HDR1012000150060113951500Turkey Hatchery HDR2012000150060113951500Turkey Hatchery Narrative Released January 13, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to December 1994 and January 1995. Eggs in Incubators on January 1 Up 5 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on January 1, 1994, in the United States totaled 34.9 million, up 5 percent from January 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 7 percent from the revised December 1 total of 32.7 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 6; W N Central, up 9; N & S Atlantic, up 4; S Central, up 2; and West, down 1. Poults Placed During December Up 1 Percent The 25.5 million poults placed during December 1994 in the United States were up 1 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 4 percent from the November 1994 total of 24.6 million. The cumulative total for the September 1994 through December 1994 period, at 97.3 million poults, was up 7 percent from the same period the previous year. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 3; W N Central, down slightly; N & S Atlantic, up 1; S Central, down 3; and West, up 6. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pou 3 (1-95) HDR2012000150060113951500Turkey Hatchery Production Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1992-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :---------------------: Previous:-----------------------: Previous : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : Year : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 21,262 23,821 112 21,262 23,821 112 Oct : 20,957 23,435 112 42,219 47,256 112 Nov : 23,778 24,579 103 65,997 71,835 109 Dec : 25,307 25,513 101 91,304 97,348 107 Jan : 25,358 116,662 Feb : 25,103 141,765 Mar : 28,384 170,149 Apr : 28,141 198,290 May : 29,493 227,783 Jun : 28,583 256,366 Jul : 28,204 284,570 Aug : 26,396 310,966 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Excludes exported poults. HDR2012000150060113951500Eggs in Incubators Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, January 1995 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Jan 1 : Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1994 : 1994 : 1995 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- ----- Percent ---- : E N Central : 5,011 4,708 5,300 106 113 W N Central : 8,634 8,947 9,415 109 105 N & S Atlantic : 12,362 *11,979 12,843 104 107 S Central : 3,884 3,875 3,981 102 103 West : 3,370 *3,180 3,330 99 105 : US : 33,261 *32,689 34,869 105 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Dec : Nov : Dec : Previous : Previous Division : 1993 : 1994 : 1994 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 3,421 3,062 3,516 103 115 W N Central : 6,927 6,671 6,910 100 104 N & S Atlantic : 9,228 9,609 9,324 101 97 S Central : 3,311 3,099 3,205 97 103 West : 2,420 2,138 2,558 106 120 : US : 25,307 24,579 25,513 101 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Regional Listing: North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W North Central = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central = AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. HDR2012000150060113951500Turkey Hatchery Estimates Turkey Hatchery Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the "Turkey Hatchery" report are collected from weekly and/or monthly questionnaires sent to turkey hatcheries in 19 States. An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known hatcheries in these 19 monthly States. Approximately 64 hatcheries are contacted each month. Revisions: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are usually less than 1 percent at the U.S. level. Revisions to the previous month are published in the monthly "Turkey Hatchery" report, while annual revisions are published in the "Hatchery Production - Annual Summary" report at the end of the marketing year. The annual report also includes data for six States which report on an annual basis only. Procedures and Reliability: Hatcheries are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by mail. Those that do not respond by mail are telephoned. Diligent effort is made to ensure that all hatcheries are accounted for in the estimate. An allowance is made for all non-reporting hatcheries. Accumulated poult placements beginning on September 1 and ending on August 31 are shown in the monthly "Turkey Hatchery" report. This time period corresponds with the placements of poults which will reach maturity and be available for slaughter during the calendar year. Only regional and U.S. level estimates are published due to the limited number of hatcheries involved. Regional placement data in the report refer to placement of poults from hatcheries located in that region, not the actual location of the birds after placement. Poults exported out of the U.S. and poults imported from outside of the U.S. are not included in the report. Turkey hatchery estimates are based on a census of operating hatcheries and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. States in the monthly estimating program are: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 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