Poultry Slaughter

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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 
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                    : ----------- 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 
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                    :   --------- 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 
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                    :   --------- 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
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     Commodity     :    Tuberculosis     :      Leukosis       :     Septicaemia     
                   :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                   :   May    :   June   :   May    :   June   :   May    :   June   
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                   :                           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   
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                   :                           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   
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                   :                           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   
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                   :                           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   
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                 :  ---- 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   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                           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   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                           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]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :         Number          :          Total          :       Average       
                 :       slaughtered       :       live weight       :     live weight     
      State      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :    May     :    June    :    May     :    June    :   May    :   June   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   ---- 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]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                         :           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 .........:        -            -           -            -          (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

Access to NASS Reports

For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following 
ways:

 	All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web 
site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

 	Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-
mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit 
http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the "Follow NASS" box under "Receive 
reports by Email," click on "National" or "State" to select the reports 
you would like to receive. 

For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural 
Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: 
[email protected]. 
  
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against 
its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, 
color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, 
reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial 
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If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, 
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office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a 
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completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of 
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