Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 12, 1999, 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 March 1 Down Slightly From Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on March 1, 1999, in the United States totaled 32.7 million, down slightly from March 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 4 percent from the February 1 total of 31.4 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 8 percent; West North Central, up 7 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 14 percent; South Central, up 4 percent; and West, up 4 percent. Poults Placed During February Down 5 Percent The 23.8 million poults placed during February 1999 in the United States were down 5 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 3 percent from the January 1999 total of 24.4 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, down 5 percent; West North Central, up 9 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 14 percent; South Central, down 14 percent; and West, down 7 percent. Pou 3 (3-99) 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 22,167 95 71,775 66,041 92 Dec : 25,711 24,985 97 97,486 91,026 93 Jan : 26,240 24,448 93 123,726 115,474 93 Feb : 25,093 23,750 95 148,819 139,224 94 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, March 1999 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Mar 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,864 4,885 5,261 108 108 W N Central : 10,580 10,187 11,367 107 112 N & S Atlantic : 10,732 9,560 9,243 86 97 S Central : 3,263 *3,397 3,403 104 100 West : 3,313 *3,334 3,452 104 104 : US : 32,752 *31,363 32,726 100 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, February 1999 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Feb : Jan : Feb : Previous : Previous Division : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,378 3,160 3,202 95 101 W N Central : 7,356 8,164 7,982 109 98 N & S Atlantic : 8,575 7,695 7,409 86 96 S Central : 3,090 *2,826 2,645 86 94 West : 2,694 *2,603 2,512 93 97 : US : 25,093 *24,448 23,750 95 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. West 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: AZ, CA, CO, 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 April 15, 1999. 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