Pou 3 (4-03) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 14, 2003, 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 April 1 Down 3 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on April 1, 2003, in the United States totaled 31.9 million, down 3 percent from April 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 2 percent above the March 2003 total of 31.3 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 1 percent; West North Central, down 3 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 1 percent; South Central, down 9 percent; and West, down 6 percent. Poults Placed During March Down 4 Percent From Last Year The 24.6 million poults placed during March 2003 in the United States were down 4 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 3 percent from the February 2003 total of 23.8 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 3 percent; West North Central, down 3 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 6 percent; South Central, up 2 percent; and West, down 21 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2001-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous : 2001-02 : 2002-03 : Year : 2001-02 : 2002-03 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 22,414 22,670 101 22,414 22,670 101 Oct : 24,128 23,811 99 46,542 46,481 100 Nov : 24,226 23,987 99 70,768 70,468 100 Dec : 24,499 23,977 98 95,267 94,445 99 Jan : 25,880 25,389 98 121,147 119,834 99 Feb : 24,266 23,833 98 145,413 143,667 99 Mar : 25,746 24,633 96 171,159 168,300 98 Apr : 26,184 197,343 May : 25,551 222,894 Jun : 24,409 247,303 Jul : 25,646 272,949 Aug : 24,924 297,873 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, April 2003 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Apr 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,834 4,816 4,869 101 101 W N Central : 12,232 11,954 11,857 97 99 N & S Atlantic : 9,641 9,171 9,551 99 104 S Central : 3,037 2,886 2,764 91 96 West : 2,989 2,444 2,815 94 115 : US : 32,733 31,271 31,856 97 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, March 2003 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Mar : Feb : Mar : Previous : Previous Division : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,654 3,539 3,773 103 107 W N Central : 9,192 9,227 8,931 97 97 N & S Atlantic : 8,143 7,065 7,642 94 108 S Central : 2,312 2,104 2,349 102 112 West : 2,445 1,898 1,938 79 102 : US : 25,746 23,833 24,633 96 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :2002 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 2001 : 2002 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 2001: 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 31,668 32,126 101 4,839 11,282 10,149 3,240 2,616 Feb : 32,009 31,890 100 4,919 11,369 9,840 3,087 2,675 Mar : 31,805 32,596 102 4,881 11,720 10,002 2,892 3,101 Apr : 32,883 32,733 100 4,834 12,232 9,641 3,037 2,989 May : 32,672 32,504 99 5,248 12,331 9,058 3,070 2,797 Jun : 34,066 32,903 97 5,056 11,704 8,879 3,429 3,835 Jul : 33,116 32,445 98 5,034 11,886 9,120 2,881 3,524 Aug : 31,772 32,236 101 5,116 11,647 9,394 2,966 3,113 Sep : 30,009 29,493 98 4,815 11,353 8,051 2,671 2,603 Oct : 29,903 29,230 98 4,961 11,295 8,767 2,529 1,678 Nov : 30,600 30,385 99 4,851 10,706 9,719 3,013 2,096 Dec : 29,852 30,089 101 4,656 11,185 9,511 2,589 2,148 : : Poults Placed 1/ :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 25,612 25,880 101 3,788 9,073 8,753 2,580 1,686 Feb : 23,775 24,266 102 3,557 8,939 7,247 2,496 2,027 Mar : 26,148 25,746 98 3,654 9,192 8,143 2,312 2,445 Apr : 25,858 26,184 101 3,907 9,525 7,833 2,622 2,297 May : 26,682 25,551 96 4,095 9,499 6,978 2,762 2,217 Jun : 26,121 24,409 93 3,793 8,834 6,362 2,563 2,857 Jul : 27,064 25,646 95 3,942 9,016 7,744 2,261 2,683 Aug : 25,032 24,924 100 3,935 8,864 7,374 2,428 2,323 Sep : 22,414 22,670 101 3,487 8,475 6,581 2,116 2,011 Oct : 24,128 23,811 99 3,853 9,082 7,536 2,003 1,337 Nov : 24,226 23,987 99 3,634 8,788 7,470 2,426 1,669 Dec : 24,499 23,977 98 3,653 8,929 7,907 1,877 1,611 : Total :301,559 297,051 99 45,298 108,216 89,928 28,446 25,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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. 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