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Poultry Slaughter, National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 7, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call John Lange at 202-720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 3 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during November 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 2.92 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in November 2002. Updated totals for October 2003 show that 3.64 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during November 2003 was 3.92 billion pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.27 billion pounds, down 2 percent from November 2002, mature chickens at 54.6 million pounds, were down 18 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 583 million pounds, down 7 percent, and ducks totaled 12.6 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2003 averaged 5.23 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.86 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2003 averaged 25.4 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from November 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2003 totaled 13.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.33 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.35 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.02 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.15 percent a year earlier.
Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October :November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 92,270 75,985 483,881 394,395 5.24 5.19 AR : 106,709 86,256 538,025 429,087 5.04 4.97 CA : * * * * * * DE : 26,523 20,326 165,030 130,998 6.22 6.44 FL : 10,567 9,328 58,787 52,745 5.56 5.65 GA : 114,255 89,207 586,012 448,846 5.13 5.03 KY : 23,724 16,730 131,666 91,826 5.55 5.49 LA : 16,455 14,348 84,775 73,643 5.15 5.13 MD : 15,776 12,701 79,284 62,535 5.03 4.92 MS : 71,114 55,684 388,439 302,688 5.46 5.44 MO : 36,308 30,634 169,738 143,082 4.67 4.67 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 62,636 49,770 384,522 309,656 6.14 6.22 OH : 3,761 3,222 20,143 17,324 5.36 5.38 PA : 10,015 7,800 54,718 41,053 5.46 5.26 SC : 21,862 18,345 129,888 108,772 5.94 5.93 TN : 19,438 15,602 102,625 81,203 5.28 5.20 TX : 58,293 47,618 287,918 233,715 4.94 4.91 VA : 29,965 24,464 152,116 118,421 5.08 4.84 WA : 5,086 * 26,795 * 5.27 * : Oth Sts : 56,883 47,453 277,091 230,624 4.87 4.86 : US : 781,640 625,473 4,121,453 3,270,613 5.27 5.23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations.
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