Pou 3 (10-04)
Turkey
Hatchery
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released October 14, 2004, 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 October Down 5 Percent
Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 2004, in the United States
totaled 26.7 million, 5 percent below October 1 a year ago. Eggs in
incubators were 5 percent below the September 2004 total of 28.3 million
eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central
down 1 percent, West North Central down 6 percent, North and South
Atlantic down 5 percent, South Central down 11 percent, and West up
5 percent.
Poults Placed During September Down 4 Percent From Last Year
The 21.3 million poults placed during September 2004 in the United States
were down 4 percent from the number placed during the same month a year
ago. Placements were down 10 percent from the August 2004 total of
23.7 million. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North
Central down 12 percent, West North Central down 7 percent, North and
South Atlantic up 1 percent, South Central up 5 percent, and West down 1
percent.
Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements,
United States, 2003-05 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 44,976
Nov : 22,155 67,131
Dec : 23,424 90,555
Jan : 23,273 113,828
Feb : 22,905 136,733
Mar : 24,215 160,948
Apr : 24,664 185,612
May : 23,692 209,304
Jun : 23,291 232,595
Jul : 25,275 257,870
Aug : 23,674 281,544
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1/ Excludes exported poults.
Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region
and United States, October 2004 with Comparisons
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: : : :Percent of:Percent of
Geographic : Oct 1 : Sep 1 : Oct 1 : Previous : Previous
Division : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Year : Month
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: ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent --
:
E N Central : 4,374 4,478 4,345 99 97
W N Central : 11,247 *11,127 10,533 94 95
N & S Atlantic : 8,506 8,539 8,092 95 95
S Central : 2,342 2,301 2,079 89 90
West : 1,612 1,843 1,695 105 92
:
US : 28,081 *28,288 26,744 95 95
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* Revised.
Poults Placements: Entire Month by Region and United States,
September 2004 with Comparisons 1/
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: : : :Percent of:Percent of
Geographic : Sep : Aug : Sep : Previous : Previous
Division : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Year : Month
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: ------------- 1,000 ------------ --- Percent --
:
E N Central : 3,559 3,577 3,125 88 87
W N Central : 8,796 *9,282 8,200 93 88
N & S Atlantic : 6,608 6,622 6,668 101 101
S Central : 1,758 1,873 1,839 105 98
West : 1,450 2,320 1,436 99 62
:
US : 22,171 *23,674 21,268 96 90
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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 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.
The next Turkey Hatchery report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November
12, 2004.
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