Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year February 2019 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2020 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during February 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.91 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in February 2019. The January 2020 revised certified total at 4.53 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from January 2019. The January revision represented an increase of 7.11 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2020 was 5.17 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 4.98 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.53 billion pounds, up 5 percent from February 2019. Mature chickens, at 62.0 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 560 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.7 million pounds, down 10 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2020 averaged 6.33 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 2019. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.73 pounds per bird, down slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2020 averaged 32.7 pounds per bird, down slightly from February 2019. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2020 totaled 11.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 29.8 million pounds, were 0.75 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.87 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2020 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 697,844 820,185 715,785 103 87 1,485,942 1,535,970 103 Mature ...........: 8,708 10,096 9,220 106 91 19,068 19,316 101 Light ..........: 2,576 3,126 2,931 114 94 5,968 6,057 101 Heavy ..........: 6,132 6,970 6,289 103 90 13,100 13,259 101 Total ............: 706,552 830,281 725,005 103 87 1,505,010 1,555,286 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,346 19,178 17,015 98 89 36,715 36,193 99 Old ..............: 130 147 105 81 71 246 252 102 Total ............: 17,476 19,325 17,120 98 89 36,961 36,445 99 : Ducks ..............: 2,304 2,528 2,108 91 83 4,749 4,636 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,331,433 5,254,130 4,532,550 105 86 9,260,480 9,786,680 106 Mature ...........: 58,810 68,349 62,032 105 91 127,833 130,381 102 Light ..........: 8,616 10,879 10,374 120 95 20,498 21,253 104 Heavy ..........: 50,194 57,470 51,658 103 90 107,335 109,128 102 Total ............: 4,390,243 5,322,479 4,594,582 105 86 9,388,313 9,917,061 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 570,119 641,354 556,414 98 87 1,207,359 1,197,768 99 Old ..............: 3,771 4,482 3,201 85 71 7,326 7,683 105 Total ............: 573,890 645,836 559,615 98 87 1,214,685 1,205,451 99 : Ducks ..............: 16,337 17,830 14,737 90 83 33,713 32,567 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 147 240 200 136 83 348 440 126 : Total ..............: 4,980,617 5,986,385 5,169,134 104 86 10,637,059 11,155,519 105 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.21 6.41 6.33 102 99 6.23 6.37 102 Mature ...........: 6.75 6.77 6.73 100 99 6.70 6.75 101 Light ..........: 3.34 3.48 3.54 106 102 3.43 3.51 102 Heavy ..........: 8.19 8.25 8.21 100 100 8.19 8.23 100 Total ............: 6.21 6.41 6.34 102 99 6.24 6.38 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.87 33.44 32.70 99 98 32.88 33.09 101 Old ..............: 29.01 30.49 30.49 105 100 29.78 30.49 102 Total ............: 32.84 33.42 32.69 100 98 32.86 33.08 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.09 7.05 6.99 99 99 7.10 7.02 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2020 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,031,971 3,680,239 3,167,656 104 86 6,481,837 6,847,895 106 Mature ...........: 39,210 46,580 41,566 106 89 84,882 88,146 104 Light ..........: 4,439 5,463 5,281 119 97 10,394 10,744 103 Heavy ..........: 34,771 41,117 36,285 104 88 74,488 77,402 104 Total ............: 3,071,181 3,726,819 3,209,222 104 86 6,566,719 6,936,041 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 284,956 313,455 283,895 100 91 600,875 597,350 99 Old ..............: 2,849 3,295 2,358 83 72 5,434 5,653 104 Total ............: 287,805 316,750 286,253 99 90 606,309 603,003 99 : Ducks ..............: 4,460 5,002 3,728 84 75 9,860 8,730 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 93 147 127 137 86 219 274 125 : Total ..............: 3,363,539 4,048,718 3,499,330 104 86 7,183,107 7,548,048 105 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 231,105 276,819 245,695 106 89 492,496 522,514 106 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Total ............: 231,105 276,819 245,695 106 89 492,573 522,514 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 170,320 198,108 160,449 94 81 362,269 358,557 99 Old ..............: 45 84 41 91 49 113 125 111 Total ............: 170,365 198,192 160,490 94 81 362,382 358,682 99 : Ducks ..............: 7,431 8,016 6,908 93 86 14,839 14,924 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 11 11 157 100 17 22 129 : Total ..............: 408,908 483,038 413,104 101 86 869,811 896,142 103 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,263,076 3,957,058 3,413,351 105 86 6,974,333 7,370,409 106 Mature ...........: 39,210 46,580 41,566 106 89 84,959 88,146 104 Light ..........: 4,439 5,463 5,281 119 97 10,394 10,744 103 Heavy ..........: 34,771 41,117 36,285 104 88 74,565 77,402 104 Total ............: 3,302,286 4,003,638 3,454,917 105 86 7,059,292 7,458,555 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 455,276 511,563 444,344 98 87 963,144 955,907 99 Old ..............: 2,894 3,379 2,399 83 71 5,547 5,778 104 Total ............: 458,170 514,942 446,743 98 87 968,691 961,685 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,891 13,018 10,636 89 82 24,699 23,654 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 100 158 138 138 87 236 296 125 : Total ..............: 3,772,447 4,531,756 3,912,434 104 86 8,052,918 8,444,190 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2020 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,157 11,138 9,403 93 84 22,021 20,541 93 Mature ...........: 635 597 521 82 87 1,313 1,118 85 Light ..........: 100 104 106 106 102 279 210 75 Heavy ..........: 535 493 415 78 84 1,034 908 88 Total ............: 10,792 11,735 9,924 92 85 23,334 21,659 93 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,701 1,874 1,490 88 80 3,644 3,364 92 Old ..............: 56 58 34 61 59 103 92 89 Total ............: 1,757 1,932 1,524 87 79 3,747 3,456 92 : Ducks ..............: 77 84 60 78 71 163 144 88 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,626 13,751 11,508 91 84 27,245 25,259 93 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.21 0.21 91 100 0.24 0.21 88 Mature ...........: 1.08 0.87 0.84 78 97 1.03 0.86 83 Light ..........: 1.16 0.96 1.02 88 106 1.36 0.99 73 Heavy ..........: 1.07 0.86 0.80 75 93 0.96 0.83 86 Total ............: 0.25 0.22 0.22 88 100 0.25 0.22 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.30 0.29 0.27 90 93 0.30 0.28 93 Old ..............: 1.49 1.29 1.06 71 82 1.41 1.20 85 Total ............: 0.31 0.30 0.27 87 90 0.31 0.29 94 : Ducks ..............: 0.47 0.47 0.41 87 87 0.48 0.44 92 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.23 0.22 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2020 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,421 24,996 21,690 89 87 51,948 46,686 90 Mature ...........: 1,529 1,411 1,347 88 95 3,139 2,758 88 Light ..........: 304 480 457 150 95 749 937 125 Heavy ..........: 1,225 931 890 73 96 2,390 1,821 76 Total ............: 25,950 26,407 23,037 89 87 55,087 49,444 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,635 7,238 6,269 94 87 14,048 13,507 96 Old ..............: 106 174 112 106 64 237 286 121 Total ............: 6,741 7,412 6,381 95 86 14,285 13,793 97 : Ducks ..............: 295 367 338 115 92 597 705 118 : Other 1/ ...........: 1 2 2 200 100 3 4 133 : Total ..............: 32,987 34,188 29,758 90 87 69,972 63,946 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.74 0.63 0.63 85 100 0.74 0.63 85 Mature ...........: 3.75 2.94 3.14 84 107 3.56 3.03 85 Light ..........: 6.41 8.08 7.96 124 99 6.72 8.02 119 Heavy ..........: 3.40 2.21 2.39 70 108 3.11 2.30 74 Total ............: 0.78 0.66 0.66 85 100 0.77 0.66 86 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.44 1.40 1.39 97 99 1.44 1.39 97 Old ..............: 3.53 4.90 4.46 126 91 4.10 4.72 115 Total ............: 1.45 1.42 1.41 97 99 1.45 1.41 97 : Ducks ..............: 2.42 2.74 3.08 127 112 2.36 2.89 122 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.99 1.25 1.43 144 114 1.26 1.33 106 : Total ..............: 0.87 0.75 0.75 86 100 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: January and February 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,718 1,294 635,715 609,541 Mature ..........: - - 94 82 87,898 84,323 Light .........: - - 63 46 62,630 59,155 Heavy .........: - - 31 36 25,268 25,168 Total ...........: - - 1,812 1,376 723,613 693,864 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 14 15 16,347 11,714 Old .............: - - 8 1 899 704 Total ...........: - - 22 16 17,246 12,418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 418,833 429,201 1,624 1,595 17,813 15,067 Mature ..........: 10,379 9,445 156 267 29,339 35,563 Light .........: 5,424 5,587 104 210 12,343 16,474 Heavy .........: 4,955 3,858 52 57 16,996 19,089 Total ...........: 429,212 438,646 1,780 1,862 47,152 50,630 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,308 2,115 99 53 96 30 Old .............: 638 182 7 12 199 44 Total ...........: 2,946 2,297 106 65 295 74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,217 7,731 42,867 39,997 115,849 112,095 Mature ..........: 1,621 1,113 498 628 26,627 25,159 Light .........: 1,407 875 328 478 23,894 22,125 Heavy .........: 214 238 170 150 2,733 3,034 Total ...........: 10,838 8,844 43,365 40,625 142,476 137,254 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 120 78 816 709 623 663 Old .............: 11 16 24 16 40 36 Total ...........: 131 94 840 725 663 699 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 35,903 30,792 648,865 592,461 1,928,404 1,839,774 Mature ..........: 274 257 66,200 60,286 223,086 217,123 Light .........: 28 40 41,074 36,959 147,295 141,949 Heavy .........: 246 217 25,126 23,327 75,791 75,174 Total ...........: 36,177 31,049 715,065 652,747 2,151,490 2,056,897 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 94 122 9,715 7,197 30,232 22,696 Old .............: 7 37 449 538 2,282 1,586 Total ...........: 101 159 10,164 7,735 32,514 24,282 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 102,800 91,975 563,734 507,891 5.48 5.52 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 87,399 77,292 618,377 535,219 7.08 6.92 California ......: 24,201 20,586 149,402 123,551 6.17 6.00 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 34,527 29,097 251,749 220,896 7.29 7.59 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 112,208 95,667 677,464 581,798 6.04 6.08 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,825 5,859 31,416 26,576 4.60 4.54 Iowa ............: 873 831 4,595 4,371 5.26 5.26 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,838 21,866 161,023 139,128 6.48 6.36 Louisiana .......: 16,795 14,521 110,602 94,167 6.59 6.49 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,194 10,719 80,707 68,791 6.62 6.42 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 62,941 56,194 401,165 353,339 6.37 6.29 Missouri ........: 37,851 33,149 191,619 164,534 5.06 4.96 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 147 126 703 590 4.79 4.68 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,514 2,179 12,595 10,373 5.01 4.76 North Carolina ..: 81,893 69,627 667,495 560,093 8.15 8.04 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 12,684 11,183 92,597 79,534 7.30 7.11 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,592 10,122 65,796 56,230 5.68 5.56 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 26,013 22,483 204,314 173,453 7.85 7.71 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 27,663 24,588 150,999 129,993 5.46 5.29 Texas ...........: 62,669 55,144 415,349 351,921 6.63 6.38 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,579 25,084 172,478 153,385 6.25 6.11 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 ...: 820,185 715,785 5,254,130 4,532,550 6.41 6.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 428,955 386,784 2,192 1,930 0.51 0.50 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 462,578 403,136 2,070 1,848 0.45 0.46 California ......: 111,989 92,908 1,404 910 1.24 0.97 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 194,153 170,902 1,261 1,238 0.65 0.72 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 510,772 437,383 3,784 3,648 0.74 0.83 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 22,927 19,345 108 128 0.47 0.66 Iowa ............: 3,217 3,059 354 400 9.91 11.57 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 121,019 105,409 598 538 0.49 0.51 Louisiana .......: 83,544 71,281 314 301 0.37 0.42 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 60,440 51,435 422 419 0.69 0.81 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 302,385 262,140 1,891 1,581 0.62 0.60 Missouri ........: 141,146 120,925 519 380 0.37 0.31 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 507 425 7 5 1.42 1.20 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,737 6,262 167 134 2.11 2.09 North Carolina ..: 513,745 431,150 2,443 1,801 0.47 0.42 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 69,186 59,460 182 191 0.26 0.32 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 44,675 38,231 1,287 1,157 2.80 2.94 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 153,903 130,658 1,080 927 0.70 0.70 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 111,438 95,646 760 702 0.68 0.73 Texas ...........: 316,871 269,432 2,365 1,952 0.74 0.72 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 124,857 111,122 593 487 0.47 0.44 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 ...: 3,957,058 3,413,351 24,996 21,690 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: January and February 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 168 106 40,189 38,893 Arkansas ..........: - - 35 35 31,773 32,047 Delaware ..........: - - 480 316 48,109 42,046 Georgia ...........: - - 8 2 62,017 60,552 Mississippi .......: - - 49 50 18,839 19,357 North Carolina ....: - - 153 160 54,852 48,987 Texas .............: - - 109 109 59,678 56,889 Virginia ..........: - - 25 58 19,141 16,078 : United States .....: - - 1,718 1,294 635,715 609,541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 39,814 34,978 145 168 1,295 1,317 Arkansas ..........: 7,920 8,190 83 71 988 987 Delaware ..........: 45,189 43,951 58 50 707 594 Georgia ...........: 94,613 107,657 183 141 2,133 1,889 Mississippi .......: 12,870 12,128 75 130 870 731 North Carolina ....: 18,953 14,665 39 42 1,239 1,242 Texas .............: 22,878 20,643 145 125 1,175 997 Virginia ..........: 20,987 18,568 10 8 392 305 : United States .....: 418,833 429,201 1,624 1,595 17,813 15,067 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 802 600 4,627 4,333 15,789 14,802 Arkansas ..........: 157 164 2,404 2,326 4,569 4,466 Delaware ..........: 804 759 1,611 1,410 5,237 5,522 Georgia ...........: 588 486 9,906 8,942 39,512 39,326 Mississippi .......: 792 871 4,429 4,232 1,950 1,554 North Carolina ....: 430 394 5,874 5,234 2,816 2,396 Texas .............: 406 362 365 303 4,668 4,542 Virginia ..........: 451 436 579 601 1,876 1,795 : United States .....: 9,217 7,731 42,867 39,997 115,849 112,095 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 534 527 27,842 24,905 131,205 120,629 Arkansas ..........: 1,791 1,781 89,492 87,435 139,212 137,502 Delaware ..........: 2,519 3,850 12,506 10,349 117,220 108,847 Georgia ...........: 3,352 3,530 100,657 91,083 312,969 313,608 Mississippi .......: 706 518 14,678 16,807 55,258 56,378 North Carolina ....: 2,177 2,151 40,560 29,377 127,093 104,648 Texas .............: 682 675 17,911 18,115 108,017 102,760 Virginia ..........: 549 465 17,881 19,620 61,891 57,934 : United States .....: 35,903 30,792 648,865 592,461 1,928,404 1,839,774 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,888 2,861 54,272 52,615 18.79 18.39 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: (Z) (Z) 6 5 31.74 31.37 Indiana .........: 2,073 1,821 87,566 75,779 42.24 41.62 Iowa ............: 1,238 1,139 54,412 49,140 43.97 43.15 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,618 2,963 102,923 86,320 28.44 29.13 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 927 856 31,961 28,830 34.47 33.67 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,894 1,503 72,425 56,787 38.24 37.78 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 555 497 27,107 24,562 48.86 49.44 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 473 451 13,536 12,979 28.62 28.77 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 ...........: (Z) (Z) 5 1 33.55 32.65 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 1 - 32 - 33.54 - Virginia ........: 2,361 2,189 66,568 59,472 28.20 27.16 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 611 509 27,200 22,570 44.53 44.34 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,178 17,015 641,354 556,414 33.44 32.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 45,203 43,872 398 360 0.87 0.81 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: 4 3 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 70,596 61,078 1,017 844 1.42 1.36 Iowa ............: 42,953 38,804 727 641 1.66 1.62 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 82,448 69,139 1,112 922 1.33 1.32 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 25,686 23,173 204 174 0.79 0.74 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 57,277 44,966 382 273 0.66 0.60 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,677 19,635 299 234 1.36 1.18 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 10,570 10,066 405 437 3.69 4.16 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 (Z) - - (X) (X) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 25 - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 52,632 47,174 996 851 1.86 1.77 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 21,514 17,822 319 214 1.46 1.19 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 511,563 444,344 7,238 6,269 1.40 1.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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 370 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2019. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 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. 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 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. 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