Pou 3 (9-04) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 14, 2004, 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 September Down Slightly Turkey eggs in incubators on September 1, 2004, in the United States totaled 28.3 million, down slightly from September 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 7 percent below the August 2004 total of 30.6 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central down 3 percent, West North Central down 2 percent, North and South Atlantic up 3 percent, South Central up 4 percent, and West down 5 percent. Poults Placed During August Down 2 Percent From Last Year The 23.7 million poults placed during August 2004 in the United States were down 2 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 6 percent from the July 2004 total of 25.3 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 1 percent, West North Central up 5 percent, North and South Atlantic down 11 percent, South Central up 10 percent, and West down 11 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 22,155 92 70,468 67,131 95 Dec : 23,977 23,424 98 94,445 90,555 96 Jan : 25,389 23,273 92 119,834 113,828 95 Feb : 23,833 22,905 96 143,667 136,733 95 Mar : 24,902 24,215 97 168,569 160,948 95 Apr : 24,938 24,664 99 193,507 185,612 96 May : 25,111 23,692 94 218,618 209,304 96 Jun : 25,422 23,291 92 244,040 232,595 95 Jul : 25,330 25,275 100 269,370 257,870 96 Aug : 24,036 23,654 98 293,406 281,524 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, September 2004 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Sep 1 : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,604 4,738 4,478 97 95 W N Central : 11,341 11,497 11,147 98 97 N & S Atlantic : 8,318 *9,046 8,539 103 94 S Central : 2,208 *2,287 2,301 104 101 West : 1,933 3,035 1,843 95 61 : US : 28,404 *30,603 28,308 100 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, August 2004 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Aug : Jul : Aug : Previous : Previous Division : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,541 3,612 3,577 101 99 W N Central : 8,795 9,295 9,262 105 100 N & S Atlantic : 7,399 7,705 6,622 89 86 S Central : 1,708 1,863 1,873 110 101 West : 2,593 2,800 2,320 89 83 : US : 24,036 25,275 23,654 98 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 18 States. An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known hatcheries in these 18 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. 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