Turkey Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1964 Released April 15, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Eggs in Incubators on April 1 Down 2 Percent from Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on April 1, 2020 in the United States totaled 27.6 million, down 2 percent from April 1, 2019. Eggs in incubators were down 1 percent from the March 1, 2020 total of 28.0 million eggs. Poults Hatched During March Down 2 Percent from Last Year Turkey poults hatched during March 2020 in the United States totaled 23.5 million, down 2 percent from March 2019. Poults hatched were up 4 percent from the February 2020 total of 22.6 million poults. Net Poults Placed During March Down 3 Percent from Last Year The 21.4 million net poults placed during March 2020 in the United States were down 3 percent from the number placed during the same month a year earlier. Net poult placements were up 3 percent from the February 2020 total of 20.7 million. Eggs in Incubators and Poults Hatched by Month - United States: 2018-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Eggs in incubators :Percent of: Poults hatched :Percent of : first of month : previous : entire month : previous Month :---------------------: year :---------------------: year : : : : : : :2018-2019 :2019-2020 : :2018-2019 :2019-2020 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 eggs -- percent 1,000 poults percent : September ........: 27,532 26,666 97 22,443 22,464 100 October ..........: 28,750 29,327 102 24,296 24,905 103 November .........: 30,418 26,958 89 24,405 22,325 91 December .........: 28,492 26,464 93 23,134 22,655 98 January ..........: 27,984 28,820 103 24,563 23,879 97 February .........: 27,204 28,209 104 22,495 22,566 100 March ............: 28,048 27,980 100 23,881 23,511 98 April ............: 28,212 27,573 98 24,198 May ..............: 28,189 23,598 June .............: 27,989 22,845 July .............: 28,990 25,233 August ...........: 29,345 24,189 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Poult Placements by Month - United States: 2018-2020 [Includes imports and excludes exports. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Total all :Percent of: Cumulative :Percent of : breeds : previous : total : previous Month :---------------------: year :---------------------: year : : : : : : :2018-2019 :2019-2020 : :2018-2019 :2019-2020 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 poults percent -- 1,000 poults -- percent : September ........: 20,152 20,125 100 20,152 20,125 100 October ..........: 22,546 21,857 97 42,698 41,982 98 November .........: 21,150 20,199 96 63,848 62,181 97 December .........: 20,392 20,216 99 84,240 82,397 98 January ..........: 22,105 21,414 97 106,345 103,811 98 February .........: 20,987 20,663 98 127,332 124,474 98 March ............: 22,128 21,368 97 149,460 145,842 98 April ............: 22,982 172,442 May ..............: 21,656 194,098 June .............: 21,909 216,007 July .............: 24,312 240,319 August ...........: 22,709 263,028 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for turkey hatchery estimates are collected from all known turkey hatcheries. Individual NASS regional field offices maintain a list of all known turkey hatcheries and use known sources of hatcheries to update their lists. Approximately 45 hatcheries in 20 states are contacted each month. All known turkey hatcheries hatching 15,000 or more poults annually are mailed a questionnaire as close to the first of the month as possible. Adequate time is given to respond via mail, fax, or electronic data reporting. Those that do not respond are contacted by phone. Care is exercised to ensure that all hatcheries are accounted for in the estimate. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS regional field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, regional, and United States totals. Only United States level estimates are published due to the limited number of hatcheries involved. The Net Poult Placement data include imported poults and exclude exported poults. Cumulative net 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. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data. 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 in April. Reliability: Turkey hatchery estimates are based on a census of all known operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected items in the following table. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and final estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for turkey eggs in incubators on the first day of the month over the past 24 months is 2.1 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 27.6 million eggs by more than 2.1 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 3.6 percent. Reliability of April Turkey Hatchery Estimates [Based on data for the past 24 months] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate :square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------ Item : : : : : : Months : : : : : :--------------------------- : : :Average :Smallest:Largest :Below latest :Above latest ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent -------- 1,000 ------- ---- number ---- : Eggs in incubators ................: 2.1 3.6 374 1 2,201 19 5 : Poults hatched ....................: 1.8 3.1 211 1 1,913 12 12 : Net poult placements ..............: 2.5 4.3 379 1 1,884 15 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 690-3244 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs, Egg Products ................................. (202) 690-3676 Adam Peters - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ...................... 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