HDR1012000150060314951500Turkey Hatchery HDR2012000150060314951500Turkey Hatchery Narrative Released March 14, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to February and March 1995. Eggs in Incubators March 1 Up 1 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on March 1, 1995, in the United States totaled 35.1 million, up 1 percent from March 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down fractionally from the revised February 1 total of 35.1 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 3; W N Central, down 3; N & S Atlantic, up 2; S Central, up 1; and West, up 9. Poults Placed During February Up 3 Percent The 25.9 million poults placed during February 1995 in the United States were up 3 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 4 percent from the revised January 1995 total of 27.0 million. The cumulative total for the September 1994 through February 1995 period, at 150 million poults, was up 6 percent from the same period the previous year. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, unchanged; W N Central, up 2; N & S Atlantic, up 3; S Central, up 2; and West, up 16. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 (3-95) HDR2012000150060314951500Turkey Hatchery Production Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1993-95 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 25,540 101 91,304 97,375 107 Jan : 25,358 27,038 107 116,662 124,413 107 Feb : 25,103 25,923 103 141,765 150,336 106 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. HDR2012000150060314951500Eggs in Incubators Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, March 1995 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Mar 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ---------- ---- Percent ----- : E N Central : 5,082 5,268 5,241 103 99 W N Central : 10,700 *9,884 10,381 97 105 N & S Atlantic : 11,294 12,032 11,537 102 96 S Central : 3,876 *4,142 3,920 101 95 West : 3,629 3,769 3,972 109 105 : US : 34,581 *35,095 35,051 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, February 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Feb : Jan : Feb : Previous : Previous Division : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 3,541 3,778 3,534 100 94 W N Central : 7,065 7,143 7,184 102 101 N & S Atlantic : 8,783 10,083 9,011 103 89 S Central : 3,098 *3,365 3,153 102 94 West : 2,616 2,669 3,041 116 114 : US : 25,103 *27,038 25,923 103 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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. HDR2012000150060314951500Turkey 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 called by phone. 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. The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on April 13, 1995. 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