Pou 3 (7-98) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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 July 1 Down 12 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on July 1, 1998, in the United States totaled 34.1 million, down 12 percent from July 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 1 percent from the June 1 total of 33.8 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 2 percent; W N Central, down 3 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 26 percent; S Central, down 12 percent; and West, down 7 percent. Poults Placed During June Down 5 Percent The 27.0 million poults placed during June 1998 in the United States were down 5 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 5 percent from the May 1998 total of 25.7 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, down 1 percent; W N Central, up 3 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 9 percent; S Central, down 15 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 26,240 97 127,578 123,726 97 Feb : 27,145 25,093 92 154,723 148,819 96 Mar : 27,610 26,362 95 182,333 175,181 96 Apr : 28,220 25,747 91 210,553 200,928 95 May : 29,111 *25,677 88 239,664 226,605 95 Jun : 28,381 27,047 95 268,045 253,652 95 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, July 1998 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Jul 1 : Jun 1 : Jul 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 5,153 *5,006 5,251 102 105 W N Central : 11,484 *11,122 11,133 97 100 N & S Atlantic : 13,017 *10,546 9,620 74 91 S Central : 4,021 3,398 3,547 88 104 West : 4,911 3,707 4,565 93 123 : US : 38,586 *33,779 34,116 88 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, June 1998 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Jun : May : Jun : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,651 *3,454 3,610 99 105 W N Central : 8,802 8,063 9,055 103 112 N & S Atlantic : 9,609 8,090 8,777 91 108 S Central : 3,274 2,998 2,787 85 93 West : 3,045 3,072 2,818 93 92 : US : 28,381 *25,677 27,047 95 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 August 13, 1998. 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