HDR1012000150060512951500Turkey Hathery HDR2012000150060512951500Turkey Hathery Narrative Released May 12, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to April and May 1995. Eggs in Incubators May 1 Down 3 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on May 1, 1995, in the United States totaled 37.0 million, down 3 percent from May 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 1 percent more than the revised April 1 total of 36.8 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 4; W N Central, up 3; N & S Atlantic, down 1; S Central, down 2; and West, down 17. Poults Placed During April Down 6 Percent The 26.8 million poults placed during April 1995 in the United States were down 6 percent from both the placements during the same month a year ago and from the revised March 1995 total of 28.5 million. The cumulative total for the September 1994 through April 1995 period, at 206 million poults, was up 4 percent from the same period the previous year. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 8; W N Central, down 2; N & S Atlantic, down 5; S Central, down 4, and West, down 14. 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 (5-95) HDR2012000150060512951500Turkey Hathery Production Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1993-95 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 23,920 113 21,262 23,920 113 Oct : 20,957 23,517 112 42,219 47,437 112 Nov : 23,778 24,697 104 65,997 72,134 109 Dec : 25,307 25,621 101 91,304 97,755 107 Jan : 25,212 27,038 107 116,516 124,793 107 Feb : 25,037 25,943 104 141,553 150,736 106 Mar : 28,474 28,514 100 170,027 179,250 105 Apr : 28,351 26,760 94 198,378 206,010 104 May : 29,360 227,738 Jun : 28,704 256,442 Jul : 28,244 284,686 Aug : 26,331 311,017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 1994 data include revisions published in "Hatchery Production 1994 Summary". 2/ Excludes exported poults. HDR2012000150060512951500Eggs in Incubators Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, May 1995 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : May 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ---------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 5,493 *5,416 5,288 96 98 W N Central : 10,863 10,201 11,153 103 109 N & S Atlantic : 12,530 12,647 12,355 99 98 S Central : 4,174 *4,099 4,071 98 99 West : 5,004 4,451 4,165 83 94 : US : 38,064 *36,814 37,032 97 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, April 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Apr : Mar : Apr : Previous : Previous Division : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 4,021 *4,039 3,687 92 91 W N Central : 7,882 *8,210 7,740 98 94 N & S Atlantic : 9,592 9,833 9,109 95 93 S Central : 3,210 *3,248 3,092 96 95 West : 3,646 3,184 3,132 86 98 : US : 28,351 *28,514 26,760 94 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. HDR2012000150060512951500Reliabilty 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 June 14, 1995. 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