Pou 2-1 (4-99)

Poultry 

Slaughter

National

Agricultural

Statistics

Service

USDA

Washington, D.C.

Released April 5, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For

information on “Poultry Slaughter” call John Lange (202) 720-0585 or Mike Barker (202 )720-3243, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent

Poultry Certified Wholesome during February (ready-to-cook weight), totaled

2.66 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in February 1998. 

Updated totals for January 1999 show that 2.89 billion pounds were certified. 

The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during February 1999 was

3.61 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.07 billion pounds of young

chickens, 69.2 million pounds of mature chickens, 455 million pounds of turkeys,

and 12.3 million pounds of ducks.

Young chickens slaughtered during February 1999 averaged 4.99 pounds per bird,

up 4 percent from 1998. The average live weight of mature chickens was

5.16 pounds per bird up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during

February 1998 averaged 25.7 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 1998.

 

Ante-mortem condemnations during February 1999 totaled 14.7 million pounds.

Condemnations were 0.41 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with

0.38 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 62.3 million pounds

(N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.92 percent of quantities inspected, compared with

2.05 percent a year earlier.

February 1999 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays,

the same as February 1998. 

1998 Poultry Slaughter up 1 Percent

Poultry Certified Wholesome under Federal Inspection during 1998 (ready-to-cook

weight) totaled 33.8 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the total amount

certified during 1997. Young chickens, at 27.9 billion pounds, accounted for

82 percent of the total pounds certified ready-to-cook and were up 2 percent

from 1997. The average live weight for young chickens increased 1 percent to

4.86 pounds. Total turkeys, at 5.28 billion pounds, represented 16 percent of

the overall total and were down 4 percent from 1997. The average live weight

for total turkeys increased 3 percent to 24.6 pounds per bird. The remaining

2 percent of pounds certified ready-to-cook were mature chickens, ducks, and

other poultry.
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

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 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight

 by Type, United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/

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 : : :

 : Chickens : : Other

 :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry

 : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : :

 :----------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Head

Number Inspected :

 :

 Jan 1999 : 663,524 15,218 678,742 1,927 -----

 Feb 1998 : 607,389 12,692 620,081 1,718 -----

 Feb 1999 : 615,670 13,412 629,082 1,841 -----

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : 1,276,280 27,462 1,303,741 3,744 -----

 Jan-Feb 1999 : 1,279,194 28,630 1,307,824 3,768 -----

 :

 : 1,000 Pounds

Live Weight :

 :

 Jan 1999 : 3,318,603 75,365 3,393,967 12,969 784

 Feb 1998 : 2,929,823 64,655 2,994,478 11,466 965

 Feb 1999 : 3,073,441 69,155 3,142,597 12,292 575

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : 6,163,528 138,861 6,302,390 25,027 2,122

 Jan-Feb 1999 : 6,392,044 144,520 6,536,564 25,261 1,359

 :

 : Pounds

Average Live Weight :

 :

 Jan 1999 : 5.00 4.95 5.00 6.73 -----

 Feb 1998 : 4.82 5.09 4.83 6.67 -----

 Feb 1999 : 4.99 5.16 5.00 6.68 -----

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : 4.83 5.06 4.83 6.68 -----

 Jan-Feb 1999 : 5.00 5.05 5.00 6.70 -----

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 by Type, United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued)

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 : Turkeys :

 :--------------------------------------------: Total

 : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry

 : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys :

 :----------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Head

Number Inspected :

 :

 Jan 1999 : --- 19,775 97 19,873 -----

 Feb 1998 : --- 20,668 166 20,834 -----

 Feb 1999 : --- 17,605 140 17,745 -----

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 42,276 324 42,600 -----

 Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 37,380 238 37,618 -----

 :

 : 1,000 Pounds

Live Weight :

 :

 Jan 1999 : --- 518,976 2,641 521,617 3,929,337

 Feb 1998 : --- 518,165 4,340 522,505 3,529,414

 Feb 1999 : --- 451,725 3,759 455,484 3,610,948

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 1,065,950 8,607 1,074,557 7,404,096

 Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 970,701 6,400 977,101 7,540,285

 :

 : Pounds

Average Live Weight :

 :

 Jan 1999 : --- 26.24 27.10 26.25 -----

 Feb 1998 : --- 25.07 26.12 25.08 -----

 Feb 1999 : --- 25.66 26.82 25.67 -----

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 25.21 26.56 25.22 -----

 Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 25.97 26.94 25.97 -----

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1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding.

2/ Of the Mature Chickens inspected, the number reported in thousands as

 heavy fowl (broiler breeding stock) was: February 1998: 4,988,

 February 1999: 5,024.

3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as

 young breeders was: February 1998: 72, February 1999: 49.
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 4 NASS, USDA

 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type,

 United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/

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 : : :

 : Chickens : : Other

 :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry

 : Young : Mature : Total : :

 :----------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Jan 1999 :

 Chilled : 2,218,167 42,404 2,260,571 3,365 324

 Frozen : 208,728 3,086 211,814 5,750 122

 :

 Total : 2,426,895 45,490 2,472,385 9,116 445

 :

Feb 1998 :

 Chilled : 1,945,503 36,386 1,981,889 2,761 344

 Frozen : 199,373 2,589 201,962 5,319 203

 :

 Total : 2,144,875 38,975 2,183,851 8,081 548

 :

Feb 1999 :

 Chilled : 2,058,564 37,724 2,096,288 3,611 220

 Frozen : 192,382 3,777 196,159 4,904 98

 :

 Total : 2,250,946 41,500 2,292,446 8,514 318

 :

 :

Jan-Feb 1998 :

 Chilled : 4,102,527 76,519 4,179,046 6,183 784

 Frozen : 410,889 6,720 417,609 11,551 448

 :

 Total : 4,513,416 83,239 4,596,655 17,734 1,232

 :

Jan-Feb 1999 :

 Chilled : 4,276,731 80,128 4,356,859 6,976 544

 Frozen : 401,110 6,863 407,973 10,654 220

 :

 Total : 4,677,841 86,990 4,764,831 17,630 763

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Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

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 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type,

 United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued)

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 : Turkeys :

 :------------------------------------------------: Total

 : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry

 : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys :

 :----------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Jan 1999 :

 Chilled : --- 199,430 1,466 200,896 2,465,156

 Frozen : --- 209,495 482 209,978 427,664

 :

 Total : --- 408,925 1,949 410,874 2,892,820

 :

Feb 1998 :

 Chilled : --- 195,371 2,167 197,538 2,182,533

 Frozen : --- 212,332 1,009 213,341 420,826

 :

 Total : --- 407,703 3,176 410,879 2,603,358

 :

Feb 1999 :

 Chilled : --- 164,395 2,002 166,398 2,266,516

 Frozen : --- 192,749 803 193,552 394,712

 :

 Total : --- 357,144 2,806 359,950 2,661,228

 :

 :

Jan-Feb 1998 :

 Chilled : --- 403,765 4,038 407,803 4,593,816

 Frozen : --- 434,481 2,328 436,809 866,417

 :

 Total : --- 838,246 6,366 844,612 5,460,234

 :

Jan-Feb 1999 :

 Chilled : --- 363,825 3,469 367,294 4,731,672

 Frozen : --- 402,244 1,285 403,530 822,376

 :

 Total : --- 766,069 4,754 770,824 5,554,048

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1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding.
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 6 NASS, USDA

 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations

 by Type, United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/

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 : : :

 : Chickens : : Other

 :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry

 : Young : Mature : Total : :

 :-------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Ante-Mortem :

 (Live Weight) :

 :

 Jan 1999 : 16,219 1,216 17,436 18 4

 Feb 1998 : 11,039 1,011 12,050 10 1

 Feb 1999 : 12,639 849 13,488 13 4

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : 24,675 2,235 26,909 24 4

 Jan-Feb 1999 : 28,858 2,066 30,924 32 8

 :

Percent 2/ :

 :

 Feb 1998 : 0.38 1.56 0.40 0.09 0.15

 Feb 1999 : 0.41 1.23 0.43 0.11 0.73

 :

 : 1,000 Pounds

Post-Mortem :

 (N.Y. Dressed Weight) :

 :

 Jan 1999 : 55,098 4,649 59,747 291 5

 Feb 1998 : 49,126 4,001 53,127 234 9

 Feb 1999 : 48,203 4,301 52,504 294 4

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : 99,554 8,239 107,793 518 18

 Jan-Feb 1999 : 103,300 8,950 112,251 584 9

 :

Percent 3/ :

 :

 Feb 1998 : 1.86 6.88 1.97 2.27 1.02

 Feb 1999 : 1.74 6.91 1.86 2.65 0.85

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 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations

 by Type, United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/ (continued)

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 : Turkeys :

 :--------------------------------------------: Total

 : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry

 : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys :

 :-------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Ante-Mortem :

 (Live Weight) :

 :

 Jan 1999 : --- 1,743 30 1,773 19,230

 Feb 1998 : --- 1,373 38 1,411 13,472

 Feb 1999 : --- 1,123 35 1,157 14,663

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 2,962 68 3,031 29,968

 Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 2,866 64 2,930 33,893

 :

Percent 2/ :

 :

 Feb 1998 : --- 0.26 0.88 0.27 0.38

 Feb 1999 : --- 0.25 0.92 0.25 0.41

 :

 : 1,000 Pounds

Post-Mortem :

 (N.Y. Dressed Weight) :

 :

 Jan 1999 : --- 10,582 236 10,818 70,861

 Feb 1998 : --- 11,321 337 11,658 65,028

 Feb 1999 : --- 9,269 227 9,495 62,297

 :

 Jan-Feb 1998 : --- 22,710 658 23,367 131,697

 Jan-Feb 1999 : --- 19,851 463 20,313 133,157

 :

Percent 3/ :

 :

 Feb 1998 : --- 2.43 8.63 2.48 2.05

 Feb 1999 : --- 2.28 6.70 2.32 1.92

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1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding.

2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds (live weight) inspected. Percentages

 based on unrounded data.

3/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds N.Y. dressed weight of quantity

 inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data.
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April 1999 8 NASS, USDA

 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight,

 Selected States and United States, February 1998-99

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 : : : Average

 : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight

 State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/

 :-----------------------:---------------------------:-------------------

 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999

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 : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds ---

 :

AL : 68,297 71,201 330,909 362,627 4.85 5.09

AR : 92,032 90,822 439,839 439,982 4.78 4.84

CA : 17,973 19,162 94,749 98,265 5.27 5.13

DE : 20,173 20,116 113,529 115,333 5.63 5.73

FL : 9,539 9,587 43,888 51,444 4.60 5.37

GA : 87,814 89,387 428,241 442,860 4.88 4.95

LA : 11,322 12,708 52,843 56,702 4.67 4.46

MD : 15,662 15,563 74,238 73,711 4.74 4.74

MS : 54,179 52,047 259,242 259,554 4.78 4.99

MO : 27,080 27,499 119,764 125,672 4.42 4.57

NC : 48,834 49,506 266,864 284,639 5.46 5.75

PA : 8,824 8,038 44,854 41,300 5.08 5.14

SC : 16,315 17,128 76,944 83,624 4.72 4.88

TN : 12,527 15,252 55,593 75,862 4.44 4.97

TX : 38,004 40,697 172,993 192,496 4.55 4.73

VA : 27,209 27,145 129,526 132,165 4.76 4.87

WA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

 :

US : 607,389 615,670 2,929,823 3,073,441 4.82 4.99

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1/ Average weight based on unrounded data.
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 9 NASS, USDA

 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations,

 Selected States and United States, February 1998-99

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 : : Post-Mortem Condemnations 

 : Total :-----------------------------------------

 State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ 

 :-----------------------------:-----------------------------------------

 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999

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 : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent --

 :

AL : 244,900 273,469 8,411 7,626 2.82 2.34

AR : 314,323 320,942 5,695 5,755 1.44 1.45

CA : 69,387 70,941 1,697 1,178 1.99 1.33

DE : 80,617 82,875 2,509 2,550 2.46 2.46

FL : 29,692 35,959 739 1,038 1.87 2.24

GA : 319,707 326,701 6,546 7,460 1.70 1.87

LA : 37,626 40,543 1,096 1,310 2.30 2.57

MD : 53,171 51,944 1,206 1,125 1.80 1.70

MS : 195,024 188,001 4,233 3,208 1.81 1.37

MO : 87,911 93,045 1,442 1,590 1.34 1.41

NC : 195,481 213,158 4,669 5,037 1.94 1.97

PA : 31,037 29,108 1,271 1,056 3.15 2.84

SC : 56,260 61,365 1,577 1,462 2.28 1.94

TN : 40,506 55,271 583 849 1.17 1.24

TX : 136,205 144,429 2,433 2,086 1.56 1.20

VA : 90,265 92,671 1,573 1,571 1.35 1.32

WA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

 :

US : 2,144,875 2,250,946 49,126 48,203 1.86 1.74

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1/ Ready-to-cook weights.

2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity

 inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data.
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 10 NASS, USDA

 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause,

 Selected States and United States, February 1999

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 : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : 

 State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors

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 : Number

 :

AL : --- 1,573 198,763 315,613 1,435 18,648

AR : --- 3,918 308,297 143,397 5,449 6,690

CA : --- 7,415 90,915 5,822 --- 4,392

DE : --- 7,466 105,803 94,187 193 ---

FL : --- --- --- --- --- ---

GA : --- 5,503 147,175 424,370 --- 11,522

LA : --- --- 39,234 46,603 --- 2,243

MD : --- 5,628 90,833 57,222 179 10,469

MS : --- 3,556 130,883 104,139 1,713 4,688

MO : --- 4,990 93,695 42,461 2,684 1,853

NC : --- --- 147,978 119,378 327 50,207

PA : --- --- 38,108 27,832 145 ---

SC : --- 1,210 34,866 71,654 72 5,579

TN : --- 271 53,894 17,474 --- ---

TX : --- --- 121,962 53,732 630 2,633

VA : --- --- 72,842 64,566 --- ---

WA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

 :

US : --- 74,538 1,898,509 1,655,802 37,127 172,260

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 : : : Contam- : : : 

 : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total

 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Number

 :

AL : 10,337 38,546 53,289 11,078 268,014 917,296

AR : 10,131 34,927 45,569 3,827 117,817 680,022

CA : 739 5,474 2,450 981 15,956 134,144

DE : 2,553 11,713 14,362 2,439 55,904 294,620

FL : 1,475 3,197 7,271 --- --- 11,943

GA : 12,443 46,386 67,475 11,403 331,224 1,057,501

LA : 1,547 6,405 --- --- 28,998 125,030

MD : 1,895 8,936 --- 1,641 25,561 202,364

MS : 4,752 26,296 28,648 1,162 151,019 456,856

MO : 2,410 12,427 14,944 1,113 37,076 213,653

NC : 8,339 46,930 45,701 4,578 148,698 572,136

PA : 2,305 2,539 --- --- 35,206 106,135

SC : 4,096 14,715 11,269 6,531 42,376 192,368

TN : 2,664 8,808 --- --- 18,608 101,719

TX : 1,564 10,753 13,069 1,118 11,316 216,777

VA : 2,019 8,595 7,809 2,753 68,735 227,319

WA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

 :

US : 75,221 311,254 437,206 59,185 1,493,412 6,214,514

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Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 11 NASS, USDA

 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight,

 Selected States and United States, February 1998-99

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 : : : Average

 : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight

 State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/

 :-----------------------:---------------------------:-------------------

 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999

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 : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds ---

 :

CA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

GA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

 :

US : 12,692 13,412 64,655 69,155 5.09 5.16

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1/ Average weight based on unrounded data.

 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations,

 Selected States and United States, February 1998-99

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 : : Post-Mortem Condemnations 

 : Total :-----------------------------------------

 State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ 

 :-----------------------------:-----------------------------------------

 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999

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 : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent --

 :

CA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

GA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

 :

US : 38,975 41,500 4,001 4,301 6.88 6.91

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1/ Ready-to-cook weights.

2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity

 inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data.
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 12 NASS, USDA

 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause,

 Selected States and United States, February 1999

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 : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : 

 State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors

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 : Number

 :

CA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

GA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

 :

US : --- 9,539 363,352 18,081 697 134,206

 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 : : : Contam- : : : 

 : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total

 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Number

 :

CA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

GA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

 :

US : 35,330 37,425 205,846 2,422 52,066 858,964

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Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 13 NASS, USDA

 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average

 Live Weight, Selected States and United States, February 1998-99

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 : : : Average

 : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight

 State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/

 :-----------------------:---------------------------:-------------------

 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999

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 : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds ---

 :

AR : 2,127 1,905 37,944 33,954 17.84 17.82

CA : 1,306 976 31,043 23,712 23.76 24.28

IA : 1,164 1,024 31,731 32,475 27.26 31.70

MN : 2,916 2,509 67,716 62,672 23.22 24.97

MO : 2,063 1,728 55,115 50,635 26.72 29.30

NC : 3,226 2,013 83,509 49,402 25.88 24.55

PA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

VA : 2,430 3,001 48,245 66,514 19.85 22.17

 :

US : 20,668 17,605 518,165 451,725 25.07 25.66

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1/ Average weight based on unrounded data.

 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem

 Condemnations, Selected States and United States, February 1998-99

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 : : Post-Mortem Condemnations 

 : Total :-----------------------------------------

 State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ 

 :-----------------------------:-----------------------------------------

 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999

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 : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent --

 :

AR : 31,383 27,859 612 498 1.79 1.63

CA : 25,079 19,163 425 330 1.52 1.55

IA : 24,557 24,585 809 896 2.83 3.07

MN : 52,931 49,680 2,277 1,549 3.74 2.75

MO : 43,243 39,881 1,305 1,168 2.63 2.56

NC : 66,255 39,204 1,522 912 2.03 2.05

PA : --- --- --- --- --- ---

VA : 36,292 52,442 758 964 1.75 1.61

 :

US : 407,703 357,144 11,321 9,269 2.43 2.28

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1/ Ready-to-cook weights.

2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity

 inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data.
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 14 NASS, USDA

 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause,

 Selected States and United States, February 1999

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 : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : 

 State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors

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 : Number

 :

AR : --- --- 4,446 418 --- ---

CA : --- --- 5,183 18 --- ---

IA : --- --- 4,231 4,535 --- ---

MN : --- --- 13,046 2,859 --- ---

MO : --- --- 18,889 2,869 --- ---

NC : --- --- --- --- --- ---

PA : --- --- 3,580 --- --- ---

VA : --- --- 4,572 309 --- ---

 :

US : --- 73 78,130 17,835 3,828 98

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 : : : Contam- : : : 

 : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total

 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Number

 :

AR : --- --- --- --- --- 4,864

CA : 11 --- 268 --- --- 5,480

IA : 45 --- --- --- --- 8,811

MN : 154 448 839 --- 952 18,298

MO : --- --- --- --- 1,259 23,017

NC : --- 1,105 1,343 --- 461 2,909

PA : --- --- --- --- --- 3,580

VA : 43 1,588 177 --- 1,269 7,958

 :

US : 912 7,667 6,990 1,936 9,666 127,135

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 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause,

 United States, February 1999

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 : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : 

 State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors

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 : Number

 :

US : --- --- 3,540 404 --- 53

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 : : : Contam- : : : 

 : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total

 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Number

 :

US : 10 124 102 --- 570 4,803

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Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 15 NASS, USDA

 Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type,

 Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/

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 : Chickens : :

 Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other

 : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry

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 : 1,000 Head

Number :

 :

 Jan : 668,891 14,769 683,661 2,026 -----

 Feb : 607,389 12,692 620,081 1,718 -----

 Mar : 653,139 13,014 666,154 1,887 -----

 Apr : 660,982 16,448 677,430 1,895 -----

 May : 635,698 14,713 650,411 1,867 -----

 Jun : 668,284 14,967 683,251 2,034 -----

 Jul : 686,198 14,950 701,148 2,009 -----

 Aug : 651,038 14,169 665,207 1,962 -----

 Sep : 656,130 13,501 669,631 2,051 -----

 Oct : 687,719 13,834 701,553 2,055 -----

 Nov : 601,105 11,135 612,240 1,931 -----

 Dec : 661,113 15,102 676,215 2,042 -----

 :

 Total 2/ : 7,837,684 169,297 8,006,980 23,477 -----

 :

 :

 : 1,000 Pounds

Live Weight :

 :

 Jan : 3,233,705 74,207 3,307,912 13,560 1,157

 Feb : 2,929,823 64,655 2,994,478 11,466 965

 Mar : 3,197,296 66,330 3,263,626 12,575 1,070

 Apr : 3,258,011 80,287 3,338,298 12,657 1,088

 May : 3,085,643 76,117 3,161,759 12,218 997

 Jun : 3,190,130 77,319 3,267,449 13,338 1,071

 Jul : 3,211,453 76,438 3,287,891 12,978 1,074

 Aug : 3,093,523 72,941 3,166,464 12,547 1,486

 Sep : 3,176,068 70,349 3,246,417 13,557 1,955

 Oct : 3,386,585 70,739 3,457,323 13,529 1,929

 Nov : 3,001,420 60,237 3,061,657 12,676 956

 Dec : 3,291,191 75,764 3,366,955 13,694 835

 :

 Total 2/ : 38,054,849 865,381 38,920,229 154,796 14,582

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 -- continued
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April 1999 16 NASS, USDA

 Poultry Slaughter: Number and Live Weight by Type,

 Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Turkeys :

 :------------------------------------------------: Total

 Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry

 : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys :

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Head

Number :

 :

 Jan : --- 21,608 158 21,766 -----

 Feb : --- 20,668 166 20,834 -----

 Mar : --- 22,320 136 22,456 -----

 Apr : --- 22,144 147 22,291 -----

 May : --- 21,180 108 21,288 -----

 Jun : --- 23,186 193 23,379 -----

 Jul : --- 24,174 168 24,342 -----

 Aug : 40 22,162 158 22,360 -----

 Sep : --- 22,833 213 23,047 -----

 Oct : 1 24,614 194 24,809 -----

 Nov : 2 24,279 101 24,383 -----

 Dec : 33 21,886 139 22,058 -----

 :

 Total 2/ : 76 271,055 1,882 273,013 -----

 :

 :

 : 1,000 Pounds

Live Weight :

 :

 Jan : --- 547,785 4,267 552,052 3,874,681

 Feb : --- 518,165 4,340 522,505 3,529,414

 Mar : --- 559,013 4,009 563,022 3,840,293

 Apr : --- 562,575 3,865 566,440 3,918,482

 May : --- 528,904 2,750 531,654 3,706,629

 Jun : --- 575,209 4,890 580,099 3,861,958

 Jul : --- 579,867 4,251 584,119 3,886,062

 Aug : 356 534,616 4,040 539,012 3,719,509

 Sep : --- 543,748 5,342 549,089 3,811,018

 Oct : 5 594,694 5,043 599,742 4,072,523

 Nov : 18 587,112 2,756 589,887 3,665,176

 Dec : 280 543,173 3,583 547,036 3,928,520

 :

 Total 2/ : 660 6,674,862 49,135 6,724,657 45,814,264

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1/ Federally inspected only.

2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data.
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April 1999 17 NASS, USDA

 Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type,

 Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Chickens : :

 Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other

 : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Pounds 2/

Average :

Live Weight :

 :

 Jan : 4.83 5.02 4.84 6.69 -----

 Feb : 4.82 5.09 4.83 6.67 -----

 Mar : 4.90 5.10 4.90 6.66 -----

 Apr : 4.93 4.88 4.93 6.68 -----

 May : 4.85 5.17 4.86 6.54 -----

 Jun : 4.77 5.17 4.78 6.56 -----

 Jul : 4.68 5.11 4.69 6.46 -----

 Aug : 4.75 5.15 4.76 6.40 -----

 Sep : 4.84 5.21 4.85 6.61 -----

 Oct : 4.92 5.11 4.93 6.58 -----

 Nov : 4.99 5.41 5.00 6.57 -----

 Dec : 4.98 5.02 4.98 6.70 -----

 :

 Total : 4.86 5.11 4.86 6.59 -----

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 Poultry Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Type,

 Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Turkeys :

 :------------------------------------------------: Total

 Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry

 : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys :

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Pounds 2/

Average :

Live Weight :

 :

 Jan : --- 25.35 27.02 25.36 -----

 Feb : --- 25.07 26.12 25.08 -----

 Mar : --- 25.05 29.40 25.07 -----

 Apr : --- 25.41 26.34 25.41 -----

 May : --- 24.97 25.45 24.97 -----

 Jun : --- 24.81 25.33 24.81 -----

 Jul : --- 23.99 25.24 24.00 -----

 Aug : 8.96 24.12 25.53 24.11 -----

 Sep : --- 23.81 25.05 23.83 -----

 Oct : 10.25 24.16 25.98 24.17 -----

 Nov : 7.41 24.18 27.28 24.19 -----

 Dec : 8.43 24.82 25.83 24.80 -----

 :

 Total : 8.69 24.63 26.11 24.63 -----

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1/ Federally inspected only.

2/ Averages calculated from unrounded data.
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April 1999 19 NASS, USDA

 Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type,

 Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Chickens : :

 Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other

 : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Chilled :

 :

 Jan : 2,157,025 40,133 2,197,157 3,422 440

 Feb : 1,945,503 36,386 1,981,889 2,761 344

 Mar : 2,115,387 37,317 2,152,703 3,051 370

 Apr : 2,166,543 43,994 2,210,537 3,168 394

 May : 2,068,562 42,067 2,110,629 3,026 371

 Jun : 2,144,471 42,857 2,187,328 3,383 409

 Jul : 2,154,622 41,666 2,196,288 3,012 379

 Aug : 2,059,652 39,947 2,099,599 2,962 452

 Sep : 2,108,020 39,213 2,147,233 3,341 476

 Oct : 2,269,656 39,906 2,309,562 3,410 503

 Nov : 1,987,459 35,276 2,022,735 3,634 305

 Dec : 2,181,597 42,358 2,223,955 4,249 326

 :

 Total 2/ : 25,358,496 481,120 25,839,616 39,419 4,771

 :

Frozen :

 :

 Jan : 211,516 4,131 215,647 6,232 244

 Feb : 199,373 2,589 201,962 5,319 203

 Mar : 217,191 2,894 220,085 5,870 211

 Apr : 216,633 4,099 220,732 5,941 203

 May : 191,061 4,043 195,105 5,652 142

 Jun : 202,878 4,143 207,021 6,321 190

 Jul : 199,466 3,989 203,456 6,315 243

 Aug : 206,038 3,357 209,395 5,986 401

 Sep : 214,054 2,942 216,996 6,083 660

 Oct : 227,269 5,018 232,288 6,280 656

 Nov : 204,987 1,614 206,600 5,248 270

 Dec : 213,717 3,652 217,369 5,409 172

 :

 Total 2/ : 2,504,184 42,472 2,546,655 70,656 3,596

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April 1999 20 NASS, USDA

 Poultry: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type,

 Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Turkeys :

 :------------------------------------------------: Total

 Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry

 : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys :

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Chilled :

 :

 Jan : --- 208,394 1,871 210,265 2,411,284

 Feb : --- 195,371 2,167 197,538 2,182,533

 Mar : --- 214,576 2,357 216,933 2,373,059

 Apr : --- 214,439 1,973 216,413 2,430,511

 May : --- 195,582 1,238 196,820 2,310,846

 Jun : --- 208,410 2,930 211,340 2,402,460

 Jul : --- 205,084 2,596 207,680 2,407,360

 Aug : 30 189,222 2,239 191,491 2,294,505

 Sep : --- 192,616 2,712 195,328 2,346,378

 Oct : 4 213,616 2,392 216,012 2,529,488

 Nov : 14 249,193 1,558 250,765 2,277,438

 Dec : 209 215,620 1,677 217,506 2,446,036

 :

 Total 2/ : 257 2,502,124 25,710 2,528,091 28,411,897

 :

Frozen :

 :

 Jan : --- 222,149 1,319 223,468 445,591

 Feb : --- 212,332 1,009 213,341 420,826

 Mar : --- 223,193 801 223,994 450,160

 Apr : --- 229,544 938 230,482 457,359

 May : --- 223,558 780 224,338 425,237

 Jun : --- 245,806 784 246,590 460,123

 Jul : --- 250,950 687 251,636 461,649

 Aug : 215 220,657 821 221,693 437,475

 Sep : --- 232,727 1,463 234,190 457,930

 Oct : --- 256,839 1,493 258,332 497,555

 Nov : --- 210,306 554 210,860 422,978

 Dec : --- 212,534 1,043 213,577 436,526

 :

 Total 2/ : 215 2,740,597 11,691 2,752,502 5,373,409

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1/ Ready-to-cook weights.

2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data.
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April 1999 21 NASS, USDA

 Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type,

 Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Chickens : :

 Month :------------------------------------------: Ducks : Other

 : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Chilled :

plus Frozen :

 :

 Jan : 2,368,541 44,264 2,412,804 9,654 684

 Feb : 2,144,875 38,975 2,183,851 8,081 548

 Mar : 2,332,577 40,211 2,372,789 8,921 582

 Apr : 2,383,176 48,093 2,431,269 9,109 597

 May : 2,259,623 46,110 2,305,734 8,678 513

 Jun : 2,347,349 47,000 2,394,349 9,704 600

 Jul : 2,354,089 45,655 2,399,744 9,327 622

 Aug : 2,265,690 43,304 2,308,994 8,948 854

 Sep : 2,322,074 42,155 2,364,229 9,425 1,136

 Oct : 2,496,925 44,924 2,541,850 9,690 1,159

 Nov : 2,192,446 36,890 2,229,335 8,881 574

 Dec : 2,395,314 46,010 2,441,324 9,657 498

 :

 Total 2/ : 27,862,680 523,592 28,386,272 110,075 8,367

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April 1999 22 NASS, USDA

 Poultry: Chilled Plus Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type,

 Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Turkeys :

 :------------------------------------------------: Total

 Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry

 : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys :

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Chilled :

plus Frozen :

 :

 Jan : --- 430,543 3,190 433,733 2,856,875

 Feb : --- 407,703 3,176 410,879 2,603,358

 Mar : --- 437,769 3,158 440,927 2,823,219

 Apr : --- 443,984 2,911 446,895 2,887,870

 May : --- 419,141 2,018 421,158 2,736,083

 Jun : --- 454,216 3,713 457,930 2,862,583

 Jul : --- 456,034 3,283 459,316 2,869,009

 Aug : 245 409,879 3,061 413,184 2,731,980

 Sep : --- 425,344 4,174 429,518 2,804,308

 Oct : 4 470,456 3,885 474,344 3,027,043

 Nov : 14 459,499 2,112 461,625 2,700,416

 Dec : 209 428,154 2,720 431,083 2,882,562

 :

 Total 2/ : 472 5,242,720 37,400 5,280,593 33,785,306

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1/ Ready-to-cook weights.

2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data.
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 23 NASS, USDA

 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations

 by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/

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 : Chickens : :

 Month :----------------------------------------: Ducks : Other

 : Young : Mature : Total : : Poultry

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Ante-Mortem :

 (Live Weight) :

 :

 Jan : 13,636 1,223 14,859 14 3

 Feb : 11,039 1,011 12,050 10 1

 Mar : 13,392 774 14,165 11 1

 Apr : 11,117 1,108 12,224 11 4

 May : 11,099 1,485 12,584 13 11

 Jun : 15,793 1,882 17,675 17 7

 Jul : 18,553 2,028 20,582 19 3

 Aug : 16,351 2,113 18,464 19 6

 Sep : 15,155 1,243 16,398 20 6

 Oct : 11,994 754 12,748 18 7

 Nov : 11,233 690 11,924 15 2

 Dec : 18,292 1,143 19,435 23 4

 :

 Total 2/ : 167,654 15,455 183,109 188 56

 :

Post-Mortem :

 (N.Y. Dressed :

 Weight) :

 :

 Jan : 50,428 4,238 54,666 284 9

 Feb : 49,126 4,001 53,127 234 9

 Mar : 53,817 4,389 58,206 266 9

 Apr : 53,153 4,534 57,687 249 12

 May : 47,607 4,082 51,688 260 8

 Jun : 47,367 4,102 51,469 295 13

 Jul : 50,838 4,469 55,306 245 12

 Aug : 50,056 4,312 54,368 268 18

 Sep : 48,669 4,242 52,911 285 15

 Oct : 50,550 4,277 54,827 292 29

 Nov : 48,462 3,595 52,057 300 13

 Dec : 50,589 4,563 55,153 311 8

 :

 Total 2/ : 600,661 50,805 651,465 3,289 155

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April 1999 24 NASS, USDA

 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations

 by Type, Month, and Total, United States, 1998 1/ (continued)

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 : Turkeys :

 :----------------------------------------------: Total

 Month : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry

 : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys :

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : 1,000 Pounds

Ante-Mortem :

 (Live Weight) :

 :

 Jan : --- 1,590 30 1,620 16,495

 Feb : --- 1,373 38 1,411 13,472

 Mar : --- 1,756 31 1,787 15,964

 Apr : --- 1,353 25 1,377 13,616

 May : --- 1,350 21 1,371 13,979

 Jun : --- 1,702 45 1,748 19,448

 Jul : --- 2,124 38 2,162 22,766

 Aug : 1 1,832 72 1,905 20,393

 Sep : --- 1,636 40 1,676 18,101

 Oct : --- 1,239 29 1,268 14,041

 Nov : --- 1,087 15 1,103 13,043

 Dec : 2 1,475 29 1,506 20,968

 :

 Total 2/ : 3 18,517 413 18,934 202,287

 :

Post-Mortem :

 (N.Y. Dressed :

 Weight) :

 :

 Jan : --- 11,389 320 11,709 66,669

 Feb : --- 11,321 337 11,658 65,028

 Mar : --- 12,044 243 12,287 70,768

 Apr : --- 11,043 262 11,305 69,253

 May : --- 9,395 218 9,613 61,570

 Jun : --- 10,515 308 10,823 62,600

 Jul : --- 11,031 221 11,252 66,815

 Aug : 7 10,909 229 11,145 65,799

 Sep : --- 11,045 225 11,269 64,480

 Oct : --- 11,223 266 11,489 66,638

 Nov : --- 10,496 146 10,642 63,013

 Dec : 14 10,148 215 10,376 65,847

 :

 Total 2/ : 22 130,558 2,990 133,569 788,479

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1/ Federally inspected only.

2/ Months may not add to total due to rounding of monthly data.
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April 1999 25 NASS, USDA

 Total Poultry Slaughtered (Ready-to-cook Weights),

 United States, 1997 and 1998

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : Federal : Non-Federal : Total

 Year : Inspection 1/ : Inspection 2/ : Inspection

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 : (Million Pounds)

 1997 : 33,372 40 33,412

 1998 : 33,785 29 33,814

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 1/ Includes chickens, turkeys, ducks and other poultry.

 2/ Includes chickens and turkeys only.
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April 1999 26 NASS, USDA

Poultry Slaughter Estimates

Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are 

 obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (FSIS 6000-21)

completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA. 

This form provides actual counts of birds slaughtered in Federally Inspected

(FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is

under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under

FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed

weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal

Inspection. Annual totals of poultry slaughtered under State-administered

Non-Federal Inspection (NFI) are published in the April release. 

Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received 

 by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 

1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and

year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are

published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports

or corrections which occurred after the monthly revision were published. 

Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) 

 weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When

inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the

inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and

resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and

reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database.

A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data

for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as

invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. The program also

generates a missing reports listing for a telephone follow-up. Data are

summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. 

 

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 accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after

verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the

previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one

missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While

there will continue to be a varying degree of incompleteness from month to

month, it is expected to have only a minimal impact on the final 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.

 

Generally, no State data are published if less than three plants operate for a

species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total head for

that species. These data are included in the U.S. totals. 
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April 1999 27 NASS, USDA

Definitions Used To Report Federally Inspected Slaughter 

Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the 

 slaughter plant. 

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. 

Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. 

Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age.

Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks.

New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood

 are removed. This weight is approximately

 90% of live weight.

Old Turkeys (Breeders) - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually

 over 15 months of age. 

Other Poultry - Includes all other ready-to-cook products which bear the 

 U.S.D.A. Inspected for Wholesomeness legend. 

Post-Mortem Condemnations - Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector 

 because of disease or mishandling and removed

 from the slaughter line and destroyed.

Young Chickens - Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature

 birds such as roasters and capons. 

Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 

 5 months. 
Poultry Slaughter Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 28 NASS, USDA

Index

 Page

Definitions.............................................................. 27

Mature Chickens, Selected States and U.S., February 1998-1999

 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 11 

 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 12

 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 11 

Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause,

 U.S., February 1998-1999 ............................................... 14

Poultry by Type, U.S., February 1998 with Comparisons

 Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations ............................ 6

 Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................ 4 

 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ............... 2 

Reliability Statement................................................... 26

Young Chickens, Selected States and U.S., February 1998-1999

 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 8 

 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 10 

 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 9 

Young Turkeys (Mature), Selected States and U.S., February 1998-1999 

 Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight ................ 13

 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause .................................... 14

 Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations ........................ 13

1997-98 Poultry Slaughter: Total Pounds Certified (RTC), 

 Federal Inspection and Non-Federal Inspection, U.S ..................... 25

1998 Poultry by Type, Month, and Total, U.S.

 Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations ............................. 23

 Average Live Weight ................................................... 17

 Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................. 19 

 Chilled Plus Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) ............................ 21

 Number Inspected and Live Weight ...................................... 15
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