Pou 3 (3-03)
Turkey
Hatchery
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released March 12, 2003, 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 March 1 Down 4 Percent
Turkey eggs in incubators on March 1, 2003, in the United States totaled
31.3 million, down 4 percent from March 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators
were 2 percent above the February 2003 total of 30.7 million. Regional
changes from the previous year were: East North Central, down 1 percent;
West North Central, up 2 percent; North and South Atlantic, down
8 percent; South Central, down slightly; and West, down 21 percent.
Poults Placed During February Down 2 Percent From Last Year
The 23.8 million poults placed during February 2003 in the United States
were down 2 percent from the number placed during the same month a year
ago. Placements were down 6 percent from the January 2003 total of
25.4 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North
Central, down 1 percent; West North Central, up 3 percent; North and
South Atlantic, down 3 percent; South Central, down 16 percent; and West,
down 6 percent.
Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements,
United States, 2001-03 1/
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: Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent
: Breeds : of : Total : of
Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous
: 2001-02 : 2002-03 : Year : 2001-02 : 2002-03 : Year
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: ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent
:
Sep : 22,414 22,670 101 22,414 22,670 101
Oct : 24,128 23,811 99 46,542 46,481 100
Nov : 24,226 23,987 99 70,768 70,468 100
Dec : 24,499 23,977 98 95,267 94,445 99
Jan : 25,880 *25,389 98 121,147 119,834 99
Feb : 24,266 23,833 98 145,413 143,667 99
Mar : 25,746 171,159
Apr : 26,184 197,343
May : 25,551 222,894
Jun : 24,409 247,303
Jul : 25,646 272,949
Aug : 24,924 297,873
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* Revised.
1/ Excludes exported poults.
Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region
and United States, March 2003 with Comparisons
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: : : :Percent of:Percent of
Geographic : Mar 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Previous : Previous
Division : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Year : Month
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: ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent --
:
E N Central : 4,881 4,794 4,816 99 100
W N Central : 11,720 11,292 11,954 102 106
N & S Atlantic : 10,002 9,569 9,171 92 96
S Central : 2,892 *2,529 2,886 100 114
West : 3,101 2,511 2,444 79 97
:
US : 32,596 *30,695 31,271 96 102
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* Revised.
Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States,
February 2003 with Comparisons 1/
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: : : :Percent of:Percent of
Geographic : Feb : Jan : Feb : Previous : Previous
Division : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Year : Month
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: ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent --
:
E N Central : 3,557 3,849 3,539 99 92
W N Central : 8,939 9,233 9,227 103 100
N & S Atlantic : 7,247 8,258 7,065 97 86
S Central : 2,496 *2,073 2,104 84 101
West : 2,027 1,976 1,898 94 96
:
US : 24,266 *25,389 23,833 98 94
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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 20 States. An attempt is made to collect hatchery
information from all known hatcheries in these 20 monthly States.
Approximately 40 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.
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,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on April
14, 2003.
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