Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released January 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 11 Percent from Last Year December 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during December 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.14 billion pounds, up 11 percent from the amount certified in December 2018. The November 2019 revised certified total at 3.95 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from November 2018. The November revision represented an increase of 3.77 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2019 was 5.46 billion pounds, up 11 percent from 4.92 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.83 billion pounds, up 13 percent from December 2018. Mature chickens, at 59.7 million pounds, were up 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 561 million pounds, down slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.6 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2019 averaged 6.39 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from December 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.76 pounds per bird, up 7 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2019 averaged 33.2 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2019 totaled 13.1 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 31.1 million pounds, were 0.75 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.83 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2019 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 689,771 712,323 754,949 109 106 9,034,504 9,218,408 102 Mature ...........: 8,831 9,038 8,833 100 98 126,406 114,195 90 Light ..........: 3,432 2,570 2,730 80 106 46,311 34,586 75 Heavy ..........: 5,399 6,468 6,103 113 94 80,095 79,609 99 Total ............: 698,602 721,361 763,782 109 106 9,160,910 9,332,603 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,169 19,204 16,763 98 87 235,198 225,931 96 Old ..............: 119 135 123 103 91 1,662 1,745 105 Total ............: 17,288 19,339 16,886 98 87 236,860 227,676 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,361 2,099 2,487 105 118 27,647 27,546 100 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,287,589 4,544,504 4,825,434 113 106 56,541,518 58,248,476 103 Mature ...........: 55,731 62,364 59,699 107 96 816,199 776,814 95 Light ..........: 11,395 9,084 9,156 80 101 158,851 119,682 75 Heavy ..........: 44,336 53,280 50,543 114 95 657,348 657,132 100 Total ............: 4,343,320 4,606,868 4,885,133 112 106 57,357,717 59,025,290 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 558,969 583,138 557,236 100 96 7,310,114 7,235,527 99 Old ..............: 3,659 4,088 3,833 105 94 48,981 51,967 106 Total ............: 562,628 587,226 561,069 100 96 7,359,095 7,287,494 99 : Ducks ..............: 16,889 14,992 17,624 104 118 192,980 193,578 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 222 426 220 99 52 3,872 4,253 110 : Total ..............: 4,923,059 5,209,512 5,464,046 111 105 64,913,664 66,510,615 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.22 6.38 6.39 103 100 6.26 6.32 101 Mature ...........: 6.31 6.90 6.76 107 98 6.46 6.80 105 Light ..........: 3.32 3.53 3.35 101 95 3.43 3.46 101 Heavy ..........: 8.21 8.24 8.28 101 100 8.21 8.25 100 Total ............: 6.22 6.39 6.40 103 100 6.26 6.32 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.56 30.37 33.24 102 109 31.08 32.03 103 Old ..............: 30.75 30.28 31.16 101 103 29.47 29.78 101 Total ............: 32.54 30.36 33.23 102 109 31.07 32.01 103 : Ducks ..............: 7.15 7.14 7.09 99 99 6.98 7.03 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2019 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,996,442 3,196,098 3,373,720 113 106 39,479,778 40,730,946 103 Mature ...........: 36,788 42,475 40,943 111 96 539,352 522,963 97 Light ..........: 5,829 4,553 4,785 82 105 81,396 61,010 75 Heavy ..........: 30,959 37,922 36,158 117 95 457,956 461,953 101 Total ............: 3,033,230 3,238,573 3,414,663 113 105 40,019,130 41,253,909 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 282,846 307,162 291,901 103 95 3,624,916 3,665,130 101 Old ..............: 2,732 3,102 2,816 103 91 36,128 37,851 105 Total ............: 285,578 310,264 294,717 103 95 3,661,044 3,702,981 101 : Ducks ..............: 5,215 4,665 5,385 103 115 54,936 54,166 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 141 199 139 99 70 1,602 1,825 114 : Total ..............: 3,324,164 3,553,701 3,714,904 112 105 43,736,712 45,012,881 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 232,296 231,028 262,067 113 113 3,120,957 3,146,690 101 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 232,296 231,028 262,067 113 113 3,120,967 3,146,767 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 162,456 158,929 151,873 93 96 2,216,166 2,112,536 95 Old ..............: 59 40 89 151 223 881 1,380 157 Total ............: 162,515 158,969 151,962 94 96 2,217,047 2,113,916 95 : Ducks ..............: 7,210 6,329 7,480 104 118 86,000 87,047 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 11 88 13 118 15 961 953 99 : Total ..............: 402,032 396,414 421,522 105 106 5,424,975 5,348,683 99 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,228,738 3,427,126 3,635,787 113 106 42,600,735 43,877,636 103 Mature ...........: 36,788 42,475 40,943 111 96 539,362 523,040 97 Light ..........: 5,829 4,553 4,785 82 105 81,406 61,010 75 Heavy ..........: 30,959 37,922 36,158 117 95 457,956 462,030 101 Total ............: 3,265,526 3,469,601 3,676,730 113 106 43,140,097 44,400,676 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 445,302 466,091 443,774 100 95 5,841,082 5,777,666 99 Old ..............: 2,791 3,142 2,905 104 92 37,009 39,231 106 Total ............: 448,093 469,233 446,679 100 95 5,878,091 5,816,897 99 : Ducks ..............: 12,425 10,994 12,865 104 117 140,936 141,213 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 152 287 152 100 53 2,563 2,778 108 : Total ..............: 3,726,196 3,950,115 4,136,426 111 105 49,161,687 50,361,564 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2019 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,971 10,653 10,985 110 103 130,452 130,918 100 Mature ...........: 537 531 544 101 102 8,167 6,899 84 Light ..........: 171 102 110 64 108 2,497 1,390 56 Heavy ..........: 366 429 434 119 101 5,670 5,509 97 Total ............: 10,508 11,184 11,529 110 103 138,619 137,817 99 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,548 1,348 1,495 97 111 19,090 19,708 103 Old ..............: 35 35 29 83 83 494 481 97 Total ............: 1,583 1,383 1,524 96 110 19,584 20,189 103 : Ducks ..............: 71 78 95 134 122 797 963 121 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,162 12,646 13,148 108 104 159,005 158,982 100 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.23 100 100 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 0.96 0.85 0.91 95 107 1.00 0.89 89 Light ..........: 1.50 1.12 1.20 80 107 1.57 1.16 74 Heavy ..........: 0.83 0.81 0.86 104 106 0.86 0.84 98 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.24 100 100 0.24 0.23 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.28 0.23 0.27 96 117 0.26 0.27 104 Old ..............: 0.96 0.86 0.76 79 88 1.01 0.93 92 Total ............: 0.28 0.24 0.27 96 113 0.27 0.28 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.42 0.52 0.54 129 104 0.41 0.50 122 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.24 0.24 96 100 0.24 0.24 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2019 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,030 20,276 22,919 100 113 322,994 285,043 88 Mature ...........: 1,345 1,682 1,288 96 77 20,727 19,499 94 Light ..........: 396 397 426 108 107 5,131 4,710 92 Heavy ..........: 949 1,285 862 91 67 15,596 14,789 95 Total ............: 24,375 21,958 24,207 99 110 343,721 304,542 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,329 6,296 6,411 101 102 82,278 83,012 101 Old ..............: 141 135 124 88 92 1,944 1,762 91 Total ............: 6,470 6,431 6,535 101 102 84,222 84,774 101 : Ducks ..............: 279 272 330 118 121 3,667 3,595 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 1 3 2 200 67 35 37 106 : Total ..............: 31,125 28,664 31,074 100 108 431,645 392,948 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.71 0.59 0.63 89 107 0.75 0.65 87 Mature ...........: 3.53 3.81 3.05 86 80 3.70 3.59 97 Light ..........: 6.36 8.02 8.18 129 102 5.93 7.17 121 Heavy ..........: 2.97 3.28 2.33 78 71 3.29 3.10 94 Total ............: 0.74 0.63 0.65 88 103 0.79 0.68 86 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.40 1.33 1.42 101 107 1.39 1.42 102 Old ..............: 4.81 4.12 4.09 85 99 4.99 4.30 86 Total ............: 1.42 1.35 1.44 101 107 1.41 1.44 102 : Ducks ..............: 2.20 2.41 2.50 114 104 2.54 2.48 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.65 1.03 1.30 200 126 1.35 1.31 97 : Total ..............: 0.83 0.72 0.75 90 104 0.87 0.77 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: November and December 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,784 1,700 566,574 611,858 Mature ..........: - - 103 105 77,851 82,431 Light .........: - - 77 60 54,537 58,214 Heavy .........: - - 26 45 23,314 24,217 Total ...........: - - 1,887 1,805 644,425 694,289 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 41 13 20,365 15,520 Old .............: - - 3 10 921 998 Total ...........: - - 44 23 21,286 16,518 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 263,394 333,225 1,506 1,398 16,142 16,857 Mature ..........: 7,650 10,632 103 274 27,860 34,497 Light .........: 3,596 5,615 33 200 12,091 15,538 Heavy .........: 4,054 5,017 70 74 15,769 18,959 Total ...........: 271,044 343,857 1,609 1,672 44,002 51,354 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,096 1,915 493 314 86 94 Old .............: 414 394 - - 253 115 Total ...........: 3,510 2,309 493 314 339 209 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 7,907 8,717 40,299 40,588 93,920 106,454 Mature ..........: 1,424 1,470 486 423 20,532 28,977 Light .........: 1,217 1,288 351 271 17,659 26,000 Heavy .........: 207 182 135 152 2,873 2,977 Total ...........: 9,331 10,187 40,785 41,011 114,452 135,431 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 196 82 527 625 1,183 603 Old .............: 11 12 23 11 27 41 Total ...........: 207 94 550 636 1,210 644 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,206 34,327 576,999 597,907 1,596,731 1,753,031 Mature ..........: 865 1,028 54,930 72,578 191,804 232,415 Light .........: 49 23 29,389 46,794 118,999 154,003 Heavy .........: 816 1,005 25,541 25,784 72,805 78,412 Total ...........: 29,071 35,355 631,929 670,485 1,788,535 1,985,446 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 391 99 11,658 10,148 38,036 29,413 Old .............: 4 10 722 438 2,378 2,029 Total ...........: 395 109 12,380 10,586 40,414 31,442 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 92,254 96,181 505,080 528,398 5.47 5.49 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 75,893 80,559 534,636 568,635 7.04 7.06 California ......: 17,931 21,123 113,189 134,840 6.31 6.38 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,603 31,497 210,085 230,220 7.10 7.31 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 100,735 105,831 619,292 654,083 6.15 6.18 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,751 5,839 26,192 25,606 4.55 4.39 Iowa ............: 708 943 3,980 5,122 5.62 5.43 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,292 23,244 137,779 149,905 6.47 6.45 Louisiana .......: 14,781 16,071 94,438 104,076 6.39 6.48 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,363 10,524 60,922 65,724 5.88 6.25 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 55,454 57,081 349,750 356,509 6.31 6.25 Missouri ........: 34,042 36,807 172,566 187,874 5.07 5.10 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 96 134 418 646 4.36 4.82 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,211 2,443 10,498 11,851 4.75 4.85 North Carolina ..: 70,012 73,337 569,766 601,961 8.14 8.21 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 11,326 11,449 82,505 82,703 7.28 7.22 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,000 10,290 50,781 57,019 5.64 5.54 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,327 24,209 173,505 188,179 7.77 7.77 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,206 24,527 123,475 132,044 5.32 5.38 Texas ...........: 54,005 56,417 358,662 365,043 6.64 6.47 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 23,482 26,974 147,740 169,963 6.29 6.30 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 ...: 712,323 754,949 4,544,504 4,825,434 6.38 6.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 385,467 403,569 2,058 2,039 0.53 0.50 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 402,252 429,436 1,583 2,590 0.39 0.60 California ......: 85,119 101,131 810 1,075 0.94 1.05 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 162,228 176,984 1,032 1,190 0.63 0.67 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 466,521 491,562 2,876 3,298 0.61 0.67 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 19,134 18,665 102 126 0.53 0.67 Iowa ............: 2,713 3,579 275 304 9.21 7.82 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 104,173 113,057 653 669 0.62 0.59 Louisiana .......: 71,291 78,123 273 302 0.38 0.38 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 45,140 49,002 308 316 0.68 0.64 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 267,610 268,263 1,610 1,790 0.60 0.66 Missouri ........: 126,120 138,179 462 489 0.37 0.35 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 295 465 2 7 0.57 1.51 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,478 7,278 158 170 2.38 2.28 North Carolina ..: 438,839 463,892 1,919 2,025 0.44 0.43 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 61,933 62,027 241 232 0.39 0.37 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 34,659 38,746 870 1,060 2.45 2.66 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 130,785 141,877 833 892 0.63 0.62 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 90,917 97,312 622 629 0.68 0.64 Texas ...........: 270,529 277,482 2,133 2,194 0.78 0.78 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 106,887 122,915 408 476 0.38 0.39 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 ...: 3,427,126 3,635,787 20,276 22,919 0.59 0.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 180 127 36,676 42,582 Arkansas ..........: - - 35 35 30,956 32,081 Delaware ..........: - - 313 452 40,926 46,793 Georgia ...........: - - 17 11 55,075 58,329 Mississippi .......: - - 116 52 13,934 16,719 North Carolina ....: - - 124 72 47,845 48,211 Texas .............: - - 100 107 54,661 58,313 Virginia ..........: - - 126 59 15,113 19,227 : United States .....: - - 1,784 1,700 566,574 611,858 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 28,982 37,366 188 134 1,310 1,387 Arkansas ..........: 7,825 7,647 73 78 983 988 Delaware ..........: 27,914 36,934 26 83 623 648 Georgia ...........: 54,038 72,122 153 105 1,976 2,116 Mississippi .......: 7,564 10,742 89 113 709 822 North Carolina ....: 14,430 14,306 42 36 1,221 984 Texas .............: 22,214 24,182 158 115 1,070 1,077 Virginia ..........: 12,234 16,341 6 2 345 370 : United States .....: 263,394 333,225 1,506 1,398 16,142 16,857 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 525 650 3,972 4,053 13,455 14,975 Arkansas ..........: 157 163 2,561 2,795 4,513 4,535 Delaware ..........: 666 733 1,893 1,563 5,163 4,658 Georgia ...........: 594 574 9,871 10,468 25,835 35,893 Mississippi .......: 856 800 3,178 3,210 1,827 1,798 North Carolina ....: 466 394 4,484 5,157 2,769 2,544 Texas .............: 398 388 277 379 3,801 4,023 Virginia ..........: 384 385 578 629 1,713 1,751 : United States .....: 7,907 8,717 40,299 40,588 93,920 106,454 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 429 874 26,885 31,432 112,602 133,580 Arkansas ..........: 1,797 1,790 94,555 89,819 143,455 139,931 Delaware ..........: 3,556 4,586 12,285 11,303 93,365 107,753 Georgia ...........: 2,834 3,063 58,570 87,707 208,963 270,388 Mississippi .......: 599 626 10,189 12,829 39,061 47,711 North Carolina ....: 2,147 2,548 41,055 29,560 114,583 103,812 Texas .............: 485 531 17,696 17,468 100,860 106,583 Virginia ..........: 357 369 13,565 12,646 44,421 51,779 : United States .....: 28,206 34,327 576,999 597,907 1,596,731 1,753,031 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,155 2,564 57,511 45,728 18.23 17.84 California ......: 986 566 25,244 18,130 25.60 32.04 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,720 1,745 68,409 72,551 39.78 41.57 Iowa ............: 1,073 996 44,953 43,367 41.89 43.53 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 .......: 3,886 3,204 100,022 93,620 25.74 29.22 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 738 785 27,381 29,630 37.09 37.76 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 ..: 1,751 1,645 61,100 61,570 34.90 37.42 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 574 512 24,674 24,412 43.00 47.67 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - 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 .......: (D) - (D) - (D) - Texas ...........: 80 - 1,218 5 15.29 33.33 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 44 5 1,149 169 25.82 32.37 Virginia ........: 2,026 1,910 56,323 55,100 27.81 28.86 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 515 559 22,065 25,156 42.83 45.00 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,204 16,763 583,138 557,236 30.37 33.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,868 38,033 372 352 0.77 0.92 California ......: 20,190 14,517 185 103 0.91 0.70 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 55,181 58,585 870 894 1.55 1.50 Iowa ............: 35,376 34,117 604 543 1.68 1.57 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 .......: 80,484 74,819 971 1,075 1.19 1.42 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 22,083 23,869 182 201 0.82 0.83 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 ..: 48,115 48,344 287 354 0.59 0.73 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,691 19,476 240 252 1.20 1.28 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (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 .......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Texas ...........: 1,027 4 9 - 0.91 0.12 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 931 134 9 - 0.91 0.07 Virginia ........: 44,594 43,577 847 753 1.86 1.70 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 17,443 19,873 284 333 1.60 1.65 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 466,091 443,774 6,296 6,411 1.33 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. 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