Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 23, 2019, 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 July 2018 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during July 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.39 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in July 2018. The June 2019 revised certified total at 4.05 billion pounds, was up slightly from June 2018. The June revision represented an increase of 6.08 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2019 was 5.81 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 5.51 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.12 billion pounds, up 6 percent from July 2018. Mature chickens, at 57.4 million pounds, were down 21 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 615 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.0 million pounds, down 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2019 averaged 6.32 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from July 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.66 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2019 averaged 31.6 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from July 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2019 totaled 14.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 32.2 million pounds, were 0.73 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.85 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2019 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 775,038 738,489 810,517 105 110 5,253,836 5,327,071 101 Mature ...........: 11,157 9,082 8,613 77 95 74,088 65,929 89 Light ..........: 3,997 2,608 2,888 72 111 28,015 20,759 74 Heavy ..........: 7,160 6,474 5,725 80 88 46,073 45,170 98 Total ............: 786,195 747,571 819,130 104 110 5,327,924 5,393,000 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,771 18,448 19,264 97 104 135,326 129,651 96 Old ..............: 126 116 188 149 162 966 926 96 Total ............: 19,897 18,564 19,452 98 105 136,292 130,577 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,273 2,183 2,197 97 101 16,090 15,884 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,813,719 4,666,038 5,122,741 106 110 32,785,548 33,424,742 102 Mature ...........: 72,243 62,366 57,383 79 92 472,485 443,206 94 Light ..........: 13,547 9,243 9,864 73 107 96,329 71,498 74 Heavy ..........: 58,696 53,123 47,519 81 89 376,156 371,708 99 Total ............: 4,885,962 4,728,404 5,180,124 106 110 33,258,033 33,867,948 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 604,483 590,011 609,113 101 103 4,242,254 4,216,102 99 Old ..............: 3,668 3,388 5,668 155 167 28,390 27,561 97 Total ............: 608,151 593,399 614,781 101 104 4,270,644 4,243,663 99 : Ducks ..............: 15,517 15,188 14,993 97 99 112,238 111,584 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 228 279 310 136 111 1,319 1,526 116 : Total ..............: 5,509,858 5,337,270 5,810,208 105 109 37,642,234 38,224,721 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.21 6.32 6.32 102 100 6.24 6.27 100 Mature ...........: 6.48 6.87 6.66 103 97 6.38 6.72 105 Light ..........: 3.39 3.54 3.42 101 97 3.44 3.44 100 Heavy ..........: 8.20 8.21 8.30 101 101 8.16 8.23 101 Total ............: 6.21 6.33 6.32 102 100 6.24 6.28 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.57 31.98 31.62 103 99 31.35 32.52 104 Old ..............: 29.11 29.21 30.15 104 103 29.39 29.76 101 Total ............: 30.56 31.97 31.61 103 99 31.33 32.50 104 : Ducks ..............: 6.83 6.96 6.82 100 98 6.98 7.02 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2019 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,368,908 3,263,017 3,566,201 106 109 22,887,487 23,367,184 102 Mature ...........: 48,286 41,744 37,923 79 91 311,507 294,925 95 Light ..........: 7,017 4,714 4,981 71 106 49,447 36,357 74 Heavy ..........: 41,269 37,030 32,942 80 89 262,060 258,568 99 Total ............: 3,417,194 3,304,761 3,604,124 105 109 23,198,994 23,662,109 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 294,822 299,467 313,414 106 105 2,069,779 2,112,336 102 Old ..............: 2,704 2,524 4,067 150 161 20,935 20,269 97 Total ............: 297,526 301,991 317,481 107 105 2,090,714 2,132,605 102 : Ducks ..............: 3,927 3,961 3,879 99 98 31,069 30,404 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 145 169 185 128 109 840 949 113 : Total ..............: 3,718,792 3,610,882 3,925,669 106 109 25,321,617 25,826,067 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 260,593 255,110 288,916 111 113 1,814,506 1,805,491 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 260,593 255,110 288,916 111 113 1,814,516 1,805,568 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 188,088 171,965 173,048 92 101 1,323,229 1,253,824 95 Old ..............: 62 46 73 118 159 438 425 97 Total ............: 188,150 172,011 173,121 92 101 1,323,667 1,254,249 95 : Ducks ..............: 7,339 7,082 7,042 96 99 50,844 51,037 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 15 12 15 100 125 81 72 89 : Total ..............: 456,097 434,215 469,094 103 108 3,189,108 3,110,926 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,629,501 3,518,127 3,855,117 106 110 24,701,993 25,172,675 102 Mature ...........: 48,286 41,744 37,923 79 91 311,517 295,002 95 Light ..........: 7,017 4,714 4,981 71 106 49,457 36,357 74 Heavy ..........: 41,269 37,030 32,942 80 89 262,060 258,645 99 Total ............: 3,677,787 3,559,871 3,893,040 106 109 25,013,510 25,467,677 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 482,910 471,432 486,462 101 103 3,393,008 3,366,160 99 Old ..............: 2,766 2,570 4,140 150 161 21,373 20,694 97 Total ............: 485,676 474,002 490,602 101 104 3,414,381 3,386,854 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,266 11,043 10,921 97 99 81,913 81,441 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 160 181 200 125 110 921 1,021 111 : Total ..............: 4,174,889 4,045,097 4,394,763 105 109 28,510,725 28,936,993 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2019 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,906 9,869 11,719 107 119 75,456 74,480 99 Mature ...........: 789 581 552 70 95 5,188 4,211 81 Light ..........: 241 149 140 58 94 1,598 867 54 Heavy ..........: 548 432 412 75 95 3,590 3,344 93 Total ............: 11,695 10,450 12,271 105 117 80,644 78,691 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,635 1,615 1,894 116 117 11,177 12,057 108 Old ..............: 38 27 66 174 244 300 277 92 Total ............: 1,673 1,642 1,960 117 119 11,477 12,334 107 : Ducks ..............: 81 72 79 98 110 425 504 119 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,449 12,165 14,311 106 118 92,546 91,534 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.21 0.23 100 110 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 1.09 0.93 0.96 88 103 1.10 0.95 86 Light ..........: 1.78 1.61 1.42 80 88 1.66 1.21 73 Heavy ..........: 0.93 0.81 0.87 94 107 0.95 0.90 95 Total ............: 0.24 0.22 0.24 100 109 0.24 0.23 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.27 0.31 115 115 0.26 0.29 112 Old ..............: 1.04 0.80 1.16 112 145 1.06 1.01 95 Total ............: 0.28 0.28 0.32 114 114 0.27 0.29 107 : Ducks ..............: 0.52 0.47 0.53 102 113 0.38 0.45 118 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.23 0.25 104 109 0.25 0.24 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2019 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 26,555 21,752 23,134 87 106 195,659 174,096 89 Mature ...........: 1,813 1,912 1,763 97 92 12,297 11,409 93 Light ..........: 400 363 344 86 95 3,093 2,658 86 Heavy ..........: 1,413 1,549 1,419 100 92 9,204 8,751 95 Total ............: 28,368 23,664 24,897 88 105 207,956 185,505 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,056 6,809 6,866 97 101 48,189 49,545 103 Old ..............: 194 127 184 95 145 1,225 963 79 Total ............: 7,250 6,936 7,050 97 102 49,414 50,508 102 : Ducks ..............: 266 324 234 88 72 2,157 2,013 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 3 150 100 14 16 114 : Total ..............: 35,886 30,927 32,184 90 104 259,541 238,042 92 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.73 0.61 0.60 82 98 0.79 0.69 87 Mature ...........: 3.62 4.38 4.44 123 101 3.80 3.72 98 Light ..........: 5.39 7.15 6.46 120 90 5.89 6.81 116 Heavy ..........: 3.31 4.02 4.13 125 103 3.39 3.27 96 Total ............: 0.77 0.66 0.64 83 97 0.82 0.72 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.44 1.42 1.39 97 98 1.40 1.45 104 Old ..............: 6.55 4.71 4.26 65 90 5.42 4.45 82 Total ............: 1.47 1.44 1.42 97 99 1.43 1.47 103 : Ducks ..............: 2.31 2.85 2.10 91 74 2.57 2.41 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.23 1.63 1.48 120 91 1.50 1.54 103 : Total ..............: 0.85 0.76 0.73 86 96 0.90 0.82 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: June and July 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,951 2,201 619,627 617,492 Mature ..........: - - 122 134 85,027 88,327 Light .........: - - 62 68 50,677 43,079 Heavy .........: - - 60 66 34,350 45,248 Total ...........: - - 2,073 2,335 704,654 705,819 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 26 32 18,038 13,335 Old .............: - - 9 11 759 1,001 Total ...........: - - 35 43 18,797 14,336 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 293,512 260,303 1,685 1,704 16,936 16,793 Mature ..........: 8,164 11,709 351 385 31,772 28,695 Light .........: 3,762 3,789 203 233 13,278 12,487 Heavy .........: 4,402 7,920 148 152 18,494 16,208 Total ...........: 301,676 272,012 2,036 2,089 48,708 45,488 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,638 2,831 154 95 46 99 Old .............: 292 304 - 1 32 215 Total ...........: 2,930 3,135 154 96 78 314 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,616 8,791 42,322 46,546 103,765 106,228 Mature ..........: 1,526 2,119 720 429 18,547 18,281 Light .........: 1,354 1,900 263 154 13,901 14,599 Heavy .........: 172 219 457 275 4,646 3,682 Total ...........: 11,142 10,910 43,042 46,975 122,312 124,509 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 116 111 463 510 745 733 Old .............: 20 4 10 10 56 34 Total ...........: 136 115 473 520 801 767 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 33,922 36,385 658,237 638,312 1,781,573 1,734,755 Mature ..........: 276 321 58,289 68,233 204,794 218,633 Light .........: 174 131 29,818 31,997 113,492 108,437 Heavy .........: 102 190 28,471 36,236 91,302 110,196 Total ...........: 34,198 36,706 716,526 706,545 1,986,367 1,953,388 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 259 294 9,617 11,883 32,102 29,923 Old .............: 42 19 515 1,311 1,735 2,910 Total ...........: 301 313 10,132 13,194 33,837 32,833 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: June and July 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 89,816 99,303 500,518 548,618 5.57 5.52 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 82,429 89,881 545,967 604,322 6.62 6.72 California ......: 21,008 23,020 131,813 146,087 6.27 6.35 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 32,891 33,376 232,053 236,280 7.06 7.08 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 100,817 110,118 614,996 678,439 6.10 6.16 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,060 6,650 27,796 30,551 4.59 4.59 Iowa ............: 1,818 1,981 10,133 11,505 5.57 5.81 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,710 25,512 145,098 163,853 6.39 6.42 Louisiana .......: 16,262 17,160 105,561 109,033 6.49 6.35 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,912 12,235 68,780 76,439 6.30 6.25 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 59,178 65,785 367,700 410,910 6.21 6.25 Missouri ........: 35,668 39,098 178,799 195,213 5.01 4.99 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 123 127 623 624 5.05 4.93 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,178 2,483 10,841 12,562 4.98 5.06 North Carolina ..: 70,867 77,319 575,852 618,478 8.13 8.00 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 11,509 12,863 82,823 92,738 7.20 7.21 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,228 10,849 51,797 61,965 5.61 5.71 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,619 25,803 177,330 191,001 7.51 7.40 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 25,067 27,834 132,962 151,370 5.30 5.44 Texas ...........: 54,108 61,177 357,671 403,488 6.61 6.60 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,667 28,551 158,141 176,354 6.16 6.18 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 738,489 810,517 4,666,038 5,122,741 6.32 6.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2019 [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 .........: 382,405 419,896 1,976 2,208 0.51 0.52 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 410,733 453,755 2,085 2,111 0.51 0.46 California ......: 98,487 109,333 1,149 1,023 1.15 0.93 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 179,003 181,783 1,221 1,145 0.68 0.63 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 464,891 509,033 3,024 3,210 0.65 0.63 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 20,263 22,245 111 112 0.55 0.50 Iowa ............: 7,466 8,358 328 526 4.21 5.92 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 109,750 124,006 884 844 0.80 0.68 Louisiana .......: 79,788 82,536 334 334 0.42 0.40 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 51,107 56,916 299 303 0.58 0.53 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 278,334 311,747 1,681 1,854 0.60 0.59 Missouri ........: 131,206 143,061 498 771 0.38 0.54 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 449 456 6 6 1.23 1.25 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,647 7,688 197 237 2.88 2.99 North Carolina ..: 443,299 475,574 2,120 2,282 0.48 0.48 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 62,187 69,627 213 242 0.34 0.35 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 35,163 41,790 850 1,078 2.36 2.51 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 133,762 144,052 921 926 0.68 0.64 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 97,751 111,458 582 671 0.59 0.60 Texas ...........: 271,997 304,483 1,689 1,756 0.62 0.57 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 113,563 126,725 398 392 0.35 0.31 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,518,127 3,855,117 21,752 23,134 0.61 0.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: June and July 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 164 183 37,877 36,832 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 50,731 50,916 Delaware ..........: - - 521 591 45,803 43,747 Georgia ...........: - - 44 37 56,003 58,713 Mississippi .......: - - 89 75 14,110 15,042 North Carolina ....: - - 56 81 50,268 49,212 Texas .............: - - 102 100 58,319 58,605 Virginia ..........: - - 21 20 18,335 17,407 : United States .....: - - 1,951 2,201 619,627 617,492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 25,251 26,953 90 102 1,662 1,527 Arkansas ..........: 19,443 20,102 100 104 1,070 1,080 Delaware ..........: 34,508 26,483 40 50 539 552 Georgia ...........: 73,567 68,514 80 80 2,066 2,148 Mississippi .......: 9,649 8,933 102 70 852 843 North Carolina ....: 12,312 13,324 99 56 1,307 1,246 Texas .............: 14,912 14,501 240 195 943 1,111 Virginia ..........: 11,119 10,773 3 6 367 298 : United States .....: 293,512 260,303 1,685 1,704 16,936 16,793 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 549 564 3,359 3,541 14,203 14,384 Arkansas ..........: 215 222 4,781 4,848 4,833 5,455 Delaware ..........: 678 737 1,900 2,861 3,832 4,305 Georgia ...........: 600 707 11,302 11,605 28,750 28,453 Mississippi .......: 848 867 2,261 2,808 1,900 2,205 North Carolina ....: 401 434 4,323 4,444 2,876 3,228 Texas .............: 527 621 314 329 3,984 4,173 Virginia ..........: 545 590 603 676 1,630 1,869 : United States .....: 9,616 8,791 42,322 46,546 103,765 106,228 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 677 591 34,519 36,128 118,351 120,805 Arkansas ..........: 1,938 1,945 147,122 129,563 230,278 214,280 Delaware ..........: 2,381 2,511 8,555 7,065 98,757 88,902 Georgia ...........: 4,453 6,207 79,655 88,431 256,520 264,895 Mississippi .......: 399 356 11,229 10,725 41,439 41,924 North Carolina ....: 2,812 3,081 33,385 31,067 107,839 106,173 Texas .............: 947 972 15,607 15,507 95,895 96,114 Virginia ..........: 362 460 8,742 8,513 41,727 40,612 : United States .....: 33,922 36,385 658,237 638,312 1,781,573 1,734,755 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: June and July 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,811 2,876 54,539 57,514 19.40 20.00 California ......: 713 709 20,005 21,615 28.06 30.49 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,905 2,006 77,678 79,279 40.77 39.51 Iowa ............: 1,186 1,136 49,353 46,285 41.61 40.74 Kansas ..........: - (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 .......: 3,447 3,709 95,044 100,814 27.57 27.18 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 820 933 29,646 34,535 36.13 37.00 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,661 1,551 62,073 54,976 37.38 35.44 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 537 550 24,660 25,482 45.95 46.37 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ...........: 403 441 6,040 6,930 15.00 15.72 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,112 2,240 59,857 62,952 28.35 28.10 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 522 568 22,583 24,700 43.27 43.49 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,448 19,264 590,011 609,113 31.98 31.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2019 [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 .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 45,439 47,929 360 413 0.79 0.85 California ......: 16,015 17,325 142 213 0.88 1.21 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 62,989 64,188 1,047 1,021 1.64 1.57 Iowa ............: 38,844 36,460 619 546 1.57 1.48 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 76,251 80,458 1,067 1,041 1.38 1.28 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 23,963 27,903 171 167 0.71 0.60 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 ..: 48,345 42,996 306 321 0.63 0.74 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,712 20,368 360 340 1.79 1.64 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ...........: 5,022 5,654 51 49 1.00 0.85 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 47,662 50,005 810 871 1.67 1.71 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 17,867 19,538 256 283 1.41 1.43 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 471,432 486,462 6,809 6,866 1.42 1.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 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 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. 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