HDR1012000150060911971500Turkey Hatchery Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 11, 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 September 1 Down 6 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on September 1, 1997, in the United States totaled 30.1 million, down 6 percent from September 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 14 percent from the August 1 total of 35.0 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 9; W N Central, up 7; N & S Atlantic, down 11; S Central, down 10; and West, down 11. Poults Placed During August Down 4 Percent The 26.4 million poults placed during August 1997 in the United States were down 4 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 12 percent from the July 1997 total of 30.1 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 12; W N Central, up 9; N & S Atlantic, down 10; S Central, down 4; and West, down 7. Pou 3 (9-97) 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 27,121 99 125,808 127,578 101 Feb : 27,596 27,145 98 153,404 154,723 101 Mar : 27,932 27,610 99 181,336 182,333 101 Apr : 29,725 28,220 95 211,061 210,553 100 May : 29,668 29,120 98 240,729 239,673 100 Jun : 27,987 28,380 101 268,716 268,053 100 Jul : 28,913 30,092 104 297,629 298,145 100 Aug : 27,496 26,377 96 325,125 324,522 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, September 1997 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Sep 1 : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ----------- 1,000 ---------- ----- Percent ----- : E N Central : 4,920 4,885 4,454 91 91 W N Central : 8,421 10,716 9,013 107 84 N & S Atlantic : 11,984 11,523 10,617 89 92 S Central : 3,708 3,974 3,355 90 84 West : 3,015 3,858 2,687 89 70 : US : 32,048 34,956 30,126 94 86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, August 1997 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Aug : Jul : Aug : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ---------- ----- Percent ----- : E N Central : 3,893 3,893 3,426 88 88 W N Central : 7,375 9,104 8,069 109 89 N & S Atlantic : 9,838 10,005 8,825 90 88 S Central : 3,281 3,320 3,162 96 95 West : 3,109 3,770 2,895 93 77 : US : 27,496 30,092 26,377 96 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 23 States. An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known hatcheries in these 23 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, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on October 15, 1997. 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