Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released May 24, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent from Last Year April 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during April 2021 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.21 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in April 2020. The March 2021 revised certified total at 4.59 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from March 2020. The March revision represented an increase of 8.77 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during April 2021 was 5.56 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 5.42 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.91 billion pounds, up 3 percent from April 2020. Mature chickens, at 65.1 million pounds, were down 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 576 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.3 million pounds, down 12 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2021 averaged 6.44 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2020. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.53 pounds per bird, down 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2021 averaged 33.6 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from April 2020. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2021 totaled 11.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 27.6 million pounds, were 0.65 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.69 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2021 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 752,639 832,145 762,466 101 92 3,100,499 3,016,755 97 Mature ...........: 9,818 10,012 9,955 101 99 39,513 37,465 95 Light ..........: 2,518 3,326 3,323 132 100 11,877 12,209 103 Heavy ..........: 7,300 6,686 6,632 91 99 27,636 25,256 91 Total ............: 762,457 842,157 772,421 101 92 3,140,012 3,054,220 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,981 19,427 17,009 100 88 72,483 68,645 95 Old ..............: 107 130 155 145 119 509 573 113 Total ............: 17,088 19,557 17,164 100 88 72,992 69,218 95 : Ducks ..............: 2,146 1,987 1,896 88 95 9,183 7,558 82 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,785,456 5,315,009 4,906,838 103 92 19,705,257 19,334,750 98 Mature ...........: 68,489 67,238 65,051 95 97 268,994 250,342 93 Light ..........: 8,608 11,482 11,172 130 97 41,183 42,026 102 Heavy ..........: 59,881 55,756 53,879 90 97 227,811 208,316 91 Total ............: 4,853,945 5,382,247 4,971,889 102 92 19,974,251 19,585,092 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 548,888 649,318 571,606 104 88 2,377,761 2,300,545 97 Old ..............: 3,325 3,857 4,702 141 122 15,627 17,030 109 Total ............: 552,213 653,175 576,308 104 88 2,393,388 2,317,575 97 : Ducks ..............: 15,056 14,021 13,285 88 95 64,481 52,978 82 : Other 1/ ...........: 163 171 160 98 94 856 615 72 : Total ..............: 5,421,377 6,049,614 5,561,642 103 92 22,432,976 21,956,260 98 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.36 6.39 6.44 101 101 6.36 6.41 101 Mature ...........: 6.98 6.72 6.53 94 97 6.81 6.68 98 Light ..........: 3.42 3.45 3.36 98 97 3.47 3.44 99 Heavy ..........: 8.20 8.34 8.12 99 97 8.24 8.25 100 Total ............: 6.37 6.39 6.44 101 101 6.36 6.41 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.32 33.42 33.61 104 101 32.80 33.51 102 Old ..............: 31.07 29.67 30.34 98 102 30.70 29.72 97 Total ............: 32.32 33.40 33.58 104 101 32.79 33.48 102 : Ducks ..............: 7.02 7.06 7.01 100 99 7.02 7.01 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2021 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,325,176 3,731,862 3,449,633 104 92 13,764,306 13,597,806 99 Mature ...........: 46,145 46,308 44,715 97 97 181,428 171,607 95 Light ..........: 4,423 5,835 5,759 130 99 21,031 21,492 102 Heavy ..........: 41,722 40,473 38,956 93 96 160,397 150,115 94 Total ............: 3,371,321 3,778,170 3,494,348 104 92 13,945,734 13,769,413 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 280,143 314,491 280,867 100 89 1,190,468 1,144,207 96 Old ..............: 2,494 2,881 3,524 141 122 11,462 12,697 111 Total ............: 282,637 317,372 284,391 101 90 1,201,930 1,156,904 96 : Ducks ..............: 3,573 3,189 2,994 84 94 16,581 12,336 74 : Other 1/ ...........: 98 107 97 99 91 530 387 73 : Total ..............: 3,657,629 4,098,838 3,781,830 103 92 15,164,775 14,939,040 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 275,087 276,917 246,591 90 89 1,073,628 991,883 92 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 275,087 276,917 246,591 90 89 1,073,628 991,883 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 158,637 204,476 176,090 111 86 707,821 693,052 98 Old ..............: 38 51 73 192 143 268 249 93 Total ............: 158,675 204,527 176,163 111 86 708,089 693,301 98 : Ducks ..............: 7,459 7,087 6,732 90 95 30,370 26,576 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 13 11 13 100 118 49 37 76 : Total ..............: 441,234 488,542 429,499 97 88 1,812,136 1,711,797 94 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,600,263 4,008,779 3,696,224 103 92 14,837,934 14,589,689 98 Mature ...........: 46,145 46,308 44,715 97 97 181,428 171,607 95 Light ..........: 4,423 5,835 5,759 130 99 21,031 21,492 102 Heavy ..........: 41,722 40,473 38,956 93 96 160,397 150,115 94 Total ............: 3,646,408 4,055,087 3,740,939 103 92 15,019,362 14,761,296 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 438,780 518,967 456,957 104 88 1,898,289 1,837,259 97 Old ..............: 2,532 2,932 3,597 142 123 11,730 12,946 110 Total ............: 441,312 521,899 460,554 104 88 1,910,019 1,850,205 97 : Ducks ..............: 11,032 10,276 9,726 88 95 46,951 38,912 83 : Other 1/ ...........: 111 118 110 99 93 579 424 73 : Total ..............: 4,098,863 4,587,380 4,211,329 103 92 16,976,911 16,650,837 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2021 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,510 10,166 9,472 100 93 39,974 39,068 98 Mature ...........: 619 642 625 101 97 2,291 2,513 110 Light ..........: 77 90 74 96 82 369 354 96 Heavy ..........: 542 552 551 102 100 1,922 2,159 112 Total ............: 10,129 10,808 10,097 100 93 42,265 41,581 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,298 1,960 1,635 126 83 6,330 6,998 111 Old ..............: 28 45 44 157 98 160 192 120 Total ............: 1,326 2,005 1,679 127 84 6,490 7,190 111 : Ducks ..............: 69 60 51 74 85 274 229 84 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,524 12,873 11,827 103 92 49,029 49,000 100 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.19 0.19 95 100 0.20 0.20 100 Mature ...........: 0.90 0.95 0.96 107 101 0.85 1.00 118 Light ..........: 0.89 0.78 0.66 74 85 0.90 0.84 93 Heavy ..........: 0.91 0.99 1.02 112 103 0.84 1.04 124 Total ............: 0.21 0.20 0.20 95 100 0.21 0.21 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.24 0.30 0.29 121 97 0.27 0.30 111 Old ..............: 0.84 1.17 0.94 112 80 1.02 1.13 111 Total ............: 0.24 0.31 0.29 121 94 0.27 0.31 115 : Ducks ..............: 0.46 0.43 0.38 83 88 0.42 0.43 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.21 0.21 100 100 0.22 0.22 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2021 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 20,718 20,780 19,497 94 94 91,435 75,438 83 Mature ...........: 1,339 1,710 1,948 145 114 5,652 7,368 130 Light ..........: 364 537 472 130 88 1,778 1,875 105 Heavy ..........: 975 1,173 1,476 151 126 3,874 5,493 142 Total ............: 22,057 22,490 21,445 97 95 97,087 82,806 85 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,090 6,478 5,843 96 90 26,520 23,745 90 Old ..............: 127 119 132 104 111 589 497 84 Total ............: 6,217 6,597 5,975 96 91 27,109 24,242 89 : Ducks ..............: 294 229 173 59 76 1,296 751 58 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 9 8 89 : Total ..............: 28,570 29,318 27,595 97 94 125,501 107,807 86 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.57 0.52 0.52 91 100 0.61 0.51 84 Mature ...........: 2.82 3.56 4.17 148 117 3.02 4.12 136 Light ..........: 7.60 8.43 7.58 100 90 7.80 8.02 103 Heavy ..........: 2.28 2.82 3.65 160 129 2.36 3.53 150 Total ............: 0.60 0.55 0.57 95 104 0.64 0.56 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.37 1.23 1.26 92 102 1.38 1.28 93 Old ..............: 4.78 3.90 3.54 74 91 4.78 3.70 77 Total ............: 1.39 1.25 1.28 92 102 1.40 1.29 92 : Ducks ..............: 2.60 2.18 1.75 67 80 2.69 1.89 70 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.77 1.67 1.79 101 107 1.53 1.85 121 : Total ..............: 0.69 0.64 0.65 94 102 0.73 0.64 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: March and April 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 818 969 505,903 493,691 Mature ..........: - - 25 23 92,087 90,474 Light .........: - - 6 5 67,807 66,060 Heavy .........: - - 19 18 24,280 24,414 Total ...........: - - 843 992 597,990 584,165 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 51 57 8,984 9,779 Old .............: - - 25 5 760 805 Total ...........: - - 76 62 9,744 10,584 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 258,515 272,428 1,284 1,077 13,366 12,667 Mature ..........: 13,956 10,659 148 120 34,274 36,258 Light .........: 9,820 6,261 117 70 18,172 19,991 Heavy .........: 4,136 4,398 31 50 16,102 16,267 Total ...........: 272,471 283,087 1,432 1,197 47,640 48,925 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,884 1,178 12 28 67 32 Old .............: 195 210 12 3 36 251 Total ...........: 2,079 1,388 24 31 103 283 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,902 6,811 33,658 32,394 86,534 80,319 Mature ..........: 1,465 1,510 315 266 32,723 36,120 Light .........: 1,151 1,188 97 116 29,660 32,805 Heavy .........: 314 322 218 150 3,063 3,315 Total ...........: 8,367 8,321 33,973 32,660 119,257 116,439 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 42 63 99 131 897 775 Old .............: 20 24 48 25 136 52 Total ...........: 62 87 147 156 1,033 827 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,938 28,220 608,807 606,938 1,544,725 1,535,514 Mature ..........: 261 463 64,334 65,627 239,588 241,520 Light .........: 35 34 42,310 43,604 169,175 170,134 Heavy .........: 226 429 22,024 22,023 70,413 71,386 Total ...........: 29,199 28,683 673,141 672,565 1,784,313 1,777,034 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 33 115 10,423 8,344 22,492 20,502 Old .............: 3 1 1,207 1,222 2,442 2,598 Total ...........: 36 116 11,630 9,566 24,934 23,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 104,854 96,783 581,721 542,338 5.55 5.60 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 93,188 83,499 657,666 595,439 7.06 7.13 California ......: 24,453 23,509 146,997 145,382 6.01 6.18 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,681 29,643 232,280 224,088 7.83 7.56 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 109,857 101,072 647,656 610,959 5.90 6.04 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,472 6,338 30,281 30,342 4.68 4.79 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,756 23,248 169,601 151,153 6.58 6.50 Louisiana .......: 15,579 13,758 108,365 96,731 6.96 7.03 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,258 11,045 73,253 72,002 6.51 6.52 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 65,383 58,876 418,345 371,087 6.40 6.30 Missouri ........: 38,592 34,187 202,641 174,884 5.25 5.12 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,440 2,196 11,687 10,322 4.79 4.70 North Carolina ..: 80,690 74,972 648,292 611,061 8.03 8.15 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,686 10,717 75,145 76,364 7.03 7.13 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,934 10,232 67,737 59,249 5.68 5.79 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,455 23,894 185,801 177,425 7.30 7.43 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 29,488 26,343 167,865 152,039 5.69 5.77 Texas ...........: 66,842 59,560 450,660 402,503 6.74 6.76 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,814 26,872 179,229 166,393 6.22 6.19 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 ...: 832,145 762,466 5,315,009 4,906,838 6.39 6.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 2021 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 441,326 411,840 2,067 2,104 0.47 0.51 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 494,172 448,742 1,955 1,757 0.39 0.39 California ......: 110,217 108,678 952 1,048 0.86 0.96 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 179,763 172,497 640 698 0.35 0.40 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 490,005 455,485 3,018 2,926 0.61 0.64 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 21,977 22,023 190 180 0.86 0.81 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 128,665 114,267 564 550 0.44 0.48 Louisiana .......: 82,062 73,513 287 305 0.35 0.41 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 54,685 53,918 317 365 0.58 0.67 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 311,878 273,046 1,464 1,269 0.47 0.46 Missouri ........: 148,899 128,531 441 408 0.30 0.32 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,066 6,343 115 104 1.60 1.61 North Carolina ..: 498,455 470,220 1,541 1,482 0.31 0.31 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 56,219 57,187 212 253 0.38 0.44 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 46,876 40,957 933 750 1.95 1.80 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 140,329 133,687 980 918 0.69 0.68 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 124,677 112,880 504 408 0.40 0.36 Texas ...........: 345,681 312,669 2,349 1,815 0.67 0.58 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 133,082 123,808 360 342 0.27 0.28 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 ...: 4,008,779 3,696,224 20,780 19,497 0.52 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: March and April 2021 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 58 167 33,943 33,160 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 30,927 30,942 Delaware ..........: - - 70 51 15,447 15,789 Georgia ...........: - - 14 3 53,441 51,661 Mississippi .......: - - 35 34 9,771 9,389 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 41,380 41,380 Texas .............: - - 103 96 57,229 55,204 Virginia ..........: - - 12 10 16,105 15,613 : United States .....: - - 818 969 505,903 493,691 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 26,882 26,990 105 94 1,215 1,270 Arkansas ..........: 6,599 6,682 76 81 1,001 1,002 Delaware ..........: 9,632 9,657 22 25 201 202 Georgia ...........: 66,766 70,726 101 58 1,983 1,912 Mississippi .......: 5,276 5,237 9 10 572 568 North Carolina ....: 10,573 10,576 47 47 903 903 Texas .............: 16,959 16,184 199 128 1,184 914 Virginia ..........: 10,688 10,564 13 3 164 168 : United States .....: 258,515 272,428 1,284 1,077 13,366 12,667 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 575 566 3,013 2,942 11,381 12,032 Arkansas ..........: 169 168 2,794 2,795 3,261 3,282 Delaware ..........: 401 377 685 691 2,477 2,418 Georgia ...........: 730 718 9,291 8,865 24,872 18,779 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,888 1,885 790 787 North Carolina ....: 359 359 3,640 3,640 2,123 2,123 Texas .............: 353 364 314 320 4,300 3,970 Virginia ..........: 653 710 583 539 1,607 1,734 : United States .....: 6,902 6,811 33,658 32,394 86,534 80,319 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 403 462 51,774 61,594 129,349 139,277 Arkansas ..........: 1,791 1,798 81,255 81,396 127,909 128,182 Delaware ..........: 3,020 2,580 4,431 4,284 36,386 36,074 Georgia ...........: 9,938 7,255 85,975 94,717 253,111 254,694 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 9,317 5,717 29,106 25,075 North Carolina ....: 1,986 1,987 19,916 19,712 80,995 80,795 Texas .............: 746 839 18,710 17,900 100,097 95,919 Virginia ..........: 334 336 11,312 13,146 41,471 42,823 : United States .....: 28,938 28,220 608,807 606,938 1,544,725 1,535,514 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,283 2,628 64,143 53,411 19.54 20.33 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: - (Z) - 2 - 24.69 Indiana .........: 2,132 1,964 88,516 82,458 41.51 41.99 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,780 3,641 102,119 95,811 27.01 26.31 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 883 765 32,528 29,165 36.84 38.14 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 581 513 28,220 25,271 48.58 49.24 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 641 528 20,219 16,481 31.54 31.21 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 ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,427 17,009 649,318 571,606 33.42 33.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2021 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 53,313 44,538 400 345 0.74 0.77 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: - 2 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 71,174 66,214 913 883 1.27 1.32 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 .......: 81,637 76,722 1,049 941 1.27 1.21 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 26,669 23,697 180 224 0.67 0.93 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 ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,557 20,206 274 261 1.20 1.27 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 16,052 13,110 373 239 2.27 1.79 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 ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 518,967 456,957 6,478 5,843 1.23 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 361 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2020. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 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 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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