HDR1012000150061115961500Turkey Hatchery Released November 15, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkey Hatchery" call Jim 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 November 1 Down 1 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on November 1, 1996, in the United States totaled 31.5 million, down 1 percent from November 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 3 percent from the revised October 1 total of 32.3 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 13; W N Central, down 5, N & S Atlantic, down 4; S Central, up 1; and West, up 9. Poults Placed During October Up 2 Percent The 25.4 million poults placed during October 1996 in the United States were up 2 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 5 percent from the revised September 1996 total of 24.2 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 11; W N Central, down 9; N & S Atlantic, up 8; S Central, up 12; and West, down 12. 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 24,208 105 23,070 24,208 105 Oct : 24,868 25,354 102 47,938 49,562 103 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, Nov 1996 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Nov 1 : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 4,309 5,008 4,854 113 97 W N Central : 9,164 *8,335 8,664 95 104 N & S Atlantic : 11,698 *12,303 11,199 96 91 S Central : 3,977 *3,969 4,027 101 101 West : 2,533 2,717 2,761 109 102 : US : 31,681 *32,332 31,505 99 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, Oct 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Oct : Sep : Oct : Previous : Previous Division : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 3,290 3,348 3,667 111 110 W N Central : 7,015 6,128 6,382 91 104 N & S Atlantic : 9,212 9,596 9,908 108 103 S Central : 2,890 *2,763 3,230 112 117 West : 2,461 2,373 2,167 88 91 : US : 24,868 *24,208 25,354 102 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 December 13, 1996. 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