Pou 3 (6-06) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 14, 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 June 1 Up 4 Percent From Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on June 1, 2006, in the United States totaled 31.6 million, up 4 percent from June 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up slightly from the May 1, 2006 total of 31.6 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 3 percent, West North Central up 5 percent, North and South Atlantic up 12 percent, and South Central and West combined, down 11 percent. Poults Placed During May Up 6 Percent From Last Year The 25.3 million poults placed during May 2006 in the United States were up 6 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were also 6 percent above April 2006. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 16 percent, West North Central up 3 percent, North and South Atlantic up 13 percent, and South Central and West were down 7 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 24,659 105 153,120 161,989 106 Apr : 23,587 *23,902 101 176,707 185,891 105 May : 23,781 25,313 106 200,488 211,204 105 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, June 2006 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Jun 1 : May 1 : Jun 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,841 *5,030 4,990 103 99 W N Central : 11,405 *11,922 11,928 105 100 N & S Atlantic1/ : 9,056 10,321 10,180 112 99 S Central & West 1/: 5,063 *4,309 4,528 89 105 : US : 30,365 *31,582 31,626 104 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Regions combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, May 2006 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : May : Apr : May : Previous : Previous Division : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,398 3,630 3,943 116 109 W N Central : 9,474 *8,670 9,798 103 113 N & S Atlantic2/ : 7,278 7,978 8,200 113 103 S Central & West 2/: 3,631 3,624 3,372 93 93 : US : 23,781 *23,902 25,313 106 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 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. 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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