Turkey
Hatchery
 
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released May 14, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For information on "Turkey Hatchery" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585,
office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
      Eggs in Incubators on May 1 Up Slightly From Last Year
 
Turkey eggs in incubators on May 1, 1999, in the United States totaled
33.4 million, up slightly from May 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were
down 1 percent from the April 1 total of 33.7 million. Regional changes
from the previous year were: East North Central, up 5 percent; West
North Central, up 7 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 8 percent;
South Central, down 7 percent; and West, up 6 percent.
 
 
 
              Poults Placed During April Up 4 Percent
 
The 26.9 million poults placed during April 1999 in the United States
were up 4 percent from the number placed during the same month a year
ago. Placements were up 3 percent from the March total of 26.2 million.
Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 1
percent; West North Central, up 14 percent; North and South Atlantic,
down 7 percent; South Central, up 9 percent; and West, up 9 percent.
 
 
Pou 3  (5-99)
 
 
 
             Turkey Hatchery Production:  Monthly Poult Placements,
                            United States, 1997-99 1/
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        :        Total All        : Percent :       Cumulative        : Percent
        :         Breeds          :   of    :          Total          :   of
  Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous
        :  1997-98   :  1998-99   :  Year   :  1997-98   :  1998-99   :  Year
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        :   ------ 1,000 ------     Percent    ------- 1,000 ------     Percent
        :
Sep     :   23,907       21,124        88       23,907       21,124       88
Oct     :   24,587       22,749        93       48,494       43,873       90
Nov     :   23,281       22,167        95       71,775       66,040       92
Dec     :   25,711       24,985        97       97,486       91,025       93
Jan     :   26,240       24,448        93      123,726      115,473       93
Feb     :   25,093       23,604        94      148,819      139,077       93
Mar     :   26,362      *26,170        99      175,181      165,247       94
Apr     :   25,747       26,856       104      200,928      192,103       96
May     :   25,677                             226,605
Jun     :   26,957                             253,562
Jul     :   26,247                             279,809
Aug     :   24,450                             304,259
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*   Revised.
1/  Excludes exported poults.
 
 
 
 
                  Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month by Region
                  and United States, May 1999 with Comparisons
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                   :            :            :            :Percent of:Percent of
     Geographic    :   May 1    :   Apr 1    :   May 1    : Previous : Previous
      Division     :    1998    :    1999    :    1999    :   Year   :  Month
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                   :   ------------- 1,000 ------------       --- Percent --
                   :
E N Central        :    4,756       *5,114        4,985       105         97
W N Central        :   10,388      *11,522       11,108       107         96
N & S Atlantic     :   10,350       *9,601        9,531        92         99
S Central          :    3,799        3,474        3,540        93        102
West               :    4,003        3,941        4,232       106        107
                   :
US                 :   33,296      *33,652       33,396       100         99
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* Revised.
 
 
          Poults Placements:  Entire Month by Region and United States,
                         April 1999 with Comparisons 1/
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                   :            :            :            :Percent of:Percent of
     Geographic    :    Apr     :    Mar     :    Apr     : Previous : Previous
      Division     :    1998    :    1999    :    1999    :   Year   :  Month
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                   :   ------------ 1,000 ------------        --- Percent --
                   :
E N Central        :    3,809       *3,808       3,866        101        102
W N Central        :    8,063       *9,076       9,228        114        102
N & S Atlantic     :    8,316       *7,858       7,712         93         98
S Central          :    2,802        2,789       3,051        109        109
West               :    2,757        2,639       2,999        109        114
                   :
US                 :   25,747      *26,170      26,856        104        103
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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.
    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.
 
 
 
                     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 23 States.
An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known hatcheries in
these 23 monthly States.  Approximately 65 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 one
State which reports 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, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
 
The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 16,
1999.
 
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