ISSN: 1949-1581
Released July 23, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent from Last Year
June 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
June 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
Poultry certified wholesome during June 2015 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled
3.93 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in June 2014. The
May 2015 revised certified total at 3.73 billion pounds, was up slightly from
May 2014. The May revision represented an increase of 447 thousand pounds
from last month's preliminary pounds certified.
The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during
June 2015 was 5.18 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 4.96 billion pounds a
year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.53 billion pounds, up 6 percent
from June 2014. Mature chickens, at 70.3 million pounds, were up 3 percent
from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 570 million pounds, down
6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.9 million pounds, up 13 percent
from last year.
Young chickens slaughtered during June 2015 averaged 6.09 pounds per bird, up
2 percent from June 2014. The average live weight of mature chickens was
6.25 pounds per bird, up 9 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered
during June 2015 averaged 30.0 pounds per bird, down slightly from June 2014.
Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2015 totaled 12.3 million pounds.
Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared
with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at
38.0 million pounds, were 0.96 percent of quantities inspected, as compared
with 0.95 percent a year earlier.
Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States
[Federally inspected only]
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: : : : June 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to June :2015 as
Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
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: ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent
:
Number slaughtered :
Chickens :
Young ............: 712,605 704,517 743,804 104 106 4,193,972 4,294,237 102
Mature ...........: 11,999 10,696 11,246 94 105 73,679 69,756 95
Light ..........: 6,070 4,921 4,331 71 88 38,767 33,206 86
Heavy ..........: 5,929 5,775 6,915 117 120 34,912 36,550 105
Total ............: 724,604 715,213 755,050 104 106 4,267,651 4,363,993 102
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 20,058 17,681 18,914 94 107 111,637 113,192 101
Old ..............: 87 77 108 124 140 605 722 119
Total ............: 20,145 17,758 19,022 94 107 112,242 113,914 101
:
Ducks ..............: 2,056 2,172 2,325 113 107 12,735 13,855 109
:
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent
:
Total live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 4,265,977 4,303,939 4,528,329 106 105 25,119,453 26,186,968 104
Mature ...........: 68,483 62,815 70,304 103 112 409,274 404,310 99
Light ..........: 19,969 15,872 13,847 69 87 124,699 107,173 86
Heavy ..........: 48,514 46,943 56,457 116 120 284,575 297,137 104
Total ............: 4,334,460 4,366,754 4,598,633 106 105 25,528,727 26,591,278 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 603,968 539,006 566,856 94 105 3,433,072 3,493,888 102
Old ..............: 2,304 2,143 3,153 137 147 16,529 20,509 124
Total ............: 606,272 541,149 570,009 94 105 3,449,601 3,514,397 102
:
Ducks ..............: 14,129 14,878 15,905 113 107 87,552 94,956 108
:
Other 1/ ...........: 191 178 274 143 154 1,029 1,159 113
:
Total ..............: 4,955,052 4,922,959 5,184,821 105 105 29,066,909 30,201,790 104
:
: ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent
:
Average live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 5.99 6.11 6.09 102 100 5.99 6.10 102
Mature ...........: 5.71 5.87 6.25 109 106 5.55 5.80 105
Light ..........: 3.29 3.23 3.20 97 99 3.22 3.23 100
Heavy ..........: 8.18 8.13 8.16 100 100 8.15 8.13 100
Total ............: 5.98 6.11 6.09 102 100 5.98 6.09 102
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 30.11 30.49 29.97 100 98 30.75 30.87 100
Old ..............: 26.48 27.83 29.19 110 105 27.32 28.41 104
Total ............: 30.10 30.47 29.97 100 98 30.73 30.85 100
:
Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.85 6.84 100 100 6.87 6.85 100
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1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab.
Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States
[Ready-to-cook weights]
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: : : : June 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to June :2015 as
Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent
:
Chilled :
Chickens :
Young ............: 2,923,671 2,959,598 3,129,016 107 106 17,251,639 18,003,902 104
Mature ...........: 43,517 40,374 45,590 105 113 258,210 258,871 100
Light ..........: 10,995 8,607 7,785 71 90 67,405 59,216 88
Heavy ..........: 32,522 31,767 37,805 116 119 190,805 199,655 105
Total ............: 2,967,188 2,999,972 3,174,606 107 106 17,509,849 18,262,773 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 271,893 248,259 256,505 94 103 1,548,540 1,641,934 106
Old ..............: 1,557 1,560 2,313 149 148 11,479 14,416 126
Total ............: 273,450 249,819 258,818 95 104 1,560,019 1,656,350 106
:
Ducks ..............: 3,892 3,988 4,543 117 114 24,352 25,399 104
:
Other 1/ ...........: 118 114 164 139 144 664 739 111
:
Total ..............: 3,244,648 3,253,893 3,438,131 106 106 19,094,884 19,945,261 104
:
Frozen :
Chickens :
Young ............: 281,925 286,515 282,424 100 99 1,649,278 1,716,828 104
Mature ...........: 1 3 4 400 133 23 7 30
Light ..........: 1 - - (X) (X) 11 - (X)
Heavy ..........: - 3 4 (X) 133 12 7 58
Total ............: 281,926 286,518 282,428 100 99 1,649,301 1,716,835 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 212,352 184,183 198,384 93 108 1,199,531 1,159,431 97
Old ..............: 164 45 45 27 100 1,055 965 91
Total ............: 212,516 184,228 198,429 93 108 1,200,586 1,160,396 97
:
Ducks ..............: 6,346 6,739 6,969 110 103 38,974 43,099 111
:
Other 1/ ...........: 8 7 9 113 129 46 48 104
:
Total ..............: 500,796 477,492 487,835 97 102 2,888,907 2,920,378 101
:
Chilled and frozen :
Chickens :
Young ............: 3,205,596 3,246,113 3,411,440 106 105 18,900,917 19,720,730 104
Mature ...........: 43,518 40,377 45,594 105 113 258,233 258,878 100
Light ..........: 10,996 8,607 7,785 71 90 67,416 59,216 88
Heavy ..........: 32,522 31,770 37,809 116 119 190,817 199,662 105
Total ............: 3,249,114 3,286,490 3,457,034 106 105 19,159,150 19,979,608 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 484,245 432,442 454,889 94 105 2,748,071 2,801,365 102
Old ..............: 1,721 1,605 2,358 137 147 12,534 15,381 123
Total ............: 485,966 434,047 457,247 94 105 2,760,605 2,816,746 102
:
Ducks ..............: 10,238 10,727 11,512 112 107 63,326 68,498 108
:
Other 1/ ...........: 126 121 173 137 143 710 787 111
:
Total ..............: 3,745,444 3,731,385 3,925,966 105 105 21,983,791 22,865,639 104
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- Represents zero.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab.
Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States
[Federally inspected only]
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: : : : June 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to June :2015 as
Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
:
Live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 8,880 8,986 10,113 114 113 53,421 58,830 110
Mature ...........: 738 798 829 112 104 4,489 4,768 106
Light ..........: 290 286 240 83 84 1,793 1,746 97
Heavy ..........: 448 512 589 131 115 2,696 3,022 112
Total ............: 9,618 9,784 10,942 114 112 57,910 63,598 110
:
Turkeys ............:
Young ............: 1,297 1,154 1,293 100 112 8,101 8,436 104
Old ..............: 34 36 48 141 133 232 293 126
Total ............: 1,331 1,190 1,341 101 113 8,333 8,729 105
:
Ducks ..............: 41 29 47 115 162 226 238 105
:
Total 1/ ...........: 10,990 11,003 12,330 112 112 66,469 72,565 109
:
: percent
:
Percent of live :
weight condemned 2/ :
Chickens :
Young ............: 0.21 0.21 0.22 105 105 0.21 0.22 105
Mature ...........: 1.08 1.27 1.18 109 93 1.10 1.18 107
Light ..........: 1.45 1.80 1.73 119 96 1.44 1.63 113
Heavy ..........: 0.92 1.09 1.04 113 95 0.95 1.02 107
Total ............: 0.22 0.22 0.24 109 109 0.23 0.24 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 0.21 0.21 0.23 110 110 0.24 0.24 100
Old ..............: 1.48 1.68 1.52 103 90 1.40 1.43 102
Total ............: 0.22 0.22 0.24 109 109 0.24 0.25 104
:
Ducks ..............: 0.29 0.19 0.30 103 158 0.26 0.25 96
:
Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.22 0.24 109 109 0.23 0.24 104
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1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab.
2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected.
Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States
[Federally inspected only]
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: : : : June 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to June :2015 as
Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent
:
Carcass and parts :
Chickens :
Young ............: 27,159 29,447 28,995 107 98 171,668 184,298 107
Mature ...........: 2,307 2,308 2,431 105 105 13,649 14,280 105
Light ..........: 788 704 593 75 84 5,277 4,800 91
Heavy ..........: 1,519 1,604 1,838 121 115 8,372 9,480 113
Total ............: 29,466 31,755 31,426 107 99 185,317 198,578 107
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 6,090 6,063 6,080 100 100 36,811 39,509 107
Old ..............: 92 96 128 139 133 647 832 129
Total ............: 6,182 6,159 6,208 100 101 37,458 40,341 108
:
Ducks ..............: 239 306 332 139 108 1,601 1,829 114
:
Other 1/ ...........: 1 1 1 100 100 7 7 100
:
Total ..............: 35,888 38,221 37,967 106 99 224,383 240,755 107
:
: percent
:
Percent of :
weight condemned 2/ :
Chickens :
Young ............: 0.84 0.90 0.84 100 93 0.90 0.93 103
Mature ...........: 5.03 5.41 5.06 101 94 5.02 5.23 104
Light ..........: 6.69 7.56 7.08 106 94 7.26 7.50 103
Heavy ..........: 4.46 4.81 4.64 104 96 4.20 4.53 108
Total ............: 0.90 0.96 0.90 100 94 0.96 0.98 102
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 1.24 1.38 1.32 106 96 1.32 1.39 105
Old ..............: 5.07 5.64 5.15 102 91 4.91 5.13 104
Total ............: 1.26 1.40 1.34 106 96 1.34 1.41 105
:
Ducks ..............: 2.28 2.77 2.80 123 101 2.47 2.60 105
:
Other 1/ ...........: 0.79 0.82 0.57 72 70 0.98 0.88 90
:
Total ..............: 0.95 1.01 0.96 101 95 1.01 1.04 103
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1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab.
2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: May and June 2015
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: - - 6,940 7,205 893,126 927,792
Mature ..........: - - 410 302 134,838 127,316
Light .........: - - 293 217 98,609 88,631
Heavy .........: - - 117 85 36,229 38,685
Total ...........: - - 7,350 7,507 1,027,964 1,055,108
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: - - 33 75 28,225 24,292
Old .............: - - - 3 580 712
Total ...........: - - 33 78 28,805 25,004
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Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 510,263 422,451 2,758 2,879 13,976 13,212
Mature ..........: 23,551 22,679 298 257 33,335 27,392
Light .........: 5,906 4,635 128 88 24,661 19,267
Heavy .........: 17,645 18,044 170 169 8,674 8,125
Total ...........: 533,814 445,130 3,056 3,136 47,311 40,604
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 3,558 3,448 1,001 958 29 35
Old .............: 124 358 1 1 95 83
Total ...........: 3,682 3,806 1,002 959 124 118
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Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 11,535 12,997 49,261 54,890 91,990 99,636
Mature ..........: 12,835 7,003 1,433 1,297 62,708 62,074
Light .........: 12,507 6,658 972 580 57,840 57,148
Heavy .........: 328 345 461 717 4,868 4,926
Total ...........: 24,370 20,000 50,694 56,187 154,698 161,710
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 136 114 1,152 1,027 1,969 1,885
Old .............: 25 18 16 8 37 60
Total ...........: 161 132 1,168 1,035 2,006 1,945
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Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 20,251 18,913 592,936 569,699 2,193,036 2,129,674
Mature ..........: 445 479 90,462 89,771 360,315 338,570
Light .........: 134 135 40,342 32,018 241,392 209,377
Heavy .........: 311 344 50,120 57,753 118,923 129,193
Total ...........: 20,696 19,392 683,398 659,470 2,553,351 2,468,244
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 447 579 8,325 8,796 44,875 41,209
Old .............: 7 21 153 176 1,038 1,440
Total ...........: 454 600 8,478 8,972 45,913 42,649
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- Represents zero.
1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process,
plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper
inspection of the carcass.
Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States
and United States: May and June 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number : Total : Average
: slaughtered : live weight : live weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ----
:
Alabama .........: 85,236 89,380 480,794 504,333 5.64 5.64
Alaska ..........: - - - - - -
Arizona .........: - - - - - -
Arkansas ........: 68,813 74,588 439,595 476,272 6.39 6.39
California ......: 22,110 23,076 135,636 140,682 6.13 6.10
Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Connecticut .....: - - - - - -
Delaware ........: 28,580 30,338 206,948 218,745 7.24 7.21
Florida .........: 5,199 5,632 30,557 31,952 5.88 5.67
Georgia .........: 100,709 105,438 588,129 616,625 5.84 5.85
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - - -
Idaho ...........: - - - - - -
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 4,745 5,165 21,051 23,129 4.44 4.48
Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: 24,495 25,987 143,185 150,527 5.85 5.79
Louisiana .......: 16,717 16,693 100,343 98,313 6.00 5.89
Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Maryland ........: 12,259 13,794 68,655 80,325 5.60 5.82
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - - -
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 4,081 4,472 24,797 27,439 6.08 6.14
Mississippi .....: 58,795 60,812 373,066 381,468 6.35 6.27
Missouri ........: 35,568 38,006 171,385 181,375 4.82 4.77
Montana .........: - - - - - -
Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nevada ..........: - - - - - -
New Hampshire ...: - - - - - -
New Jersey ......: 102 108 499 535 4.91 4.97
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - - -
New York ........: 1,898 2,098 9,556 10,721 5.03 5.11
North Carolina ..: 63,512 67,254 490,818 523,340 7.73 7.78
North Dakota ....: - - - - - -
Ohio ............: 6,346 6,674 35,464 37,327 5.59 5.59
Oklahoma ........: 11,161 12,908 74,456 83,850 6.67 6.50
Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 8,819 9,733 48,763 53,753 5.53 5.52
Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Carolina ..: 23,330 25,365 170,165 184,933 7.29 7.29
:
South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) - (D)
Tennessee .......: 23,527 26,139 126,203 136,405 5.36 5.22
Texas ...........: 50,759 50,460 315,222 307,551 6.21 6.09
Utah ............: - - - - - -
Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ........: 27,665 28,470 155,962 160,182 5.64 5.63
Washington ......: 3,983 4,279 24,642 26,797 6.19 6.26
West Virginia ...: 9,331 9,990 35,177 37,970 3.77 3.80
Wisconsin .......: 4,317 4,624 18,274 19,672 4.23 4.25
Wyoming .........: - - - - - -
:
United States ...: 704,517 743,804 4,303,939 4,528,329 6.11 6.09
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States:
May and June 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : Post-mortem condemnations
:Total chilled and frozen :-----------------------------------------------
State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ----
:
Alabama .........: 367,007 385,100 3,017 2,906 0.82 0.75
Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arkansas ........: 333,789 361,528 3,858 3,570 1.14 0.98
California ......: 101,017 104,579 819 961 0.80 0.91
Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X)
Delaware ........: 150,605 159,426 1,677 1,573 1.10 0.98
Florida .........: 22,918 23,965 137 123 0.59 0.51
Georgia .........: 446,186 459,084 3,966 3,778 0.88 0.82
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 15,413 16,909 137 121 0.88 0.71
Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: 104,097 109,434 1,556 1,609 1.47 1.45
Louisiana .......: 75,274 74,320 456 457 0.60 0.61
Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Maryland ........: 49,977 58,610 650 726 1.28 1.22
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 21,152 23,353 210 184 0.98 0.78
Mississippi .....: 291,306 296,515 1,922 2,041 0.66 0.68
Missouri ........: 127,943 135,384 1,346 1,427 1.04 1.04
Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X)
New Jersey ......: 349 375 4 2 1.10 0.56
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X)
New York ........: 5,954 6,560 145 183 2.37 2.72
North Carolina ..: 383,217 408,039 3,325 2,941 0.86 0.72
North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X)
Ohio ............: 26,386 27,772 317 333 1.19 1.18
Oklahoma ........: 56,050 62,993 464 523 0.82 0.82
Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 33,108 36,520 615 674 1.82 1.81
Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Carolina ..: 128,029 139,296 754 730 0.59 0.52
:
South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D)
Tennessee .......: 92,519 99,967 849 784 0.91 0.78
Texas ...........: 235,619 235,131 1,834 2,028 0.77 0.86
Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X)
Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ........: 110,796 114,921 855 783 0.77 0.68
Washington ......: 18,356 19,925 111 111 0.60 0.55
West Virginia ...: 25,235 27,243 77 80 0.30 0.29
Wisconsin .......: 13,343 14,366 159 148 1.18 1.02
Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X)
:
United States ...: 3,246,113 3,411,440 29,447 28,995 0.90 0.84
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Ready-to-cook weights.
2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States:
May and June 2015
[Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure]
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State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Alabama ...........: - - 395 503 83,744 94,629
Arkansas ..........: - - 227 283 76,765 86,192
Delaware ..........: - - 2,492 2,065 70,505 73,969
Georgia ...........: - - 46 153 103,242 99,573
Mississippi .......: - - 78 89 21,504 20,206
Missouri ..........: - - 74 88 49,023 45,581
North Carolina ....: - - 218 146 99,134 94,331
Texas .............: - - 35 107 67,101 73,900
Virginia ..........: - - 66 88 20,468 20,116
:
United States .....: - - 6,940 7,205 893,126 927,792
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State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 36,919 29,276 362 289 1,281 1,285
Arkansas ..........: 30,024 27,818 770 741 670 663
Delaware ..........: 68,580 49,359 28 38 1,116 1,143
Georgia ...........: 92,540 70,195 152 164 1,934 1,921
Mississippi .......: 11,682 9,354 30 99 450 525
Missouri ..........: 8,055 5,757 64 21 382 346
North Carolina ....: 62,973 40,417 168 254 2,739 2,088
Texas .............: 19,647 18,080 90 57 565 577
Virginia ..........: 27,537 18,839 5 20 369 464
:
United States .....: 510,263 422,451 2,758 2,879 13,976 13,212
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State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
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: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 1,174 1,521 5,908 6,574 15,484 21,511
Arkansas ..........: 363 487 3,178 3,721 6,631 6,558
Delaware ..........: 1,507 1,595 1,936 1,605 6,056 5,363
Georgia ...........: 852 895 11,825 15,216 6,286 8,724
Mississippi .......: 380 532 1,680 1,849 1,211 1,424
Missouri ..........: 215 168 554 475 3,484 3,992
North Carolina ....: 861 982 10,391 10,734 5,507 5,606
Texas .............: 459 448 987 865 3,890 4,049
Virginia ..........: 756 901 486 550 2,940 2,784
:
United States .....: 11,535 12,997 49,261 54,890 91,990 99,636
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State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
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: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 991 1,448 55,297 57,283 201,555 214,319
Arkansas ..........: 1,337 716 36,049 39,083 156,014 166,262
Delaware ..........: 2,958 2,304 12,293 9,657 167,471 147,098
Georgia ...........: 2,996 3,317 94,619 70,300 314,492 270,458
Mississippi .......: 507 227 13,119 15,349 50,641 49,654
Missouri ..........: 95 117 25,492 31,443 87,438 87,988
North Carolina ....: 2,256 3,449 67,762 53,595 252,009 211,602
Texas .............: 568 1,284 20,086 15,608 113,428 114,975
Virginia ..........: 581 755 13,060 12,805 66,268 57,322
:
United States .....: 20,251 18,913 592,936 569,699 2,193,036 2,129,674
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- Represents zero.
1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process,
plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper
inspection of the carcass.
Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and
United States: May and June 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number : Total : Average
: slaughtered : live weight : live weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
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: ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ----
:
Alabama .........: - - - - - -
Alaska ..........: - - - - - -
Arizona .........: - - - - - -
Arkansas ........: 2,722 3,032 53,298 60,078 19.58 19.81
California ......: 726 905 23,511 27,361 32.37 30.22
Colorado ........: - - - - - -
Connecticut .....: - - - - - -
Delaware ........: - - - - - -
Florida .........: - - - - - -
Georgia .........: - - - - - -
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - - -
Idaho ...........: - - - - - -
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 1,767 2,050 71,669 80,675 40.55 39.35
Iowa ............: 1,209 801 47,528 30,103 39.30 37.57
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) -
Louisiana .......: - - - - - -
Maine ...........: - - - - - -
Maryland ........: - - - - - -
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - - -
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 2,894 3,036 64,819 69,018 22.40 22.73
Mississippi .....: - - - - - -
Missouri ........: 839 967 30,093 32,878 35.86 34.00
Montana .........: - - - - - -
Nebraska ........: - - - - - -
Nevada ..........: - - - - - -
New Hampshire ...: - - - - - -
New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - - -
New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Carolina ..: 1,744 1,938 63,744 72,124 36.56 37.21
North Dakota ....: - - - - - -
Ohio ............: 432 482 19,346 20,750 44.81 43.01
Oklahoma ........: - - - - - -
Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 587 677 16,317 18,299 27.78 27.04
Rhode Island ....: - (D) - (D) - (D)
South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee .......: - - - - - -
Texas ...........: 509 488 7,306 6,534 14.35 13.39
Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) -
Virginia ........: 2,083 2,290 56,739 63,003 27.24 27.51
Washington ......: - - - - - -
West Virginia ...: - - - - - -
Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wyoming .........: - - - - - -
:
United States ...: 17,681 18,914 539,006 566,856 30.49 29.97
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States:
May and June 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: : Post-mortem condemnations
:Total chilled and frozen :-----------------------------------------------
State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: May : June : May : June : May : June
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: ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ----
:
Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arkansas ........: 44,763 50,464 247 271 0.55 0.53
California ......: 19,096 22,086 143 127 0.74 0.57
Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X)
Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X)
Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X)
Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X)
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 57,762 64,863 973 1,011 1.66 1.53
Iowa ............: 37,361 23,571 603 351 1.59 1.47
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X)
Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X)
Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X)
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 51,778 54,980 872 971 1.66 1.73
Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X)
Missouri ........: 24,341 26,589 237 226 0.97 0.84
Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X)
Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X)
New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X)
New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Carolina ..: 49,833 56,593 649 638 1.28 1.12
North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X)
Ohio ............: 15,443 16,581 349 352 2.21 2.08
Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X)
Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 12,938 14,496 222 255 1.69 1.73
Rhode Island ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D)
South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X)
Texas ...........: 6,195 5,527 42 34 0.68 0.62
Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Vermont .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X)
Virginia ........: 45,951 51,146 512 614 1.10 1.19
Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X)
West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X)
:
United States ...: 432,442 454,889 6,063 6,080 1.38 1.32
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Ready-to-cook weights.
2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates
Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the
slaughter plant.
Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes
post-mortem condemnations.
Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by
inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook
represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and
chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird.
Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight.
Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must
employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards.
Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks.
Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations.
Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15
months of age.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered.
Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector
because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and
destroyed.
Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food.
Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes
post-mortem condemnations.
Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature
birds such as roasters and capons.
Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys
such as fryers/roasters and young breeders.
Statistical Methodology
Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by
inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all
Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States
slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head
slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total
live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately
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 one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after
publication of the annual summary in February.
Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for
each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of
errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data.
Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release.
Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to
publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a
specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after
verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift
determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed
data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of
incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the
published totals.
Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and,
therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors
such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and
processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality
controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all
reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries
may be sent to [email protected]
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 720-3570
Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .............. (202) 720-4447
Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ..................................... (202) 720-4751
Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ...................... (202) 720-0585
Michael Klamm - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..... (202) 690-3237
Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ................................... (202) 690-4870
Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................. (202) 690-8632
Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production .. (202) 720-3244
Joshua O'Rear - Honey .................................................. (202) 690-3676
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