March Poultry Slaughter Total Slips
WASHINGTON - May 3/02 - STAT -- The quantity of poultry certified wholesome during March 2002 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.09 billion pounds, down 1% from the amount certified in March 2001, according to the USDA. Updated totals for February 2002 show that 2.97 billion pounds were certified.
The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during March 2002 was 4.16 billion pounds, down 1% from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.51 billion pounds, down slightly from March 2001, and mature chickens totaled 71.5 million pounds, down 3%. Turkey inspections totaled 569 million pounds, down 3%, while ducks totaled 13.0 million pounds, a 7% decrease.
Young chickens slaughtered during March 2002 averaged 5.12 pounds per bird, up 2% from March 2001. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.16 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2002 averaged 27.2 pounds per bird, up 1% from March 2001.
Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2002 totaled 18.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.45% of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.42% a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 49.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.32% of quantities inspected, compared with 1.70% a year earlier.
Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type,
United States, March 2002 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Percent of
: Mar : Feb : Mar :---------------
Commodity : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Mar : Feb
: : : : 2001 : 2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent
:
Number Slaughtered :
:
Chickens :
Young : 700,816 653,992 685,473 98 105
Mature : 14,302 13,392 13,854 97 103
Light : 8,679 8,188 8,378 97 102
Heavy : 5,623 5,204 5,476 97 105
Total : 715,118 667,384 699,327 98 105
:
Turkeys :
Young : 21,638 20,547 20,772 96 101
Old : 152 158 138 91 87
Total : 21,790 20,705 20,910 96 101
:
Ducks : 2,130 1,857 1,923 90 104
:
:
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- %
:
Live Weight :
:
Chickens :
Young : 3,515,792 3,325,731 3,509,044 100 106
Mature : 73,629 68,559 71,498 97 104
Light : 29,377 27,687 28,463 97 103
Heavy : 44,252 40,872 43,035 97 105
Total : 3,589,421 3,394,290 3,580,542 100 105
:
Turkeys :
Young : 580,622 566,284 565,198 97 100
Old : 4,259 4,411 3,867 91 88
Total : 584,881 570,695 569,065 97 100
:
Ducks : 14,015 12,492 13,027 93 104
Other Poultry : 887 653 636 72 97
:
Total Poultry : 4,189,204 3,978,130 4,163,270 99 105
:
:
: ------------ Pounds ----------- %
:
Average Live Weight :
:
Chickens :
Young : 5.02 5.09 5.12 102 101
Mature : 5.15 5.12 5.16 100 101
Light : 3.38 3.38 3.40 101 101
Heavy : 7.87 7.85 7.86 100 100
Total : 5.02 5.09 5.12 102 101
:
Turkeys :
Young : 26.83 27.56 27.21 101 99
Old : 28.01 28.00 27.94 100 100
Total : 26.84 27.56 27.22 101 99
:
Ducks : 6.58 6.73 6.78 103 101
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type,
United States, March 2002 1/ (continued)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: January to Date : % of
Commodity :------------------------------------------------------
: 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ %
:
Number Slaughtered :
:
Chickens :
Young : 2,059,336 2,038,879 2,077,275 101 102
Mature : 43,060 41,035 43,024 100 105
Light : 26,063 24,543 26,375 101 107
Heavy : 16,997 16,492 16,649 98 101
Total : 2,102,396 2,079,914 2,120,299 101 102
:
Turkeys :
Young : 61,646 61,917 62,805 102 101
Old : 441 454 526 119 116
Total : 62,087 62,371 63,331 102 102
:
Ducks : 6,033 6,456 5,844 97 91
:
:
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- %
:
Live Weight :
:
Chickens :
Young : 10,335,474 10,233,500 10,612,900 103 104
Mature : 221,327 212,080 220,055 99 104
Light : 89,031 83,943 89,700 101 107
Heavy : 132,296 128,137 130,355 99 102
Total : 10,556,801 10,445,580 10,832,955 103 104
:
Turkeys :
Young : 1,622,306 1,671,082 1,738,020 107 104
Old : 11,735 12,292 14,801 126 120
Total : 1,634,041 1,683,374 1,752,821 107 104
:
Ducks : 40,241 42,673 39,607 98 93
Other Poultry : 3,032 2,520 2,034 67 81
:
Total Poultry : 12,234,115 12,174,147 12,627,417 103 104
:
:
: ------------ Pounds ----------- %
:
Average Live Weight :
:
Chickens :
Young : 5.02 5.02 5.11 102 102
Mature : 5.14 5.17 5.11 99 99
Light : 3.42 3.42 3.40 99 99
Heavy : 7.78 7.77 7.83 101 101
Total : 5.02 5.02 5.11 102 102
:
Turkeys :
Young : 26.32 26.99 27.67 105 103
Old : 26.61 27.07 28.15 106 104
Total : 26.32 26.99 27.67 105 103
:
Ducks : 6.67 6.61 6.78 102 103
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/ Federally inspected only.
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.
