HDR1012000150061013951500Turkey Hatchery HDR2012000150061013951500Turkey Hatchery Narrative Released October 13, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkey Hatchery" call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Estimates refer to September and October 1995. Eggs in Incubators on October 1 Up 2 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 1995, in the United States totaled 32.0 million, up 2 percent from October 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 3 percent more than the revised September 1 total of 31.2 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 2; W N Central, up 8; N & S Atlantic, up 1; S Central, down 3; and West, up 7. Poults Placed During September Down 3 Percent The 23.1 million poults placed during September 1995 in the United States were down 3 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 15 percent from the revised August 1995 total of 27.1 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 3; W N Central, down 8; N & S Atlantic, down 4; S Central, up 3; and West, unchanged. Pou 3 (10-95) HDR2012000150061013951500Turkey Hatchery Production Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1994-96 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :---------------------: Previous:-----------------------: Previous : 1994-95 : 1995-96 : Year : 1994-95 : 1995-96 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 -- Percent --- 1,000 --- Percent : Sep : 23,920 23,107 97 23,920 23,107 97 Oct : 23,517 47,437 Nov : 24,697 72,134 Dec : 25,621 97,755 Jan : 27,038 124,793 Feb : 25,943 150,736 Mar : 28,514 179,250 Apr : 26,906 206,156 May : 29,460 235,616 Jun : 29,916 265,532 Jul : 29,079 294,611 Aug : 26,563 321,174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1994 data include revisions published in "Hatchery Production 1994 Summary". 2/ Excludes exported poults. HDR2012000150061013951500Eggs in Incubators Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, October 1995 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Oct 1 : Sep 1 : Oct 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 4,403 4,256 4,293 98 101 W N Central : 8,672 8,574 9,329 108 109 N & S Atlantic : 11,883 *11,906 11,973 101 101 S Central : 3,624 *3,422 3,526 97 103 West : 2,710 3,037 2,913 107 96 : US : 31,292 *31,195 32,034 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, September 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Sep : Aug : Sep : Previous : Previous Division : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 2,842 3,541 2,932 103 83 W N Central : 6,834 7,566 6,282 92 83 N & S Atlantic : 9,330 *10,025 8,914 96 89 S Central : 2,533 *3,100 2,604 103 84 West : 2,381 2,913 2,375 100 82 : US : 23,920 *27,145 23,107 97 85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. HDR2012000150061013951500Reliability 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 November 15, 1995. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD). To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C., 20250, or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer. 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