HDR1012000150061016961500Turkey Hatchery Released October 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Eggs in Incubators on October 1 Unchanged Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 1996, in the United States totaled 32.1 million, unchanged from October 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 1 percent from the revised September 1 total of 31.9 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 17; W N Central, down 11, N & S Atlantic, up 2; S Central, up 9; and West, down 7. Poults Placed During September Up 5 Percent The 24.2 million poults placed during September 1996 in the United States were up 5 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 13 percent from the revised August 1996 total of 27.7 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 14; W N Central, down 2; N & S Atlantic, up 8; S Central, up 7; and West, unchanged. Pou 3 (10-96) Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1995-97 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :---------------------: Previous:-----------------------: Previous : 1995-96 : 1996-97 : Year : 1995-96 : 1996-97 : Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 -- Percent --- 1,000 --- Percent : Sep : 23,070 24,231 105 23,070 24,231 105 Oct : 24,868 47,938 Nov : 24,438 72,376 Dec : 25,144 97,520 Jan : 27,550 125,070 Feb : 27,549 152,619 Mar : 27,949 180,568 Apr : 29,722 210,290 May : 29,712 240,002 Jun : 27,943 267,945 Jul : 28,881 296,826 Aug : 27,733 324,559 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, Oct 1996 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Oct 1 : Sep 1 : Oct 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 4,293 *4,920 5,008 117 102 W N Central : 9,330 8,421 8,326 89 99 N & S Atlantic : 11,973 11,865 12,236 102 103 S Central : 3,526 3,708 3,858 109 104 West : 2,913 3,015 2,717 93 90 : US : 32,035 *31,929 32,145 100 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, Sep 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Sep : Aug : Sep : Previous : Previous Division : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 2,932 3,893 3,348 114 86 W N Central : 6,244 7,375 6,128 98 83 N & S Atlantic : 8,914 *10,075 9,596 108 95 S Central : 2,605 3,281 2,786 107 85 West : 2,375 3,109 2,373 100 76 : US : 23,070 *27,333 24,231 105 87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 3:00 p.m. ET on November 15, 1996. 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