Pou 3 (10-05) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 13, 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 October 1 Up Slightly Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 2005, in the United States totaled 26.7 million, up slightly from October 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 5 percent below the September 1, 2005 total of 28.2 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 1 percent, West North Central up 2 percent, North and South Atlantic up 3 percent, South Central down 24 percent, and West down 1 percent. Poults Placed During September Up 7 Percent From Last Year The 22.7 million poults placed during September 2005 in the United States were up 7 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were down 5 percent from August 2005. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 10 percent, West North Central up 13 percent, North and South Atlantic up 5 percent, South Central down 15 percent, and West up 8 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2004-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous : 2004-05 : 2005-06 : Year : 2004-05 : 2005-06 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 21,268 22,735 107 21,268 22,735 107 Oct : 20,806 42,074 Nov : 22,232 64,306 Dec : 22,205 86,511 Jan : 21,887 108,398 Feb : 21,321 129,719 Mar : 23,376 153,095 Apr : 23,587 176,682 May : 23,714 200,396 Jun : 24,253 224,649 Jul : 24,533 249,182 Aug : 23,899 273,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, October 2005 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Oct 1 : Sep 1 : Oct 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,345 *4,601 4,408 101 96 W N Central : 10,533 *11,046 10,753 102 97 N & S Atlantic : 8,092 *8,585 8,341 103 97 S Central : 2,079 *1,895 1,574 76 83 West : 1,695 2,059 1,671 99 81 : US : 26,744 *28,186 26,747 100 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poult Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, September 2005 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Sep : Aug : Sep : Previous : Previous Division : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,125 3,843 3,424 110 89 W N Central : 8,200 9,394 9,230 113 98 N & S Atlantic : 6,668 *7,078 6,979 105 99 S Central : 1,839 1,665 1,557 85 94 West : 1,436 1,919 1,545 108 81 : US : 21,268 *23,899 22,735 107 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 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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