Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 15, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkey Hatchery" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Eggs in Incubators on October 1 Down 16 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 1998, in the United States totaled 26.7 million, down 16 percent from October 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 1 percent from the September 1 total of 27.0 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 9 percent; W N Central, down 23 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 22 percent; S Central, down 11 percent; and West, down 15 percent. Poults Placed During September Down 12 Percent The 21.1 million poults placed during September 1998 in the United States were down 12 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 14 percent from the August 1998 total of 24.5 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 3 percent; W N Central, down 2 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 20 percent; S Central, down 12 percent; and West, down 34 percent. Pou 3 (10-98) Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1997-99 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous : 1997-98 : 1998-99 : Year : 1997-98 : 1998-99 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ----- 1,000 ----- Percent : Sep : 23,907 21,075 88 23,907 21,075 88 Oct : 24,587 48,494 Nov : 23,281 71,775 Dec : 25,711 97,486 Jan : 26,240 123,726 Feb : 25,093 148,819 Mar : 26,362 175,181 Apr : 25,747 200,928 May : 25,677 226,605 Jun : 26,974 253,579 Jul : 26,247 279,826 Aug : 24,450 304,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, October 1998 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Oct 1 : Sep 1 : Oct 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,587 4,540 5,002 109 110 W N Central : 9,306 8,710 7,142 77 82 N & S Atlantic : 11,715 8,837 9,118 78 103 S Central : 3,728 *3,006 3,303 89 110 West : 2,542 1,876 2,159 85 115 : US : 31,878 *26,969 26,724 84 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, September 1998 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Sep : Aug : Sep : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,250 3,569 3,358 103 94 W N Central : 7,077 7,813 6,950 98 89 N & S Atlantic : 8,646 7,854 6,901 80 88 S Central : 2,722 *2,647 2,405 88 91 West : 2,212 2,567 1,461 66 57 : US : 23,907 *24,450 21,075 88 86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, Massachusetts, Michigan, 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 November 12, 1998. 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