System and method for separating breast from poultry carcass

A carcass separation blade configured to separate a first breast muscle from at least one of wish bone, a rib bone, and a fan bone on a first side of a poultry carcass as the poultry carcass moves past the carcass separation blade, comprising:

• a body having a first end opposite a second end, wherein at least a portion of the body between the first and second ends is shaped to substantially correspond to a shape of a portion of the first side of the poultry carcass;
• a curved upstream edge extending between at least a portion of the first and second ends of the body;
• and
• a shearing edge portion defined along at least a portion of the curved upstream edge.