Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 24, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent from Last Year March 2018 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. March 2019 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during March 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.94 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in March 2018. The February 2019 revised certified total at 3.77 billion pounds, was up slightly from February 2018. The February revision represented an increase of 2,000 pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2019 was 5.20 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 5.32 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.53 billion pounds, down 2 percent from March 2018. Mature chickens, at 62.4 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 598 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.7 million pounds, down 5 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2019 averaged 6.20 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from March 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.68 pounds per bird, up 7 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2019 averaged 33.2 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from March 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2019 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.4 million pounds, were 0.87 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.93 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2019 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 742,817 697,844 730,391 98 105 2,208,872 2,216,333 100 Mature ...........: 10,431 8,708 9,343 90 107 30,033 28,411 95 Light ..........: 4,221 2,576 3,067 73 119 11,453 9,035 79 Heavy ..........: 6,210 6,132 6,276 101 102 18,580 19,376 104 Total ............: 753,248 706,552 739,734 98 105 2,238,905 2,244,744 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,907 17,346 17,977 95 104 56,613 54,724 97 Old ..............: 142 130 50 35 38 398 296 74 Total ............: 19,049 17,476 18,027 95 103 57,011 55,020 97 : Ducks ..............: 2,353 2,304 2,197 93 95 7,027 6,946 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,633,484 4,331,433 4,525,267 98 104 13,788,724 13,785,747 100 Mature ...........: 65,043 58,810 62,443 96 106 190,143 190,276 100 Light ..........: 14,534 8,616 10,541 73 122 39,626 31,039 78 Heavy ..........: 50,509 50,194 51,902 103 103 150,517 159,237 106 Total ............: 4,698,527 4,390,243 4,587,710 98 104 13,978,867 13,976,023 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 598,038 570,119 596,439 100 105 1,803,288 1,803,798 100 Old ..............: 4,199 3,771 1,455 35 39 11,639 8,781 75 Total ............: 602,237 573,890 597,894 99 104 1,814,927 1,812,579 100 : Ducks ..............: 16,496 16,337 15,657 95 96 49,440 49,370 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 192 147 170 89 116 554 518 94 : Total ..............: 5,317,452 4,980,617 5,201,431 98 104 15,843,788 15,838,490 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.24 6.21 6.20 99 100 6.24 6.22 100 Mature ...........: 6.24 6.75 6.68 107 99 6.33 6.70 106 Light ..........: 3.44 3.34 3.44 100 103 3.46 3.44 99 Heavy ..........: 8.13 8.19 8.27 102 101 8.10 8.22 101 Total ............: 6.24 6.21 6.20 99 100 6.24 6.23 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.63 32.87 33.18 105 101 31.85 32.96 103 Old ..............: 29.57 29.01 29.10 98 100 29.24 29.67 101 Total ............: 31.62 32.84 33.17 105 101 31.83 32.94 103 : Ducks ..............: 7.01 7.09 7.13 102 101 7.04 7.11 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2019 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,231,577 3,031,971 3,161,979 98 104 9,595,420 9,643,816 101 Mature ...........: 42,814 39,210 41,374 97 106 124,522 126,256 101 Light ..........: 7,601 4,439 5,262 69 119 20,440 15,656 77 Heavy ..........: 35,213 34,771 36,112 103 104 104,082 110,600 106 Total ............: 3,274,391 3,071,181 3,203,353 98 104 9,719,942 9,770,072 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 292,821 284,956 299,611 102 105 880,317 900,486 102 Old ..............: 3,101 2,849 1,076 35 38 8,585 6,510 76 Total ............: 295,922 287,805 300,687 102 104 888,902 906,996 102 : Ducks ..............: 4,621 4,460 4,154 90 93 14,284 14,014 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 122 93 111 91 119 357 330 92 : Total ..............: 3,575,056 3,363,539 3,508,305 98 104 10,623,485 10,691,412 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 258,104 231,105 244,752 95 106 789,915 737,248 93 Mature ...........: 10 - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: 10 - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 258,114 231,105 244,752 95 106 789,925 737,325 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 185,735 170,320 176,751 95 104 562,445 539,020 96 Old ..............: 77 45 25 32 56 180 138 77 Total ............: 185,812 170,365 176,776 95 104 562,625 539,158 96 : Ducks ..............: 7,434 7,431 7,272 98 98 21,923 22,111 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 11 7 5 45 71 31 22 71 : Total ..............: 451,371 408,908 428,805 95 105 1,374,504 1,298,616 94 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,489,681 3,263,076 3,406,731 98 104 10,385,335 10,381,064 100 Mature ...........: 42,824 39,210 41,374 97 106 124,532 126,333 101 Light ..........: 7,611 4,439 5,262 69 119 20,450 15,656 77 Heavy ..........: 35,213 34,771 36,112 103 104 104,082 110,677 106 Total ............: 3,532,505 3,302,286 3,448,105 98 104 10,509,867 10,507,397 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 478,556 455,276 476,362 100 105 1,442,762 1,439,506 100 Old ..............: 3,178 2,894 1,101 35 38 8,765 6,648 76 Total ............: 481,734 458,170 477,463 99 104 1,451,527 1,446,154 100 : Ducks ..............: 12,055 11,891 11,426 95 96 36,207 36,125 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 133 100 116 87 116 388 352 91 : Total ..............: 4,026,427 3,772,447 3,937,110 98 104 11,997,989 11,990,028 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2019 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,806 10,157 10,152 94 100 33,404 32,173 96 Mature ...........: 727 635 670 92 106 2,276 1,983 87 Light ..........: 203 100 125 62 125 628 404 64 Heavy ..........: 524 535 545 104 102 1,648 1,579 96 Total ............: 11,533 10,792 10,822 94 100 35,680 34,156 96 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,530 1,701 1,688 110 99 4,952 5,332 108 Old ..............: 51 56 19 37 34 130 122 94 Total ............: 1,581 1,757 1,707 108 97 5,082 5,454 107 : Ducks ..............: 53 77 67 126 87 179 230 128 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,167 12,626 12,597 96 100 40,941 39,842 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.22 96 96 0.24 0.23 96 Mature ...........: 1.12 1.08 1.07 96 99 1.20 1.04 87 Light ..........: 1.40 1.16 1.19 85 103 1.58 1.30 82 Heavy ..........: 1.04 1.07 1.05 101 98 1.09 0.99 91 Total ............: 0.25 0.25 0.24 96 96 0.26 0.24 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.30 0.28 108 93 0.27 0.30 111 Old ..............: 1.21 1.49 1.31 108 88 1.12 1.39 124 Total ............: 0.26 0.31 0.29 112 94 0.28 0.30 107 : Ducks ..............: 0.32 0.47 0.43 134 91 0.36 0.47 131 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.25 0.24 96 96 0.26 0.25 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2019 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 28,969 24,421 25,514 88 104 87,628 77,462 88 Mature ...........: 1,802 1,529 1,514 84 99 5,256 4,653 89 Light ..........: 455 304 409 90 135 1,296 1,158 89 Heavy ..........: 1,347 1,225 1,105 82 90 3,960 3,495 88 Total ............: 30,771 25,950 27,028 88 104 92,884 82,115 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,606 6,635 7,075 107 107 20,377 21,123 104 Old ..............: 188 106 65 35 61 486 302 62 Total ............: 6,794 6,741 7,140 105 106 20,863 21,425 103 : Ducks ..............: 324 295 279 86 95 921 876 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 1 2 100 200 6 5 83 : Total ..............: 37,891 32,987 34,449 91 104 114,674 104,421 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.82 0.74 0.74 90 100 0.84 0.74 88 Mature ...........: 4.04 3.75 3.53 87 94 4.05 3.55 88 Light ..........: 5.64 6.41 7.21 128 112 5.96 6.89 116 Heavy ..........: 3.68 3.40 2.97 81 87 3.67 3.06 83 Total ............: 0.86 0.78 0.78 91 100 0.88 0.78 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.36 1.44 1.46 107 101 1.39 1.45 104 Old ..............: 5.59 3.53 5.57 100 158 5.25 4.35 83 Total ............: 1.39 1.45 1.47 106 101 1.42 1.46 103 : Ducks ..............: 2.62 2.42 2.38 91 98 2.48 2.37 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.48 0.99 1.69 114 171 1.52 1.40 92 : Total ..............: 0.93 0.87 0.87 94 100 0.95 0.86 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: February and March 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,332 1,674 667,854 674,240 Mature ..........: - - 142 146 95,612 128,668 Light .........: - - 85 100 50,742 83,813 Heavy .........: - - 57 46 44,870 44,855 Total ...........: - - 1,474 1,820 763,466 802,908 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 81 29 19,561 18,292 Old .............: - - 1 2 1,163 599 Total ...........: - - 82 31 20,724 18,891 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 534,037 606,404 1,639 2,154 18,867 19,545 Mature ..........: 9,758 9,596 213 220 26,441 30,472 Light .........: 1,445 1,623 85 60 12,479 15,610 Heavy .........: 8,313 7,973 128 160 13,962 14,862 Total ...........: 543,795 616,000 1,852 2,374 45,308 50,017 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,512 2,540 116 102 52 71 Old .............: 276 174 - 1 48 29 Total ...........: 2,788 2,714 116 103 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,869 11,232 42,412 40,479 99,814 105,362 Mature ..........: 2,071 1,902 935 1,127 18,748 19,762 Light .........: 1,742 1,637 284 326 13,887 13,799 Heavy .........: 329 265 651 801 4,861 5,963 Total ...........: 12,940 13,134 43,347 41,606 118,562 125,124 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 96 73 899 446 689 811 Old .............: 11 5 19 11 86 55 Total ...........: 107 78 918 457 775 866 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 31,664 28,858 743,606 780,431 2,152,094 2,270,379 Mature ..........: 427 252 59,803 59,417 214,150 251,562 Light .........: 170 161 25,556 34,009 106,475 151,138 Heavy .........: 257 91 34,247 25,408 107,675 100,424 Total ...........: 32,091 29,110 803,409 839,848 2,366,244 2,521,941 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 176 243 19,698 15,723 43,880 38,330 Old .............: 3 5 549 325 2,156 1,206 Total ...........: 179 248 20,247 16,048 46,036 39,536 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 84,752 89,011 469,698 488,587 5.54 5.49 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 77,166 79,554 507,907 528,822 6.58 6.65 California ......: 18,717 20,679 111,997 125,383 5.98 6.06 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,578 31,249 213,094 223,610 7.20 7.16 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 99,721 104,619 585,426 613,252 5.87 5.86 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,592 6,101 25,580 26,547 4.57 4.35 Iowa ............: 2,034 2,143 11,069 11,270 5.44 5.26 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,175 23,048 137,338 143,889 6.19 6.24 Louisiana .......: 14,983 15,497 89,135 92,919 5.95 6.00 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,031 10,215 61,618 61,838 6.14 6.05 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 57,048 59,762 358,498 371,674 6.28 6.22 Missouri ........: 33,184 36,144 164,401 179,117 4.95 4.96 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 96 117 447 539 4.68 4.62 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,182 2,250 10,710 11,072 4.91 4.92 North Carolina ..: 64,802 69,115 515,638 551,991 7.96 7.99 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,431 12,061 68,426 82,600 6.56 6.85 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,692 9,348 55,009 51,702 5.68 5.53 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,516 22,944 167,707 172,384 7.45 7.51 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 22,812 23,652 120,134 123,269 5.27 5.21 Texas ...........: 50,975 50,853 331,880 322,441 6.51 6.34 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,352 25,685 148,036 155,371 6.08 6.05 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 ...: 697,844 730,391 4,331,433 4,525,267 6.21 6.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 357,603 372,543 2,191 2,322 0.61 0.62 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 381,598 397,033 1,812 1,844 0.47 0.46 California ......: 83,331 93,153 1,408 1,780 1.66 1.88 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 164,398 172,424 1,416 1,534 0.85 0.88 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 442,892 463,362 3,648 3,982 0.82 0.85 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,651 19,388 115 89 0.61 0.46 Iowa ............: 7,892 8,156 523 430 6.22 5.01 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 104,174 109,328 1,356 1,208 1.29 1.09 Louisiana .......: 66,879 70,195 280 279 0.42 0.40 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 45,839 45,969 437 596 0.94 1.28 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 275,172 283,407 1,821 1,761 0.66 0.62 Missouri ........: 120,678 131,247 539 557 0.44 0.42 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 321 389 5 7 1.63 1.84 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,459 6,643 244 282 3.64 4.07 North Carolina ..: 394,480 422,454 2,137 2,286 0.54 0.54 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 51,450 61,947 158 225 0.31 0.36 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 37,353 35,412 916 872 2.39 2.40 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 126,359 129,991 1,151 1,142 0.90 0.87 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 88,299 90,428 651 652 0.73 0.72 Texas ...........: 252,323 243,370 1,645 1,607 0.65 0.66 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 105,383 111,474 640 565 0.60 0.50 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 ...: 3,263,076 3,406,731 24,421 25,514 0.74 0.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 190 314 48,920 43,935 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 50,548 51,085 Delaware ..........: - - 297 262 48,800 45,625 Georgia ...........: - - 12 28 68,603 62,912 Mississippi .......: - - 66 97 16,677 15,079 Missouri ..........: - - 1 1 26,195 26,195 North Carolina ....: - - 50 94 54,781 53,014 Texas .............: - - 101 99 53,227 53,384 Virginia ..........: - - 45 30 20,839 17,001 : United States .....: - - 1,332 1,674 667,854 674,240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 30,110 30,651 91 121 1,854 1,715 Arkansas ..........: 19,010 18,894 103 101 1,116 1,114 Delaware ..........: 72,020 79,665 35 29 701 604 Georgia ...........: 157,621 178,754 108 309 2,143 2,205 Mississippi .......: 7,807 9,311 79 156 820 846 Missouri ..........: 2,884 2,884 16 16 373 373 North Carolina ....: 25,645 25,971 79 47 1,325 1,098 Texas .............: 15,654 16,222 102 115 966 980 Virginia ..........: 24,958 23,672 4 5 548 542 : United States .....: 534,037 606,404 1,639 2,154 18,867 19,545 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 604 649 4,120 3,968 19,100 16,990 Arkansas ..........: 203 214 3,816 4,181 5,677 4,510 Delaware ..........: 660 653 1,651 1,614 3,475 3,588 Georgia ...........: 584 554 12,140 11,968 22,726 23,886 Mississippi .......: 710 743 3,165 2,622 1,271 1,738 Missouri ..........: 49 49 216 216 1,437 1,437 North Carolina ....: 406 388 3,863 3,669 2,740 2,906 Texas .............: 362 299 320 287 3,700 3,585 Virginia ..........: 551 493 770 652 2,081 1,858 : United States .....: 10,869 11,232 42,412 40,479 99,814 105,362 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 1,521 753 34,268 35,224 140,778 134,320 Arkansas ..........: 1,857 1,855 106,057 101,637 188,432 183,636 Delaware ..........: 1,624 2,286 7,943 10,328 137,206 144,654 Georgia ...........: 5,651 6,663 79,637 90,270 349,225 377,549 Mississippi .......: 379 298 10,688 10,872 41,662 41,762 Missouri ..........: 50 50 19,481 19,481 50,702 50,702 North Carolina ....: 2,730 2,843 41,357 41,342 132,976 131,372 Texas .............: 880 881 15,213 14,803 90,525 90,655 Virginia ..........: 696 1,346 16,781 16,999 67,273 62,598 : United States .....: 31,664 28,858 743,606 780,431 2,152,094 2,270,379 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,701 2,678 50,917 51,549 18.85 19.25 California ......: 469 474 15,382 15,386 32.77 32.49 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,809 1,868 73,624 76,143 40.70 40.75 Iowa ............: 1,052 1,237 46,793 54,250 44.46 43.85 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 .......: 3,097 3,170 89,854 93,076 29.02 29.36 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 760 769 27,170 27,979 35.75 36.38 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,673 1,817 62,911 69,373 37.60 38.18 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 508 533 24,273 25,652 47.81 48.11 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 ...........: 423 390 6,037 5,165 14.26 13.24 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 1,934 2,116 55,342 60,376 28.62 28.53 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 539 551 23,797 24,520 44.11 44.50 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,346 17,977 570,119 596,439 32.87 33.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 42,482 42,933 325 356 0.76 0.82 California ......: 12,312 12,309 107 143 0.86 1.15 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) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 59,655 61,696 1,052 1,008 1.73 1.61 Iowa ............: 36,844 42,760 578 600 1.54 1.38 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 .......: 71,687 74,350 991 1,023 1.36 1.36 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 21,977 22,626 122 123 0.55 0.54 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 49,311 54,595 366 367 0.74 0.67 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,400 20,486 310 351 1.57 1.69 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 ...........: 5,106 4,423 41 38 0.80 0.86 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 44,103 48,096 749 812 1.67 1.66 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 18,859 19,455 227 216 1.19 1.10 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 455,276 476,362 6,635 7,075 1.44 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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