HDR1012000150061015971500Turkey Hatchery Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 15, 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 October 1 Down 3 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 1997, in the United States totaled 31.4 million, down 3 percent from October 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 2 percent from the revised September 1 total of 30.9 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 8; W N Central, up 11; N & S Atlantic, down 5, S Central, down 18; and West, down 6. Poults Placed During September Down 1 Percent The 23.9 million poults placed during September 1997 in the United States were down 1 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 9 percent from the revised August 1997 total of 26.3 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 3; W N Central, up 15; N & S Atlantic, down 9; S Central, down 1; and West, down 7. Pou 3 (10-97) Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1996-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :---------------------:Previous :-----------------------: Previous : 1996-97 : 1997-98 : Year : 1996-97 : 1997-98 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 24,154 23,907 99 24,154 23,907 99 Oct : 25,354 49,508 Nov : 23,830 73,338 Dec : 27,119 100,457 Jan : 27,121 127,578 Feb : 27,145 154,723 Mar : 27,610 182,333 Apr : 28,220 210,553 May : 29,120 239,673 Jun : 28,380 268,053 Jul : 30,092 298,145 Aug : *26,321 324,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, October 1997 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Oct 1 : Sep 1 : Oct 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ----------- 1,000 ----------- ----- Percent ----- : E N Central : 5,008 4,454 4,587 92 103 W N Central : 8,335 9,013 9,285 111 103 N & S Atlantic : 12,304 *11,374 11,715 95 103 S Central : 3,969 3,355 3,256 82 97 West : 2,717 2,687 2,542 94 95 : US : 32,333 *30,883 31,385 97 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, September 1997 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Percent of Geographic : Sep : Aug : Sep : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ----------- ----- Percent ----- : E N Central : 3,348 3,426 3,250 97 95 W N Central : 6,128 8,069 7,077 115 88 N & S Atlantic : 9,542 *8,769 8,646 91 99 S Central : 2,763 3,162 2,722 99 86 West : 2,373 2,895 2,212 93 76 : US : 24,154 *26,321 23,907 99 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 November 14, 1997. 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