HDR1012000150060613971500Turkey Hatchery                                        
                                                                                
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Released June 13, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service         
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Turkey Hatchery" call Jim Brewster at (202) 720-8784, office    
hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Eggs in Incubators on June 1 Down 4 Percent                         
                                                                                
Turkey eggs in incubators on June 1, 1997, in the United States totaled         
36.7 million, down 4 percent from June 1 a year ago.  Eggs in incubators were   
up slightly from the revised May 1 total of 36.5 million.  Regional percent     
changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, down 2; W N Central, up 6;   
N & S Atlantic, down 9; S Central, down 6; and West, down 11.                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Poults Placed During May Down 2 Percent                           
                                                                                
The 29.1 million poults placed during May 1997 in the United States were down   
2 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago.  Placements     
were up 3 percent from the April 1997 total of 28.2 million.  Regional percent  
changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, up 5; W N Central, up 3;     
N & S Atlantic, down 8; S Central, up 2; and West, down 4.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Turkey Hatchery Production:  Monthly Poult Placements,                    
                     United States, 1995-97 1/                                  
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        :      Total All      : Percent :       Cumulative      :    Percent    
        :        Breeds       :   of    :         Total         :       of      
  Month :---------------------: Previous:-----------------------:    Previous   
        :  1995-96  : 1996-97 :  Year   :  1995-96  :  1996-97  :      Year     
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        :      -- 1,000 --      Percent       --- 1,000 ---          Percent    
        :                                                                       
Sep     :   23,371     24,154     103       23,371      24,154         103      
Oct     :   25,158     25,354     101       48,529      49,508         102      
Nov     :   24,619     23,830      97       73,148      73,338         100      
Dec     :   25,269     27,119     107       98,417     100,457         102      
Jan     :   27,391     27,130      99      125,808     127,587         101      
Feb     :   27,596     27,152      98      153,404     154,739         101      
Mar     :   27,932     27,607      99      181,336     182,346         101      
Apr     :   29,725     28,180      95      211,061     210,526         100      
May     :   29,668     29,120      98      240,729     239,646         100      
Jun     :   27,987                         268,716                              
Jul     :   28,913                         297,629                              
Aug     :   27,496                         325,125                              
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1/  Excludes exported poults.                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region                    
           and United States, June 1997 with Comparisons                        
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of  :   Percent of   
   Geographic  :   Jun 1  :   May 1  :   Jun 1  :   Previous   :    Previous    
    Division   :   1996   :   1997   :   1997   :     Year     :      Month     
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               :     -------- 1,000 -------             ---- Percent ----       
               :                                                                
E N Central    :   5,134      5,319      5,021           98             94      
W N Central    :  10,908     11,040     11,510          106            104      
N & S Atlantic :  13,434     11,898     12,234           91            103      
S Central      :   4,182      4,130      3,951           94             96      
West           :   4,470     *4,149      3,989           89             96      
               :                                                                
US             :  38,128    *36,536     36,705           96            100      
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             Poult Placements:  Entire Month by Region                          
          and United States, May 1997 with Comparisons 1/                       
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               :          :          :          :  Percent of :   Percent of    
  Geographic   :   May    :   Apr    :   May    :   Previous  :    Previous     
   Division    :   1996   :   1997   :   1997   :     Year    :      Month      
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               :     -------- 1,000 -------             ---- Percent ----       
               :                                                                
E N Central    :   3,814      3,822      3,987         105           104        
W N Central    :   8,460      8,352      8,674         103           104        
N & S Atlantic :  10,621      9,691      9,763          92           101        
S Central      :   3,428      3,324      3,496         102           105        
West           :   3,345      2,991      3,200          96           107        
               :                                                                
US             :  29,668     28,180     29,120          98           103        
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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.      
                     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
22 States.  An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known   
hatcheries in these 22 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 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, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New        
Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South    
Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.                  
                                                                                
The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on              
July 15, 1997.                                                                  
                                                                                
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an equal employment opportunity employer.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
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