HDR1012000150060314971500Turkey Hatchery Released March 14, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkey Hatchery" call James Brewster at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Eggs in Incubators on March 1 Down 3 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on March 1, 1997, in the United States totaled 35.0 million, down 3 percent from March 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 2 percent from the revised February 1 total of 35.8 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 3; W N Central, up 5; N & S Atlantic, down 11; S Central, down 1; and West, down 7. Poults Placed During February Down 2 Percent The 27.2 million poults placed during February 1997 in the United States were down 2 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up slightly from the revised January 1997 total of 27.1 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 1; W N Central, up 3; N & S Atlantic, down 6; S Central, up 4; and West, down 9. Notice: This release includes 1995 and 1996 revisions by Region and U.S. Pou 3 (3-97) Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1995-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 *24,154 103 23,371 24,154 103 Oct : 25,158 25,354 101 48,529 49,508 102 Nov : 24,619 23,830 97 73,148 73,338 100 Dec : 25,269 27,119 107 98,417 100,457 102 Jan : 27,391 27,130 99 125,808 127,587 101 Feb : 27,596 27,152 98 153,404 154,739 101 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 : *27,496 325,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, March 1997 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Mar 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ----------- 1,000 ----------- ----- Percent ----- : E N Central : 4,875 4,970 5,016 103 101 W N Central : 10,081 10,856 10,569 105 97 N & S Atlantic : 13,162 *11,944 11,717 89 98 S Central : 4,006 *4,296 3,975 99 93 West : 4,056 3,736 3,763 93 101 : US : 36,180 *35,802 35,040 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, February 1997 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Feb : Jan : Feb : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ----------- ----- Percent ----- : E N Central : 3,641 3,815 3,661 101 96 W N Central : 7,802 7,586 8,025 103 106 N & S Atlantic : 9,668 9,690 9,135 94 94 S Central : 3,380 3,310 3,520 104 106 West : 3,105 2,729 2,811 91 103 : US : 27,596 27,130 27,152 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 1995 and Revised 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :-------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :1996 As :Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 1995 : 1996 :Percent :-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 ---- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- : : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month : All : Breeds : Jan : 34,881 35,618 102 5,055 9,597 13,399 3,897 3,670 Feb : 35,095 36,343 104 5,225 10,166 12,651 4,276 4,025 Mar : 35,172 36,180 103 4,875 10,081 13,162 4,006 4,056 Apr : 36,890 39,218 106 5,242 11,738 13,852 4,061 4,325 May : 37,323 *37,915 102 5,235 *11,015 13,332 4,208 4,125 Jun : 38,399 38,128 99 5,134 10,908 13,434 4,182 4,470 Jul : 39,010 37,685 97 5,043 10,907 13,103 4,034 4,598 Aug : 35,561 36,157 102 5,059 9,883 12,937 4,066 4,212 Sep : 31,589 *32,048 101 4,920 8,421 *11,984 3,708 3,015 Oct : 32,409 *32,333 100 5,008 8,335 *12,304 3,969 2,717 Nov : 31,962 31,668 99 4,854 8,664 11,199 4,190 2,761 Dec : 31,769 *33,667 106 4,710 9,784 *12,233 4,066 2,874 : : Poults Placed 1/ : All : Breeds : Jan : 27,024 27,391 101 3,651 7,375 10,143 3,281 2,941 Feb : 25,907 27,596 107 3,641 7,802 9,668 3,380 3,105 Mar : 28,530 27,932 98 3,684 7,590 10,427 3,160 3,071 Apr : 26,736 29,725 111 3,869 8,800 10,506 3,228 3,322 May : 29,497 29,668 101 3,814 8,460 10,621 3,428 3,345 Jun : 29,965 27,987 93 3,468 7,760 10,296 3,211 3,252 Jul : 28,983 28,913 100 3,850 8,121 10,065 3,242 3,635 Aug : 26,592 *27,496 103 3,893 7,375 *9,838 3,281 3,109 Sep : 23,371 *24,154 103 3,348 6,128 *9,542 2,763 2,373 Oct : 25,158 25,354 101 3,667 6,382 9,908 3,230 2,167 Nov : 24,619 23,830 97 3,164 6,212 8,878 3,398 2,178 Dec : 25,269 27,119 107 3,563 7,765 10,202 3,330 2,259 : Total :321,651 327,165 102 43,612 89,770 120,094 38,932 34,757 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Excludes exported poults. 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 22 States. An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known hatcheries in these 22 monthly States. Approximately 65 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, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 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