HDR1012000150060415961500Turkey Hatchery Released April 15, 1996, 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@NASS.USDA.GOV. Eggs in Incubators on April 1 Up 6 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on April 1, 1996, in the United States totaled 39.3 million, up 6 percent from April 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 8 percent from the revised March 1 total of 36.2 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 2; W N Central, up 15, N & S Atlantic, up 9; S Central, down 1; and West, down 3. Poults Placed During March Down 2 Percent The 28.0 million poults placed during March 1996 in the United States were down 2 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 2 percent from the revised February 1996 total of 27.5 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 8; W N Central, down 8; N & S Atlantic, up 6; S Central, down 2; and West, down 4. Pou 3 (4-96) 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 23,070 96 23,920 23,070 96 Oct : 23,517 24,868 106 47,437 47,938 101 Nov : 24,697 24,438 99 72,134 72,376 100 Dec : 25,621 25,144 98 97,755 97,520 100 Jan : 27,024 27,550 102 124,779 125,070 100 Feb : 25,904 27,549 106 150,683 152,619 101 Mar : 28,524 27,969 98 179,207 180,588 101 Apr : 26,711 205,918 May : 29,476 235,394 Jun : 29,986 265,380 Jul : 29,013 294,393 Aug : 26,596 320,989 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 1995 data include revisions published in "Hatchery Production 1995 Summary". 2/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, April 1996 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Apr 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 5,424 *4,878 5,308 98 109 W N Central : 10,201 10,081 11,738 115 116 N & S Atlantic : 12,715 *13,161 13,826 109 105 S Central : 4,099 4,006 4,056 99 101 West : 4,451 4,056 4,325 97 107 : US : 36,890 *36,182 39,253 106 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, March 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Mar : Feb : Mar : Previous : Previous Division : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 4,046 *3,594 3,704 92 103 W N Central : 8,210 7,802 7,590 92 97 N & S Atlantic : 9,836 *9,668 10,426 106 108 S Central : 3,248 3,380 3,178 98 94 West : 3,184 3,105 3,071 96 99 : US : 28,524 *27,549 27,969 98 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. 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 May 14, 1996. 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