Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released June 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 8 Percent from Last Year May 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2020 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during May 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.04 billion pounds, down 8 percent from the amount certified in May 2019. The April 2020 revised certified total at 4.10 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from April 2019. The April revision represented an increase of 12.5 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during May 2020 was 5.33 billion pounds, down 8 percent from 5.78 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.72 billion pounds, down 7 percent from May 2019. Mature chickens, at 63.5 million pounds, were down 8 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 535 million pounds, down 13 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 11.4 million pounds, down 27 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2020 averaged 6.45 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from May 2019. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.84 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2020 averaged 32.5 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from May 2019. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2020 totaled 11.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 30.3 million pounds, were 0.75 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.78 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2020 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 803,160 752,639 731,712 91 97 3,778,472 3,832,075 101 Mature ...........: 10,114 9,818 9,277 92 94 48,234 48,790 101 Light ..........: 3,068 2,518 2,638 86 105 15,263 14,515 95 Heavy ..........: 7,046 7,300 6,639 94 91 32,971 34,275 104 Total ............: 813,274 762,457 740,989 91 97 3,826,706 3,880,865 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,901 16,981 16,356 87 96 91,905 88,839 97 Old ..............: 201 107 127 63 119 622 636 102 Total ............: 19,102 17,088 16,483 86 96 92,527 89,475 97 : Ducks ..............: 2,235 2,146 1,655 74 77 11,502 10,838 94 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,080,062 4,785,456 4,722,812 93 99 23,639,450 24,427,157 103 Mature ...........: 68,864 68,489 63,488 92 93 323,457 332,482 103 Light ..........: 10,499 8,608 8,971 85 104 52,391 50,154 96 Heavy ..........: 58,365 59,881 54,517 93 91 271,066 282,328 104 Total ............: 5,148,926 4,853,945 4,786,300 93 99 23,962,907 24,759,639 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 611,261 548,888 531,730 87 97 3,016,966 2,909,491 96 Old ..............: 5,903 3,325 3,687 62 111 18,505 19,314 104 Total ............: 617,164 552,213 535,417 87 97 3,035,471 2,928,805 96 : Ducks ..............: 15,637 15,056 11,366 73 75 81,393 75,847 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 226 163 199 88 122 937 1,055 113 : Total ..............: 5,781,953 5,421,377 5,333,282 92 98 27,080,708 27,765,346 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.33 6.36 6.45 102 101 6.26 6.37 102 Mature ...........: 6.81 6.98 6.84 100 98 6.71 6.81 101 Light ..........: 3.42 3.42 3.40 99 99 3.43 3.46 101 Heavy ..........: 8.28 8.20 8.21 99 100 8.22 8.24 100 Total ............: 6.33 6.37 6.46 102 101 6.26 6.38 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.34 32.32 32.51 101 101 32.83 32.75 100 Old ..............: 29.37 31.07 29.03 99 93 29.75 30.37 102 Total ............: 32.31 32.32 32.48 101 100 32.81 32.73 100 : Ducks ..............: 7.00 7.02 6.87 98 98 7.08 7.00 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2020 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,553,800 3,325,176 3,311,750 93 100 16,539,479 17,075,122 103 Mature ...........: 46,073 46,145 43,660 95 95 215,258 225,088 105 Light ..........: 5,451 4,423 4,660 85 105 26,662 25,691 96 Heavy ..........: 40,622 41,722 39,000 96 93 188,596 199,397 106 Total ............: 3,599,873 3,371,321 3,355,410 93 100 16,754,737 17,300,210 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 299,328 280,143 266,119 89 95 1,499,445 1,456,587 97 Old ..............: 4,323 2,494 2,625 61 105 13,678 14,087 103 Total ............: 303,651 282,637 268,744 89 95 1,513,123 1,470,674 97 : Ducks ..............: 4,091 3,573 3,252 79 91 22,555 19,833 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 143 98 125 87 128 595 655 110 : Total ..............: 3,907,758 3,657,629 3,627,531 93 99 18,291,010 18,791,372 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 274,124 275,087 245,647 90 89 1,262,662 1,319,275 104 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Total ............: 274,124 275,087 245,647 90 89 1,262,739 1,319,275 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 188,688 158,637 158,650 84 100 908,811 866,471 95 Old ..............: 80 38 80 100 211 306 348 114 Total ............: 188,768 158,675 158,730 84 100 909,117 866,819 95 : Ducks ..............: 7,285 7,459 5,105 70 68 36,913 35,475 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 12 13 14 117 108 45 63 140 : Total ..............: 470,189 441,234 409,496 87 93 2,208,814 2,221,632 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,827,924 3,600,263 3,557,397 93 99 17,802,141 18,394,397 103 Mature ...........: 46,073 46,145 43,660 95 95 215,335 225,088 105 Light ..........: 5,451 4,423 4,660 85 105 26,662 25,691 96 Heavy ..........: 40,622 41,722 39,000 96 93 188,673 199,397 106 Total ............: 3,873,997 3,646,408 3,601,057 93 99 18,017,476 18,619,485 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 488,016 438,780 424,769 87 97 2,408,256 2,323,058 96 Old ..............: 4,403 2,532 2,705 61 107 13,984 14,435 103 Total ............: 492,419 441,312 427,474 87 97 2,422,240 2,337,493 97 : Ducks ..............: 11,376 11,032 8,357 73 76 59,468 55,308 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 155 111 139 90 125 640 718 112 : Total ..............: 4,377,947 4,098,863 4,037,027 92 98 20,499,824 21,013,004 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2020 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,554 9,510 9,195 87 97 52,897 49,168 93 Mature ...........: 522 619 561 107 91 3,078 2,852 93 Light ..........: 82 77 66 80 86 578 435 75 Heavy ..........: 440 542 495 113 91 2,500 2,417 97 Total ............: 11,076 10,129 9,756 88 96 55,975 52,020 93 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,587 1,298 1,343 85 103 8,548 7,673 90 Old ..............: 39 28 24 62 86 184 184 100 Total ............: 1,626 1,326 1,367 84 103 8,732 7,857 90 : Ducks ..............: 59 69 50 85 72 353 324 92 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,762 11,524 11,173 88 97 65,063 60,201 93 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.20 0.19 90 95 0.22 0.20 91 Mature ...........: 0.76 0.90 0.88 116 98 0.95 0.86 91 Light ..........: 0.78 0.89 0.74 95 83 1.10 0.87 79 Heavy ..........: 0.75 0.91 0.91 121 100 0.92 0.86 93 Total ............: 0.22 0.21 0.20 91 95 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.24 0.25 96 104 0.28 0.26 93 Old ..............: 0.66 0.84 0.65 98 77 0.99 0.95 96 Total ............: 0.26 0.24 0.26 100 108 0.29 0.27 93 : Ducks ..............: 0.38 0.46 0.44 116 96 0.43 0.43 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.21 0.21 95 100 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2020 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 25,197 20,718 22,775 90 110 129,235 114,207 88 Mature ...........: 1,586 1,339 1,551 98 116 7,734 7,203 93 Light ..........: 403 364 357 89 98 1,951 2,135 109 Heavy ..........: 1,183 975 1,194 101 122 5,783 5,068 88 Total ............: 26,783 22,057 24,326 91 110 136,969 121,410 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,252 6,090 5,649 78 93 35,870 32,169 90 Old ..............: 201 127 155 77 122 652 744 114 Total ............: 7,453 6,217 5,804 78 93 36,522 32,913 90 : Ducks ..............: 271 294 197 73 67 1,455 1,493 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 2 67 100 10 11 110 : Total ..............: 34,510 28,570 30,329 88 106 174,956 155,827 89 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.65 0.57 0.64 98 112 0.72 0.62 86 Mature ...........: 3.33 2.82 3.43 103 122 3.47 3.10 89 Light ..........: 6.88 7.60 7.12 103 94 6.82 7.67 112 Heavy ..........: 2.83 2.28 2.97 105 130 2.97 2.48 84 Total ............: 0.69 0.60 0.67 97 112 0.75 0.65 87 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.46 1.37 1.31 90 96 1.47 1.37 93 Old ..............: 4.37 4.78 5.42 124 113 4.45 4.90 110 Total ............: 1.49 1.39 1.34 90 96 1.49 1.39 93 : Ducks ..............: 2.33 2.60 2.30 99 88 2.39 2.63 110 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.90 1.77 1.42 75 80 1.54 1.51 98 : Total ..............: 0.78 0.69 0.75 96 109 0.85 0.74 87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: April and May 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,373 6,411 604,078 591,883 Mature ..........: - - 66 37 76,450 72,667 Light .........: - - 42 19 51,265 47,621 Heavy .........: - - 24 18 25,185 25,046 Total ...........: - - 1,439 6,448 680,528 664,550 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 25 10 14,407 11,031 Old .............: - - 6 4 883 859 Total ...........: - - 31 14 15,290 11,890 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 360,447 323,635 1,534 1,464 13,632 12,618 Mature ..........: 8,418 8,485 129 59 22,238 20,165 Light .........: 5,947 6,533 65 17 9,711 7,603 Heavy .........: 2,471 1,952 64 42 12,527 12,562 Total ...........: 368,865 332,120 1,663 1,523 35,870 32,783 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,674 1,434 93 191 112 40 Old .............: 247 439 - - 127 206 Total ...........: 2,921 1,873 93 191 239 246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 7,517 7,030 36,543 35,285 121,596 109,303 Mature ..........: 1,508 836 222 247 17,194 27,240 Light .........: 1,450 722 104 51 15,218 24,956 Heavy .........: 58 114 118 196 1,976 2,284 Total ...........: 9,025 7,866 36,765 35,532 138,790 136,543 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 85 55 946 383 597 580 Old .............: 6 10 23 55 108 169 Total ...........: 91 65 969 438 705 749 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,069 29,565 560,876 592,099 1,735,665 1,709,293 Mature ..........: 221 241 48,420 53,859 174,866 183,836 Light .........: 4 6 26,533 33,333 110,339 120,861 Heavy .........: 217 235 21,887 20,526 64,527 62,975 Total ...........: 28,290 29,806 609,296 645,958 1,910,531 1,893,129 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 85 169 5,108 12,288 24,132 26,181 Old .............: 24 35 529 403 1,953 2,180 Total ...........: 109 204 5,637 12,691 26,085 28,361 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 97,167 93,174 540,504 519,761 5.56 5.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 83,142 76,704 579,327 540,844 6.97 7.05 California ......: 24,692 23,090 146,536 136,843 5.93 5.93 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 22,295 29,451 175,540 228,203 7.87 7.75 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 103,723 103,635 632,913 635,845 6.10 6.14 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,507 5,491 29,631 26,066 4.55 4.75 Iowa ............: 649 718 3,280 3,952 5.05 5.50 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,505 23,125 153,945 151,067 6.55 6.53 Louisiana .......: 14,658 13,788 96,927 91,575 6.61 6.64 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,127 11,481 64,919 74,985 6.41 6.53 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 59,582 55,425 376,810 354,103 6.32 6.39 Missouri ........: 35,380 33,296 182,138 169,511 5.15 5.09 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 86 103 406 474 4.73 4.60 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,026 2,386 9,938 11,623 4.91 4.87 North Carolina ..: 72,538 72,030 588,364 594,052 8.11 8.25 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,697 10,339 78,886 77,955 7.37 7.54 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,698 10,279 55,664 59,151 5.74 5.75 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,757 21,960 177,600 171,711 7.48 7.82 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 25,688 25,912 139,344 143,119 5.42 5.52 Texas ...........: 55,743 53,519 352,460 355,915 6.32 6.65 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,866 23,297 158,360 147,875 6.12 6.35 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 ...: 752,639 731,712 4,785,456 4,722,812 6.36 6.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 411,994 396,238 1,851 1,852 0.45 0.47 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 434,226 406,965 1,699 1,542 0.39 0.38 California ......: 109,819 102,619 1,148 1,071 1.03 1.03 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 135,667 175,585 958 1,093 0.70 0.62 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 474,722 478,440 3,565 3,416 0.75 0.71 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 21,623 18,932 152 128 0.70 0.67 Iowa ............: 2,236 2,767 260 250 10.42 8.28 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 116,409 113,901 645 599 0.55 0.52 Louisiana .......: 73,309 69,888 291 311 0.40 0.44 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 48,223 55,697 451 377 0.93 0.67 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 281,209 262,460 1,317 1,185 0.47 0.45 Missouri ........: 133,864 124,390 427 419 0.32 0.34 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 302 346 2 4 0.66 1.11 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,933 7,043 98 115 1.62 1.61 North Carolina ..: 453,496 458,022 1,947 4,350 0.43 0.94 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 58,836 58,170 253 223 0.43 0.38 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 37,673 40,043 832 1,087 2.16 2.64 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 133,960 129,227 912 779 0.68 0.60 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 102,957 105,698 809 874 0.78 0.82 Texas ...........: 269,747 274,004 1,663 1,669 0.61 0.61 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 114,446 107,504 457 450 0.40 0.42 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 ...: 3,600,263 3,557,397 20,718 22,775 0.57 0.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 163 143 41,456 40,557 Arkansas ..........: - - 37 37 31,150 31,159 Delaware ..........: - - 214 466 34,433 35,615 Georgia ...........: - - 8 33 56,765 55,249 Mississippi .......: - - 35 35 12,144 9,147 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 52,808 50,130 Texas .............: - - 117 119 55,233 55,292 Virginia ..........: - - 36 38 16,893 18,702 : United States .....: - - 1,373 6,411 604,078 591,883 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 30,217 28,573 198 157 1,151 1,187 Arkansas ..........: 6,651 6,861 97 81 1,004 1,002 Delaware ..........: 30,137 19,974 27 60 358 283 Georgia ...........: 72,563 52,308 47 155 1,812 1,691 Mississippi .......: 7,472 4,959 148 10 572 560 North Carolina ....: 15,342 14,309 47 67 1,121 1,111 Texas .............: 17,541 16,830 313 111 888 839 Virginia ..........: 20,309 15,971 2 13 274 213 : United States .....: 360,447 323,635 1,534 1,464 13,632 12,618 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 607 640 4,209 3,891 13,796 14,247 Arkansas ..........: 166 165 2,799 2,797 3,263 3,254 Delaware ..........: 699 622 1,197 1,390 2,601 3,109 Georgia ...........: 738 605 8,719 9,122 52,148 44,312 Mississippi .......: 724 433 2,202 1,761 911 745 North Carolina ....: 415 428 5,466 4,475 2,501 2,231 Texas .............: 369 348 295 299 3,773 3,809 Virginia ..........: 431 589 629 793 1,745 1,826 : United States .....: 7,517 7,030 36,543 35,285 121,596 109,303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 504 871 23,902 27,919 116,203 118,185 Arkansas ..........: 1,791 1,790 81,510 81,453 128,468 128,599 Delaware ..........: 1,896 3,156 7,571 17,424 79,133 82,099 Georgia ...........: 3,998 6,503 110,149 115,274 306,947 285,252 Mississippi .......: 618 1,014 9,285 8,858 34,111 27,522 North Carolina ....: 2,078 1,998 27,280 23,778 107,126 98,595 Texas .............: 750 752 16,748 17,107 96,027 95,506 Virginia ..........: 414 1,388 11,256 12,072 51,989 51,605 : United States .....: 28,069 29,565 560,876 592,099 1,735,665 1,709,293 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,016 2,891 56,869 54,024 18.86 18.69 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (Z) 1 2 19 28.77 30.44 Indiana .........: 1,884 1,768 77,207 73,728 40.98 41.70 Iowa ............: 1,114 1,087 47,836 47,859 42.96 44.02 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,000 2,495 83,365 67,162 27.79 26.91 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 898 867 29,771 30,530 33.14 35.21 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,568 1,581 58,256 60,840 37.15 38.49 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 606 430 28,819 21,094 47.54 49.08 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 291 523 9,041 16,117 31.06 30.83 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) 1 (Z) 32.34 33.00 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 1,949 2,015 53,464 54,566 27.43 27.07 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 615 507 26,134 22,842 42.46 45.06 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,981 16,356 548,888 531,730 32.32 32.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,374 45,018 384 348 0.80 0.77 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 2 14 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 62,241 59,257 810 642 1.28 1.07 Iowa ............: 37,827 37,831 722 679 1.87 1.76 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 66,573 53,777 973 814 1.44 1.49 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 23,843 24,693 215 175 0.90 0.70 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 45,946 47,863 298 283 0.64 0.59 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,999 16,865 379 265 1.62 1.55 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 7,112 12,802 273 404 3.70 3.06 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 ...........: 1 (Z) - - (X) (X) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 42,578 43,360 755 806 1.74 1.83 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 20,694 18,040 275 292 1.31 1.59 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 438,780 424,769 6,090 5,649 1.37 1.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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