USDA comments on poultry weight and slaughter levels

01-02-2007 | | |

Young chickens slaughtered during December 2006 averaged 2.5 kg per bird, down slightly from December 2005.

The average live weight of mature chickens was 2.7 kg per bird, up 5% from a year ago. US turkeys slaughtered during December 2006 averaged 12.7 kg per bird, down 2% from December 2005.

The USDA reported that the preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during December 2006 was 1.96 billion kg, down 6% from 2 billion kg a year ago. Young chickens inspected totalled 3.70 billion pounds, down 6% from December 2005. Mature chickens, at 26.7 million kg, were down 12% from the previous year. Turkey inspections totalled 246 million kg, down 2% from a year ago. Ducks totalled 7.3 million kg, down 6% from last year.

Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2006 totalled 6.8 million kg. Condemnations were 0.35% of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.38% a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations were 1.29% of quantities inspected, compared with 1.37% a year earlier.

 

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