HDR1012000150060314951500Turkey Hatchery
HDR2012000150060314951500Turkey Hatchery Narrative

Released March 14, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Estimates refer
to February and March 1995.


                         Eggs in Incubators March 1 Up 1 Percent

Turkey eggs in incubators on March 1, 1995, in the United States totaled
35.1 million, up 1 percent from March 1 a year ago.  Eggs in incubators were
down fractionally from the revised February 1 total of 35.1 million.  Regional
percent changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, up 3; W N Central,
down 3; N & S Atlantic, up 2; S Central, up 1; and West, up 9.


                       Poults Placed During February Up 3 Percent

The 25.9 million poults placed during February 1995 in the United States were
up 3 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago.  Placements
were down 4 percent from the revised January 1995 total of 27.0 million.  The
cumulative total for the September 1994 through February 1995 period, at
150 million poults, was up 6 percent from the same period the previous year.
Regional percent changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, unchanged;
W N Central, up 2; N & S Atlantic, up 3; S Central, up 2; and West, up 16.

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HDR2012000150060314951500Turkey Hatchery Production

                 Turkey Hatchery Production:  Monthly Poult Placements,
                               United States, 1993-95 1/
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        :      Total All      : Percent :       Cumulative      :    Percent
        :        Breeds       :   of    :         Total         :       of
  Month :---------------------: Previous:-----------------------:    Previous
        :  1993-94  : 1994-95 :  Year   :  1993-94  :  1994-95  :      Year
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        :   ---- 1,000 ------  Percent     ------ 1,000 ------       Percent
        :
Sep     :   21,262     23,821    112        21,262      23,821         112
Oct     :   20,957     23,435    112        42,219      47,256         112
Nov     :   23,778     24,579    103        65,997      71,835         109
Dec     :   25,307     25,540    101        91,304      97,375         107
Jan     :   25,358     27,038    107       116,662     124,413         107
Feb     :   25,103     25,923    103       141,765     150,336         106
Mar     :   28,384                         170,149
Apr     :   28,141                         198,290
May     :   29,493                         227,783
Jun     :   28,583                         256,366
Jul     :   28,204                         284,570
Aug     :   26,396                         310,966
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*   Revised.
1/  Excludes exported poults.


HDR2012000150060314951500Eggs in Incubators

                      Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month by Region
                     and United States, March 1995 with Comparisons
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of  :   Percent of
   Geographic  :   Mar 1  :   Feb 1  :   Mar 1  :   Previous   :    Previous
    Division   :   1994   :   1995   :   1995   :     Year     :      Month
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               :  ----------- 1,000 ----------         ---- Percent -----
               :
E N Central    :   5,082      5,268      5,241         103             99
W N Central    :  10,700     *9,884     10,381          97            105
N & S Atlantic :  11,294     12,032     11,537         102             96
S Central      :   3,876     *4,142      3,920         101             95
West           :   3,629      3,769      3,972         109            105
               :
US             :  34,581    *35,095     35,051         101            100
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*   Revised.

                        Poult Placements:  Entire Month by Region
                  and United States, February 1995 with Comparisons 1/
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of :   Percent of
  Geographic   :   Feb    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Previous  :    Previous
   Division    :   1994   :   1995   :   1995   :     Year    :      Month
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               :   ---------- 1,000 ----------         ---- Percent ----
               :
E N Central    :   3,541      3,778      3,534         100            94
W N Central    :   7,065      7,143      7,184         102           101
N & S Atlantic :   8,783     10,083      9,011         103            89
S Central      :   3,098     *3,365      3,153         102            94
West           :   2,616      2,669      3,041         116           114
               :
US             :  25,103    *27,038     25,923         103            96
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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.


HDR2012000150060314951500Turkey 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
April 13, 1995.


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