Pou 3 (8-05) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 12, 2005, 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 August 1 Down 1 Percent From Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on August 1, 2005, in the United States totaled 30.2 million, 1 percent below August 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were also 1 percent below the July 1, 2005 total of 30.6 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 3 percent, West North Central down slightly, North and South Atlantic up 2 percent, South Central down 8 percent, and West down 14 percent. Poults Placed During July Down 2 Percent From Last Year The 24.5 million poults placed during July 2005 in the United States were down 2 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 1 percent from June 2005. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up slightly, West North Central down 2 percent, North and South Atlantic up 2 percent, South Central down 17 percent, and West down 7 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2003-2005 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 22,232 100 67,131 64,306 96 Dec : 23,424 22,205 95 90,555 86,511 96 Jan : 23,273 21,887 94 113,828 108,398 95 Feb : 22,905 21,321 93 136,733 129,719 95 Mar : 24,215 23,376 97 160,948 153,095 95 Apr : 24,664 *23,587 96 185,612 176,682 95 May : 23,692 23,714 100 209,304 200,396 96 Jun : 23,291 *24,253 104 232,595 224,649 97 Jul : 25,013 24,504 98 257,608 249,153 97 Aug : 23,674 281,282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, August 2005 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Aug 1 : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,738 5,013 4,864 103 97 W N Central : 11,497 *11,278 11,463 100 102 N & S Atlantic : 9,046 *8,745 9,198 102 105 S Central : 2,287 *2,086 2,113 92 101 West : 3,035 *3,432 2,607 86 76 : US : 30,603 *30,554 30,245 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, July 2005 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Jul : Jun : Jul : Previous : Previous Division : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,612 3,872 3,625 100 94 W N Central : 9,295 *9,232 9,151 98 99 N & S Atlantic : 7,443 7,261 7,585 102 104 S Central : 1,863 *1,850 1,549 83 84 West : 2,800 *2,038 2,594 93 127 : US : 25,013 *24,253 24,504 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 2004 and Revised 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :2005 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 2004 : 2005 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 2004: 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 28,394 27,994 99 4,469 10,620 8,448 2,077 2,380 Feb : 28,774 27,015 94 4,604 10,337 7,836 2,025 2,213 Mar : 29,613 28,051 95 4,517 10,938 7,879 2,282 2,435 Apr : 30,363 29,105 96 4,763 10,893 8,543 2,152 2,754 May : 29,871 29,340 98 4,506 11,435 8,851 2,035 2,513 Jun : 29,910 30,365 102 4,841 11,405 9,056 2,355 2,708 Jul : 30,979 30,554 99 5,013 11,278 8,745 2,086 3,432 Aug : 30,603 30,245 99 4,864 11,463 9,198 2,113 2,607 Sep : 28,288 Oct : 26,744 Nov : 28,275 Dec : 27,708 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poults Placed 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 23,273 21,887 94 3,353 8,298 6,667 1,653 1,916 Feb : 22,905 21,321 93 3,339 8,316 6,275 1,599 1,792 Mar : 24,215 23,376 97 3,420 9,257 6,989 1,758 1,952 Apr : 24,664 23,587 96 3,404 9,224 7,172 1,693 2,094 May : 23,692 23,714 100 3,398 9,474 7,211 1,606 2,025 Jun : 23,291 24,253 104 3,872 9,232 7,261 1,850 2,038 Jul : 25,013 24,504 98 3,625 9,151 7,585 1,549 2,594 Aug : 23,674 Sep : 21,268 Oct : 20,806 Nov : 22,232 Dec : 22,205 : Total :277,238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. 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