HDR1012000150061115951500Turkey Hatchery                                        
HDR2012000150061115951500Turkey Hatchery Narrative                              
                                                                                
Released November 15, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service     
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Turkey Hatchery" call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784,      
office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general            
agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services,      
contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail:  NASS@AG.GOV. 
Estimates refer to October and November 1995.                                   
                                                                                
                 Eggs in Incubators on November 1 Up 1 Percent                  
                                                                                
Turkey eggs in incubators on November 1, 1995, in the United States totaled     
31.6 million, up 1 percent from November 1 a year ago but 1 percent less than   
the October 1 total of 32.0 million.  Regional percent changes from the         
previous year were:  E N Central, up 1; W N Central, up 3; N & S Atlantic,      
unchanged; S Central, up 5; and West, down 7.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                   Poults Placed During October Up 6 Percent                    
                                                                                
The 24.9 million poults placed during October 1995 in the United States were up 
6 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago.  Placements     
were up 8 percent from the revised September 1995 total of 23.1 million.        
Regional percent changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, up 10; W N  
Central, up 9; N & S Atlantic, up 1; S Central, up slightly; and West, up 18.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Pou 3 (11-95)                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000150061115951500Turkey Hatchery Production                             
                                                                                
             Turkey Hatchery Production:  Monthly Poult Placements,             
                          United States, 1994-96 1/ 2/                          
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        :      Total All      : Percent :       Cumulative      :    Percent    
        :        Breeds       :   of    :         Total         :       of      
  Month :---------------------: Previous:-----------------------:    Previous   
        :  1994-95  : 1995-96 :  Year   :  1994-95  :  1995-96  :      Year     
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        :   ---- 1,000 ------   Percent     ----- 1,000 ------       Percent    
        :                                                                       
Sep     :   23,920     23,108      97       23,920      23,108          97      
Oct     :   23,517     24,909     106       47,437      48,017         101      
Nov     :   24,697                          72,134                              
Dec     :   25,621                          97,755                              
Jan     :   27,038                         124,793                              
Feb     :   25,943                         150,736                              
Mar     :   28,514                         179,250                              
Apr     :   26,906                         206,156                              
May     :   29,460                         235,616                              
Jun     :   29,916                         265,532                              
Jul     :   29,079                         294,611                              
Aug     :   27,145                         321,756                              
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1/  1994 data include revisions published in Hatchery Production 1994 Summary.  
2/  Excludes exported poults.                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000150061115951500Eggs in Incubators                                     
                                                                                
                  Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month by Region                 
                and United States, November 1995 with Comparisons               
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of  :   Percent of   
   Geographic  :   Nov 1  :   Oct 1  :   Nov 1  :   Previous   :    Previous    
    Division   :   1994   :   1995   :   1995   :     Year     :      Month     
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               :   ---------- 1,000 ----------          ---- Percent -----      
               :                                                                
E N Central    :   4,272      4,293      4,309          101            100      
W N Central    :   8,867      9,329      9,098          103             98      
N & S Atlantic :  11,635     11,973     11,636          100             97      
S Central      :   3,809      3,526      3,998          105            113      
West           :   2,724      2,913      2,533           93             87      
               :                                                                
US             :  31,307     32,034     31,574          101             99      
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                    Poult Placements:  Entire Month by Region                   
               and United States, October 1995 with Comparisons 1/              
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of :   Percent of    
  Geographic   :   Oct    :   Sep    :   Oct    :   Previous  :    Previous     
   Division    :   1994   :   1995   :   1995   :     Year    :      Month      
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               :   ---------- 1,000 ----------         ---- Percent ----        
               :                                                                
E N Central    :   2,998      2,932      3,290         110           112        
W N Central    :   6,408      6,282      7,015         109           112        
N & S Atlantic :   9,154      8,914      9,265         101           104        
S Central      :   2,872     *2,605      2,878         100           110        
West           :   2,085      2,375      2,461         118           104        
               :                                                                
US             :  23,517    *23,108     24,909         106           108        
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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.      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000150061115951500Turkey 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              
December 14, 1995.                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
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an equal employment opportunity employer.                                       
                                                                                
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