ISSN: 1949-1581
Released February 25, 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
January 2014 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
January 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays.
Poultry certified wholesome during January 2015 (ready-to-cook weight)
totaled 3.87 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in
January 2014. The December 2014 revised certified total at
3.88 billion pounds, was up 9 percent from December 2013. The December
revision represented an increase of 1.67 million pounds from last month's
preliminary pounds certified.
The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during
January 2015 was 5.13 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 4.88 billion pounds a
year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.43 billion pounds, up 5 percent
from January 2014. Mature chickens, at 66.0 million pounds, were down
5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled
615 million pounds, up 8 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled
16.2 million pounds, up 10 percent from last year.
Young chickens slaughtered during January 2015 averaged 6.12 pounds per bird,
up 2 percent from January 2014. The average live weight of mature chickens
was 5.53 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered
during January 2015 averaged 31.5 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from
January 2014.
Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2015 totaled 12.5 million pounds.
Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared
with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at
41.4 million pounds, were 1.06 percent of quantities inspected, as compared
with 1.01 percent a year earlier.
Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States
[Federally inspected only]
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: : : : January 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to January :2015 as
Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
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: ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent
:
Number slaughtered :
Chickens :
Young ............: 704,432 728,499 724,584 103 99 704,432 724,584 103
Mature ...........: 12,721 12,415 11,948 94 96 12,721 11,948 94
Light ..........: 7,008 6,465 6,310 90 98 7,008 6,310 90
Heavy ..........: 5,713 5,950 5,638 99 95 5,713 5,638 99
Total ............: 717,153 740,914 736,532 103 99 717,153 736,532 103
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 18,118 19,006 19,404 107 102 18,118 19,404 107
Old ..............: 133 138 125 94 91 133 125 94
Total ............: 18,251 19,144 19,529 107 102 18,251 19,529 107
:
Ducks ..............: 2,158 2,513 2,371 110 94 2,158 2,371 110
:
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent
:
Total live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 4,226,487 4,445,747 4,432,569 105 100 4,226,487 4,432,569 105
Mature ...........: 69,402 69,426 66,019 95 95 69,402 66,019 95
Light ..........: 22,875 21,082 20,229 88 96 22,875 20,229 88
Heavy ..........: 46,527 48,344 45,790 98 95 46,527 45,790 98
Total ............: 4,295,889 4,515,173 4,498,588 105 100 4,295,889 4,498,588 105
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 564,262 590,747 611,542 108 104 564,262 611,542 108
Old ..............: 3,504 3,782 3,568 102 94 3,504 3,568 102
Total ............: 567,766 594,529 615,110 108 103 567,766 615,110 108
:
Ducks ..............: 14,826 17,370 16,248 110 94 14,826 16,248 110
:
Other 1/ ...........: 180 229 193 107 84 180 193 107
:
Total ..............: 4,878,661 5,127,301 5,130,139 105 100 4,878,661 5,130,139 105
:
: ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent
:
Average live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 6.00 6.10 6.12 102 100 6.00 6.12 102
Mature ...........: 5.46 5.59 5.53 101 99 5.46 5.53 101
Light ..........: 3.26 3.26 3.21 98 98 3.26 3.21 98
Heavy ..........: 8.14 8.13 8.12 100 100 8.14 8.12 100
Total ............: 5.99 6.09 6.11 102 100 5.99 6.11 102
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 31.14 31.08 31.52 101 101 31.14 31.52 101
Old ..............: 26.35 27.41 28.54 108 104 26.35 28.54 108
Total ............: 31.11 31.06 31.50 101 101 31.11 31.50 101
:
Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.91 6.85 100 99 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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: : : : January 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to January :2015 as
Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent
:
Chilled :
Chickens :
Young ............: 2,902,307 3,052,182 3,044,909 105 100 2,902,307 3,044,909 105
Mature ...........: 43,208 44,191 41,333 96 94 43,208 41,333 96
Light ..........: 12,011 11,529 10,825 90 94 12,011 10,825 90
Heavy ..........: 31,197 32,662 30,508 98 93 31,197 30,508 98
Total ............: 2,945,515 3,096,373 3,086,242 105 100 2,945,515 3,086,242 105
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 264,309 289,225 291,542 110 101 264,309 291,542 110
Old ..............: 2,428 2,709 2,295 95 85 2,428 2,295 95
Total ............: 266,737 291,934 293,837 110 101 266,737 293,837 110
:
Ducks ..............: 4,499 4,890 4,321 96 88 4,499 4,321 96
:
Other 1/ ...........: 122 156 127 104 81 122 127 104
:
Total ..............: 3,216,873 3,393,353 3,384,527 105 100 3,216,873 3,384,527 105
:
Frozen :
Chickens :
Young ............: 273,595 296,301 283,017 103 96 273,595 283,017 103
Mature ...........: - 145 - (X) (X) - - (X)
Light ..........: - 143 - (X) (X) - - (X)
Heavy ..........: - 2 - (X) (X) - - (X)
Total ............: 273,595 296,446 283,017 103 95 273,595 283,017 103
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 187,035 182,840 198,092 106 108 187,035 198,092 106
Old ..............: 206 141 385 187 273 206 385 187
Total ............: 187,241 182,981 198,477 106 108 187,241 198,477 106
:
Ducks ..............: 6,257 7,688 7,390 118 96 6,257 7,390 118
:
Other 1/ ...........: 6 8 7 117 88 6 7 117
:
Total ..............: 467,099 487,123 488,891 105 100 467,099 488,891 105
:
Chilled and frozen :
Chickens :
Young ............: 3,175,902 3,348,483 3,327,926 105 99 3,175,902 3,327,926 105
Mature ...........: 43,208 44,336 41,333 96 93 43,208 41,333 96
Light ..........: 12,011 11,672 10,825 90 93 12,011 10,825 90
Heavy ..........: 31,197 32,664 30,508 98 93 31,197 30,508 98
Total ............: 3,219,110 3,392,819 3,369,259 105 99 3,219,110 3,369,259 105
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 451,344 472,065 489,634 108 104 451,344 489,634 108
Old ..............: 2,634 2,850 2,680 102 94 2,634 2,680 102
Total ............: 453,978 474,915 492,314 108 104 453,978 492,314 108
:
Ducks ..............: 10,756 12,578 11,711 109 93 10,756 11,711 109
:
Other 1/ ...........: 128 164 134 105 82 128 134 105
:
Total ..............: 3,683,972 3,880,476 3,873,418 105 100 3,683,972 3,873,418 105
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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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: : : : January 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to January :2015 as
Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
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: --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
:
Live weight :
Chickens :
Young ............: 9,236 9,722 10,061 109 103 9,236 10,061 109
Mature ...........: 732 724 755 103 104 732 755 103
Light ..........: 322 283 298 93 105 322 298 93
Heavy ..........: 410 441 457 111 104 410 457 111
Total ............: 9,968 10,446 10,816 109 104 9,968 10,816 109
:
Turkeys ............:
Young ............: 1,509 1,503 1,580 105 105 1,509 1,580 105
Old ..............: 43 52 51 119 98 43 51 119
Total ............: 1,552 1,555 1,631 105 105 1,552 1,631 105
:
Ducks ..............: 44 31 47 107 152 44 47 107
:
Total 2/ ...........: 11,564 12,032 12,494 108 104 11,564 12,494 108
:
: percent
:
Percent of live :
weight condemned 1/ :
Chickens :
Young ............: 0.22 0.22 0.23 105 105 0.22 0.23 105
Mature ...........: 1.05 1.04 1.14 109 110 1.05 1.14 109
Light ..........: 1.41 1.34 1.47 104 110 1.41 1.47 104
Heavy ..........: 0.88 0.91 1.00 114 110 0.88 1.00 114
Total ............: 0.23 0.23 0.24 104 104 0.23 0.24 104
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 0.27 0.25 0.26 96 104 0.27 0.26 96
Old ..............: 1.23 1.37 1.43 116 104 1.23 1.43 116
Total ............: 0.27 0.26 0.27 100 104 0.27 0.27 100
:
Ducks ..............: 0.30 0.18 0.29 97 161 0.30 0.29 97
:
Total 2/ ...........: 0.24 0.23 0.24 100 104 0.24 0.24 100
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1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected.
2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab.
Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States
[Federally inspected only]
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: : : : January 2015 as % of : January :
: : : :-----------------------: to January :2015 as
Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent
: 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 :of 2014
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
:
Carcass and parts :
Chickens :
Young ............: 28,829 31,004 31,752 110 102 28,829 31,752 110
Mature ...........: 1,985 2,468 2,333 118 95 1,985 2,333 118
Light ..........: 909 796 918 101 115 909 918 101
Heavy ..........: 1,076 1,672 1,415 132 85 1,076 1,415 132
Total ............: 30,814 33,472 34,085 111 102 30,814 34,085 111
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 6,401 7,032 6,879 107 98 6,401 6,879 107
Old ..............: 140 155 135 96 87 140 135 96
Total ............: 6,541 7,187 7,014 107 98 6,541 7,014 107
:
Ducks ..............: 265 344 308 116 90 265 308 116
:
Other ..............: 1 2 1 100 50 1 1 100
:
Total ..............: 37,621 41,005 41,408 110 101 37,621 41,408 110
:
: percent
:
Percent of :
weight condemned 1/ :
Chickens :
Young ............: 0.90 0.92 0.95 106 103 0.90 0.95 106
Mature ...........: 4.39 5.27 5.34 122 101 4.39 5.34 122
Light ..........: 7.04 6.38 7.82 111 123 7.04 7.82 111
Heavy ..........: 3.33 4.87 4.43 133 91 3.33 4.43 133
Total ............: 0.95 0.98 1.00 105 102 0.95 1.00 105
:
Turkeys :
Young ............: 1.40 1.47 1.39 99 95 1.40 1.39 99
Old ..............: 5.05 5.16 4.80 95 93 5.05 4.80 95
Total ............: 1.42 1.49 1.40 99 94 1.42 1.40 99
:
Ducks ..............: 2.40 2.66 2.56 107 96 2.40 2.56 107
:
Other ..............: 0.78 1.20 0.74 95 62 0.78 0.74 95
:
Total ..............: 1.01 1.05 1.06 105 101 1.01 1.06 105
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1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: December 2014
and January 2015
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: - - 4,318 4,113 959,425 980,097
Mature ..........: - - 363 359 153,295 149,286
Light .........: - - 267 256 119,368 115,599
Heavy .........: - - 96 103 33,927 33,687
Total ...........: - - 4,681 4,472 1,112,720 1,129,383
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: - - 64 58 43,621 38,907
Old .............: - - 1 3 1,140 1,011
Total ...........: - - 65 61 44,761 39,918
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Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 700,080 773,168 13,748 6,620 21,620 20,009
Mature ..........: 21,678 20,555 196 165 34,478 35,021
Light .........: 6,523 6,091 97 96 26,486 26,728
Heavy .........: 15,155 14,464 99 69 7,992 8,293
Total ...........: 721,758 793,723 13,944 6,785 56,098 55,030
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 4,724 4,584 418 900 35 39
Old .............: 396 186 15 2 176 105
Total ...........: 5,120 4,770 433 902 211 144
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Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 13,407 12,810 59,443 64,044 102,648 99,340
Mature ..........: 9,785 12,780 1,815 1,635 69,366 72,234
Light .........: 9,413 12,392 1,326 1,185 62,414 65,456
Heavy .........: 372 388 489 450 6,952 6,778
Total ...........: 23,192 25,590 61,258 65,679 172,014 171,574
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 122 98 983 1,200 1,893 1,701
Old .............: 24 25 3 1 62 48
Total ...........: 146 123 986 1,201 1,955 1,749
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Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Chickens :
Young ...........: 17,653 23,475 660,262 699,834 2,552,604 2,683,510
Mature ..........: 192 207 99,582 99,602 390,750 391,844
Light .........: 110 84 39,885 46,295 265,889 274,182
Heavy .........: 82 123 59,697 53,307 124,861 117,662
Total ...........: 17,845 23,682 759,844 799,436 2,943,354 3,075,354
:
Turkeys :
Young ...........: 540 654 6,657 6,825 59,057 54,966
Old .............: 7 16 275 316 2,099 1,713
Total ...........: 547 670 6,932 7,141 61,156 56,679
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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: December 2014 and January 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number : Total : Average
: slaughtered : live weight : live weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ----
:
Alabama .........: 86,053 85,041 492,447 486,006 5.72 5.71
Alaska ..........: - - - - - -
Arizona .........: - - - - - -
Arkansas ........: 77,110 76,635 489,070 497,046 6.34 6.49
California ......: 20,405 22,442 123,747 136,397 6.06 6.08
Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Connecticut .....: - - - - - -
Delaware ........: 27,779 29,285 199,129 210,660 7.17 7.19
Florida .........: 5,145 5,988 29,268 34,526 5.69 5.77
Georgia .........: 107,945 104,660 632,687 610,945 5.86 5.84
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - - -
Idaho ...........: - - - - - -
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 5,069 5,267 22,734 23,648 4.49 4.49
Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: 24,702 25,650 140,191 150,600 5.68 5.87
Louisiana .......: 15,897 16,404 94,425 97,982 5.94 5.97
Maine ...........: - - - - - -
Maryland ........: 13,057 13,426 72,974 75,385 5.59 5.61
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - - -
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 4,382 3,985 26,525 23,229 6.05 5.83
Mississippi .....: 60,196 58,337 382,579 369,455 6.36 6.33
Missouri ........: 37,470 36,559 181,331 174,764 4.84 4.78
Montana .........: - - - - - -
Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nevada ..........: - - - - - -
New Hampshire ...: - - - - - -
New Jersey ......: 116 97 555 464 4.77 4.77
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - - -
New York ........: 2,155 1,919 10,849 9,712 5.03 5.06
North Carolina ..: 64,278 65,829 500,150 514,314 7.78 7.81
North Dakota ....: - - - - - -
Ohio ............: 6,704 6,702 38,053 38,507 5.68 5.75
Oklahoma ........: 11,239 8,978 73,924 57,536 6.58 6.41
Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 9,176 9,371 50,760 51,647 5.53 5.51
Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Carolina ..: 24,490 23,890 178,201 172,037 7.28 7.20
:
South Dakota ....: - - - - - -
Tennessee .......: 24,757 24,938 131,575 133,163 5.31 5.34
Texas ...........: 51,531 50,556 321,246 312,986 6.23 6.19
Utah ............: - - - - - -
Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ........: 28,424 28,542 157,952 157,687 5.56 5.52
Washington ......: 4,220 4,391 26,395 27,377 6.25 6.23
West Virginia ...: 9,399 9,191 36,341 35,713 3.87 3.89
Wisconsin .......: 4,374 4,272 18,256 17,703 4.17 4.14
Wyoming .........: - - - - - -
:
United States ...: 728,499 724,584 4,445,747 4,432,569 6.10 6.12
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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:
December 2014 and January 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/
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ----
:
Alabama .........: 375,032 370,712 3,386 3,560 0.89 0.95
Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arkansas ........: 370,582 374,582 3,910 4,322 1.04 1.14
California ......: 92,278 101,624 788 806 0.85 0.79
Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X)
Delaware ........: 144,271 152,469 1,907 1,940 1.30 1.26
Florida .........: 21,951 25,895 167 178 0.76 0.68
Georgia .........: 478,867 455,160 4,430 4,393 0.92 0.96
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 16,533 17,188 165 161 0.99 0.93
Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: 101,658 109,045 1,317 1,317 1.28 1.19
Louisiana .......: 71,266 73,916 538 542 0.75 0.73
Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Maryland ........: 53,117 54,940 744 829 1.38 1.49
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 22,524 19,835 199 178 0.88 0.89
Mississippi .....: 293,739 283,570 2,260 2,138 0.76 0.75
Missouri ........: 138,217 130,945 1,360 1,330 0.97 1.01
Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X)
New Jersey ......: 388 326 7 5 1.66 1.46
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X)
New York ........: 6,730 6,030 187 179 2.70 2.88
North Carolina ..: 389,513 401,044 3,566 3,638 0.91 0.90
North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X)
Ohio ............: 28,460 28,900 311 325 1.08 1.11
Oklahoma ........: 55,549 43,355 448 409 0.80 0.94
Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania ....: 33,989 34,965 634 652 1.83 1.83
Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Carolina ..: 133,726 129,437 769 745 0.57 0.57
:
South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X)
Tennessee .......: 96,435 97,750 833 967 0.86 0.98
Texas ...........: 242,170 236,297 1,608 1,668 0.66 0.70
Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X)
Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ........: 112,166 111,750 896 953 0.79 0.85
Washington ......: 19,664 20,442 164 111 0.83 0.54
West Virginia ...: 26,050 25,604 70 73 0.27 0.29
Wisconsin .......: 13,331 12,929 145 152 1.08 1.16
Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X)
:
United States ...: 3,348,483 3,327,926 31,004 31,752 0.92 0.95
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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:
December 2014 and January 2015
[Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Alabama ...........: - - 258 245 103,301 98,801
Arkansas ..........: - - 387 252 85,665 94,543
Delaware ..........: - - 623 877 73,339 75,049
Georgia ...........: - - 148 155 97,623 104,435
Mississippi .......: - - 122 111 23,887 24,067
Missouri ..........: - - 37 30 58,678 58,362
North Carolina ....: - - 236 278 92,623 98,172
Texas .............: - - 32 29 73,841 72,743
Virginia ..........: - - 84 68 23,975 25,483
:
United States .....: - - 4,318 4,113 959,425 980,097
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 52,089 49,700 431 319 1,526 1,475
Arkansas ..........: 41,259 42,969 1,258 1,121 1,260 1,064
Delaware ..........: 85,268 94,015 54 33 2,253 2,521
Georgia ...........: 119,776 120,851 330 251 3,641 3,323
Mississippi .......: 14,637 17,129 53 24 469 475
Missouri ..........: 22,647 26,124 25 25 486 537
North Carolina ....: 64,262 75,328 177 255 3,251 3,346
Texas .............: 27,281 34,493 59 105 738 802
Virginia ..........: 38,633 45,156 5 11 784 828
:
United States .....: 700,080 773,168 13,748 6,620 21,620 20,009
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State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
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: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 1,344 1,276 7,425 7,897 19,237 19,038
Arkansas ..........: 434 568 5,474 6,083 6,832 6,195
Delaware ..........: 1,403 1,472 1,582 1,566 5,196 5,403
Georgia ...........: 854 979 14,385 15,209 9,795 9,749
Mississippi .......: 405 313 1,751 1,879 1,440 1,246
Missouri ..........: 264 256 970 1,039 2,694 3,131
North Carolina ....: 926 1,000 11,484 12,717 5,217 5,800
Texas .............: 533 466 1,319 1,287 4,699 4,966
Virginia ..........: 859 930 477 583 2,390 2,858
:
United States .....: 13,407 12,810 59,443 64,044 102,648 99,340
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State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total
:-----------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
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: number head
:
Alabama ...........: 1,825 1,528 74,805 82,124 262,241 262,403
Arkansas ..........: 1,453 1,252 32,541 35,704 176,563 189,751
Delaware ..........: 2,362 2,515 28,601 22,872 200,681 206,323
Georgia ...........: 2,642 3,879 118,931 120,514 368,125 379,345
Mississippi .......: 576 183 14,475 14,747 57,815 60,174
Missouri ..........: 67 81 26,565 24,762 112,433 114,347
North Carolina ....: 2,403 3,004 66,525 81,861 247,104 281,761
Texas .............: 805 1,593 19,815 24,445 129,122 140,929
Virginia ..........: 1,373 748 12,695 18,567 81,275 95,232
:
United States .....: 17,653 23,475 660,262 699,834 2,552,604 2,683,510
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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: December 2014 and January 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number : Total : Average
: slaughtered : live weight : live weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
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: ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ----
:
Alabama .........: - - - - - -
Alaska ..........: - - - - - -
Arizona .........: - - - - - -
Arkansas ........: 2,749 3,122 55,864 64,858 20.32 20.77
California ......: 943 693 27,812 21,885 29.48 31.59
Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) -
Connecticut .....: - - - - - -
Delaware ........: - - - - - -
Florida .........: - - - - - -
Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - - -
Idaho ...........: - - - - - -
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 1,958 1,863 78,501 73,811 40.09 39.62
Iowa ............: 766 963 32,614 40,113 42.59 41.66
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana .......: - - - - - -
Maine ...........: - - - - - -
Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) -
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - - -
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 3,566 3,656 96,824 103,228 27.15 28.23
Mississippi .....: - - - - - -
Missouri ........: 888 902 31,612 32,202 35.60 35.68
Montana .........: - - - - - -
Nebraska ........: - - - - - -
Nevada ..........: - - - - - -
New Hampshire ...: - - - - - -
New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D)
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - - -
New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Carolina ..: 1,796 1,760 66,679 65,825 37.13 37.40
North Dakota ....: - - - - - -
Ohio ............: 385 425 16,578 18,674 43.10 43.93
Oklahoma ........: - - - - - -
Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) -
Pennsylvania ....: 679 576 17,838 15,736 26.27 27.33
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 ...........: 507 646 8,338 10,473 16.44 16.22
Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ........: 2,263 2,320 61,949 62,821 27.37 27.08
Washington ......: - - - - - -
West Virginia ...: - - - - - -
Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wyoming .........: - - - - - -
:
United States ...: 19,006 19,404 590,747 611,542 31.08 31.52
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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:
December 2014 and January 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: : Post-mortem condemnations
:Total chilled and frozen :-----------------------------------------------
State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
: December : January : December : January : December : January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ----
:
Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Arkansas ........: 46,813 54,159 319 380 0.68 0.70
California ......: 22,269 17,639 235 163 1.05 0.91
Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X)
Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X)
Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X)
Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana .........: 63,091 59,778 1,133 947 1.76 1.56
Iowa ............: 25,738 31,413 444 684 1.69 2.13
Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X)
Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X)
Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X)
:
Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Minnesota .......: 76,904 81,814 1,422 1,446 1.82 1.74
Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X)
Missouri ........: 25,595 26,067 226 221 0.88 0.84
Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X)
Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X)
Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X)
New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X)
New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D)
:
New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X)
New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Carolina ..: 52,140 51,277 562 592 1.07 1.14
North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X)
Ohio ............: 13,236 14,888 253 318 1.88 2.09
Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X)
Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X)
Pennsylvania ....: 14,150 12,462 264 210 1.83 1.66
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 ...........: 6,671 8,876 48 70 0.72 0.78
Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ........: 49,459 50,712 595 575 1.19 1.12
Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X)
West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X)
Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X)
:
United States ...: 472,065 489,634 7,032 6,879 1.47 1.39
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Ready-to-cook weights.
2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates
Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the
slaughter plant.
Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes
post-mortem condemnations.
Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by
inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook
represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and
chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird.
Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight.
Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must
employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards.
Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks.
Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations.
Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15
months of age.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered.
Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector
because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and
destroyed.
Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food.
Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes
post-mortem condemnations.
Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature
birds such as roasters and capons.
Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys
such as fryers/roasters and young breeders.
Statistical Methodology
Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by
inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all
Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States
slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head
slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total
live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately
300 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection
in 2012. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 28
States.
Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are
subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates
are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in
February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's
published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or
corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half
of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after
publication of the annual summary in February.
Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for
each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of
errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data.
Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release.
Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to
publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a
specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after
verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift
determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed
data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of
incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the
published totals.
Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and,
therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors
such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and
processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality
controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all
reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries
may be sent to [email protected]
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 720-3570
Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .............. (202) 720-4447
Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ..................................... (202) 720-4751
Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ...................... (202) 720-0585
Michael Klamm - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..... (202) 690-3237
Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ................................... (202) 690-4870
Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................. (202) 690-8632
Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production .. (202) 720-3244
Joshua O'Rear - Honey .................................................. (202) 690-3676
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