Pou 3  (6-99)
 
 
Turkey
Hatchery
 
 
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released June 16, 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 June 1 Down 1 Percent From Last Year
 
Turkey eggs in incubators on June 1, 1999, in the United States totaled
33.5 million, down 1 percent from June 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators
were up slightly from the May 1 total of 33.4 million. Regional changes
from the previous year were: East North Central, up 9 percent; West
North Central, up 1 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 9 percent;
South Central, down 7 percent; and West, up 10 percent.
 
 
 
               Poults Placed During May Up 2 Percent
 
The 26.2 million poults placed during May 1999 in the United States were
up 2 percent from the number placed during the same month a year ago.
Placements were down 2 percent from the April total of 26.9 million.
Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, down 3
percent; West North Central, up 11 percent; North and South Atlantic,
down 4 percent; South Central, down 5 percent; and West, up 7 percent.
 
 
             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       22,749        93       48,494       43,873       90
Nov     :   23,281       22,167        95       71,775       66,040       92
Dec     :   25,711       24,985        97       97,486       91,025       93
Jan     :   26,240       24,448        93      123,726      115,473       93
Feb     :   25,093       23,604        94      148,819      139,077       93
Mar     :   26,362       26,170        99      175,181      165,247       94
Apr     :   25,747       26,856       104      200,928      192,103       96
May     :   25,677       26,205       102      226,605      218,308       96
Jun     :   26,957                             253,562
Jul     :   26,247                             279,809
Aug     :   24,450                             304,259
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1/  Excludes exported poults.
 
 
 
 
                  Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month by Region
                  and United States, June 1999 with Comparisons
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                   :            :            :            :Percent of:Percent of
     Geographic    :   Jun 1    :   May 1    :   Jun 1    : Previous : Previous
      Division     :    1998    :    1999    :    1999    :   Year   :  Month
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                   :   ------------- 1,000 ------------       --- Percent --
                   :
E N Central        :    5,006        4,985        5,434       109        109
W N Central        :   11,122       11,108       11,210       101        101
N & S Atlantic     :   10,546        9,531        9,575        91        100
S Central          :    3,398        3,540        3,164        93         89
West               :    3,707        4,232        4,084       110         97
                   :
US                 :   33,779       33,396       33,467        99        100
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* Revised.
 
 
          Poults Placements:  Entire Month by Region and United States,
                          May 1999 with Comparisons 1/
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                   :            :            :            :Percent of:Percent of
     Geographic    :    May     :    Apr     :    May     : Previous : Previous
      Division     :    1998    :    1999    :    1999    :   Year   :  Month
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                   :   ------------- 1,000 ------------       --- Percent --
                   :
E N Central        :    3,454        3,866        3,359        97         87
W N Central        :    8,063        9,228        8,948       111         97
N & S Atlantic     :    8,090        7,712        7,763        96        101
S Central          :    2,998        3,051        2,838        95         93
West               :    3,072        2,999        3,297       107        110
                   :
US                 :   25,677       26,856       26,205       102         98
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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.
    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 July
15, 1999.
 
 
 
 
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