HDR1012000150061214951500Turkey Hatchery                                        
HDR2012000150061214951500Turkey Hatchery Narr. & Tables                         
                                                                                
Released December 14, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service     
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Turkey Hatchery" call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784,      
office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general            
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GOV. Estimates refer to November and December 1995.                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Eggs in Incubators on December 1 Down 3 Percent                       
                                                                                
Turkey eggs in incubators on December 1, 1995, in the United States totaled     
31.8 million, down 3 percent from December 1 a year ago.  Eggs in incubators    
were up slightly from the revised November 1 total of 31.7 million.  Regional   
percent changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, down 4; W N          
Central, down 3; N & S Atlantic, down 3; S Central, down 1; and West, down 1.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Poults Placed During November Down 1 Percent                        
                                                                                
The 24.4 million poults placed during November 1995 in the United States were   
down 1 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago.            
Placements were down 2 percent from the revised October 1995 total of           
24.9 million.  Regional percent changes from the previous year were:  E N       
Central, up 4; W N Central, up 4; N & S Atlantic, down 7; S Central, up 3; and  
West, down 6.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Pou 3 (12-95)                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Turkey Hatchery Production:  Monthly Poult Placements,                    
                    United States, 1994-96 1/ 2/                                
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        :      Total All      : Percent :       Cumulative      :    Percent    
        :        Breeds       :   of    :         Total         :       of      
  Month :---------------------: Previous:-----------------------:    Previous   
        :  1994-95  : 1995-96 :  Year   :  1994-95  :  1995-96  :      Year     
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        :      -- 1,000 --      Percent       --- 1,000 ---          Percent    
        :                                                                       
Sep     :   23,920     23,108      97       23,920      23,108          97      
Oct     :   23,517     24,945     106       47,437      48,053         101      
Nov     :   24,697     24,385      99       72,134      72,438         100      
Dec     :   25,621                          97,755                              
Jan     :   27,038                         124,793                              
Feb     :   25,943                         150,736                              
Mar     :   28,514                         179,250                              
Apr     :   26,906                         206,156                              
May     :   29,460                         235,616                              
Jun     :   29,916                         265,532                              
Jul     :   29,079                         294,611                              
Aug     :   27,145                         321,756                              
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1/  1994 data include revisions published in "Hatchery Production 1994          
    Summary".                                                                   
2/  Excludes exported poults.                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month by Region                        
         and United States, December 1995 with Comparisons                      
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of  :   Percent of   
   Geographic  :   Dec 1  :   Nov 1  :   Dec 1  :   Previous   :    Previous    
    Division   :   1994   :   1995   :   1995   :     Year     :      Month     
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               :     -------- 1,000 -------             ---- Percent ----       
               :                                                                
E N Central    :   4,708      4,309      4,500           96            104      
W N Central    :   8,947     *9,164      8,707           97             95      
N & S Atlantic :  11,919    *11,698     11,587           97             99      
S Central      :   3,875     *3,977      3,832           99             96      
West           :   3,180      2,533      3,140           99            124      
               :                                                                
US             :  32,629    *31,681     31,766           97            100      
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             Poult Placements:  Entire Month by Region                          
        and United States, November 1995 with Comparisons 1/                    
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of :   Percent of    
  Geographic   :   Nov    :   Oct    :   Nov    :   Previous  :    Previous     
   Division    :   1994   :   1995   :   1995   :     Year    :      Month      
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               :     -------- 1,000 -------             ---- Percent ----       
               :                                                                
E N Central    :   3,062      3,290      3,188         104            97        
W N Central    :   6,651      7,015      6,944         104            99        
N & S Atlantic :   9,746     *9,289      9,041          93            97        
S Central      :   3,100     *2,890      3,198         103           111        
West           :   2,138      2,461      2,014          94            82        
               :                                                                
US             :  24,697    *24,945     24,385          99            98        
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*   Revised                                                                     
1/  Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that  
    region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
    Regional Listing:                                                           
     North Atlantic  = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT.                      
     E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI.                                      
     W 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            = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY.      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000150061214951500Turkey Hatchery Estimates                              
                                                                                
                    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 19 States.  An attempt is made to collect hatchery information    
from all known hatcheries in these 19 monthly States.  Approximately 64         
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.  The annual report also       
includes data for six States which report on an annual basis only.              
                                                                                
                                                                                
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,            
Colorado,  Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North          
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah,            
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on              
January 12, 1996.                                                               
                                                                                
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an equal employment opportunity employer.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
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