Pou 3 (11-04) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 12, 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 November Down 4 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on November 1, 2004, in the United States totaled 27.4 million, 4 percent below November 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 2 percent above the October 2004 total of 26.7 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central down 4 percent, West North Central up 4 percent, North and South Atlantic down 11 percent, South Central down 19 percent, and West down slightly. Poults Placed During October Down 9 Percent From Last Year The 20.8 million poults placed during October 2004 in the United States were down 9 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 2 percent from the September 2004 total of 21.3 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central down 10 percent, West North Central down 12 percent, North and South Atlantic down 5 percent, South Central down 15 percent, and West up 4 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2003-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous : 2003-04 : 2004-05 : Year : 2003-04 : 2004-05 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 22,171 21,268 96 22,171 21,268 96 Oct : 22,805 20,806 91 44,976 42,074 94 Nov : 22,155 67,131 Dec : 23,424 90,555 Jan : 23,273 113,828 Feb : 22,905 136,733 Mar : 24,215 160,948 Apr : 24,664 185,612 May : 23,692 209,304 Jun : 23,291 232,595 Jul : 25,275 257,870 Aug : 23,674 281,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, November 2004 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Nov 1 : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,534 4,345 4,368 96 101 W N Central : 10,169 10,533 10,568 104 100 N & S Atlantic : 9,564 8,092 8,541 89 106 S Central : 2,447 2,079 1,981 81 95 West : 1,936 1,695 1,927 100 114 : US : 28,650 26,744 27,385 96 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, October 2004 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Oct : Sep : Oct : Previous : Previous Division : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,359 3,125 3,009 90 96 W N Central : 9,141 8,200 8,074 88 98 N & S Atlantic : 7,091 6,668 6,743 95 101 S Central : 1,934 1,839 1,649 85 90 West : 1,280 1,436 1,331 104 93 : US : 22,805 21,268 20,806 91 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. 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, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The next Turkey Hatchery report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 14, 2005. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.usda.gov/nass/. 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