Pou 3 (12-05) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 14, 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 December 1 Up 2 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on December 1, 2005, in the United States totaled 28.3 million, up 2 percent from December 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were 3 percent above the November 1, 2005 total of 27.4 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 3 percent, West North Central up 1 percent, North and South Atlantic up 15 percent, South Central down 32 percent, and West down 1 percent. Poults Placed During November Down 2 Percent From Last Year The 21.8 million poults placed during November 2005 in the United States were down 2 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 2 percent from October 2005. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 10 percent, West North Central up 3 percent, North and South Atlantic down 8 percent, South Central down 15 percent, and West down 9 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 22,747 107 21,268 22,747 107 Oct : 20,806 *21,400 103 42,074 44,147 105 Nov : 22,232 21,847 98 64,306 65,994 103 Dec : 22,230 86,536 Jan : 21,887 108,423 Feb : 21,321 129,744 Mar : 23,376 153,120 Apr : 23,587 176,707 May : 23,781 200,488 Jun : 24,253 224,741 Jul : 24,533 249,274 Aug : 23,899 273,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, December 2005 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Dec 1 : Nov 1 : Dec 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,576 4,500 4,691 103 104 W N Central : 11,045 10,719 11,140 101 104 N & S Atlantic : 7,677 8,624 8,845 115 103 S Central : 2,421 *1,894 1,653 68 87 West : 1,989 1,709 1,973 99 115 : US : *27,708 *27,446 28,302 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, November 2005 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Nov : Oct : Nov : Previous : Previous Division : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,144 3,441 3,472 110 101 W N Central : 8,382 8,650 8,656 103 100 N & S Atlantic : 7,344 6,871 6,770 92 99 S Central : 1,827 *1,132 1,545 85 136 West : 1,535 1,306 1,404 91 108 : US : 22,232 *21,400 21,847 98 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 30,399 99 4,864 11,617 9,198 2,113 2,607 Sep : 28,288 28,186 100 4,601 11,046 8,585 1,895 2,059 Oct : 26,744 26,538 99 4,408 10,753 8,341 1,427 1,609 Nov : 28,275 27,446 97 4,500 10,719 8,624 1,894 1,709 Dec : 27,708 28,302 102 4,691 11,140 8,845 1,653 1,973 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 23,781 100 3,398 9,474 7,278 1,606 2,025 Jun : 23,291 24,253 104 3,872 9,232 7,261 1,850 2,038 Jul : 25,013 24,533 98 3,625 9,151 7,614 1,549 2,594 Aug : 23,674 23,899 101 3,843 9,394 7,078 1,665 1,919 Sep : 21,268 22,747 107 3,424 9,230 6,979 1,557 1,557 Oct : 20,806 21,400 103 3,441 8,650 6,871 1,132 1,306 Nov : 22,232 21,847 98 3,472 8,656 6,770 1,545 1,404 Dec : 22,230 : 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. 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. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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