Pou 3 (1-02) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 14, 2002, 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 January 1 Up 2 Percent From Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on January 1, 2002, in the United States totaled 32.2 million, up 2 percent from January 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 6 percent from the December 1 total of 30.2 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, unchanged; West North Central, up 12 percent; North and South Atlantic, down slightly; South Central, down 3 percent; and West, down 18 percent. Poults Placed During December Up 7 Percent From Last Year The 24.9 million poults placed during December 2001 in the United States were up 7 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 3 percent from the November 2001 total of 24.2 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 12 percent; West North Central, up 12 percent; North and South Atlantic, up 5 percent; South Central, up 5 percent; and West, down 12 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2000-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous : 2000-01 : 2001-02 : Year : 2000-01 : 2001-02 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 23,016 22,408 97 23,016 22,408 97 Oct : 23,672 24,428 103 46,688 46,836 100 Nov : 23,357 *24,226 104 70,045 71,062 101 Dec : 23,297 24,883 107 93,342 95,945 103 Jan : 25,612 118,954 Feb : 23,775 142,729 Mar : 26,148 168,877 Apr : 25,858 194,735 May : 26,682 221,417 Jun : 26,121 247,538 Jul : 27,064 274,602 Aug : 25,032 299,634 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, January 2002 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Jan 1 : Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2001 : 2001 : 2002 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,836 *4,653 4,839 100 104 W N Central : 10,377 10,820 11,607 112 107 N & S Atlantic : 10,193 9,150 10,149 100 111 S Central : 3,064 *3,245 2,961 97 91 West : 3,198 2,359 2,616 82 111 : US : 31,668 *30,227 32,172 102 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, December 2001 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Dec : Nov : Dec : Previous : Previous Division : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,261 *3,839 3,646 112 95 W N Central : 8,084 8,619 9,055 112 105 N & S Atlantic : 7,290 7,732 7,649 105 99 S Central : 2,576 *2,518 2,695 105 107 West : 2,086 1,518 1,838 88 121 : US : 23,297 *24,226 24,883 107 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 20 States. An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known hatcheries in these 20 monthly States. Approximately 40 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. 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, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 13, 2002. 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