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

Access to NASS Reports

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

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site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

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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 
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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]. 
  
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