ISSN: 1949-1581
Released August 25, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent from Last Year
July 2014 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
July 2015 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
Poultry certified wholesome during July 2015 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled
3.97 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in July 2014. The
June 2015 revised certified total at 3.94 billion pounds, was up 5 percent
from June 2014. The June revision represented an increase of 18.0 million
pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified.
The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during
July 2015 was 5.25 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.13 billion pounds a
year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.61 billion pounds, up 4 percent
from July 2014. Mature chickens, at 68.8 million pounds, were down 1 percent
from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 558 million pounds, down
11 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.8 million pounds, up 1 percent
from last year.
Young chickens slaughtered during July 2015 averaged 6.05 pounds per bird, up
2 percent from July 2014. The average live weight of mature chickens was
6.34 pounds per bird, up 7 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered
during July 2015 averaged 29.0 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from
July 2014.
Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2015 totaled 13.2 million pounds.
Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared
with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at
38.3 million pounds, were 0.95 percent of quantities inspected, as compared
with 0.94 percent a year earlier.
Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States
[Federally inspected only]
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: : : : July 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to July :2015 as
Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------: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 ............: 743,158 747,484 762,403 103 102 4,937,130 5,060,320 102
Mature ...........: 11,746 11,247 10,853 92 96 85,425 80,610 94
Light ..........: 5,321 4,331 4,085 77 94 44,088 37,291 85
Heavy ..........: 6,425 6,916 6,768 105 98 41,337 43,319 105
Total ............: 754,904 758,731 773,256 102 102 5,022,555 5,140,930 102
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 20,669 18,959 19,143 93 101 132,306 132,380 100
Old ..............: 114 108 111 97 103 719 833 116
Total ............: 20,783 19,067 19,254 93 101 133,025 133,213 100
:
Ducks ..............: 2,284 2,325 2,315 101 100 15,019 16,170 108
:
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent
:
Total live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 4,418,499 4,551,023 4,608,857 104 101 29,537,952 30,818,519 104
Mature ...........: 69,515 70,306 68,786 99 98 478,789 473,098 99
Light ..........: 17,057 13,847 13,322 78 96 141,756 120,495 85
Heavy ..........: 52,458 56,459 55,464 106 98 337,033 352,603 105
Total ............: 4,488,014 4,621,329 4,677,643 104 101 30,016,741 31,291,617 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 622,421 568,095 555,104 89 98 4,055,493 4,050,231 100
Old ..............: 3,231 3,153 3,036 94 96 19,760 23,545 119
Total ............: 625,652 571,248 558,140 89 98 4,075,253 4,073,776 100
:
Ducks ..............: 15,696 15,905 15,826 101 100 103,248 110,782 107
:
Other 1/ ...........: 194 274 249 128 91 1,223 1,408 115
:
Total ..............: 5,129,556 5,208,756 5,251,858 102 101 34,196,465 35,477,583 104
:
: ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent
:
Average live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 5.95 6.09 6.05 102 99 5.98 6.09 102
Mature ...........: 5.92 6.25 6.34 107 101 5.60 5.87 105
Light ..........: 3.21 3.20 3.26 102 102 3.22 3.23 100
Heavy ..........: 8.16 8.16 8.20 100 100 8.15 8.14 100
Total ............: 5.95 6.09 6.05 102 99 5.98 6.09 102
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 30.11 29.96 29.00 96 97 30.65 30.60 100
Old ..............: 28.34 29.19 27.35 97 94 27.48 28.27 103
Total ............: 30.10 29.96 28.99 96 97 30.64 30.58 100
:
Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.84 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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: : : : July 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to July :2015 as
Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent
:
Chilled :
Chickens :
Young ............: 3,033,351 3,145,755 3,191,403 105 101 20,284,990 21,212,044 105
Mature ...........: 44,166 45,591 44,544 101 98 302,376 303,416 100
Light ..........: 9,012 7,785 7,468 83 96 76,417 66,684 87
Heavy ..........: 35,154 37,806 37,076 105 98 225,959 236,732 105
Total ............: 3,077,517 3,191,346 3,235,947 105 101 20,587,366 21,515,460 105
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 282,941 257,238 243,523 86 95 1,831,481 1,886,190 103
Old ..............: 2,326 2,313 2,257 97 98 13,805 16,673 121
Total ............: 285,267 259,551 245,780 86 95 1,845,286 1,902,863 103
:
Ducks ..............: 4,078 4,543 4,384 108 97 28,430 29,783 105
:
Other 1/ ...........: 124 164 153 123 93 788 892 113
:
Total ..............: 3,366,986 3,455,604 3,486,264 104 101 22,461,870 23,448,998 104
:
Frozen :
Chickens :
Young ............: 297,781 282,665 276,451 93 98 1,947,059 1,993,520 102
Mature ...........: - 4 5 (X) 125 23 12 52
Light ..........: - - 1 (X) (X) 11 1 9
Heavy ..........: - 4 4 (X) 100 12 11 92
Total ............: 297,781 282,669 276,456 93 98 1,947,082 1,993,532 102
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 215,020 198,675 201,867 94 102 1,414,551 1,361,589 96
Old ..............: 140 45 58 41 129 1,195 1,023 86
Total ............: 215,160 198,720 201,925 94 102 1,415,746 1,362,612 96
:
Ducks ..............: 7,241 6,969 7,132 98 102 46,215 50,231 109
:
Other 1/ ...........: 10 9 7 70 78 56 55 98
:
Total ..............: 520,192 488,367 485,520 93 99 3,409,099 3,406,430 100
:
Chilled and frozen :
Chickens :
Young ............: 3,331,132 3,428,420 3,467,854 104 101 22,232,049 23,205,564 104
Mature ...........: 44,166 45,595 44,549 101 98 302,399 303,428 100
Light ..........: 9,012 7,785 7,469 83 96 76,428 66,685 87
Heavy ..........: 35,154 37,810 37,080 105 98 225,971 236,743 105
Total ............: 3,375,298 3,474,015 3,512,403 104 101 22,534,448 23,508,992 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 497,961 455,913 445,390 89 98 3,246,032 3,247,779 100
Old ..............: 2,466 2,358 2,315 94 98 15,000 17,696 118
Total ............: 500,427 458,271 447,705 89 98 3,261,032 3,265,475 100
:
Ducks ..............: 11,319 11,512 11,516 102 100 74,645 80,014 107
:
Other 1/ ...........: 134 173 160 119 92 844 947 112
:
Total ..............: 3,887,178 3,943,971 3,971,784 102 101 25,870,969 26,855,428 104
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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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: : : : July 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to July :2015 as
Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
:
Live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 9,105 10,176 10,815 119 106 62,526 69,708 111
Mature ...........: 742 829 834 112 101 5,231 5,602 107
Light ..........: 255 240 244 96 102 2,048 1,990 97
Heavy ..........: 487 589 590 121 100 3,183 3,612 113
Total ............: 9,847 11,005 11,649 118 106 67,757 75,310 111
:
Turkeys ............:
Young ............: 1,402 1,296 1,461 104 113 9,503 9,900 104
Old ..............: 50 48 37 74 77 282 330 117
Total ............: 1,452 1,344 1,498 103 111 9,785 10,230 105
:
Ducks ..............: 52 47 47 90 100 278 285 103
:
Total 1/ ...........: 11,351 12,396 13,194 116 106 77,820 85,825 110
:
: percent
:
Percent of live :
weight condemned 2/ :
Chickens :
Young ............: 0.21 0.22 0.23 110 105 0.21 0.23 110
Mature ...........: 1.07 1.18 1.21 113 103 1.09 1.18 108
Light ..........: 1.49 1.73 1.83 123 106 1.44 1.65 115
Heavy ..........: 0.93 1.04 1.06 114 102 0.94 1.02 109
Total ............: 0.22 0.24 0.25 114 104 0.23 0.24 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.26 113 113 0.23 0.24 104
Old ..............: 1.55 1.52 1.22 79 80 1.43 1.40 98
Total ............: 0.23 0.24 0.27 117 113 0.24 0.25 104
:
Ducks ..............: 0.33 0.30 0.30 91 100 0.27 0.26 96
:
Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.24 0.25 114 104 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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: : : : July 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to July :2015 as
Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent
:
Carcass and parts :
Chickens :
Young ............: 27,594 29,109 29,186 106 100 199,262 213,598 107
Mature ...........: 2,325 2,431 2,355 101 97 15,974 16,635 104
Light ..........: 777 593 536 69 90 6,054 5,336 88
Heavy ..........: 1,548 1,838 1,819 118 99 9,920 11,299 114
Total ............: 29,919 31,540 31,541 105 100 215,236 230,233 107
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 6,602 6,087 6,302 95 104 43,413 45,818 106
Old ..............: 115 128 131 114 102 762 963 126
Total ............: 6,717 6,215 6,433 96 104 44,175 46,781 106
:
Ducks ..............: 270 332 305 113 92 1,871 2,134 114
:
Other 1/ ...........: 2 1 2 100 200 9 9 100
:
Total ..............: 36,908 38,088 38,281 104 101 261,291 279,157 107
:
: percent
:
Percent of :
weight condemned 2/ :
Chickens :
Young ............: 0.82 0.84 0.83 101 99 0.89 0.91 102
Mature ...........: 5.00 5.06 5.02 100 99 5.02 5.20 104
Light ..........: 7.94 7.08 6.70 84 95 7.34 7.41 101
Heavy ..........: 4.22 4.64 4.68 111 101 4.21 4.56 108
Total ............: 0.88 0.90 0.89 101 99 0.95 0.97 102
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 1.31 1.32 1.40 107 106 1.32 1.39 105
Old ..............: 4.46 5.15 5.36 120 104 4.83 5.16 107
Total ............: 1.32 1.34 1.42 108 106 1.34 1.41 105
:
Ducks ..............: 2.33 2.80 2.58 111 92 2.45 2.60 106
:
Other 1/ ...........: 1.47 0.57 1.23 84 216 1.06 0.94 89
:
Total ..............: 0.94 0.96 0.95 101 99 1.00 1.03 103
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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: June and July 2015
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: - - 7,205 6,145 1,018,352 942,358
Mature ..........: - - 302 280 127,318 110,009
Light .........: - - 217 203 88,631 74,432
Heavy .........: - - 85 77 38,687 35,577
Total ...........: - - 7,507 6,425 1,145,670 1,052,367
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: - - 75 55 24,334 24,269
Old .............: - - 3 4 712 730
Total ...........: - - 78 59 25,046 24,999
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Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 449,548 346,665 2,880 3,231 14,675 13,606
Mature ..........: 22,679 24,150 257 309 27,392 26,767
Light .........: 4,635 5,365 88 131 19,267 18,488
Heavy .........: 18,044 18,785 169 178 8,125 8,279
Total ...........: 472,227 370,815 3,137 3,540 42,067 40,373
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 3,450 3,893 958 955 35 36
Old .............: 358 251 1 - 83 160
Total ...........: 3,808 4,144 959 955 118 196
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Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 13,326 13,793 56,570 55,717 100,494 99,871
Mature ..........: 7,003 5,471 1,297 986 62,078 47,337
Light .........: 6,658 5,100 580 440 57,148 42,301
Heavy .........: 345 371 717 546 4,930 5,036
Total ...........: 20,329 19,264 57,867 56,703 162,572 147,208
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 114 135 1,039 942 1,898 2,068
Old .............: 18 18 8 5 60 39
Total ...........: 132 153 1,047 947 1,958 2,107
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Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 18,913 18,741 570,142 532,492 2,252,105 2,032,619
Mature ..........: 479 488 89,771 83,981 338,576 299,778
Light .........: 135 108 32,018 25,505 209,377 172,073
Heavy .........: 344 380 57,753 58,476 129,199 127,705
Total ...........: 19,392 19,229 659,913 616,473 2,590,681 2,332,397
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 579 363 8,796 9,105 41,278 41,821
Old .............: 21 14 176 113 1,440 1,334
Total ...........: 600 377 8,972 9,218 42,718 43,155
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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: June and July 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number : Total : Average
: slaughtered : live weight : live weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ----
:
Alabama .........: 89,880 92,823 506,786 516,090 5.64 5.56
Alaska ..........: - - - - - -
Arizona .........: - - - - - -
Arkansas ........: 74,985 75,970 479,292 477,110 6.39 6.28
California ......: 23,076 23,812 140,682 143,057 6.10 6.01
Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Connecticut .....: - - - - - -
Delaware ........: 30,338 31,076 218,745 226,022 7.21 7.27
Florida .........: 5,632 5,830 31,952 34,329 5.67 5.89
Georgia .........: 107,741 111,346 631,228 652,218 5.86 5.86
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - - -
Idaho ...........: - - - - - -
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 5,165 5,647 23,129 25,457 4.48 4.51
Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: 25,987 25,769 150,527 147,932 5.79 5.74
Louisiana .......: 16,796 17,289 99,148 100,361 5.90 5.80
Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Maryland ........: 13,794 13,901 80,325 80,843 5.82 5.82
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - - -
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 4,472 4,258 27,439 25,690 6.14 6.03
Mississippi .....: 60,812 61,599 381,468 379,460 6.27 6.16
Missouri ........: 38,233 37,704 182,187 179,338 4.77 4.76
Montana .........: - - - - - -
Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nevada ..........: - - - - - -
New Hampshire ...: - - - - - -
New Jersey ......: 108 110 535 564 4.97 5.14
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - - -
New York ........: 2,098 1,987 10,721 10,229 5.11 5.15
North Carolina ..: 67,254 66,447 523,340 515,734 7.78 7.76
North Dakota ....: - - - - - -
Ohio ............: 6,675 6,756 37,333 38,115 5.59 5.64
Oklahoma ........: 12,908 11,789 83,850 74,591 6.50 6.33
Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 9,733 9,604 53,753 53,799 5.52 5.60
Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Carolina ..: 25,365 25,627 184,933 181,768 7.29 7.09
:
South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee .......: 26,139 26,672 136,405 139,042 5.22 5.21
Texas ...........: 50,557 54,931 308,211 339,344 6.10 6.18
Utah ............: - - - - - -
Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ........: 28,510 30,224 160,413 169,317 5.63 5.60
Washington ......: 4,279 4,300 26,797 26,770 6.26 6.23
West Virginia ...: 9,990 10,206 37,970 39,021 3.80 3.82
Wisconsin .......: 4,624 4,363 19,672 18,336 4.25 4.20
Wyoming .........: - - - - - -
:
United States ...: 747,484 762,403 4,551,023 4,608,857 6.09 6.05
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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:
June and July 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/
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ----
:
Alabama .........: 387,089 393,312 2,913 3,014 0.75 0.76
Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arkansas ........: 363,652 362,632 3,621 3,654 0.99 1.00
California ......: 104,579 106,778 961 972 0.91 0.90
Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X)
Delaware ........: 159,426 164,423 1,573 1,540 0.98 0.93
Florida .........: 23,965 25,720 123 141 0.51 0.55
Georgia .........: 469,955 483,958 3,823 3,982 0.81 0.82
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 16,909 18,650 121 141 0.71 0.75
Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: 109,434 112,077 1,609 1,212 1.45 1.07
Louisiana .......: 74,971 75,681 459 481 0.61 0.63
Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Maryland ........: 58,610 58,984 726 705 1.22 1.18
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 23,353 21,701 184 212 0.78 0.97
Mississippi .....: 296,515 290,671 2,041 1,983 0.68 0.68
Missouri ........: 135,998 133,262 1,432 1,556 1.04 1.15
Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X)
New Jersey ......: 375 396 2 4 0.56 0.98
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X)
New York ........: 6,560 6,251 183 171 2.72 2.66
North Carolina ..: 408,039 403,641 2,941 2,781 0.72 0.68
North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X)
Ohio ............: 27,777 28,425 333 343 1.18 1.19
Oklahoma ........: 62,993 56,145 523 452 0.82 0.80
Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 36,520 36,835 674 709 1.81 1.89
Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Carolina ..: 139,296 136,977 730 764 0.52 0.55
:
South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee .......: 99,967 101,742 784 711 0.78 0.69
Texas ...........: 235,623 257,122 2,031 2,402 0.85 0.93
Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X)
Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ........: 115,101 120,894 783 738 0.68 0.61
Washington ......: 19,925 19,900 111 92 0.55 0.46
West Virginia ...: 27,243 28,047 80 94 0.29 0.33
Wisconsin .......: 14,366 13,393 148 134 1.02 0.99
Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X)
:
United States ...: 3,428,420 3,467,854 29,109 29,186 0.84 0.83
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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:
June and July 2015
[Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure]
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State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Alabama ...........: - - 503 300 95,177 95,052
Arkansas ..........: - - 283 254 99,657 88,980
Delaware ..........: - - 2,065 1,720 73,969 73,932
Georgia ...........: - - 153 138 109,067 106,571
Mississippi .......: - - 89 72 20,206 19,355
Missouri ..........: - - 88 69 95,628 48,693
North Carolina ....: - - 146 145 94,331 92,662
Texas .............: - - 107 20 74,037 81,390
Virginia ..........: - - 88 47 20,130 21,877
:
United States .....: - - 7,205 6,145 1,018,352 942,358
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State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 29,322 27,519 289 286 1,286 1,444
Arkansas ..........: 28,685 28,405 741 671 755 654
Delaware ..........: 49,359 37,146 38 71 1,143 1,156
Georgia ...........: 79,557 79,207 164 114 2,504 2,087
Mississippi .......: 9,354 8,138 99 67 525 515
Missouri ..........: 18,255 3,898 21 45 357 300
North Carolina ....: 40,417 24,858 254 293 2,088 1,752
Texas .............: 18,084 18,319 57 59 578 660
Virginia ..........: 18,865 15,598 20 3 464 462
:
United States .....: 449,548 346,665 2,880 3,231 14,675 13,606
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State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
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: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 1,521 1,605 6,982 6,517 21,541 20,238
Arkansas ..........: 556 536 3,986 4,161 6,593 6,556
Delaware ..........: 1,595 1,762 1,605 1,841 5,363 6,344
Georgia ...........: 902 934 15,438 16,690 8,900 10,416
Mississippi .......: 532 624 1,849 1,702 1,424 1,296
Missouri ..........: 256 176 1,150 582 4,074 2,918
North Carolina ....: 982 986 10,734 9,560 5,606 6,365
Texas .............: 448 526 876 849 4,051 4,766
Virginia ..........: 902 791 551 480 2,801 2,621
:
United States .....: 13,326 13,793 56,570 55,717 100,494 99,871
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State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
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: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 1,448 1,195 57,319 45,298 215,388 199,454
Arkansas ..........: 716 884 39,112 42,254 181,084 173,355
Delaware ..........: 2,304 2,459 9,657 11,127 147,098 137,558
Georgia ...........: 3,317 2,852 70,645 75,027 290,647 294,036
Mississippi .......: 227 158 15,349 12,060 49,654 43,987
Missouri ..........: 117 239 31,443 34,986 151,389 91,906
North Carolina ....: 3,449 2,552 53,595 39,058 211,602 178,231
Texas .............: 1,284 845 15,613 18,818 115,135 126,252
Virginia ..........: 755 1,341 12,805 7,842 57,381 51,062
:
United States .....: 18,913 18,741 570,142 532,492 2,252,105 2,032,619
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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: June and July 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number : Total : Average
: slaughtered : live weight : live weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
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: ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ----
:
Alabama .........: - - - - - -
Alaska ..........: - - - - - -
Arizona .........: - - - - - -
Arkansas ........: 3,077 2,841 61,317 56,566 19.93 19.91
California ......: 905 909 27,361 29,093 30.22 32.01
Colorado ........: - - - - - -
Connecticut .....: - - - - - -
Delaware ........: - - - - - -
Florida .........: - - - - - -
Georgia .........: - - - - - -
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - - -
Idaho ...........: - - - - - -
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 2,050 1,908 80,675 73,296 39.35 38.41
Iowa ............: 801 758 30,103 27,797 37.57 36.67
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D)
Louisiana .......: - - - - - -
Maine ...........: - - - - - -
Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D)
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - - -
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 3,036 3,459 69,018 71,487 22.73 20.67
Mississippi .....: - - - - - -
Missouri ........: 967 950 32,878 31,925 34.00 33.59
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 ..: 1,938 1,975 72,124 71,302 37.21 36.10
North Dakota ....: - - - - - -
Ohio ............: 482 428 20,750 18,179 43.01 42.46
Oklahoma ........: - - - - - -
Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 677 664 18,299 17,956 27.04 27.03
Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee .......: - - - - - -
Texas ...........: 488 482 6,534 6,061 13.39 12.56
Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Vermont .........: - - - - - -
Virginia ........: 2,290 2,386 63,003 64,443 27.51 27.00
Washington ......: - - - - - -
West Virginia ...: - - - - - -
Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wyoming .........: - - - - - -
:
United States ...: 18,959 19,143 568,095 555,104 29.96 29.00
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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:
June and July 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/
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: June : July : June : July : June : July
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: ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ----
:
Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arkansas ........: 51,488 47,625 278 267 0.54 0.56
California ......: 22,086 23,390 127 172 0.57 0.73
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 .........: 64,863 59,275 1,011 1,055 1.53 1.75
Iowa ............: 23,571 21,785 351 354 1.47 1.60
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D)
Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X)
Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D)
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 54,980 57,097 971 975 1.73 1.68
Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X)
Missouri ........: 26,589 25,829 226 210 0.84 0.81
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 ..: 56,593 56,015 638 711 1.12 1.25
North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X)
Ohio ............: 16,581 14,534 352 296 2.08 2.00
Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X)
Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 14,496 14,326 255 243 1.73 1.67
Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X)
Texas ...........: 5,527 5,094 34 37 0.62 0.72
Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Virginia ........: 51,146 52,231 614 634 1.19 1.20
Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X)
West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X)
:
United States ...: 455,913 445,390 6,087 6,302 1.32 1.40
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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 ......................................................... (202) 720-3040
Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ...................................................... (202) 690-4870
Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ................................................................ (202) 690-8632
Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery,
Turkeys Raised ......................................................................... (202) 720-3244
Joshua O'Rear - Honey ..................................................................... (202) 690-3676
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