Pou 3 (4-07) Turkey Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 13, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkey Hatchery" call Toby Paterson at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Eggs in Incubators on April 1 Up 4 Percent from Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators in the United States on April 1, 2007 totaled 31.5 million, up 4 percent from April 1, 2006. Eggs in incubators were up 1 percent from the March 1, 2007 total of 31.2 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 1 percent, West North Central up 9 percent, North and South Atlantic up 2 percent, and South Central and West up 1 percent. Eggs Hatched During March Up 4 Percent from Last Year Turkey eggs hatched in the United States during March 2007 totaled 26.8 million, up 4 percent from March 2006. Eggs hatched were up 8 percent from the February 2007 total of 24.7 million poults. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 4 percent, West North Central up 6 percent, North and South Atlantic up 2 percent, and South Central and West up 4 percent. Net Poults Placed During March Up 6 Percent from Last Year The 26.6 million net poults placed during March 2007 in the United States were up 6 percent from the number placed during the same month a year earlier. Net placements were up 10 percent from the February 2007 total of 24.2 million. Special Note In order to better serve the turkey industry, a new data series called Eggs Hatched was added to this publication. Also, the Regional Poult Placement table was discontinued and replaced with a new table summarizing Net Poult Placements. Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, April 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of : Apr 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : Previous : Previous Region : 2006 : 2007 1/ : 2007 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,880 4,910 4,924 101 100 W N Central : 10,885 12,098 11,862 109 98 N & S Atlantic 2/ : 9,792 9,782 10,003 102 102 S Central & West 2/: 4,632 4,419 4,681 101 106 : US : 30,189 31,209 31,470 104 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Regions combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Eggs Hatched: Entire Month by Region and United States, March 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of:Percent of : Mar : Feb : Mar : Previous : Previous Region : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Year : Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent -- : E N Central : 4,140 3,943 4,325 104 110 W N Central : 9,649 9,613 10,192 106 106 N & S Atlantic1/ : 8,446 7,702 8,576 102 111 S Central & West 1/: 3,561 3,491 3,696 104 106 : US : 25,796 24,749 26,789 104 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Net Poult Placements: By Month, United States, 2005-2007 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 : 23,018 23,534 102 23,018 23,534 102 Oct : 21,633 24,891 115 44,651 48,425 108 Nov : 22,540 23,792 106 67,191 72,217 107 Dec : 24,329 23,879 98 91,520 96,096 105 Jan : 24,341 26,068 107 115,861 122,164 105 Feb : 23,473 24,249 103 139,334 146,413 105 Mar : 25,230 26,630 106 164,564 173,043 105 Apr : 24,212 188,776 May : 25,639 214,415 Jun : 26,002 240,417 Jul : 26,058 266,475 Aug : 25,693 292,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes imports and excludes exports. Reliability of Turkey Hatchery Estimates Survey Procedures: Data for turkey hatchery estimates are collected from all known turkey hatcheries. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known turkey hatcheries and use known sources of hatcheries to update their lists. Approximately 40 hatcheries are contacted each month. All known turkey hatcheries are mailed a questionnaire as close to the first of the month as possible and given adequate time to respond via mail, fax, or EDR. Those that do not respond are contacted by phone. Care is exercised to ensure that all hatcheries are accounted for in the estimate. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, regional, and U.S. totals. Only regional and U.S. level estimates are published due to the limited number of hatcheries involved. The Net Poult Placement data includes imported poults from outside the U.S. and excludes poults exported outside the U.S.. Cummulative net 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. 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 in April. Reliability: Turkey hatchery estimates are based on a census of all known operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. States reporting turkey hatcheries are: Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, 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 (202) 690-3237 Darin Jantzi - Layers, Eggs (202) 720-3570 Sharyn Lavender - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Honey(202) 720-3244 Toby Paterson - Catfish Production, Trout Production, Census of Aquaculture, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised (202) 720-0585 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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