Pou 3 (10-03) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 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 October 1 Down 4 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 2003, in the United States totaled 28.1 million, down 4 percent from October 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 1 percent below the September 2003 total of 28.4 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, down 11 percent; West North Central, down slightly; North and South Atlantic, down 3 percent; South Central, down 7 percent; and West, down 4 percent. Poults Placed During September Down 2 Percent From Last Year The 22.2 million poults placed during September 2003 in the United States were down 2 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 8 percent from the August 2003 total of 24.0 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 2 percent; West North Central, up 4 percent; North and South Atlantic, up slightly; South Central, down 17 percent; and West, down 28 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2002-04 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous : 2002-03 : 2003-04 : Year : 2002-03 : 2003-04 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 22,670 22,177 98 22,670 22,177 98 Oct : 23,811 46,481 Nov : 23,987 70,468 Dec : 23,977 94,445 Jan : 25,389 119,834 Feb : 23,833 143,667 Mar : 24,902 168,569 Apr : 24,938 193,507 May : 25,111 218,618 Jun : 25,422 244,040 Jul : 25,330 269,370 Aug : 24,036 293,406 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, October 2003 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Oct 1 : Sep 1 : Oct 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,961 4,604 4,437 89 96 W N Central : 11,295 11,341 11,247 100 99 N & S Atlantic : 8,767 8,318 8,506 97 102 S Central : 2,529 *2,208 2,342 93 106 West : 1,678 1,933 1,612 96 83 : US : 29,230 *28,404 28,144 96 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, September 2003 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Sep : Aug : Sep : Previous : Previous Division : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,487 3,541 3,565 102 101 W N Central : 8,475 8,795 8,796 104 100 N & S Atlantic : 6,581 7,399 6,608 100 89 S Central : 2,116 1,708 1,758 83 103 West : 2,011 2,593 1,450 72 56 : US : 22,670 24,036 22,177 98 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 November 13, 2003. 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