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Chicken, turkey weights per bird still rising
Story Date: 4/29/2013
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Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 4/26/13
Young chickens slaughtered during March 2013 averaged 5.87 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2012, according to USDA’s monthly Poultry Slaughter report.
The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.26 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Turkeys slaughtered during March 2013 averaged 30.9 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2012.
Poultry certified wholesome during March 2013 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.52 billion pounds, down 2 percent from March 2012. There was one less weekday in March this year than last year.
The February 2013 revised certified total at 3.39 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from February 2012. The February revision represented an increase of 325,000 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified.
The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during
March 2013 was 4.66 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 4.77 billion pounds a year ago.
Young chickens inspected totaled 3.99 billion pounds, down 2 percent from March 2012. Mature chickens, at 59.4 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 591 million pounds, down 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.7 million pounds, down slightly from last year.
Young chickens slaughtered during March 2013 averaged 5.87 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2012.
The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.26 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Turkeys slaughtered during March 2013 averaged 30.9 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2012.
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