Pou 3 (9-01)
Turkey
Hatchery
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released September 14, 2001, 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 September 1 Unchanged
Turkey eggs in incubators on September 1, 2001, in the United States
totaled 30.3 million, unchanged from September 1 a year ago. Eggs in
incubators were down 4 percent from the August 1 total of 31.6 million.
Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central, up 3
percent; West North Central, down 1 percent; North and South Atlantic, up
6 percent; South Central, down 12 percent; and West, down 7 percent.
Poults Placed During August Up 3 Percent From Last Year
The 25.5 million poults placed during August 2001 in the United States
were up 3 percent from the number placed during the same month a year
ago. Placements were down 6 percent from the July 2001 total of
27.0 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North
Central, up 5 percent; West North Central, up 12 percent; North and South
Atlantic, up 2 percent; South Central, down 10 percent; and West, down
9 percent.
Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements,
United States, 1999-01 1/
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: Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent
: Breeds : of : Total : of
Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous
: 1999-00 : 2000-01 : Year : 1999-00 : 2000-01 : Year
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: ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent
:
Sep : 21,794 23,016 106 21,794 23,016 106
Oct : 22,313 23,672 106 44,107 46,688 106
Nov : 23,379 23,357 100 67,486 70,045 104
Dec : 24,358 23,297 96 91,844 93,342 102
Jan : 24,676 25,612 104 116,520 118,954 102
Feb : 24,197 23,775 98 140,717 142,729 101
Mar : 25,741 26,148 102 166,458 168,877 101
Apr : 25,094 25,858 103 191,552 194,735 102
May : 25,816 26,697 103 217,368 221,432 102
Jun : 26,880 26,021 97 244,248 247,453 101
Jul : 26,822 *27,046 101 271,070 274,499 101
Aug : 24,731 25,507 103 295,801 300,006 101
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* Revised.
1/ Excludes exported poults.
Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region
and United States, September 2001 with Comparisons
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: : : :Percent of:Percent of
Geographic : Sep 1 : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : Previous : Previous
Division : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Year : Month
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: ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent --
:
E N Central : 4,664 4,818 4,787 103 99
W N Central : 10,325 *10,590 10,221 99 97
N & S Atlantic : 9,164 10,256 9,699 106 95
S Central : 3,219 3,041 2,834 88 93
West : 2,915 2,916 2,725 93 93
:
US : 30,287 *31,621 30,266 100 96
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* Revised.
Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States,
August 2001 with Comparisons 1/
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: : : :Percent of:Percent of
Geographic : Aug : Jul : Aug : Previous : Previous
Division : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Year : Month
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: ------------- 1,000 ------------- --- Percent --
:
E N Central : 3,442 *3,599 3,605 105 100
W N Central : 7,921 *8,938 8,878 112 99
N & S Atlantic : 8,222 8,743 8,370 102 96
S Central : 2,692 2,427 2,429 90 100
West : 2,454 3,339 2,225 91 67
:
US : 24,731 *27,046 25,507 103 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 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.
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 Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
The next "Turkey Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 12,
2001.
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