3,145,159 11,547 Jul : 2,858,025 6,297 32,905 39,202 2,897,227 10,206 Aug : 3,141,013 7,346 38,936 46,282 3,187,295 11,129 Sep : 2,885,258 6,918 32,790 39,708 2,924,966 10,660 Oct : 3,176,695 7,356 36,649 44,005 3,220,700 10,911 Nov : 2,898,425 6,422 34,170 40,592 2,939,017 11,298 Dec : 2,725,419 6,950 29,878 36,828 2,762,247 11,555 Total : 35,751,972 91,914 412,594 504,508 36,256,480 135,043 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : Other : Total Month :-----------------------------------:Poultry 2/ : Poultry : Young : Old : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Chilled : Jan : 245,238 3,228 248,466 163 3,063,497 Feb : 232,672 2,180 234,852 131 2,763,723 Mar : 278,362 3,404 281,766 163 3,183,732 Apr : 240,667 3,874 244,541 151 2,849,309 May : 268,458 2,439 270,897 175 3,239,112 Jun : 273,555 3,913 277,468 158 3,132,002 Jul : 250,849 4,531 255,380 168 2,879,172 Aug : 271,483 5,002 276,485 179 3,160,966 Sep : 257,420 3,168 260,588 171 2,904,929 Oct : 317,038 3,637 320,675 176 3,227,001 Nov : 298,360 3,241 301,601 155 2,962,196 Dec : 243,582 3,289 246,871 183 2,763,139 Total : 3,177,684 41,906 3,219,590 1,973 36,128,778 : Frozen : Jan : 197,737 656 198,393 19 487,363 Feb : 180,584 401 180,985 23 443,088 Mar : 209,530 703 210,233 28 511,154 Apr : 189,663 806 190,469 29 457,939 May : 224,344 152 224,496 41 524,710 Jun : 230,830 1,018 231,848 31 534,209 Jul : 202,687 991 203,678 25 487,512 Aug : 222,124 756 222,880 32 537,034 Sep : 199,090 1,146 200,236 544 492,236 Oct : 218,719 1,003 219,722 703 545,886 Nov : 201,314 1,667 202,981 79 492,935 Dec : 179,882 826 180,708 23 438,448 Total : 2,456,504 10,125 2,466,629 1,577 5,952,514 : Total Certified : Jan : 442,975 3,884 446,859 182 3,550,860 Feb : 413,256 2,581 415,837 154 3,206,811 Mar : 487,892 4,107 491,999 191 3,694,886 Apr : 430,330 4,680 435,010 180 3,307,248 May : 492,802 2,591 495,393 216 3,763,822 Jun : 504,385 4,931 509,316 189 3,666,211 Jul : 453,536 5,522 459,058 193 3,366,684 Aug : 493,607 5,758 499,365 211 3,698,000 Sep : 456,510 4,314 460,824 715 3,397,165 Oct : 535,757 4,640 540,397 879 3,772,887 Nov : 499,674 4,908 504,582 234 3,455,131 Dec : 423,464 4,115 427,579 206 3,201,587 Total : 5,634,188 52,031 5,686,219 3,550 42,081,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, squab, and any other voluntary poultry. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : :-------------------------------------------------: : : Mature : : Ducks : Young :-----------------------------: Total : Month : : Light : Heavy : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Live Weight : Condemned : Jan : 12,969 292 479 771 13,740 28 Feb : 12,355 170 469 639 12,994 28 Mar : 13,382 190 604 794 14,176 32 Apr : 11,425 295 570 865 12,290 27 May : 13,961 283 713 996 14,957 37 Jun : 14,275 394 800 1,194 15,469 40 Jul : 18,944 444 1,141 1,585 20,529 50 Aug : 20,027 578 1,227 1,805 21,832 52 Sep : 11,907 214 538 752 12,659 47 Oct : 12,749 270 647 917 13,666 42 Nov : 13,003 178 631 809 13,812 38 Dec : 12,758 171 538 709 13,467 47 Total : 167,755 3,479 8,357 11,836 179,591 468 : : : Percent : Percent of : Live Weight : Condemned 2/ : Jan : 0.32 1.37 0.98 1.10 0.33 0.18 Feb : 0.33 1.12 1.07 1.08 0.35 0.19 Mar : 0.32 1.24 1.08 1.11 0.33 0.19 Apr : 0.30 1.90 1.16 1.34 0.32 0.17 May : 0.32 1.73 1.28 1.38 0.34 0.22 Jun : 0.34 2.62 1.37 1.62 0.37 0.25 Jul : 0.49 3.52 2.28 2.53 0.52 0.35 Aug : 0.47 4.00 2.07 2.45 0.50 0.34 Sep : 0.30 1.59 1.10 1.21 0.32 0.31 Oct : 0.29 1.85 1.17 1.32 0.31 0.27 Nov : 0.33 1.43 1.21 1.25 0.34 0.24 Dec : 0.34 1.26 1.19 1.20 0.36 0.29 Total : 0.35 1.93 1.34 1.47 0.37 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : Other : Total Month :-----------------------------------: Poultry : Poultry : Young : Old : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Live Weight : Condemned : Jan : 1,700 43 1,743 15,511 Feb : 1,659 28 1,687 14,709 Mar : 1,905 77 1,982 16,190 Apr : 1,593 83 1,676 13,993 May : 1,662 59 1,721 1 16,716 Jun : 1,672 45 1,717 17,226 Jul : 2,080 99 2,179 22,758 Aug : 2,044 124 2,168 24,052 Sep : 1,580 44 1,624 4 14,334 Oct : 1,703 50 1,753 4 15,465 Nov : 1,560 54 1,614 1 15,465 Dec : 1,496 43 1,539 15,053 Total : 20,654 749 21,403 10 201,472 : : : Percent : Percent of : Live Weight : Condemned 2/ : Jan : 0.30 0.84 0.31 0.33 Feb : 0.32 0.82 0.32 0.34 Mar : 0.31 1.40 0.32 0.33 Apr : 0.29 1.36 0.31 0.32 May : 0.27 1.69 0.28 0.27 0.33 Jun : 0.26 0.71 0.27 0.35 Jul : 0.36 1.37 0.38 0.50 Aug : 0.33 1.64 0.34 0.48 Sep : 0.27 0.78 0.28 0.30 0.31 Oct : 0.25 0.83 0.26 0.26 0.30 Nov : 0.25 0.84 0.25 0.25 0.33 Dec : 0.28 0.80 0.28 0.35 Total : 0.29 1.10 0.30 0.16 0.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chickens : :-------------------------------------------------: : : Mature : : Ducks : Young :-----------------------------: Total : Month : : Light : Heavy : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Carcass and Parts : Jan : 36,817 1,730 1,584 3,314 40,131 401 Feb : 35,413 1,175 1,325 2,500 37,913 399 Mar : 39,283 1,134 1,871 3,005 42,288 440 Apr : 34,190 1,273 1,512 2,785 36,975 396 May : 37,334 1,321 1,724 3,045 40,379 399 Jun : 34,920 1,233 1,948 3,181 38,101 356 Jul : 31,519 1,013 1,589 2,602 34,121 305 Aug : 33,490 1,139 1,951 3,090 36,580 388 Sep : 29,330 1,097 1,655 2,752 32,082 363 Oct : 31,984 1,240 1,930 3,170 35,154 373 Nov : 31,493 1,093 1,881 2,974 34,467 355 Dec : 31,222 1,098 1,609 2,707 33,929 378 Total : 406,995 14,546 20,579 35,125 442,120 4,553 : : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/ : Jan : 1.19 13.93 4.68 7.16 1.28 3.41 Feb : 1.27 12.90 4.32 6.28 1.35 3.69 Mar : 1.23 12.34 4.76 6.19 1.31 3.47 Apr : 1.20 13.83 4.44 6.44 1.28 3.35 May : 1.15 13.62 4.45 6.29 1.22 3.14 Jun : 1.11 13.89 4.80 6.43 1.20 2.99 Jul : 1.09 13.86 4.61 6.22 1.16 2.90 Aug : 1.05 13.42 4.77 6.26 1.13 3.37 Sep : 1.01 13.69 4.80 6.48 1.08 3.29 Oct : 1.00 14.43 5.00 6.72 1.08 3.31 Nov : 1.07 14.54 5.22 6.83 1.16 3.05 Dec : 1.13 13.64 5.11 6.85 1.21 3.17 Total : 1.13 13.66 4.75 6.51 1.20 3.26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : Other : Total Month :-----------------------------------: Poultry : Poultry : Young : Old : Total : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Carcass and Parts : Jan : 8,522 235 8,757 3 49,292 Feb : 8,057 186 8,243 3 46,558 Mar : 9,405 275 9,680 3 52,411 Apr : 8,078 294 8,372 3 45,746 May : 8,936 196 9,132 5 49,915 Jun : 8,749 208 8,957 16 47,430 Jul : 7,924 247 8,171 3 42,600 Aug : 9,268 319 9,587 4 46,559 Sep : 8,534 208 8,742 9 41,196 Oct : 9,274 183 9,457 18 45,002 Nov : 8,387 259 8,646 5 43,473 Dec : 7,338 192 7,530 4 41,841 Total : 102,472 2,802 105,274 76 552,023 : : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/ : Jan : 1.89 5.71 1.92 1.62 1.37 Feb : 1.91 6.72 1.94 1.91 1.43 Mar : 1.89 6.28 1.93 1.55 1.40 Apr : 1.84 5.91 1.89 1.64 1.36 May : 1.78 7.03 1.81 2.26 1.31 Jun : 1.71 4.05 1.73 7.80 1.28 Jul : 1.72 4.28 1.75 1.53 1.25 Aug : 1.84 5.25 1.88 1.86 1.24 Sep : 1.84 4.60 1.86 1.24 1.20 Oct : 1.70 3.79 1.72 2.01 1.18 Nov : 1.65 5.01 1.68 2.09 1.24 Dec : 1.70 4.46 1.73 1.90 1.29 Total : 1.79 5.11 1.82 2.10 1.29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Total Chilled: Post-Mortem : : : : and Frozen : Condemnations State : Number : Live :Average : Pounds : : and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live :Certified 1/ :----------------------- Month : : : Weight : : Carcass :Percent 2/ : : : : : and Parts : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Alabama : Jan : 88,433 477,967 5.40 357,679 4,470 1.23 Feb : 82,894 449,273 5.42 337,264 4,486 1.31 Mar : 94,096 507,176 5.39 380,817 4,732 1.23 Apr : 84,551 454,613 5.38 339,442 4,185 1.22 May : 96,707 519,472 5.37 387,176 4,550 1.16 Jun : 94,340 507,170 5.38 378,883 4,277 1.12 Jul : 88,423 466,908 5.28 347,723 3,818 1.09 Aug : 99,129 520,508 5.25 385,358 4,010 1.03 Sep : 87,049 473,046 5.43 348,795 3,367 0.96 Oct : 94,304 525,535 5.57 387,476 3,632 0.93 Nov : 87,120 475,362 5.46 350,938 3,603 1.02 Dec : 81,665 447,032 5.47 328,829 3,720 1.12 Total : 1,078,711 5,824,062 5.40 4,330,380 48,850 1.12 : Arkansas: Jan : 99,878 529,643 5.30 391,826 5,099 1.28 Feb : 90,194 465,447 5.16 342,333 5,170 1.49 Mar : 103,042 531,467 5.16 391,786 5,675 1.43 Apr : 92,679 482,496 5.21 356,285 5,093 1.41 May : 100,960 530,432 5.25 392,425 5,126 1.29 Jun : 100,392 524,835 5.23 389,711 4,899 1.24 Jul : 93,202 482,360 5.18 356,007 4,239 1.18 Aug : 103,277 534,659 5.18 387,995 4,863 1.24 Sep : 92,499 498,192 5.39 360,995 4,420 1.21 Oct : 102,733 550,985 5.36 399,708 4,795 1.19 Nov : 90,673 482,742 5.32 348,086 4,671 1.32 Dec : 85,606 449,463 5.25 323,603 4,532 1.38 Total : 1,155,135 6,062,721 5.20 4,440,760 58,582 1.30 : Delaware: Jan : 26,357 178,052 6.76 128,115 2,435 1.87 Feb : 23,148 153,805 6.64 110,605 2,454 2.17 Mar : 26,146 173,719 6.64 125,021 2,839 2.22 Apr : 22,515 151,577 6.73 109,293 2,485 2.22 May : 26,769 181,096 6.77 130,941 2,927 2.19 Jun : 25,763 171,928 6.67 124,184 2,333 1.84 Jul : 23,938 154,642 6.46 111,211 2,000 1.77 Aug : 27,197 174,716 6.42 125,868 1,963 1.54 Sep : 24,662 165,169 6.70 119,336 1,501 1.24 Oct : 25,770 176,118 6.83 127,326 1,626 1.26 Nov : 24,500 166,637 6.80 120,145 1,532 1.26 Dec : 24,552 164,862 6.71 118,874 1,630 1.35 Total : 301,317 2,012,321 6.70 1,450,919 25,725 1.74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Total Chilled: Post-Mortem : : : : and Frozen : Condemnations State : Number : Live :Average : Pounds : : and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live :Certified 1/ :----------------------- Month : : : Weight : : Carcass :Percent 2/ : : : : : and Parts : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Georgia : Jan : 106,487 546,771 5.13 409,764 3,273 0.79 Feb : 96,380 492,959 5.11 368,345 3,193 0.86 Mar : 111,751 572,702 5.12 428,084 3,555 0.82 Apr : 101,902 525,271 5.15 390,848 3,182 0.81 May : 115,395 594,366 5.15 441,595 3,506 0.79 Jun : 111,365 574,872 5.16 427,481 3,504 0.81 Jul : 106,748 547,162 5.13 406,226 3,140 0.77 Aug : 117,583 599,859 5.10 446,759 3,305 0.73 Sep : 105,768 552,465 5.22 408,731 2,930 0.71 Oct : 115,828 612,448 5.29 451,781 3,339 0.73 Nov : 106,931 563,564 5.27 416,481 3,466 0.83 Dec : 101,308 526,717 5.20 389,748 3,258 0.83 Total : 1,297,446 6,709,156 5.20 4,985,843 39,651 0.79 : Kentucky: Jan : 23,068 127,485 5.53 93,433 872 0.92 Feb : 20,629 113,448 5.50 83,010 736 0.88 Mar : 24,722 135,918 5.50 99,767 939 0.93 Apr : 20,372 111,903 5.49 82,273 623 0.75 May : 24,557 136,989 5.58 100,163 854 0.85 Jun : 25,068 139,164 5.55 101,263 1,062 1.04 Jul : 22,542 122,899 5.45 90,392 790 0.87 Aug : 25,221 134,653 5.34 101,117 812 0.80 Sep : 22,178 122,443 5.52 88,557 774 0.87 Oct : 24,535 137,986 5.62 99,622 1,069 1.06 Nov : 23,606 127,955 5.42 92,260 1,030 1.10 Dec : 21,927 118,678 5.41 85,327 1,046 1.21 Total : 278,425 1,529,521 5.50 1,117,184 10,607 0.94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Total : Post-Mortem : : : : Chilled : Condemnations State : Number : Live :Average: and Frozen : : and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Pounds :---------------------- Month : : :Weight :Certified 1/: Carcass :Percent2/ : : : : : and Parts : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Louisiana : Jan : 16,922 99,604 5.89 72,984 777 1.05 Feb : 14,981 85,312 5.69 62,455 717 1.13 Mar : 17,351 101,083 5.83 74,158 744 0.99 Apr : 15,497 88,780 5.73 65,161 592 0.90 May : 18,063 102,838 5.69 75,279 568 0.75 Jun : 15,987 91,184 5.70 67,197 536 0.79 Jul : 13,576 76,412 5.63 57,089 441 0.77 Aug : 16,308 90,469 5.55 66,013 501 0.75 Sep : 15,224 87,432 5.74 63,683 415 0.65 Oct : 16,909 98,652 5.83 71,680 408 0.57 Nov : 15,821 92,601 5.85 68,022 366 0.54 Dec : 15,274 87,868 5.75 64,035 349 0.54 Total : 191,913 1,102,235 5.70 807,756 6,414 0.79 : Maryland : Jan : 11,850 57,005 4.81 41,586 695 1.64 Feb : 11,147 53,350 4.79 38,726 875 2.21 Mar : 12,650 60,552 4.79 43,491 854 1.93 Apr : 10,544 49,766 4.72 35,775 643 1.77 May : 11,917 57,572 4.83 41,657 574 1.36 Jun : 11,616 55,657 4.79 40,221 496 1.22 Jul : 10,771 50,766 4.71 36,891 417 1.12 Aug : 12,452 59,124 4.75 43,152 482 1.10 Sep : 11,391 54,213 4.76 39,388 399 1.00 Oct : 12,308 58,934 4.79 42,772 500 1.16 Nov : 11,915 57,298 4.81 41,858 553 1.30 Dec : 11,809 56,413 4.78 40,316 641 1.57 Total : 140,370 670,650 4.80 485,833 7,129 1.45 : Mississippi: Jan : 62,554 357,214 5.71 274,905 3,188 1.15 Feb : 58,411 338,231 5.79 254,071 3,131 1.22 Mar : 67,431 385,362 5.71 291,463 3,941 1.33 Apr : 58,649 337,378 5.75 260,135 3,366 1.28 May : 67,772 391,217 5.77 300,598 3,649 1.20 Jun : 64,651 369,019 5.71 284,329 3,324 1.16 Jul : 60,056 340,427 5.67 253,102 3,376 1.32 Aug : 66,222 375,392 5.67 266,349 3,376 1.25 Sep : 59,590 346,635 5.82 248,654 2,901 1.15 Oct : 66,478 391,488 5.89 281,462 2,981 1.05 Nov : 62,249 362,090 5.82 260,259 3,029 1.15 Dec : 55,727 315,342 5.66 224,043 2,559 1.13 Total : 749,790 4,309,795 5.70 3,199,370 38,821 1.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Total Chilled: Post-Mortem : : : : and Frozen : Condemnations State : Number : Live :Average : Pounds : : and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live :Certified 1/ :----------------------- Month : : : Weight : : Carcass :Percent 2/ : : : : : and Parts : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Missouri: Jan : 34,171 160,524 4.70 117,666 1,518 1.27 Feb : 31,666 147,630 4.66 108,554 1,328 1.21 Mar : 36,959 173,455 4.69 127,398 1,440 1.12 Apr : 33,696 154,918 4.60 114,153 1,134 0.98 May : 36,612 169,940 4.64 124,765 1,116 0.89 Jun : 36,053 166,849 4.63 122,798 1,165 0.94 Jul : 33,208 153,043 4.61 112,417 1,041 0.92 Aug : 36,651 167,656 4.57 123,631 1,154 0.92 Sep : 33,425 157,463 4.71 115,098 1,099 0.95 Oct : 35,849 167,136 4.66 123,154 1,084 0.87 Nov : 33,395 153,563 4.60 113,076 1,015 0.89 Dec : 31,799 146,817 4.62 107,596 1,041 0.96 Total : 413,484 1,918,994 4.60 1,410,306 14,135 0.99 : North : Carolina: Jan : 59,033 404,977 6.86 310,539 4,077 1.30 Feb : 54,496 369,018 6.77 282,440 3,947 1.38 Mar : 60,339 410,197 6.80 313,102 4,507 1.42 Apr : 55,073 374,480 6.80 285,935 3,799 1.31 May : 62,367 426,028 6.83 324,205 4,257 1.30 Jun : 58,808 397,813 6.76 302,582 3,966 1.29 Jul : 56,309 373,562 6.63 286,048 3,566 1.23 Aug : 62,095 411,614 6.63 320,327 4,004 1.23 Sep : 56,174 382,667 6.81 291,263 3,592 1.22 Oct : 61,529 426,754 6.94 326,317 3,719 1.13 Nov : 56,718 389,547 6.87 296,904 3,717 1.24 Dec : 55,307 382,690 6.92 292,128 3,911 1.32 Total : 698,248 4,749,347 6.80 3,631,790 47,062 1.28 : Ohio : Jan : 3,787 20,566 5.43 15,261 203 1.31 Feb : 3,479 18,523 5.32 13,703 172 1.24 Mar : 3,986 21,077 5.29 15,720 182 1.14 Apr : 3,430 18,401 5.36 13,684 186 1.34 May : 3,959 21,406 5.41 15,915 229 1.42 Jun : 3,915 20,506 5.24 15,169 250 1.62 Jul : 3,832 20,148 5.26 15,012 269 1.76 Aug : 4,040 20,739 5.13 15,402 297 1.89 Sep : 3,795 20,083 5.29 14,731 222 1.48 Oct : 3,844 20,578 5.35 15,170 273 1.77 Nov : 3,481 19,473 5.59 14,464 243 1.65 Dec : 3,666 20,078 5.48 14,779 309 2.05 Total : 45,214 241,578 5.30 179,010 2,835 1.56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Total : Post-Mortem : : : : Chilled : Condemnations State : Number : Live : Avg : and Frozen : : and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Pounds :---------------------- Month : : :Weight:Certified 1/: Carcass :Percent2/ : : : : : and Parts : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Pennsylvania: Jan : 10,196 57,796 5.67 40,538 857 2.07 Feb : 9,211 50,957 5.53 35,483 739 2.04 Mar : 10,649 58,762 5.52 41,731 827 1.94 Apr : 8,949 49,038 5.48 35,306 679 1.89 May : 10,500 58,565 5.58 42,092 899 2.09 Jun : 10,257 56,950 5.55 40,225 789 1.92 Jul : 9,271 51,228 5.53 35,114 713 1.99 Aug : 10,732 58,748 5.47 40,069 742 1.82 Sep : 9,551 54,123 5.67 37,191 752 1.98 Oct : 10,074 56,673 5.63 38,671 796 2.02 Nov : 9,049 49,526 5.47 32,938 699 2.08 Dec : 8,817 47,494 5.39 31,818 710 2.18 Total : 117,256 649,860 5.50 451,176 9,202 2.00 : South : Carolina : Jan : 22,383 140,060 6.26 104,131 752 0.72 Feb : 20,946 131,180 6.26 97,323 638 0.65 Mar : 24,238 149,734 6.18 111,594 680 0.61 Apr : 22,059 136,810 6.20 102,106 661 0.64 May : 24,616 153,728 6.25 114,473 871 0.76 Jun : 23,911 148,981 6.23 111,050 852 0.76 Jul : 22,657 137,819 6.08 101,954 750 0.73 Aug : 24,937 148,043 5.94 110,542 816 0.73 Sep : 22,143 137,149 6.19 100,910 706 0.69 Oct : 24,653 155,969 6.33 116,106 789 0.67 Nov : 23,474 149,530 6.37 109,949 818 0.74 Dec : 22,889 144,598 6.32 106,119 862 0.81 Total : 278,906 1,733,601 6.20 1,286,257 9,195 0.71 : Tennessee : Jan : 23,493 122,477 5.21 89,685 1,142 1.26 Feb : 21,536 108,460 5.04 79,283 1,083 1.35 Mar : 23,735 119,976 5.05 87,887 961 1.08 Apr : 21,156 106,345 5.03 77,786 816 1.04 May : 24,791 127,265 5.13 92,983 960 1.02 Jun : 23,087 117,398 5.09 85,958 948 1.09 Jul : 22,286 113,136 5.08 82,589 857 1.03 Aug : 23,482 118,801 5.06 90,222 846 0.93 Sep : 22,000 113,105 5.14 81,507 718 0.87 Oct : 24,160 124,832 5.17 90,299 809 0.89 Nov : 21,616 110,600 5.12 79,817 787 0.98 Dec : 20,574 104,728 5.09 75,570 811 1.06 Total : 271,916 1,387,123 5.10 1,013,586 10,738 1.05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Total : Post-Mortem : : : : Chilled : Condemnations State : Number : Live :Average : and Frozen : : and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Pounds :----------------------- Month : : : Weight :Certified 1/: Carcass :Percent 2/ : : : : : and Parts : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Texas : Jan : 56,378 297,579 5.3 228,330 2,457 1.06 Feb : 50,867 265,962 5.2 203,505 2,291 1.11 Mar : 59,564 314,573 5.3 239,921 2,645 1.09 Apr : 53,020 278,806 5.3 214,421 2,487 1.15 May : 58,198 307,935 5.3 237,009 2,425 1.01 Jun : 57,195 301,066 5.3 232,616 2,302 0.98 Jul : 55,760 291,572 5.2 223,757 2,237 0.99 Aug : 59,230 308,781 5.2 238,740 2,360 0.98 Sep : 52,434 277,751 5.3 212,524 1,922 0.90 Oct : 58,282 312,136 5.4 237,746 2,255 0.94 Nov : 53,637 283,271 5.3 215,786 2,205 1.01 Dec : 50,975 271,080 5.3 205,659 2,246 1.08 Total : 665,540 3,510,512 5.3 2,690,014 27,832 1.02 : Virigina : Jan : 27,077 143,266 5.3 99,353 1,138 1.13 Feb : 24,820 129,471 5.2 90,335 1,051 1.15 Mar : 28,074 146,411 5.2 102,946 1,044 1.00 Apr : 25,531 133,932 5.3 93,946 855 0.90 May : 28,761 148,910 5.2 104,654 970 0.92 Jun : 27,702 142,403 5.1 99,541 836 0.83 Jul : 25,665 129,991 5.1 90,446 749 0.82 Aug : 28,687 144,671 5.0 100,975 812 0.80 Sep : 26,062 136,480 5.2 95,657 737 0.76 Oct : 26,979 144,552 5.4 101,155 795 0.78 Nov : 25,278 132,488 5.2 92,937 682 0.73 Dec : 24,861 129,577 5.2 90,462 727 0.80 Total : 319,497 1,662,152 5.2 1,162,407 10,396 0.89 : Other : States 3/: Jan : 72,815 374,737 5.2 273,708 3,864 1.39 Feb : 63,446 323,440 5.1 235,671 3,402 1.42 Mar : 72,813 369,938 5.1 270,023 3,718 1.36 Apr : 64,608 332,910 5.2 243,631 3,404 1.38 May : 74,965 388,319 5.2 284,614 3,853 1.34 Jun : 73,371 376,765 5.1 275,687 3,381 1.21 Jul : 68,762 345,840 5.0 252,047 3,116 1.22 Aug : 76,128 381,625 5.0 278,494 3,147 1.12 Sep : 68,436 353,502 5.2 258,238 2,875 1.10 Oct : 70,545 365,136 5.2 266,250 3,114 1.16 Nov : 66,192 335,621 5.1 244,505 3,077 1.24 Dec : 62,506 311,176 5.0 226,513 2,870 1.25 Total : 834,587 4,259,009 5.1 3,109,381 39,821 1.26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Alabama : Jan : 225 110,945 69,143 822 5,148 Feb : 170 106,794 90,255 753 4,657 Mar : * 109,878 71,723 * 5,410 Apr : * 95,388 59,600 * 4,671 May : 236 99,985 51,728 1,055 4,961 Jun : * 103,003 44,814 922 5,498 Jul : 251 91,229 35,626 833 * Aug : * 93,373 29,790 588 3,718 Sep : * 81,373 28,134 750 * Oct : 130 87,495 30,005 639 3,236 Nov : 75 88,976 53,002 693 3,568 Dec : * 83,741 69,091 * 3,654 Total : 2,873 1,152,180 632,911 9,499 51,903 : Arkansas : Jan : 983 183,394 81,494 1,811 4,682 Feb : * 185,825 106,048 1,739 4,008 Mar : 966 195,829 93,305 2,234 4,604 Apr : 1,334 170,052 71,542 1,856 3,921 May : * 182,589 66,100 * 3,469 Jun : 836 166,793 49,039 3,552 3,342 Jul : * 145,686 32,552 * 2,748 Aug : * 163,851 26,940 * 3,331 Sep : * 131,169 19,789 * 3,056 Oct : 590 143,778 26,769 2,349 3,083 Nov : * 150,178 41,818 1,472 3,083 Dec : 653 155,025 49,023 1,595 3,009 Total : 10,211 1,974,169 664,419 29,670 42,336 : Delaware : Jan : * 121,832 52,530 * 9,155 Feb : * 121,295 53,302 * 8,234 Mar : * 123,261 52,855 * 9,421 Apr : * 107,635 41,401 * 6,716 May : * 130,002 38,455 * 8,738 Jun : * 115,159 26,015 * 9,042 Jul : * 103,062 19,117 * * Aug : 4,892 101,721 16,108 * * Sep : 1,917 80,856 13,547 * 6,942 Oct : 1,322 86,291 17,880 * * Nov : 1,284 75,850 19,979 * * Dec : 1,203 75,779 28,623 * * Total : 230,907 1,242,743 379,812 1,248 94,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Alabama : Jan : 2,782 13,810 17,222 5,842 160,677 386,616 Feb : 2,863 12,172 14,164 4,708 168,594 405,130 Mar : 2,617 12,285 17,008 9,621 185,158 415,085 Apr : 2,541 11,658 14,708 8,916 148,558 347,506 May : 2,735 13,534 17,351 14,172 162,237 367,994 Jun : 2,796 13,427 17,254 * 148,613 369,250 Jul : 2,774 12,864 14,818 * 126,633 311,323 Aug : 2,907 12,023 17,299 * 132,524 314,463 Sep : 2,297 9,292 12,059 10,116 105,177 252,501 Oct : 2,096 8,853 12,256 17,175 111,773 273,658 Nov : 2,167 9,339 12,913 5,169 125,433 301,335 Dec : 1,984 7,980 10,167 13,909 125,665 316,786 Total : 30,559 137,237 177,219 166,224 1,701,042 4,061,647 : Arkansas : Jan : 4,261 17,707 26,444 2,437 109,585 432,798 Feb : 4,297 18,908 27,942 * 124,629 476,695 Mar : 5,281 20,814 35,406 4,363 153,846 516,648 Apr : 4,872 16,387 31,997 6,330 139,849 448,140 May : 5,559 18,218 35,672 5,832 108,708 430,312 Jun : 5,031 21,028 33,453 2,643 90,892 376,609 Jul : 4,667 20,872 29,591 5,551 85,191 330,505 Aug : 5,394 26,650 31,634 4,516 107,667 374,695 Sep : 4,170 26,948 23,766 9,461 96,604 318,763 Oct : 4,076 22,269 26,566 5,892 94,207 329,579 Nov : 4,228 18,856 23,633 * 104,450 353,856 Dec : 3,679 15,714 22,133 15,222 102,970 369,023 Total : 55,515 244,371 348,237 70,097 1,318,598 4,757,623 : Delaware : Jan : 2,721 8,361 9,473 3,726 56,303 284,766 Feb : 2,377 7,800 9,475 2,352 56,413 288,772 Mar : 2,473 7,652 11,482 * 60,337 310,454 Apr : 2,163 8,129 8,464 * 38,683 260,175 May : 2,515 7,688 9,516 3,989 38,383 292,556 Jun : 2,496 7,107 8,886 * 33,943 231,062 Jul : 2,351 9,668 8,221 3,361 26,191 194,149 Aug : 2,363 7,834 7,352 * 26,726 181,466 Sep : 1,619 4,628 5,957 * 28,838 145,964 Oct : 1,372 4,384 6,513 * * 157,434 Nov : 1,236 3,856 5,156 1,862 22,321 137,610 Dec : 1,269 3,647 4,819 * * 155,873 Total : 24,955 80,754 95,314 40,237 449,604 2,640,281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Georgia : Jan : 406 77,651 59,266 234 6,747 Feb : 466 73,114 63,384 363 7,159 Mar : 629 78,243 74,306 199 8,493 Apr : 475 70,827 55,955 187 6,027 May : 479 77,059 51,639 284 7,409 Jun : 518 80,516 49,698 238 6,086 Jul : 375 76,058 37,579 198 5,830 Aug : 456 86,632 37,431 450 6,517 Sep : 345 73,911 29,560 381 6,990 Oct : 350 78,562 38,479 285 7,419 Nov : * 76,448 59,937 * 6,848 Dec : * 75,847 70,462 * 7,008 Total : 5,109 924,868 627,696 3,335 82,533 : Kentucky : Jan : 42 38,428 * 12 * Feb : * 31,006 15,010 * * Mar : * 40,672 18,049 * * Apr : * * 11,518 22 * May : 68 39,329 19,919 * * Jun : * 41,776 * * * Jul : 37 * * * * Aug : * 41,312 * * * Sep : * 32,531 * * * Oct : * 38,682 * * * Nov : * 36,976 * 38 * Dec : * 36,349 * * * Total : 642 447,585 206,150 1,016 51,414 : Louisiana : Jan : * 25,624 7,356 40 368 Feb : * 20,886 7,949 72 422 Mar : * 26,998 8,130 * 478 Apr : * 18,558 8,430 70 365 May : * 21,373 6,519 85 537 Jun : * 18,974 5,282 131 456 Jul : * 18,512 4,253 * 389 Aug : * 18,608 3,554 * 448 Sep : * 14,382 3,430 101 397 Oct : * 13,821 4,164 77 426 Nov : * 12,368 4,317 * 444 Dec : 47 12,950 5,822 * 477 Total : 781 223,054 69,206 1,082 5,207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Georgia : Jan : 2,141 29,522 10,365 3,257 86,044 275,633 Feb : 2,034 28,013 7,761 2,815 83,931 269,040 Mar : 1,973 26,124 8,628 3,794 89,313 291,702 Apr : 1,843 23,083 9,593 3,096 85,313 256,399 May : 2,268 21,518 11,191 7,661 89,599 269,107 Jun : 1,952 21,281 11,133 3,930 82,885 258,237 Jul : 1,827 19,744 10,276 4,477 74,511 230,875 Aug : 1,749 21,663 11,628 5,521 67,859 239,906 Sep : 1,631 20,761 11,978 7,621 58,351 211,529 Oct : 1,602 24,507 16,587 9,471 76,102 253,364 Nov : 1,472 23,681 13,631 5,092 82,158 269,762 Dec : 1,724 24,204 10,485 4,161 68,402 262,924 Total : 22,216 284,101 133,256 60,896 944,468 3,088,478 : Kentucky : Jan : * 3,629 3,599 * 2,875 77,308 Feb : * 3,056 3,151 * * 60,319 Mar : * 3,711 4,250 1,321 * 94,724 Apr : * 2,926 5,280 * * 59,252 May : * 3,104 6,020 839 * 85,513 Jun : * 3,722 6,212 566 * * Jul : * 3,376 6,708 917 * * Aug : * 4,664 6,997 800 * * Sep : * 4,517 5,857 * * * Oct : 173 4,086 5,978 * * * Nov : 222 3,702 5,531 * * * Dec : * 4,505 5,068 194 * * Total : 2,388 44,998 64,651 9,755 307,244 1,135,843 : Louisiana : Jan : 306 3,576 * 105 3,435 44,099 Feb : 256 2,802 2,345 38 * 38,249 Mar : 401 3,711 2,128 77 3,216 45,293 Apr : 308 2,309 2,143 * 3,759 36,020 May : 358 2,296 2,440 * 2,398 36,116 Jun : 364 2,603 * 43 2,575 34,469 Jul : 336 2,330 2,550 47 1,665 30,341 Aug : 382 5,221 2,671 112 * 32,549 Sep : 219 3,297 1,490 * 1,427 24,836 Oct : 227 2,810 1,510 * 1,547 24,683 Nov : 230 3,119 1,299 56 2,262 24,205 Dec : 183 2,956 1,073 * 3,500 27,081 Total : 3,570 37,030 26,725 694 30,592 397,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Maryland : Jan : 494 41,734 * 36 * Feb : 1,045 * * 25 * Mar : 1,640 45,615 * 33 * Apr : * 30,566 * * * May : 5,392 35,688 * 40 * Jun : 4,928 29,857 * 36 * Jul : 2,172 21,900 * 27 * Aug : * 25,603 * * * Sep : 596 * * 17 * Oct : * 23,118 * * * Nov : 278 25,060 * 18 * Dec : * 30,496 * 17 * Total : 22,874 384,549 289,053 319 77,010 : Mississippi : Jan : 143 70,501 53,854 343 1,571 Feb : * 67,508 60,386 237 1,129 Mar : 167 75,962 94,718 229 1,431 Apr : * 62,842 59,322 164 1,022 May : * 64,061 38,829 417 929 Jun : 243 63,431 30,429 * 681 Jul : * 61,118 29,384 171 690 Aug : * 67,343 27,589 287 835 Sep : * 56,128 17,750 * 741 Oct : * 51,419 18,490 158 771 Nov : * 48,468 26,159 125 814 Dec : * 42,025 35,516 149 848 Total : 1,941 730,806 492,426 2,577 11,462 : Missouri : Jan : 779 110,964 18,385 * 1,765 Feb : 1,185 95,474 18,863 254 1,290 Mar : 745 110,767 19,401 264 1,492 Apr : 601 79,723 12,028 250 1,259 May : 695 77,851 10,104 * 1,321 Jun : 652 69,226 7,265 244 1,370 Jul : 531 63,979 5,341 241 1,287 Aug : 839 64,400 5,095 295 1,593 Sep : 546 63,012 4,304 * 1,474 Oct : 575 67,716 5,608 193 1,620 Nov : 514 69,444 8,309 232 1,586 Dec : 408 72,539 10,488 * 1,403 Total : 8,070 945,095 125,191 2,960 17,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Maryland : Jan : * 7,143 * 526 * * Feb : * 7,562 * * * * Mar : * 9,825 * * * * Apr : * 4,519 * * * * May : * 4,659 * 390 * * Jun : * 4,286 * * * * Jul : * 3,655 * 1,116 * * Aug : * 3,086 * 470 * * Sep : * * * * * * Oct : * * * 1,084 * * Nov : * * * 562 * * Dec : * * * * * * Total : 16,479 56,263 171,441 7,754 498,083 1,523,825 : Mississippi : Jan : 2,084 8,140 5,245 1,062 102,382 245,325 Feb : 1,696 6,769 4,318 * 112,065 255,094 Mar : 1,831 6,281 5,725 1,105 129,806 317,255 Apr : 1,629 4,674 4,677 * 106,562 242,739 May : 1,895 5,637 5,754 * 97,278 216,305 Jun : 1,795 7,526 6,710 * 83,602 196,748 Jul : 1,538 7,556 6,213 * * 216,028 Aug : 2,462 5,591 6,574 * 81,102 194,650 Sep : 2,038 3,566 5,694 * 67,677 154,568 Oct : 2,090 3,762 5,001 * 73,597 155,743 Nov : 1,733 3,972 4,398 * 64,729 151,444 Dec : 1,372 3,998 3,805 * * 150,227 Total : 22,163 67,472 64,114 15,855 1,087,310 2,496,126 : Missouri : Jan : 1,389 4,595 8,537 633 * 240,420 Feb : 1,048 3,947 7,676 * * 215,269 Mar : 1,154 4,268 8,090 * * 229,004 Apr : 920 2,618 7,573 * * 163,352 May : 1,253 2,329 8,218 371 * 156,146 Jun : 1,196 2,316 8,668 * * 160,881 Jul : 1,031 2,989 8,771 * * 138,138 Aug : 1,089 3,885 8,001 * * 150,295 Sep : 996 3,537 8,401 636 * 138,391 Oct : 992 3,124 7,502 844 59,291 147,465 Nov : 948 2,445 8,202 611 47,702 139,993 Dec : 955 2,824 8,123 * 50,101 148,011 Total : 12,971 38,877 97,762 9,996 768,983 2,027,365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : North : Carolina : Jan : 393 94,396 58,569 * * Feb : 506 83,149 65,145 * * Mar : * 95,281 60,423 51 * Apr : * 84,407 41,386 * 7,232 May : * 88,047 40,074 * 7,627 Jun : * 86,676 33,261 * 8,633 Jul : * 81,271 34,695 * 8,093 Aug : 472 102,109 28,709 51 9,750 Sep : 306 93,143 27,091 * * Oct : * 96,040 29,552 * 7,354 Nov : * 92,184 34,319 * 8,828 Dec : * 91,215 45,339 59 * Total : 6,709 1,087,918 498,563 704 120,399 : Ohio : Jan : * 7,668 * 23 118 Feb : * 6,791 * * 94 Mar : 3 7,428 * * 91 Apr : * 5,179 * * 64 May : * 6,706 * * 70 Jun : * 5,907 * * 73 Jul : * 6,182 * 15 64 Aug : * 6,991 2,070 15 65 Sep : * 6,244 * * 63 Oct : 5,821 * 8 82 Nov : 5,930 2,234 * 80 Dec : * 5,311 1,566 15 96 Total : 17 76,158 30,421 177 960 : Pennsylvania : Jan : * 30,134 17,827 295 537 Feb : * 23,797 15,949 219 323 Mar : * 28,702 18,301 161 535 Apr : 151 21,356 16,980 * 401 May : * 26,288 17,615 125 352 Jun : 109 22,831 13,164 * 280 Jul : 94 13,641 7,343 * 176 Aug : * 16,339 7,798 83 310 Sep : 100 16,813 9,238 * 283 Oct : 91 17,393 9,686 * 433 Nov : 80 16,661 13,047 * 314 Dec : 117 17,295 14,278 * 385 Total : 6,728 251,250 161,226 1,386 4,329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : North : Carolina : Jan : 1,998 19,002 11,524 5,299 107,614 312,770 Feb : 2,117 17,227 10,577 7,162 110,185 310,294 Mar : 2,234 18,573 11,465 6,554 118,973 329,807 Apr : 1,805 15,845 11,092 5,989 94,442 262,890 May : 1,863 16,289 11,007 8,015 111,458 285,042 Jun : 1,805 16,460 11,878 7,773 119,748 286,912 Jul : 1,769 15,156 11,720 9,720 93,371 256,276 Aug : 2,100 20,673 14,733 7,523 95,147 281,267 Sep : 1,981 18,268 18,617 8,895 86,955 263,803 Oct : 1,958 19,575 18,163 5,489 70,546 249,506 Nov : 1,858 18,602 14,247 9,580 70,569 250,757 Dec : 1,889 18,982 14,133 8,360 64,380 255,901 Total : 23,377 214,652 159,156 90,359 1,143,388 3,345,225 : Ohio : Jan : 56 * * * * 16,656 Feb : 79 * * * * 17,464 Mar : 72 420 * * * 16,634 Apr : * 437 * * * 14,342 May : * * * * * 17,407 Jun : * 1,056 * * * 20,984 Jul : 55 1,547 * * * 19,700 Aug : * 1,734 * * * 21,983 Sep : * 992 * * * 16,591 Oct : * 739 * * * * Nov : * * * * * * Dec : * 878 * * * * Total : 853 10,952 6,380 1,067 137,195 264,180 : Pennsylvania : Jan : 1,074 3,195 9,349 * 9,333 72,575 Feb : 791 2,615 * * 8,296 62,349 Mar : 850 4,656 7,750 * 11,166 72,868 Apr : 717 2,665 6,829 * 10,106 59,916 May : 896 3,147 7,089 * 10,107 70,970 Jun : 893 3,054 6,420 * 10,965 58,508 Jul : 526 1,761 4,276 * 7,228 37,223 Aug : 507 2,242 5,458 * 7,062 40,363 Sep : 504 2,456 5,866 * 10,353 46,542 Oct : 548 2,255 4,810 * 7,807 43,399 Nov : 517 1,590 3,788 * 9,283 46,094 Dec : 548 1,315 * * 7,705 46,062 Total : 8,371 30,951 74,894 8,323 109,411 656,869 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : South : Carolina : Jan : * 10,980 5,412 28 * Feb : * 8,525 * * * Mar : * * * * * Apr : * * * 12 * May : 91 10,212 * 10 * Jun : * 9,063 4,517 * * Jul : * * 6,137 11 * Aug : 119 10,295 * 65 * Sep : 186 8,663 * 51 * Oct : 102 * * * 663 Nov : 75 9,810 * * * Dec : * 9,369 * * * Total : 1,543 114,151 93,936 377 17,395 : Tennessee : Jan : * 66,005 33,066 160 1,167 Feb : 432 67,221 40,739 * 1,071 Mar : 436 65,059 24,301 * 1,097 Apr : 351 55,644 23,925 122 807 May : * 56,467 22,580 * 871 Jun : 297 52,993 20,991 * 678 Jul : 163 49,924 14,846 * 566 Aug : 211 56,264 11,758 124 544 Sep : * 44,810 9,716 * 556 Oct : 173 49,081 12,205 102 632 Nov : 139 48,991 19,083 99 463 Dec : 92 44,270 19,623 * 464 Total : 3,216 656,729 252,833 1,562 8,916 : Texas : Jan : * 72,703 42,709 126 2,139 Feb : 123 72,500 52,122 * 2,045 Mar : * 81,381 53,716 176 1,741 Apr : * 66,355 40,407 106 1,381 May : * 62,684 27,665 164 1,338 Jun : * 56,066 19,798 137 1,186 Jul : * 50,485 13,477 105 1,222 Aug : * 56,514 11,661 105 1,184 Sep : 100 44,443 10,994 * 1,042 Oct : * 53,927 16,862 136 1,228 Nov : * 54,652 20,106 73 1,260 Dec : * 60,123 30,409 88 1,480 Total : 1,352 731,833 339,926 1,382 17,246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : South : Carolina : Jan : 509 1,690 * * 40,404 65,417 Feb : 489 1,567 * 1,317 34,704 60,216 Mar : 534 * * * * 67,009 Apr : 583 * * 2,453 * 60,837 May : 724 * * 4,177 43,597 76,342 Jun : 577 3,978 * 4,211 25,354 51,468 Jul : 681 6,017 * 4,371 23,171 53,332 Aug : 540 4,566 1,852 2,086 29,058 56,476 Sep : 384 3,074 1,374 2,865 23,151 46,928 Oct : 413 2,580 1,200 2,900 28,870 52,837 Nov : 388 3,002 1,437 * * 51,249 Dec : 363 2,093 1,304 1,849 * 55,802 Total : 6,185 37,440 23,252 32,025 371,609 697,913 : Tennessee : Jan : 1,156 8,180 5,145 * * 134,273 Feb : 821 7,412 5,052 * * 141,024 Mar : 896 6,072 4,811 618 * 117,928 Apr : 593 3,840 4,151 986 9,059 99,478 May : 600 4,552 4,312 1,125 7,006 97,951 Jun : 637 3,296 4,864 * 6,444 91,675 Jul : 553 3,582 4,938 * 5,502 81,080 Aug : 649 3,017 5,626 887 6,438 85,518 Sep : 584 3,574 3,734 765 4,489 68,452 Oct : 718 4,328 4,358 593 5,471 77,661 Nov : 766 4,215 3,320 309 5,166 82,551 Dec : 586 3,035 3,006 * 4,304 76,494 Total : 8,559 55,103 53,317 11,308 102,542 1,154,085 : Texas : Jan : 713 4,143 10,117 * 44,434 178,974 Feb : 517 3,341 7,601 * 39,040 178,540 Mar : 555 3,719 10,287 * 41,978 196,177 Apr : 637 2,993 6,982 * 37,194 158,150 May : 662 2,942 7,182 * 28,602 133,765 Jun : 669 3,466 6,242 * 31,324 122,367 Jul : 685 3,610 6,705 * 34,280 114,495 Aug : 741 3,731 7,940 * 50,081 137,757 Sep : 682 3,289 7,291 * 41,268 111,920 Oct : 774 4,330 6,283 * 49,542 135,753 Nov : 690 3,539 5,648 * 51,025 139,970 Dec : 708 4,049 6,270 * 49,620 156,695 Total : 8,033 43,152 88,548 34,703 498,388 1,764,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Virginia : Jan : * 50,150 * 12 * Feb : * 48,019 * 13 * Mar : * 57,207 * 16 * Apr : 323 43,533 24,264 * * May : * 44,792 21,479 * * Jun : * 39,742 13,902 7 * Jul : * 37,899 9,971 * * Aug : * 42,221 8,254 * * Sep : * 32,871 6,341 * * Oct : * 31,117 7,927 25 * Nov : * 26,505 10,044 * * Dec : * 28,341 15,167 * * Total : 6,851 482,397 215,989 519 42,073 : Other States : Jan : 22,758 225,572 141,277 2,468 33,762 Feb : 30,044 247,942 127,449 1,930 36,392 Mar : 45,497 234,166 140,303 3,193 38,455 Apr : 49,848 242,463 79,374 3,106 17,245 May : 62,914 237,353 66,727 6,222 16,633 Jun : 23,570 194,559 53,040 2,970 17,284 Jul : 16,578 235,277 37,231 6,298 27,233 Aug : 4,508 184,755 40,019 5,928 24,411 Sep : 2,293 176,867 39,332 6,565 25,477 Oct : 3,038 190,989 57,961 1,725 21,854 Nov : 2,350 186,437 85,697 1,811 21,103 Dec : 5,058 172,530 82,211 2,550 33,698 Total : 268,456 2,528,910 950,621 44,765 313,547 : United States : Jan : 26,223 1,338,681 640,888 6,410 67,159 Feb : 33,971 1,259,846 716,601 5,605 66,824 Mar : 50,083 1,376,449 729,531 6,556 73,248 Apr : 53,083 1,154,528 546,132 5,895 51,111 May : 69,875 1,260,486 479,433 8,402 54,255 Jun : 31,153 1,156,572 371,215 8,237 54,609 Jul : 20,201 1,056,223 287,552 7,899 48,298 Aug : 11,497 1,138,331 256,776 7,991 52,706 Sep : 6,389 957,216 219,226 7,865 47,021 Oct : 6,371 1,035,250 275,588 5,697 48,801 Nov : 4,795 1,024,938 398,051 4,561 48,391 Dec : 7,578 1,013,205 477,618 4,473 52,522 Total : 321,219 13,771,725 5,398,611 79,591 664,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, by State and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : :Causes 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Virginia : Jan : 1,196 5,176 4,945 * * 143,615 Feb : 923 4,127 4,890 1,220 * 133,417 Mar : 1,017 3,443 5,145 1,395 * 133,796 Apr : 842 3,257 4,416 1,554 * 100,953 May : 896 3,778 6,515 3,732 23,831 110,334 Jun : 1,054 3,423 5,106 * * 92,036 Jul : 1,159 2,939 5,372 * * 82,368 Aug : 1,318 3,275 6,173 1,982 * 84,977 Sep : 1,038 2,859 4,919 2,224 * 70,906 Oct : 1,002 3,090 4,216 * * 67,913 Nov : 873 2,118 3,360 * 17,034 62,484 Dec : 936 2,426 3,749 1,638 * 72,098 Total : 12,254 39,911 58,806 22,576 273,521 1,154,897 : Other States : Jan : 5,219 17,249 42,920 14,626 308,396 584,719 Feb : 4,716 16,586 49,107 14,444 308,182 574,057 Mar : 5,118 18,985 45,655 12,783 372,574 644,856 Apr : 4,206 15,673 37,438 13,821 281,144 538,429 May : 5,096 18,396 41,162 15,406 222,368 566,708 Jun : 4,577 11,676 42,561 59,319 276,991 587,335 Jul : 4,259 10,747 35,969 41,446 327,778 509,619 Aug : 4,418 12,399 34,382 44,437 261,209 541,336 Sep : 3,964 13,862 32,864 14,471 228,445 472,706 Oct : 3,582 16,082 36,662 15,587 238,571 585,073 Nov : 3,659 13,639 33,827 20,499 217,960 610,310 Dec : 4,004 13,248 34,016 17,107 350,657 612,368 Total : 52,818 178,542 466,563 283,946 3,394,275 6,827,516 : United States : Jan : 27,605 155,118 164,885 37,513 1,031,482 3,495,964 Feb : 25,024 143,904 154,059 34,056 1,046,039 3,485,929 Mar : 27,006 150,539 177,830 41,631 1,166,367 3,799,240 Apr : 23,659 121,013 155,343 43,145 954,669 3,108,578 May : 27,320 128,087 173,429 65,709 945,572 3,212,568 Jun : 25,842 129,705 169,387 78,485 913,336 2,938,541 Jul : 24,211 128,413 156,128 71,006 805,521 2,605,452 Aug : 26,619 142,254 168,320 68,334 864,873 2,737,701 Sep : 22,107 124,920 149,867 57,054 752,735 2,344,400 Oct : 21,623 126,774 157,605 59,035 817,324 2,554,068 Nov : 20,987 115,675 140,390 43,740 820,092 2,621,620 Dec : 20,200 111,854 128,151 62,440 827,304 2,705,345 Total : 292,203 1,578,256 1,895,394 662,148 10,945,314 35,609,406 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add to "Total All Causes" for "Other States". Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors and : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Light : Jan : 3,236 243,901 34,239 261 89,520 Feb : 3,050 147,651 16,725 213 48,227 Mar : 2,694 139,182 18,266 148 62,824 Apr : 1,812 158,762 27,487 132 68,037 May : 1,399 161,484 28,312 76 76,805 Jun : 1,401 180,299 28,570 115 51,057 Jul : 788 135,052 25,362 93 52,532 Aug : 1,043 136,560 28,315 112 58,293 Sep : 1,130 137,143 29,723 131 61,775 Oct : 1,183 151,365 43,086 147 52,248 Nov : 1,180 141,726 32,551 133 56,913 Dec : 1,594 141,944 30,441 131 59,691 Total : 20,510 1,875,069 343,077 1,692 737,922 : Heavy : Jan : 961 50,476 1,494 40 6,345 Feb : 1,022 48,308 1,338 52 6,573 Mar : 711 56,726 2,134 45 7,411 Apr : 532 43,731 1,524 34 6,393 May : 625 46,644 1,729 48 6,827 Jun : 527 51,187 2,526 105 5,582 Jul : 412 44,532 2,533 16 5,007 Aug : 657 49,511 2,347 160 6,277 Sep : 464 39,351 1,530 79 6,118 Oct : 481 53,087 1,985 83 7,075 Nov : 387 51,498 2,185 82 7,393 Dec : 248 47,405 1,509 55 6,055 Total : 7,027 582,456 22,834 799 77,056 : Total Mature : Jan : 4,197 294,377 35,733 301 95,865 Feb : 4,072 195,959 18,063 265 54,800 Mar : 3,405 195,908 20,400 193 70,235 Apr : 2,344 202,493 29,011 166 74,430 May : 2,024 208,128 30,041 124 83,632 Jun : 1,928 231,486 31,096 220 56,639 Jul : 1,200 179,584 27,895 109 57,539 Aug : 1,700 186,071 30,662 272 64,570 Sep : 1,594 176,494 31,253 210 67,893 Oct : 1,664 204,452 45,071 230 59,323 Nov : 1,567 193,224 34,736 215 64,306 Dec : 1,842 189,349 31,950 186 65,746 Total : 27,537 2,457,525 365,911 2,491 814,978 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total and : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Light : Jan : 12,930 7,966 132,744 1,431 67,435 593,663 Feb : 9,868 6,371 85,867 1,690 64,281 383,943 Mar : 6,230 6,921 90,846 1,825 60,854 389,790 Apr : 10,916 3,192 88,959 1,973 66,191 427,461 May : 10,393 4,705 94,362 916 71,860 450,312 Jun : 10,598 3,326 93,887 3,138 45,654 418,045 Jul : 8,362 3,365 76,216 842 60,705 363,317 Aug : 12,379 3,129 86,789 745 56,222 383,587 Sep : 8,619 3,156 87,549 1,719 46,103 377,048 Oct : 10,220 3,201 90,763 2,050 81,438 435,701 Nov : 9,526 1,904 83,426 1,479 44,426 373,264 Dec : 10,538 2,355 87,312 1,327 47,596 382,929 Total : 120,579 49,591 1,098,720 19,135 712,765 4,979,060 : Heavy : Jan : 1,344 14,614 16,596 673 79,886 172,429 Feb : 862 9,960 10,001 329 74,145 152,590 Mar : 974 11,379 11,487 658 93,497 185,022 Apr : 957 10,200 8,157 163 80,075 151,766 May : 947 9,051 7,594 369 88,807 162,641 Jun : 934 6,479 9,019 999 85,971 163,329 Jul : 580 5,704 8,059 554 51,591 118,988 Aug : 630 11,919 11,487 697 64,771 148,456 Sep : 648 9,891 9,865 1,649 61,309 130,904 Oct : 799 6,685 11,832 780 67,550 150,357 Nov : 1,004 8,388 12,614 1,381 75,009 159,941 Dec : 990 9,471 9,824 964 65,365 141,886 Total : 10,669 113,741 126,535 9,216 887,976 1,838,309 : Total Mature : Jan : 14,274 22,580 149,340 2,104 147,321 766,092 Feb : 10,730 16,331 95,868 2,019 138,426 536,533 Mar : 7,204 18,300 102,333 2,483 154,351 574,812 Apr : 11,873 13,392 97,116 2,136 146,266 579,227 May : 11,340 13,756 101,956 1,285 160,667 612,953 Jun : 11,532 9,805 102,906 4,137 131,625 581,374 Jul : 8,942 9,069 84,275 1,396 112,296 482,305 Aug : 13,009 15,048 98,276 1,442 120,993 532,043 Sep : 9,267 13,047 97,414 3,368 107,412 507,952 Oct : 11,019 9,886 102,595 2,830 148,988 586,058 Nov : 10,530 10,292 96,040 2,860 119,435 533,205 Dec : 11,528 11,826 97,136 2,291 112,961 524,815 Total : 131,248 163,332 1,225,255 28,351 1,600,741 6,817,369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Total : Post-Mortem : : : : Chilled : Condemnations State : Number : Live : Average : and Frozen : : and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Pounds :---------------------- Month : : : Weight :Certified 1/: Carcass :Percent2/ : : : : : and Parts : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Arkansas : Jan : 2,416 48,478 20.06 39,820 728 1.80 Feb : 2,343 48,190 20.57 39,381 748 1.86 Mar : 2,724 54,893 20.16 44,833 778 1.71 Apr : 2,478 49,102 19.82 40,372 737 1.79 May : 2,812 56,048 19.93 46,095 661 1.41 Jun : 2,949 56,518 19.17 46,452 693 1.47 Jul : 2,491 47,539 19.09 39,410 616 1.54 Aug : 2,940 53,543 18.21 44,388 822 1.82 Sep : 2,584 49,513 19.16 40,598 750 1.81 Oct : 3,154 60,871 19.30 48,884 947 1.90 Nov : 2,828 55,504 19.63 45,016 871 1.90 Dec : 2,654 50,227 18.92 40,456 804 1.95 Total : 32,373 630,426 19.50 515,705 9,155 1.74 : Minnesota: Jan : 2,511 70,810 28.21 56,443 1,268 2.20 Feb : 1,808 58,237 32.21 46,409 1,073 2.26 Mar : 3,023 85,184 28.18 67,938 1,625 2.34 Apr : 2,578 70,695 27.43 56,441 1,338 2.32 May : 3,293 90,036 27.34 72,056 1,659 2.25 Jun : 3,332 88,175 26.46 70,571 1,613 2.23 Jul : 3,116 79,869 25.64 63,606 1,438 2.21 Aug : 3,457 87,211 25.23 69,451 1,603 2.26 Sep : 3,053 80,498 26.37 64,486 1,272 1.93 Oct : 3,396 88,822 26.15 71,218 1,353 1.86 Nov : 3,222 83,149 25.81 66,626 1,349 1.98 Dec : 2,533 68,437 27.02 54,624 1,170 2.10 Total : 35,322 951,123 26.90 759,869 16,761 2.16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, Average Live Weight, Pounds Certified, and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by Month and Annual Total, by State, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Total : Post-Mortem : : : : Chilled : Condemnations State : Number : Live :Average : and Frozen : : and :Slaughtered: Weight : Live : Pounds :---------------------- Month : : : Weight :Certified 1/: Carcass :Percent2/ : : : : : and Parts : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent : Missouri : Jan : 1,525 51,500 33.77 40,397 825 2.00 Feb : 1,365 44,469 32.59 34,974 684 1.92 Mar : 1,530 49,396 32.29 38,807 851 2.15 Apr : 1,395 45,359 32.52 35,841 749 2.05 May : 1,501 49,198 32.78 38,665 845 2.14 Jun : 1,517 48,732 32.12 38,364 798 2.04 Jul : 1,385 43,406 31.33 33,965 718 2.07 Aug : 1,579 47,122 29.85 37,002 890 2.35 Sep : 1,400 42,522 30.37 33,330 821 2.40 Oct : 1,663 50,428 30.33 39,674 931 2.29 Nov : 1,288 41,316 32.08 32,372 726 2.19 Dec : 1,230 38,139 31.00 30,052 631 2.06 Total : 17,378 551,587 31.70 433,443 9,469 2.14 : Other : States : Jan : 12,069 389,947 32.31 306,315 5,701 1.83 Feb : 12,105 372,722 30.79 292,492 5,552 1.86 Mar : 14,267 426,337 29.88 336,314 6,151 1.80 Apr : 12,690 377,093 29.72 297,676 5,254 1.73 May : 14,053 425,799 30.30 335,986 5,771 1.69 Jun : 14,907 442,576 29.69 348,998 5,645 1.59 Jul : 13,546 400,621 29.57 316,555 5,152 1.60 Aug : 15,123 435,031 28.77 342,766 5,953 1.71 Sep : 13,782 405,589 29.43 318,096 5,691 1.76 Oct : 16,517 477,700 28.92 375,981 6,043 1.58 Nov : 15,928 451,945 28.37 355,660 5,441 1.51 Dec : 12,674 379,736 29.96 298,332 4,733 1.56 Total : 167,661 4,985,096 29.73 3,925,171 67,087 1.68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, and United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors : culosis : : : culitis : : Month : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Jan : 24 66,798 8,929 3,532 123 Feb : 34 65,840 9,023 4,174 332 Mar : 22 74,606 11,342 4,617 185 Apr : 33 56,351 8,596 3,923 69 May : 68 61,280 9,720 3,638 107 Jun : 65 59,994 8,184 3,215 85 Jul : 90 58,345 8,203 3,433 72 Aug : 78 73,080 14,269 4,178 100 Sep : 52 68,430 13,747 3,808 104 Oct : 58 79,484 11,371 4,763 149 Nov : 48 70,811 6,848 3,640 117 Dec : 65 63,907 7,597 3,732 57 Total : 637 798,926 117,829 46,653 1,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, and United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total : : : nation : : : All Month : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Jan : 516 3,621 3,545 1,585 17,488 106,161 Feb : 437 3,348 3,096 1,552 19,195 107,031 Mar : 488 3,417 4,141 1,904 20,509 121,231 Apr : 531 3,415 4,344 1,713 19,680 98,655 May : 553 4,835 4,087 2,835 24,975 112,098 Jun : 412 4,552 3,781 2,383 18,576 101,247 Jul : 445 4,260 3,752 1,900 18,610 99,110 Aug : 394 4,435 4,581 3,723 27,148 131,986 Sep : 424 3,858 3,398 2,478 24,950 121,249 Oct : 473 4,580 3,850 1,590 22,895 129,213 Nov : 575 4,760 3,529 2,081 21,955 114,364 Dec : 406 3,517 2,711 1,230 21,670 104,892 Total : 5,654 48,598 44,815 24,974 257,651 1,347,237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : Leukosis :Septicaemia: Airsac- :Synovitis : Tumors Month : culosis : : : culitis : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Jan : 1 2,325 519 4 125 Feb : 1 1,884 476 4 45 Mar : 3 2,860 639 12 89 Apr : 6 3,453 550 2 125 May : 2,873 258 10 80 Jun : 4 2,545 407 85 Jul : 2,913 292 18 176 Aug : 3,390 522 16 193 Sep : 2 2,314 408 80 Oct : 1,817 179 1 150 Nov : 2 2,333 386 3 117 Dec : 2,025 223 1 116 Total : 19 30,732 4,859 71 1,381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Old Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Month and Annual Total, United States, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bruises : Cadaver : Contami- :Overscald : Other : Total Month : : : nation : : : All : : : : : : Causes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Jan : 18 77 101 265 914 4,349 Feb : 12 22 75 27 1,193 3,739 Mar : 19 47 107 6 1,575 5,357 Apr : 15 61 213 4 1,856 6,285 May : 41 70 78 32 183 3,625 Jun : 3 73 112 127 119 3,475 Jul : 48 103 119 13 141 3,823 Aug : 27 80 131 1 2,261 6,621 Sep : 19 90 58 6 33 3,010 Oct : 4 21 33 5 214 2,424 Nov : 11 15 74 85 347 3,373 Dec : 39 29 38 1 117 2,589 Total : 256 688 1,139 572 8,953 48,670 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are obtained by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, for all Federally Inspected (FI) plants. More than 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for the major species is under FI. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the U.S. under Federal Inspection in 2006. Young chickens were killed in 35 states. Young turkeys were slaughtered in 24 states. Revision Policy: The data in this report reflect any late reports received by FSIS or corrections which occurred after the monthly revisions were published. They are considered to be final and are not open to revision in the future. 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. In addition, data are compared with historical data levels and averages for each plant. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each shift. 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. Shift data are summarized to monthly totals which include all the data reported for the actual days in the month. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. State data are published for selected States for young chickens and young turkeys. Data for all States not published are included in the "Other States" category. Also included in this category are data for published States that are confidential (denoted by an *). Data for all States are included in the U.S. totals. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. 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. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. 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