Pou 3 (6-05)
Turkey
Hatchery
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released June 14, 2005, 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 Up 1 Percent From Last Year
Turkey eggs in incubators on June 1, 2005, in the United States totaled
30.2 million, 1 percent above June 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were
3 percent above the May 1, 2005 total of 29.3 million eggs. Regional
changes from the previous year were: East North Central up 7 percent,
West North Central up 2 percent, North and South Atlantic up 2 percent,
South Central down 8 percent, and West down 10 percent.
Poults Placed During May Up Slightly From Last Year
The 23.7 million poults placed during May 2005 in the United States were
up slightly from the number placed during the same month a year ago.
Placements were up 1 percent from April 2005. Regional changes from the
previous year were: East North Central up 2 percent, West North Central
up 8 percent, North and South Atlantic down 5 percent, South Central down
14 percent, and West down 6 percent.
Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements,
United States, 2003-2005 1/
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: Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent
: Breeds : of : Total : of
Month :-------------------------:Previous :-------------------------:Previous
: 2003-04 : 2004-05 : Year : 2003-04 : 2004-05 : Year
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: ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent
:
Sep : 22,171 21,268 96 22,171 21,268 96
Oct : 22,805 20,806 91 44,976 42,074 94
Nov : 22,155 22,232 100 67,131 64,306 96
Dec : 23,424 22,205 95 90,555 86,511 96
Jan : 23,273 21,887 94 113,828 108,398 95
Feb : 22,905 21,321 93 136,733 129,719 95
Mar : 24,215 23,376 97 160,948 153,095 95
Apr : 24,664 23,540 95 185,612 176,635 95
May : 23,692 23,714 100 209,304 200,349 96
Jun : 23,291 232,595
Jul : 25,013 257,608
Aug : 23,674 281,282
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* Revised.
1/ Excludes exported poults.
Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region
and United States, June 2005 with Comparisons
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: : : :Percent of:Percent of
Geographic : Jun 1 : May 1 : Jun 1 : Previous : Previous
Division : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Year : Month
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: ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent --
:
E N Central : 4,526 4,506 4,841 107 107
W N Central : 11,162 *11,435 11,405 102 100
N & S Atlantic : 8,736 *8,854 8,937 102 101
S Central : 2,462 2,035 2,269 92 111
West : 3,024 2,513 2,708 90 108
:
US : 29,910 *29,343 30,160 101 103
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* Revised.
Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States,
May 2005 with Comparisons 1/
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: : : :Percent of:Percent of
Geographic : May : Apr : May : Previous : Previous
Division : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Year : Month
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: ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent --
:
E N Central : 3,343 3,404 3,398 102 100
W N Central : 8,754 9,224 9,474 108 103
N & S Atlantic : 7,592 7,125 7,211 95 101
S Central : 1,860 1,693 1,606 86 95
West : 2,143 2,094 2,025 94 97
:
US : 23,692 23,540 23,714 100 101
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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.
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 18 States. An attempt is made to collect hatchery
information from all known hatcheries in these 18 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, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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.
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