Pou 3 (12-03) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 12, 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 December 1 Down 6 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on December 1, 2003, in the United States totaled 28.1 million, down 6 percent from December 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 2 percent below the November 2003 total of 28.7 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 5 percent; West North Central, down 4 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 10 percent; South Central, down 17 percent; and West, down 17 percent. Poults Placed During November Down 8 Percent From Last Year The 22.0 million poults placed during November 2003 in the United States were down 8 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 4 percent from the October 2003 total of 22.8 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, down 5 percent; West North Central, down 8 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 7 percent; South Central, down 18 percent; and West, down 6 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 *22,171 98 22,670 22,171 98 Oct : 23,811 *22,805 96 46,481 44,976 97 Nov : 23,987 21,978 92 70,468 66,954 95 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, December 2003 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Dec 1 : Nov 1 : Dec 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,656 4,534 4,887 105 108 W N Central : 11,185 *10,169 10,771 96 106 N & S Atlantic : 9,511 9,564 8,556 90 89 S Central : 2,589 2,447 2,139 83 87 West : 2,148 *1,936 1,791 83 93 : US : 30,089 *28,650 28,144 94 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, November 2003 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Nov : Oct : Nov : Previous : Previous Division : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ -- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,634 3,359 3,448 95 103 W N Central : 8,788 *9,141 8,061 92 88 N & S Atlantic : 7,470 7,091 6,922 93 98 S Central : 2,426 1,934 1,983 82 103 West : 1,669 1,280 1,564 94 122 : US : 23,987 *22,805 21,978 92 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 2002 and Revised 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :2003 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 2002 : 2003 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 2002: 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 32,126 30,804 96 4,860 11,494 9,363 2,548 2,539 Feb : 31,890 30,695 96 4,794 11,292 9,569 2,529 2,511 Mar : 32,596 31,271 96 4,816 11,954 9,171 2,886 2,444 Apr : 32,733 31,951 98 4,869 11,921 9,551 2,764 2,846 May : 32,504 32,053 99 5,010 11,899 9,898 2,459 2,787 Jun : 32,903 33,026 100 4,817 11,863 10,071 2,559 3,716 Jul : 32,445 32,021 99 4,687 11,726 9,673 2,461 3,474 Aug : 32,236 32,519 101 5,102 11,679 9,842 2,204 3,692 Sep : 29,493 28,404 96 4,604 11,341 8,318 2,208 1,933 Oct : 29,230 28,081 96 4,374 11,247 8,506 2,342 1,612 Nov : 30,385 28,650 94 4,534 10,169 9,564 2,447 1,936 Dec : 30,089 28,144 94 4,887 10,771 8,556 2,139 1,791 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poults Placed 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 25,880 25,389 98 3,849 9,233 8,258 2,073 1,976 Feb : 24,266 23,833 98 3,539 9,227 7,065 2,104 1,898 Mar : 25,746 24,902 97 3,773 9,319 7,642 2,230 1,938 Apr : 26,184 24,938 95 3,700 8,926 8,051 2,079 2,182 May : 25,551 25,111 98 3,832 9,261 7,988 1,944 2,086 Jun : 24,409 25,422 104 3,486 8,994 8,084 2,044 2,814 Jul : 25,646 25,330 99 3,649 9,197 8,072 1,882 2,530 Aug : 24,924 24,036 96 3,541 8,795 7,399 1,708 2,593 Sep : 22,670 22,171 98 3,559 8,796 6,608 1,758 1,450 Oct : 23,811 22,805 96 3,359 9,141 7,091 1,934 1,280 Nov : 23,987 21,978 92 3,448 8,061 6,922 1,983 1,564 Dec : 23,977 : Total :297,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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