Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 16, 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 December 1 Down 6 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on December 1, 1998, in the United States totaled 30.3 million, down 6 percent from December 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 8 percent from the November 1 total of 27.9 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 11 percent; W N Central, up 8 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 22 percent; S Central, down 18 percent; and West, up 8 percent. Poults Placed During November Down 4 Percent The 22.4 million poults placed during November 1998 in the United States were down 4 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 1 percent from the October 1998 total of 22.8 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: E N Central, up 1 percent; W N Central, up 6 percent; N & S Atlantic, down 11 percent; S Central, down 14 percent; and West, down 4 percent. Pou 3 (12-98) 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 *21,124 88 23,907 21,124 88 Oct : 24,587 *22,750 93 48,494 43,874 90 Nov : 23,281 22,417 96 71,775 66,291 92 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 : 26,957 253,562 Jul : 26,247 279,809 Aug : 24,450 304,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, December 1998 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Dec 1 : Nov 1 : Dec 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,408 4,830 4,911 111 102 W N Central : 9,677 8,465 10,423 108 123 N & S Atlantic : 11,323 8,719 8,804 78 101 S Central : 4,058 3,359 3,342 82 99 West : 2,608 *2,553 2,809 108 110 : US : 32,074 *27,926 30,289 94 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, November 1998 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Nov : Oct : Nov : Previous : Previous Division : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,245 3,802 3,287 101 86 W N Central : 6,955 7,175 7,388 106 103 N & S Atlantic : 7,761 7,519 6,940 89 92 S Central : 3,178 2,537 2,744 86 108 West : 2,142 *1,717 2,058 96 120 : US : 23,281 *22,750 22,417 96 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 1997 and Revised 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :1998 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 1997 : 1998 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 1997: 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 34,111 32,926 97 4,542 9,860 11,489 3,922 3,113 Feb : 35,683 33,404 94 4,703 9,427 11,730 4,023 3,521 Mar : 35,035 32,752 93 4,864 10,580 10,732 3,263 3,313 Apr : 37,214 33,345 90 5,015 10,159 11,001 3,478 3,692 May : 36,574 33,296 91 4,756 10,388 10,350 3,799 4,003 Jun : 36,859 33,779 92 5,006 11,122 10,546 3,398 3,707 Jul : 38,586 *34,248 89 *5,307 *11,208 9,621 3,547 4,565 Aug : 34,956 31,327 90 4,987 9,956 9,547 3,386 3,451 Sep : 30,928 26,969 87 4,540 8,710 8,837 3,006 1,876 Oct : 31,878 28,047 88 5,002 8,629 9,118 3,139 2,159 Nov : 30,964 *27,926 90 4,830 8,465 8,719 3,359 *2,553 Dec : 32,074 30,289 94 4,911 10,423 8,804 3,342 2,809 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poults Placed 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 27,121 26,240 97 3,437 7,885 9,151 3,421 2,346 Feb : 27,145 25,093 92 3,378 7,356 8,575 3,090 2,694 Mar : 27,610 26,362 95 3,543 8,648 8,816 2,851 2,504 Apr : 28,220 25,747 91 3,809 8,063 8,316 2,802 2,757 May : 29,111 25,677 88 3,454 8,063 8,090 2,998 3,072 Jun : 28,381 *26,957 95 3,610 9,055 8,777 2,714 *2,801 Jul : 30,092 26,247 87 3,845 8,566 7,533 2,805 3,498 Aug : 26,321 24,450 93 3,569 7,813 7,854 2,647 2,567 Sep : 23,907 21,124 88 3,358 6,974 6,901 2,430 1,461 Oct : 24,587 *22,750 93 3,802 7,175 7,519 2,537 *1,717 Nov : 23,281 22,417 96 3,287 7,388 6,940 2,744 2,058 Dec : 25,711 : Total :*321,487 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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. 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. 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