Pou 3 (5-00) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 12, 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 May 1 Down 7 Percent From Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on May 1, 2000, in the United States totaled 31.2 million, down 7 percent from May 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down 5 percent from the April 1 total of 32.8 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, down 6 percent; West North Central, down 14 percent; North and South Atlantic, up 6 percent; South Central, down 6 percent; and West, down 16 percent. Poults Placed During April Down 7 Percent From Last Year The 24.9 million poults placed during April 2000 in the United States were down 7 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 3 percent from the March total of 25.7 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, down 14 percent; West North Central, down 16 percent; North and South Atlantic, up 5 percent; South Central, down 4 percent; and West, down 2 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 23,379 105 66,040 67,486 102 Dec : 24,985 25,518 102 91,025 93,004 102 Jan : 24,590 24,676 100 115,615 117,680 102 Feb : 23,722 24,197 102 139,337 141,877 102 Mar : 25,917 *25,741 99 165,254 167,618 101 Apr : 26,817 24,932 93 192,071 192,550 100 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, May 2000 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : May 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,985 4,817 4,677 94 97 W N Central : 11,108 *10,041 9,578 86 95 N & S Atlantic : 9,531 *10,173 10,068 106 99 S Central : 3,540 *3,781 3,336 94 88 West : 4,232 3,957 3,549 84 90 : US : 33,396 *32,769 31,208 93 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, April 2000 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Apr : Mar : Apr : Previous : Previous Division : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,827 3,497 3,282 86 94 W N Central : 9,228 8,718 7,718 84 89 N & S Atlantic : 7,712 8,172 8,082 105 99 S Central : 3,051 *2,820 2,925 96 104 West : 2,999 2,534 2,925 98 115 : US : 26,817 *25,741 24,932 93 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 June 13, 2000. 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