Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 3 Percent from Last Year July 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 2020 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during July 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.30 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in July 2019. The June 2020 revised certified total at 4.33 billion pounds, was up 7 percent from June 2019. The June revision represented an increase of 11.9 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2020 was 5.68 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 5.84 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.97 billion pounds, down 4 percent from July 2019. Mature chickens, at 71.0 million pounds, were up 16 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 633 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 9.94 million pounds, down 36 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2020 averaged 6.33 pounds per bird, up slightly from July 2019. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.91 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2020 averaged 32.2 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from July 2019. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2020 totaled 13.5 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 28.6 million pounds, were 0.66 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.73 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2020 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 814,443 773,413 785,128 96 102 5,332,967 5,391,010 101 Mature ...........: 9,068 9,958 10,284 113 103 66,857 69,030 103 Light ..........: 2,889 3,192 3,029 105 95 20,760 20,736 100 Heavy ..........: 6,179 6,766 7,255 117 107 46,097 48,294 105 Total ............: 823,511 783,371 795,412 97 102 5,399,824 5,460,040 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,296 18,983 19,563 101 103 129,667 127,385 98 Old ..............: 188 127 109 58 86 926 872 94 Total ............: 19,484 19,110 19,672 101 103 130,593 128,257 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,283 1,442 1,472 64 102 15,968 13,752 86 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,147,407 5,011,992 4,966,804 96 99 33,464,411 34,408,343 103 Mature ...........: 61,151 67,065 71,022 116 106 451,019 470,569 104 Light ..........: 9,868 11,152 10,629 108 95 71,502 71,935 101 Heavy ..........: 51,283 55,913 60,393 118 108 379,517 398,634 105 Total ............: 5,208,558 5,079,057 5,037,826 97 99 33,915,430 34,878,912 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 610,283 622,960 630,187 103 101 4,218,104 4,162,638 99 Old ..............: 5,668 3,963 3,225 57 81 27,561 26,502 96 Total ............: 615,951 626,923 633,412 103 101 4,245,665 4,189,140 99 : Ducks ..............: 15,561 9,908 9,936 64 100 112,142 95,691 85 : Other 1/ ...........: 310 262 247 80 94 1,526 1,564 102 : Total ..............: 5,840,380 5,716,150 5,681,421 97 99 38,274,763 39,165,307 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.32 6.48 6.33 100 98 6.28 6.38 102 Mature ...........: 6.74 6.73 6.91 103 103 6.75 6.82 101 Light ..........: 3.42 3.49 3.51 103 101 3.44 3.47 101 Heavy ..........: 8.30 8.26 8.32 100 101 8.23 8.25 100 Total ............: 6.32 6.48 6.33 100 98 6.28 6.39 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.63 32.82 32.21 102 98 32.53 32.68 100 Old ..............: 30.15 31.20 29.59 98 95 29.76 30.39 102 Total ............: 31.61 32.81 32.20 102 98 32.51 32.66 100 : Ducks ..............: 6.82 6.87 6.75 99 98 7.02 6.96 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2020 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,584,268 3,505,173 3,475,457 97 99 23,395,230 24,056,893 103 Mature ...........: 40,768 46,529 49,719 122 107 301,048 321,336 107 Light ..........: 4,984 5,783 5,388 108 93 36,360 36,862 101 Heavy ..........: 35,784 40,746 44,331 124 109 264,688 284,474 107 Total ............: 3,625,036 3,551,702 3,525,176 97 99 23,696,278 24,378,229 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 314,081 303,025 311,084 99 103 2,113,671 2,070,696 98 Old ..............: 4,067 2,960 2,296 56 78 20,269 19,343 95 Total ............: 318,148 305,985 313,380 99 102 2,133,940 2,090,039 98 : Ducks ..............: 4,064 3,125 2,994 74 96 30,580 25,952 85 : Other 1/ ...........: 185 169 152 82 90 949 976 103 : Total ..............: 3,947,433 3,860,981 3,841,702 97 100 25,861,747 26,495,196 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 291,050 274,825 265,258 91 97 1,808,822 1,860,266 103 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Total ............: 291,050 274,825 265,258 91 97 1,808,899 1,860,266 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 173,345 194,649 191,663 111 98 1,254,121 1,252,783 100 Old ..............: 73 70 62 85 89 425 480 113 Total ............: 173,418 194,719 191,725 111 98 1,254,546 1,253,263 100 : Ducks ..............: 7,273 4,130 4,330 60 105 51,268 43,935 86 : Other 1/ ...........: 15 14 12 80 86 72 89 124 : Total ..............: 471,756 473,688 461,325 98 97 3,114,785 3,157,553 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,875,318 3,779,998 3,740,715 97 99 25,204,052 25,917,159 103 Mature ...........: 40,768 46,529 49,719 122 107 301,125 321,336 107 Light ..........: 4,984 5,783 5,388 108 93 36,360 36,862 101 Heavy ..........: 35,784 40,746 44,331 124 109 264,765 284,474 107 Total ............: 3,916,086 3,826,527 3,790,434 97 99 25,505,177 26,238,495 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 487,426 497,674 502,747 103 101 3,367,792 3,323,479 99 Old ..............: 4,140 3,030 2,358 57 78 20,694 19,823 96 Total ............: 491,566 500,704 505,105 103 101 3,388,486 3,343,302 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,337 7,255 7,324 65 101 81,848 69,887 85 : Other 1/ ...........: 200 183 164 82 90 1,021 1,065 104 : Total ..............: 4,419,189 4,334,669 4,303,027 97 99 28,976,532 29,652,749 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2020 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,782 10,025 10,786 92 108 74,560 69,980 94 Mature ...........: 576 627 694 120 111 4,243 4,173 98 Light ..........: 140 131 158 113 121 867 724 84 Heavy ..........: 436 496 536 123 108 3,376 3,449 102 Total ............: 12,358 10,652 11,480 93 108 78,803 74,153 94 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,897 1,670 1,957 103 117 12,064 11,300 94 Old ..............: 66 31 46 70 148 277 261 94 Total ............: 1,963 1,701 2,003 102 118 12,341 11,561 94 : Ducks ..............: 86 54 61 71 113 511 439 86 : Total 1/ ...........: 14,408 12,407 13,544 94 109 91,660 86,153 94 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.20 0.22 96 110 0.22 0.20 91 Mature ...........: 0.94 0.93 0.98 104 105 0.94 0.89 95 Light ..........: 1.42 1.17 1.49 105 127 1.21 1.01 83 Heavy ..........: 0.85 0.89 0.89 105 100 0.89 0.87 98 Total ............: 0.24 0.21 0.23 96 110 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.31 0.27 0.31 100 115 0.29 0.27 93 Old ..............: 1.16 0.78 1.43 123 183 1.01 0.98 97 Total ............: 0.32 0.27 0.32 100 119 0.29 0.28 97 : Ducks ..............: 0.55 0.55 0.61 111 111 0.46 0.46 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.22 0.24 96 109 0.24 0.22 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2020 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,323 20,785 19,462 83 94 174,367 154,458 89 Mature ...........: 1,792 1,659 2,499 139 151 11,459 11,361 99 Light ..........: 344 456 396 115 87 2,658 2,987 112 Heavy ..........: 1,448 1,203 2,103 145 175 8,801 8,374 95 Total ............: 25,115 22,444 21,961 87 98 185,826 165,819 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,876 6,433 6,326 92 98 49,565 44,928 91 Old ..............: 184 112 109 59 97 963 965 100 Total ............: 7,060 6,545 6,435 91 98 50,528 45,893 91 : Ducks ..............: 245 209 173 71 83 2,024 1,875 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 2 67 100 16 15 94 : Total ..............: 32,423 29,200 28,571 88 98 238,394 213,602 90 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.60 0.55 0.52 87 95 0.69 0.59 86 Mature ...........: 4.21 3.44 4.79 114 139 3.67 3.41 93 Light ..........: 6.46 7.31 6.85 106 94 6.81 7.50 110 Heavy ..........: 3.89 2.87 4.53 116 158 3.22 2.86 89 Total ............: 0.64 0.58 0.58 91 100 0.72 0.63 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.39 1.28 1.24 89 97 1.45 1.33 92 Old ..............: 4.26 3.56 4.42 104 124 4.45 4.64 104 Total ............: 1.42 1.29 1.26 89 98 1.47 1.35 92 : Ducks ..............: 2.12 2.80 2.31 109 83 2.41 2.61 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.48 1.08 1.20 81 111 1.54 1.39 90 : Total ..............: 0.73 0.67 0.66 90 99 0.82 0.72 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: June and July 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 982 899 572,797 543,825 Mature ..........: - - 67 34 68,846 66,870 Light .........: - - 14 10 44,502 43,280 Heavy .........: - - 53 24 24,344 23,590 Total ...........: - - 1,049 933 641,643 610,695 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 15 10 10,596 11,062 Old .............: - - 3 2 616 517 Total ...........: - - 18 12 11,212 11,579 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 237,796 216,611 1,203 1,169 12,232 11,527 Mature ..........: 10,214 12,335 116 101 26,271 23,542 Light .........: 6,870 7,818 80 47 11,467 9,377 Heavy .........: 3,344 4,517 36 54 14,804 14,165 Total ...........: 248,010 228,946 1,319 1,270 38,503 35,069 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,529 2,126 105 161 32 87 Old .............: 149 189 - 13 104 167 Total ...........: 1,678 2,315 105 174 136 254 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,739 6,487 36,162 35,121 111,566 108,610 Mature ..........: 1,053 1,478 278 230 23,315 25,156 Light .........: 954 1,313 143 86 20,792 22,330 Heavy .........: 99 165 135 144 2,523 2,826 Total ...........: 7,792 7,965 36,440 35,351 134,881 133,766 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 111 70 219 490 607 598 Old .............: 14 12 38 25 63 28 Total ...........: 125 82 257 515 670 626 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 29,690 32,320 558,302 542,945 1,567,469 1,499,514 Mature ..........: 820 478 70,604 59,048 201,584 189,272 Light .........: 5 16 47,488 37,425 132,315 121,702 Heavy .........: 815 462 23,116 21,623 69,269 67,570 Total ...........: 30,510 32,798 628,906 601,993 1,769,053 1,688,786 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 91 112 8,706 9,564 22,011 24,280 Old .............: 46 21 158 240 1,191 1,214 Total ...........: 137 133 8,864 9,804 23,202 25,494 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 96,703 98,520 530,012 529,196 5.48 5.37 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 82,037 82,950 578,877 575,211 7.06 6.93 California ......: 23,571 24,205 139,244 143,764 5.91 5.94 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 32,672 30,893 255,513 234,827 7.82 7.60 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 108,003 110,381 666,495 660,930 6.17 5.99 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,230 6,431 28,598 29,243 4.59 4.55 Iowa ............: 873 873 5,038 4,925 5.77 5.64 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,264 22,731 158,456 148,283 6.53 6.52 Louisiana .......: 14,409 14,150 96,040 94,831 6.67 6.70 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,422 11,127 72,334 71,686 6.33 6.44 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 57,413 57,882 368,150 357,684 6.41 6.18 Missouri ........: 35,008 36,637 177,884 186,813 5.08 5.10 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 106 100 467 485 4.42 4.84 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,257 2,223 10,719 10,386 4.75 4.67 North Carolina ..: 79,677 77,498 660,297 623,079 8.29 8.04 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,737 10,539 83,308 76,037 7.76 7.21 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,332 10,866 65,150 60,995 5.75 5.61 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,777 23,692 180,666 181,329 7.93 7.65 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 25,113 26,372 138,002 142,985 5.50 5.42 Texas ...........: 58,941 61,558 398,842 411,171 6.77 6.68 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,974 27,356 159,099 166,464 6.37 6.09 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 ...: 773,413 785,128 5,011,992 4,966,804 6.48 6.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 403,980 404,133 1,752 1,898 0.43 0.47 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 437,689 432,865 2,337 1,813 0.53 0.42 California ......: 104,371 108,369 995 782 0.94 0.72 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 196,846 181,372 994 752 0.50 0.41 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 502,885 497,151 3,300 3,385 0.65 0.68 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 20,882 21,317 137 113 0.65 0.53 Iowa ............: 3,398 3,342 488 430 12.56 11.39 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 119,531 111,835 590 617 0.49 0.55 Louisiana .......: 73,027 71,964 272 305 0.37 0.42 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 54,359 53,774 266 257 0.49 0.48 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 271,936 265,701 1,163 1,108 0.43 0.42 Missouri ........: 130,638 137,115 406 442 0.31 0.32 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 348 358 4 4 1.02 1.06 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,496 6,351 106 77 1.60 1.20 North Carolina ..: 509,587 478,475 2,038 1,840 0.40 0.38 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 62,302 56,805 260 226 0.42 0.40 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 44,624 42,026 821 771 1.81 1.80 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 136,004 136,525 770 744 0.56 0.54 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 101,621 105,552 732 591 0.72 0.56 Texas ...........: 305,637 313,068 1,811 1,811 0.59 0.58 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 116,375 122,338 395 488 0.34 0.40 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 ...: 3,779,998 3,740,715 20,785 19,462 0.55 0.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: June and July 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 70 40 31,327 29,016 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 30,950 30,986 Delaware ..........: - - 173 83 31,359 29,335 Georgia ...........: - - 42 3 54,858 50,896 Mississippi .......: - - 35 35 9,771 9,771 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 47,676 44,471 Texas .............: - - 109 103 56,428 55,861 Virginia ..........: - - 62 88 21,244 20,227 : United States .....: - - 982 899 572,797 543,825 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 26,751 26,148 95 79 1,146 1,128 Arkansas ..........: 6,652 6,749 78 93 1,004 1,005 Delaware ..........: 15,026 12,902 37 30 272 263 Georgia ...........: 41,254 47,630 51 83 1,739 1,709 Mississippi .......: 5,276 5,276 10 10 572 572 North Carolina ....: 12,966 11,711 47 47 1,099 1,055 Texas .............: 16,483 15,531 195 214 809 753 Virginia ..........: 13,771 11,439 6 2 190 177 : United States .....: 237,796 216,611 1,203 1,169 12,232 11,527 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 553 524 3,720 2,993 13,140 11,847 Arkansas ..........: 162 165 2,794 2,795 3,257 3,278 Delaware ..........: 582 671 1,177 1,823 3,066 2,866 Georgia ...........: 788 652 9,378 8,774 48,788 49,205 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,888 1,888 790 787 North Carolina ....: 413 394 5,336 4,777 2,420 2,654 Texas .............: 358 331 292 310 3,583 3,512 Virginia ..........: 551 602 715 815 2,019 2,190 : United States .....: 6,739 6,487 36,162 35,121 111,566 108,610 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 439 399 28,728 29,700 105,969 101,874 Arkansas ..........: 1,795 1,803 81,328 81,312 128,056 128,222 Delaware ..........: 3,054 3,307 6,605 6,380 61,351 57,660 Georgia ...........: 8,122 9,070 91,630 79,979 256,650 248,001 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 9,317 9,317 29,107 29,104 North Carolina ....: 2,020 2,985 23,615 24,918 95,660 93,080 Texas .............: 861 767 17,487 17,408 96,605 94,790 Virginia ..........: 433 480 10,426 12,204 49,417 48,224 : United States .....: 29,690 32,320 558,302 542,945 1,567,469 1,499,514 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,758 2,984 50,226 57,798 18.21 19.37 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1 (Z) 23 12 27.03 31.69 Indiana .........: 2,066 2,057 84,897 83,899 41.09 40.78 Iowa ............: 1,248 1,239 54,608 52,533 43.77 42.40 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,696 4,086 102,511 113,458 27.74 27.77 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 907 905 29,768 30,774 32.81 34.01 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 ..: 1,796 1,838 71,118 70,671 39.61 38.45 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 560 548 26,702 25,445 47.65 46.41 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 602 647 18,853 19,277 31.29 29.81 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 .......: - (D) - (D) - (D) Texas ...........: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 33.00 32.20 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (Z) 3 5 97 32.89 32.24 Virginia ........: 2,356 2,330 65,633 63,305 27.86 27.17 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 569 556 25,729 25,260 45.25 45.45 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,983 19,563 622,960 630,187 32.82 32.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 41,871 48,150 360 382 0.85 0.79 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 17 9 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 68,383 67,448 838 845 1.21 1.24 Iowa ............: 43,127 41,477 704 700 1.61 1.66 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 82,132 90,792 1,121 1,197 1.35 1.30 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 24,132 24,908 203 178 0.84 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 ..: 56,125 55,516 333 345 0.59 0.62 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,348 20,296 319 307 1.47 1.49 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 14,959 15,063 310 246 2.03 1.61 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 .......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Texas ...........: (Z) (Z) - - (X) (X) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 4 77 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 52,148 50,309 907 935 1.71 1.82 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 20,333 19,979 324 278 1.57 1.37 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 497,674 502,747 6,433 6,326 1.28 1.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 370 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2019. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. 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