HDR1012000150060514971500Turkey Hatchery Released May 14, 1997, 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. Eggs in Incubators on May 1 Down 5 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on May 1, 1997, in the United States totaled 36.2 million, down 5 percent from May 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 3 percent from the revised April 1 total of 37.2 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 2; W N Central, unchanged; N & S Atlantic, down 11; S Central, down 2; and West, down 8. Poults Placed During April Down 5 Percent The 28.2 million poults placed during April 1997 in the United States were down 5 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 2 percent from the March 1997 total of 27.6 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 1; W N Central, down 5; N & S Atlantic, down 8; S Central, up 3; and West, down 10. Pou 3 (5-97) 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 27,607 99 181,336 182,346 101 Apr : 29,725 28,180 95 211,061 210,526 100 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, May 1997 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : May 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ----------- 1,000 ---------- ----- Percent ----- : E N Central : 5,235 5,099 5,319 102 104 W N Central : 11,015 11,588 11,040 100 95 N & S Atlantic : 13,332 *12,544 11,898 89 95 S Central : 4,208 3,928 4,130 98 105 West : 4,125 4,073 3,799 92 93 : US : 37,915 *37,232 36,186 95 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, April 1997 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Apr : Mar : Apr : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ---------- ----- Percent ----- : E N Central : 3,869 3,707 3,822 99 103 W N Central : 8,800 8,139 8,352 95 103 N & S Atlantic : 10,506 9,633 9,691 92 101 S Central : 3,228 3,222 3,324 103 103 West : 3,322 2,906 2,991 90 103 : US : 29,725 27,607 28,180 95 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 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. The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on June 13, 1997. 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