Pou 3 (2-00) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 14, 2000, 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 February 1 Down 1 Percent From Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on February 1, 2000, in the United States totaled 30.8 million, down 1 percent from February 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 2 percent from the January 1 total of 31.5 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 3 percent; West North Central, down 1 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 2 percent; South Central, up 1 percent; and West, down 8 percent. Poults Placed During January Up 1 Percent The 24.8 million poults placed during January 2000 in the United States were up 1 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 3 percent from the December total of 25.5 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 2 percent; West North Central, up 1 percent; North and South Atlantic, up 1 percent; South Central, down 2 percent; and West, unchanged. 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 23,500 106 66,040 67,607 102 Dec : 24,985 *25,518 102 91,025 93,125 102 Jan : 24,590 24,784 101 115,615 117,909 102 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, February 2000 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Feb 1 : Jan 1 : Feb 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,685 4,875 4,806 103 99 W N Central : 10,189 *10,399 10,119 99 97 N & S Atlantic : 9,547 9,733 9,378 98 96 S Central : 3,397 *3,374 3,414 101 101 West : 3,334 3,146 3,056 92 97 : US : 31,152 *31,527 30,773 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, January 2000 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Jan : Dec : Jan : Previous : Previous Division : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,304 3,302 3,383 102 102 W N Central : 8,164 *8,831 8,265 101 94 N & S Atlantic : 7,693 *8,582 7,778 101 91 S Central : 2,826 *2,871 2,765 98 96 West : 2,603 1,932 2,593 100 134 : US : 24,590 *25,518 24,784 101 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 March 13, 2000. 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