Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 15, 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 April 1 Down 12 Turkey eggs in incubators on April 1, 1998, in the United States totaled 32.6 million, down 12 from April 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down slightly from the March 1 total of 32.8 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 4; W N Central, down 13; N & S Atlantic, down 16; S Central, down 11; and West, down 9. Poults Placed During March Down 5 The 26.2 million poults placed during March 1998 in the United States were down 5 from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 4 from the February 1998 total of 25.1 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 4; W N Central, up 4; N & S Atlantic, down 8; S Central, down 12; and West, down 14. Pou 3 (4-98) 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 26,185 95 182,333 175,004 96 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, April 1998 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Apr 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- -- Percent -- : E N Central : 5,099 4,864 4,894 96 101 W N Central : 11,604 10,580 10,043 87 95 N & S Atlantic : 12,544 *10,732 10,485 84 98 S Central : 3,894 3,263 3,478 89 107 West : 4,073 3,313 3,692 91 111 : US : 37,214 *32,752 32,592 88 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, March 1998 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Mar : Feb : Mar : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,699 3,378 3,543 96 105 W N Central : 8,141 7,356 8,456 104 115 N & S Atlantic : 9,633 8,575 8,831 92 103 S Central : 3,231 3,090 2,851 88 92 West : 2,906 2,694 2,504 86 93 : US : 27,610 25,093 26,185 95 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 May 14, 1998. 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