Pou 3-2 (1-02) Turkeys Raised National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 10, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkeys Raised" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Turkeys Raised in 2001 Up 1 Percent from 2000 Turkeys raised in the United States during 2001 totaled 272 million birds, up 1 percent from the 270 million raised in 2000. Minnesota ranked first in the number raised with 44.0 million, followed by North Carolina with 43.0 million, Arkansas with 27.0 million, Missouri and Virginia with 24.0 million, California with 18.7 million, and Indiana with 14.0 million. These States accounted for 72 percent of the turkeys produced in the United States during 2001. Turkey Growers Plan 1 Percent Increase in 2002 Turkey growers in 23 States intend to increase the number of birds raised by 1 percent in 2002. These states produced over 99% of the turkeys raised in 2001. Intentions for the top seven producing States compared with 2001 are as follows: Minnesota, North Carolina, and Arkansas, unchanged, Missouri up 8 percent, Virginia unchanged, California up 3 percent, and Indiana unchanged. The number of turkeys actually raised in 2002 may vary from growers' intentions shown in this report depending on feed costs, supply of hatching eggs, cost of poults, and prices growers receive for turkeys during the next few months. Turkeys: Number Raised in 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2001 State :-------------------------------------------------: as % of : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AR : 28,000 27,000 96 CA : 18,000 18,700 104 CT : 5 5 100 DE : 4 4 100 IL : 2,900 2,900 100 IN : 13,500 14,000 104 IA : 7,100 7,100 100 MD : 440 460 105 MA : 79 74 94 MI : 3,500 4,500 129 MN : 43,500 44,000 101 MO : 23,000 24,000 104 NH : 14 6 43 NJ : 59 44 75 NY : 510 510 100 NC : 41,000 43,000 105 ND : 2,000 1,600 80 OH : 4,400 4,800 109 PA : 9,300 9,500 102 SC : 9,900 9,200 93 SD : 4,300 4,900 114 VT : 47 45 96 VA : 25,500 24,000 94 WV : 4,100 4,100 100 : Oth Sts 2/ : 28,811 27,611 96 : US : 269,969 272,059 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ CO, KS, NE, OK, OR, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkeys: Death Loss by Geographic Region and United States, 1999-01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Young Turkeys Lost as a Percent of Geographic : Total Poults Placed Region :----------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : East North Central : 10.2 10.5 11.1 West North Central : 11.6 12.2 12.3 North & South Atlantic : 10.3 9.6 9.4 South Central : 11.3 10.1 12.1 West : 10.8 11.0 13.4 : US : 10.9 10.8 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Turkeys: Number Raised in 2001 and Intentions for 2002, Selected States and 23 State Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 State :-------------------------------------------------: as % of : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AR : 27,000 27,000 100 CA : 18,700 19,300 103 IL : 2,900 2,900 100 IN : 14,000 14,000 100 IA : 7,100 6,800 96 MI : 4,500 4,800 107 MN : 44,000 44,000 100 MO : 24,000 26,000 108 NC : 43,000 43,000 100 ND : 1,600 1,600 100 OH : 4,800 4,700 98 PA : 9,500 9,500 100 SC : 9,200 9,400 102 SD : 4,900 4,900 100 VA : 24,000 24,000 100 WV : 4,100 3,900 95 : Oth Sts 1/ : 27,600 28,300 103 : 23 State Total: 270,900 274,100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CO, KS, NE, OK, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkeys Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1999-01 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :--------------------: Previous :---------------------: Previous : 1999-00 : 2000-01 : Year : 1999-00 : 2000-01 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ----- Percent : Sep : 21,794 23,016 106 21,794 23,016 106 Oct : 22,313 23,672 106 44,107 46,688 106 Nov : 23,379 23,357 100 67,486 70,045 104 Dec : 24,358 23,297 96 91,844 93,342 102 Jan : 24,676 25,612 104 116,520 118,954 102 Feb : 24,197 23,775 98 140,717 142,729 101 Mar : 25,741 26,148 102 166,458 168,877 101 Apr : 25,094 25,858 103 191,552 194,735 102 May : 25,816 26,682 103 217,368 221,417 102 Jun : 26,880 26,121 97 244,248 247,538 101 Jul : 26,822 27,064 101 271,070 274,602 101 Aug : 24,731 25,032 101 295,801 299,634 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Turkeys Raised Estimates Survey Procedures: Survey data for the turkeys raised estimate are collected from a list of contractors and independent growers during December. States use all known sources of producer names to ensure that the list is as complete as possible. Turkey producers are then contacted either by mail, telephone, or in person. Diligent effort is made to ensure that all operations are accounted for in the estimate. Estimation Procedures: Turkeys raised estimates include young turkeys intended for meat production, as well as breeder turkeys which reached maturity during the calendar year. These estimates exclude turkeys lost to disease or those destroyed. Placements of turkey poults from the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Survey provide the basis for the preliminary estimates published in August. Final estimates, published in January, use indications from the December Growers Survey in addition to updated hatchery data. Other indications for the final estimates are obtained from monthly slaughter totals and check-off data provided by individual State turkey or poultry associations. Generally, individual State data are not published if there are less than three operations in a State, or if any one operation has 60 percent or more of the total turkeys in the State. These data are combined into the "Other States" category. Reliability: Turkeys raised estimates are based on a census of known active producers and, therefore, have no sampling variability. However, estimates may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing of 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. Revision Policy: Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when preliminary raised estimates are made in August. 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