Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released June 24, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent from Last Year May 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during May 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.37 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in May 2018. The April 2019 revised certified total at 4.13 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from April 2018. The April revision represented an increase of 2.05 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during May 2019 was 5.78 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.69 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.07 billion pounds, up 2 percent from May 2018. Mature chickens, at 68.9 million pounds, were down 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 617 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.6 million pounds, down 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2019 averaged 6.32 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from May 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.81 pounds per bird, up 7 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2019 averaged 32.3 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from May 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2019 totaled 12.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.5 million pounds, were 0.78 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2019 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 794,062 758,037 802,486 101 106 3,734,008 3,777,393 101 Mature ...........: 11,150 9,649 10,114 91 105 51,706 48,234 93 Light ..........: 4,288 3,159 3,068 72 97 20,031 15,263 76 Heavy ..........: 6,862 6,490 7,046 103 109 31,675 32,971 104 Total ............: 805,212 767,686 812,600 101 106 3,785,714 3,825,627 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,498 18,311 18,903 92 103 96,081 91,939 96 Old ..............: 155 125 201 130 161 714 622 87 Total ............: 20,653 18,436 19,104 92 104 96,795 92,561 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,353 2,316 2,235 95 97 11,609 11,504 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,964,043 4,766,200 5,073,821 102 106 23,339,576 23,629,735 101 Mature ...........: 71,122 63,857 68,864 97 108 326,775 323,457 99 Light ..........: 14,811 10,851 10,499 71 97 68,974 52,391 76 Heavy ..........: 56,311 53,006 58,365 104 110 257,801 271,066 105 Total ............: 5,035,165 4,830,057 5,142,685 102 106 23,666,351 23,953,192 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 633,247 601,863 611,273 97 102 3,034,028 3,016,978 99 Old ..............: 4,649 3,821 5,903 127 154 21,008 18,505 88 Total ............: 637,896 605,684 617,176 97 102 3,055,036 3,035,483 99 : Ducks ..............: 16,323 16,345 15,637 96 96 81,483 81,403 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 167 193 226 135 117 874 937 107 : Total ..............: 5,689,551 5,452,279 5,775,724 102 106 26,803,744 27,071,015 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.25 6.29 6.32 101 100 6.25 6.26 100 Mature ...........: 6.38 6.62 6.81 107 103 6.32 6.71 106 Light ..........: 3.45 3.43 3.42 99 100 3.44 3.43 100 Heavy ..........: 8.21 8.17 8.28 101 101 8.14 8.22 101 Total ............: 6.25 6.29 6.33 101 101 6.25 6.26 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.89 32.87 32.34 105 98 31.58 32.81 104 Old ..............: 29.99 30.57 29.37 98 96 29.42 29.75 101 Total ............: 30.89 32.85 32.31 105 98 31.56 32.79 104 : Ducks ..............: 6.94 7.06 7.00 101 99 7.02 7.08 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2019 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,478,171 3,337,273 3,549,019 102 106 16,276,328 16,533,197 102 Mature ...........: 46,777 42,602 46,073 98 108 214,170 215,258 101 Light ..........: 7,479 5,553 5,451 73 98 35,321 26,662 75 Heavy ..........: 39,298 37,049 40,622 103 110 178,849 188,596 105 Total ............: 3,524,948 3,379,875 3,595,092 102 106 16,490,498 16,748,455 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 308,551 299,594 299,338 97 100 1,479,511 1,499,455 101 Old ..............: 3,419 2,845 4,323 126 152 15,484 13,678 88 Total ............: 311,970 302,439 303,661 97 100 1,494,995 1,513,133 101 : Ducks ..............: 4,558 4,416 4,091 90 93 23,351 22,564 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 107 122 143 134 117 558 595 107 : Total ..............: 3,841,583 3,686,852 3,902,987 102 106 18,009,402 18,284,747 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 259,814 250,093 274,094 105 110 1,303,333 1,261,435 97 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 259,814 250,093 274,094 105 110 1,303,343 1,261,512 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 198,002 181,103 188,688 95 104 947,942 908,811 96 Old ..............: 78 88 80 103 91 333 306 92 Total ............: 198,080 181,191 188,768 95 104 948,275 909,117 96 : Ducks ..............: 7,364 7,517 7,285 99 97 36,249 36,913 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 11 11 12 109 109 54 45 83 : Total ..............: 465,269 438,812 470,159 101 107 2,287,921 2,207,587 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,737,985 3,587,366 3,823,113 102 107 17,579,661 17,794,632 101 Mature ...........: 46,777 42,602 46,073 98 108 214,180 215,335 101 Light ..........: 7,479 5,553 5,451 73 98 35,331 26,662 75 Heavy ..........: 39,298 37,049 40,622 103 110 178,849 188,673 105 Total ............: 3,784,762 3,629,968 3,869,186 102 107 17,793,841 18,009,967 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 506,553 480,697 488,026 96 102 2,427,453 2,408,266 99 Old ..............: 3,497 2,933 4,403 126 150 15,817 13,984 88 Total ............: 510,050 483,630 492,429 97 102 2,443,270 2,422,250 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,922 11,933 11,376 95 95 59,600 59,477 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 118 133 155 131 117 612 640 105 : Total ..............: 4,306,852 4,125,664 4,373,146 102 106 20,297,323 20,492,334 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2019 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,691 10,148 10,537 99 104 54,073 52,875 98 Mature ...........: 735 570 522 71 92 3,662 3,078 84 Light ..........: 257 92 82 32 89 1,078 578 54 Heavy ..........: 478 478 440 92 92 2,584 2,500 97 Total ............: 11,426 10,718 11,059 97 103 57,735 55,953 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,570 1,629 1,587 101 97 7,971 8,548 107 Old ..............: 51 23 39 76 170 228 184 81 Total ............: 1,621 1,652 1,626 100 98 8,199 8,732 107 : Ducks ..............: 55 64 59 107 92 285 353 124 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,102 12,434 12,745 97 103 66,219 65,041 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.21 0.21 95 100 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 1.03 0.89 0.76 74 85 1.12 0.95 85 Light ..........: 1.74 0.85 0.78 45 92 1.56 1.10 71 Heavy ..........: 0.85 0.90 0.75 88 83 1.00 0.92 92 Total ............: 0.23 0.22 0.22 96 100 0.24 0.23 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.25 0.27 0.26 104 96 0.26 0.28 108 Old ..............: 1.10 0.60 0.66 60 110 1.09 0.99 91 Total ............: 0.25 0.27 0.26 104 96 0.27 0.29 107 : Ducks ..............: 0.34 0.39 0.38 112 97 0.35 0.43 123 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.23 0.22 96 96 0.25 0.24 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2019 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 28,096 26,521 25,169 90 95 143,323 129,182 90 Mature ...........: 1,726 1,491 1,586 92 106 8,805 7,734 88 Light ..........: 507 390 403 79 103 2,258 1,951 86 Heavy ..........: 1,219 1,101 1,183 97 107 6,547 5,783 88 Total ............: 29,822 28,012 26,755 90 96 152,128 136,916 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,205 7,495 7,252 101 97 34,482 35,870 104 Old ..............: 205 149 201 98 135 880 652 74 Total ............: 7,410 7,644 7,453 101 98 35,362 36,522 103 : Ducks ..............: 338 308 271 80 88 1,556 1,455 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 3 150 150 10 10 100 : Total ..............: 37,572 35,966 34,482 92 96 189,056 174,903 93 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.75 0.73 0.65 87 89 0.81 0.72 89 Mature ...........: 3.56 3.38 3.33 94 99 3.95 3.47 88 Light ..........: 6.35 6.56 6.88 108 105 6.01 6.82 113 Heavy ..........: 3.01 2.89 2.83 94 98 3.53 2.97 84 Total ............: 0.78 0.77 0.69 88 90 0.85 0.75 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.40 1.54 1.46 104 95 1.40 1.47 105 Old ..............: 5.54 4.83 4.37 79 90 5.27 4.45 84 Total ............: 1.43 1.56 1.49 104 96 1.43 1.49 104 : Ducks ..............: 2.76 2.52 2.33 84 92 2.54 2.39 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.67 1.48 1.90 114 128 1.61 1.54 96 : Total ..............: 0.86 0.86 0.78 91 91 0.92 0.85 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: April and May 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,666 2,419 698,179 644,829 Mature ..........: - - 129 116 84,107 82,428 Light .........: - - 100 86 54,190 50,877 Heavy .........: - - 29 30 29,917 31,551 Total ...........: - - 1,795 2,535 782,286 727,257 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 52 73 16,046 15,905 Old .............: - - 1 4 1,268 1,626 Total ...........: - - 53 77 17,314 17,531 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 538,702 400,748 2,240 1,703 18,822 18,312 Mature ..........: 7,580 6,789 270 382 29,087 30,435 Light .........: 1,736 1,970 170 97 14,576 13,687 Heavy .........: 5,844 4,819 100 285 14,511 16,748 Total ...........: 546,282 407,537 2,510 2,085 47,909 48,747 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,960 1,954 50 107 43 107 Old .............: 304 641 1 1 71 145 Total ...........: 2,264 2,595 51 108 114 252 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,295 9,672 42,757 42,540 105,582 105,872 Mature ..........: 2,354 1,680 917 834 20,365 21,632 Light .........: 2,145 1,370 367 162 16,121 16,958 Heavy .........: 209 310 550 672 4,244 4,674 Total ...........: 13,649 11,352 43,674 43,374 125,947 127,504 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 77 69 399 311 792 777 Old .............: 16 8 7 10 68 186 Total ...........: 93 77 406 321 860 963 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 37,012 31,882 771,312 756,290 2,227,567 2,014,267 Mature ..........: 437 592 60,868 61,992 206,114 206,880 Light .........: 250 320 36,728 37,864 126,383 123,391 Heavy .........: 187 272 24,140 24,128 79,731 83,489 Total ...........: 37,449 32,474 832,180 818,282 2,433,681 2,221,147 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 174 252 20,734 10,405 40,327 29,960 Old .............: 26 25 331 564 2,093 3,210 Total ...........: 200 277 21,065 10,969 42,420 33,170 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 91,254 97,514 506,279 537,372 5.55 5.51 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 84,520 85,725 566,893 572,625 6.71 6.68 California ......: 21,227 23,479 130,437 148,655 6.14 6.33 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 32,080 34,980 228,853 250,821 7.13 7.17 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 107,132 112,310 651,413 686,045 6.08 6.11 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,066 6,792 26,807 31,147 4.42 4.59 Iowa ............: 2,088 2,147 10,866 11,072 5.20 5.16 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,082 24,999 152,230 161,594 6.32 6.46 Louisiana .......: 15,462 18,012 96,128 115,245 6.22 6.40 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,210 12,119 70,406 76,847 6.28 6.34 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 59,589 62,488 374,993 393,430 6.29 6.30 Missouri ........: 36,635 38,940 182,493 194,646 4.98 5.00 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 149 153 700 720 4.69 4.72 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,271 2,435 11,364 11,717 5.00 4.81 North Carolina ..: 72,081 77,113 582,723 623,885 8.08 8.09 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 11,727 11,529 78,584 92,495 6.70 8.02 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,019 9,910 56,554 55,221 5.64 5.57 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,555 25,275 183,228 187,062 7.46 7.40 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,013 28,007 137,656 150,532 5.29 5.37 Texas ...........: 56,163 60,489 362,422 395,635 6.45 6.54 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,980 28,870 165,018 177,672 6.12 6.15 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 ...: 758,037 802,486 4,766,200 5,073,821 6.29 6.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 386,200 411,768 2,506 2,325 0.64 0.56 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 423,974 430,032 1,986 2,029 0.47 0.47 California ......: 97,052 110,646 1,899 1,389 1.92 1.24 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 176,072 192,882 1,708 1,506 0.96 0.77 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 493,116 517,179 4,625 4,077 0.93 0.78 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 19,589 22,670 126 104 0.64 0.46 Iowa ............: 7,865 8,067 445 375 5.36 4.44 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 115,468 122,139 1,180 1,250 1.01 1.01 Louisiana .......: 71,993 87,051 301 352 0.42 0.40 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 52,014 57,204 504 384 0.96 0.67 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 285,451 300,320 1,702 1,802 0.59 0.60 Missouri ........: 134,049 143,002 562 594 0.42 0.41 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 508 518 8 7 1.50 1.28 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,825 7,130 291 214 4.09 2.91 North Carolina ..: 447,242 479,892 2,208 2,281 0.49 0.47 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 59,002 69,404 238 292 0.40 0.42 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 38,637 37,460 958 894 2.42 2.33 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 138,093 140,858 1,125 959 0.81 0.68 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 100,770 110,662 612 608 0.60 0.55 Texas ...........: 274,001 298,842 1,680 1,803 0.61 0.60 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 118,391 127,658 607 528 0.51 0.41 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 ...: 3,587,366 3,823,113 26,521 25,169 0.73 0.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 333 216 44,716 41,697 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 61,469 50,918 Delaware ..........: - - 284 503 49,105 46,761 Georgia ...........: - - 29 14 63,058 62,166 Mississippi .......: - - 75 92 16,121 16,110 North Carolina ....: - - 70 69 55,192 53,166 Texas .............: - - 100 102 58,014 59,863 Virginia ..........: - - 22 49 20,012 20,250 : United States .....: - - 1,666 2,419 698,179 644,829 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 39,041 34,681 187 91 1,855 1,700 Arkansas ..........: 19,284 19,704 101 104 1,141 1,087 Delaware ..........: 81,012 56,835 39 46 532 562 Georgia ...........: 166,746 113,919 343 181 2,205 2,300 Mississippi .......: 10,557 11,386 152 94 847 908 North Carolina ....: 17,682 14,461 45 71 1,204 1,246 Texas .............: 18,912 16,612 131 164 1,008 923 Virginia ..........: 21,207 15,240 6 4 498 526 : United States .....: 538,702 400,748 2,240 1,703 18,822 18,312 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 570 609 3,842 3,960 15,717 16,278 Arkansas ..........: 212 226 4,237 3,718 4,331 4,988 Delaware ..........: 635 776 1,661 1,709 3,980 4,264 Georgia ...........: 608 667 11,456 12,035 27,868 23,803 Mississippi .......: 847 860 2,881 2,735 1,900 2,260 North Carolina ....: 398 422 3,872 4,191 2,964 2,832 Texas .............: 373 500 280 278 3,931 4,099 Virginia ..........: 597 616 637 722 1,982 2,055 : United States .....: 11,295 9,672 42,757 42,540 105,582 105,872 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 1,676 1,330 45,878 43,812 153,815 144,374 Arkansas ..........: 1,874 1,855 99,752 116,491 192,446 199,136 Delaware ..........: 1,948 2,820 9,753 8,640 148,949 122,916 Georgia ...........: 4,706 4,970 90,223 131,364 367,242 351,419 Mississippi .......: 375 504 13,367 12,114 47,122 47,063 North Carolina ....: 2,889 2,535 43,778 36,978 128,094 115,971 Texas .............: 1,242 743 15,117 15,108 99,108 98,392 Virginia ..........: 406 791 15,071 9,982 60,438 50,235 : United States .....: 37,012 31,882 771,312 756,290 2,227,567 2,014,267 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,772 2,791 54,591 55,905 19.69 20.03 California ......: 490 570 16,862 18,325 34.40 32.15 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,937 2,008 79,304 83,074 40.94 41.36 Iowa ............: 1,151 1,193 49,883 50,791 43.34 42.57 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,229 3,687 88,401 100,276 27.37 27.19 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 854 761 30,252 27,491 35.42 36.14 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,849 1,848 73,284 73,194 39.63 39.61 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 520 533 24,884 25,313 47.89 47.45 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 372 449 5,183 6,702 13.93 14.94 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,176 2,300 59,993 65,198 27.58 28.35 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 542 567 24,122 25,217 44.50 44.49 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,311 18,903 601,863 611,273 32.87 32.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 45,471 46,418 359 387 0.78 0.83 California ......: 13,495 14,654 152 137 1.11 0.92 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) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 64,257 67,333 1,175 1,084 1.80 1.58 Iowa ............: 39,251 40,009 615 636 1.54 1.56 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 70,460 80,265 972 1,152 1.36 1.42 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 24,464 22,220 180 163 0.73 0.73 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 57,626 57,230 377 376 0.65 0.65 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,882 20,021 348 347 1.72 1.70 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 4,392 5,666 33 53 0.75 0.93 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 47,829 51,940 824 889 1.69 1.68 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 19,087 19,955 260 279 1.35 1.38 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 480,697 488,026 7,495 7,252 1.54 1.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 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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