Poultry Slaughter 2012 Summary February 2013 ISSN: 2159-7480 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Contents Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total................................................................................... 4 Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total........... 6 Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total...................... 8 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total...................... 10 Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total........... 12 Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total................................................................................... 18 Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total................................................................................... 20 Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total.... 22 Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total................................................................................... 24 Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, Average Live Weight, and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total................................................. 30 Young Turkeys, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total..... 32 Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 34 Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates............................................ 35 Information Contacts.................................................................................. 35 Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 707,215 674,192 699,277 683,191 749,248 706,126 722,612 Mature ...........: 12,845 11,056 12,264 12,978 14,205 13,236 11,304 Light ..........: 6,975 5,568 7,148 7,952 7,910 6,254 4,453 Heavy ..........: 5,870 5,488 5,116 5,026 6,295 6,982 6,851 Total ............: 720,060 685,248 711,541 696,169 763,453 719,362 733,916 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,291 18,931 20,457 19,630 21,660 20,985 21,104 Old ..............: 110 99 108 146 152 127 119 Total ............: 19,401 19,030 20,565 19,776 21,812 21,112 21,223 : Ducks ..............: 2,104 1,977 2,037 2,001 2,104 1,962 1,824 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,131,497 3,931,177 4,060,986 3,986,151 4,370,321 4,135,595 4,166,439 Mature ...........: 67,936 61,046 63,477 65,650 74,833 75,860 68,873 Light ..........: 22,570 18,101 22,630 25,439 25,212 20,702 13,939 Heavy ..........: 45,366 42,945 40,847 40,211 49,621 55,158 54,934 Total ............:4,199,433 3,992,223 4,124,463 4,051,801 4,445,154 4,211,455 4,235,312 : Turkeys : Young ............: 597,390 583,236 626,292 593,195 646,704 630,893 617,916 Old ..............: 2,810 2,636 2,899 3,695 4,086 3,334 3,105 Total ............: 600,200 585,872 629,191 596,890 650,790 634,227 621,021 : Ducks ..............: 14,322 13,489 13,784 13,683 14,288 13,255 12,402 : Other 1/ ...........: 177 149 170 173 207 279 361 : Total ..............:4,814,132 4,591,733 4,767,608 4,662,547 5,110,439 4,859,216 4,869,096 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.84 5.83 5.81 5.83 5.83 5.86 5.77 Mature ...........: 5.29 5.52 5.18 5.06 5.27 5.73 6.09 Light ..........: 3.24 3.25 3.17 3.20 3.19 3.31 3.13 Heavy ..........: 7.73 7.83 7.98 8.00 7.88 7.90 8.02 Total ............: 5.83 5.83 5.80 5.82 5.82 5.85 5.77 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.97 30.81 30.62 30.22 29.86 30.06 29.28 Old ..............: 25.55 26.63 26.84 25.31 26.88 26.25 26.09 Total ............: 30.94 30.79 30.60 30.18 29.84 30.04 29.26 : Ducks ..............: 6.81 6.82 6.77 6.84 6.79 6.76 6.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 760,582 663,470 745,981 674,146 642,807 8,428,847 8,537,636 Mature ...........: 13,716 11,737 11,962 10,408 11,636 147,347 146,007 Light ..........: 6,004 5,387 5,597 5,116 7,037 75,401 68,366 Heavy ..........: 7,712 6,350 6,365 5,292 4,599 71,946 77,641 Total ............: 774,298 675,207 757,943 684,554 654,443 8,576,194 8,683,643 : Turkeys : Young ............: 22,745 19,207 24,802 22,084 17,694 248,590 245,450 Old ..............: 188 110 176 114 153 1,602 1,394 Total ............: 22,933 19,317 24,978 22,198 17,847 250,192 246,844 : Ducks ..............: 2,092 1,791 2,108 2,071 2,112 24,183 24,472 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,419,889 3,899,244 4,435,745 4,011,475 3,801,045 49,349,564 49,559,126 Mature ...........: 80,674 69,123 69,325 59,658 59,051 815,506 835,452 Light ..........: 19,164 17,927 17,949 17,180 22,092 242,905 219,651 Heavy ..........: 61,510 51,196 51,376 42,478 36,959 572,601 615,801 Total ............:4,500,563 3,968,367 4,505,070 4,071,133 3,860,096 50,165,070 50,394,578 : Turkeys : Young ............: 657,119 563,484 719,756 639,047 545,558 7,420,590 7,227,486 Old ..............: 4,921 3,090 4,803 3,110 4,077 42,566 36,967 Total ............: 662,040 566,574 724,559 642,157 549,635 7,463,156 7,264,453 : Ducks ..............: 14,265 12,118 14,290 14,050 14,442 164,388 166,632 : Other 1/ ...........: 370 765 1,369 236 226 4,482 4,440 : Total ..............:5,177,238 4,547,824 5,245,288 4,727,576 4,424,399 57,797,096 57,830,103 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.81 5.88 5.95 5.95 5.91 5.85 5.80 Mature ...........: 5.88 5.89 5.80 5.73 5.07 5.53 5.72 Light ..........: 3.19 3.33 3.21 3.36 3.14 3.22 3.21 Heavy ..........: 7.98 8.06 8.07 8.03 8.04 7.96 7.93 Total ............: 5.81 5.88 5.94 5.95 5.90 5.85 5.80 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.89 29.34 29.02 28.94 30.83 29.85 29.45 Old ..............: 26.18 28.09 27.29 27.28 26.65 26.57 26.52 Total ............: 28.87 29.33 29.01 28.93 30.80 29.83 29.43 : Ducks ..............: 6.82 6.77 6.78 6.78 6.84 6.80 6.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,807,457 2,669,654 2,750,360 2,722,254 2,993,707 2,834,059 2,823,825 Mature ...........: 43,249 38,805 40,052 41,482 47,558 49,100 43,428 Light ..........: 11,899 9,566 12,110 13,677 13,503 11,036 7,624 Heavy ..........: 31,350 29,239 27,942 27,805 34,055 38,064 35,804 Total ............:2,850,706 2,708,459 2,790,412 2,763,736 3,041,265 2,883,159 2,867,253 : Turkeys : Young ............: 296,140 292,884 305,501 291,160 305,135 299,813 293,355 Old ..............: 2,097 1,930 2,147 2,766 2,982 2,450 2,285 Total ............: 298,237 294,814 307,648 293,926 308,117 302,263 295,640 : Ducks ..............: 3,979 3,691 3,668 3,685 3,736 3,351 3,205 : Other 1/ ...........: 119 99 114 114 139 185 234 : Total ..............:3,153,041 3,007,063 3,101,842 3,061,461 3,353,257 3,188,958 3,166,332 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 284,338 283,991 293,461 271,517 288,090 271,215 303,165 Mature ...........: - - - 105 180 83 - Light ..........: - - - 105 180 38 - Heavy ..........: - - - - - 45 - Total ............: 284,338 283,991 293,461 271,622 288,270 271,298 303,165 : Turkeys : Young ............: 178,390 171,955 194,363 184,024 211,775 204,270 201,497 Old ..............: 52 31 84 85 57 112 49 Total ............: 178,442 171,986 194,447 184,109 211,832 204,382 201,546 : Ducks ..............: 6,436 6,138 6,330 6,214 6,600 6,229 5,691 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 6 6 7 8 8 11 : Total ..............: 469,223 462,121 494,244 461,952 506,710 481,917 510,413 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,091,795 2,953,645 3,043,821 2,993,771 3,281,797 3,105,274 3,126,990 Mature ...........: 43,249 38,805 40,052 41,587 47,738 49,183 43,428 Light ..........: 11,899 9,566 12,110 13,782 13,683 11,074 7,624 Heavy ..........: 31,350 29,239 27,942 27,805 34,055 38,109 35,804 Total ............:3,135,044 2,992,450 3,083,873 3,035,358 3,329,535 3,154,457 3,170,418 : Turkeys : Young ............: 474,530 464,839 499,864 475,184 516,910 504,083 494,852 Old ..............: 2,149 1,961 2,231 2,851 3,039 2,562 2,334 Total ............: 476,679 466,800 502,095 478,035 519,949 506,645 497,186 : Ducks ..............: 10,415 9,829 9,998 9,899 10,336 9,580 8,896 : Other 1/ ...........: 126 105 120 121 147 193 245 : Total ..............:3,622,264 3,469,184 3,596,086 3,523,413 3,859,967 3,670,875 3,676,745 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:3,008,382 2,660,298 3,016,708 2,733,796 2,579,598 33,600,098 33,885,175 Mature ...........: 50,969 43,634 43,813 37,649 36,760 516,499 520,067 Light ..........: 10,524 9,646 9,755 9,551 12,196 131,087 116,733 Heavy ..........: 40,445 33,988 34,058 28,098 24,564 385,412 403,334 Total ............:3,059,351 2,703,932 3,060,521 2,771,445 2,616,358 34,116,597 34,405,242 : Turkeys : Young ............: 314,590 270,862 349,123 307,128 271,204 3,596,895 3,624,024 Old ..............: 3,643 2,333 3,551 2,031 2,928 31,143 27,199 Total ............: 318,233 273,195 352,674 309,159 274,132 3,628,038 3,651,223 : Ducks ..............: 3,569 3,340 3,844 3,886 4,008 43,962 43,885 : Other 1/ ...........: 246 153 228 164 154 1,949 1,524 : Total ..............:3,381,399 2,980,620 3,417,267 3,084,654 2,894,652 37,790,546 38,101,874 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 309,135 266,781 318,803 274,674 273,644 3,438,814 3,317,307 Mature ...........: 39 19 5 64 23 518 1,233 Light ..........: 11 16 - 38 - 388 317 Heavy ..........: 28 3 5 26 23 130 916 Total ............: 309,174 266,800 318,808 274,738 273,667 3,439,332 3,318,540 : Turkeys : Young ............: 211,728 179,808 227,142 205,803 167,317 2,338,072 2,138,163 Old ..............: 142 70 101 296 63 1,142 1,117 Total ............: 211,870 179,878 227,243 206,099 167,380 2,339,214 2,139,280 : Ducks ..............: 6,655 5,385 6,433 6,279 6,429 74,819 76,126 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 332 633 8 9 1,042 1,389 : Total ..............: 527,706 452,395 553,117 487,124 447,485 5,854,407 5,535,335 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,317,517 2,927,079 3,335,511 3,008,470 2,853,242 37,038,912 37,202,482 Mature ...........: 51,008 43,653 43,818 37,713 36,783 517,017 521,300 Light ..........: 10,535 9,662 9,755 9,589 12,196 131,475 117,050 Heavy ..........: 40,473 33,991 34,063 28,124 24,587 385,542 404,250 Total ............:3,368,525 2,970,732 3,379,329 3,046,183 2,890,025 37,555,929 37,723,782 : Turkeys : Young ............: 526,318 450,670 576,265 512,931 438,521 5,934,967 5,762,187 Old ..............: 3,785 2,403 3,652 2,327 2,991 32,285 28,316 Total ............: 530,103 453,073 579,917 515,258 441,512 5,967,252 5,790,503 : Ducks ..............: 10,224 8,725 10,277 10,165 10,437 118,781 120,011 : Other 1/ ...........: 253 485 861 172 163 2,991 2,913 : Total ..............:3,909,105 3,433,015 3,970,384 3,571,778 3,342,137 43,644,953 43,637,209 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 8,171 7,591 7,488 7,369 8,004 8,303 9,175 Mature ..........: 1,044 566 707 643 727 963 622 Light .........: 487 241 305 293 335 351 158 Heavy .........: 557 325 402 350 392 612 464 Total ...........: 9,215 8,157 8,195 8,012 8,731 9,266 9,797 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,413 1,364 1,485 1,223 1,330 1,546 1,780 Old .............: 36 13 27 34 31 48 52 Total ...........: 1,449 1,377 1,512 1,257 1,361 1,594 1,832 : Ducks .............: 34 30 29 30 32 51 79 Other .............: - - - - 1 1 1 : Total .............: 10,698 9,564 9,736 9,299 10,125 10,912 11,709 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.22 Mature ..........: 1.54 0.93 1.11 0.98 0.97 1.27 0.90 Light .........: 2.16 1.33 1.35 1.15 1.33 1.70 1.13 Heavy .........: 1.23 0.76 0.98 0.87 0.79 1.11 0.84 Total ...........: 0.22 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.23 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.24 0.23 0.24 0.21 0.21 0.25 0.29 Old .............: 1.28 0.49 0.93 0.92 0.76 1.44 1.67 Total ...........: 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.21 0.21 0.25 0.29 : Ducks .............: 0.24 0.22 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.38 0.64 Other .............: - - - - 0.48 0.36 0.28 : Total .............: 0.22 0.21 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,159 7,420 8,135 7,831 7,498 96,144 103,444 Mature ..........: 1,186 597 557 486 563 8,661 9,418 Light .........: 363 210 184 181 268 3,376 3,109 Heavy .........: 823 387 373 305 295 5,285 6,309 Total ...........: 10,345 8,017 8,692 8,317 8,061 104,805 112,862 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,843 1,228 1,391 1,251 1,222 17,076 17,225 Old .............: 60 22 31 38 38 430 336 Total ...........: 1,903 1,250 1,422 1,289 1,260 17,506 17,561 : Ducks .............: 65 42 40 29 31 492 549 Other .............: - 2 1 - - 6 4 : Total .............: 12,313 9,311 10,155 9,635 9,352 122,809 130,976 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.21 0.19 0.18 0.20 0.20 0.19 0.21 Mature ..........: 1.47 0.86 0.80 0.81 0.95 1.06 1.13 Light .........: 1.89 1.17 1.03 1.05 1.21 1.39 1.42 Heavy .........: 1.34 0.76 0.73 0.72 0.80 0.92 1.02 Total .............: 0.23 0.20 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.22 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.28 0.22 0.19 0.20 0.22 0.23 0.24 Old .............: 1.22 0.71 0.65 1.22 0.93 1.01 0.91 Total ...........: 0.29 0.22 0.20 0.20 0.23 0.23 0.24 : Ducks .............: 0.46 0.35 0.28 0.21 0.21 0.30 0.33 Other .............: - 0.26 0.07 - - 0.13 0.09 : Total .............: 0.24 0.20 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 25,860 25,876 25,996 24,541 26,090 23,989 23,501 Mature ..........: 2,163 2,058 2,044 2,185 2,545 2,287 1,843 Light .........: 1,087 873 1,097 1,228 1,284 1,014 588 Heavy .........: 1,076 1,185 947 957 1,261 1,273 1,255 Total ...........: 28,023 27,934 28,040 26,726 28,635 26,276 25,344 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,333 6,126 6,551 6,130 6,854 6,419 6,840 Old .............: 99 70 83 121 111 121 104 Total ...........: 6,432 6,196 6,634 6,251 6,965 6,540 6,944 : Ducks .............: 236 262 250 292 261 242 215 Other .............: 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 : Total .............: 34,693 34,393 34,925 33,270 35,863 33,060 32,506 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.83 0.87 0.85 0.81 0.79 0.77 0.75 Mature ..........: 4.76 5.04 4.86 4.99 5.06 4.44 4.07 Light .........: 8.37 8.36 8.31 8.18 8.58 8.39 7.16 Heavy .........: 3.32 3.89 3.28 3.33 3.57 3.23 3.39 Total ...........: 0.89 0.92 0.90 0.87 0.85 0.83 0.79 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.32 1.30 1.29 1.27 1.31 1.26 1.36 Old .............: 4.40 3.45 3.59 4.07 3.52 4.51 4.27 Total ...........: 1.33 1.31 1.30 1.29 1.32 1.27 1.38 : Ducks .............: 2.22 2.60 2.44 2.87 2.46 2.46 2.36 Other .............: 1.56 0.94 0.83 0.82 1.34 1.03 1.21 : Total .............: 0.95 0.98 0.96 0.94 0.92 0.89 0.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 24,422 21,188 24,812 24,320 24,322 294,917 298,833 Mature ..........: 2,132 1,803 2,201 1,705 1,857 24,823 33,763 Light .........: 716 637 898 726 1,207 11,355 12,470 Heavy .........: 1,416 1,166 1,303 979 650 13,468 21,293 Total ...........: 26,554 22,991 27,013 26,025 26,179 319,740 332,596 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 7,123 6,114 7,480 6,709 5,554 78,233 82,823 Old .............: 137 88 125 141 116 1,316 1,217 Total ...........: 7,260 6,202 7,605 6,850 5,670 79,549 84,040 : Ducks .............: 305 256 312 291 294 3,216 3,116 Other .............: 3 6 6 2 1 30 24 : Total .............: 34,122 29,455 34,936 33,168 32,144 402,535 419,776 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.73 0.72 0.74 0.80 0.85 0.79 0.80 Mature ..........: 4.01 3.97 4.78 4.33 4.81 4.58 6.08 Light .........: 6.36 6.19 8.43 7.04 9.01 7.95 9.63 Heavy .........: 3.38 3.32 3.68 3.36 2.58 3.38 5.00 Total ...........: 0.78 0.77 0.79 0.85 0.90 0.84 0.87 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.34 1.34 1.28 1.29 1.25 1.30 1.42 Old .............: 3.49 3.53 3.31 5.71 3.73 3.92 4.12 Total ...........: 1.35 1.35 1.29 1.31 1.27 1.32 1.43 : Ducks .............: 2.90 2.85 2.95 2.78 2.74 2.64 2.53 Other .............: 1.17 1.22 0.69 1.15 0.61 0.99 0.82 : Total .............: 0.87 0.85 0.87 0.92 0.95 0.91 0.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 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 ......: 4,969 6,155 8,544 9,650 13,460 11,368 8,333 Mature .....: 1,822 801 1,376 1,549 1,535 995 655 Light ....: 1,749 723 1,282 1,455 1,447 917 582 Heavy ....: 73 78 94 94 88 78 73 Total ......: 6,791 6,956 9,920 11,199 14,995 12,363 8,988 : Turkeys : Young ......: 35 30 50 60 50 62 33 Old ........: - - 1 11 1 - 1 Total ......: 35 30 51 71 51 62 34 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 709,439 694,922 692,933 669,744 726,701 667,618 664,242 Mature .....: 191,633 144,537 140,565 209,253 170,232 75,857 74,086 Light ....: 156,527 103,833 104,745 172,704 132,433 38,303 38,804 Heavy ....: 35,106 40,704 35,820 36,549 37,799 37,554 35,282 Total ......: 901,072 839,459 833,498 878,997 896,933 743,475 738,328 : Turkeys : Young ......: 33,529 34,049 33,250 28,887 29,398 25,868 31,414 Old ........: 1,228 833 669 1,188 665 1,079 686 Total ......: 34,757 34,882 33,919 30,075 30,063 26,947 32,100 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 465,326 596,901 520,069 429,532 374,600 243,131 202,970 Mature .....: 10,248 8,993 10,386 12,614 15,061 9,660 9,387 Light ....: 6,143 4,288 5,670 6,761 8,903 3,633 3,085 Heavy ....: 4,105 4,705 4,716 5,853 6,158 6,027 6,302 Total ......: 475,574 605,894 530,455 442,146 389,661 252,791 212,357 : Turkeys : Young ......: 4,381 4,687 5,467 3,884 3,057 3,299 5,042 Old ........: 215 142 225 193 233 282 267 Total ......: 4,596 4,829 5,692 4,077 3,290 3,581 5,309 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 7,363 5,476 7,190 6,795 8,710 98,013 113,389 Mature .....: 863 1,546 660 536 879 13,217 13,390 Light ....: 753 1,475 516 427 835 12,161 11,080 Heavy ....: 110 71 144 109 44 1,056 2,310 Total ......: 8,226 7,022 7,850 7,331 9,589 111,230 126,779 : Turkeys : Young ......: 44 72 40 57 40 573 517 Old ........: 1 - 2 - 2 19 1 Total ......: 45 72 42 57 42 592 518 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 727,540 624,878 719,331 674,020 671,165 8,242,533 8,239,819 Mature .....: 96,409 118,152 92,086 102,537 180,474 1,595,821 1,834,922 Light ....: 55,388 83,468 56,623 76,283 156,964 1,176,075 1,367,416 Heavy ....: 41,021 34,684 35,463 26,254 23,510 419,746 467,506 Total ......: 823,949 743,030 811,417 776,557 851,639 9,838,354 10,074,741 : Turkeys : Young ......: 35,516 31,751 41,735 41,899 33,691 400,987 440,839 Old ........: 961 639 973 1,115 1,062 11,098 14,212 Total ......: 36,477 32,390 42,708 43,014 34,753 412,085 455,051 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 216,140 183,230 256,516 348,360 429,306 4,266,081 3,985,704 Mature .....: 15,198 13,522 13,001 8,955 13,281 140,306 112,632 Light ....: 8,368 8,116 7,261 4,822 7,390 74,440 68,572 Heavy ....: 6,830 5,406 5,740 4,133 5,891 65,866 44,060 Total ......: 231,338 196,752 269,517 357,315 442,587 4,406,387 4,098,336 : Turkeys : Young ......: 7,770 6,674 8,175 6,014 4,966 63,416 56,783 Old ........: 301 214 312 110 142 2,636 1,325 Total ......: 8,071 6,888 8,487 6,124 5,108 66,052 58,108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 2,801 3,225 2,880 3,208 2,642 3,237 3,880 Mature .....: 448 435 213 172 394 200 328 Light ....: 134 138 142 138 346 131 66 Heavy ....: 314 297 71 34 48 69 262 Total ......: 3,249 3,660 3,093 3,380 3,036 3,437 4,208 : Turkeys : Young ......: 1,520 987 1,166 1,293 1,744 823 850 Old ........: 1 4 1 5 1 2 - Total ......: 1,521 991 1,167 1,298 1,745 825 850 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 32,997 31,389 30,726 26,064 26,365 22,216 22,629 Mature .....: 48,484 38,488 43,550 49,601 49,067 36,109 24,912 Light ....: 42,634 32,985 37,738 44,669 42,230 31,170 19,515 Heavy ....: 5,850 5,503 5,812 4,932 6,837 4,939 5,397 Total ......: 81,481 69,877 74,276 75,665 75,432 58,325 47,541 : Turkeys : Young ......: 125 44 157 129 132 144 198 Old ........: 161 50 86 105 150 123 117 Total ......: 286 94 243 234 282 267 315 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 10,854 10,220 10,475 10,477 10,823 10,183 11,124 Mature .....: 18,618 9,813 13,890 17,744 17,588 8,668 3,267 Light ....: 18,065 9,172 13,442 17,278 16,739 8,249 2,964 Heavy ....: 553 641 448 466 849 419 303 Total ......: 29,472 20,033 24,365 28,221 28,411 18,851 14,391 : Turkeys : Young ......: 117 137 122 118 135 159 235 Old ........: 1 1 3 13 5 4 4 Total ......: 118 138 125 131 140 163 239 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 67,548 60,597 57,280 57,659 62,089 55,318 55,325 Mature .....: 3,410 3,403 2,448 2,888 3,634 3,606 2,417 Light ....: 2,417 2,428 1,709 2,114 2,639 1,923 1,696 Heavy ....: 993 975 739 774 995 1,683 721 Total ......: 70,958 64,000 59,728 60,547 65,723 58,924 57,742 : Turkeys : Young ......: 1,479 1,233 1,382 1,382 1,430 1,548 1,711 Old ........: 7 12 23 19 30 13 8 Total ......: 1,486 1,245 1,405 1,401 1,460 1,561 1,719 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 3,860 3,618 4,170 4,235 4,231 41,987 46,806 Mature .....: 221 167 176 124 207 3,085 6,156 Light ....: 103 109 69 83 148 1,607 1,846 Heavy ....: 118 58 107 41 59 1,478 4,310 Total ......: 4,081 3,785 4,346 4,359 4,438 45,072 52,962 : Turkeys : Young ......: 818 564 685 1,017 979 12,446 19,414 Old ........: 1 - 1 - - 16 11 Total ......: 819 564 686 1,017 979 12,462 19,425 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 25,820 22,075 25,783 26,622 26,972 319,658 356,905 Mature .....: 29,896 29,458 33,807 27,997 36,223 447,592 459,039 Light ....: 22,667 24,646 27,907 22,648 31,162 379,971 376,570 Heavy ....: 7,229 4,812 5,900 5,349 5,061 67,621 82,469 Total ......: 55,716 51,533 59,590 54,619 63,195 767,250 815,944 : Turkeys : Young ......: 173 111 252 81 119 1,665 1,417 Old ........: 192 95 147 123 77 1,426 1,230 Total ......: 365 206 399 204 196 3,091 2,647 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 11,358 10,244 10,828 9,771 9,207 125,564 126,637 Mature .....: 12,119 11,530 4,057 7,507 14,752 139,553 184,681 Light ....: 11,611 11,086 3,621 7,151 14,407 133,785 177,065 Heavy ....: 508 444 436 356 345 5,768 7,616 Total ......: 23,477 21,774 14,885 17,278 23,959 265,117 311,318 : Turkeys : Young ......: 179 297 329 219 146 2,193 2,502 Old ........: 8 3 10 8 2 62 17 Total ......: 187 300 339 227 148 2,255 2,519 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 59,756 50,110 58,279 55,490 55,863 695,314 817,020 Mature .....: 3,105 2,554 2,263 1,637 2,510 33,875 38,997 Light ....: 2,229 1,744 1,511 1,008 1,696 23,114 27,852 Heavy ....: 876 810 752 629 814 10,761 11,145 Total ......: 62,861 52,664 60,542 57,127 58,373 729,189 856,017 : Turkeys : Young ......: 1,601 1,260 1,973 1,773 1,760 18,532 18,236 Old ........: 25 18 30 15 4 204 217 Total ......: 1,626 1,278 2,003 1,788 1,764 18,736 18,453 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 91,284 100,741 96,853 93,934 93,737 90,048 92,010 Mature .......: 88,496 62,921 60,853 86,362 74,327 62,392 31,182 Light ......: 81,687 48,252 55,534 80,569 67,906 49,506 22,885 Heavy ......: 6,809 14,669 5,319 5,793 6,421 12,886 8,297 Total ........: 179,780 163,662 157,706 180,296 168,064 152,440 123,192 : Turkeys : Young ........: 1,441 1,572 1,419 1,402 1,740 1,931 1,958 Old ..........: 16 14 43 37 40 29 22 Total ........: 1,457 1,586 1,462 1,439 1,780 1,960 1,980 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 15,337 16,240 19,979 16,778 20,184 14,953 16,255 Mature .......: 260 563 657 406 259 295 731 Light ......: 141 370 281 186 96 103 142 Heavy ......: 119 193 376 220 163 192 589 Total ........: 15,597 16,803 20,636 17,184 20,443 15,248 16,986 : Turkeys : Young ........: 509 540 497 498 246 546 481 Old ..........: 2 15 2 1 3 - - Total ........: 511 555 499 499 249 546 481 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 733,556 712,151 772,976 831,481 875,327 815,164 764,085 Mature .......: 109,935 74,646 82,651 95,378 94,814 98,874 72,966 Light ......: 59,634 34,889 49,250 56,284 45,485 55,376 26,237 Heavy ......: 50,301 39,757 33,401 39,094 49,329 43,498 46,729 Total ........: 843,491 786,797 855,627 926,859 970,141 914,038 837,051 : Turkeys : Young ........: 17,390 17,695 16,446 12,502 15,729 13,690 14,733 Old ..........: 351 146 217 282 450 604 271 Total ........: 17,741 17,841 16,663 12,784 16,179 14,294 15,004 : : number head : Total : Chickens : Young ........:2,134,111 2,232,541 2,212,715 2,148,527 2,205,928 1,933,236 1,840,853 Mature .......: 473,354 344,303 356,589 475,967 426,795 296,461 219,931 Light ......: 369,131 236,781 269,793 382,158 318,108 189,116 115,976 Heavy ......: 104,223 107,522 86,796 93,809 108,687 107,345 103,955 Total ........:2,607,465 2,576,844 2,569,304 2,624,494 2,632,723 2,229,697 2,060,784 : Turkeys : Young ........: 60,526 60,974 59,956 50,155 53,661 48,070 56,655 Old ..........: 1,982 1,217 1,270 1,854 1,578 2,136 1,376 Total ........: 62,508 62,191 61,226 52,009 55,239 50,206 58,031 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 93,851 81,606 89,627 93,971 91,665 1,109,327 1,085,695 Mature .......: 40,166 37,507 30,999 67,841 68,969 712,015 861,729 Light ......: 30,715 25,620 27,569 63,910 65,871 620,024 664,333 Heavy ......: 9,451 11,887 3,430 3,931 3,098 91,991 197,396 Total ........: 134,017 119,113 120,626 161,812 160,634 1,821,342 1,947,424 : Turkeys : Young ........: 2,196 2,079 2,744 2,467 1,755 22,704 21,958 Old ..........: 44 22 22 35 13 337 355 Total ........: 2,240 2,101 2,766 2,502 1,768 23,041 22,313 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 20,402 17,352 16,104 17,941 20,652 212,177 203,826 Mature .......: 785 594 573 445 360 5,928 5,961 Light ......: 181 137 261 251 208 2,357 1,887 Heavy ......: 604 457 312 194 152 3,571 4,074 Total ........: 21,187 17,946 16,677 18,386 21,012 218,105 209,787 : Turkeys : Young ........: 524 413 896 532 328 6,010 6,150 Old ..........: 3 1 4 6 37 62 Total ........: 527 414 900 532 334 6,047 6,212 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 746,775 524,926 672,739 753,143 813,880 9,016,203 9,220,179 Mature .......: 112,009 65,507 91,894 72,357 78,460 1,049,491 1,723,732 Light ......: 57,812 25,759 50,356 37,143 50,495 548,720 641,416 Heavy ......: 54,197 39,748 41,538 35,214 27,965 500,771 1,082,316 Total ........: 858,784 590,433 764,633 825,500 892,340 10,065,694 10,943,911 : Turkeys : Young ........: 11,968 11,480 14,928 17,688 14,600 178,849 183,926 Old ..........: 399 246 580 1,015 144 4,705 5,143 Total ........: 12,367 11,726 15,508 18,703 14,744 183,554 189,069 : : number head : Total : Chickens : Young ........:1,912,865 1,523,515 1,860,567 1,990,348 2,131,651 24,126,857 24,195,980 Mature .......: 310,466 280,482 269,516 289,936 396,115 4,139,915 5,230,751 Light ......: 189,522 182,105 175,694 213,726 329,176 2,971,286 3,338,037 Heavy ......: 120,944 98,377 93,822 76,210 66,939 1,168,629 1,892,714 Total ........:2,223,331 1,803,997 2,130,083 2,280,284 2,527,766 28,266,772 29,426,731 : Turkeys : Young ........: 60,789 54,701 71,757 71,747 58,384 707,375 751,742 Old ..........: 1,935 1,238 2,081 2,405 1,452 20,524 22,511 Total ........: 62,724 55,939 73,838 74,152 59,836 727,899 774,253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: 2012 and 2011 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 ............: 82,019 80,857 85,074 82,100 89,136 82,757 87,054 Arkansas ...........: 75,802 71,616 74,329 71,480 75,973 72,303 75,875 California .........: 22,823 20,772 21,480 20,973 23,444 23,946 22,613 Delaware ...........: 26,585 24,206 25,768 24,766 27,769 26,194 25,919 Florida ............: 5,158 4,875 5,145 4,924 5,104 4,812 5,219 Georgia ............: 102,858 98,489 100,473 99,450 106,213 102,119 104,360 Indiana ............: 4,896 4,637 4,938 4,682 4,982 4,657 4,842 Kentucky ...........: 26,304 24,537 25,287 24,763 25,960 25,044 25,749 Louisiana ..........: 14,984 14,430 15,066 14,726 16,331 14,632 16,086 Maryland ...........: 9,393 9,618 10,073 10,258 11,439 11,446 11,344 : Minnesota ..........: 3,628 3,450 3,575 3,357 4,390 3,943 4,163 Mississippi ........: 60,284 59,468 60,749 59,098 65,785 62,021 62,538 Missouri ...........: 35,120 33,873 35,363 34,288 38,071 35,212 35,285 New Jersey .........: 149 190 143 139 171 145 161 New York ...........: 1,779 1,715 1,844 1,569 1,704 1,629 1,716 North Carolina .....: 62,017 58,701 60,763 59,090 67,023 63,708 62,030 Ohio ...............: 4,184 3,518 3,864 4,809 5,823 6,054 5,560 Oklahoma ...........: 9,022 8,186 8,383 8,888 10,421 9,366 11,498 Pennsylvania .......: 11,441 11,098 11,641 10,576 11,715 10,892 10,772 South Carolina .....: 23,794 22,825 22,865 23,089 24,494 23,314 23,662 : Tennessee ..........: 25,475 23,703 26,065 25,605 27,950 26,422 26,886 Texas ..............: 52,509 49,773 50,968 49,875 55,161 50,126 52,556 Virginia ...........: 26,318 24,448 25,817 24,890 28,633 25,702 25,995 Washington .........: 4,781 4,197 4,300 4,039 4,770 4,504 4,476 West Virginia ......: 9,571 9,105 9,242 9,651 10,143 8,874 9,846 Wisconsin ..........: 4,432 4,036 4,129 4,194 4,651 4,336 4,326 : United States ......: 707,215 674,192 699,277 683,191 749,248 706,126 722,612 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 467,993 456,342 483,063 457,971 490,877 457,495 472,710 Arkansas ...........: 443,053 415,855 433,191 416,763 446,459 431,651 448,548 California .........: 129,778 119,518 125,704 120,419 136,868 136,533 130,205 Delaware ...........: 188,777 171,971 182,029 176,490 195,411 183,920 179,565 Florida ............: 31,689 28,702 28,963 28,164 29,763 29,334 31,678 Georgia ............: 566,874 533,438 543,220 548,641 594,464 570,027 570,466 Indiana ............: 21,510 20,624 22,042 21,229 21,987 20,790 21,349 Kentucky ...........: 148,707 137,581 140,778 137,620 142,840 140,675 141,164 Louisiana ..........: 95,038 91,886 94,822 93,629 100,893 94,604 100,495 Maryland ...........: 51,454 51,414 53,006 55,507 59,913 60,966 59,828 : Minnesota ..........: 20,229 18,786 20,222 19,309 26,956 23,147 24,234 Mississippi ........: 361,716 359,032 366,312 360,180 400,985 373,141 368,665 Missouri ...........: 170,160 165,053 170,279 162,926 184,937 170,405 168,813 New Jersey .........: 697 793 644 662 842 673 774 New York ...........: 9,133 8,680 9,452 8,027 8,744 8,355 8,693 North Carolina .....: 434,273 416,575 432,325 422,216 473,295 453,587 436,831 Ohio ...............: 27,046 24,046 25,735 28,736 32,396 34,797 30,060 Oklahoma ...........: 63,027 58,087 57,735 61,395 68,163 61,774 77,879 Pennsylvania .......: 63,196 61,093 64,202 58,944 65,281 59,697 58,661 South Carolina .....: 162,940 159,469 156,117 158,908 169,429 161,596 159,744 : Tennessee ..........: 133,027 122,191 129,836 130,817 144,447 136,432 137,947 Texas ..............: 304,241 288,984 289,750 288,342 320,899 293,114 303,149 Virginia ...........: 140,685 130,784 139,794 137,879 156,478 141,754 139,519 Washington .........: 27,832 25,429 26,094 24,084 27,110 27,054 27,257 West Virginia ......: 38,122 36,630 37,107 38,570 39,735 34,996 38,584 Wisconsin ..........: 19,416 17,381 17,467 17,724 19,456 18,001 17,827 : United States ......:4,131,497 3,931,177 4,060,986 3,986,151 4,370,321 4,135,595 4,166,439 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Alabama ............: 89,408 78,781 88,886 80,819 76,088 1,002,979 1,026,394 Arkansas ...........: 80,753 66,008 78,425 70,152 66,103 878,819 924,334 California .........: 24,255 20,933 23,634 20,456 20,520 265,849 262,221 Delaware ...........: 27,675 24,705 25,125 26,912 23,523 309,147 302,305 Florida ............: 5,246 4,542 5,211 4,793 4,586 59,615 60,738 Georgia ............: 109,654 96,909 108,838 98,577 94,426 1,222,366 1,234,060 Indiana ............: 5,430 4,579 5,266 4,640 4,665 58,214 57,472 Kentucky ...........: 27,401 23,564 27,729 23,901 22,013 302,252 296,203 Louisiana ..........: 15,537 14,722 15,919 13,749 13,890 180,072 180,927 Maryland ...........: 12,155 10,204 11,065 11,612 10,194 128,801 128,154 : Minnesota ..........: 4,265 3,690 4,157 3,658 3,546 45,822 45,624 Mississippi ........: 64,054 58,181 65,317 56,223 55,669 729,387 760,329 Missouri ...........: 37,736 32,868 37,634 34,238 32,984 422,672 427,135 New Jersey .........: 158 130 122 120 124 1,752 1,644 New York ...........: 1,866 1,704 1,461 1,720 1,746 20,453 19,706 North Carolina .....: 67,013 56,088 65,323 58,143 55,501 735,400 729,018 Ohio ...............: 5,993 5,565 6,012 5,452 5,204 62,038 52,692 Oklahoma ...........: 12,305 11,035 12,253 10,472 10,915 122,744 106,934 Pennsylvania .......: 11,085 9,684 11,167 10,511 9,484 130,066 135,226 South Carolina .....: 24,954 21,911 23,589 21,941 21,510 277,948 289,159 : Tennessee ..........: 28,010 25,189 26,460 23,274 22,213 307,252 294,218 Texas ..............: 55,265 48,642 54,541 48,169 46,514 614,099 659,806 Virginia ...........: 28,385 24,660 26,832 25,591 22,978 310,249 309,327 Washington .........: 4,952 4,191 4,420 4,031 4,138 52,799 50,880 West Virginia ......: 9,979 9,135 10,082 9,135 8,961 113,724 110,747 Wisconsin ..........: 4,875 3,906 4,475 3,972 3,438 50,770 50,040 : United States ......: 760,582 663,470 745,981 674,146 642,807 8,428,847 8,537,636 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 498,977 439,889 503,743 451,441 424,304 5,604,805 5,804,344 Arkansas ...........: 477,373 393,688 472,218 424,420 388,641 5,191,860 5,282,548 California .........: 133,910 119,538 133,631 116,431 120,380 1,522,915 1,496,432 Delaware ...........: 193,204 176,868 182,136 194,058 170,031 2,194,460 2,119,087 Florida ............: 31,719 27,249 31,821 29,023 27,456 355,561 379,217 Georgia ............: 607,840 545,112 619,551 562,007 537,784 6,799,424 6,726,569 Indiana ............: 24,767 20,960 23,806 21,121 21,397 261,582 253,201 Kentucky ...........: 153,678 129,684 155,301 131,305 121,595 1,680,928 1,629,721 Louisiana ..........: 97,353 95,441 102,169 86,931 88,085 1,141,346 1,135,778 Maryland ...........: 63,598 53,507 57,957 61,487 53,879 682,516 678,762 : Minnesota ..........: 24,448 21,997 24,109 21,009 20,461 264,907 263,645 Mississippi ........: 374,377 349,652 406,492 344,282 337,515 4,402,349 4,508,523 Missouri ...........: 182,709 160,697 179,637 163,840 155,576 2,035,032 2,060,179 New Jersey .........: 774 683 591 537 574 8,244 7,973 New York ...........: 9,516 8,503 7,551 9,016 8,761 104,431 101,047 North Carolina .....: 479,717 405,665 480,811 431,409 415,657 5,282,361 5,181,680 Ohio ...............: 34,655 32,614 34,853 32,250 30,535 367,723 331,125 Oklahoma ...........: 80,627 71,130 78,306 68,814 71,736 818,673 794,612 Pennsylvania .......: 62,936 56,427 65,326 60,668 54,006 730,437 753,182 South Carolina .....: 168,720 147,037 164,816 160,274 149,699 1,918,749 1,994,782 : Tennessee ..........: 146,739 131,654 138,334 121,087 112,386 1,584,897 1,525,570 Texas ..............: 320,747 285,954 324,999 287,276 277,634 3,585,089 3,794,378 Virginia ...........: 151,000 135,676 148,417 143,369 124,669 1,690,024 1,650,100 Washington .........: 27,890 24,777 26,578 24,455 25,583 314,143 302,212 West Virginia ......: 39,987 36,744 40,370 36,131 36,178 453,154 443,370 Wisconsin ..........: 19,914 16,106 19,002 16,843 14,873 214,010 212,576 : United States ......:4,419,889 3,899,244 4,435,745 4,011,475 3,801,045 49,349,564 49,559,126 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 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 ............: 5.71 5.64 5.68 5.58 5.51 5.53 5.43 Arkansas ...........: 5.84 5.81 5.83 5.83 5.88 5.97 5.91 California .........: 5.69 5.75 5.85 5.74 5.84 5.70 5.76 Delaware ...........: 7.10 7.10 7.06 7.13 7.04 7.02 6.93 Florida ............: 6.14 5.89 5.63 5.72 5.83 6.10 6.07 Georgia ............: 5.51 5.42 5.41 5.52 5.60 5.58 5.47 Indiana ............: 4.39 4.45 4.46 4.53 4.41 4.46 4.41 Kentucky ...........: 5.65 5.61 5.57 5.56 5.50 5.62 5.48 Louisiana ..........: 6.34 6.37 6.29 6.36 6.18 6.47 6.25 Maryland ...........: 5.48 5.35 5.26 5.41 5.24 5.33 5.27 : Minnesota ..........: 5.58 5.45 5.66 5.75 6.14 5.87 5.82 Mississippi ........: 6.00 6.04 6.03 6.09 6.10 6.02 5.90 Missouri ...........: 4.85 4.87 4.82 4.75 4.86 4.84 4.78 New Jersey .........: 4.68 4.16 4.51 4.74 4.93 4.63 4.81 New York ...........: 5.13 5.06 5.13 5.12 5.13 5.13 5.07 North Carolina .....: 7.00 7.10 7.11 7.15 7.06 7.12 7.04 Ohio ...............: 6.46 6.83 6.66 5.98 5.56 5.75 5.41 Oklahoma ...........: 6.99 7.10 6.89 6.91 6.54 6.60 6.77 Pennsylvania .......: 5.52 5.50 5.51 5.57 5.57 5.48 5.45 South Carolina .....: 6.85 6.99 6.83 6.88 6.92 6.93 6.75 : Tennessee ..........: 5.22 5.16 4.98 5.11 5.17 5.16 5.13 Texas ..............: 5.79 5.81 5.68 5.78 5.82 5.85 5.77 Virginia ...........: 5.35 5.35 5.41 5.54 5.47 5.52 5.37 Washington .........: 5.82 6.06 6.07 5.96 5.68 6.01 6.09 West Virginia ......: 3.98 4.02 4.01 4.00 3.92 3.94 3.92 Wisconsin ..........: 4.38 4.31 4.23 4.23 4.18 4.15 4.12 : United States ......: 5.84 5.83 5.81 5.83 5.83 5.86 5.77 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 354,978 346,410 366,984 347,781 373,438 347,930 358,742 Arkansas ...........: 332,311 313,572 327,664 314,873 338,857 324,617 336,970 California .........: 96,569 88,832 93,237 89,332 101,504 101,156 96,382 Delaware ...........: 135,456 123,904 130,962 127,627 141,017 133,050 130,600 Florida ............: 23,767 21,526 21,581 21,126 22,188 22,001 23,745 Georgia ............: 428,088 400,141 403,958 414,706 450,007 433,555 431,007 Indiana ............: 15,692 15,153 15,818 15,470 16,147 15,282 15,343 Kentucky ...........: 108,050 100,082 100,189 99,912 103,741 101,890 102,621 Louisiana ..........: 70,002 67,690 70,060 68,581 75,792 71,249 75,630 Maryland ...........: 37,187 37,209 38,296 40,048 43,503 44,224 43,317 : Minnesota ..........: 16,653 15,362 16,510 15,048 22,362 19,338 20,092 Mississippi ........: 276,590 281,268 285,166 276,854 307,902 287,795 285,432 Missouri ...........: 125,423 125,173 128,995 123,192 140,393 125,550 127,530 New Jersey .........: 500 545 462 473 607 483 553 New York ...........: 5,551 5,223 5,672 4,782 5,245 5,082 5,260 North Carolina .....: 338,711 320,520 334,695 327,831 363,982 351,947 338,243 Ohio ...............: 20,138 17,993 19,296 21,465 24,161 25,792 22,043 Oklahoma ...........: 47,377 43,670 43,374 46,113 51,233 46,581 58,561 Pennsylvania .......: 43,849 42,310 44,402 40,778 45,036 41,191 40,500 South Carolina .....: 120,371 118,071 115,398 117,696 125,145 119,402 118,154 : Tennessee ..........: 97,121 89,971 95,491 96,353 106,235 100,251 101,227 Texas ..............: 226,531 220,104 218,482 218,818 241,553 220,485 227,072 Virginia ...........: 100,809 93,921 100,466 98,540 110,542 100,210 98,658 Washington .........: 20,792 18,745 19,482 17,960 20,270 20,221 20,327 West Virginia ......: 27,391 25,861 26,633 27,685 28,480 25,107 27,691 Wisconsin ..........: 14,220 12,721 12,713 12,961 14,232 13,171 13,025 : United States ......:3,091,795 2,953,645 3,043,821 2,993,771 3,281,797 3,105,274 3,126,990 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.58 5.58 5.67 5.59 5.58 5.60 5.70 Arkansas ...........: 5.91 5.96 6.02 6.05 5.88 5.90 5.70 California .........: 5.52 5.71 5.65 5.69 5.87 5.70 5.70 Delaware ...........: 6.98 7.16 7.25 7.21 7.23 7.10 7.00 Florida ............: 6.05 6.00 6.11 6.06 5.99 6.00 6.20 Georgia ............: 5.54 5.62 5.69 5.70 5.70 5.60 5.50 Indiana ............: 4.56 4.58 4.52 4.55 4.59 4.50 4.40 Kentucky ...........: 5.61 5.50 5.60 5.49 5.52 5.60 5.50 Louisiana ..........: 6.27 6.48 6.42 6.32 6.34 6.30 6.30 Maryland ...........: 5.23 5.24 5.24 5.29 5.29 5.30 5.30 : Minnesota ..........: 5.73 5.96 5.80 5.74 5.77 5.80 5.80 Mississippi ........: 5.84 6.01 6.22 6.12 6.06 6.00 5.90 Missouri ...........: 4.84 4.89 4.77 4.79 4.72 4.80 4.80 New Jersey .........: 4.89 5.27 4.83 4.49 4.64 4.70 4.80 New York ...........: 5.10 4.99 5.17 5.24 5.02 5.10 5.10 North Carolina .....: 7.16 7.23 7.36 7.42 7.49 7.20 7.10 Ohio ...............: 5.78 5.86 5.80 5.92 5.87 5.90 6.30 Oklahoma ...........: 6.55 6.45 6.39 6.57 6.57 6.70 7.40 Pennsylvania .......: 5.68 5.83 5.85 5.77 5.69 5.60 5.60 South Carolina .....: 6.76 6.71 6.99 7.30 6.96 6.90 6.90 : Tennessee ..........: 5.24 5.23 5.23 5.20 5.06 5.20 5.20 Texas ..............: 5.80 5.88 5.96 5.96 5.97 5.80 5.80 Virginia ...........: 5.32 5.50 5.53 5.60 5.43 5.40 5.30 Washington .........: 5.63 5.91 6.01 6.07 6.18 5.90 5.90 West Virginia ......: 4.01 4.02 4.00 3.96 4.04 4.00 4.00 Wisconsin ..........: 4.09 4.12 4.25 4.24 4.33 4.20 4.20 : United States ......: 5.81 5.88 5.95 5.95 5.91 5.85 5.80 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 378,017 333,945 383,771 343,259 323,362 4,258,617 4,362,182 Arkansas ...........: 357,210 294,200 355,140 317,646 290,272 3,903,332 3,931,519 California .........: 99,295 88,767 99,184 86,507 89,565 1,130,330 1,110,396 Delaware ...........: 139,845 128,177 131,746 140,559 123,046 1,585,989 1,524,620 Florida ............: 23,387 20,232 23,866 21,767 20,590 265,776 268,104 Georgia ............: 459,311 406,015 463,647 417,518 402,199 5,110,152 5,104,109 Indiana ............: 17,932 15,343 17,376 15,504 15,649 190,709 185,807 Kentucky ...........: 111,722 93,719 112,782 95,328 88,547 1,218,583 1,188,886 Louisiana ..........: 73,255 72,097 77,386 65,830 66,271 853,843 839,510 Maryland ...........: 45,980 38,733 41,934 44,517 38,976 493,924 489,795 : Minnesota ..........: 20,312 18,386 20,183 17,641 17,073 218,960 214,604 Mississippi ........: 290,403 273,594 316,326 266,912 258,420 3,406,662 3,526,915 Missouri ...........: 137,872 121,474 135,364 123,550 117,343 1,531,859 1,519,366 New Jersey .........: 553 487 420 384 413 5,880 5,780 New York ...........: 5,829 5,226 4,570 5,491 5,403 63,334 61,300 North Carolina .....: 371,770 314,624 372,487 335,599 325,484 4,095,893 4,047,781 Ohio ...............: 25,729 24,319 25,980 23,997 22,722 273,635 246,831 Oklahoma ...........: 60,672 53,621 59,053 51,822 53,984 616,061 593,796 Pennsylvania .......: 43,880 39,260 45,144 42,127 37,430 505,907 523,879 South Carolina .....: 124,764 110,191 123,831 120,414 112,198 1,425,635 1,496,838 : Tennessee ..........: 108,032 97,133 102,058 89,088 82,741 1,165,701 1,108,801 Texas ..............: 242,209 216,518 246,364 217,315 209,989 2,705,440 2,897,674 Virginia ...........: 106,917 96,103 105,024 100,711 87,501 1,199,402 1,164,501 Washington .........: 20,439 18,318 19,809 18,226 19,045 233,634 225,301 West Virginia ......: 28,597 26,357 29,052 25,964 25,944 324,762 318,360 Wisconsin ..........: 14,540 11,743 13,765 12,300 10,867 156,258 155,347 : United States ......:3,317,517 2,927,079 3,335,511 3,008,470 2,853,242 37,038,912 37,202,482 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 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 ............: 3,020 3,357 3,338 2,941 3,092 2,891 2,983 Arkansas ...........: 2,936 2,879 2,946 2,738 2,869 2,683 2,598 California .........: 843 724 827 840 1,014 838 705 Delaware ...........: 1,584 1,475 1,690 1,552 1,745 1,395 1,283 Florida ............: 131 145 116 115 114 108 119 Georgia ............: 3,247 3,264 3,182 3,164 3,230 2,964 2,867 Indiana ............: 81 78 74 79 94 79 63 Kentucky ...........: 785 783 651 667 744 795 690 Louisiana ..........: 410 364 337 310 345 323 343 Maryland ...........: 702 764 774 571 646 434 336 : Minnesota ..........: 169 141 142 172 197 155 181 Mississippi ........: 1,935 1,891 1,906 1,854 2,088 1,928 1,938 Missouri ...........: 1,113 1,206 1,241 1,026 1,071 1,012 1,139 New Jersey .........: 9 14 10 10 10 11 14 New York ...........: 216 194 278 229 192 182 185 North Carolina .....: 3,165 3,001 3,117 2,988 3,281 3,241 3,011 Ohio ...............: 298 221 189 172 219 256 234 Oklahoma ...........: 254 271 256 298 333 311 378 Pennsylvania .......: 698 673 679 650 631 624 625 South Carolina .....: 708 678 716 697 785 694 732 : Tennessee ..........: 771 886 767 777 749 699 639 Texas ..............: 1,493 1,541 1,393 1,294 1,321 1,130 1,393 Virginia ...........: 725 697 803 856 747 627 493 Washington .........: 120 110 121 123 139 111 130 West Virginia ......: 83 66 78 81 89 90 85 Wisconsin ..........: 113 122 126 118 123 107 101 : United States ......: 25,860 25,876 25,996 24,541 26,090 23,989 23,501 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.84 0.96 0.90 0.84 0.82 0.82 0.82 Arkansas ...........: 0.88 0.91 0.89 0.86 0.84 0.82 0.76 California .........: 0.87 0.81 0.88 0.93 0.99 0.82 0.73 Delaware ...........: 1.16 1.18 1.27 1.20 1.22 1.04 0.97 Florida ............: 0.55 0.67 0.53 0.54 0.51 0.49 0.50 Georgia ............: 0.75 0.81 0.78 0.76 0.71 0.68 0.66 Indiana ............: 0.51 0.51 0.47 0.51 0.58 0.51 0.41 Kentucky ...........: 0.72 0.78 0.65 0.66 0.71 0.77 0.67 Louisiana ..........: 0.58 0.53 0.48 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 Maryland ...........: 1.85 2.01 1.98 1.41 1.46 0.97 0.77 : Minnesota ..........: 1.01 0.91 0.85 1.13 0.87 0.80 0.89 Mississippi ........: 0.69 0.67 0.66 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 Missouri ...........: 0.88 0.95 0.95 0.83 0.76 0.80 0.89 New Jersey .........: 1.76 2.55 2.03 1.98 1.69 2.19 2.40 New York ...........: 3.74 3.58 4.68 4.58 3.54 3.45 3.39 North Carolina .....: 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.90 0.89 0.91 0.88 Ohio ...............: 1.46 1.21 0.97 0.80 0.90 0.98 1.05 Oklahoma ...........: 0.53 0.62 0.59 0.64 0.65 0.66 0.64 Pennsylvania .......: 1.57 1.56 1.51 1.57 1.38 1.49 1.52 South Carolina .....: 0.58 0.57 0.62 0.59 0.62 0.58 0.62 : Tennessee ..........: 0.79 0.97 0.80 0.80 0.70 0.69 0.63 Texas ..............: 0.65 0.70 0.63 0.59 0.54 0.51 0.61 Virginia ...........: 0.71 0.74 0.79 0.86 0.67 0.62 0.50 Washington .........: 0.57 0.58 0.62 0.68 0.68 0.55 0.64 West Virginia ......: 0.30 0.25 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.36 0.30 Wisconsin ..........: 0.79 0.95 0.98 0.90 0.86 0.81 0.77 : United States ......: 0.83 0.87 0.85 0.81 0.79 0.77 0.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 2,902 2,657 3,256 2,976 3,113 36,526 34,347 Arkansas ...........: 2,698 2,221 2,671 2,502 2,536 32,277 34,151 California .........: 986 747 866 771 782 9,943 8,602 Delaware ...........: 1,242 1,130 1,241 1,631 1,613 17,581 17,330 Florida ............: 150 133 150 145 147 1,573 1,538 Georgia ............: 2,885 2,627 3,033 3,308 3,282 37,053 36,936 Indiana ............: 75 63 84 86 88 944 883 Kentucky ...........: 681 535 644 559 612 8,146 6,481 Louisiana ..........: 358 374 433 348 385 4,330 4,107 Maryland ...........: 378 293 375 559 499 6,331 6,570 : Minnesota ..........: 202 155 217 180 178 2,089 2,554 Mississippi ........: 1,870 1,830 2,081 1,761 1,600 22,682 22,623 Missouri ...........: 1,151 955 1,000 963 1,004 12,881 11,360 New Jersey .........: 14 10 9 10 11 132 95 New York ...........: 192 190 180 219 190 2,447 2,248 North Carolina .....: 3,432 2,656 3,223 3,138 3,108 37,361 42,291 Ohio ...............: 187 164 214 205 220 2,579 3,364 Oklahoma ...........: 421 326 368 308 338 3,862 5,927 Pennsylvania .......: 649 635 725 672 611 7,872 7,841 South Carolina .....: 769 712 820 807 705 8,823 9,319 : Tennessee ..........: 573 487 577 563 568 8,056 8,497 Texas ..............: 1,474 1,237 1,397 1,292 1,197 16,162 17,806 Virginia ...........: 500 415 523 663 888 7,937 7,493 Washington .........: 137 141 153 136 149 1,570 1,277 West Virginia ......: 98 105 118 97 84 1,074 1,100 Wisconsin ..........: 109 112 163 151 144 1,489 1,285 : United States ......: 24,422 21,188 24,812 24,320 24,322 294,917 298,833 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.76 0.79 0.84 0.86 0.95 0.85 0.78 Arkansas ...........: 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.78 0.87 0.82 0.86 California .........: 0.98 0.83 0.87 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.77 Delaware ...........: 0.88 0.87 0.93 1.15 1.29 1.10 1.12 Florida ............: 0.64 0.65 0.62 0.66 0.71 0.59 0.57 Georgia ............: 0.62 0.64 0.65 0.79 0.81 0.72 0.72 Indiana ............: 0.42 0.41 0.48 0.55 0.56 0.49 0.47 Kentucky ...........: 0.61 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.69 0.66 0.54 Louisiana ..........: 0.49 0.52 0.56 0.53 0.58 0.50 0.49 Maryland ...........: 0.82 0.75 0.89 1.24 1.26 1.27 1.32 : Minnesota ..........: 0.98 0.84 1.06 1.01 1.03 0.95 1.18 Mississippi ........: 0.64 0.66 0.65 0.66 0.62 0.66 0.64 Missouri ...........: 0.83 0.78 0.73 0.77 0.85 0.83 0.74 New Jersey .........: 2.40 1.99 2.14 2.51 2.58 2.20 1.62 New York ...........: 3.19 3.50 3.78 3.83 3.39 3.72 3.54 North Carolina .....: 0.91 0.84 0.86 0.93 0.95 0.90 1.03 Ohio ...............: 0.72 0.67 0.82 0.85 0.96 0.93 1.34 Oklahoma ...........: 0.69 0.60 0.62 0.59 0.62 0.62 0.99 Pennsylvania .......: 1.46 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.61 1.53 1.47 South Carolina .....: 0.61 0.64 0.66 0.67 0.62 0.62 0.62 : Tennessee ..........: 0.53 0.50 0.56 0.63 0.68 0.69 0.76 Texas ..............: 0.60 0.57 0.56 0.59 0.57 0.59 0.61 Virginia ...........: 0.47 0.43 0.50 0.65 1.00 0.66 0.64 Washington .........: 0.67 0.76 0.77 0.74 0.77 0.67 0.56 West Virginia ......: 0.34 0.40 0.41 0.37 0.32 0.33 0.34 Wisconsin ..........: 0.75 0.94 1.17 1.21 1.31 0.94 0.82 : United States ......: 0.73 0.72 0.74 0.80 0.85 0.79 0.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2012 and 2011 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 ..........: 196 115 140 142 387 204 144 Arkansas .........: 223 180 183 295 248 263 447 Delaware .........: 623 1,794 2,451 4,163 5,800 4,836 2,842 Georgia ..........: 374 121 234 529 458 211 238 Mississippi ......: 398 348 659 635 1,158 758 505 Missouri .........: 84 67 74 78 72 79 52 North Carolina ...: 818 764 1,125 520 689 1,022 648 Texas ............: 113 97 112 116 72 51 55 Virginia .........: 47 74 70 48 98 131 75 : United States ....: 4,969 6,155 8,544 9,650 13,460 11,368 8,333 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 68,972 74,837 67,898 62,990 69,031 66,302 69,555 Arkansas .........: 70,877 69,803 67,779 61,815 67,993 68,869 67,358 Delaware .........: 39,456 37,864 44,155 38,801 44,097 38,403 36,522 Georgia ..........: 58,629 53,024 53,869 52,103 54,187 48,554 53,462 Mississippi ......: 31,447 30,404 25,386 25,035 26,903 23,985 23,905 Missouri .........: 58,324 57,630 54,629 50,589 48,107 44,654 46,285 North Carolina ...: 77,956 77,785 75,406 72,933 81,109 76,800 74,413 Texas ............: 48,289 42,792 38,171 38,644 42,116 41,134 50,577 Virginia .........: 20,422 18,107 21,841 19,114 18,322 15,373 13,075 : United States ....: 709,439 694,922 692,933 669,744 726,701 667,618 664,242 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 56,115 95,962 67,734 42,516 41,106 24,673 21,123 Arkansas .........: 33,392 33,433 31,175 24,501 25,128 18,747 15,400 Delaware .........: 53,454 43,261 52,856 39,797 44,375 26,327 17,349 Georgia ..........: 44,210 44,180 35,626 32,224 35,340 22,815 20,882 Mississippi ......: 11,857 10,470 8,791 8,116 9,482 8,843 8,195 Missouri .........: 22,343 22,609 21,453 16,566 16,168 13,061 12,054 North Carolina ...: 58,536 63,033 54,709 44,988 45,560 30,100 27,118 Texas ............: 22,989 20,288 14,724 13,636 10,918 9,345 10,842 Virginia .........: 31,518 40,612 42,150 38,060 20,357 11,083 7,446 : United States ....: 465,326 596,901 520,069 429,532 374,600 243,131 202,970 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - Missouri .........: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 276 248 585 702 200 3,339 2,822 Arkansas .........: 334 276 848 249 230 3,776 3,805 Delaware .........: 1,628 1,085 1,136 1,584 2,551 30,493 3,901 Georgia ..........: 201 112 159 188 316 3,141 2,217 Mississippi ......: 354 357 323 308 606 6,409 2,161 Missouri .........: 36 44 34 45 45 710 1,068 North Carolina ...: 647 282 389 483 634 8,021 67,303 Texas ............: 48 31 64 66 54 879 808 Virginia .........: 52 37 36 57 52 777 1,146 : United States ....: 7,363 5,476 7,190 6,795 8,710 98,013 113,389 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 75,865 68,539 78,921 69,103 71,415 843,428 781,011 Arkansas .........: 69,870 55,108 62,563 61,085 62,459 785,579 1,001,914 Delaware .........: 37,298 36,566 39,772 44,359 39,790 477,083 426,425 Georgia ..........: 53,259 49,047 56,750 52,600 54,996 640,480 625,168 Mississippi ......: 24,877 24,840 26,443 19,986 19,436 302,647 334,496 Missouri .........: 49,484 45,757 48,395 47,996 54,038 605,888 660,643 North Carolina ...: 83,539 63,684 78,606 72,844 68,389 903,464 932,784 Texas ............: 51,365 40,568 42,541 37,874 35,856 509,927 564,149 Virginia .........: 14,176 11,238 13,384 13,666 12,494 191,212 215,468 : United States ....: 727,540 624,878 719,331 674,020 671,165 8,242,533 8,239,819 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 22,280 18,855 29,816 40,163 66,005 526,348 434,144 Arkansas .........: 16,069 12,694 16,075 18,087 23,196 267,897 388,424 Delaware .........: 13,794 13,041 19,176 39,813 48,915 412,158 315,816 Georgia ..........: 20,388 20,163 24,760 30,931 47,291 378,810 479,016 Mississippi ......: 8,023 6,690 8,421 8,371 9,352 106,611 118,078 Missouri .........: 23,749 16,997 16,187 19,304 19,551 220,042 167,088 North Carolina ...: 26,148 21,585 29,958 45,015 51,603 498,353 476,701 Texas ............: 10,416 8,401 11,575 13,823 14,738 161,695 194,376 Virginia .........: 8,619 5,874 11,254 23,122 35,645 275,740 257,426 : United States ....: 216,140 183,230 256,516 348,360 429,306 4,266,081 3,985,704 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 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 ..........: 290 322 252 277 392 352 394 Arkansas .........: 834 748 658 847 637 843 826 Delaware .........: 29 35 52 53 38 67 31 Georgia ..........: 91 83 87 196 52 120 125 Mississippi ......: 105 106 124 152 159 143 163 Missouri .........: 97 174 102 132 114 129 280 North Carolina ...: 160 210 158 105 127 188 172 Texas ............: 121 185 119 65 84 74 32 Virginia .........: 28 13 18 13 17 4 138 : United States ....: 2,801 3,225 2,880 3,208 2,642 3,237 3,880 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 1,748 2,007 2,118 1,632 1,529 1,219 1,379 Arkansas .........: 1,771 1,456 1,354 1,180 956 787 718 Delaware .........: 3,257 3,366 3,438 2,378 2,737 2,831 2,236 Georgia ..........: 4,158 3,058 3,135 3,116 2,908 2,418 2,751 Mississippi ......: 612 717 588 492 557 499 516 Missouri .........: 1,400 1,304 1,233 944 922 761 853 North Carolina ...: 7,289 7,204 7,140 6,197 6,851 5,281 5,285 Texas ............: 1,240 1,047 989 826 768 750 825 Virginia .........: 1,437 1,202 1,226 1,089 1,272 955 1,035 : United States ....: 32,997 31,389 30,726 26,064 26,365 22,216 22,629 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 1,170 1,562 1,165 1,126 1,250 1,155 1,266 Arkansas .........: 777 686 731 725 660 747 791 Delaware .........: 983 949 1,023 1,015 1,133 957 1,106 Georgia ..........: 638 501 531 549 593 448 579 Mississippi ......: 921 1,115 1,141 1,070 1,147 1,042 904 Missouri .........: 275 205 283 226 185 196 335 North Carolina ...: 1,161 987 953 959 1,186 977 1,102 Texas ............: 406 359 411 425 388 460 476 Virginia .........: 434 421 487 361 425 431 450 : United States ....: 10,854 10,220 10,475 10,477 10,823 10,183 11,124 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 5,247 5,138 5,063 4,904 4,661 4,202 4,603 Arkansas .........: 6,914 5,233 5,952 5,828 6,331 6,542 6,544 Delaware .........: 2,903 2,463 2,221 2,286 2,567 2,730 1,982 Georgia ..........: 14,116 12,023 11,234 12,267 11,931 11,444 12,212 Mississippi ......: 2,017 2,176 2,363 2,254 2,485 2,094 2,017 Missouri .........: 2,106 1,478 1,558 1,453 1,689 1,474 1,353 North Carolina ...: 12,420 11,541 10,602 10,891 12,310 9,516 9,157 Texas ............: 2,580 2,826 2,046 1,994 2,377 2,402 2,626 Virginia .........: 930 781 740 429 408 391 394 : United States ....: 67,548 60,597 57,280 57,659 62,089 55,318 55,325 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 429 720 662 861 533 5,484 4,066 Arkansas .........: 667 824 985 1,144 1,591 10,604 18,203 Delaware .........: 52 30 50 54 34 525 638 Georgia ..........: 101 129 332 138 438 1,892 1,515 Mississippi ......: 95 110 115 72 51 1,395 1,958 Missouri .........: 150 232 135 87 137 1,769 2,057 North Carolina ...: 286 68 112 134 121 1,841 2,887 Texas ............: 63 32 49 114 54 992 1,549 Virginia .........: 10 21 5 9 7 283 211 : United States ....: 3,860 3,618 4,170 4,235 4,231 41,987 46,806 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 1,554 1,271 1,513 1,534 1,844 19,348 22,238 Arkansas .........: 911 765 995 883 847 12,623 17,455 Delaware .........: 2,262 2,277 2,507 3,657 3,983 34,929 36,300 Georgia ..........: 3,505 3,244 4,139 4,176 4,475 41,083 40,836 Mississippi ......: 625 481 586 563 455 6,691 6,097 Missouri .........: 864 612 661 641 708 10,903 16,862 North Carolina ...: 6,448 5,030 5,907 4,984 4,708 72,324 80,480 Texas ............: 827 711 826 792 852 10,453 11,543 Virginia .........: 1,203 985 1,051 1,489 1,305 14,249 18,837 : United States ....: 25,820 22,075 25,783 26,622 26,972 319,658 356,905 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 1,069 991 1,459 1,243 1,239 14,695 14,548 Arkansas .........: 775 513 735 654 708 8,502 12,176 Delaware .........: 1,319 1,199 858 874 629 12,045 13,559 Georgia ..........: 660 864 619 520 499 7,001 7,454 Mississippi ......: 648 484 593 496 624 10,185 8,546 Missouri .........: 269 273 237 236 244 2,964 3,387 North Carolina ...: 1,190 1,009 1,160 1,027 938 12,649 13,698 Texas ............: 496 416 413 326 347 4,923 5,992 Virginia .........: 512 501 521 512 468 5,523 5,991 : United States ....: 11,358 10,244 10,828 9,771 9,207 125,564 126,637 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 4,479 4,454 5,131 4,882 4,939 57,703 74,432 Arkansas .........: 6,805 5,609 6,760 6,320 6,333 75,171 78,561 Delaware .........: 2,169 1,646 1,761 1,358 1,161 25,247 31,473 Georgia ..........: 12,358 11,158 12,224 11,888 11,133 143,988 149,933 Mississippi ......: 2,070 2,274 2,335 1,859 1,738 25,682 28,862 Missouri .........: 1,287 982 1,097 1,035 1,139 16,651 36,223 North Carolina ...: 11,905 8,810 11,228 12,162 11,678 132,220 145,223 Texas ............: 2,957 1,979 2,052 1,462 1,553 26,854 49,885 Virginia .........: 609 655 457 521 424 6,739 9,773 : United States ....: 59,756 50,110 58,279 55,490 55,863 695,314 817,020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 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 ..........: 12,998 14,240 12,226 13,108 13,760 13,016 12,013 Arkansas .........: 5,667 4,853 5,873 6,588 5,983 6,478 5,999 Delaware .........: 3,872 5,109 4,316 5,043 4,706 4,312 4,230 Georgia ..........: 8,241 10,315 8,501 8,482 7,498 8,008 8,372 Mississippi ......: 2,809 3,978 3,820 2,779 2,716 2,663 2,427 Missouri .........: 7,078 7,168 5,870 5,396 5,647 4,812 6,608 North Carolina ...: 6,640 6,774 6,554 5,490 7,306 8,072 7,636 Texas ............: 4,136 5,211 4,338 4,661 5,435 5,313 5,539 Virginia .........: 1,955 1,676 1,703 1,754 1,835 2,397 2,429 : United States ....: 91,284 100,741 96,853 93,934 93,737 90,048 92,010 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 977 1,910 2,298 1,498 1,922 1,224 1,630 Arkansas .........: 290 211 520 279 343 213 331 Delaware .........: 1,864 3,110 2,975 1,875 1,787 1,912 1,767 Georgia ..........: 2,019 1,992 2,844 1,707 2,566 2,124 1,745 Mississippi ......: 533 713 749 1,274 773 593 676 Missouri .........: 133 119 91 342 348 191 194 North Carolina ...: 2,892 2,867 3,653 3,636 4,357 3,019 2,382 Texas ............: 883 388 1,308 608 1,280 1,558 1,847 Virginia .........: 872 231 432 873 782 262 365 : United States ....: 15,337 16,240 19,979 16,778 20,184 14,953 16,255 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 98,362 108,103 101,571 112,959 113,078 135,276 142,497 Arkansas .........: 69,668 66,958 75,981 110,738 147,014 107,769 121,389 Delaware .........: 31,819 34,723 42,366 40,645 49,178 25,046 28,326 Georgia ..........: 79,174 75,859 86,269 103,465 110,121 106,037 94,271 Mississippi ......: 35,726 35,958 40,322 33,796 37,995 42,029 42,479 Missouri .........: 39,040 46,329 54,101 49,696 53,114 48,182 45,330 North Carolina ...: 70,529 60,893 62,535 58,293 68,353 78,230 65,581 Texas ............: 36,730 35,625 36,382 29,386 32,731 32,128 41,417 Virginia .........: 34,165 30,659 50,452 64,079 46,301 40,695 13,820 : United States ....: 733,556 712,151 772,976 831,481 875,327 815,164 764,085 : number head : Total : Alabama ..........: 246,075 304,196 260,465 241,152 247,116 247,623 254,604 Arkansas .........: 190,413 183,561 190,206 212,796 255,293 211,258 219,803 Delaware .........: 138,260 132,674 155,853 136,056 156,418 107,421 96,391 Georgia ..........: 211,650 201,156 202,330 214,638 225,654 202,179 194,637 Mississippi ......: 86,425 85,985 83,943 75,603 83,375 82,649 81,787 Missouri .........: 130,880 137,083 139,394 125,422 126,366 113,539 113,344 North Carolina ...: 238,401 232,058 222,835 204,012 227,848 213,205 193,494 Texas ............: 117,487 108,818 98,600 90,361 96,169 93,215 114,236 Virginia .........: 91,808 93,776 119,119 125,820 89,817 71,722 39,227 : United States ....:2,134,111 2,232,541 2,212,715 2,148,527 2,205,928 1,933,236 1,840,853 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 11,281 11,406 14,200 15,521 14,855 158,624 141,340 Arkansas .........: 5,952 4,286 4,932 5,145 5,468 67,224 73,784 Delaware .........: 5,027 4,157 3,281 2,728 2,060 48,841 45,496 Georgia ..........: 8,005 8,469 8,161 10,725 8,353 103,130 93,681 Mississippi ......: 2,274 2,273 2,259 1,460 1,339 30,797 47,033 Missouri .........: 6,114 5,260 4,754 5,092 5,096 68,895 68,188 North Carolina ...: 6,994 5,141 5,324 5,749 8,169 79,849 97,212 Texas ............: 7,812 5,885 4,999 3,557 3,480 60,366 48,483 Virginia .........: 2,715 2,012 1,889 1,519 1,509 23,393 26,039 : United States ....: 93,851 81,606 89,627 93,971 91,665 1,109,327 1,085,695 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 1,290 1,941 1,816 1,312 2,737 20,555 26,113 Arkansas .........: 410 725 372 228 397 4,319 8,113 Delaware .........: 3,461 1,849 1,270 2,318 2,068 26,256 25,899 Georgia ..........: 2,795 2,003 1,936 2,236 3,635 27,602 16,513 Mississippi ......: 331 151 274 255 268 6,590 5,040 Missouri .........: 188 90 212 135 293 2,336 3,418 North Carolina ...: 3,630 4,067 3,273 3,811 3,405 40,992 44,384 Texas ............: 1,706 739 779 1,535 494 13,125 7,947 Virginia .........: 534 840 349 563 323 6,426 6,056 : United States ....: 20,402 17,352 16,104 17,941 20,652 212,177 203,826 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 94,084 63,627 91,295 70,361 93,546 1,224,759 1,391,257 Arkansas .........: 123,355 56,644 68,269 85,034 113,427 1,146,246 1,088,254 Delaware .........: 19,139 15,307 20,254 47,452 47,539 401,794 421,240 Georgia ..........: 102,438 57,899 95,620 139,724 137,315 1,188,192 1,244,090 Mississippi ......: 35,963 25,139 33,493 38,725 31,856 433,481 544,935 Missouri .........: 41,321 38,865 37,089 35,758 33,274 522,099 497,751 North Carolina ...: 97,933 63,418 81,188 72,738 87,567 867,258 790,364 Texas ............: 38,878 27,359 26,629 30,302 27,913 395,480 354,356 Virginia .........: 16,443 9,858 19,449 34,642 52,026 412,589 431,985 : United States ....: 746,775 524,926 672,739 753,143 813,880 9,016,203 9,220,179 : number head : Total : Alabama ..........: 212,607 172,052 225,398 205,682 257,313 2,874,283 2,891,971 Arkansas .........: 225,148 137,444 162,534 178,829 214,656 2,381,941 2,690,689 Delaware .........: 86,149 77,157 90,065 144,197 148,730 1,469,371 1,320,747 Georgia ..........: 203,710 153,088 204,700 253,126 268,451 2,535,319 2,660,423 Mississippi ......: 75,260 62,799 74,842 72,095 65,725 930,488 1,097,206 Missouri .........: 123,462 109,112 108,801 110,329 114,525 1,452,257 1,456,685 North Carolina ...: 238,720 173,094 217,145 218,947 237,212 2,616,971 2,651,036 Texas ............: 114,568 86,121 89,927 89,851 85,341 1,184,694 1,239,088 Virginia .........: 44,873 32,021 48,395 76,100 104,253 936,931 972,932 : United States ....:1,912,865 1,523,515 1,860,567 1,990,348 2,131,651 24,126,857 24,195,980 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, Average Live Weight, and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 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 ...........: 2,600 2,790 2,921 2,939 3,012 2,890 2,743 California .........: 792 834 1,092 1,146 1,258 1,205 1,115 Indiana ............: 1,465 1,447 1,514 1,401 1,517 1,501 1,526 Iowa ...............: 1,223 1,236 1,255 1,234 1,329 1,246 1,290 Minnesota ..........: 3,458 3,116 3,526 3,514 3,989 4,005 4,126 Missouri ...........: 1,127 1,229 1,232 1,146 1,200 1,150 1,222 North Carolina .....: 2,389 2,177 2,322 2,367 2,731 2,662 2,563 Ohio ...............: 439 454 477 421 456 445 435 Pennsylvania .......: 477 471 500 457 499 511 522 Texas ..............: 590 506 538 537 624 560 554 Virginia ...........: 2,218 2,173 2,367 2,045 2,332 2,167 2,213 : United States ......: 19,291 18,931 20,457 19,630 21,660 20,985 21,104 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Arkansas ...........: 53,721 57,572 59,235 57,571 58,634 57,160 51,568 California .........: 21,809 25,296 30,836 32,707 35,311 33,185 34,287 Indiana ............: 55,603 55,320 55,842 51,781 57,576 57,258 55,305 Iowa ...............: 51,582 51,075 52,526 51,080 54,359 51,381 51,070 Minnesota ..........: 90,663 83,816 94,053 92,378 100,013 99,515 98,769 Missouri ...........: 39,971 41,851 41,676 37,723 41,256 38,461 39,772 North Carolina .....: 80,591 72,851 77,608 78,120 88,191 91,647 83,676 Ohio ...............: 19,342 19,722 20,412 17,729 18,947 18,092 17,569 Pennsylvania .......: 11,799 11,855 12,652 12,439 13,118 12,636 12,804 Texas ..............: 8,698 7,336 8,190 8,033 9,476 9,690 8,211 Virginia ...........: 57,864 59,626 63,973 55,919 63,034 58,187 56,860 : United States ......: 597,390 583,236 626,292 593,195 646,704 630,893 617,916 : pounds : Average live weight : Arkansas ...........: 20.66 20.63 20.28 19.59 19.46 19.78 18.80 California .........: 27.54 30.32 28.25 28.55 28.08 27.53 30.74 Indiana ............: 37.95 38.23 36.88 36.95 37.96 38.14 36.25 Iowa ...............: 42.18 41.33 41.84 41.39 40.89 41.23 39.59 Minnesota ..........: 26.22 26.90 26.67 26.29 25.07 24.84 23.94 Missouri ...........: 35.48 34.05 33.83 32.91 34.37 33.44 32.54 North Carolina .....: 33.73 33.47 33.43 33.00 32.29 34.43 32.64 Ohio ...............: 44.05 43.42 42.77 42.10 41.52 40.62 40.40 Pennsylvania .......: 24.72 25.15 25.30 27.20 26.28 24.71 24.52 Texas ..............: 14.73 14.51 15.21 14.96 15.20 17.29 14.83 Virginia ...........: 26.09 27.44 27.03 27.35 27.03 26.85 25.70 : United States ......: 30.97 30.81 30.62 30.22 29.86 30.06 29.28 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Arkansas ...........: 43,256 47,190 48,824 47,432 48,087 47,774 43,157 California .........: 17,354 20,386 24,665 26,492 28,710 26,531 27,440 Indiana ............: 44,655 44,840 45,151 41,942 46,482 46,248 44,554 Iowa ...............: 40,727 40,173 41,281 40,173 42,778 40,169 40,285 Minnesota ..........: 72,069 67,010 74,832 73,946 79,792 79,570 78,575 Missouri ...........: 32,574 33,970 33,896 30,713 33,607 31,319 32,306 North Carolina .....: 63,006 57,056 60,008 61,532 69,057 71,394 66,414 Ohio ...............: 15,318 15,712 16,304 14,147 15,130 14,425 14,039 Pennsylvania .......: 9,198 9,231 9,872 9,854 10,190 9,980 10,121 Texas ..............: 7,084 5,795 6,654 6,372 7,726 8,001 6,901 Virginia ...........: 45,554 46,854 51,391 45,161 50,671 47,024 45,452 : United States ......: 474,530 464,839 499,864 475,184 516,910 504,083 494,852 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, Average Live Weight, and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Arkansas ...........: 3,150 2,334 3,337 2,922 2,393 34,031 33,681 California .........: 1,340 1,167 2,638 1,741 1,061 15,389 15,041 Indiana ............: 1,635 1,385 1,654 1,425 1,299 17,769 17,376 Iowa ...............: 1,369 1,137 1,303 1,330 1,160 15,112 14,227 Minnesota ..........: 4,164 3,707 3,924 4,019 2,804 44,352 45,679 Missouri ...........: 1,291 1,027 1,275 1,075 993 13,967 14,197 North Carolina .....: 2,859 2,315 2,978 2,422 2,036 29,821 28,233 Ohio ...............: 477 424 493 485 365 5,371 5,438 Pennsylvania .......: 589 558 901 965 563 7,013 6,291 Texas ..............: 587 509 685 602 574 6,866 6,780 Virginia ...........: 2,404 2,071 2,675 2,465 2,132 27,262 27,564 : United States ......: 22,745 19,207 24,802 22,084 17,694 248,590 245,450 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Arkansas ...........: 60,600 47,323 67,837 57,586 47,544 676,351 668,433 California .........: 38,215 33,114 64,369 44,369 30,418 423,916 422,252 Indiana ............: 59,146 50,232 59,832 53,430 50,043 661,368 629,386 Iowa ...............: 52,112 44,438 52,617 53,190 49,392 614,822 566,337 Minnesota ..........: 99,143 91,214 103,368 97,770 75,785 1,126,487 1,151,478 Missouri ...........: 40,732 33,092 41,543 36,513 32,609 465,199 461,563 North Carolina .....: 92,049 76,138 95,337 81,598 69,989 987,795 915,396 Ohio ...............: 19,335 17,001 20,583 18,951 15,732 223,415 228,417 Pennsylvania .......: 14,238 13,026 20,327 21,632 12,952 169,478 146,705 Texas ..............: 8,843 7,419 10,615 9,539 15,043 111,093 100,924 Virginia ...........: 62,966 54,035 69,095 64,219 54,989 720,767 725,512 : United States ......: 657,119 563,484 719,756 639,047 545,558 7,420,590 7,227,486 : pounds : Average live weight : Arkansas ...........: 19.24 20.28 20.33 19.71 19.87 19.90 19.80 California .........: 28.51 28.38 24.40 25.49 28.66 27.50 28.10 Indiana ............: 36.17 36.26 36.17 37.50 38.53 37.20 36.20 Iowa ...............: 38.08 39.10 40.39 39.98 42.59 40.70 39.80 Minnesota ..........: 23.81 24.60 26.34 24.33 27.03 25.40 25.20 Missouri ...........: 31.56 32.22 32.57 33.97 32.82 33.30 32.50 North Carolina .....: 32.19 32.89 32.02 33.69 34.38 33.10 32.40 Ohio ...............: 40.54 40.09 41.72 39.10 43.05 41.60 42.00 Pennsylvania .......: 24.16 23.35 22.56 22.41 23.00 24.20 23.30 Texas ..............: 15.07 14.59 15.49 15.84 26.22 16.20 14.90 Virginia ...........: 26.20 26.09 25.83 26.05 25.79 26.40 26.30 : United States ......: 28.89 29.34 29.02 28.94 30.83 29.85 29.45 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Arkansas ...........: 50,962 39,235 56,212 48,413 40,199 560,741 553,762 California .........: 30,846 26,562 51,661 35,698 24,357 340,702 340,040 Indiana ............: 47,751 40,548 48,343 43,104 40,390 534,008 507,206 Iowa ...............: 40,791 34,802 41,429 41,895 38,683 483,186 445,019 Minnesota ..........: 79,201 73,048 82,639 77,867 60,617 899,166 919,439 Missouri ...........: 32,988 26,927 33,787 29,748 26,537 378,372 374,653 North Carolina .....: 72,365 59,610 75,409 64,483 55,783 776,117 717,674 Ohio ...............: 15,443 13,592 16,390 15,123 12,560 178,183 181,046 Pennsylvania .......: 11,215 10,322 16,108 17,413 10,398 133,902 115,370 Texas ..............: 7,164 6,011 8,492 7,872 12,193 90,265 82,028 Virginia ...........: 50,928 43,931 55,530 52,123 44,501 579,120 569,411 : United States ......: 526,318 450,670 576,265 512,931 438,521 5,934,967 5,762,187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. Young Turkeys, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 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 : Arkansas ...........: 346 367 427 312 313 295 292 California .........: 230 229 227 265 224 242 296 Indiana ............: 735 693 714 717 891 812 917 Iowa ...............: 720 656 768 772 805 725 724 Minnesota ..........: 1,303 1,091 1,203 1,182 1,426 1,365 1,522 Missouri ...........: 315 342 348 301 292 259 304 North Carolina .....: 382 379 412 427 473 480 475 Ohio ...............: 264 317 323 273 290 254 252 Pennsylvania .......: 237 257 190 163 191 164 170 Texas ..............: 57 53 47 51 63 72 70 Virginia ...........: 446 480 559 470 543 469 453 : United States ......: 6,333 6,126 6,551 6,130 6,854 6,419 6,840 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Arkansas ...........: 0.79 0.77 0.87 0.65 0.65 0.61 0.67 California .........: 1.31 1.11 0.91 0.99 0.77 0.90 1.07 Indiana ............: 1.62 1.52 1.56 1.68 1.88 1.72 2.02 Iowa ...............: 1.74 1.61 1.83 1.89 1.85 1.77 1.77 Minnesota ..........: 1.78 1.60 1.58 1.57 1.76 1.69 1.90 Missouri ...........: 0.96 1.00 1.02 0.97 0.86 0.82 0.93 North Carolina .....: 0.60 0.66 0.68 0.69 0.68 0.67 0.71 Ohio ...............: 1.69 1.98 1.94 1.90 1.88 1.73 1.76 Pennsylvania .......: 2.51 2.71 1.89 1.62 1.84 1.61 1.66 Texas ..............: 0.79 0.90 0.69 0.80 0.81 0.89 1.01 Virginia ...........: 0.97 1.01 1.08 1.03 1.06 0.99 0.99 : United States ......: 1.32 1.30 1.29 1.27 1.31 1.26 1.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2012 and 2011 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2012 Total:2011 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Arkansas ...........: 362 306 368 326 284 3,998 4,508 California .........: 310 377 585 393 253 3,631 3,441 Indiana ............: 884 733 911 840 761 9,608 9,064 Iowa ...............: 739 577 632 705 629 8,452 8,320 Minnesota ..........: 1,436 1,222 1,395 1,224 987 15,356 16,195 Missouri ...........: 373 311 357 283 230 3,715 4,251 North Carolina .....: 569 420 561 499 358 5,435 6,136 Ohio ...............: 237 207 258 271 194 3,140 3,457 Pennsylvania .......: 154 134 242 257 222 2,381 2,376 Texas ..............: 71 61 79 64 59 747 602 Virginia ...........: 575 490 607 621 518 6,231 5,874 : United States ......: 7,123 6,114 7,480 6,709 5,554 78,233 82,823 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Arkansas ...........: 0.71 0.77 0.65 0.67 0.70 0.71 0.81 California .........: 1.00 1.40 1.12 1.09 1.03 1.05 1.00 Indiana ............: 1.82 1.78 1.85 1.91 1.85 1.77 1.76 Iowa ...............: 1.78 1.63 1.50 1.65 1.60 1.72 1.84 Minnesota ..........: 1.78 1.64 1.66 1.55 1.60 1.68 1.73 Missouri ...........: 1.12 1.14 1.04 0.94 0.86 0.97 1.12 North Carolina .....: 0.78 0.70 0.74 0.77 0.64 0.70 0.85 Ohio ...............: 1.51 1.50 1.55 1.76 1.52 1.73 1.87 Pennsylvania .......: 1.35 1.28 1.48 1.45 2.09 1.75 2.02 Texas ..............: 0.99 1.00 0.92 0.81 0.48 0.82 0.73 Virginia ...........: 1.12 1.10 1.08 1.18 1.15 1.06 1.02 : United States ......: 1.34 1.34 1.28 1.29 1.25 1.30 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 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. 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. 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............ (202) 720-4447 Cody Brokmeyer - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised .. (202) 690-3237 David Colwell - Cold Storage ......................................... (202) 720-8784 LaKeya Jones - Catfish Processing, Catfish Production, Trout Production, Census of Aquaculture, Honey, Mink .......................... 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