Turkey
Hatchery
 
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released March 12, 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 March 1 Down Slightly From Last Year
 
Turkey eggs in incubators on March 1, 1999, in the United States totaled
32.7 million, down slightly from March 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators
were up 4 percent from the February 1 total of 31.4 million. Regional
changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 8 percent;
West North Central, up 7 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 14
percent; South Central, up 4 percent; and West, up 4 percent.
 
 
 
           Poults Placed During February Down 5 Percent
 
The 23.8 million poults placed during February 1999 in the United States
were down 5 percent from the placements during the same month a year
ago. Placements were down 3 percent from the January 1999 total of 24.4
million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North
Central, down 5 percent; West North Central, up 9 percent; North and
South Atlantic, down 14 percent; South Central, down 14 percent; and
West, down 7 percent.
 
 
 
Pou 3  (3-99)
 
 
 
 
             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       22,750       93        48,494       43,874       90
Nov     :   23,281       22,167       95        71,775       66,041       92
Dec     :   25,711       24,985       97        97,486       91,026       93
Jan     :   26,240       24,448       93       123,726      115,474       93
Feb     :   25,093       23,750       95       148,819      139,224       94
Mar     :   26,362                             175,181
Apr     :   25,747                             200,928
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, March 1999 with Comparisons
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                   :            :            :            :Percent of:Percent of
     Geographic    :   Mar 1    :   Feb 1    :   Mar 1    : Previous : Previous
      Division     :    1998    :    1999    :    1999    :   Year   :  Month
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                   :   ------------- 1,000 ------------       --- Percent --
                   :
E N Central        :    4,864        4,885        5,261       108        108
W N Central        :   10,580       10,187       11,367       107        112
N & S Atlantic     :   10,732        9,560        9,243        86         97
S Central          :    3,263       *3,397        3,403       104        100
West               :    3,313       *3,334        3,452       104        104
                   :
US                 :   32,752      *31,363       32,726       100        104
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* Revised.
 
 
          Poults Placements:  Entire Month by Region and United States,
                        February 1999 with Comparisons 1/
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                   :            :            :            :Percent of:Percent of
     Geographic    :    Feb     :    Jan     :    Feb     : Previous : Previous
      Division     :    1998    :    1999    :    1999    :   Year   :  Month
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                   :   ------------- 1,000 ------------       --- Percent --
                   :
E N Central        :    3,378        3,160        3,202        95        101
W N Central        :    7,356        8,164        7,982       109         98
N & S Atlantic     :    8,575        7,695        7,409        86         96
S Central          :    3,090       *2,826        2,645        86         94
West               :    2,694       *2,603        2,512        93         97
                   :
US                 :   25,093      *24,448       23,750        95         97
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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 April 15,
1999.
 
 
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