Pou 3 (10-06) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 13, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkey Hatchery" call Fleming Gibson at (202) 690-3237, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Eggs in Incubators on October 1 Up 12 Percent From Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 2006, in the United States totaled 29.8 million, up 12 percent from October 1, 2005. Eggs in incubators were up 1 percent from the September 1, 2006 total of 29.5 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 8 percent, West North Central up 7 percent, North and South Atlantic up 16 percent, and South Central and West up 28 percent. Poults Placed During September Up 2 Percent From Last Year The 23.2 million poults placed during September 2006 in the United States were up 2 percent from the number placed during the same month a year earlier. Placements were 7 percent below August 2006. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 9 percent, West North Central down 2 percent, North and South Atlantic up 5 percent, and South Central and West up 1 percent. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2005-07 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous : 2005-06 : 2006-07 : Year : 2005-06 : 2006-07 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 22,747 23,249 102 22,747 23,249 102 Oct : 21,400 44,147 Nov : 21,850 65,997 Dec : 23,673 89,670 Jan : 24,364 114,034 Feb : 23,296 137,330 Mar : 24,692 162,022 Apr : 23,902 185,924 May : 25,313 211,237 Jun : 25,764 237,001 Jul : 25,631 262,632 Aug : 25,089 287,721 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, October 2006 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Oct 1 : Sep 1 : Oct 1 : Previous : Previous Division : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,408 4,830 4,762 108 99 W N Central : 10,753 11,367 11,501 107 101 N & S Atlantic1/ : 8,341 9,144 9,666 116 106 S Central & West 1/: 3,036 *4,206 3,871 128 92 : US : 26,538 *29,547 29,800 112 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Regions combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States, September 2006 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of Geographic : Sep : Aug : Sep : Previous : Previous Division : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 3,424 3,928 3,722 109 95 W N Central : 9,230 9,848 9,073 98 92 N & S Atlantic2/ : 6,979 7,861 7,307 105 93 S Central & West 2/: 3,114 3,452 3,147 101 91 : US : 22,747 25,089 23,249 102 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Reliability of Turkey Hatchery Estimates Survey Procedures: Primary data for the "Turkey Hatchery" report are collected from 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. 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. Estimating Procedures: Individual hatchery data are summed to State, regional, and U.S. totals. All hatchery data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each hatchery are compared to their past operating profile. Data for missing hatcheries are estimated based on historical data by State offices. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. 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. 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. Revision Policy: 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. Reliability: 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. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch (202) 720-3570 Darin Jantzi, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section (202) 720-3570 David Colwell - Cold Storage(202) 720-8784 Fleming Gibson - Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Catfish Processing, Mink, Turkey Hatchery (202) 690-3237 Darin Jantzi - Turkeys Raised, Catfish Production, Trout Production, Census of Aquaculture (202) 720-3570 Sharyn Lavender - Layers, Eggs, Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Honey (202) 720-3244 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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