HDR1012000150060113951500Turkey Hatchery
HDR2012000150060113951500Turkey Hatchery Narrative

Released January 13, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Estimates
refer to December 1994 and January 1995.

               Eggs in Incubators on January 1 Up 5 Percent

Turkey eggs in incubators on January 1, 1994, in the United States totaled
34.9 million, up 5 percent from January 1 a year ago.  Eggs in incubators were
up 7 percent from the revised December 1 total of 32.7 million.  Regional
percent changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, up 6; W N Central,
up 9; N & S Atlantic, up 4; S Central, up 2; and West, down 1.

                Poults Placed During December Up 1 Percent

The 25.5 million poults placed during December 1994 in the United States were
up 1 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago.  Placements
were up 4 percent from the November 1994 total of 24.6 million.  The
cumulative total for the September 1994 through December 1994 period,
at 97.3 million poults, was up 7 percent from the same period the previous
year.  Regional percent changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, up
3; W N Central, down slightly; N & S Atlantic, up 1; S Central, down 3; and
West, up 6.

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HDR2012000150060113951500Turkey Hatchery Production

             Turkey Hatchery Production:  Monthly Poult Placements,
                           United States, 1992-94 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     25,513    101        91,304      97,348         107
Jan     :   25,358                         116,662
Feb     :   25,103                         141,765
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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1/  Excludes exported poults.


HDR2012000150060113951500Eggs in Incubators

               Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month by Region
              and United States, January 1995 with Comparisons
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of  :   Percent of
   Geographic  :   Jan 1  :   Dec 1  :   Jan 1  :   Previous   :    Previous
    Division   :   1994   :   1994   :   1995   :     Year     :      Month
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               :   ---------- 1,000 ----------         ----- Percent ----
               :
E N Central    :   5,011      4,708      5,300         106            113
W N Central    :   8,634      8,947      9,415         109            105
N & S Atlantic :  12,362    *11,979     12,843         104            107
S Central      :   3,884      3,875      3,981         102            103
West           :   3,370     *3,180      3,330          99            105
               :
US             :  33,261    *32,689     34,869         105            107
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*   Revised

                 Poult Placements:  Entire Month by Region
            and United States, December 1994 with Comparisons 1/
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of :   Percent of
  Geographic   :   Dec    :   Nov    :   Dec    :   Previous  :    Previous
   Division    :   1993   :   1994   :   1994   :     Year    :      Month
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               :   ---------- 1,000 ----------         ---- Percent ----
               :
E N Central    :   3,421      3,062      3,516         103           115
W N Central    :   6,927      6,671      6,910         100           104
N & S Atlantic :   9,228      9,609      9,324         101            97
S Central      :   3,311      3,099      3,205          97           103
West           :   2,420      2,138      2,558         106           120
               :
US             :  25,307     24,579     25,513         101           104
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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.


HDR2012000150060113951500Turkey 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 telephoned.  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
February 14, 1995.


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