Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 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 November 1 Down 3 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on November 1, 1997, in the United States totaled 30.9 million, down 3 percent from November 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 3 percent from the revised October 1 total of 31.9 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 4 percent; W N Central, up 7 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 8 percent; S Central, down 4 percent; and West, down 8 percent. Poults Placed During October Down 3 Percent The 24.6 million poults placed during October 1997 in the United States were down 3 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 3 percent from the revised September 1997 total of 23.9 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 4 percent; W N Central, up 14 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 13 percent; S Central, down 3 percent; and West, down 7 percent. 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 24,587 97 49,508 48,494 98 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, November 1997 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Nov 1 : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,854 4,587 4,682 96 102 W N Central : 8,664 *9,306 9,298 107 100 N & S Atlantic : 11,199 11,715 10,332 92 88 S Central : 4,190 *3,728 4,013 96 108 West : 2,761 2,542 2,541 92 100 : US : 31,668 *31,878 30,866 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, October 1997 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Oct : Sep : Oct : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,667 3,250 3,511 96 108 W N Central : 6,382 7,077 7,292 114 103 N & S Atlantic : 9,908 8,646 8,629 87 100 S Central : 3,230 2,722 3,130 97 115 West : 2,167 2,212 2,025 93 92 : US : 25,354 23,907 24,587 97 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 one State which reports 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 p.m. ET on December 15, 1997. 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