Pou 3 (4-06) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 13, 2006, 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 April 1 Up 3 Percent Turkey eggs in incubators on April 1, 2006, in the United States totaled 29.9 million, up 3 percent from April 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were down slightly from the March 1, 2006 total of 29.9 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 2 percent, West North Central down slightly, North and South Atlantic up 12 percent, and South Central and West combined, down 6 percent. Poults Placed During March Up 6 Percent From Last Year The 24.7 million poults placed during March 2006 in the United States were up 6 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were also up 6 percent from February 2006. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 9 percent, West North Central up 2 percent, North and South Atlantic up 17 percent, and South Central and West were down 12 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2004-2006 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 21,850 98 64,306 65,997 103 Dec : 22,230 23,673 106 86,536 89,670 104 Jan : 21,887 24,364 111 108,423 114,034 105 Feb : 21,321 *23,296 109 129,744 137,330 106 Mar : 23,376 24,674 106 153,120 162,004 106 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, April 2006 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Apr 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,763 4,663 4,880 102 105 W N Central : 10,893 11,443 10,885 100 95 N & S Atlantic1/ : 8,543 9,535 9,527 112 100 S Central & West 1/: 4,906 *4,273 4,598 94 108 : US : 29,105 *29,914 29,890 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Regions combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, March 2006 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Mar : Feb : Mar : Previous : Previous Division : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,420 3,501 3,743 109 107 W N Central : 9,257 9,050 9,471 102 105 N & S Atlantic2/ : 6,989 7,693 8,180 117 106 S Central & West 2/: 3,710 *3,052 3,280 88 107 : US : 23,376 *23,296 24,674 106 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. 2/ Regions combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 28,477 103 4,694 11,140 8,845 1,825 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 21,850 98 3,475 8,656 6,770 1,545 1,404 Dec : 22,230 23,673 106 3,683 9,229 7,649 1,510 1,602 : Total :277,263 276,307 100 42,277 108,111 84,603 19,117 22,199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Regions: E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W North Central = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central = AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, 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 16 States. An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known hatcheries in these 16 monthly States. Approximately 30 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, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 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.nass.usda.gov. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with the NASS Home Page at www.nass.usda.gov, under the right navigation, Receive reports by Email, click on National or State. Follow the instructions on the screen. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-605-6220 FAX: 703-605-6900 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.