HDR1012000150061213961500Turkey Hatchery Released December 13, 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 December 1 Up 9 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on December 1, 1996, in the United States totaled 34.5 million, up 9 percent from December 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 9 percent from the revised November 1 total of 31.7 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 2; W N Central, up 13; N & S Atlantic, up 13; S Central, up 8; and West, down 8. Poults Placed During November Down 4 Percent The 23.8 million poults placed during November 1996 in the United States were down 4 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 6 percent from the revised October 1996 total of 25.4 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 7; W N Central, down 11; N & S Atlantic, down 2; S Central, up 3; and West, up 8. Notice: This release includes 1995 and January through August 1996 revisions by Region and U.S. 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 : 23,371 24,208 104 23,371 24,208 104 Oct : 25,158 25,354 101 48,529 49,562 102 Nov : 24,619 23,750 96 73,148 73,312 100 Dec : 25,269 98,417 Jan : 27,391 125,808 Feb : 27,596 153,404 Mar : 27,932 181,336 Apr : 29,725 211,061 May : 29,668 240,729 Jun : 27,987 268,716 Jul : 28,913 297,629 Aug : 27,746 325,375 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ January 1995 through August 1996 revised. 2/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, Nov 1996 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Dec 1 : Nov 1 : Dec 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 4,604 4,854 4,710 102 97 W N Central : 8,675 8,664 9,784 113 113 N & S Atlantic : 11,587 11,199 13,108 113 117 S Central : 3,763 *4,190 4,066 108 97 West : 3,140 2,761 2,874 92 104 : US : 31,769 *31,668 34,542 109 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, Nov 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Nov : Oct : Nov : Previous : Previous Division : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Year : Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- ---- Percent ---- : E N Central : 3,397 3,667 3,164 93 86 W N Central : 6,944 6,382 6,212 89 97 N & S Atlantic : 9,041 9,908 8,878 98 90 S Central : 3,223 3,230 3,318 103 103 West : 2,014 2,167 2,178 108 101 : US : 24,619 25,354 23,750 96 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. Turkey Hatchery Production Revised 1995 and Revised January-August 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : East : West : North & : : : United : North : North : South : South : West Month : States : Central : Central : Atlantic : Central : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : All : Revised Eggs in Incubators, First of Month - 1995 Breeds : Jan : 34,881 5,300 9,415 12,843 3,993 3,330 Feb : 35,095 5,268 9,884 12,032 4,142 3,769 Mar : 35,172 5,251 10,461 11,568 3,920 3,972 Apr : 36,890 5,424 10,201 12,715 4,099 4,451 May : 37,323 5,297 11,253 12,537 4,071 4,165 Jun : 38,399 5,029 11,603 13,279 4,090 4,398 Jul : 39,010 5,382 11,259 13,595 4,001 4,773 Aug : 35,561 4,844 10,052 12,987 3,701 3,977 Sep : 31,589 4,650 8,574 11,906 3,422 3,037 Oct : 32,409 4,667 9,330 11,973 3,526 2,913 Nov : 31,962 4,590 9,164 11,698 3,977 2,533 Dec : 31,769 4,604 8,675 11,587 3,763 3,140 : All : Revised Poults Placed - 1995 2/ Breeds : Jan : 27,024 3,777 7,143 10,083 3,352 2,669 Feb : 25,907 3,533 7,184 8,996 3,153 3,041 Mar : 28,530 4,046 8,210 9,842 3,248 3,184 Apr : 26,736 3,692 7,640 9,180 3,092 3,132 May : 29,497 3,852 8,652 10,306 3,387 3,300 Jun : 29,965 3,727 8,718 10,918 3,237 3,365 Jul : 28,983 4,000 8,102 10,002 3,111 3,768 Aug : 26,592 3,541 7,566 9,536 3,036 2,913 Sep : 23,371 3,233 6,244 8,914 2,605 2,375 Oct : 25,158 3,580 7,015 9,212 2,890 2,461 Nov : 24,619 3,397 6,944 9,041 3,223 2,014 Dec : 25,269 3,291 6,604 9,853 3,107 2,414 : Total : 321,651 43,669 90,022 115,883 37,441 34,636 : : All : Revised Eggs in Incubators, First of Month - 1996 Breeds : Jan : 35,618 5,055 9,597 13,399 3,897 3,670 Feb : 36,343 5,225 10,166 12,651 4,276 4,025 Mar : 36,180 4,875 10,081 13,162 4,006 4,056 Apr : 39,218 5,242 11,738 13,852 4,061 4,325 May : 37,082 5,235 10,182 13,332 4,208 4,125 Jun : 38,128 5,134 10,908 13,434 4,182 4,470 Jul : 37,685 5,043 10,907 13,103 4,034 4,598 Aug : 36,157 5,059 9,883 12,937 4,066 4,212 : All : Revised Poults Placed - 1996 2/ Breeds : Jan : 27,391 3,651 7,375 10,143 3,281 2,941 Feb : 27,596 3,641 7,802 9,668 3,380 3,105 Mar : 27,932 3,684 7,590 10,427 3,160 3,071 Apr : 29,725 3,869 8,800 10,506 3,228 3,322 May : 29,668 3,814 8,460 10,621 3,428 3,345 Jun : 27,987 3,468 7,760 10,296 3,211 3,252 Jul : 28,913 3,850 8,121 10,065 3,242 3,635 Aug : 27,746 3,893 7,375 10,088 3,281 3,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ See next page for a listing of States by Region. 2/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in the region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Excludes exported poults. 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. 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. The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on January 13, 1997. 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