Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 14, 1998, 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 January 1 Down 3 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on January 1, 1998, in the United States totaled 33.0 million, down 3 percent from January 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 3 percent from the December 1 total of 32.1 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 9 percent; W N Central, down 2 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 1 percent; S Central, down 2 percent; and West, down 9 percent. Poults Placed During December Down 5 Percent The 25.7 million poults placed during December 1997 in the United States were down 5 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 10 percent from the November 1997 total of 23.3 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 7 percent; W N Central, up 2 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 11 percent; S Central, up 1 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 *23,281 98 73,338 71,775 98 Dec : 27,119 25,711 95 100,457 97,486 97 Jan : 27,121 127,578 Feb : 27,145 154,723 Mar : 27,610 182,333 Apr : 28,220 210,553 May : 29,111 239,664 Jun : 28,381 268,045 Jul : 30,092 298,137 Aug : 26,321 324,458 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, January 1998 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Jan 1 : Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- -- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,994 4,408 4,542 91 103 W N Central : 10,076 *9,677 9,860 98 102 N & S Atlantic : 11,609 *11,323 11,489 99 101 S Central : 3,986 *4,058 3,922 98 97 West : 3,446 2,608 3,150 91 121 : US : 34,111 *32,074 32,963 97 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, December 1997 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Dec : Nov : Dec : Previous : Previous Division : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,563 3,245 3,307 93 102 W N Central : 7,765 6,955 7,904 102 114 N & S Atlantic : 10,202 *7,761 9,030 89 116 S Central : 3,330 *3,178 3,366 101 106 West : 2,259 2,142 2,104 93 98 : US : 27,119 *23,281 25,711 95 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 February 13, 1998. 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