Turkey
Hatchery
 
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released February 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 February 1 Down 6 Percent
 
Turkey eggs in incubators on February 1, 1999, in the United States
totaled 31.5 million, down 6 percent from February 1 a year ago. Eggs in
incubators were down slightly from the January 1 total of 31.6 million.
Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 4
percent; West North Central, up 8 percent; North and South Atlantic,
down 18 percent; South Central, down 15 percent; and West, down 2
percent.
 
 
 
            Poults Placed During January Down 7 Percent
 
The 24.3 million poults placed during January 1999 in the United States
were down 7 percent from the placements during the same month a year
ago. Placements were down 3 percent from the December 1998 total of 25.0
million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North
Central, down 8 percent; West North Central, up 4 percent; North and
South Atlantic, down 16 percent; South Central, down 19 percent; and
West, up 8 percent.
 
 
Pou 3  (2-99)
 
 
 
 
 
             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       91
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       24,308       93       123,726      115,334       93
Feb     :   25,093                             148,819
Mar     :   26,362                             175,181
Apr     :   25,747                             200,928
May     :   25,677                             226,605
Jun     :   26,957                             253,579
Jul     :   26,247                             279,826
Aug     :   24,450                             304,276
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*   Revised.
1/  Excludes exported poults.
 
 
 
 
                  Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month by Region
                and United States, February 1999 with Comparisons
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                   :            :            :            :Percent of:Percent of
     Geographic    :   Feb 1    :   Jan 1    :   Feb 1    : Previous : Previous
      Division     :    1998    :    1999    :    1999    :   Year   :  Month
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                   :   ------------- 1,000 ------------       --- Percent --
                   :
E N Central        :    4,703        5,060        4,885       104         97
W N Central        :    9,427      *10,274       10,187       108         99
N & S Atlantic     :   11,730        9,564        9,560        82        100
S Central          :    4,023       *3,471        3,436        85         99
West               :    3,521       *3,219        3,452        98        107
                   :
US                 :   33,404      *31,588       31,520        94        100
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* Revised.
 
 
          Poults Placements:  Entire Month by Region and United States,
                        January 1999 with Comparisons 1/
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                   :            :            :            :Percent of:Percent of
     Geographic    :    Jan     :    Dec     :    Jan     : Previous : Previous
      Division     :    1998    :    1998    :    1999    :   Year   :  Month
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                   :   ------------- 1,000 ------------       --- Percent --
                   :
E N Central        :    3,437        3,623        3,160        92         87
W N Central        :    7,885       *8,844        8,164       104         92
N & S Atlantic     :    9,151        7,657        7,695        84        100
S Central          :    3,421       *2,770        2,763        81        100
West               :    2,346       *2,091        2,526       108        121
                   :
US                 :   26,240      *24,985       24,308        93         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
March 12, 1999.
 
 
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