Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 24, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 3 Percent from Last Year July 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during July 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.13 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in July 2021. The June 2022 revised certified total at 4.44 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from June 2021. The June revision represented an increase of 12.0 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2022 was 5.44 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 5.63 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.87 billion pounds, down 2 percent from July 2021. Mature chickens, at 64.4 million pounds, were down 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 492 million pounds, down 14 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.3 million pounds, down 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2022 averaged 6.43 pounds per bird, down slightly from July 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.16 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2022 averaged 30.7 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from July 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2022 totaled 14.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.26 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 23.5 million pounds, were 0.56 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.62 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2022 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 769,482 809,283 758,102 99 94 5,329,904 5,381,048 101 Mature ...........: 9,965 10,776 8,995 90 83 67,939 66,111 97 Light ..........: 2,985 3,110 2,330 78 75 21,525 18,879 88 Heavy ..........: 6,980 7,666 6,665 95 87 46,414 47,232 102 Total ............: 779,447 820,059 767,097 98 94 5,397,843 5,447,159 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,855 18,115 15,900 89 88 122,563 118,456 97 Old ..............: 114 134 135 118 101 966 874 90 Total ............: 17,969 18,249 16,035 89 88 123,529 119,330 97 : Ducks ..............: 2,003 2,163 1,927 96 89 13,542 15,240 113 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,970,983 5,211,385 4,871,124 98 93 34,291,628 34,610,666 101 Mature ...........: 69,546 74,238 64,370 93 87 458,903 458,617 100 Light ..........: 10,604 10,636 8,168 77 77 74,699 65,355 87 Heavy ..........: 58,942 63,602 56,202 95 88 384,204 393,262 102 Total ............: 5,040,529 5,285,623 4,935,494 98 93 34,750,531 35,069,283 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 571,231 548,829 488,029 85 89 4,038,476 3,776,887 94 Old ..............: 3,454 4,219 4,212 122 100 29,157 27,119 93 Total ............: 574,685 553,048 492,241 86 89 4,067,633 3,804,006 94 : Ducks ..............: 13,881 15,414 13,339 96 87 94,393 107,243 114 : Other 1/ ...........: 273 323 385 141 119 1,363 1,501 110 : Total ..............: 5,629,368 5,854,408 5,441,459 97 93 38,913,920 38,982,033 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.46 6.44 6.43 100 100 6.43 6.43 100 Mature ...........: 6.98 6.89 7.16 103 104 6.75 6.94 103 Light ..........: 3.55 3.42 3.51 99 103 3.47 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.44 8.30 8.43 100 102 8.28 8.33 101 Total ............: 6.47 6.45 6.43 99 100 6.44 6.44 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.99 30.30 30.69 96 101 32.95 31.88 97 Old ..............: 30.30 31.49 31.20 103 99 30.18 31.03 103 Total ............: 31.98 30.31 30.70 96 101 32.93 31.88 97 : Ducks ..............: 6.93 7.13 6.92 100 97 6.97 7.04 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2022 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,492,922 3,676,855 3,447,989 99 94 24,115,641 24,455,633 101 Mature ...........: 48,037 52,399 45,726 95 87 314,866 323,746 103 Light ..........: 5,516 5,608 4,320 78 77 38,406 34,439 90 Heavy ..........: 42,521 46,791 41,406 97 88 276,460 289,307 105 Total ............: 3,540,959 3,729,254 3,493,715 99 94 24,430,507 24,779,379 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 274,002 262,370 240,316 88 92 1,984,149 1,853,099 93 Old ..............: 2,540 3,030 2,490 98 82 21,657 17,966 83 Total ............: 276,542 265,400 242,806 88 91 2,005,806 1,871,065 93 : Ducks ..............: 3,527 4,517 4,313 122 95 22,701 30,072 132 : Other 1/ ...........: 162 202 179 110 89 841 883 105 : Total ..............: 3,821,190 3,999,373 3,741,013 98 94 26,459,855 26,681,399 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 257,464 258,021 235,631 92 91 1,759,937 1,676,440 95 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 257,464 258,021 235,631 92 91 1,759,937 1,676,440 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 181,968 176,666 150,289 83 85 1,241,079 1,168,960 94 Old ..............: 65 199 764 1,175 384 453 2,808 620 Total ............: 182,033 176,865 151,053 83 85 1,241,532 1,171,768 94 : Ducks ..............: 6,616 6,653 5,364 81 81 46,548 48,034 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 13 10 69 531 690 75 126 168 : Total ..............: 446,126 441,549 392,117 88 89 3,048,092 2,896,368 95 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,750,386 3,934,876 3,683,620 98 94 25,875,578 26,132,073 101 Mature ...........: 48,037 52,399 45,726 95 87 314,866 323,746 103 Light ..........: 5,516 5,608 4,320 78 77 38,406 34,439 90 Heavy ..........: 42,521 46,791 41,406 97 88 276,460 289,307 105 Total ............: 3,798,423 3,987,275 3,729,346 98 94 26,190,444 26,455,819 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 455,970 439,036 390,605 86 89 3,225,228 3,022,059 94 Old ..............: 2,605 3,229 3,254 125 101 22,110 20,774 94 Total ............: 458,575 442,265 393,859 86 89 3,247,338 3,042,833 94 : Ducks ..............: 10,143 11,170 9,677 95 87 69,249 78,106 113 : Other 1/ ...........: 175 212 248 142 117 916 1,009 110 : Total ..............: 4,267,316 4,440,922 4,133,130 97 93 29,507,947 29,577,767 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2022 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,622 11,576 11,297 106 98 69,243 73,627 106 Mature ...........: 746 1,063 905 121 85 4,589 6,133 134 Light ..........: 140 117 71 51 61 714 616 86 Heavy ..........: 606 946 834 138 88 3,875 5,517 142 Total ............: 11,368 12,639 12,202 107 97 73,832 79,760 108 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 2,117 1,849 1,830 86 99 12,615 12,218 97 Old ..............: 53 40 47 89 118 313 247 79 Total ............: 2,170 1,889 1,877 86 99 12,928 12,465 96 : Ducks ..............: 109 107 98 90 92 491 589 120 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,647 14,635 14,177 104 97 87,251 92,814 106 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.22 0.23 110 105 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 1.07 1.43 1.41 132 99 1.00 1.34 134 Light ..........: 1.32 1.10 0.87 66 79 0.96 0.94 98 Heavy ..........: 1.03 1.49 1.48 144 99 1.01 1.40 139 Total ............: 0.23 0.24 0.25 109 104 0.21 0.23 110 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.37 0.34 0.37 100 109 0.31 0.32 103 Old ..............: 1.53 0.95 1.12 73 118 1.07 0.91 85 Total ............: 0.38 0.34 0.38 100 112 0.32 0.33 103 : Ducks ..............: 0.79 0.69 0.73 92 106 0.52 0.55 106 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.25 0.26 108 104 0.22 0.24 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2022 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,453 19,392 16,897 92 87 131,492 131,162 100 Mature ...........: 2,217 1,702 1,434 65 84 14,295 10,755 75 Light ..........: 412 424 305 74 72 3,177 2,599 82 Heavy ..........: 1,805 1,278 1,129 63 88 11,118 8,156 73 Total ............: 20,670 21,094 18,331 89 87 145,787 141,917 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,724 5,233 4,783 84 91 41,370 36,483 88 Old ..............: 151 148 127 84 86 898 982 109 Total ............: 5,875 5,381 4,910 84 91 42,268 37,465 89 : Ducks ..............: 201 206 218 108 106 1,343 1,604 119 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 4 4 133 100 15 21 140 : Total ..............: 26,749 26,685 23,463 88 88 189,413 181,007 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.49 0.49 0.46 94 94 0.51 0.50 98 Mature ...........: 4.41 3.15 3.04 69 97 4.34 3.22 74 Light ..........: 6.95 7.03 6.59 95 94 7.64 7.02 92 Heavy ..........: 4.07 2.66 2.65 65 100 3.87 2.74 71 Total ............: 0.54 0.53 0.49 91 92 0.55 0.53 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.24 1.18 1.21 98 103 1.27 1.19 94 Old ..............: 5.48 4.38 3.76 69 86 3.90 4.51 116 Total ............: 1.26 1.20 1.23 98 103 1.28 1.22 95 : Ducks ..............: 1.94 1.81 2.20 113 122 1.90 2.01 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.69 1.85 1.59 94 86 1.61 2.04 127 : Total ..............: 0.62 0.60 0.56 90 93 0.64 0.61 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 286 291 96,572 80,930 Mature ..........: - - 72 52 48,290 35,068 Light .........: - - 61 28 41,780 29,914 Heavy .........: - - 11 24 6,510 5,154 Total ...........: - - 358 343 144,862 115,998 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 30 58 5,877 5,004 Old .............: - - 9 11 776 712 Total ...........: - - 39 69 6,653 5,716 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 101,712 70,495 779 627 2,466 2,566 Mature ..........: 13,706 9,779 219 109 27,918 23,212 Light .........: 5,320 2,919 139 32 23,869 18,924 Heavy .........: 8,386 6,860 80 77 4,049 4,288 Total ...........: 115,418 80,274 998 736 30,384 25,778 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,008 1,309 65 53 36 67 Old .............: 712 476 6 8 96 233 Total ...........: 1,720 1,785 71 61 132 300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,342 3,846 1,784 1,763 43,899 51,752 Mature ..........: 1,721 1,786 188 263 26,337 20,177 Light .........: 760 759 135 245 22,906 17,525 Heavy .........: 961 1,027 53 18 3,431 2,652 Total ...........: 6,063 5,632 1,972 2,026 70,236 71,929 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 75 55 412 134 573 568 Old .............: 11 8 15 38 107 138 Total ...........: 86 63 427 172 680 706 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 17,010 15,469 266,491 224,724 1,562,054 1,316,145 Mature ..........: 63 533 42,449 29,787 29,570 25,835 Light .........: 46 50 35,693 22,967 - - Heavy .........: 17 483 6,756 6,820 29,570 25,835 Total ...........: 17,073 16,002 308,940 254,511 1,591,624 1,341,980 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 148 44 2,727 2,528 45,519 42,836 Old .............: 23 9 208 96 59 171 Total ...........: 171 53 2,935 2,624 45,578 43,007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: June and July 2022 [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 .........: 102,856 94,437 570,610 528,702 5.55 5.60 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 87,308 78,001 596,942 529,192 6.84 6.78 California ......: 24,037 22,279 146,780 131,810 6.11 5.92 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 31,328 29,424 239,473 222,251 7.64 7.55 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 109,134 104,066 652,875 626,441 5.98 6.02 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 71 61 445 387 6.29 6.29 Indiana .........: 6,884 6,248 31,854 29,282 4.63 4.69 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,386 22,868 143,686 153,078 6.72 6.69 Louisiana .......: 14,516 13,288 102,119 94,319 7.03 7.10 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,020 11,574 77,071 75,111 6.41 6.49 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 54,227 57,279 355,108 364,803 6.55 6.37 Missouri ........: 36,437 33,576 200,551 188,395 5.50 5.61 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 143 149 724 725 5.05 4.88 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,563 2,495 12,353 12,205 4.82 4.89 North Carolina ..: 81,930 74,159 669,013 607,364 8.17 8.19 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 11,279 10,798 50,337 48,481 4.46 4.49 Oklahoma ........: 12,003 10,962 80,788 72,923 6.73 6.65 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,370 11,318 72,681 65,969 5.88 5.83 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,728 24,004 194,166 179,768 7.55 7.49 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 30,255 29,258 181,301 174,014 5.99 5.95 Texas ...........: 63,904 57,594 429,572 389,942 6.72 6.77 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,515 26,722 181,606 169,802 6.37 6.35 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 ...: 809,283 758,102 5,211,385 4,871,124 6.44 6.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [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 .........: 438,888 405,716 2,042 1,944 0.46 0.48 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 446,507 397,516 1,468 1,277 0.33 0.32 California ......: 109,653 99,367 1,778 1,053 1.60 1.05 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 185,158 171,372 721 630 0.39 0.37 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 493,665 473,631 2,917 2,676 0.59 0.56 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 331 288 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 23,170 21,350 103 87 0.44 0.40 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 107,904 115,671 652 640 0.60 0.55 Louisiana .......: 77,613 71,661 270 244 0.35 0.34 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 57,591 56,158 365 329 0.63 0.58 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 268,830 273,691 790 852 0.29 0.31 Missouri ........: 147,494 138,261 537 504 0.36 0.36 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 544 535 10 8 1.73 1.39 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,543 7,432 130 93 1.69 1.24 North Carolina ..: 512,359 466,959 1,759 1,641 0.34 0.35 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 37,691 36,308 347 250 0.91 0.68 Oklahoma ........: 60,524 54,685 156 148 0.26 0.27 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 49,812 45,623 722 618 1.43 1.34 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 146,067 135,774 919 813 0.63 0.60 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 132,291 127,998 588 546 0.44 0.42 Texas ...........: 329,683 302,260 1,469 1,130 0.44 0.37 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 136,687 127,597 269 255 0.20 0.20 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 ...: 3,934,876 3,683,620 19,392 16,897 0.49 0.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 38 41 6,961 6,502 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 189 50 Delaware ..........: - - 18 37 13,635 12,820 Georgia ...........: - - - 2 14,363 12,730 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 1 Texas .............: - - - 3 8,014 6,447 Virginia ..........: - - 1 3 4,201 4,146 : United States .....: - - 286 291 96,572 80,930 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,030 2,591 28 27 187 129 Arkansas ..........: 339 98 5 5 - - Delaware ..........: 5,025 4,555 3 10 56 59 Georgia ...........: 36,415 28,312 94 31 600 521 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - - Texas .............: 4,117 2,751 35 14 225 221 Virginia ..........: 2,770 2,268 1 3 56 100 : United States .....: 101,712 70,495 779 627 2,466 2,566 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 379 335 223 343 7,048 9,370 Arkansas ..........: 8 5 - 1 80 70 Delaware ..........: 194 239 99 177 1,361 1,918 Georgia ...........: 781 874 611 541 5,656 5,780 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 2 - Texas .............: 125 93 3 11 532 511 Virginia ..........: 284 323 48 29 536 506 : United States .....: 4,342 3,846 1,784 1,763 43,899 51,752 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 311 481 35,091 29,573 154,677 156,374 Arkansas ..........: 23 10 387 141 104,667 90,379 Delaware ..........: 675 917 2,112 2,672 14,228 11,209 Georgia ...........: 10,315 10,091 120,974 102,144 158,020 163,776 Mississippi .......: - - - - 95,639 98,059 North Carolina ....: - - - - 143,588 121,622 Texas .............: 717 593 2,026 1,807 103,055 77,085 Virginia ..........: 6 463 3,913 3,975 68,569 57,188 : United States .....: 17,010 15,469 266,491 224,724 1,562,054 1,316,145 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: June and July 2022 [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 .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1 2 18 50 28.61 30.53 Indiana .........: 1,923 1,830 76,081 71,113 39.57 38.85 Iowa ............: 1,138 1,034 48,044 42,799 42.23 41.41 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 .......: 3,631 2,798 88,684 73,073 24.42 26.11 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 586 449 12,599 9,439 21.48 21.02 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 13 18 289 379 21.93 20.78 North Carolina ..: 1,725 1,538 59,287 56,059 34.37 36.45 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 594 522 27,862 24,173 46.93 46.32 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 612 526 18,133 15,000 29.65 28.51 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 106 87 4,509 3,709 42.42 42.40 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 2 4 60 110 30.19 30.60 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 239 214 9,600 8,790 40.25 41.04 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,115 15,900 548,829 488,029 30.30 30.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ........: 14 40 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 61,108 57,054 772 805 1.25 1.39 Iowa ............: 37,920 33,852 534 452 1.39 1.32 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 71,161 58,787 868 705 1.21 1.19 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 10,373 7,795 123 67 1.18 0.85 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 181 242 6 7 3.07 2.83 North Carolina ..: 46,888 44,394 277 241 0.59 0.54 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,260 19,306 282 268 1.25 1.37 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 14,158 11,836 280 227 1.94 1.88 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 3,622 2,985 61 40 1.67 1.32 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 48 88 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 7,578 6,925 136 134 1.76 1.90 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 439,036 390,605 5,233 4,783 1.18 1.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. 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 of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted 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 349 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2021. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 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. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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