Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 13, 1998, 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 March 1 Down 7 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on March 1, 1998, in the United States totaled 32.5 million, down 7 percent from March 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 3 percent from the February 1 total of 33.4 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 3 percent; W N Central, up slightly; N & S Atlantic, down 11 percent; S Central, down 18 percent; and West, down 12 percent. Poults Placed During February Down 8 Percent The 25.1 million poults placed during February 1998 in the United States were down 8 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 4 percent from the January 1998 total of 26.2 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 8 percent; W N Central, down 8 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 6 percent; S Central, down 12 percent; and West, down 4 percent. Pou 3 (3-98) 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 26,240 97 127,578 123,726 97 Feb : 27,145 25,093 92 154,723 148,819 96 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, March 1998 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Mar 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 5,016 *4,703 4,864 97 103 W N Central : 10,573 9,427 10,580 100 112 N & S Atlantic : 11,717 11,730 10,432 89 89 S Central : 3,966 4,023 3,263 82 81 West : 3,763 *3,521 3,313 88 94 : US : 35,035 *33,404 32,452 93 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, February 1998 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Feb : Jan : Feb : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- -- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,654 3,437 3,378 92 98 W N Central : 8,025 7,885 7,356 92 93 N & S Atlantic : 9,135 *9,151 8,575 94 94 S Central : 3,520 3,421 3,090 88 90 West : 2,811 2,346 2,694 96 115 : US : 27,145 *26,240 25,093 92 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Turkey Hatchery Production 1996 and Revised April-November 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :1997 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 1996 : 1997 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 1996: 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------- 1,000 ------------------ All : Breeds : Jan : 35,618 34,111 96 4,994 10,076 11,609 3,986 3,446 Feb : 36,343 35,683 98 4,970 10,856 11,825 4,296 3,736 Mar : 36,184 35,035 97 5,016 10,573 11,717 3,966 3,763 Apr : 39,242 37,214 95 5,099 11,604 12,544 3,894 4,073 May : 37,935 36,574 96 5,319 11,058 11,898 4,150 4,149 Jun : 38,148 36,859 97 5,021 11,534 12,308 3,951 4,045 Jul : 37,689 38,586 102 5,153 11,484 13,017 4,021 4,911 Aug : 36,157 34,956 97 4,885 10,716 11,523 3,974 3,858 Sep : 32,048 30,928 97 4,454 9,058 11,374 3,355 2,687 Oct : 32,333 31,878 99 4,587 9,306 11,715 3,728 2,542 Nov : 31,668 30,964 98 4,682 9,298 10,332 4,013 2,639 Dec : 33,667 32,074 95 4,408 9,677 11,323 4,058 2,608 : : Poults Placed 1/ :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------- 1,000 ------------------ All : Breeds : Jan : 27,391 27,121 99 3,806 7,586 9,690 3,310 2,729 Feb : 27,596 27,145 98 3,654 8,025 9,135 3,520 2,811 Mar : 27,935 27,610 99 3,699 8,141 9,633 3,231 2,906 Apr : 29,742 28,220 95 3,814 8,365 9,691 3,359 2,991 May : 29,682 29,111 98 3,978 8,688 9,749 3,496 3,200 Jun : 27,998 28,381 101 3,651 8,802 9,609 3,274 3,045 Jul : 28,916 30,092 104 3,893 9,104 10,005 3,320 3,770 Aug : 27,496 26,321 96 3,426 8,069 8,769 3,162 2,895 Sep : 24,154 23,907 99 3,250 7,077 8,646 2,722 2,212 Oct : 25,354 24,587 97 3,511 7,292 8,629 3,130 2,025 Nov : 23,830 23,281 98 3,245 6,955 7,761 3,178 2,142 Dec : 27,119 25,711 95 3,307 7,904 9,030 3,366 2,104 : Total : 327,213 321,487 98 43,234 96,008 110,347 39,068 32,830 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Excludes exported poults. 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. 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