Pou 3 (4-99)

Turkey

Hatchery

National

Agricultural

Statistics

Service

USDA

Washington, D.C.

Released April 15, 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 April 1 Up 2 Percent From Last Year

Turkey eggs in incubators on April 1, 1999, in the United States totaled 34.1 million, up 2 percent from April

1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 4 percent from the March 1 total of 32.8 million. Regional changes

from the previous year were: East North Central, up 5 percent; West North Central, up 14 percent; North and

South Atlantic, down 11 percent; South Central, unchanged; and West, up 7 percent.

Poults Placed During March Down 2 Percent

The 26.0 million poults placed during March 1999 in the United States were down 2 percent from the number

placed during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 10 percent from the February total of 23.6

million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, unchanged; West North Central,

up 6 percent; North and South Atlantic, down 11 percent; South Central, down 2 percent; and West, up 5

percent.
Turkey Hatchery Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 2 NASS, USDA

Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements,

United States, 1997-99 1

Month

Total All

Breeds

Percent

of

Previous

Year

Cumulative

Total

Percent

of

Previous

Year 1997-98 1998-99 1997-98 1998-99

1,000 1,000 Percent 1,000 1,000 Percent

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

23,907

24,587

23,281

25,711

26,240

25,093

26,362

25,747

25,677

26,957

26,247

24,450

21,124

 *22,749

22,167

24,985

24,448

 *23,604

25,959

88

93

95

97

93

94

98

23,907

48,494

71,775

97,486

123,726

148,819

175,181

200,928

226,605

253,562

279,809

304,259

21,124

43,873

66,040

91,025

115,473

139,077

165,036

88

90

92

93

93

93

94

* Revised.

1 Excludes exported poults.

Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region

and United States, April 1999 with Comparisons

Geographic

Division

Apr 1

1998

Mar 1

1999

Apr 1

1999

Percent of

Previous

Year

Percent of

Previous

Month

1,000 1,000 1,000 Percent Percent

E N Central

W N Central

N & S Atlantic

S Central

West

US

5,015

10,159

 11,001

3,478

3,692

 33,345

5,261

11,367

 *9,327

 *3,414

3,452

 *32,821

5,263

11,567

9,834

3,474

3,941

34,079

105

114

89

100

107

102

100

102

105

102

114

104

* Revised.

Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States,

March 1999 with Comparisons 1

Geographic

Division

Mar

1998

Feb

1999

Mar

1999

Percent of

Previous

Year

Percent of

Previous

Month

1,000 1,000 1,000 Percent Percent

E N Central

W N Central

N & S Atlantic

S Central

West

US

3,543

8,648

8,816

2,851

2,504

26,362

3,202

*7,981

 *7,264

2,645

2,512

 *23,604

3,546

9,128

7,857

2,789

2,639

25,959

100

106

89

98

105

98

111

114

108

105

105

110

* Revised.

1 Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after

placement.
Turkey Hatchery Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 3 NASS, USDA

Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, 

by Month, by Region and US, 1998

Month

United States East

North

Central

West

North

Central

North &

South

Atlantic

South

Central West

1997 1998

1998 As

Percent

Of 1997 1998

Eggs in Incubators, First of Month

1,000 1,000 Percent 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

All

Breeds

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

34,111

35,683

35,035

37,214

36,574

36,859

38,586

34,956

30,928

31,878

30,964

32,074

32,926

33,404

32,752

33,345

33,296

33,779

34,248

31,327

26,969

28,047

27,535

30,824

97

94

93

90

91

92

89

90

87

88

89

96

4,542

4,703

4,864

5,015

4,756

5,006

5,307

4,987

4,540

5,002

4,830

4,911

9,860

9,427

10,580

10,159

10,388

11,122

11,208

9,956

8,710

8,629

8,465

10,548

11,489

11,730

10,732

11,001

10,350

10,546

9,621

9,547

8,837

9,118

8,681

9,247

3,922

4,023

3,263

3,478

3,799

3,398

3,547

3,386

3,006

3,139

3,359

3,515

3,113

3,521

3,313

3,692

4,003

3,707

4,565

3,451

1,876

2,159

2,200

2,603

Poults Placed 1

1,000 1,000 Percent 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

All

Breeds

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Total

27,121

27,145

27,610

28,220

29,111

28,381

30,092

26,321

23,907

24,587

23,281

25,711

321,487

26,240

25,093

26,362

25,747

25,677

26,957

26,247

24,450

21,124

22,749

22,167

24,985

297,798

97

92

95

91

88

95

87

93

88

93

95

97

93

3,437

3,378

3,543

3,809

3,454

3,610

3,845

3,569

3,358

3,802

3,287

3,623

42,715

7,885

7,356

8,648

8,063

8,063

9,055

8,566

7,813

6,974

7,175

7,397

8,844

95,839

9,151

8,575

8,816

8,316

8,090

8,777

7,533

7,854

6,901

7,519

6,940

7,657

96,129

3,421

3,090

2,851

2,802

2,998

2,714

2,805

2,647

2,430

2,537

2,744

2,770

33,809

2,346

2,694

2,504

2,757

3,072

2,801

3,498

2,567

1,461

1,716

1,799

2,091

29,306 1 Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after

placement. Excludes exported poults.
Turkey Hatchery Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 4 NASS, USDA

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 May 14, 1999.

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