Pou 3-2 (1-07) Turkeys Raised National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 5, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkeys Raised" call Fleming Gibson at 202-690-3237, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Turkeys Raised in 2006 Up 4 Percent from 2005 Turkeys raised in the United States during 2006 totaled 262 million birds, up 4 percent from the 252 million raised in 2005. Minnesota ranked first in the number raised with 45.0 million, followed by North Carolina with 37.5 million, Arkansas with 30.0 million, Virginia with 21.5 million, Missouri with 20.0 million, California with 15.8 million, and Indiana with 13.8 million. These States accounted for 70 percent of the turkeys produced in the United States during 2006. Turkey Growers Plan a 4 Percent Increase in 2007 Turkey growers in 23 States intend to increase the number of birds raised by 4 percent in 2007. These States produced over 99% of the turkeys raised in 2006. Intentions for the top seven producing States, compared with 2006, are as follows: Minnesota up 2 percent, North Carolina up 5 percent, Arkansas unchanged, Virginia up 2 percent, Missouri unchanged, California up 6 percent, and Indiana up 15 percent. The number of turkeys actually raised in 2007 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 2005 and 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2006 State :-----------------------------------------------: as % of : 20052/ : 20063/ : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head --------- Percent : AR : 28,500 30,000 105 CA : 14,500 15,800 109 IL : 2,900 2,700 93 IN : 13,400 13,800 103 IA : 9,000 8,200 91 MD : 780 730 94 MA : 60 62 103 MI : 4,500 4,600 102 MN : 44,500 45,000 101 MO : 20,000 20,000 100 NJ : 37 33 89 NY : 620 630 102 NC : 35,500 37,500 106 ND : 1,100 1,300 118 OH : 6,000 5,100 85 PA : 10,500 10,500 100 SC : 8,000 9,600 120 SD : 4,500 4,200 93 VT : 56 55 98 VA : 20,000 21,500 108 WV : 2,700 3,600 133 : Other States 4/ : 24,900 27,050 109 : US : 252,053 261,960 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005. Excludes young turkeys lost. 3/ Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006. Excludes young turkeys lost. 4/ CO, KS, NE, OK, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkeys: Death Loss by Geographic Region and United States, 2004-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Young Turkeys Lost as a Percent of Geographic : Total Poults Placed Region :----------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : East North Central : 11.2 11.0 12.8 West North Central : 12.2 10.9 12.4 North & South Atlantic : 8.0 8.9 8.9 South Central : 9.3 9.6 8.9 West : 13.4 13.7 16.2 : US : 10.4 10.4 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2006 and Intentions for 2007, Selected States and 23 State Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2007 State :-----------------------------------------------: as % of : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head --------- Percent : AR : 30,000 30,000 100 CA : 15,800 16,800 106 IL : 2,700 2,800 104 IN : 13,800 15,900 115 IA : 8,200 8,600 105 MI : 4,600 4,600 100 MN : 45,000 46,000 102 MO : 20,000 20,000 100 NC : 37,500 39,500 105 ND : 1,300 1,300 100 OH : 5,100 5,100 100 PA : 10,500 10,800 103 SC : 9,600 11,000 115 SD : 4,200 4,300 102 VA : 21,500 22,000 102 WV : 3,600 3,500 97 : Other States 1/ : 27,050 27,600 102 : 23 State Total : 260,450 269,800 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CO, KS, NE, OK, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkeys Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 2004-06 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 24,692 106 153,120 162,022 106 Apr : 23,587 23,902 101 176,707 185,924 105 May : 23,781 25,313 106 200,488 211,237 105 Jun : 24,253 25,764 106 224,741 237,001 105 Jul : 24,533 25,631 104 249,274 262,632 105 Aug : 23,899 25,089 105 273,173 287,721 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes exported poults. Reliability of Turkeys Raised Estimates Survey Procedures: Survey data for the turkeys raised estimates 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 Turkey Inquiry 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. Revision Policy: Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when preliminary raised estimates are made in August and during the January annual time period. Revisions are primarily based on updated hatchery data, updated slaughter data, and import and export data received from the U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates are also reviewed after data from the Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions are made after that date. 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. 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