HDR1012000150060413951500Turkey Hatchery
HDR2012000150060413951500Turkey Hatchery Narrative

Released April 13, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Estimates refer
to March and April 1995.


                   Eggs in Incubators April 1 Up 1 Percent

Turkey eggs in incubators on April 1, 1995, in the United States totaled
36.9 million, up 1 percent from April 1 a year ago.  Eggs in incubators were
5 percent more than the revised March 1 total of 35.2 million.  Regional
percent changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, down slightly; W N
Central, down 2; N & S Atlantic, up 3; S Central, up 3; and West, up 3.


                  Poults Placed During March Up Fractionally

The 28.6 million poults placed during March 1995 in the United States were up
fractionally from the placements during the same month a year ago.  Placements
were up 10 percent from the revised February 1995 total of 25.9 million.  The
cumulative total for the September 1994 through March 1995 period, at
179 million poults, was up 5 percent from the same period the previous year.
Regional percent changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, down 5; W N
Central, down 2; N & S Atlantic, up 2; S Central, up 2; and West, up 8.

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HDR2012000150060413951500Turkey Hatchery Production

            Turkey Hatchery Production:  Monthly Poult Placements,
                        United States, 1993-95 1/ 2/
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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     23,920    113        21,262      23,920         113
Oct     :   20,957     23,517    112        42,219      47,437         112
Nov     :   23,778     24,697    104        65,997      72,134         109
Dec     :   25,307     25,621    101        91,304      97,755         107
Jan     :   25,212     27,038    107       116,516     124,793         107
Feb     :   25,037     25,943    104       141,553     150,736         106
Mar     :   28,474     28,558    100       170,027     179,294         105
Apr     :   28,351                         198,378
May     :   29,360                         227,738
Jun     :   28,704                         256,442
Jul     :   28,244                         284,686
Aug     :   26,331                         311,017
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1/  1994 data include revisions published in Hatchery Production 1994 Summary.
2/  Excludes exported poults.



HDR2012000150060413951500Eggs in Incubators

                 Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month by Region
                 and United States, April 1995 with Comparisons
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of  :   Percent of
   Geographic  :   Apr 1  :   Mar 1  :   Apr 1  :   Previous   :    Previous
    Division   :   1994   :   1995   :   1995   :     Year     :      Month
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               :  ----------- 1,000 ----------         ----- Percent ----
               :
E N Central    :   5,490      5,241      5,476         100            104
W N Central    :  10,454    *10,461     10,201          98             98
N & S Atlantic :  12,307    *11,564     12,647         103            109
S Central      :   4,019      3,920      4,121         103            105
West           :   4,324      3,972      4,451         103            112
               :
US             :  36,594    *35,158     36,896         101            105
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*   Revised.

                  Poult Placements:  Entire Month by Region
               and United States, March 1995 with Comparisons 1/
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of :   Percent of
  Geographic   :   Mar    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Previous  :    Previous
   Division    :   1994   :   1995   :   1995   :     Year    :      Month
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               :   ---------- 1,000 ----------         ---- Percent ----
               :
E N Central    :   4,305      3,534      4,086          95           116
W N Central    :   8,383      7,184      8,209          98           114
N & S Atlantic :   9,648     *9,031      9,833         102           109
S Central      :   3,189      3,153      3,246         102           103
West           :   2,949      3,041      3,184         108           105
               :
US             :  28,474    *25,943     28,558         100           110
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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.


HDR2012000150060413951500Reliability

                           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
May 12, 1995.


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