Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 24, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up Slightly from Last Year June 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. June 2019 contained 20 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during June 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.04 billion pounds, up slightly from the amount certified in June 2018. The May 2019 revised certified total at 4.38 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from May 2018. The May revision represented an increase of 4.80 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2019 was 5.33 billion pounds, up slightly from 5.33 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.66 billion pounds, up 1 percent from June 2018. Mature chickens, at 62.4 million pounds, were down 15 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 593 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.2 million pounds, down slightly from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2019 averaged 6.32 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.87 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2019 averaged 32.0 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from June 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2019 totaled 12.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 30.9 million pounds, were 0.76 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.85 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2019 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 744,790 803,158 737,096 99 92 4,478,798 4,515,161 101 Mature ...........: 11,225 10,114 9,082 81 90 62,931 57,316 91 Light ..........: 3,987 3,068 2,608 65 85 24,018 17,871 74 Heavy ..........: 7,238 7,046 6,474 89 92 38,913 39,445 101 Total ............: 756,015 813,272 746,178 99 92 4,541,729 4,572,477 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,474 18,903 18,448 95 98 115,555 110,387 96 Old ..............: 126 201 116 92 58 840 738 88 Total ............: 19,600 19,104 18,564 95 97 116,395 111,125 95 : Ducks ..............: 2,208 2,235 2,183 99 98 13,817 13,687 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,632,253 5,080,049 4,658,096 101 92 27,971,829 28,294,059 101 Mature ...........: 73,467 68,864 62,366 85 91 400,242 385,823 96 Light ..........: 13,808 10,499 9,243 67 88 82,782 61,634 74 Heavy ..........: 59,659 58,365 53,123 89 91 317,460 324,189 102 Total ............: 4,705,720 5,148,913 4,720,462 100 92 28,372,071 28,679,882 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 603,743 611,273 590,011 98 97 3,637,771 3,606,989 99 Old ..............: 3,714 5,903 3,388 91 57 24,722 21,893 89 Total ............: 607,457 617,176 593,399 98 96 3,662,493 3,628,882 99 : Ducks ..............: 15,238 15,637 15,188 100 97 96,721 96,591 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 217 226 274 126 121 1,091 1,211 111 : Total ..............: 5,328,632 5,781,952 5,329,323 100 92 32,132,376 32,406,566 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.22 6.33 6.32 102 100 6.25 6.27 100 Mature ...........: 6.54 6.81 6.87 105 101 6.36 6.73 106 Light ..........: 3.46 3.42 3.54 102 104 3.45 3.45 100 Heavy ..........: 8.24 8.28 8.21 100 99 8.16 8.22 101 Total ............: 6.22 6.33 6.33 102 100 6.25 6.27 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.00 32.34 31.98 103 99 31.48 32.68 104 Old ..............: 29.48 29.37 29.21 99 99 29.43 29.67 101 Total ............: 30.99 32.31 31.97 103 99 31.47 32.66 104 : Ducks ..............: 6.90 7.00 6.96 101 99 7.00 7.06 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2019 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,242,251 3,553,788 3,257,307 100 92 19,518,579 19,795,273 101 Mature ...........: 49,051 46,073 41,744 85 91 263,221 257,002 98 Light ..........: 7,109 5,451 4,714 66 86 42,430 31,376 74 Heavy ..........: 41,942 40,622 37,030 88 91 220,791 225,626 102 Total ............: 3,291,302 3,599,861 3,299,051 100 92 19,781,800 20,052,275 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 295,446 299,338 299,467 101 100 1,774,957 1,798,922 101 Old ..............: 2,747 4,323 2,524 92 58 18,231 16,202 89 Total ............: 298,193 303,661 301,991 101 99 1,793,188 1,815,124 101 : Ducks ..............: 3,791 4,091 3,961 104 97 27,142 26,525 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 137 143 166 121 116 695 761 109 : Total ..............: 3,593,423 3,907,756 3,605,169 100 92 21,602,825 21,894,685 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 250,580 274,124 254,740 102 93 1,553,913 1,516,205 98 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 250,580 274,124 254,740 102 93 1,553,923 1,516,282 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 187,199 188,688 171,965 92 91 1,135,141 1,080,776 95 Old ..............: 43 80 46 107 58 376 352 94 Total ............: 187,242 188,768 172,011 92 91 1,135,517 1,081,128 95 : Ducks ..............: 7,256 7,285 7,082 98 97 43,505 43,995 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 12 12 12 100 100 66 57 86 : Total ..............: 445,090 470,189 433,845 97 92 2,733,011 2,641,462 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,492,831 3,827,912 3,512,047 101 92 21,072,492 21,311,478 101 Mature ...........: 49,051 46,073 41,744 85 91 263,231 257,079 98 Light ..........: 7,109 5,451 4,714 66 86 42,440 31,376 74 Heavy ..........: 41,942 40,622 37,030 88 91 220,791 225,703 102 Total ............: 3,541,882 3,873,985 3,553,791 100 92 21,335,723 21,568,557 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 482,645 488,026 471,432 98 97 2,910,098 2,879,698 99 Old ..............: 2,790 4,403 2,570 92 58 18,607 16,554 89 Total ............: 485,435 492,429 474,002 98 96 2,928,705 2,896,252 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,047 11,376 11,043 100 97 70,647 70,520 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 149 155 178 119 115 761 818 107 : Total ..............: 4,038,513 4,377,945 4,039,014 100 92 24,335,836 24,536,147 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2019 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,477 10,554 9,851 94 93 64,550 62,743 97 Mature ...........: 737 522 581 79 111 4,399 3,659 83 Light ..........: 279 82 149 53 182 1,357 727 54 Heavy ..........: 458 440 432 94 98 3,042 2,932 96 Total ............: 11,214 11,076 10,432 93 94 68,949 66,402 96 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,571 1,587 1,615 103 102 9,542 10,163 107 Old ..............: 34 39 27 79 69 262 211 81 Total ............: 1,605 1,626 1,642 102 101 9,804 10,374 106 : Ducks ..............: 59 59 72 122 122 344 425 124 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,878 12,762 12,147 94 95 79,097 77,205 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.21 0.21 91 100 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 1.00 0.76 0.93 93 122 1.10 0.95 86 Light ..........: 2.02 0.78 1.61 80 206 1.64 1.18 72 Heavy ..........: 0.77 0.75 0.81 105 108 0.96 0.90 94 Total ............: 0.24 0.22 0.22 92 100 0.24 0.23 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.26 0.27 104 104 0.26 0.28 108 Old ..............: 0.92 0.66 0.80 87 121 1.06 0.96 91 Total ............: 0.26 0.26 0.28 108 108 0.27 0.29 107 : Ducks ..............: 0.39 0.38 0.47 121 124 0.36 0.44 122 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.22 0.23 96 105 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2019 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 25,781 25,197 21,690 84 86 169,104 150,900 89 Mature ...........: 1,679 1,586 1,912 114 121 10,484 9,646 92 Light ..........: 435 403 363 83 90 2,693 2,314 86 Heavy ..........: 1,244 1,183 1,549 125 131 7,791 7,332 94 Total ............: 27,460 26,783 23,602 86 88 179,588 160,546 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,651 7,252 6,809 102 94 41,133 42,679 104 Old ..............: 151 201 127 84 63 1,031 779 76 Total ............: 6,802 7,453 6,936 102 93 42,164 43,458 103 : Ducks ..............: 335 271 324 97 120 1,891 1,779 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 3 150 100 12 13 108 : Total ..............: 34,599 34,510 30,865 89 89 223,655 205,796 92 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.73 0.65 0.61 84 94 0.80 0.70 88 Mature ...........: 3.31 3.33 4.38 132 132 3.83 3.62 95 Light ..........: 5.77 6.88 7.15 124 104 5.97 6.87 115 Heavy ..........: 2.88 2.83 4.02 140 142 3.41 3.15 92 Total ............: 0.77 0.69 0.66 86 96 0.83 0.74 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.36 1.46 1.42 104 97 1.39 1.46 105 Old ..............: 5.13 4.37 4.71 92 108 5.25 4.49 86 Total ............: 1.38 1.49 1.44 104 97 1.42 1.48 104 : Ducks ..............: 2.94 2.33 2.85 97 122 2.61 2.46 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.32 1.90 1.66 126 87 1.55 1.56 101 : Total ..............: 0.85 0.78 0.76 89 97 0.91 0.83 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: May and June 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 2,419 1,951 644,829 619,144 Mature ..........: - - 116 122 82,428 85,027 Light .........: - - 86 62 50,877 50,677 Heavy .........: - - 30 60 31,551 34,350 Total ...........: - - 2,535 2,073 727,257 704,171 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 73 26 15,905 18,038 Old .............: - - 4 9 1,626 759 Total ...........: - - 77 35 17,531 18,797 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 400,748 293,301 1,703 1,685 18,312 16,862 Mature ..........: 6,789 8,164 382 351 30,435 31,772 Light .........: 1,970 3,762 97 203 13,687 13,278 Heavy .........: 4,819 4,402 285 148 16,748 18,494 Total ...........: 407,537 301,465 2,085 2,036 48,747 48,634 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,954 2,638 107 154 107 46 Old .............: 641 292 1 - 145 32 Total ...........: 2,595 2,930 108 154 252 78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,672 9,615 42,540 42,309 105,872 103,697 Mature ..........: 1,680 1,526 834 720 21,632 18,547 Light .........: 1,370 1,354 162 263 16,958 13,901 Heavy .........: 310 172 672 457 4,674 4,646 Total ...........: 11,352 11,141 43,374 43,029 127,504 122,244 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 69 116 311 463 777 745 Old .............: 8 20 10 10 186 56 Total ...........: 77 136 321 473 963 801 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 31,882 33,920 756,290 657,637 2,014,267 1,780,121 Mature ..........: 592 276 61,992 58,289 206,880 204,794 Light .........: 320 174 37,864 29,818 123,391 113,492 Heavy .........: 272 102 24,128 28,471 83,489 91,302 Total ...........: 32,474 34,196 818,282 715,926 2,221,147 1,984,915 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 252 259 10,405 9,617 29,960 32,102 Old .............: 25 42 564 515 3,210 1,735 Total ...........: 277 301 10,969 10,132 33,170 33,837 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 97,514 89,816 537,372 500,518 5.51 5.57 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 85,725 82,429 573,110 545,967 6.69 6.62 California ......: 23,479 21,008 148,655 131,813 6.33 6.27 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 34,980 32,891 250,821 232,053 7.17 7.06 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 112,310 100,568 686,045 613,377 6.11 6.10 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,792 6,060 31,147 27,796 4.59 4.59 Iowa ............: 2,147 1,818 11,072 10,133 5.16 5.57 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,999 22,710 161,594 145,098 6.46 6.39 Louisiana .......: 18,035 16,262 115,245 105,561 6.39 6.49 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,119 10,912 76,847 68,780 6.34 6.30 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 62,488 59,178 393,430 367,700 6.30 6.21 Missouri ........: 38,940 35,668 194,646 178,802 5.00 5.01 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 153 123 720 623 4.72 5.05 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,435 2,178 11,717 10,841 4.81 4.98 North Carolina ..: 77,113 70,867 623,885 575,852 8.09 8.13 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 11,529 11,509 92,495 82,823 8.02 7.20 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,910 9,168 55,221 51,488 5.57 5.62 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,832 23,464 192,182 175,956 7.44 7.50 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .......: 28,007 25,067 150,532 132,962 5.37 5.30 Texas ...........: 60,581 53,173 396,258 352,781 6.54 6.63 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,870 25,667 177,672 158,141 6.15 6.16 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 ...: 803,158 737,096 5,080,049 4,658,096 6.33 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: May and June 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 411,768 382,405 2,325 1,976 0.56 0.51 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 430,352 410,733 2,038 2,085 0.47 0.51 California ......: 110,646 98,487 1,389 1,149 1.24 1.15 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 192,882 179,003 1,506 1,221 0.77 0.68 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 517,179 463,610 4,077 3,021 0.78 0.65 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 22,670 20,263 104 111 0.46 0.55 Iowa ............: 8,067 7,466 375 328 4.44 4.21 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 122,139 109,750 1,250 884 1.01 0.80 Louisiana .......: 87,051 79,788 352 334 0.40 0.42 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 57,204 51,107 384 299 0.67 0.58 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 300,320 278,334 1,802 1,681 0.60 0.60 Missouri ........: 143,002 131,208 594 498 0.41 0.38 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 518 449 7 6 1.28 1.23 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,130 6,647 214 197 2.91 2.88 North Carolina ..: 479,892 443,299 2,281 2,120 0.47 0.48 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 69,404 62,187 292 213 0.42 0.34 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 37,460 34,986 894 829 2.33 2.31 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 144,851 132,778 978 907 0.67 0.68 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Tennessee .......: 110,662 97,751 608 582 0.55 0.59 Texas ...........: 299,328 268,176 1,803 1,665 0.60 0.62 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 127,658 113,563 528 398 0.41 0.35 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 ...: 3,827,912 3,512,047 25,197 21,690 0.65 0.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 216 164 41,697 37,877 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 50,918 50,731 Delaware ..........: - - 503 521 46,761 45,803 Georgia ...........: - - 14 44 62,166 55,969 Mississippi .......: - - 92 89 16,110 14,110 North Carolina ....: - - 69 56 53,166 50,268 Texas .............: - - 102 102 59,863 58,319 Virginia ..........: - - 49 21 20,250 18,335 : United States .....: - - 2,419 1,951 644,829 619,144 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 34,681 25,251 91 90 1,700 1,662 Arkansas ..........: 19,704 19,443 104 100 1,087 1,070 Delaware ..........: 56,835 34,508 46 40 562 539 Georgia ...........: 113,919 73,559 181 80 2,300 2,061 Mississippi .......: 11,386 9,649 94 102 908 852 North Carolina ....: 14,461 12,312 71 99 1,246 1,307 Texas .............: 16,612 14,912 164 240 923 943 Virginia ..........: 15,240 11,119 4 3 526 367 : United States .....: 400,748 293,301 1,703 1,685 18,312 16,862 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 609 549 3,960 3,359 16,278 14,203 Arkansas ..........: 226 215 3,718 4,781 4,988 4,833 Delaware ..........: 776 678 1,709 1,900 4,264 3,832 Georgia ...........: 667 600 12,035 11,292 23,803 28,743 Mississippi .......: 860 848 2,735 2,261 2,260 1,900 North Carolina ....: 422 401 4,191 4,323 2,832 2,876 Texas .............: 500 527 278 314 4,099 3,984 Virginia ..........: 616 545 722 603 2,055 1,630 : United States .....: 9,672 9,615 42,540 42,309 105,872 103,697 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 1,330 677 43,812 34,519 144,374 118,351 Arkansas ..........: 1,855 1,938 116,491 147,122 199,136 230,278 Delaware ..........: 2,820 2,381 8,640 8,555 122,916 98,757 Georgia ...........: 4,970 4,453 131,364 79,091 351,419 255,892 Mississippi .......: 504 399 12,114 11,229 47,063 41,439 North Carolina ....: 2,535 2,812 36,978 33,385 115,971 107,839 Texas .............: 743 947 15,108 15,607 98,392 95,895 Virginia ..........: 791 362 9,982 8,742 50,235 41,727 : United States .....: 31,882 33,920 756,290 657,637 2,014,267 1,780,121 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,791 2,811 55,905 54,539 20.03 19.40 California ......: 570 713 18,325 20,005 32.15 28.06 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 2,008 1,905 83,074 77,678 41.36 40.77 Iowa ............: 1,193 1,186 50,791 49,353 42.57 41.61 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,687 3,447 100,276 95,044 27.19 27.57 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 761 820 27,491 29,646 36.14 36.13 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 ..: 1,848 1,661 73,194 62,073 39.61 37.38 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 533 537 25,313 24,660 47.45 45.95 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 ...........: 449 403 6,702 6,040 14.94 15.00 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,300 2,112 65,198 59,857 28.35 28.35 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 567 522 25,217 22,583 44.49 43.27 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,903 18,448 611,273 590,011 32.34 31.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 46,418 45,439 387 360 0.83 0.79 California ......: 14,654 16,015 137 142 0.92 0.88 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 67,333 62,989 1,084 1,047 1.58 1.64 Iowa ............: 40,009 38,844 636 619 1.56 1.57 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) 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 .......: 80,265 76,251 1,152 1,067 1.42 1.38 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 22,220 23,963 163 171 0.73 0.71 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 ..: 57,230 48,345 376 306 0.65 0.63 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,021 19,712 347 360 1.70 1.79 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 ...........: 5,666 5,022 53 51 0.93 1.00 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 51,940 47,662 889 810 1.68 1.67 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 19,955 17,867 279 256 1.38 1.41 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 488,026 471,432 7,252 6,809 1.46 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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