Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released May 25, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 4 Percent from Last Year April 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during April 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.04 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the amount certified in April 2021. The March 2022 revised certified total at 4.57 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from March 2021. The March revision represented an increase of 2.73 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during April 2022 was 5.32 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 5.56 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.72 billion pounds, down 4 percent from April 2021. Mature chickens, at 61.1 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 524 million pounds, down 9 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.1 million pounds, up 21 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2022 averaged 6.40 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from April 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.11 pounds per bird, up 9 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2022 averaged 31.7 pounds per bird, down 6 percent from April 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2022 totaled 11.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.8 million pounds, were 0.61 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.65 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2022 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 762,490 824,227 737,709 97 90 3,016,902 3,032,503 101 Mature ...........: 9,966 10,116 8,586 86 85 37,476 36,576 98 Light ..........: 3,323 2,906 2,148 65 74 12,209 10,386 85 Heavy ..........: 6,643 7,210 6,438 97 89 25,267 26,190 104 Total ............: 772,456 834,343 746,295 97 89 3,054,378 3,069,079 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,009 19,205 16,425 97 86 68,645 67,968 99 Old ..............: 155 122 120 77 98 573 497 87 Total ............: 17,164 19,327 16,545 96 86 69,218 68,465 99 : Ducks ..............: 1,896 2,471 2,292 121 93 7,558 9,138 121 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,907,520 5,293,494 4,718,378 96 89 19,336,345 19,516,386 101 Mature ...........: 65,138 69,919 61,081 94 87 250,429 253,053 101 Light ..........: 11,172 10,043 7,553 68 75 42,026 36,050 86 Heavy ..........: 53,966 59,876 53,528 99 89 208,403 217,003 104 Total ............: 4,972,658 5,363,413 4,779,459 96 89 19,586,774 19,769,439 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 571,606 629,785 520,693 91 83 2,300,545 2,227,705 97 Old ..............: 4,702 3,746 3,617 77 97 17,030 15,310 90 Total ............: 576,308 633,531 524,310 91 83 2,317,575 2,243,015 97 : Ducks ..............: 13,285 17,321 16,098 121 93 52,978 64,107 121 : Other 1/ ...........: 160 180 162 101 90 615 620 101 : Total ..............: 5,562,411 6,014,445 5,320,029 96 88 21,957,942 22,077,181 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.44 6.42 6.40 99 100 6.41 6.44 100 Mature ...........: 6.54 6.91 7.11 109 103 6.68 6.92 104 Light ..........: 3.36 3.46 3.52 105 102 3.44 3.47 101 Heavy ..........: 8.12 8.30 8.31 102 100 8.25 8.29 100 Total ............: 6.44 6.43 6.40 99 100 6.41 6.44 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.61 32.79 31.70 94 97 33.51 32.78 98 Old ..............: 30.34 30.70 30.14 99 98 29.72 30.80 104 Total ............: 33.58 32.78 31.69 94 97 33.48 32.76 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.01 7.01 7.02 100 100 7.01 7.02 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2022 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,450,080 3,736,734 3,337,277 97 89 13,598,024 13,781,369 101 Mature ...........: 44,780 49,538 43,501 97 88 171,672 178,270 104 Light ..........: 5,759 5,372 4,057 70 76 21,492 19,023 89 Heavy ..........: 39,021 44,166 39,444 101 89 150,180 159,247 106 Total ............: 3,494,860 3,786,272 3,380,778 97 89 13,769,696 13,959,639 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 280,867 316,042 251,194 89 79 1,144,207 1,105,196 97 Old ..............: 3,524 2,437 2,649 75 109 12,697 9,919 78 Total ............: 284,391 318,479 253,843 89 80 1,156,904 1,115,115 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,994 4,415 4,455 149 101 12,336 17,044 138 : Other 1/ ...........: 97 114 101 104 89 387 394 102 : Total ..............: 3,782,342 4,109,280 3,639,177 96 89 14,939,323 15,092,192 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 246,659 258,289 224,462 91 87 991,999 950,162 96 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 246,659 258,289 224,462 91 87 991,999 950,162 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 176,090 188,854 166,346 94 88 693,052 677,006 98 Old ..............: 73 426 133 182 31 249 1,792 720 Total ............: 176,163 189,280 166,479 95 88 693,301 678,798 98 : Ducks ..............: 6,732 8,282 7,358 109 89 26,576 29,939 113 : Other 1/ ...........: 13 10 11 85 110 37 34 92 : Total ..............: 429,567 455,861 398,310 93 87 1,711,913 1,658,933 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,696,739 3,995,023 3,561,739 96 89 14,590,023 14,731,531 101 Mature ...........: 44,780 49,538 43,501 97 88 171,672 178,270 104 Light ..........: 5,759 5,372 4,057 70 76 21,492 19,023 89 Heavy ..........: 39,021 44,166 39,444 101 89 150,180 159,247 106 Total ............: 3,741,519 4,044,561 3,605,240 96 89 14,761,695 14,909,801 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 456,957 504,896 417,540 91 83 1,837,259 1,782,202 97 Old ..............: 3,597 2,863 2,782 77 97 12,946 11,711 90 Total ............: 460,554 507,759 420,322 91 83 1,850,205 1,793,913 97 : Ducks ..............: 9,726 12,697 11,813 121 93 38,912 46,983 121 : Other 1/ ...........: 110 124 112 102 90 424 428 101 : Total ..............: 4,211,909 4,565,141 4,037,487 96 88 16,651,236 16,751,125 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2022 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,473 10,570 9,280 98 88 39,072 40,839 105 Mature ...........: 626 887 803 128 91 2,514 3,304 131 Light ..........: 74 64 43 58 67 354 356 101 Heavy ..........: 552 823 760 138 92 2,160 2,948 136 Total ............: 10,099 11,457 10,083 100 88 41,586 44,143 106 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,635 1,842 1,399 86 76 6,998 7,003 100 Old ..............: 44 17 29 66 171 192 131 68 Total ............: 1,679 1,859 1,428 85 77 7,190 7,134 99 : Ducks ..............: 51 75 74 145 99 229 297 130 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,829 13,391 11,585 98 87 49,005 51,574 105 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.20 0.20 105 100 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 0.96 1.27 1.31 136 103 1.00 1.31 131 Light ..........: 0.66 0.64 0.57 86 89 0.84 0.99 118 Heavy ..........: 1.02 1.37 1.42 139 104 1.04 1.36 131 Total ............: 0.20 0.21 0.21 105 100 0.21 0.22 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.29 0.29 0.27 93 93 0.30 0.31 103 Old ..............: 0.94 0.45 0.80 85 178 1.13 0.86 76 Total ............: 0.29 0.29 0.27 93 93 0.31 0.32 103 : Ducks ..............: 0.38 0.43 0.46 121 107 0.43 0.46 107 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.22 0.22 105 100 0.22 0.23 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2022 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 19,499 20,614 18,143 93 88 75,444 75,636 100 Mature ...........: 1,949 1,656 1,512 78 91 7,369 5,988 81 Light ..........: 472 368 297 63 81 1,875 1,443 77 Heavy ..........: 1,477 1,288 1,215 82 94 5,494 4,545 83 Total ............: 21,448 22,270 19,655 92 88 82,813 81,624 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,843 5,942 4,830 83 81 23,745 21,615 91 Old ..............: 132 157 132 100 84 497 558 112 Total ............: 5,975 6,099 4,962 83 81 24,242 22,173 91 : Ducks ..............: 173 234 208 120 89 751 944 126 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 3 150 100 8 10 125 : Total ..............: 27,598 28,606 24,828 90 87 107,814 104,751 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.52 0.51 0.51 98 100 0.51 0.51 100 Mature ...........: 4.17 3.23 3.36 81 104 4.12 3.25 79 Light ..........: 7.58 6.41 6.82 90 106 8.02 7.05 88 Heavy ..........: 3.65 2.83 2.99 82 106 3.53 2.77 78 Total ............: 0.57 0.55 0.54 95 98 0.56 0.54 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.26 1.16 1.14 90 98 1.28 1.20 94 Old ..............: 3.54 5.20 4.53 128 87 3.70 4.55 123 Total ............: 1.28 1.19 1.17 91 98 1.29 1.22 95 : Ducks ..............: 1.75 1.81 1.73 99 96 1.89 1.97 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.79 2.36 2.61 146 111 1.85 2.28 123 : Total ..............: 0.65 0.62 0.61 94 98 0.64 0.62 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 809 457 131,731 101,021 Mature ..........: - - 21 45 51,520 37,940 Light .........: - - 11 33 46,345 33,086 Heavy .........: - - 10 12 5,175 4,854 Total ...........: - - 830 502 183,251 138,961 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 30 55 9,412 7,171 Old .............: - - 10 2 1,036 892 Total ...........: - - 40 57 10,448 8,063 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 181,479 113,245 621 409 2,789 2,574 Mature ..........: 12,608 9,033 252 229 28,361 18,158 Light .........: 4,619 3,385 85 94 21,691 12,907 Heavy .........: 7,989 5,648 167 135 6,670 5,251 Total ...........: 194,087 122,278 873 638 31,150 20,732 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,034 1,015 54 6 45 9 Old .............: 481 384 - 11 98 91 Total ...........: 1,515 1,399 54 17 143 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,237 4,295 2,808 2,407 46,058 39,539 Mature ..........: 2,102 1,732 270 221 25,185 20,172 Light .........: 1,460 909 146 178 20,612 15,511 Heavy .........: 642 823 124 43 4,573 4,661 Total ...........: 6,339 6,027 3,078 2,628 71,243 59,711 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 83 36 457 373 626 392 Old .............: 17 20 8 27 213 179 Total ...........: 100 56 465 400 839 571 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 13,410 11,837 352,430 302,454 1,726,653 1,526,895 Mature ..........: 315 71 33,090 27,552 29,260 29,946 Light .........: 63 43 25,930 21,413 - - Heavy .........: 252 28 7,160 6,139 29,260 29,946 Total ...........: 13,725 11,908 385,520 330,006 1,755,913 1,556,841 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 66 91 6,483 3,118 44,998 38,691 Old .............: 5 15 612 356 80 - Total ...........: 71 106 7,095 3,474 45,078 38,691 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: March and April 2022 [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 .........: 104,684 93,839 569,361 512,248 5.44 5.46 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 90,229 81,209 639,241 562,626 7.08 6.93 California ......: 25,358 24,335 149,731 143,856 5.90 5.91 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 33,374 28,480 254,658 213,268 7.63 7.49 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 110,237 99,427 652,672 595,460 5.92 5.99 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 48 51 300 319 6.22 6.22 Indiana .........: 6,407 6,071 29,878 29,462 4.66 4.85 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,367 18,591 141,275 120,437 6.61 6.48 Louisiana .......: 14,743 13,176 104,746 91,648 7.10 6.96 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,081 10,439 78,490 68,079 6.50 6.52 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 60,229 54,108 378,303 342,829 6.28 6.34 Missouri ........: 37,216 32,174 201,576 177,271 5.42 5.51 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 160 144 791 712 4.94 4.93 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,943 2,394 14,069 11,238 4.78 4.69 North Carolina ..: 81,273 72,294 669,440 592,640 8.24 8.20 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 11,747 10,680 52,728 46,890 4.49 4.39 Oklahoma ........: 12,518 10,806 89,797 76,853 7.17 7.11 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,259 10,140 69,667 57,416 5.68 5.66 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,628 22,134 195,804 167,404 7.64 7.56 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 30,566 27,527 181,581 161,897 5.94 5.88 Texas ...........: 63,819 56,585 427,147 379,858 6.69 6.71 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,810 26,470 176,393 167,470 6.34 6.33 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 ...: 824,227 737,709 5,293,494 4,718,378 6.42 6.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [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 .........: 436,037 393,805 2,072 1,870 0.47 0.47 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 482,352 424,034 1,709 1,403 0.35 0.33 California ......: 111,814 106,735 1,554 1,764 1.37 1.63 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 196,964 164,032 749 635 0.38 0.39 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 494,419 450,299 3,126 2,900 0.63 0.64 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 223 237 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 21,690 21,416 80 79 0.37 0.37 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 106,661 90,621 697 553 0.65 0.61 Louisiana .......: 79,607 69,699 422 363 0.53 0.52 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 58,457 50,849 565 377 0.96 0.74 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 280,037 253,360 1,145 886 0.41 0.35 Missouri ........: 148,329 130,334 581 558 0.39 0.43 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 580 525 12 10 2.04 1.91 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 8,510 6,898 140 104 1.62 1.48 North Carolina ..: 513,236 455,366 1,685 1,416 0.33 0.31 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 39,147 34,986 281 306 0.71 0.87 Oklahoma ........: 67,355 57,564 186 181 0.28 0.31 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 48,265 40,010 954 644 1.94 1.59 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 147,591 126,324 1,117 830 0.75 0.65 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 133,475 119,117 549 611 0.41 0.51 Texas ...........: 326,456 291,993 1,221 1,132 0.37 0.39 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 132,667 126,009 362 330 0.27 0.26 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 ...: 3,995,023 3,561,739 20,614 18,143 0.51 0.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 74 34 11,207 7,783 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 87 207 Delaware ..........: - - 184 36 13,576 10,302 Georgia ...........: - - 27 6 18,195 17,520 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 2 Texas .............: - - - 1 11,271 7,743 Virginia ..........: - - 23 3 5,423 5,259 : United States .....: - - 809 457 131,731 101,021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 5,083 3,962 3 20 124 126 Arkansas ..........: 403 257 - 5 1 1 Delaware ..........: 7,290 5,997 17 34 116 55 Georgia ...........: 22,942 22,447 54 59 701 751 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 11 5 - - - - Texas .............: 10,303 4,830 30 11 425 240 Virginia ..........: 5,974 4,534 36 3 147 104 : United States .....: 181,479 113,245 621 409 2,789 2,574 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 307 274 494 236 5,570 4,117 Arkansas ..........: 13 9 - 1 415 29 Delaware ..........: 195 181 205 88 943 1,046 Georgia ...........: 546 598 1,014 879 8,162 7,278 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 185 119 10 13 502 388 Virginia ..........: 432 411 53 66 773 664 : United States .....: 4,237 4,295 2,808 2,407 46,058 39,539 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 241 264 55,314 42,560 164,483 155,077 Arkansas ..........: 46 4 229 288 121,763 91,341 Delaware ..........: 755 257 1,607 1,874 7,911 11,817 Georgia ...........: 6,754 7,244 148,217 140,595 171,411 151,493 Mississippi .......: - - - - 158,986 114,519 North Carolina ....: - - 1 - 141,132 125,084 Texas .............: 304 116 1,851 1,961 102,607 92,758 Virginia ..........: 103 121 6,873 5,755 87,387 55,442 : United States .....: 13,410 11,837 352,430 302,454 1,726,653 1,526,895 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: March and April 2022 [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 .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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) (Z) 4 (Z) 31.17 31.67 Indiana .........: 2,218 1,769 89,924 71,203 40.54 40.26 Iowa ............: 1,232 1,056 57,039 46,859 46.31 44.37 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,941 3,734 110,982 98,496 28.16 26.38 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 616 508 13,405 10,240 21.76 20.17 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 18 6 372 136 20.65 22.87 North Carolina ..: 1,867 1,588 71,510 57,830 38.30 36.43 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 575 496 28,204 24,192 49.04 48.81 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 605 463 16,509 13,528 27.29 29.21 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 455 129 20,663 5,613 45.37 43.35 Tennessee .......: - (D) - (D) - (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (Z) - 2 - 31.59 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 349 291 14,619 13,145 41.92 45.10 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,205 16,425 629,785 520,693 32.79 31.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [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 .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ........: 3 (Z) - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 72,567 57,461 903 665 1.23 1.14 Iowa ............: 45,191 37,125 632 514 1.38 1.37 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (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 .......: 89,068 79,006 1,105 994 1.23 1.24 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 11,037 8,468 125 56 1.12 0.65 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 ........: 231 85 6 2 2.66 2.42 North Carolina ..: 56,631 45,979 325 281 0.57 0.61 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,542 19,328 288 275 1.26 1.40 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 12,943 10,639 283 169 2.14 1.56 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 16,574 4,501 273 74 1.62 1.62 Tennessee .......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - 2 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 11,505 10,381 179 162 1.53 1.54 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 504,896 417,540 5,942 4,830 1.16 1.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. 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 of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted 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 349 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2021. 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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