Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 6 Percent from Last Year January 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2020 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during January 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.52 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in January 2019. The December 2019 revised certified total at 4.15 billion pounds, was up 11 percent from December 2018. The December revision represented an increase of 12.5 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2020 was 5.98 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 5.66 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.25 billion pounds, up 6 percent from January 2019. Mature chickens, at 66.1 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 646 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.8 million pounds, up 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2020 averaged 6.41 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from January 2019. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.73 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2020 averaged 33.4 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from January 2019. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2020 totaled 13.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.26 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.1 million pounds, were 0.75 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.86 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2020 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 788,098 757,769 818,904 104 108 788,098 818,904 104 Mature ...........: 10,360 8,958 9,822 95 110 10,360 9,822 95 Light ..........: 3,392 2,730 3,126 92 115 3,392 3,126 92 Heavy ..........: 6,968 6,228 6,696 96 108 6,968 6,696 96 Total ............: 798,458 766,727 828,726 104 108 798,458 828,726 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,401 16,763 19,178 99 114 19,401 19,178 99 Old ..............: 116 123 147 127 120 116 147 127 Total ............: 19,517 16,886 19,325 99 114 19,517 19,325 99 : Ducks ..............: 2,445 2,487 2,528 103 102 2,445 2,528 103 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,929,047 4,842,657 5,246,678 106 108 4,929,047 5,246,678 106 Mature ...........: 69,023 60,755 66,138 96 109 69,023 66,138 96 Light ..........: 11,882 9,156 10,879 92 119 11,882 10,879 92 Heavy ..........: 57,141 51,599 55,259 97 107 57,141 55,259 97 Total ............: 4,998,070 4,903,412 5,312,816 106 108 4,998,070 5,312,816 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 637,240 557,236 641,353 101 115 637,240 641,353 101 Old ..............: 3,555 3,833 4,482 126 117 3,555 4,482 126 Total ............: 640,795 561,069 645,835 101 115 640,795 645,835 101 : Ducks ..............: 17,376 17,624 17,830 103 101 17,376 17,830 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 201 220 238 118 108 201 238 118 : Total ..............: 5,656,442 5,482,325 5,976,719 106 109 5,656,442 5,976,719 106 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.25 6.39 6.41 103 100 6.25 6.41 103 Mature ...........: 6.66 6.78 6.73 101 99 6.66 6.73 101 Light ..........: 3.50 3.35 3.48 99 104 3.50 3.48 99 Heavy ..........: 8.20 8.29 8.25 101 100 8.20 8.25 101 Total ............: 6.26 6.40 6.41 102 100 6.26 6.41 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.85 33.24 33.44 102 101 32.85 33.44 102 Old ..............: 30.65 31.16 30.49 99 98 30.65 30.49 99 Total ............: 32.83 33.23 33.42 102 101 32.83 33.42 102 : Ducks ..............: 7.11 7.09 7.05 99 99 7.11 7.05 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2020 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,449,866 3,382,091 3,674,817 107 109 3,449,866 3,674,817 107 Mature ...........: 45,672 41,835 44,897 98 107 45,672 44,897 98 Light ..........: 5,955 4,785 5,463 92 114 5,955 5,463 92 Heavy ..........: 39,717 37,050 39,434 99 106 39,717 39,434 99 Total ............: 3,495,538 3,423,926 3,719,714 106 109 3,495,538 3,719,714 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 315,919 291,901 313,454 99 107 315,919 313,454 99 Old ..............: 2,585 2,816 3,295 127 117 2,585 3,295 127 Total ............: 318,504 294,717 316,749 99 107 318,504 316,749 99 : Ducks ..............: 5,400 5,385 5,002 93 93 5,400 5,002 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 126 139 146 116 105 126 146 116 : Total ..............: 3,819,568 3,724,167 4,041,611 106 109 3,819,568 4,041,611 106 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 261,391 265,259 276,819 106 104 261,391 276,819 106 Mature ...........: 77 - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: 77 - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Total ............: 261,468 265,259 276,819 106 104 261,468 276,819 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 191,949 151,873 198,108 103 130 191,949 198,108 103 Old ..............: 68 89 84 124 94 68 84 124 Total ............: 192,017 151,962 198,192 103 130 192,017 198,192 103 : Ducks ..............: 7,408 7,480 8,016 108 107 7,408 8,016 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 10 13 11 110 85 10 11 110 : Total ..............: 460,903 424,714 483,038 105 114 460,903 483,038 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,711,257 3,647,350 3,951,636 106 108 3,711,257 3,951,636 106 Mature ...........: 45,749 41,835 44,897 98 107 45,749 44,897 98 Light ..........: 5,955 4,785 5,463 92 114 5,955 5,463 92 Heavy ..........: 39,794 37,050 39,434 99 106 39,794 39,434 99 Total ............: 3,757,006 3,689,185 3,996,533 106 108 3,757,006 3,996,533 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 507,868 443,774 511,562 101 115 507,868 511,562 101 Old ..............: 2,653 2,905 3,379 127 116 2,653 3,379 127 Total ............: 510,521 446,679 514,941 101 115 510,521 514,941 101 : Ducks ..............: 12,808 12,865 13,018 102 101 12,808 13,018 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 136 152 157 115 103 136 157 115 : Total ..............: 4,280,471 4,148,881 4,524,649 106 109 4,280,471 4,524,649 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2020 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,864 11,029 11,110 94 101 11,864 11,110 94 Mature ...........: 678 546 577 85 106 678 577 85 Light ..........: 179 110 104 58 95 179 104 58 Heavy ..........: 499 436 473 95 108 499 473 95 Total ............: 12,542 11,575 11,687 93 101 12,542 11,687 93 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,943 1,495 1,874 96 125 1,943 1,874 96 Old ..............: 47 29 58 123 200 47 58 123 Total ............: 1,990 1,524 1,932 97 127 1,990 1,932 97 : Ducks ..............: 86 95 84 98 88 86 84 98 : Total 1/ ...........: 14,619 13,194 13,703 94 104 14,619 13,703 94 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.24 0.23 0.21 88 91 0.24 0.21 88 Mature ...........: 0.98 0.90 0.87 89 97 0.98 0.87 89 Light ..........: 1.51 1.20 0.96 64 80 1.51 0.96 64 Heavy ..........: 0.87 0.84 0.86 99 102 0.87 0.86 99 Total ............: 0.25 0.24 0.22 88 92 0.25 0.22 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.30 0.27 0.29 97 107 0.30 0.29 97 Old ..............: 1.32 0.76 1.29 98 170 1.32 1.29 98 Total ............: 0.31 0.27 0.30 97 111 0.31 0.30 97 : Ducks ..............: 0.49 0.54 0.47 96 87 0.49 0.47 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.26 0.24 0.23 88 96 0.26 0.23 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2020 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,527 23,003 24,965 91 109 27,527 24,965 91 Mature ...........: 1,610 1,296 1,398 87 108 1,610 1,398 87 Light ..........: 445 426 480 108 113 445 480 108 Heavy ..........: 1,165 870 918 79 106 1,165 918 79 Total ............: 29,137 24,299 26,363 90 108 29,137 26,363 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,413 6,411 7,238 98 113 7,413 7,238 98 Old ..............: 131 124 174 133 140 131 174 133 Total ............: 7,544 6,535 7,412 98 113 7,544 7,412 98 : Ducks ..............: 302 330 367 122 111 302 367 122 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 2 2 100 : Total ..............: 36,985 31,166 34,144 92 110 36,985 34,144 92 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.74 0.63 0.63 85 100 0.74 0.63 85 Mature ...........: 3.40 3.00 3.02 89 101 3.40 3.02 89 Light ..........: 6.95 8.18 8.08 116 99 6.95 8.08 116 Heavy ..........: 2.84 2.29 2.27 80 99 2.84 2.27 80 Total ............: 0.77 0.65 0.66 86 102 0.77 0.66 86 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.44 1.42 1.40 97 99 1.44 1.40 97 Old ..............: 4.71 4.09 4.90 104 120 4.71 4.90 104 Total ............: 1.46 1.44 1.42 97 99 1.46 1.42 97 : Ducks ..............: 2.30 2.50 2.74 119 110 2.30 2.74 119 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.45 1.30 1.26 87 97 1.45 1.26 87 : Total ..............: 0.86 0.75 0.75 87 100 0.86 0.75 87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: December and January 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,702 1,718 611,754 635,595 Mature ..........: - - 105 94 82,431 87,898 Light .........: - - 60 63 58,214 62,630 Heavy .........: - - 45 31 24,217 25,268 Total ...........: - - 1,807 1,812 694,185 723,493 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 13 14 15,520 16,346 Old .............: - - 10 8 998 899 Total ...........: - - 23 22 16,518 17,245 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 332,897 418,712 1,400 1,624 16,861 17,805 Mature ..........: 10,632 10,379 274 156 34,497 29,339 Light .........: 5,615 5,424 200 104 15,538 12,343 Heavy .........: 5,017 4,955 74 52 18,959 16,996 Total ...........: 343,529 429,091 1,674 1,780 51,358 47,144 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,915 2,307 314 99 94 94 Old .............: 394 638 - 7 115 199 Total ...........: 2,309 2,945 314 106 209 293 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 8,718 9,211 40,598 42,863 106,473 115,822 Mature ..........: 1,470 1,621 423 498 28,977 26,627 Light .........: 1,288 1,407 271 328 26,000 23,894 Heavy .........: 182 214 152 170 2,977 2,733 Total ...........: 10,188 10,832 41,021 43,361 135,450 142,449 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 82 120 625 816 603 623 Old .............: 12 11 11 24 41 40 Total ...........: 94 131 636 840 644 663 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 34,327 35,902 597,883 648,729 1,752,613 1,927,981 Mature ..........: 1,028 274 72,578 66,200 232,415 223,086 Light .........: 23 28 46,794 41,074 154,003 147,295 Heavy .........: 1,005 246 25,784 25,126 78,412 75,791 Total ...........: 35,355 36,176 670,461 714,929 1,985,028 2,151,067 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 99 94 10,148 9,713 29,413 30,226 Old .............: 10 7 438 449 2,029 2,282 Total ...........: 109 101 10,586 10,162 31,442 32,508 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December and January 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 96,971 102,800 531,929 563,734 5.49 5.48 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 80,917 87,399 571,847 618,377 7.07 7.08 California ......: 21,548 24,201 137,702 149,402 6.39 6.17 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 31,507 34,367 230,257 250,953 7.31 7.30 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 105,948 112,208 655,144 677,464 6.18 6.04 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,839 6,825 25,606 31,416 4.39 4.60 Iowa ............: 943 873 5,122 4,595 5.43 5.26 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,244 24,838 149,905 161,023 6.45 6.48 Louisiana .......: 16,071 16,795 104,076 110,602 6.48 6.59 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,524 12,194 65,724 80,707 6.25 6.62 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 57,081 62,941 356,509 401,165 6.25 6.37 Missouri ........: 36,807 37,851 187,874 191,619 5.10 5.06 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 134 147 646 703 4.82 4.79 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,443 2,514 11,851 12,595 4.85 5.01 North Carolina ..: 73,339 81,893 601,966 667,493 8.21 8.15 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 11,449 12,684 82,703 92,597 7.22 7.30 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,290 11,592 57,019 65,796 5.54 5.68 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,209 26,013 188,179 204,314 7.77 7.85 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 24,527 27,663 132,044 150,999 5.38 5.46 Texas ...........: 56,764 62,670 366,760 415,349 6.46 6.63 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,974 27,579 169,963 172,478 6.30 6.25 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 ...: 757,769 818,904 4,842,657 5,246,678 6.39 6.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December and January 2020 [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 .........: 406,288 428,955 2,045 2,192 0.50 0.51 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 431,895 462,578 2,594 2,070 0.60 0.45 California ......: 103,248 111,989 1,102 1,404 1.06 1.24 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 177,014 193,564 1,200 1,259 0.67 0.65 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 492,390 510,733 3,309 3,784 0.67 0.74 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,665 22,927 126 108 0.67 0.47 Iowa ............: 3,579 3,217 304 354 7.82 9.91 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 113,057 121,019 669 598 0.59 0.49 Louisiana .......: 78,123 83,544 302 314 0.38 0.37 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 49,002 60,440 316 422 0.64 0.69 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 266,530 302,385 1,790 1,891 0.67 0.62 Missouri ........: 138,179 141,146 489 519 0.35 0.37 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 465 507 7 7 1.51 1.42 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,278 7,737 170 167 2.28 2.11 North Carolina ..: 463,896 513,745 2,025 2,443 0.43 0.47 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 62,027 69,186 232 182 0.37 0.26 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 38,746 44,675 1,060 1,287 2.66 2.80 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 141,877 153,903 892 1,080 0.62 0.70 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 97,312 111,438 629 760 0.64 0.68 Texas ...........: 278,926 316,871 2,195 2,365 0.78 0.74 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 122,915 124,857 476 593 0.39 0.47 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 ...: 3,647,350 3,951,636 23,003 24,965 0.63 0.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December and January 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 127 168 42,582 40,189 Arkansas ..........: - - 35 35 32,081 31,773 Delaware ..........: - - 452 480 46,467 47,999 Georgia ...........: - - 12 8 58,541 62,017 Mississippi .......: - - 52 49 16,719 18,839 North Carolina ....: - - 72 153 48,211 54,852 Texas .............: - - 107 109 58,313 59,678 Virginia ..........: - - 59 25 19,227 19,141 : United States .....: - - 1,702 1,718 611,754 635,595 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 37,366 39,814 134 145 1,387 1,295 Arkansas ..........: 7,647 7,920 78 83 988 988 Delaware ..........: 36,581 45,083 83 58 645 705 Georgia ...........: 72,142 94,613 105 183 2,122 2,133 Mississippi .......: 10,742 12,870 113 75 822 870 North Carolina ....: 14,306 18,953 36 39 984 1,239 Texas .............: 24,182 22,878 115 145 1,077 1,175 Virginia ..........: 16,341 20,987 2 10 370 392 : United States .....: 332,897 418,712 1,400 1,624 16,861 17,805 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 650 802 4,053 4,627 14,975 15,789 Arkansas ..........: 163 157 2,795 2,404 4,535 4,569 Delaware ..........: 733 798 1,563 1,607 4,658 5,210 Georgia ...........: 575 588 10,478 9,906 35,912 39,512 Mississippi .......: 800 792 3,210 4,429 1,798 1,950 North Carolina ....: 394 430 5,157 5,874 2,544 2,816 Texas .............: 388 406 379 365 4,023 4,668 Virginia ..........: 385 451 629 579 1,751 1,876 : United States .....: 8,718 9,211 40,598 42,863 106,473 115,822 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 874 534 31,432 27,842 133,580 131,205 Arkansas ..........: 1,790 1,791 89,819 89,492 139,931 139,212 Delaware ..........: 4,586 2,518 11,248 12,378 107,016 116,836 Georgia ...........: 3,063 3,352 87,737 100,657 270,687 312,969 Mississippi .......: 626 706 12,829 14,678 47,711 55,258 North Carolina ....: 2,548 2,177 29,560 40,555 103,812 127,088 Texas .............: 531 682 17,468 17,911 106,583 108,017 Virginia ..........: 369 549 12,646 17,881 51,779 61,891 : United States .....: 34,327 35,902 597,883 648,729 1,752,613 1,927,981 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December and January 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,564 2,888 45,728 54,272 17.84 18.79 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 14 - 350 6 25.36 31.74 Indiana .........: 1,745 2,073 72,551 87,566 41.57 42.24 Iowa ............: 996 1,238 43,367 54,412 43.53 43.97 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,204 3,618 93,620 102,923 29.22 28.44 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 785 927 29,630 31,961 37.76 34.47 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,645 1,894 61,570 72,425 37.42 38.24 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 512 555 24,412 27,106 47.67 48.86 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 528 473 14,726 13,536 27.88 28.62 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 ...........: - - 5 5 33.33 33.55 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 5 1 169 32 32.37 33.54 Virginia ........: 1,910 2,361 55,100 66,568 28.86 28.20 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 559 611 25,156 27,200 45.00 44.53 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,763 19,178 557,236 641,353 33.24 33.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December and January 2020 [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 .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 38,033 45,203 352 398 0.92 0.87 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 282 4 15 - 4.97 (X) Indiana .........: 58,585 70,596 894 1,017 1.50 1.42 Iowa ............: 34,117 42,953 543 727 1.57 1.66 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 74,819 82,448 1,075 1,112 1.42 1.33 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 23,869 25,686 201 204 0.83 0.79 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 48,344 57,277 354 382 0.73 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,476 21,676 252 299 1.28 1.36 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 11,431 10,570 477 405 4.01 3.69 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 ...........: 4 4 - - 0.12 (X) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 134 25 - - 0.07 (X) Virginia ........: 43,577 52,632 753 996 1.70 1.86 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 19,873 21,514 333 319 1.65 1.46 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 443,774 511,562 6,411 7,238 1.42 1.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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