Pou 3 (12-99) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 16, 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 December 1 Up 2 Percent From Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on December 1, 1999, in the United States totaled 31.3 million, up 2 percent from December 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 9 percent from the November 1 total of 28.8 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 2 percent; West North Central, up 4 percent; North and South Atlantic, unchanged; South Central, up 3 percent; and West, down 8 percent. Poults Placed During November Up 6 Percent The 23.5 million poults placed during November 1999 in the United States were up 6 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 5 percent from the October total of 22.3 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 6 percent; West North Central, up 10 percent; North and South Atlantic, up 8 percent; South Central, down 2 percent; and West, down 6 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1998-00 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous : 1998-99 : 1999-00 : Year : 1998-99 : 1999-00 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 21,124 21,794 103 21,124 21,794 103 Oct : 22,749 *22,313 98 43,873 44,107 101 Nov : 22,167 23,514 106 66,040 67,621 102 Dec : 24,985 91,025 Jan : 24,590 115,615 Feb : 23,722 139,337 Mar : 25,917 165,254 Apr : 26,817 192,071 May : 26,085 218,156 Jun : 25,621 243,777 Jul : 26,755 270,532 Aug : *24,755 295,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, December 1999 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Dec 1 : Nov 1 : Dec 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,911 *4,540 5,019 102 111 W N Central : 10,548 9,836 11,007 104 112 N & S Atlantic : 9,247 8,965 9,263 100 103 S Central : 3,515 3,410 3,622 103 106 West : 2,603 2,076 2,406 92 116 : US : 30,824 *28,827 31,317 102 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, November 1999 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Nov : Oct : Nov : Previous : Previous Division : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,287 3,460 3,497 106 101 W N Central : 7,397 7,704 8,166 110 106 N & S Atlantic : 6,940 *6,999 7,475 108 107 S Central : 2,744 2,608 2,689 98 103 West : 1,799 1,542 1,687 94 109 : US : 22,167 *22,313 23,514 106 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Turkey Hatchery Production 1998 and Revised 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :1999 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 1998 : 1999 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 1998: 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 32,926 31,588 96 5,060 10,274 9,564 3,471 3,219 Feb : 33,404 31,152 93 4,685 10,189 9,547 3,397 3,334 Mar : 32,752 32,638 100 5,061 11,220 9,327 3,578 3,452 Apr : 33,345 33,588 101 5,063 11,522 9,588 3,474 3,941 May : 33,296 33,396 100 4,985 11,108 9,531 3,540 4,232 Jun : 33,779 32,701 97 5,034 11,307 9,571 3,275 3,514 Jul : 34,248 33,782 99 5,052 11,089 9,871 3,722 4,048 Aug : 31,327 31,947 102 5,095 10,853 9,725 3,313 2,961 Sep : 26,969 *28,687 106 4,621 9,203 9,243 3,183 *2,437 Oct : 28,047 28,259 101 4,751 9,475 8,791 3,126 2,116 Nov : 27,535 *28,827 105 *4,540 9,836 8,965 3,410 2,076 Dec : 30,824 31,317 102 5,019 11,007 9,263 3,622 2,406 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poults Placed 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 26,240 24,590 94 3,304 8,164 7,693 2,826 2,603 Feb : 25,093 23,722 95 3,320 7,999 7,264 2,627 2,512 Mar : 26,362 25,917 98 3,661 8,992 7,858 2,767 2,639 Apr : 25,747 26,817 104 3,827 9,228 7,712 3,051 2,999 May : 25,677 26,085 102 3,359 8,840 7,763 2,838 3,285 Jun : 26,957 25,621 95 3,582 9,074 7,655 2,602 2,708 Jul : 26,247 26,755 102 3,714 8,858 8,150 3,053 2,980 Aug : 24,450 *24,755 101 3,639 8,472 7,883 2,588 *2,173 Sep : 21,124 21,794 103 3,237 7,430 7,136 2,430 1,561 Oct : 22,749 *22,313 98 3,460 7,704 *6,999 2,608 1,542 Nov : 22,167 23,514 106 3,497 8,166 7,475 2,689 1,687 Dec : 24,985 : Total : 297,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. 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